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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 favourite! Titled “rolling hill”, this very fun and cheerful postbox at carpenter street gets my final vote in the STAMP...
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...
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...
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 modelled after a famous historic landmark in...
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 colourful 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...
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 travelled: 10746 kilometers Previously...
This 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 photographed. This was sent by nylonmoon (she didn’t leave...
There, 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 in Japan is guaranteed to look good. And so does the postcard. It’s...
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...