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CONTENTFROM THE EDITOR

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24EXPERIENCE CHINATOWN

See, do and eat your way through the district.

NIGHT FESTIVAL Two weeks of midsummer celebration.

32–33 OUR FAVOURITE RESTAURANTS40–41 OUR FAVOURITE SPAS

50–51 OUR FAVOURITE SHOPPING62–63 OUR FAVOURITE HAWKERS

Cover photos: www.marinabaysands.com, Singapore Tourism Board, Chuttersnap/

Unsplash, Afur Wong

Happy, happy, happy!It is with great pleasure I can say “Singapore, here we come!”

After many years writing about all the fun and excitement in other places in the world we think we might have found the happiest place on earth; Singapore, your town. Staying in Singa-pore, meeting many different venues like concert halls, hotels, restaurants, shopping both on a grand scale and the small family businesses, I am so happy for the welcoming we have received. Smiling faces, happy people and proud individuals alike reached out and embraced us so we just had to make Singapore a vital and funky part of the Go! Magazine family. Our team in Singapore will be our ears and eyes and help us find both the sweet spots and the untold stories and you are welcome to contact them at any time.

Being in the publishing business for some 30 plus years I will continue to carry the torch of the printed magazine. Digital media has an important role to play but when it comes to high end lifestyle, print is still the best choice. So join us on the marvelous journey making the Go! Singapore magazine a happy experience in promoting Singapore as the fun, happy, sparkling city full of opportunities and fantastic people.

Our mission is to tell visitors and locals about the many great things you can do in this magic town. And doing it in a 100% positive way. We can only be as good as we can be in collaboration with the key players in Singapore and the work continues to find as many as possible. Together we will make Singapore stand out as the greatest city in the world for everybody.

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08THE GREAT FOOD FESTIVAL The gastronomic event of the year.

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For two weekends every August, the Singapore Night Festival transforms the areas of Bras Ba-sah/Bugis into a midsummer’s celebration of sorts. Zero in on Armenian Street, which be-comes a pedestrian-only area during the festival. This noc-turnal extravaganza happens elsewhere around the city too,

stretching all the way to Middle Road.

The signature highlight of the festival surely must be the interactive light installations that turn the facades of the Sin-gapore Art Museum and the National Museum of Singapore into magical works of wonder.

Night owls will enjoy the many events held late into the night at cultural institutions such as the National Museum of Singapore, the Peranakan Muse-um, Singapore Art Museum, The Substation and more. You’ll have a hoot too at the various street and music performances, by lo-cal and international artists, all

playing their original works and rocking the night away.

If you’re in Singapore, don’t miss the chance to see Singa-pore’s heritage, arts and culture in an entirely different light.#

Singapore Night Festival,

August 17–25,

www.nightfestival.sg

WWII has left a past to be remembered also in Singapore. A heritage site com-memorating the work of prisoners with a museum and a church in service.

It is a very interesting museum, located a little bit off the beaten track but never the less well worth a visit; The Changi Chapel. It is a replica of the one built by Allied prisoners-of-war during the Japanese occupation of Singapore between 1942-1945.

During those dark days in World War II, the foreign POWs found comfort through religious expression and the Christians of different denominations be-came united under their hardship, erecting the chapel as a place of worship and embellishing it with murals as a symbol of hopes and dreams. Today, the replica chapel continues to pay tribute to the men and women who gave their lives dur-ing the Japanese occupation. The murals have been painstakingly recreated, and the chapel also houses original artefacts from the period donated by surviving prisoners and their relatives.Meanwhile, the Chapel continues to function as a church where sermons and services are still conducted. The Chapel and Museum is a humble yet stoic re-minder of a bleak chapter in Singapore’s past.#

Changi Museum, www.changimuseum.sg

SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL

REMEM-BRANCE REBUILT

Photo: Pixabay

Learn about the Singapore Navy and how it all began. View guns and other things from the Navy´s early warships.

Also all about what makes the Singapore Navy a modern fight-ing force, the platforms it possesses and the arsenal that they pack. Try taking out simulated enemy targets, navigate a ship through the busy Singapore Strait or steer a submarine underwater. The “Navy Family” protects the shores and waters and contributes in overseas operations such as the disastrous Tsunami in 2004 and countering piracy since 2009.#

The Navy Museum, www.mindef.gov.sg

The Hungry Ghost Festival is one of the best times of the year to soak in the local culture and observe traditional rites in hyper-modern Singapore. Just as the Americans have Halloween, the Chinese have the Hungry Ghost Festival, known as Zhong Yuan Jie in Chinese, when the souls of the dead are believed to roam the earth. According to tradition, these ghosts can get naughty if ignored so all sorts of offerings are made during this period, which is the seventh month in the lunar calendar.

IMPORTANT OFFERINGSDid you ever notice those metal bins around residential areas and housing estates? They fill a certain purpose as they are specifically pro-vided to contain the stacks of hell money and paper offerings, such as cars, watches and jewellery, that are burned by relatives to appease their deceased family members, taking care of their material needs and keep them happy even in the afterlife. Also condoms and Viagra is of-fered to provide for every possible need.Do watch your step in case you trample on food left out in the open. Although many place their food offerings such as oranges, rice or even suckling pig and joss sticks on proper altars, others put them at the side of footpaths or even alongside trees.

ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE GHOSTSAnd as if satisfying the ghosts’ appetites for money and food wasn’t enough, taking care of their entertainment is also important. Large tents are set up in open fields to host lavish dinners and auctions in es-tates like Ang Mo Kio and Yishun. There are performances too, such as Chinese operas and ‘getai’, live stage performances, which feature tales of gods and goddesses, bawdy stand-up comedy, as well as traditional song and dance acts.#

Hungry Ghost Festival, August 11 –

September 9, citywide,

www.visitsingapore.com,

#sghungryghostfestival

on instagram

Today everybody has a high resolution camera in their smart phones and are snapping away like never before. This was not always the case. Not too many years ago taking a photo involved cameras and operating focus, aperture and exposing time.

The museum is in the form of a camera, the entry shaped like a lens. Around 1000 cameras from replicas of the mam-moth camera till an 11 gram camera, unique ones from spy cameras to 3D cameras and an authentic replica of the first ever photograph taken.#

Vintage Camera Museum, www.vintagecamerasmuseumsg.com

SOULS HAPPY

SNAPPING AWAY

KEEPING THE

NAVYGOING

Art and culture spill onto the streets when dusk falls at the Singapore Night Festival (SNF) as summer is coming to a close.

Photo: Pixabay

Photo: Singapore Tourism Board / Journeys PTE LTD

This exhibition introduces the rich history of Singapore’s constitutional development from its founding as a British settlement in 1819 to its emergence as a sovereign republic in 1965. Discover rare constitutional documents from the library and archives, each capturing a key moment in Singapore’s legal history and jour-ney to independence.#

Law of the Land, ongoing exhibition at the

National Gallery, www.nationalgallery.sg

LAW OF THE LAND

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Celebrity chefs, masterclasses and a feast inspired by the royalty of eons past are de-scending upon Resorts World™ Sentosa for this years culinary extravaganza.

STAR CHEF ARENAThink of this as a food court fit for royalty. In one hall, more than 50 dishes from Miche-lin-starred restaurants from the world over will be yours for the taking, starting at only SGD 10 each. Rub shoulders with the top toques: Enrico and Roberto Cerea from Italy’s three-Michelin-starred Da Vittorio and Cat Cora of Iron Chef fame, who will be serving up their acclaimed plates of heaven.

HERITAGE LANEStroll down Heritage Lane and let aromas from traditional cuisines wash over you. A

cadre of local chefs will be presenting more than 50 dishes inspired by the culinary her-itage of Spain, Thailand and Mexico, among other nations. The food ranges from the tradi-tional, like Orlando Eggleton’s tacos, to fusion fare such as Han Li Guang’s rendang (braised meat cooked in coconut milk and spices) quinoa risotto.

ROLLIN’ SWEET TIMESDo you have a sweet tooth? Not a problem. Lovers of cakes, pastries and other sweet treats will want to make a beeline for Asia’s largest dessert fair. Besides the 300 desserts that you can sample or bring home, Rollin’ Sweet Times will also be conducting free masterclasses. In-stagram star bakers Julián Ángel and Clifford Luu are teaming up to present tips and tricks on how to make their picture-perfect cakes.

