It started off like any other year. Although the Wuhan virus has been brewing in China, it has not reached our shores. Life was pretty much normal. We had our Chinese New Year celebrations, River Hongbao, and Chingay, which I attended for the first time. Lockdown Circuit Breaker Things started heading south from Feb, leading… Continue reading 2020 — A Year We Will Not Forget
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Celebrating a Very Different National Day 2020
The year 2020 shall go down in history as the year of COVID-19. With the worldwide spread of COVID-19, many major activities, including the Tokyo Olympics has been cancelled. Earlier in the year, I had thought that there won’t be a National Day Parade this year as well, but the organising committee had other plans.… Continue reading Celebrating a Very Different National Day 2020
Reliving the National Day 2004 at the old National Stadium
I was looking through my archives when I came across the photos I took during the 2004 National Day Parade. It was still held at the grand dame that is the National Stadium, which sadly has been demolished, and replaced with an overpriced structure which did not make a good NDP location. This is probably… Continue reading Reliving the National Day 2004 at the old National Stadium
Annular Solar Eclipse 2019
On 26 Dec 2019, skywatchers in Singapore and some parts of Asia were treated to a rare phenomenon—an annular solar eclipse. Also known as the “ring of fire”, it occurs when the moon does not completely obscure the sun, letting a “ring” of light from the sun pass through to earth. I last shot a… Continue reading Annular Solar Eclipse 2019
Funan Reborn
Exactly three years ago today (30 June 2016), Funan Digitalife Mall opened its doors to the public for the last time. The mall was subsequently demolished, and underwent a major revamp costing $560 million. Fast-forward to today, the mall opened again, ahead of schedule, on 28 June 2019. I braved the crowds to have a… Continue reading Funan Reborn
Piano & Place: A Dialogue Session With ASEAN Pianists, and Steinway Spirio|r Demo
In conjunction with the Pianists of Southeast Asia series of concerts, as well as the launch of the Steinway Spirio|r, Steinway Gallery Singapore has organised a dialogue session with pianists Dr. Raul Sunico from the Phillippines, and Nat Yontararak from Thailand. They are joined by music educator Lena Ching, and moderated by young Steinway artiste… Continue reading Piano & Place: A Dialogue Session With ASEAN Pianists, and Steinway Spirio|r Demo
Super Blue Blood Moon Eclipse in Singapore
On 31 January of 2018, sky watchers were treated to a rare astronomical event—a trifecta of a supermoon, blue moon as well as a blood moon. The last time this occurred was over 150 years ago, in 1866. A supermoon occurs when the moon is at the closest point to earth in its orbit, making… Continue reading Super Blue Blood Moon Eclipse in Singapore
Wrath of the Gods
According to the National Environmental Agency (NEA), Singapore has the world’s highest occurrence of lightning activity in the world. As we approach the monsoon season, we experience more thunderstorms throughout the day and night. Yesterday is one such night where there’s large storm, accompanied with a intense lightshow of lightning bolts. After the rain has subsided enough to let… Continue reading Wrath of the Gods
Shooting the Milky Way for the First Time
Although I had the opportunity and luck to have seen and shot the Aurora Borealis, I have never seen (much less shot) the milky way. Singapore is just too light polluted and cloudy to ever see it, so the only way is to get out of here. So, when a friend asked if I want… Continue reading Shooting the Milky Way for the First Time
Singapore Night Festival 2017—Tenth Anniversary Edition
The tenth edition of the popular Singapore Night Festival ended on 26 Aug 2017, with the highlight show being The Globe by Close Act Theatre. The Dutch theatre group has also performed at the 2016 Night Festival, wowing audiences with their two performance titled Let’s Celebrate, and Invasion, the latter of which featured dinosaurs and… Continue reading Singapore Night Festival 2017—Tenth Anniversary Edition