Posts under ‘Happenings & Events’

So after returning home with aching arms (I was hand-holding my dSLR and a massive lens for many hours) from what must be one of the highest-profile events on the Singapore – or even the international – calendar, I proceeded to process, amidst a sleepy heavy headedness, the 500 odd photos that survived the trash [...]

The 15th Ngee Ann City National Lion Dance Championships 2009. More photos on SmugMug.

Putting my thoughts on NDP aside, I shall here pay tribute to the men and women who made NDP happen – it is a tremendous feat involving clockwork precision, manpower and logistics, planning and resource management, perseverance and sweat, plus many, many KFC drumsticks and bento boxes (and lots of wasted plastic and styrofoam). Having [...]

Leong (2001), in Consuming the Nation: National Day Parades in Singapore, explores the background, organisation and aim of the National Day parades of Singapore, discussing their impact on participants and members of the public:
The National Day parade is packaged and marketed for the largest possible number of Singaporeans. Although the costs of the parade [...]

20 years ago, 4th of June: Tiananmen Square Incident
65 years ago, 6th of June: D-Day
The Kranji War Cemetery yesterday at sunset was a enclave of serenity, peace, and hope.

I felt it fitting to reproduce here a poem that my sis wrote when she was in the fifth grade, after a visit with her [...]

The Japanese Ambassador and his wife prepare to start off Ikebana International Singapore Chapter’s 40th Anniversary gala with a Kagamiwari Ceremony (Sake Breaking Ceremony).

At the office, some of us were landed with the responsibility of fledging a young mynah, whose nest was removed from the ceiling boards in a preemptive motion by our admin staff [...]

So there I was, parked at a table full of local and international Shell employees (they were kind enough to sponsor a table and I was there courtesy of the Singapore Environment Council), a youngling challenged to bridge that vast age, experience and sectoral gap in making conversation with people who were asking me about [...]

The GoH: SM Goh

Unveiling the SBWR Master Plan
Link :: CNA article on SBWR’s 15th anniversary
Photos :: SBWR 15th anniversary