FEAST OF KINGSAlways wanted a seat at the lavish banquets you see on Game of Thrones? Then gather your mates and register for Feast of Kings. You’ll be dining like the lords and ladies of centuries past. But this time, you’ll be taken care of by chefs from Michelin-starred restau-rants.

CONNOISSEUR COLLECTIONToo many cooks won’t spoil the broth, not if they’re acclaimed chefs from some of Sin-gapore’s top restaurants. In the Connoisseur Collection, three pairs of chefs will be joining forces for a series of ‘four-hands’ dinners on 25 and 26 September in RWS’ restaurants.#

Singapore is truly a foodie´s heaven. The city is literally littered with restaurants for every desire and pallet. From small food stands at the popular hawkers places to su-per fine dining at any of the star studded Michelin restaurants. It´s what the Singapor-eans do as their favourite past time, eat. To celebrate the marvelous food of Singapore the annual Great Food Festival kicks off in late September.

FESTIVALA DELICIOUS

THE GREAT FOOD FESTIVAL

Singapore’s largest food festival, a collab-oration between Resorts World™ Sentosa (RWS) and Savour Events, is primed to be the gastronomic event of the year. Sprawled over 215,000 square feet, the food spectacle will showcase chefs from Michelin-starred res-taurants, both local and international, cooking up a storm of flavours and colours.

September 21–24

www.tgff.com.sg

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ARTSCIENCE MUSEUM PANORAMIC Photo: www.marinabaysands.com

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The museum stands out as a part of the icon-ic Marina Bay Sands and boasts a constantly changing program of touring exhibits, which have included such world famous artists like Salvadore Dali: Mind of a Genius and another entitled by Polish/American pop art master Andy Warhol: 15 Minutes Eternal.

While the Singapore Art Museum and the local galleries primarily goal is to promote up-and-coming Singaporean and Asian con-temporary art, the ArtScience Museum is ar-

guably Singapore’s prestigious museum, host-ing the work of established, world-renowned artists like previously mentioned Dali and Warhol.

There is also a permanent exhibition called ArtScience Gallery. It comprises three differ-ent sections: Curiosity, Inspiration, and Ex-pression. The permanent exhibition displays objects and artefacts that pays tribute to the artistic and scientific accomplishments of hu-mankind through the ages.

The exhibitions at the museum is not limited only to artwork. Previous touring exhibitions have also included items, objects and costumes from the Titanic, showing like a time capsule the intricate details of life on board the doomed ship and the passengers personal effects. Also a very popular exhibi-tion was Harry Potter, the well known chil-drens book character with magical powers, as well as historical artefacts from Genghis Khan’s Mongolia and Tang Dynasty China.#

Elegantly designed to resemble an open lotus flower, the ArtScience Museum is representative of Singapore’s recent drive towards the construction of attractions boasting world class and ultra-modern architecture.

ARTSCIENCE MUSEUM

For more information about exhibitions, guided tours and exciting workshops visit www.marinabaysands.com/museum

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The durian is commonly known as the “King of the Fruits”, a label that can be attributed to its formidable look and overpowering odour. In its native southeastern Asia, the durian is an everyday food and portrayed in the local media in accordance with the cultural perception it has in the region. The oddly shaped Esplanade building in Singapore (Thea-tres on the Bay) is often called “The Durian” by locals.#

A delicacy to some, a dread to others. But whatever you think of it, it´s here to stay and its humble influence is to be seen even in flashy architecture. We are of course talking about the king of fruits; the durian.

KING OF FRUITS

DURIAN:Photos: Pixabay


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If you really need to chew gum to improve your life quality, Singapore is not for you. One of the only excep-tions are if you have a prescription for whatever reason.

Singapore is a very clean and friendly city and banning chewing gum is something that contributes to you being able to sit down anywhere and enjoy the city without getting gum residue on your clothes or stepping into a big blob of freshly discarded gum on the street. It makes your stay in Singapore so much nicer.#

If you were ever thinking of opening a business in Singapore, that is a great idea. If you want to produce and sell chewing gum, that´s a really bad idea. Chewing gum is prohibited by law to sell and chew, even to bring into Singapore; travellers – beware.

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ASIAN CIVILISATION MUSEUM, ACM

www.acm.org.sg

To better understand and enjoy the rich culture of South East Asia a visit to the Asian Civilisations Museum is highly recommended.

It is arguably Singapore’s most impressive museum, filled with art and artefacts from all over Asia em-phasising the diversity of ethnic groups and reli-gions to be found in the continent.

The permanent exhibits have independent sec-tions for many of the major religions in Asia, includ-ing Islam, Daoism and Buddhism. These are com-plemented by another set of exhibits centred on the multitude of ethnic groups in the region that makes especially Singapore the melting pot it has become.

Put together, they present the cultures of Asia in their full colour and richness. The interactive vid-

eo terminals scattered through the exhibits help to understand the artefacts on display by explaining their historical value as well as their importance for people belonging to the different ethnic and reli-gious groups today.

The ACM, as it´s called, has another perma-nent exhibition inspired by its location along the Singapore River, which focuses its important role in Singapore’s history as a hub for trading and com-merce.#

CULTURAL HERITAGE

Photo: Afur Wong

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Explore how influential cultural forces has formed a thriving modern community that dazzles the eyes of the world.

CAULDRON CULTURAL

BEADED SLIPPERS Photo: Singapore Tourism Board

PERANAKAN MUSEUM

www.peranakanmuseum.org.sg

The Peranakan Museum is a fascinating venue dedicated to what is known as the ‘Peranakan’ culture that is very unique to Singapore and Southeast Asia. The cultural influence of peo-ple from India, China and, later, the European colonial powers, mixed marriages between people of different cultures became increas-ingly common. The descendants of these mixed marriages, known as ‘Peranakans’, be-gan to forge a distinct community and cultur-al identity that had a tremendous influence upon society in Southeast Asia, and particu-larly in the lands that would become modern Singapore and Malaysia.

The museum offers a fascinating insight into the development of the Peranakan cul-ture, from its multi-cultural beginnings in the 18th and 19th century through to the ways in which Peranakans have adapted to the mod-ernising influences of modern times.

Like the National Museum of Singapore, the Peranakan Museum is sectioned accord-

ing to themes like food, marriage, fashion, and funerals. There are interactive videos in each segment that elaborate on the static artefacts on display, explaining their origins, their evo-lution over time, and how they have come to define the unique Peranakan culture.

The culinary impact that the Peranakans have had upon Singapore is arguably the most interesting discovery to be made at the muse-um. Even Singaporeans may not realise how much of the food served at the many hawker centres and food courts in Singapore actually have their roots in Peranakan kitchens, from the spicy laksa curry, something you just have to try while in Singapore, to the soft lushious popiah, vegetable rolls that is a staple dish for everybody. If the melting pot of cultures in Singapore intrigues you, then the Peranakan Museum is definitely on your bucket list.#

ABOVE: EXTERIOR VIEW OF PERANAKAN MUSEUM Photo: Afur WongBELOW: INTERIOR OF PERANAKAN MUSEUM Photo: Darren Soh

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Singapore is a boiling mix of nationalities and people from all over the world which contributes to the bustling pulse of the town. People from China makes out some 76% of the population and their mark is all over town and especially in the Chinatown district. So let´s go there and experience it in full colours.

CHINATOWN

LANTERN DECORATIONS IN CHINATOWN Photo: Afur Wong/ Singapore Tourism Board

A STORY OF CHINESE HERITAGESingapore’s historic Chinatown is a bustling mix of old and new, filled with traditional shops and markets as well as cool stores and cafes. The cramped five-foot-ways, dingy alleys and raucous street hawkers are relics of Chinatown’s past. Yet pockets of history remain in Chinatown, along with more modern sights. You could easily spend a few days wandering through these still-narrow streets. Family operated goldsmiths, traditional medicinal halls and teahouses ply their trades next to sleeker neighbours such as hipster bars and lifestyle shops.

EAT, DRINK AND BE VERY MERRYSingapore is all about food and eating and if you’re a devoted foodie, try the Chinatown spe-cials like ‘char kway teow’ (stir-fried noodles) and ‘satay’ (barbecued meat skewers) at Chinatown Food Street, a row of hawker stalls, shophouse restaurants and kiosks along Smith Street. For trendier tastes, chic restaurants and bars are in Neil Road, Duxton Road and Keong Saik Road. The vibe is electric in Club Street and Ann Siang Road on Friday and Saturday nights, when locals as well as expats head down for dinner, drinks and endless fun.

