We don’t have cable so we get the six channels that are freely available on Singapore TV. There are two Mandarin language channels – their soap operas have subtitles, so I can follow along if I really want to know what that woman is doing with the sword, or why on earth that guy […]
On Sunday afternoon, Chinese New Year’s Eve, we went to the local Chinese Gardens (opened 1975) to see how they were decorated. Here’s what a quiet corner of the Bonsai Garden looks like without decorations:Wow! Red flags all over, flapping in the breeze, pots of red and yellow flowers, ditto, lanterns everywhere, red cloths tied […]
Yesterday I was riding an MRT train during the lunch hour, and I scored a seat. The one to my left held a sleeping woman; the one to my right a tall Indian guy, about 38 years old, in a sporty t-shirt. He promptly called someone on his cellphone, and the conversation on his end […]
OK, now we’re really gearing up for the holiday. The crowds at the malls are bigger, and outside the new mall near us they’ve got a lion dance stage all set up. I tried to post video of this, but it wouldn’t play, alas. So I’ll paste in a link to a great lion dance […]
Well, Christmas has come and gone. The western baubles and decorations that were all over the malls and Orchard Road have been retired, thank goodness. It’s a bit grating to see giant plastic gingerbread men and Santa Claus under the palm trees; to hear songs about silent nights in a land where road noise and […]
OK, I’m not just crazy about the Jurong Bird Park; I like the Singapore Zoo as well, even though it’s a longer trip to get there. Again, it’s beautifully landscaped and has a lot of shade built into it. There are all kinds of meandering walkways and trees. And sometimes if you look up into […]