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Fishy business at Changi Creek
One of few places in Singapore that has still a hint of the old world, even in its modernised form, is Changi Village. While it bears little resemblance now to the sleepy village that once provided a...
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Welcoming the stars of the Big Dipper
The coming of the Chinese ninth month brings two widely celebrated Taoist celebrations to Singapore, both of which have a connection with water. One, the pilgrimage to the island of Kusu, is held over...
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A forgotten corner of Thomson Road
Tucked away in an obscure corner of Thomson Road and Thomson Lane is the Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home, sitting on a site whose significance has long been forgotten. Operating in a cluster of single-storey...
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Ancient music in Jackie Chan’s ancient houses
A most delightful gift to Singapore made by Hong Kong superstar Jackie Chan is the set of four structures that now grace the campus of the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) at...
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In Singapore: The amazing human tower builders of Catalonia
A Catalonian tradition that dates back to the 1700s, a human tower or castell building performance is being seen for the first time in Southeast in Asia. One of the many rich and interesting cultural...
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The Singapore Biennale 2016
The 5th edition of the Singapore Biennale,”An Atlas of Mirrors”, opened last week. Running until 26 February 2017, this year’s edition features works by 63 artists and art collectives from 19...
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Singapore on a moonlit night
The supermoon rises over the city of Singapore, 15 November 2016. Filed under: Photography, Singapore
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Singapore on a rain washed morning
They may cause some inconvenience, but the rains that come with the arrival of the northeast monsoons in Singapore are welcomed for the air of cool and freshness that they bring. I am one who takes...
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The road to perdition
The relentless pace of development is fast catching up with the few bits of mainland Singapore that has been spared from the clutter found across too much of Singapore such as at so-called Canberra...
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We have lift-off, NASA – A Human Adventure opens today
Space exploration, fuelled by the cold war rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union, made significant progress in the 1950s and 1960s. As a child of the 1960s, I was caught up in its...
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Fireworks tonight at the Singapore Discovery Centre
A carnival-like atmosphere awaits visitors to the Singapore Discovery Centre (SDC) today as it celebrates its 20th anniversary with a big birthday bash that will culminate with a burst of fireworks at...
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A Merry Medley at the Flower Dome
Coloured by poinsettias, amaryllis and Christmas roses and conifer trees, as well as several Christmas themed decorations and giant snow globes, the Christmas display at the Gardens by the Bay’s Flower...
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Singapore’s oldest Catholic church now looks like its newest
The beautifully restored Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Singapore’s oldest Catholic church and a National Monument, re-opened on 20 November 2016 when it held its first mass in over three years....
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Tigers, elephants, rambutans and Xu Beihong in a garden of foolish indulgences
Hidden in the thick vegetation in the swathe of land between Old Upper Thomson and Upper Thomson Roads are the remains of a forgotten community for whom the area was home. Interestingly, there is a lot...
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The William Farquhar collection comes alive
Two years in the making, Story of the Forest – an interactive digital installation that brings 69 drawings of the William Farquhar Collection of Natural History Drawings alive, makes it public debut on...
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Losing its fizz: the third milestone without the former National Aerated...
It seems that time may finally be called on the former National Aerated Water Company’s bottling plant at 1177 Upper Serangoon Road. Long a landmark at the 3rd Milestone, it sits on a valuable freehold...
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The north-south trail of destruction
We seemed to have said too many goodbyes in the year we have just left behind; goodbyes to those who coloured the world, goodbyes to political certainty, and in Singapore, goodbyes- once again – to too...
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What’s crowing this Chinese New Year
The highly anticipated annual Chinatown Street Light-up will be launched on Saturday 7 January 2016, kicking-off a seven-week long celebration in the precinct aimed at ushering in and celebrating the...
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Revisiting Tekong
I revisited my first journey to Pulau Tekong last Friday. It is a journey that many a Singaporean son makes at the start of National Service, one that I made some three decades ago, when the island was...
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The ruins on Sentosa and a rare chance to visit
Sentosa, or the island of peace and tranquility and now also of posh homes, fancy boats and overpriced hotels, was once the rather sinister sounding Pulau Blakang Mati – the island of death at the...
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