SO MUCH TO DOWant to shop? Buy souvenirs in Pagoda Street, ‘bak kwa’ (barbecued meat) in New Bridge Road or traditional Chinese medicine in South Bridge Road. Chinatown is where Hindu temples and mosques sit right next to Chinese temples. Sri Mariamman Temple and Jamae Mosque are on South Bridge Road, as is the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple.

To rest that weary head, stay at a boutique ho-tel in Duxton Road, Keong Saik Road and Ann Siang Road. For budget stays, try Trengganu Street, Mosque Street and Temple Street. Best of all, there’s free Wi-Fi connection all over the Chi-natown area so you can continue to be plugged in while you sightsee, shop and eat.

SEE & DOFrom migrant settlement to a vibrant heritage precinct, get captivated by the Chinatown story. With revamped exhibits at the Chinatown Herit-age Centre, immerse yourself in a multi-sensory experience of Chinese culture. First of its kind in Singapore, Singapore Musical Box Museum aims to share the history of musical boxes as well as to entertain the visitors with music from the an-tiques.

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EATThere are so many great places to fill up your tummy. Dine like a local at Chinatown Food Street, where a tantalising spread of local delights awaits. Take a break from the heat too, in the special-ly-cooled alfresco dining area. One of the pioneers of the small plate-big plate menu concept, The Disgruntled Chef, serves Modern European cuisine with touches of Asian flavours and original handcrafted cocktails – courtesy of award-winning Founder & Executive Chef Daniel Sia.

SHOPHead to iconic century year old medical oil shop Chop Wah On and take home their popular eucalypthol balms or exotic oils. These make great gifts with their traditional packaging and healing properties. Take a breather at Grassroots Book Room, a prominent Chinese bookstore/café which houses works by award-winning illustrators and serves up freshly baked bread.

BRING BACKTong Heng is home to one of the most popular egg tarts and traditional Chinese pastries on the island. With over 90 years of history, they’ve also perfected omelette toast with kaya and desserts.#

PHOTOS:

THE GOOD BEER COMPANY IN CHINATOWN Photo: Danny Santos

TWO SKY BRIDGES OF THE PINNACLE AT DUXTON Photo: Darren Soh

CROWDED CHINATOWN FOOD STREET Photo: Danny Santos

INTERIOR OF BUDDHA TOOTH RELIC TEMPLE Photos: Marklin Ang

The Mint Museum of Toys hosts a very impressive collection of 50,000 rare and antique toys from over 40 countries worldwide. From trinkets to full collections of figurines with an estimated value of over 5 million Singapore dollars.

The exhibits are arranged according to different themes such as Outer Space, to Comic Characters, then to Childhood Favourites and finally to Collectable Toys.

The Comic Characters section contains a fascinating collection of rare Batman toys, including Commissioner Gordon’s car and a Batman Robot, while the Childhood Favourites section has a huge collection of dolls and teddy bears that is said to be one of the largest in Asia. By

taking you through its impressive array of toys, the museum hopes to rekindle the memories of your own childhood, in the same way as Pix-ar’s Toy Story series, perhaps. You might even recognise some of your own toys from way back. You feel young at heart again.

The museum hopes to portray toys as more than mere playthings, to show that toys convey the culture and history of the countries in which they were made and played in. Ultimately, the museum promises to tell the story of the world in the 19th and 20th century through the unique medium of vintage toys.#

The Mint Museum of Toys , www.emint.com

See the toys you played with, recognise the ones you always wanted and explo-re a world of toys you didn´t even know existed.

TOYSTOYS, TOYS

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Hotel Jen Tanglin Singapore, by Shangri-La, is centrally located at the start of Orchard Road and within minutes from Singapore Botanic Gardens, a UNESCO heritage site. The modern and stylish hotel caters to both business and leisure travellers offering vibrant dining options, meeting and event spaces for celebrations and functions, as well as a comfortable fuss-free stay peppered with a dash of fun.

JEN AGAINTOP OF TANGLIN

All photos: Jen Tanglin Singapore

WHAT´S NEW?All guest rooms are equipped with the latest travel amenity – handy. This complimentary smartphone provides unlimited phone calls to Singapore, Australia, China, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malay-sia, Philippines, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom and the United States of America. Grab a handy and have the freedom to explore the city with free inter-net access, map navigation and insider city guides.

CONTEMPORARY AND MODERN DESIGN After an extensive SGD 45 million makeover in 2015, the hotel offers a contemporary and functional environment suited for business and leisure travellers, as reflected in the de-sign of the brand-new 565 rooms and suites, public spaces and dining venues. The lobby is a playful yet subtle showcase of art pieces inspired by adventure and travel, including a ‘trickeye’ wall with bicycles. The energet-ic ambiance carries over to the guest rooms which feature a contemporary design incor-porating local references such as shophous-es, orchids and bicycles. Designed with the modern traveller in mind, the rooms offer innovative working areas and clever storage spaces alongside universal sockets and USB

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charging outlets. The comfortable mattress with 300-thread-count linens and high-pressure shower ensure a refreshing stay.

RESTAURANTS AND BAR J65, the all-day dining restaurant, reflects Singa-pore’s multicultural cuisine through its sumptuous buffets and a-la-carte menu. Guests who are in a rush can grab a complimentary takeaway breakfast box and coffee-to-go.

Jen’s Kitchen On-the-Go serves artisanal coffee roasted by Hook Coffee, a local coffee entrepreneur. Connectivity is key! Enjoy the fast free WiFi, charg-ing stations, computer and printer to facilitate your business needs.

Ah Hoi’s Kitchen offers alfresco dining with au-thentic Singapore flair and the signature Singapore Chilli Crab is a must-try.

Rumpoles Bar is where guests can enjoy creative cocktails, refreshing Singaporean beer or a night-cap.

STAY CONNECTED Staying connected at Hotel Jen is a given. Enjoy fast and free WiFi throughout the hotel, use the compli-mentary handy smartphone to enjoy international

calls and internet outside of the hotel, enjoy access to the PressReader app with over 7,000 magazines and newspapers and mobile charging stations to keep you plugged in and ready to go.

DOWNTOWN LOCATION Hotel Jen Tanglin is situated in the central region of Singapore and at the start of Orchard Road. The hotel is in close proximity to the Singapore Botanic Gardens, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as medical centres and embassies. It is conveniently connected to Tanglin Mall, a one-stop lifestyle mall with a supermarket, shops, restaurants and other services.

FACILITIES AND SERVICES Ballroom and meeting facilities for up to 300 people Large 30m resort-style outdoor pool set amidst lush greenery 24-hour fitness centre Shuttle service to Orchard Road and the central business district Af-fordable wash-and-fold service at one price for un-limited items in a laundry bag Vending machines selling snacks and travel amenities 24-hour room service Complimentary fruit-infused water in the lobby.#

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Singapore is attracting more and more critically acclaimed chefs and internationally renowned restaurant names, further strengthening what is one of the most popular pastimes on the island: eating. Progressive, innovative and culturally diverse, it’s no wonder so many restaurants here find themselves on the world’s best restaurants lists.

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Taiwanese-born chef André Chiang has one key principle: each of the eight dishes on his ever-changing menu correlates to a set of eight elements. The bold flavours in his foie gras with black truffle evoke the ‘memory’ of diners, whilst his ‘pure’ dishes are prepared without seasoning or the use of electricity. It sounds like borderline pretentious, but with Restaurant André consistently ranking in Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants, the culinary world seems to think it works on a world-beating level.

JAAN 70th Floor, 2 Stamford Road, Swissôtel the

Stamford, Phone: +65 6837 3322

Boasting panoramic views of the Singapore skyline, restaurant Jaan’s wow-factor starts before you’ve even taken your first bite. It’s no surprise that this intimate 40-seat venue has been a permanent fixture on critically-ac-claimed lists of best restaurants in Asia, with its French menu delighting even the most discerning of food critiques. Jaan’s five or sev-en-course set menu brings the finest seasonal ingredients to centre stage to enhance delica-cies such as fresh oysters, langoustine, caviar, foie gras and pigeon.

IGGY’S 581 Orchard Road, Hilton Singapore Hotel

Phone: +65 6732 2234

Ask any Singaporean what the best restaurant in the country is and the name ‘Iggy’s’ will more than likely pop up. The award-winning restaurant is synonymous with creative, del-icate flavours inspired by all corners of the culinary world. Diners can enjoy some par-ticularly flamboyant sounding dishes such as cappellini with sakura ebi, and tuna belly with pinot noir, all in the cool surroundings of the Hilton Singapore Hotel on Orchard Road.

