We stumbled on the Singapore Night Festival last year while we were in town and caught some of the outdoor acts. We fell in love with the experience immediately. So this year, when we saw the #SGNightFest2015 brochures, we knew we had to come. Visit Official Website here. What is it? The Singapore Night Festival is an annual festival celebrating heritage, arts, food and everything in between! It is held primarily around the vicinity of Singapore’s Arts and Heritage Precincts of Bras Basah, … [Read more...]
“I’ll be 57…” – Celebrating Singapore’s Golden Jubilee
I’ve never had a greater sense of my own mortality than this weekend. Thankfully it was neither through a near-miss accident nor a health-related scare. In fact, it happened quite unexpectedly during a lull over this Golden Jubilee weekend on Singapore’s 50th Birthday. We had spent the past 5 weekends ‘chasing fireworks’ – a family tradition of sorts to view the National Day Parade (NDP) from various places along Singapore’s stunning Marina Bay. The penultimate was last week where … [Read more...]
#NDP 2015 – 5 Reasons You Should Not Miss National Day Parade 2015
Quite simply, this is THE BEST NDP ever. Serious. It’s not that the rest were not good but given that this is Singapore’s Golden Jubilee year, it seems that all the other National Day Parade leads to this! And the organizers are pulling out all the stops. All. We were blessed to receive tickets to watch the preview and while we were expecting to be wowed but we certainly didn’t expect to be so moved. To top it off, after ‘chasing’ fireworks over the last 4 weekends, to see it all come … [Read more...]
The LKY Musical – A Musical We’re Proud To Call Our Own
Let me ‘cut to the chase’ and in typical efficient Singaporean style, tell you firstly that though I’m not one who shed a tear easily, this musical moved me. But it certainly didn’t begin that way. You see, I had no inkling what to expect. Riding on the SG50 year, there have been some prominent productions on Singapore’s history which have unfortunately missed the mark. Therefore it is with this mix of anticipation and apprehension that we took our seats in … [Read more...]
National Day Parade (NDP) 2015 – Soaking in the Action at the Fringe
Here it is, finally! The event the whole country has been waiting for: The 2015 National Day Parade to commemorate Singapore’s SG50 Jubilee year. For us, we are continuing our family’s little ‘tradition’ to chase, or to catch the fireworks and the aerial displays. We were thrilled to know that although the celebration proceedings has moved to the Padang – site of the first National Day Parade, the fireworks and the position of the general aerial displays have not changed much. In fact, there … [Read more...]
The Road Less Travelled – The Joys and Challenges of Child Adoption in Singapore
23rd June, 2014, the day which I left for work being a father of one and returned home a father of two. This was my standard reply whenever I was asked how it feels like to adopt a child. That was one year ago and three days ago, on June 23, Alexander turned 1. I’m proud and overjoyed to call him my son in every sense of the word. While his birthday, like any child’s, is a time to celebrate the joy of welcoming the newest member to the family and to acknowledge the blessings, love and … [Read more...]
Every family wins at the Cold Storage Kids Run 2015
Dear Dana, Congratulations Darling! You’ve completed your first solo run. It was 800m and you ran with all your might. You told Mommy and I later that you “didn’t stop running” and when you were tired, you “ jogged and bounced”...Haha, things that Daddy taught you during those sessions we had in the gym and eventually at the running tracks nearby. We are very proud of you. For the record, we didn’t know which position you came in. Because it simply didn’t matter. What was important was you … [Read more...]
In the stillness – A Mother’s Day Tribute 2015
This post is written by David for the two amazing women in his life. It was late and I didn’t want to wake anyone up. I crept quietly from the bathroom to a room I know all too well – my bedroom, except that I had not stepped into my bedroom for almost 4 years - I was overseas studying and had just returned upon graduation. As the timber floor of my maternal home protested with the all too familiar creaks, I turned to my Mum’s room with a guilty face ready to apologise for waking her up … [Read more...]
Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM): Weird & Wonderful World
God made the wild animals of the earth…and God saw that it was good. (Genesis 1:25) With a faint ‘beep’ of the serial code on my ticket, I was in! Having visited the famed American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York twice, I was dreaming of the day when Singapore would have a Natural History Museum of its very own. Well, that day is finally here and I was so excited I made sure I bought tickets to bring my family to visit it on its opening day! What is a Natural History … [Read more...]
Queenstown Heritage Trail: Dawson & Alexandra
At last year’s inaugural Queenstown Heritage Trail led by volunteers, we explored parts of the Tanglin Halt and Duchess which proved to be an eye-opening, educational experience for me. Being a naturalised Singaporean, I’ve always been keen to discover more about my adopted country and hopefully enthuse my children to do the same - to appreciate the heritage that is their home. So when the invitation came again to discover the other parts of the 'Queenstown Heritage Trail', I … [Read more...]
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