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...
The swedish ship gotheborg was an actual ship that sank off the coast of gothenburg in the year 1745. The ship, along with its cargo that was worth millions, had made its way from Sweden to China and back again before it sank. In more recent times, a full-scale replica...
Hey folks! I just have to make sure everyone here knows this. Kurt Wenner, the master street painter that does the most amazing street art, is here on our little island! I’m sure many of you have received one of those forwarded emails with his incredible anamorphic paintings. If you...
Calling all cat lovers and/or art lovers! Local husband-and-wife team of artists, paulMysh (paul and michelle) has an ongoing exhibition at utterly art. It’s catmasutra! So called because all the paintings feature cats as a theme. Very adorable and very colourful! This is the third year running of catmasutra. I...
Not long after getting off the plane, I was already on board another huge craft. This time it’s the world’s oldest active passenger ship, the doulos, which is even older than the titanic! It docked at the VivoCity promenade in Singapore two weeks ago and I had the opportunity to...
Coldplay’s year-long Twisted Logic tour finally came to Singapore! And I was one of the lucky souls who caught their one-off concert at the Singapore Indoor Stadium! It was an awesome concert and in every way spectacular. I think I would be hung over on coldplay for the next few...
We were at the Asian Civilisations Museum yesterday, marking my second visit to the museum at Empress Place. Currently they have an exhibition that showcases the mobile tents and shelters of Asian nomads. From my first visit to the museum, I remember it as being both visually and structurally appealing....
I have divided this blog entry into four parts that correspond to the four museum stops we made: First stop: Civil Defence Heritage Gallery Second stop: Singapore Philatelic Museum Third stop: Singapore Art Museum Fourth stop: Museum of Shanghai Toys interNational Museum day is held on May 18 every year....
The River Hong Bao is an annual Chinese New Year event in Singapore. Over here, the area has been transformed into one thick with the lively Chinese New Year atmosphere. Red, yellow and purple little bulbs, as well as huge peach lanterns adorned every tree. A very colourful pavilion structure...