THE TIPPLING CLUB CHINATOWN 38 Tanjong Pagar Road,

Phone: +65 6475 2217

After enjoying half a decade of success on Dempsey Hill, this critically acclaimed restau-rant is enjoying a new lease of life after mov-ing to the more central Chinatown area. Eng-lish-born head chef Ryan Clift takes the word innovative to a whole new level, with his min-

iature cheesecakes bottled up in prescription bottles. Other odd combos include the ome-lette with smoked eel and caviar, which can be washed down with some beetroot, horserad-ish and sorrel juice. Weird? Yes! Wonderful? Absolutely!

RAFFLES GRILL CIVIC DISTRICTRaffles Hotel, 1 Beach Road,

Phone: +65 6412 1816

The classic setting and long history behind the Raffles Hotel render this dining experience a must. Don’t be misled by the elegant coloni-al British inspired interiors; the menu leans towards contemporary French, where classic dishes evolve into extraordinary works of art. The multi-course, Raffles’ favourites such as caviar, duck liver, lobster and fillet steak going hand-in-hand with the pianist playing in the background and the most impeccable service in Singapore.

WAKU GHIN MARINA BAY SANDS Marina Bay Sands, Phone: +65 6688 8507

Waku Ghin is acclaimed celebrity chef Tet-suya Wakuda’s fine-dining restaurant. The intimate restaurant´s dining concept is based upon a multi-faceted use of space, where din-ers can move from room to room. The 8,000 sqft restaurant features a 3,000-label wine list as well as an intimate lounge at the entrance for aperitifs with four unique dining rooms featuring private enclosures for small parties. Following this, diners then move into the main dining room, coffee and digestifs, while taking in the floor-to-ceiling views of the Sin-gapore skyline.

CUT BY WOLFGANG PUCK The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands,

Phone +65 6688 8517

The second Marina Bay Sands restaurant not to be missed is CUT by Wolfgang Puck, simply this is the best steakhouse in Singapo-re. Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck imports in only the finest, freshest cuts of beef such as American sirloin, ribeye and filet, alongside more exclusive varieties such as Australian Angus and Japanese Wagyu and Kobe. Don’t expect your usual steakhouse settings either; the decor and ambiance oozes class and sop-histication, making this not only Singapore’s best steakhouse, but also its poshest. Meat in style.#

Photo: visitSingapore.com

Photo: Singapore Tourism Board

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The Formula 1 circus is coming to town in September with lots of activities and fun for everybody.

RACING AT DUSK

Photo: Chuttersnap/Unsplash

2008 was the first year for the Singapore Grand Prix and it has developed into one of the most exciting races over the racing season with lots of speed and daring races on the magnificent track. Singapore´s Marina Bay Street Circuit is the slowest court but with its narrow streets and bumpy tarmac it is one of the most demanding tracks in the world.

All the teams are present with their world class drivers that battle it out at blistering speeds. A fun fact is that the first winner of the Singapore Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso, is still in the driver seat and will this year compete for the McLaren-Renault team.

But the Singapore Grand Prix is so much more than just the race on Sunday. Lots of events for the whole family is going on during the week leading up to the race. So you don´t have to be a designate motor head to be able to enjoy the festivities.#

Singapore Grand Prix, Marina Bay Street Circuit, September 16, www.singaporegp.sg

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THE GLAM OF KAMPONG GLAM

Discover Kampong Glam’s rich history, living traditions, excellent eateries and trendy shops in this vibrant neigh- bourhood. Most Singaporeans say Kampong Glam really is glamorous. The area has an magic blend of history, culture and a super-trendy lifestyle scene.

A MALAY ENCLAVEKampong Glam has its origins as a thriving port town and is Singapore’s oldest urban quarter. In Malay, the word ‘Kampong’ means “compound”, while ‘Glam’ is often attributed to the gelam tree which was found and used locally for boat-making, medicine and even as a seasoning for food. In 1822, Sir Stamford Raffles allocated the area to the Malay Sultan Hussain Mohammed Shah and others in the Muslim community, including Arab and Bugis traders.

DELIGHTS APLENTYToday, the grounds of the ‘Istana’ (‘palace’) is home to the Malay Her-itage Centre, where you can get to know Malay history and culture better. You’ll love the selection of culinary delights here, from lo-cal delicacies such as nasi padang (steamed rice served with various dishes) and Malay kuih (‘cakes’) to Middle Eastern, Japanese, Swedish and even Mexican fare. Shoppers will head to colourful Haji Lane, a row of

multi-label stores, quirky boutiques as well as hip bars and cafes. Or pick up traditional wares such as Persian carpets, kebaya dresses and hand-made perfumes from Arab Street and Bussorah Street. Kampong Glam truly comes alive during Ramadan (Muslim fasting month) leading up to Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Join in the ‘breaking of fast’ (iftar) in the eve-nings, or stroll through the bustling night markets.

SEE & DOYou can’t miss the massive golden domes and huge prayer hall of Sul-tan Mosque, the focal point for Sin-gapore’s Muslim community. The Malay Heritage Centre is a must-visit if you’re keen on learning about the rich history of Singapore’s Malay community.

BACK ALLEY OF HAJI LANE. Photo: Marklin Ang

SHOP ALLEY AT HAJI LANE. Photo: Danny Santos.

A CLOSE UP EVENING VIEW OF THE UPPER SECTION OF THE SULTAN MOSQUE

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Schhhh...SINGAPORE FLAUNTS THE

BIGGEST AND MOST AMAZING SHOWS IN THE WORLD.

INTERNATIONAL SUPERSTARS AND ASIAN PERFORMERS

WILL FOR SURE DAZZLE AND INSPIRE YOU.

Singapore has the honor to invite and be visited by all the major inter-national ballet companies. Russian, European and American dancers perform masterful pieces of classical ballets for you to enjoy.

4 UTo enjoyBallet



Photos: Pixabay

Photos: Pixabay

EATThe nasi padang (Indonesian dishes flavoured with spices and served with rice) at Hjh Maimunah is famous among locals.

Café and boutique Maison Ikkoku on Kandahar Street offers tasty modern food, and also houses an excellent rooftop cocktail bar.

WESTERN CUISINE FROM MAISON IKKOKU. Photo: Afur Wong

SIFR AROMATICS – PERFUME SHOP IN KAMPONG GLAM, HAJI LANE. Photo: Afur Wong

SHOPRoyal Fabrics on Arab Street has exquisite fabrics like Malay and Indonesian batik.

Independent multi-label store Threadbare & Squirrel on North Bridge Road stocks a wide range of trendy clothes.

BRING BACKArabic perfumes, massage oils, body soap and shower creams from fragrance boutique Jamal Kazura Aromatics on Busso-rah Street.#

A Chartered Accountant of Singapore with more than 10 years in the accounting and financial industry, Angie See’s leap into the real estate industry is distinguished by personal excellence and a string

of prestigious accolades. Her strong analytical skills and passion for property market research have propelled her to the role of

Associate Division Director with ERA.

In 2017, she identified the potential in high-end, luxury properties In 2017, she identified the potential in high-end, luxury properties in the Core Central Region. With her sound acumen in the property market, she achieved high-volume sales in 2017 with the bulk of it from properties in Districts 9 and 10. This outstanding achievement

placed her in the Top 1% Achievers in ERA. To date, Angie consistently clinches a spot in various

Top Achievers lists.

Conscientious and committed to providing her utmost, she is highly Conscientious and committed to providing her utmost, she is highly regarded as a real estate professional by her clients. She keeps

herself updated on the latest frameworks and developments in the property market. Also a Singapore Accredited Mortgage Planner,

she is able to guide her clients on advanced financing strategies and a sensible financial plan to cater to their investment profiles.

Angie has earned a solid client base of repeat clients and referrals Angie has earned a solid client base of repeat clients and referrals over the years. With her in-depth understanding of market patterns

and trends, her client base trusts her honest advice and expert judgement in purchasing and selling properties at optimum price. A

personable and reliable individual, she believes in developing a long-term relationship with her clients. Going above and beyond,

she strives to provide a smooth, hassle-free and rewarding experience for her clients in managing their experience for her clients in managing their

property investment portfolios.

