Singapore Topiary!
I never think of “Singapore” and “artfully carved ornamental shrubbery” in the same breath, largely because tropical rainforests don’t lend themselves to being politely shaped. So I was surprised and […]
I never think of “Singapore” and “artfully carved ornamental shrubbery” in the same breath, largely because tropical rainforests don’t lend themselves to being politely shaped. So I was surprised and […]
In 2019, Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay opened its latest indoor attraction: Floral Fantasy. In comparison to the giant Cloud Forest and Flower Dome greenhouses, Floral Fantasy is quite modest […]
The Flower Dome at Gardens By the Bay is the largest glass greenhouse in the world, and its ever-changing display of flowers never fails to impress. The latest exhibit at […]
Happy Chinese New Year! We’ve now officially rung in the Year of the Rat, but the parties are still ongoing (and the rats look a lot like mice). One of […]
The plan Continue my adventure of visiting every MRT (subway) stop in Singapore. This time, I visited fourteen stops on the eastern side of the Circle Line (aka the Yellow […]
It’s mid-autumn again, which means that it is time for another Mid-Autum Lantern Festival at Gardens by the Bay! Despite the haze … … hundreds of people showed up for […]
It’s finally happened: terrible haze has struck the island of Singapore, and it’s so bad that the government says that it has reached an “unhealthy” level for the first time […]
Singapore is busy lighting up the night with two festivals right now: i Light Singapore and Light to Night. The i Light Festival is the more far-ranging of the two, both […]
Gong xi fa cai! That’s “Happy New Year” (or, more precisely, “best wishes on your getting richer”) in Mandarin. Chinese New Year — often abbreviated to CNY — is the […]
Prescott and I went to the Red Dot Design Museum yesterday, home to all things related to the Red Dot Design Award. This international product design and communication award has […]