Monday, September 13, 2010

Where Art Is Born

Mr. Lim Mu Hue was an alum of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA), and so is my friend Doreen Tay. Incidentally, I attended a free one-hour orchestral concert organized by The Esplanade (as part of their monthly Beautiful Sunday series) yesterday afternoon - and guess what? The cellist at the front row dropped her bow midway through a performance. I know it's no biggie, but the audience went "ooh...".

Monday, September 6, 2010

Dragon's Tooth Gate

Tucked away around a quiet bend of Labrador Nature Reserve is Dragon's Tooth Gate (or 'Ya Men', because of its shape), a replica of the actual rock structure that helped China's most feted explorer Admiral Zheng He navigate through Singapore's waters aeons ago.
If you ask me, I'd say it looks more like something for rock climbing :-S