ANGIE SEEAssociate Division Director

Angie See | Realtor | Associate Division Director | ERA

CEA Reg. No.: R056368HChartered Accountant (Singapore)

Singapore Accredited Mortgage PlannerReal Estate Salesperson Certificate

M: +65 8822 0001 | E: [email protected]: angiesee.com | WeChat ID: Angie-ERA

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Parenting is a 24/7 job. You can’t apply for leave. But for your sanity’s sake, you’re allowed to sneak out for a little break once in a while!How about a spa treat on your precious time out? For once, you get to do nothing while someone else – the massage therapist – does all the work. Doesn’t that sound awesome?

To help you save on time, we’ve done the research for you. Here are our picks of some of the most pampering and interesting spas in Singapore to visit, in the north, south, east, west, central and not forgetting Sentosa, the mother of all spa locations.

SPASOUR FAVOURITE...

AURIGA – A CELESTIAL EXPERIENCECapella Singapore, Sentosa Island

Phone: +65 6591 5023

The signature treatments are designed around the lunar cycle. Titled New Moon, Waxing Moon, Full Moon and Waning Moon, each treatment is offered only when it corresponds to the particular stage the moon is in. The idea is to take advantage of the varying energies of the lunar phases to align you with the rhythms of nature for optimum wellbeing.

This spa also offers various other treat-ments and packages that will have you over the moon too.

ESPA – LUXURIOUS INDULGENCE8 Sentosa Gateway, Sentosa Island

Phone: +65 6577 8880

ESPA boasts a host of pampering facilities including Singapore’s first authentic Turkish Hammam, forest onsen-style pools and a spa café. If you’re wondering if this place is worth all the hype, even Joel Robuchon, the most Michelin-starred chef in the world, has giv-en his endorsement on the spa’s website. So all you need now is to find a good excuse to indulge!

ESPA has won multiple awards including Luxury Resort Spa, Best in Singapore and Most Pampering Treatment.

IKEDA SPA PRESTIGE – JAPANESE BLISS6 Eu Tong Sen Street, Clarke Quay Central

Phone: +65 6388 8080,2

Their mission is to deliver a Japanese wow experience through Omotenashi - the heart of Japanese hospitality. Designed around the concept of ryokans from the Edo period, the spa offers the first Hinoki Onsen Bath expe-rience. Its Zen Candle Therapy Massage uses Ikeda’s own customised massage zen candles to create a nourishing salve for the skin.A special mention of the Geisha Organic Facial treatment uses UV-sanitised nightin-gale droppings, a traditional beauty secret kept by geishas in Japan.

NIMBLE/KNEAD – YOUR MIND WILL TRAVEL66 Eng Watt Street #01-28, Tiong Bahru

Estate, Phone: +65 6438 3933

With its industrial chic design and shipping container treatment rooms, Nimble/Knead

fits in perfectly with its hip Tiong Bahru neighbours – the indie bookstores, quirky fashion boutiques, and Instagram-friendly cafés. Housed in a conserved shophouse the concept stems from a desire to “transport” guests to wherever their minds take them, as their bodies are kneaded to total relaxation.How about a “trip” to Bali, made possible by Nimble/Knead’s signature Destination Bali massage.

MASEGO – THE SAFARI SPA333 Boon Lay Way, Level 3, Leisure Wing

Phone: +65 6790 1661

With a safari-themed spa in this part of Singa-pore, it’s indeed the “Wild Wild West”. You get to enjoy your treatment in one of 14 canopied tents, lulled to total relaxation by the hum-ming of tropical birds. The spa has interest-ing treatments such as Cleopatra’s Sandbath Detox Therapy, an ancient Egyptian remedy that will have you immersed in a tub of heated sand that has been treated with aromatic salts and herbs! A plus is its late closing hours.

SPA APERIAL BEAUTY HAIR NAILVibes @ East Coast, 308 Telok Kurau Road

Phone: +65 6348 8343

All treatments are performed in rooms with beautiful sea view wall murals by professionals who will pamper you and use the latest tech-nology to get the best results for long lasting beauty. Although it’s known more for its facial therapies, the spa has received good reviews for its Body Hot Stone Therapy and has been recognised by World Luxury Spa Awards, Eu-ropean Health & Spa Award, and the like.

ARAMSA SPA - CARE AND COMFORT1384 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1, Bishan Park 2

Phone: +65 6456 6556

Located within the Bishan Park, Aramsa Spa pioneered the garden spa concept and infuses natural remedies with botanical extracts. Im-mersed within the lush greenery of a nation-al park, it has uniquely designed treatment rooms with designs in harmony with the gar-den.This spa offers treatments for kids as well. The little one can get a Mini Swedish Recharge while you pamper yourself with the Aramsa Touch, the signature fusion massage. Relax and bond with each other at the same time.#

Photo: Pixabay

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INSTALLATION IN PROGRESS: EXHIBITION-MAKING AND THE SINGAPORE ART MUSEUMWhat is an exhibition? How is an exhibition made? And why do we make exhibitions?

Exhibitions are core to the life of a muse-um and Installation in Progress takes a closer look at exhibition making from the perspec-tives of three parties: the curator, the artist and the audience.

Installation in Progress charts Singapore Art Museum’s exhibition history, presents a new artwork commission from Singaporean artist Michael Lee, and an interactive compo-nent that lets visitors try out their own exhibi-tion plans. In doing so, the presentation sur-veys the spectrum of SAM’s past exhibitions, the current day and speculates on future pos-sibilities.

Singapore Art Museum, SAM, makes the art of putting together

exhibitions an interesting show of skill, knowledge and effort. A

special contemporary art prize highlights moderna artists. For all explorers of all ages, a fun world through time engages the mind.STORIES

ROOMS WITH

MAYUKO KANAZAWA’S UTSUROI IROHA (2014), THE IMAGINARIUM EXHIBITION.

STÉPHANE MASSON’S MOMENTARIUM (2018), THE IMAGINARIUM EXHIBITION. All Photos: Singapore Art Museum

(LEFT) BOEDI WIJAJA’S ROUND AND ROUND AND BACK HOME AGAIN (2018), THE IMAGINARIUM EXHIBITION. (RIGHT) THASNAI SETHASEREE, UNTITLED (HUA LAMPHONG), 2016. FINALIST AND ONE OF THE WINNERS OF THE JUROR’S CHOICE AWARD OF THE APB FOUNDATION SIGNATURE ART PRIZE 2018.

SINGAPORE ART MUSEUM

www.singaporeartmuseum.sg#singaporeartmuseum

Through presentations and re-presentations of a museum’s collection, artwork commissions, adaptations and loans, each exhibition also brings together a kaleidoscope of artistic lenses through which the world can be viewed anew.

Until 26 August 2018, SAM Curve

ASIA PACIFIC BREWERIES FOUNDA-TION SIGNATURE ART PRIZE 2018Inaugurated in 2008 by the Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation and the Singapore Art Museum, the triennial APB Foundation Signature Art Prize re-turns for its fourth edition in 2018. Recognising outstanding examples of contemporary art from both emerging and established artists over the previous three years, the prize puts the spotlight on the most compelling, cogent and complex works of art from the Asia-Pacific rim to the re-gion of Central Asia.

Until September 2 2018, National Museum of

Singapore

IMAGINARIUM: INTO THE SPACE OF TIMESingapore Art Museum invites all dauntless time travellers to Imaginarium: Into the Space of Time, the eighth edition of the museum’s annual family-friendly exhibition.Mysterious yet imbued in every living being, time has fascinated humankind for ages. From chart-ing the movements of planets to cataloguing our days, new tools of measure are constantly being created to frame or direct our lives.

Join SAM as we discover what the fourth di-mension means to different people and cultures. Explore the myths and theories that shape our memories and futures, and ponder relationships between time and space. Through interactive art-works by artists from the region and around the world, the 2018 edition of Imaginarium invites the audience to engage their senses and expand their horizons in this journey through time.#

Until August 26 2018, SAM at 8Q

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When in Singapore you must absolutely try the signature dish of the town, the chilli crab. It can be a messy business eating but nevertheless worth every stain. There are a lot of places taking pride in cooking the best crab in town and we would like to recommend five of the top restaurants serving this delicious, hard-shelled creature of the sea. The secret behind a perfect chilli crab is the sweet, savoury and somewhat spicy tomato sauce they come covered with. In surveys over the years the chilli crab lists high as one of the worlds most delicious foods and the Singapore chilli crab is an iconic seafood dish which is a must to complete the culinary exploring journey of any traveler. And here are the five seafood restaurants in Singapore for you to have the best chilli crab.

