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Perspectives of the museum
As a child, the Museum, as I referred to the National Museum of Singapore, was a dark, somewhat mysterious and not a particularly interesting place to me. My earliest encounters were ones which besides...
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The light in the darkness
Once again, I found myself seeking the peace and joy of the twilight at Lower Peirce Reservoir away from the crowds on a Saturday evening, and have these two photographs taken in the semi-darkness with...
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An oasis that will be lost for two years
Serving the faithful for more than 165 years, the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd on Queen Street, will soon see its gates closed. The last of several surviving structures lining Bras Basah Road from...
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Strange Horizons: The giant spinning tops off Tampines Road
What does look like two giant spinning tops from the bottom of a grassy slope along Tampines Road are actually two concrete inverted cone shaped storage tanks built to each hold 8448 cubic metres of...
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A reminder of a world we long have discarded
A road which featured in the many drives my father took us on to wonderful coastline at the eastern tip of Singapore was Tampines Road. Once Singapore’s longest road, the road is today 5 kilometres...
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Fly with three virgins to the moon
It was on the moon that three young girls from Kampong Tanjung found themselves on at the end of an eventful fasting month of Ramadan. That Ramadan was one audiences are taken on an adventure through,...
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Back with a Vengeance – the Navy Open House
Changi Naval Base opens its doors to the public this weekend for the much anticipated Navy Open House which on the evidence of a preview of it I was fortunate enough to get to see, will be one packed...
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Light after dark
An attempt to capture the beautiful light as darkness falls at 7.42 pm on 19 May 2013 at Lower Peirce Reservoir. Filed under: Nature, Parks and Gardens, Quiet Moments, Reflections, Singapore
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The joy of solitude in a world forgotten
It is in a world by the sea that lies forgotten that I often find myself in silent solitude to celebrate the joy of the morning. Spared from the obsessive desire we in Singapore have to manicure and...
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Lost on the ridge
Perched at the edge of Pasir Panjang Ridge (a.k.a. Kent Ridge) facing south is a remnant of a time and place there is little memory of lying hidden and forgotten. The cluster of flat roofed buildings,...
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Music Matters Live with HP 2013
Going on until tomorrow evening (24 may 2013) at Clarke Quay is the latest edition of Music Matters Live (MML), Music Matters Live with HP. Part of the award-winning Digital & Music Matters...
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The Chinese Church – another National Monument in need
The Bras Basah Road area is one blessed with several monuments which date back to the 1800s. It was at the heart of an area where four of these monuments were erected largely through the efforts of the...
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K-Pop Night Out
K-Pop and Korean music fans in Singapore had a treat on Friday when six different acts performed at Clarke Quay. The acts were that of two fairly new Korean girl groups, Ace of Angels (AOA) and SPICA;...
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I (certainly) Don’t Want to Miss a Thing
What is probably one of the biggest rock acts to perform in Singapore is Aerosmith, the legendary rock band said to be ”America’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band”, took to the stage on Saturday in the...
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Light after dark (Pulau Ubin)
The light after dark at 7.35 pm on 28 May 2013 on Pulau Ubin, an island off northeast Singapore. Filed under: Pulau Ubin, Quiet Moments, Singapore
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Watching the stars under the stars
The last place in Singapore to soak in the atmosphere of the festivities which accompany a religious festival in a setting most of us may not seen for a quarter of a century is Pulau Ubin, the last...
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A simple pleasure
Possibly one of the best places in Singapore to enjoy the rising of the sun is along the northern shoreline just east of Sembawang Park. It is in the area where of the last natural sandy beaches left...
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In a beautiful mess of her own creation
One of the things I was able to do during the recent Indie music festival, Music Matters Live with HP 2013, was to catch a few of the local acts. One act which came at the recommendation of a friend,...
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Reflections on Marina Bay
For me, the story of Singapore is very a reflection of the way in which what we call Marina Bay today, has been transformed. Once the harbour at the heart of Singapore’s early success, the bay, like it...
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The journey home to Essex Road
One of the experiences I am very grateful for, in a childhood blessed with many wonderful moments, is the six years that I spent in school at St. Michael’s School. The six years were some of the best...
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