STAMP Singapore – My Pick #5
Lifestyle / EventsLet 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 favourite! Titled “rolling hill”, this very fun and cheerful postbox at carpenter street...
STAMP Singapore – My Pick #4
Lifestyle / EventsIn 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...
STAMP Singapore – My Pick #3
Lifestyle / EventsThe 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...
STAMP Singapore – My Pick #2
Lifestyle / EventsThis 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”,...
STAMP Singapore – My Pick #1
Lifestyle / EventsI’m surprised there hasn’t been much publicity about this, which is why all the more I should blog about it. Have you seen colourful postboxes such as this one lately?Painted postboxes are the latest form of public art in Singapore. Early...
Postcrossing: England
LifestyleIt’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:...
Postcrossing: Finland
LifestyleThis came in the mail today:Finland Sender: nylonmoon Distance travelled: 9341 kilometers The postcard shows a beautiful picture of a bell tower in ruokolahti, finland. Personally I think this is a rather unique postcard as the picture was drawn instead...
Postcrossing: Japan
LifestyleThere, a postcard from Japan! I’m very excited about this one.Kumamoto, Japan Sender: Mayu Distance travelled: 4562 kilometers The Japanese are an extraordinarily creative bunch who pay great attention to aesthetics. Almost anything that is made...
Postcrossing: Finland, Germany & Holland
LifestyleI 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...
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