TOP 5 CHILLI CRABS

OF SINGAPORE


1. LONG BEACH SEAFOOD RESTAURANT220 Stadium Boulevard, phone (65) 6344

7722, daily 11:00 - 15:00; 17:00 - 01:15

A SPICY VERSION OF CHILLI CRAB: Long Beach’s chilli crab is granted to be the highest rank of seafood feast, especially for chilli – seafood lovers. The higher level of spiciness sets this restaurant apart from oth-ers. The gravy is an impeccable combination of spiciness, sweetness and saltiness, comple-menting perfectly with mantou. And how is the crab? Absolutely, it is the best of your dish with very juicy and fresh flesh.

BEST PLACE TO HAVE BLACK PEPPER CRAB: This legendary dish was firstly created by a talented chef of Long Beach. Since then, black pepper crab has become a Long Beach’s sig-nature dish and obtained the remarkable rep-utation amongst restaurants. As such, crabs are served up on your table with a perfectly coated layer of fragrant and delicious black pepper sauce, making the fresh and succulent flesh tastiest.

2. NO SIGNBOARD SEAFOOD RESTAURANT414 Geylang, Singapore 389392, phone

(65) 6842 3415, daily 12:00 - 01:00

CHILLI CRAB WITH VARIOUS LEVEL OF SPICINESS: If you order chilli crab at No Signboard, you are best served with the level of spiciness on your own taste. A No Signboard’s chilli crab plate is always in tantalization; appearance may be sometimes pretty messy, though.

HOME TO BEST WHITE PEPPER CRAB: No Signboard ‘invented’ Singaporean white pepper crab, in fact. No other places provide better white pepper crab than No Signboard. The restaurant possesses a perfect recipe of this dish. The peppery taste is strong but doesn’t overwhelm the sweetness of crab’s flesh. Served with some vegetables, this pep-per sauce-coated crab dish goes well with fried rice.

3. JUMBO SEAFOOD RESTAURANT20 Upper Circular Road #B1-48

The Riverwalk, phone (65) 6534 3435, daily

12:00 – 15:00, 18:00 – 00:00

CLASSIC CHILLI CRAB: The thing that defines the style and tastes for chilli crab at a seafood restaurant must be the chilli sauce. No doubt, the chilli sauce of Jum-bo lives up to its reputation – a classic version, which is thick, sweet, and slightly spicy. Its spiciness level is at the lowest one, compared with its other counterparts, so it might be just nice for Western palates.

IN A CLASSY AMBIENCE: The high quality chilli crab in a classy ambi-ence makes passed-by people jealous. Jumbo seafood at Boat Quay is located by the river-side, overlooking the splendid Singapore Riv-er. At the outdoor seating area, you can get a good view of Singapore’s old port, plentiful modern skyscrapers, iridescent reflection on the river, running twakow boats and the styl-ish people of all kinds. The air-conditioned dining area inside is nicely set up for a chilled-out night. Jumbo is definitely a fashionable seafood restaurant in Singapore.

4. RED HOUSE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT AT EAST COAST#01-05, East Coast Seafood Centre, 1204

East Coast Parkway, phone (65) 6442

3112, daily 12:00 – 23:30, weekends 11:00

- 23:30

DELECTABLE CHILLI CRAB: Whether you want to have super fresh crab or a unique flavour of chilli sauce, Red House Seafood is an ideal place. Red House’s chilli gravy is sweet rather than savoury and this luscious sauce is gone well with crab meat or deep fried mantous that deserves to die for.

COMFORTABLE AMBIENCE: Red House Seafood offers chilli crab in a com-fortable, fresh and airy ambience. To experi-ence the dining to the full, it’s better to choose outdoor seating to relax yourself with the sea breeze and ocean view. Red House Seafood at East Coast is situated right in the East Coast Seafood Centre and this spacious restaurant carries enough seats for large groups.

5. MELLBEN SEAFOOD AT ANG MO KIO#01-1222, 232 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3,

phone (65) 6285 6762, daily 16:30 - 23:30

DELICIOUS CHILLI CRAB: Chilli crab at Mellben is one of the best in our Lion city. You can always get very big crabs in thick, spicy and slightly sweet chilli sauce. Just request for a less spicy plate if you cannot bear high level of spiciness.

BEST PLACE TO HAVE CLAYPOT CRAB BEE HOON: Claypot crab bee hoon (also known as clay-pot crab vermicelli soup) is basically a noo-dles soup dish, highlighted by milky broth, which is rich with the aroma and sweetness from crabs. For many locals, Mellben is the best place to enjoy claypot crab bee hoon - a crab dish that may be new to your culinary dictionary but can make you melt from the first spoon of soup.

OUTSTANDING BUTTER CRAB: Close your eyes and imagine a big crab coat-ed with thick, buttery, sweet and slightly spicy sauce. The combination of seafood and butter may not be something out of your world, but Mellben’s recipe is really out of this world. It is a dish to die for.

Most of these restaurants have not only one place so ask around.#

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OMM revisits Gustav Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony after its critically acclaimed 2010 performance. The epic and invigorating Resurrection took six years to perfect and changed the musical landscape forever. Combining enormous orchestral forces with a massive chorus and two vocal soloists, the Symphony takes the listener from early solemnity to an apocalyptic conclusion, depicting earthly terror and heavenly trans-cendence.

GRAND SCALE

EPIC MUSIC ON A

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OMM10: MAHLER 2

August 18, Esplanade Concert Hall

www.orchestra.sg

The Merlion is the national personification of Singapore. The name combines the words “mer”, meaning the sea, and “lion”. The fish body represents Singapore’s origin as a fishing village and the lion head rep-resents Singapore’s original name—Singapura—meaning “lion city”.

In 1972 it was originally placed at the mouth of the Singapore River. In 2002, the statue and its cub were moved 120 metres to the current place in Merlion Park where it stands in front of The Fullerton Hotel.

It measures 8.6 metres high and weighs 70 metric tons. In daily speach Singaporeans often substitute the term “Merlion”

instead of vomiting, in reference of the constant gushing of water from the Merlion’s mouth. It is now used by Singaporean medical staff as slang for a patient who suffers from vomiting.#

Standing tall close to the Marina Bay Sands, the symbol of Singapore is the mystical creature of the Merlion. It even has its own park. Not too bad for a animal with a lion´s head and the body of a fish. Here is its story.

THE STORY OF THE

MERLION


At the heart of the Orchestra of the Music Makers (OMM) is a shared love of music and an idealistic optimism in pursuing that passion to its fullest.

OMM is a 140 musician strong volunteer or-chestra comprising classically trained musicians from all parts of society, united in their wish to perform together as an ensemble. Most members are pursuing careers outside of music but have em-braced this opportunity to pursue their keen interest in orchestral performance. At 23 years of age on av-erage, they are students and working professionals in diverse fields. But despite their academic and pro-

fessional commitments, OMM’s musicians remain dedicated to their artistic goals, and consistently contribute to the best of their abilities.

Since its establishment in 2008, the Orchestra has grown from a small musical initiative, champi-oned by a few friends, into a symphony orchestra of international repute. Under the mentorship of Music Director Chan Tze Law, OMM has developed a tremendous presence in the Singaporean music scene and beyond.#

Chan Tze Law – conductorSiobhan Stagg – soprano Caitlin Hulcup – mezzo soprano Maior Chorus (Toh Ban Sheng – chorus master)

All photos: Yong Junyi

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The range of Singapore shopping malls is so vast that some visitors to this tiny island state book their plane tickets purely for one reason: to shop til they drop! The shopping hub of the country, Orchard Road, features heavily on our Top 10 list, with mega malls such as ION Orchard and Ngee Ann City Mall both firm favourites. Singapore shopping malls are diverse too; a trip to Little India’a 24-hour Mustafa Centre certainly makes for a memorable experience, and VivoCity, near Sentosa, is so big you could spend a whole week shopping, dining and exploring its various entertainment facilities. All of these - and more - feature in our list of the Top 10 Shopping Malls in Singapore!

SHOPPINGOUR FAVOURITE...

FAR EAST PLAZA 14 Scotts Road

www.fareastplaza.com.sg

Far East Plaza on Orchard Road is one of Sin-gapore’s older shopping complexes attracting a young cool crowd looking for one-off bar-gain buys from unknown designers. Around 800 retail outlets occupy the six level mall catering to a mix of young students and tour-ists looking for something different. Fashion shops are on the casual and often outrageous side, tourists tend to visit more for the dis-counts available on items such as cameras and CD’s.

