On 1st and 2nd February 2020, Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall (SYSNMH) celebrated and ushered in the Year of the Rat with their Wan Qing Festival of Spring 2020! There were also two outdoor installations titled “Lunar Guardians” joining them to celebrate the Year of Rat at SYSNMH! TheContinue Reading
Heritage, history, preservation and conservation enthusiasts, supporters in Singapore, as well as photographers who have a keen passion and interest in the above fields, there is a #OurSGHeritage Photography Contest, organised by National Geographic, in partnership with National Heritage Board. The theme is on Singapore’s Intangible Cultural Heritage. What isContinue Reading
Happy New Year 2020! The new year has started, we are also preparing to welcome and usher in the Year of the Rat on 25th January 2020 at Chinatown Singapore! Let’s get ready for Chinatown Chinese New Year Celebrations 2020! There are many exciting, fun events and activities taking placeContinue Reading
A local Singapore photographer, who is also a Cultural Medallion recipient, more than just a master photographer that put Singapore on the world map, he’s also a gallerist, an art dealer, art patron and a veteran in the advertising industry. This is Truths & Legends of Singapore Photographer Chua SooContinue Reading
3 years had passed since my paternal grandmother passed on in November 2016. On the 21st day of the 10th Chinese Lunar month (17th November 2019) 农历十月二十一，this day marked my Grandmother’s 3rd Year Anniversary. Time had passed in the blink of an eye, from her 1st year anniversary in 2017,Continue Reading
On 9th October 2019, Canon marked a new milestone in their rich history as Canon celebrates 100m EOS-series cameras. Looking back in time from the days of the Canon EOS 300D, I had been a part of Canon’s EOS series cameras journey over the years, from Canon EOS 300D, toContinue Reading
Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival 2019, in its 18th year, is going to commemorate Singapore’s Bicentennial celebrations with waves of celebration and nostalgia sweeping through Chinatown this September 2019, being the only one and only Singapore Bicentennial edition of the Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival. Many exciting programmes have been lined up for thisContinue Reading
Mid-Autumn Festival 2019 is coming soon in September! Come on down and celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival at Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall at the Wan Qing Mid-Autumn Festival 2019 on 7th and 8th September from 10:30am to 9:00pm! There are many exciting programmes and events lined up during Wan QingContinue Reading
At the second floor foyer of Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) in Singapore, a yellow gown with a 16-foot train stands there in the middle on a mannequin display, totally blowing many people away and off their minds. This yellow gown is not just bright, colourful, with exquisite workmanship and fashionContinue Reading
A community heritage gallery opening up in the heartlands of Singapore, bringing history, heritage, culture, conservation, preservation, learning and an all important intangible cultural heritage closer to the public. Introducing Kreta Ayer Heritage Gallery, this is National Heritage Board’s (NHB) first community gallery that focuses on intangible cultural heritage. ThisContinue Reading