Feb 03
In seven days, it will be the Chinese New Year! Although I am not Chinese and I haven’t had the chance to visit China yet, I have experienced some of the joys of ushering in the Chinese new year. This was because I spent my elementary and high school years at a Chinese school in …
Nov 18
One of the largest shopping malls in Singapore is Vivo City. It has 102,000 sq. m. of space occupied by shops. So if you are ready to buy clothes, get the latest electronic gadgets or a new book and do some serious shopping, check out this mall. By the way, this mall also has a …
Nov 09
One of the highlights for me during my trip to Singapore a few years back was checking out the Peranakan Museum. And if you have been reading a lot from this blog, you would see that I enjoy museums and different cultures. But now back to the Peranakan Museum. This museum showcases the culture of …
Mar 20
I was looking through some of my digital photo files and found this shot which I took in Singapore in 2008. Washed laundry was hanging from the 2nd story of an apartment building. From my view, the clothes were just up against the Singaporean sky. For a moment, I wondered if the clothes were hung …
Feb 24
My trip to Singapore a few years back would have been all about work. But thanks to Malaysian and Singaporean friends, it became more than that. I had the chance to go around and have some fun. Thanks to them, I was able to sample some of the restaurants there, do some shopping, check out …
Jan 07
I had made a post on Singapore about one of its oldest churches (St. Andrew’s Cathedral) but this time this post is on Singapore’s oldest one which I also had the chance to see while on a trip there. According to Singapore’s National Heritage Board, the Armenian Church is the oldest surviving Christian Church and …
Nov 27
One of the best things I enjoyed while travelling in Singapore is the sight of historical places even while the city already boasts of modernity. A walk one, fair morning brought me to St. Andrew’s Cathedral which was built in 1856. The experience gave me a sense of connection with Singapore’s past as well a part …
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