And so both groups gathered at the colouful building, which we later realised that it was actually the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA), which was one of our stations.

As Rella was still shocked from what has happened, and this building was relatively new as compared to her, we decided to do our own research instead.

And this was what we found...

The Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts (MICA) Building was built in 1934. Then, it was the largest government building and was considered a contemporary skyscraper (although now it’s more like a funny colourful building!)

It previously housed the Hill Street Police Station and Barracks. In 1998, it became known as a national monument. MICA moved from the PSA Building to the MICA Building in 2000, and the building now also accommodates the National Arts Council, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore and Singapore Kindness Movement.

Before it became the Old Hill Street Police Station, between 1845 and 1856, the building was originally known as the Assembly Rooms, which was used for conducting public functions and also housed a theatre and a school.