Category: Photography

Flying Into the Sunset

On a recent holiday to Spain and Portugal last year, my tour group arrived at the Belém Tower park at sunset after a city tour. I caught sight of the Sacadura Cabral and Gago Coutinho Monument and a crescent moon which has just risen. I decided to capture the plane of the monument seemingly flying… Continue reading Flying Into the Sunset

Year 2013 – Year In Photos

Time really flies this year. Before we know it, 2013 is all but gone and 2014 is hours away. I am posting this as I have always done, recalling my favourite photographic moments of the year. In March, I was elated when I was informed that one of my photos of the Supertrees at the… Continue reading Year 2013 – Year In Photos

Starlight Express Rolls into Singapore

One of the longest-running and most unique musicals, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express opened on 13 Nov 2013 at the MasterCard Theatres at Marina Bay Sands. Thanks to my friend Janice, I had the opportunity to attend the special media event as well as the evening’s show. The musical tells the story of a toy… Continue reading Starlight Express Rolls into Singapore

Lithuanian Accordionist Martynas Levickis In Yellow Lounge Singapore

Usually when people think of classical music, they think of performers in tuxedos in a concert hall performing “boring” music of dead musicians. Established seven years ago in the Berlin club scene, Yellow Lounge attempts to change this by breaking all the rules in the classical music rule book, and bringing classical music into the… Continue reading Lithuanian Accordionist Martynas Levickis In Yellow Lounge Singapore

An Evening With The Piano Guys

On Monday 2 Sep 2013, YouTube sensation The Piano Guys performed in the Star Theatre in Singapore to a 4,000+ strong audience. The group shot to fame on YouTube, garnering a total of over 260 million views on their YouTube channel. Ever since I discovered their superb performances via a video of pianist Jon Schmidt… Continue reading An Evening With The Piano Guys

A Spectacular End to the Singapore Night Festival 2013

After 2 weekends of nocturnal activities, the Singapore Night Festival 2013 drew to a close with a spectacular performance by local illusionists JC Sum and “Magic Babe” Ning. Titled “Ultimate Inversion”, the performance had the duo strapped up in 2 strait jackets each, suspended upside down and hauled up 75 ft into the air on… Continue reading A Spectacular End to the Singapore Night Festival 2013

Singapore Night Festival 2013: Night Lights

Like last year, this year’s Singapore Night Festival also features several light installations spread over the festival grounds. This year, some of the installations introduced interactive elements, allowing the visitors to be a part of the artwork instead of just being passive displays. Here are some of them I visited over the last weekend. The… Continue reading Singapore Night Festival 2013: Night Lights

Singapore Night Festival 2013 Week 1 Highlights

Now renamed to Singapore Night Festival, this year’s festival is the 6th installation and my 2nd visit. I was impressed with last year’s festival, particularly with the La Argentina series of performances, and was looking forward to this year’s. The Singapore Night Festival 2013 is billed as the largest so far, stretching from Plaza Singapura… Continue reading Singapore Night Festival 2013 Week 1 Highlights

Remembering the Queenstown Cinema and Bowling Alley

In 2010, a group of friends and I went to Queenstown to take some photos of the place as I’ve heard that several buildings there were going to be demolished soon. Maybe I wasn’t that inspired by the photos that I’ve made on that day but I chucked the photos away on my hard disk… Continue reading Remembering the Queenstown Cinema and Bowling Alley