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A peek at i Light Marina Bay 2016
The sea of light that descends once every two years on Marina Bay, i Light Marina Bay, is back for a fourth time. The 2016 edition of i Light Marina Bay, following which the festival will make its...
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The last Green Corridor Run
The last Green Corridor Run, which attracted some 11,000 runners, took place this morning. The run takes participants over a 10.5 kilometre stretch of the disused railway corridor from Tanjong Pagar...
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Windows into the past: the mysterious house at Bassein Road
In Singapore, change deprives many in my generation of the pure joy one finds in reconnecting with the places of one’s childhood. For many of us, we find our connections to a world that increasingly is...
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A new day over a new world
A new day over a world made new, Kallang Basin, seen on 14 March 2016 at 7.06 am. The Sports Hub, with the distinct profiles of the new National Stadium and the Indoor Stadium can be seen against the...
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Northern Singapore’s chariot procession
Colouring the evening in a prelude to the Hindu celebration of Panguni Uthiram in Singapore is the procession of the silver chariot. Carrying the image of Lord Murugan, it makes a journey from the Sree...
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The full moon of Panguni
The full moon of the Tamil month of Panguni paints the Sembawang area with the colours of a Hindu festival, Panguni Uthiram, celebrated by the Holy Tree Sri Balasubramaniar Temple. The celebration of...
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Good Friday at a slice of Portugal in Singapore
The Portuguese Church, as the Church of St. Joseph’s at Victoria Street is referred to, is where the religious traditions of the Portuguese Eurasian community in Singapore are kept alive. It is every...
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Revisiting Commonwealth and Holland Village
Queenstown, where I spent the earliest days of my life, holds many wonderful memories for me. It is a place I enjoy going back to, which I regularly do in my attempts to rediscover memories the town...
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The rail corridor at the halt at Tanglin
Change is about to come to the Rail Corridor. Its southern half will be closed from the second quarter of 2016 to allow a water pipe to be laid under it, and I suppose that before it can recover from...
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The unseen passageway in the National Gallery
One of the functional spaces now can a glimpse of within the former Supreme Court in its reincarnation as a wing of the National Gallery Singapore, are the two prisoner cells. Once part of what I often...
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The red tongued dog reinterpreted
Unveiled last night – a limited edition of Ang Ji Gao (红舌狗) as Guinness Foreign Extra Stout has come to be known locally. Hokkien for “Red Tongued Dog”, Ang Ji Gao is a reference to the wolf mark...
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The charcoal shop
I was reminded of the charcoal shop, a sight I would come across every now and again in my childhood, when I stumbled upon one on the old streets of Ipoh about five years ago. Occupying the ground unit...
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Lessons from the tuck shop
A guest post by Edmund Arozoo, now of Adelaide, but once of Jalan Hock Chye and Montfort School: Greetings from Adelaide! I started to write my memoirs of life in a kampong more than fifteen years ago...
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Northern light
The dramatic show of light at sunrise, as seen from the north of Singapore at 6.54 am on 16 April 2016. Some information on the area: The Johor Strait and the Orang Seletar The coastal villages of...
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More northern light
Another dramatic show of light captured along Singapore’s northern coast, this one after sunset at 7.18 pm on the 15th of June 2014. The view is towards the Shell Woodlands jetty and across the Straits...
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The Japanese school at Waterloo Street
The Middle Road area, despite it transformation over the years, is still where reminders of the colourful chapters of its history await discovery. At one end, hints of one chapter can be found in its...
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Celebrating Places and Memories – a photo contest by SLA
The Singapore Land Authority (SLA), the agency that oversees the management of State Land and Property in Singapore will be opening Tanjong Pagar Railway Station to the public on Labour Day, 1 May...
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Windows into the past: where Percival and a President once resided
A rare opportunity to have a look inside the former Command House came over the weekend when it was opened to the public. Organised by the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) as part of their Celebrating...
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The full moon of the fourth month on Ubin
For a few days around the full moon of the fourth month of the Chinese calendar, Pulau Ubin comes alive for a huge religious celebration held in honour of the popular Taoist deity Tua Pek Kong. The...
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Parting glances: Rochor Centre in its last days
Renewal and redevelopment are words that some in Singapore dread hearing. They often translate to the loss of places we lived in or grew up with, and the break-up of communities associated with those...
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