I has been a while since I last went for a real BBQ – those that require someone to actually start the fire and stand over the food to make sure they are not burnt. The more memorable ones tend to be those I had with old friends in my secondary school days or junior [...]
This 3-Dimensional Chinese Calligraphy art, named “Spring Coming”, by Chua Boon Kee, was on display at the Esplanade. Using intertwining grapevine branches, the artist transformed the 2-dimensional Chinese words, 春晓, into 3-dimensional sculptural form. The words simply signifies the arrival of spring – which is also what marks the Chinese New Year celebrations.
This visual art [...]
Last year, I covered the Chingay 2008 preview event. This year, as part of the Lunar New Year celebrations, Sengkang West brought in the Chingay procession to the Heartlands. Residents of the Ang Mo Kio GRC, under MP Dr. Lam Pin Min, were treated to a fiery showcase of the Fire Dragon Performance by the [...]
With the economy downturn, there is probably one major thing on eveyrone’s mind this Lunar New Year – how to survive this crisis? But in the midst of all the financial turmoil, let us not forget other things that more important than money. Here’s wishing everyone a happy, healthy, fulfilling and prosperous Chinese New Year!
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Back on my first job, I used to have lunches at this Seow Choon Hua Restaurant, located at Sultan Gate which is near Beach Road. The stall selling the Fu Zhou Fishball noodles is the main attraction of this place. It is not actually a restaurant, so don’t go expecting excellent ambience or first-class service.
I [...]
What is Pongal Festival? I did not know until today, and I just happened to stumbled upon it when I went to Little India this afternoon. In all honesty, I just wanted to walk around and take some pictures, and Little India fits the bill. When I reached the Little India MRT station, I simply [...]
Despite some misgivings about spending money now, when my Dell Dimension 4700 rebooted on me for the umpteenth time, I told myself that I have had enough. The time had come for a much needed upgrade, that I had put aside for the longest time, despite the encouragements of my buddy Wilfrid, who had upgraded [...]
I was having dinner at Changi Village with Warden and my family, where there is a branch of Tiong Bahru Boneless Hainanese Chicken Rice. My brother-in-law came back from Hong Kong, and it seems like he is crazy about this chicken rice. Apparently my second sister thinks it’s pretty good too.
The chicken rice is indeed [...]
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As the year 2008 draws to a close and we welcome in 2009, I cannot help but reflect upon the events that happened in the past year. I started on a project in Jakarta, Indonesia in January – a first for me, and left the comfort of Singapore for the rather foreign land. It was [...]
