Chapter 6 Nurrahma A. Sakkam

BSN-II

Singapore During the voyage to singapore he carefully

observed the people and things on bored the steamer

There were 16 passengers and he was the only filipino the rest were spaniards, british and indian negroes

The ship captain, Donato Lecha, from Austrias, Spain, besfriended him. Rizal described him as an Affable man, “much more refined than his other countrymen and colleagues that I have met.”

Rizal played chess with his fellow passenger who were much older than he. He defeated them many times.

May 8, 1882 Rizal saw a beautiful Island fascinated by

its scenic beauty, he remembered “Talim Island with the Susong Dalaga.”

May 9, 1882 The salvadora docked at singapore rizal

landed, registered at hotel de la paz, and spent 2 days on a sightseeing soiree of the city, which was a colony of England.

Rizal saw the famous Botanical Garden, the beautiful Buddhist temples, the busy shopping district and the statue of Sir Thomas Stanford Raffles (founder of singapore)

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