At Suntec City, the mall has created a white Christmas. While snow is an impossibility here in Singapore (for our generation anyways and the next ten perhaps), that doesn’t stop anyone from using white as the main choice of colour for Christmas decor. The magic number 3 in the Christmas...
The Orchard Road shopping belt gets extra crowded during the festive season. The Christmas light-up starts in November, when all the major shopping malls and the streets would be decorated in festive colours and shimmering lights. The theme for this year is “Starlit Christmas” and the busy shopping district has...
Around this time every year, I would feature a series of uniquely beautiful Christmas trees in Singapore, dubbed the “Christmas Tree of the Day” series. This is the fifth year running, and the trees are prettier than ever! A sign of the economic recovery perhaps? Sparking off the Christmas Tree...
According to the National Arts Council, we have close to 300 art galleries. Now compare that with the 64 Starbucks outlets and 110 McDonald’s restaurants on our tiny island! Last year, White Canvas Gallery entered the scene in the charming neighbourhood of Tiong Bahru. They have recently held the Tiong...
Do you live in Tiong Bahru, or know someone who does? Built circa 1930s, the Tiong Bahru estate is amongst the oldest housing estates in Singapore. It is also the only housing estate built by the British-administered Singapore Improvement Trust that is still in existence today, making it an icon...
A restaurant in Sydney, Australia, has replaced its printed menus with Apple iPads. At Global Mundo Tapas in Rydges Hotel, diners can view the menu and send their orders wirelessly to the kitchen using Apple’s new touch screen device. How neat is that? Through a special custom-made iPad application, customers...
Ever since getting an iPhone, I have been hooked on trying out various apps (or applications). There are apps for literally every purpose! Wondering where to go for dinner? There are hundreds of apps available that would help you locate the nearest restaurants in your city. To add to the...
By now, many of you would have heard of Foursquare. Some of you may be already using it regularly. If you’re going “four-what?”, Foursquare is basically a location-based social media service that lets you “check in” at various venues using your mobile phone and see where your friends are! Let’s...
What happens after death? The ancient Egyptians asked, and answered, this universal question in their own rituals, art and illustrations designed to explain the otherwise inexplicable. Thanks to the preserved artworks and tombs, modern people are able to understand a little better the mystical history of the Egyptians. At the...
Have you visited The Fullerton Hotel and Clifford Pier district lately? If you have, you would have seen some of these art pieces in the area. Conversation From Nature granite sculpture by Lee Soo Hong These sculptures are part of the Take a Moment exhibition by Art in the City,...
