The Singapore Art Museum (SAM) held it’s last Open House for 2011 on Sunday 4 December 2011. Ice balls, “kuti kuti” (tokens) and other games of the 70s reminded us how we were delighted and entertained before the age of digital gadgets. For those of you young-lings who were born after the 90s, these were traditional home-made toys and entertainment — simple pleasures of life. (more…)
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We watched the rehearsal of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
A Huayi 2012 festival commission by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, directed by Nelson Chia (谢燊杰), performed by accomplished veteran actors Johnny Ng (黄家强), Liow Shi Seun (刘诗璇), Leanne Ong (王德亮) and 883 Jia FM DJ, Jeffrey Low (刘俊葳), Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? is an award-winning classic play by American playwright Edward Albee.
This production strives to bring back the allure of great realist classics in Mandarin through the power of strong characterisation, exquisite language and compelling performances by the actors. (more…)
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Is it the end of an era for paperbacks in Singapore?
PageOne is one of my favorite bookshops since my school days in Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. I remember it’s 1st shop in Marina Square Mall always fascinates me. Not only does it stocks Art and Design books, the shop also exudes an artistic charm with it’s slanted book shelfs. (more…)