All posts tagged: Mail

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STAMP Singapore – My Pick #5

Let me just start by saying that I love the postbox that I’m presenting today. Out of the 5 postboxes that get my vote, it is quite possibly my most favorite! Titled “rolling hill”, this very fun and cheerful postbox at carpenter street gets my final vote in the STAMP nationwide art project. It is a multitude of bright, vivid colors! Much thought and detail has obviously gone into this creative and very well put-together composition. Amidst the green rolling hills (much like the... Read more →

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STAMP Singapore – My Pick #4

In my five-parter blog series on STAMP, I am featuring this yellow postbox with the fourth design that I’m voting for. This postbox has a cultural feel to it and has been painted to resemble a giant antique tiffin carrier (food container). Back in the olden years, people used this multi-tier container like a lunch box. What made it efficient was that different types of dishes such as rice, vegetables and meat could be carried around, each one compartmentalised into a separate tier. (more…)  Read more →

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STAMP Singapore – My Pick #3

The car park outside somerset MRT station used to be the most “dangerous” car park in Singapore. Home to many trees and a hot spot for thousands of birds, people who parked their cars there frequently returned to find their vehicles covered in bird poop! Passers-by quickened their pace, some might have ran, for fear of being… Excreted on by one of the birds. (sorry, have to go laugh myself silly at that image!) That problem no longer exists now that all the trees have been logged... Read more →

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STAMP Singapore – My Pick #2

This rather peculiar looking postbox is my second pick for STAMP, the public art project that has given 40 postboxes across Singapore a spanking new makeover. Does this look familiar to you? It should! Named “nostalgia in red & white”, this postbox is modeled after a famous historic landmark in Singapore. While it may not be as beautiful or colorful when compared to the other 39 postboxes, it’s my pick because I think it’s a very clever piece of work. Now, do you know... Read more →

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STAMP Singapore – My Pick #1

I’m surprised there hasn’t been much publicity about this, which is why all the more I should blog about it. Have you seen colorful postboxes such as this one lately? Painted postboxes are the latest form of public art in Singapore. Early this year, the public was asked to send in creative designs for postboxes to STAMP, a nationwide art project. Out of these submissions, 40 were chosen to transform regular, boring white postboxes to works of art! Chances are, you would have already... Read more →

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Postcrossing: England

It’s been weeks since I received my last postcard through postcrossing. After the long wait I was naturally thrilled when I came home to find this postcard of a beautiful beach, sent by morag all the way from the united kingdom. Essex, England Sender: Morag Distance traveled: 10746 kilometers (more…)  Read more →

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Postcrossing: Finland

This came in the mail today: Finland Sender: nylonmoon Distance traveled: 9341 kilometers (more…)  Read more →

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Postcrossing: Japan

There, a postcard from Japan! I’m very excited about this one. Kumamoto, Japan Sender: Mayu Distance traveled: 4562 kilometers (more…)  Read more →

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Postcrossing: Finland, Germany & Holland

I joined the postcrossing community recently and have been loving it since. Everyone loves receiving mail right? Basically postcrossing does this: if you send out a postcard, you are guaranteed to receive one from anywhere in the world! And it doesn’t even need to be postcards. People have been known to send candy, teabags, toys, accessories, etc. Well so far I have sent out one postcard to marco in Mexico, and have received… Four! The first postcard came last week, sent by minna of finland.... Read more →

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