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The ICON de Martell Cordon Bleu 2012 Award
The Martell Cordon Bleu Heritage exhibition to mark the 100th anniversary of the celebrated name in Cognac and the ICON de Martell Cordon Bleu 2012 Photography exhibition drew to a close this evening....
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A memory of a forgotten time
In the silence of a world that lies momentarily abandoned and forgotten, it is the glow of the breaking morn off the gentle undulations that is the surface of the sea that calls to me. The sea’s...
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The spirit of ’68
1968 was a year that was of special significance for me, being one during which my sister and companion through most of my childhood arrived in the world and when a very special visitor, Mr John...
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A Sunda Woodpecker in the fading light
Reblogged from The Birds and the Bees: A sunda woodpecker seen in the fading light in the Ang Mo Kio Avenue 2 area just behind St. Nicholas Girls’ School. Filed under: Ang Mo Kio, Nature, Singapore
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The last time ever I saw your face
In a Singapore that is changing too fast, it is not only places from the distant past, but also places that we have become acquainted with in more recent times to in more recent times, that are...
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They only come at night!
The second installment of the Night Festival which will be on this evening and tomorrow evening will be an exhilarating one on the basis of what was on show during a media preview of it on Wednesday....
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A dying tradition lives under the light of the silvery moon
The seventh month in the Chinese calendar is a month that is held with much superstition in a predominantly Chinese Singapore. It is a month when, as beliefs would have it, the gates of hell are opened...
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Kids at the Conservatories
With the September school holidays upon us in Singapore, the Gardens by the Bay which has not seen any let up in the flow of visitors since it opened at the end of June, has been running what is the...
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First Journeys, Last Goodbyes at Tanjong Pagar Railway Station
For anyone interested in visiting Tanjong Pagar Railway Station, you will be glad to know that it will be opened for a motoring heritage exhibition this weekend (8 / 9 September 2012). Beside the...
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The royal couple visits the new world
Photographs from the visit of the royal couple, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton to the Gardens by the Bay this morning. Many Singaporeans and members of the British...
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Looking sexy at 40
A Singapore icon that has for much of its life been an instantly recognisable one is the Merlion, a creature which, much like Singapore, combines the best of two worlds. Conceptualised in the early...
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The other side of the moon
In a fast changing world in which there often are just little reminders of the past to cling on to, it is always good to come across old world traditions that have not been displaced by the new. One...
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The Merlion at 40
A few more photographs of the Merlion during its 40th birthday celebrations, taken on the last evening of the light, sound and pyrotechnic display, Merlion & I: An Inspiring Journey on 16 September...
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A secret hideaway
Lying in a quiet corner of Katong, is an old bungalow, a secret hideaway it may seem, that even with a very modern looking extension that it has recently gained, still exudes a charm it must have had...
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An invasion of pumpkins
Step into the Flower Dome, one of the two cooled conservatories at the Gardens by the Bay, this October and November and what will greet you is the surprise of the orange glow of 1,500 pumpkins, on...
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The Russians have landed
It is always nice to discover a rare gem. One that I had the great pleasure of finding just last week is certainly a rarity – a group of dedicated musicians who produce strains that would seem more at...
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Marina Bay in the pink
Three landmarks, the ArtScience Museum, the Helix Bridge, and Marina Bay Sands Hotel, in the Marina Bay area, turned bright pink on Friday evening, coloured in a global effort that has seen some 200...
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A dancer, an iron bed, and a war heroine
And what has a dancer, an iron bed and a war heroine have to do with each other? Come Friday 12 October 2012, the dancer, award-winning dance choreographer, Tammy L Wong will give a ten minute...
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Patterns of a once familiar world
The stretch of River Valley Road that starts at its junction with Tank Road and leads you to that grand edifice that is the MICA Building at its junction with Hill Street is one that I am familiar with...
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