Experience Teochew culture at the Singapore Teochew Festival 2014
Photo source: https://www.facebook.com/teochewfest2014Ngee Ann City Civic PlazaSingapore Teochew Festival25 Sep - 5 Oct 2014Experience glimpses of Teochew culture at the Singapore Teochew Festival 2014...
View ArticleRemembrance Sunday Service at Kranji War Cemetery will be on 9 Nov 2014
Remembrance Day is a day to remember the British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women who have died in the line of duty since the end of World War I. Remembrance Sunday is held...
View ArticleRoasting Tour at Papa Palheta
CSHH Coffee Bar, 150 Tyrwhitt Road, Singapore 207563.Coffee-lovers in Singapore who are curious to learn how coffee beans used in specialty coffee are roasted could consider going for a roasting tour...
View ArticleA visit to ArtScience Museum: Da Vinci: Shaping the Future
Leonardo da Vinci is possibly a man ahead of his time. I look up to him as he was not only a well-known artist, he was also a scientist. Several years ago, there was an exhibition, Da Vinci The Genius,...
View ArticleRecommended: Leonardo da Vinci's Earlier Mona Lisa, the exhibition
From 16 Dec 2014 to 11 Feb 2015, I highly recommend art enthusiasts visit the historic The Arts House at the Old Parliament to marvel at the world premiere of the exhibition entitled Leonardo da...
View ArticleSignature Art Prize 2014
During one of my recent visits to the Singapore Art Museum, I set aside time to check out the Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation Signature Art Prize 2014. The triennial APB Foundation Signature Art...
View ArticleJu Ming Taichi Series, Monumental Outdoor Exhibition at Singapore Botanic...
Ju Ming's Taichi Series - Preparation for Underarm strike,1985. Bronze.Ju Ming Taichi Series, Monumental Outdoor Exhibition Singapore Botanic Gardens, Bukit Timah Core 17 Jan 2015 -16 Apr 2015 Extended...
View ArticleAn interesting tour: Cultured Leopard, Rising Tiger: Finding Your Tao in Haw...
I have always enjoyed attending tours under The Original Singapore Walks series by one of my favourite local tour providers, Journeys. When I could find some time out from my work schedule in the month...
View ArticleMy second time onboard: Secrets of the Red Lantern
Many years ago, I have attended the Secrets of the Red Lantern tour by one of my favourite local tour-providers, Journeys. When I learnt that this tour of the same title now includes a bus ride to the...
View ArticleCelebrate Monuments! At Sri Thendayuthapani Temple
Sri Thendayuthapani Temple was recently gazetted as a National Monument. On 11 January 2015, I have had the great pleasure to attend one of the guided tours at Sri Thendayuthapani Temple organized by...
View ArticleOH! Open House, Joo Chat (2015)
No Man's Land. Beside 136 Tembeling Road.A charming neighbourhood, a curious mind, an interest to view artworks in the private spaces that are usually otherwise out-of-bounds, a physical body that is...
View ArticleDragonFire Singapore: The free app featuring traditional wood firing in one...
Look at the photo below. What do you see?Yes, you saw ceramics. They could serve as our tea cups, our bowls and more. Ceramics are all around us.Ceramics are everywhereWhen I did a search on the...
View Article4 Apr 2015: The launch of the Dawson and Alexandra Guided Tour
Princess House4 Apr 2015 (Sat) marks the launch of the second trail to be launched in Queenstown, after the previous Duchess and Tanglin Halt guided tour. The name of the newly launched trail is the...
View ArticleDawson and Alexandra Guided Tour: Experience the transformations of the...
Queenstown has the distinction of being the first satellite estate in Singapore. However, I did not grow up in Queenstown and so I have limited memories of such a historically significant place in...
View ArticleThe Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum Opens!
The Lee Kong Chian Naural History Museum.On 18 April 2015, the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM), Singapore's first and only natural history museum was officially opened by Dr Tony Tan...
View ArticleHeritage Grant Showcase: The DragonFire Singapore App
The DragonFire Singapore app that features a traditional wood firing in one of the last surviving dragon kilns in Singapore. It has been available for free download at iTunes app store since March...
View ArticleA visit to Singapore Pinacothèque de Paris
Singapore Pinacothèque de Paris.It has been slightly more than two months since the opening of the private art museum Singapore Pinacothèque de Paris. This Singapore branch of the renowned private art...
View ArticleBlack or White: An Exclusive Evening Experience of Esplanade&Me Programme
Last evening, on 15 Aug 2015 (Sat), together with several other bloggers, I attended an exclusive evening experience of the Esplanade&Me Programme. This programme was launched in July 2015.The...
View ArticleSingapore Nights Festival 2015 - Glitz and Glamour
Singapore Night Festival 2015Image credit: ©Belinda TanMany thanks to Belinda Tan for giving permission to use this set of photos.This year is Singapore's Golden Jubilee. To celebrate Singapore's 50th...
View ArticleSecond weekend of Singapore Night Festival 2015 - Glimpses of humanity
Photo source: Bras Basah.Bugis FB page.After a fantastic first weekend of the Singapore Night Festival 2015, will you be game for more during the second weekend of the Singapore Night Festival 2015?The...
View ArticleCoffee.Culture.Conversations
Coffee.Culture.ConversationsAn exhibition on anything coffee and inspired by coffee17 Sep 2015 to 28 Oct 2015The Art Gallery @ GCV Glocal Connect VillageTemasek Polytechnic21 Tampines Ave 1, Singapore...
View ArticleGoodbye 74 to 80 Commonwealth Drive Carnival
Image courtesy of My Community and Queenstown Heritage CommitteeIn the year 2008, it was announced that seven blocks at Commonwealth Drive has been identified by the Housing and Development Board (HDB)...
View ArticleI bid farewell. Goodbye 74 to 80 Commonwealth Drive.
Seven blocks, Block 74 to 80 at Commonwealth Drive have been vacated for the Selective En Bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS). The replacement flats for the residents are located across the road, at Blk...
View ArticleA tour of the Singapore Conference Hall
This year, the year of 2015 also marks the 50th anniversary of the Singapore Conference Hall. The Singapore Conference Hall (then called the Trade Union House) was completed in September 1965 and...
View ArticleThe Jubilee Walk Exclusive Tour
National Museum of Singapore.Created to mark Singapore's Golden Jubilee in 2015, the Jubilee Walk is a specially curated trail of iconic sites. The Jubilee Walk recalls Singapore's history, her path...
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