Though I’ve heard of the Singapore-based T’ang Quartet, I’ve never really heard them play for some reason. When I found that they were performing at the Singapore Arts Festival 2012 (and for free too!) I decided to watch as well as shoot them perform. Somewhat inline with the festival’s theme of “Our Lost Poems”, the… Continue reading An Evening of Nostalgia With the T’ang Quartet
Of Japanese Uncles, Centaurs, National Icons, Girls with Urns and a Tribute
That’s what I experienced when I visited the Festival Village of the Singapore Arts Festival 2012 on the opening day. Having attended the media preview and gotten sneak peeks at the performances, I have returned to see more and I was not disappointed. Bridge Café Project Originating from Japan’s Oyaji Cafés with the wait staff… Continue reading Of Japanese Uncles, Centaurs, National Icons, Girls with Urns and a Tribute
Singapore Arts Festival 2012 Media Preview
The Singapore Arts Festival will be here again from 18 May to 2 June. I had the opportunity to attend the media preview along with a few other bloggers and it was a fun night. The event started on the rooftop cafe at the Festival Village at Esplanade Park where the festival GM Mr. Low… Continue reading Singapore Arts Festival 2012 Media Preview
Marina Bay Sands At Dusk (Or How I Failed to Shoot the Supermoon.)
I had originally set out to shoot the Supermoon which is supposed to happen on the 5th and 6th of May 2012. With some research and help from YS and excellent tools like Google Earth, we found that the moon will rise at about 6:20pm on 5 May 2012, at an azimuth of 106°. With… Continue reading Marina Bay Sands At Dusk (Or How I Failed to Shoot the Supermoon.)
Garden of Light
One of my favourite installations of the i Light Marina Bay 2012 festival is the Garden of Light. Commissioned specially for the festival, it is created by Singapore’s Hexagon Solutions and uses 3D digital mapping technology to project animation onto the petals of the ArtScience Museum. My shots of that installation all had black skies… Continue reading Garden of Light
i Light Marina Bay 2012
Now in its second edition, i Light Marina Bay is dubbed as Asia’s first and only sustainable light art festival. I’ve missed the first i Light 2 years ago and made a point not to miss it again this time. Spanning the entire Marina Bay area including the Merlion Park, Marina Promontory, the Float @… Continue reading i Light Marina Bay 2012
Venus and Jupiter Conjunction
I had the opportunity to witness the peak of the Venus and Jupiter conjunction on this Mar 15th. This is when these 2 planets appear to align and show up on the night sky as 2 very bright spots. According to reports around the world, this phenomenon is at its highest peak tonight. I was… Continue reading Venus and Jupiter Conjunction
Thoughts on the Lytro Camera
Launched last year and recently shipped, the Lytro camera is a revolutionary camera from Lytro Inc. which uses light field technology. The main selling point is that it allows you to readjust the focus of an image after it’s been taken, thereby eliminating the blurry shots that supposedly plague consumers. Following its announcement, there were… Continue reading Thoughts on the Lytro Camera
Abandoned Temple of Lao Sua (Old Hill)
It was at the end of our walk at Bukit Brown Cemetery and we were talking to Tien under the Ole Rain Tree when Gilbert asked if he knew about an abandoned temple in the area. He did not, but he referred us to Raymond Goh, one of the co-founders of the Asia Paranormal Investigators… Continue reading Abandoned Temple of Lao Sua (Old Hill)
A Walk in Bukit Brown
I was never quite keen on visiting cemeteries. In fact, I remember as a kid, I would always dread going to the few cemeteries to pay respects to my departed elders. They were always overgrown with plants, ridden with mosquitoes, hot and the many graves and plants made it difficult to move around in. However,… Continue reading A Walk in Bukit Brown