NGEE ANN CITY391 Orchard Road

www.ngeeanncity.com.sg

Ngee Ann City is something of a shopping centre landmark on Orchard Road, having de-livered brand names, book stores, beauty par-lours and restaurants to well-heeled shoppers since the last century. The mall also boasts an art and creativity section and the Takashima-ya department store over seven levels. Design-er labels are aplenty including Cartier, Hugo Boss, Dior and Gucci.

BUGIS JUNCTION BUGIS 3 New Bugis Street

www.bugisstreet.com.sg

This is one of the more vibrant shopping malls; part indoor department store, part open-air shopping street, this modern retail space feels like a combination of the Bugis Street Market and Bugis+ mall that both sit across the road. The mall also benefits from Bugis Street MRT Station, just a few stops away from the cen-tre of Singapore. The standout feature here is the huge glass roof that provides a handsome shelter, as well as the cute colonial shop hous-es and hawker-style carts that line the main shopping avenue.

ION ORCHARD 2 Orchard Turn

www.ionorchard.com

A stylish architectural wonder, ION Orchard glows like a futuristic beacon at the end of Or-chard Road enticing fashionistas and luxury shoppers inside. Welcome to Singapore’s most glamorous shopping complex a glass, marble and steel work of art where there are even ex-tra special toilets for high spending custom-ers and celebrities. Superior services include

butler style concierge and a celebrity chef fine dining establishment.

MUSTAFA CENTRE LITTLE INDIA 145 Syed Alwi Road

www.mustafa.com.sg

Open 24 hours, the Mustafa Centre offers a unique market style shopping experience. De-signer products are in abundance at low prices with everything from textiles to watches and electronics on sale. The mall is actually two department stores joined together with goods sold under the Mustafa name and streamlined by type.

KNIGHTSBRIDGE MALL270 Orchard Road

www.knightsbridge.com.sg

Knightsbridge Mall forms part of the trend-setting Grand Park Orchard Hotel. The mall is very cutting edge in design allowing retail outlets to completely customise their space via double façade frontages and direct street access. Flagship stores dominate this four level shopping centre which focuses sole-ly on fashion and jewellers. Dining is offered at the five-star hotel next door which, like the mall, is a dazzling creation of glass chic.

PARAGON SHOPPING CENTRE 290 Orchard Road

www.paragon.com.sg

Multi award-winning Paragon is a high-end mall housing luxury consumer goods and sought after in-trend brands from across the world. Spread across six levels are fashion stores, eateries, designer department outlets and sports boutiques including Jimmy Choo, Canale Patisserie Chocolatier, Muji and Nike. Parents will find plenty of choice in brand name kids clothing such as Armani Kids, Petit Bateau and Guess Kids.

MANDARIN GALLERY 333A Orchard Road

www.mandaringallery.com.sg

Formerly known as the Meritus Mandarin Shopping Arcade, the sparkling Mandarin Gallery brings the very best international de-signers and personalised tailored shopping to Orchard road. Situated adjoined to the pres-tigious Mandarin Orchard hotel, the mall is compact but very couture with brands such as Marc Jacobs and Just Cavalli showcasing high-end merchandise.#

Photo: Pixabay

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Singapore´s hot spots for kids to frolic in is certainly the many shopping malls. But after a while the kids and youngsters want a little bit more excitement than just going in and out of stores looking for things to buy. This is the time to go bananas and burn some of that extra energy off.

UP IN THE AIR

AIRZONE

CONTINUE >>

UP, UP & away

ADVENTURE IN NATURE

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please call (+65) 8332 7177

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At City Square Mall you can get really bouncy and jump into the world of the first suspend-ed playground in town, The Air Zone. Way up in the air, five stories high, there is a world of excitement and fun in four levels. Become your favourite superhero to defy gravity and embark on lots of adventurous fun and crazi-ness. Experience being a true Airstronaut and enjoy every level of fun at The Air Zone. Why

not go for a dive into the ball pit or get lost in the 3D maze.

The fun isn´t limited to the young but is also there for the young at heart. Parents can be seen enjoying the slides and doing the moonwalk in the suspended nets and tumble around in the ball pit cheering their kids on and having a marvelous time.#

AIR ZONE

Located at Level 2 at City Square Mall, 180 Kitchener Road. Open 11 am–9 pm.

www.airzone.sg

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SMALL BUT POWERFULThe Singapore story is well known. How it achieved independence from the British in 1965 amid serious doubt it could survive at all with its tiny size and severe lack of natural resources. Yet the island succeeded against all odds, deftly navigating its way through stormy waters of domestic turbulence, regional tur-moil and international politics. It made use of every single advantage it had, emerging on the world stage as a major commercial hub, financial centre and global player, in short, the little country that wanted to succeed and did.

A PARADE THAT TRULY DAZZLESAnd in this way, the national narrative has been shaped over the years, a narrative that is retold in varying ways every year during the National Day Parade. Audience members sit back to enjoy a stunning spectacle of military parades, multi-cultural song-and-dance per-formances that make out the ethnic diversi-ty of Singapore and aerial high jinks capped by a breathtaking firework extravaganza set against the stunning cityscape framed by the beautiful Marina Waterfront. With the over-whelming displays, rousing songs and pulsat-ing energy creating such an electric atmos-phere you’d almost think that you would like to become a Singaporean.

BAGGING IT FOR JOYSpectators at the show also get a ‘funpack’, the National Day Parade version of a goodie bag. Large, lightweight and water-resistant,

the design varies from year to year and will be stuffed with all sorts of things, from snacks and drinks to bandannas and lightsticks.

WHERE TO GOSingapore Flyer – Standing 165 metres tall above ground, this observation wheel offers stunning views of the city by day or by night. Naturally, it’s also one of the best places to watch the National Day fireworks.

Marina Barrage – The only reservoir in the Central Business District, this is a great place to soak in the festive vibe. Enjoy its amazing vantage point, with the twinkling city lights reflected in its still waters.

Marina Bay – Besides joining in the Na-tional Day festivities, why not take some time to explore the area? From award-winning dining experiences to iconic attractions and innovative experiences, Marina Bay offers a treat for all senses.#

Singapore is for sure one of Asia´s most colourful and magic places. And as Singapore roars to life on Natio-nal Day, it remembers its splendid rise to independence and beyond. You know it´s that time of the year when you are witnessing the lead-up to the country’s National Day as the island starts turning a particular shade of red and white, largely from the flags fluttering from buildings, houses and even cars.

CELEBRATIONS FOR SINGAPORE

NATIONAL DAY

August 9, citywide, www.visitsingapore.com #singaporenationalday on instagram

Photos: Singapore Tourism Board

Dance has been a way of expression for thousands of years and whether you are into graceful classical ballet or funky moves to modern beats there are many venues to enjoy the art of dance.


Photo: Pixabay

FUNKY MOVES

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Photos: Singapore Tourism Board

Perhaps one of the quirkiest of the museums in Singapore, the Philatelic Museum pays

tribute to the hobby of stamp-collecting and show how culture and history has been reflected

on the outside of an envelope.

STAMPSOUR WORLD ON

In this era of super sonic e-mail, texting and digital messaging the old fashioned letter and the art of colourful stamps is underrated. The Philatelic Museum transforms the mundane of the past into an engaging celebration of stamps and their history. Why not pop in and choose one, or several, fantastic postcards, write something nice, put a beautiful stamp and send it away letting your friends and fam-ily enjoy the amazing art of postal stamps.

THE LITTLE PRINCE: BEHIND THE STORYBased on the book The Little Prince, written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the exhibition celebrates the 75th anniversary of the publica-tion. Discover how the well-loved story came about and the unusual man behind its crea-tion. Meet unforgettable characters from The Little Prince and experience its iconic mo-ments. On display are stamps and philatelic materials, personal belongings of the author, illustrations, books, as well as sculptures by Arnaud Nazare-Aga.

Until March 17 2019

ALL ABOUT DOGS – CHILDREN’S EXHIBITIONOriginating from wolf ancestors, this amazing animal is more than a pet. Using its keen sense of smell and hearing, it provides protection, security checks at immigration control, search and rescue, guide and assistance, and herding for farm animals. The exhibition will also sniff out what the 2018 Earth Dog year has in store for all the 12 animal zodiac signs.

