The museum seemed so far away. It was dark, scary and quite dusty. But I remembered there was a statue of Sir Stamford Raffles. I knew the place was important but I did not know why. It was dark and serious and I'm really so glad the National Museum has changed from its early days. (Memory collected at the Public Libraries during "The Singapore Story: My Heart, My Hope, My Home" campaign from 6 Sep to 31 Dec 2012)