Until December 1 2018

YOU’VE GOT MAIL You’ve Got Mail! is a two-part exhibition that celebrates the timeless art of writing and send-ing old fashioned letters. In Art on Envelope: Send Your Love The Write Way exhibition, 200 award-winning, beautifully handcrafted envelopes from the Washington Calligraphers Guild’s annual Graceful Envelopes Contests, will illustrate the beauty of letters and stamps that no e-mail can compete with. The other part of the exhibition is Seeing Is Believing! Unusual Stamps illustrates how innovative stamp design and printing technology have

transformed the humble postage stamp to one that engages all our senses. See the world’s first beaded stamp from Singapore, Spain’s unique 3D Star Wars stamps among many others.#

Until December 31 2018

PHILATELIC MUSEUM

www.spm.org.sg.

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At level 2 in the north atrium you can do just that in the great place called Coffeemin. Here you can spend as much time as you like eating and drinking while working, checking your emails or spreadsheets, read a good book or play some games and also get a chance of meeting new people. Don´t worry, if you just need a calm place to relax for a while the atmosphere is great for that also. Everything is for free including what you eat and drink. The only thing you pay for is the time you spend in there. Truly a place to call home away from home.

Coffeemin also have inspiring classes in arts and crafts like clay craft, floral arrangements, watercolour brush lettering, tatting, modern calligraphy and even knitting. Look at the website for more info and sign up.#

In the hectic daily life of Singapore, City Square Mall understands the need for a spot where you can relax and wind down or have some fun with friends.

COFFEEMIN

City Square Mall

For location and venues check out www.coffeemin.sg

RELAX, ENJOY & HAVE FUN

Singapore has an effective law on how and where to smoke, both in private and in public. This is not to expel smokers from enjoying their habit but to ensure everybody else´s possibility to enjoy the public are-as and to create a healthy lifestyle of those who don´t light up every now and then.

So if you have to toot away, please ensure that you can do so in a designated area and don´t discard the cigarette just anywhere. Show respect to your fellow humans even though the best thing is to quit smoking altogether.#

Let´s agree on that smoking is a bad habit. Not only for the active smokers but for everybody that has to be exposed to people puffing away in restaurants and bars not taking into consideration that other might not enjoy it. There are a couple of things you have to take into conside-ration when visiting Singapore and public smoking is one of them.

HEY, DON´T PUFF

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Singaporeans take their food very seriously. If you don’t believe this, walk down to a Singapore hawker center, and taste for yourself. You’ll see tourists mingling with working stiffs, stuffing their faces with Chinese, Indian, Malay, Western, and some exotic Southeast Asia food choices.

Don’t be fooled by the variety and excellent flavors, the dishes served in Singapore hawker centers are as cheap as they are delicious. You can get a hearty, authentically Asian meal for less than SGD 3. For the Singaporean hawker center experience, do not dare miss these places when you’re in town.

HAWKERSOUR FAVOURITE...

MAXWELL FOOD CENTRE1 Kadayanallur Street

This hawker center stands in Chinatown, two rows of over a 100 stalls serving dishes that have achieved legendary status. The now leg-endary Tian Tian Chicken Rice got its start here and still serves their famously tender Hainanese chicken rice daily. Other famous favorites include Zhen Zhen Porridge, Marina South Delicious Food’s char kway teow, and Zhong Xing Fu Zhou Fish Ball and their thick, slurpy, scrumptious lor mee noodles.

OLD AIRPORT ROAD HAWKER CENTRE19 Old Airport Road

This public hawker center in the Katong neighborhood has been ladling out local fa-vorites since 1973. About 168 stalls serves leg-endary delicious char kway teow, satay, rojak and satay bee hoon among others. When the government got hawkers off the streets in the 1970s the move into hawker centers did them no harm and some of them carried their stel-lar reputations into their Old Airport Road digs. Old Airport Road offers great value for money: the island’s most delicious foods will only set you back about SGD 5-7.

BUKIT TIMAH MARKET & HAWKER CENTRE116 Upper Bukit Timah Road

With only 84 stalls on the second floor, Bukit Timah Market & Food Centre should count as one of the island’s smaller hawker centers. Its location in Clementi puts it far from Sin-gapore’s main tourist action, too - the nearest MRT station is a good fifteen-minute walk away. The famous stalls make it worth a de-tour, though: you can tell which ones are the best by long lines and press clippings stuck on their glass windows. A visit to nearby malls Bukit Timah Plaza and Bukit Timah Shopping Centre completes the trip.

TIONG BAHRU FOOD MARKET & HAWKER CENTRE83 Seng Poh Road

The Singapore government smartly decided to adapt the design of Tiong Bahru Market to the surrounding estate Art Moderne ar-chitecture when it was rebuilt in 2004. On the second-floor the hawker center houses about

83 hawker stalls and seats 1,400 diners at any given time. After dining at the Market, take a walking tour of Tiong Bahru that goes deep into the sleepy, laid-back neighborhood and its hipster-friendly shops.

SINGAPORE FOOD TRAIL, SINGAPORE FLYER30 Raffles Avenue

This period-themed al fresco ”food street” recalls the ”good old days” before the govern-ment forced itinerant street vendors into per-manent hawker centers. The design sensibility takes pains to recreate the street food dining experience, down to the 17 cart-shaped hawk-er stalls and the hallway that emulates a busy lane. The hawker stalls doing business here all hail from other, more famous public hawker centers, names revealing their hawker center of origin, with street food masters from Be-dok, Old Airport Road and Chinatown sell-ing the finest satay, char kway teow, and satay celup.

MAKANSUTRA GLUTTONS BAY8 Raffles Avenue

The hawker list has been carefully curated to represent both old hawker names and up-and-comers: all the better for diners visiting the upscale Marina Bay District and hoping for something closer to the authentic hawk-er experience. The stunning view aside, you come for the food: the 12 hawker stalls in Ma-kansutra’s open-air foodcourt serve what K.F. Seetoh calls ”an old style, open-air street food stall that we used to have in the 60s and 70s.” The court seats about 500 guests, who enjoy satay, grilled squid, and wondrously delicious banana kaya dessert.

LAU PA SAT FESTIVAL MARKET18 Raffles Quay

This premium hawker center in Singapore’s business district has enough interior space to seat over 2,000 diners feasting on the fare sold by the Market’s more than 200 food stalls. The intricate cast-iron structure dates back to 1894 and was built by the British. It has been a hawker center since 1973. After dark, Boon Tat Street beside Lau Pa Sat transforms into an al fresco satay street, with about dozen out-door stalls grilling satay, chicken wing, and barbecued seafood for a rapt crowd.#


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BRIGHT MOONIt is also a time of year that the moon is at its brightest, which is why lunar legends have always been attached to the celebra-tion. Notably, the story of Chang Er, the wife of a merciless king who downed the elixir of immortality he had intended to drink, to save her people from his tyrannical rule. The tale goes that she ascended to the moon after that, and has been worshipped by the Chinese as a Moon Goddess ever since.

WHEN DUSK FALLSSince the Mid-Autumn Festival is about lunar appreciation, celebrations go into full swing once the sun goes down. Moon-viewing parties are a popular way to enjoy the occa-sion, as family and friends sit in gardens lit by the soft glow of paper lanterns, sip tea, nibble on mooncakes, and if so in-spired, compose poetry in venerable Tang Dynasty fashion.

LANTERNS ALL A-GLOWChildren love this festival because they get to tote lanterns. You’ll get to examine the real thing up close at some of the cel-ebrations around the island, particularly in Chinatown where large beautiful lanterns will be on display – marvels of crea-tivity, artistry and traditional craftsmanship. You’ll also get to sample mooncakes and fine teas at the street bazaars, watch nightly performances and peek at lantern-painting competi-tions. Be one with the people (thousands of them, actually) as they tote their lanterns in a picturesque procession through this historic precinct, one of the most atmospheric neighbour-hoods in Singapore.

MAD ABOUT MOONCAKES Without a doubt, mooncakes are the main highlight of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Legend has it that they helped to free Yuan China from Mongol rule, after rebels organised an up-rising by passing messages hidden in these seasonal sweets. Today, you’ll find them in many varieties, from the tradition-al with lotus seed paste and egg yolk, to snowskin versions filled with everything from chocolate to champagne truffle. They are best enjoyed with a strong, palate-cleansing cup of Chinese tea.#

Mid-Autumn Festival September 24, island-wide/

Chinatown, www.visitsingapore.com

One of the loveliest Chinese festivals, the Mid-Autumn Festival in Singapore, is about celebration with the family, lantern processions and oh-so-sweet mooncakes. Marking the end of the autumn harvest, the Mid-Autumn Festival was traditional-ly a time to give thanks to the gods.

中秋节Photos: Singapore Tourism Board

MID-AUTUM FESTIVAL

中秋节

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