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Singapore’s Southern Ridges Linked!

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on Monday, 12 May 2008
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Bridging Ridges

South-west Singapore is relatively hilly terrain. Nothing to shout about in terms of height above sea-level, but as NUS students and staff will tell you, there is a reason why it is called Kent Ridge.

As a Pasir Panjang Guide, I was delighted to read that the bridges linking the Southern Ridges have been officially opened. Now, we have almost unobstructed access to the various parks in south-west Singapore thanks to the bridges which span Alexandra Road and Henderson Road respectively.

ST produced an excellent infographic (click on the image above to see it in its full glory) and an accompanying article, which can be found at Pasir Panjang Stories.

Blogging kaki Walter has already run up those hills!

Me, I’ll walk.

Infographic from Sunday Times p. 3, 11 May 2008.

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Wong Kar Wai Retrospective at Pitch Black Cafe

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on Thursday, 3 May 2007
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Wong Kar Wai Retrospective

Pitch Black is a movie-and-art themed cafe along Haji Lane, near Arab Street. It’s a quiet place to chill and there’s a screening room - equipped with a Blu-ray DVD player - on the 2nd floor.

Next week, they are doing a Wong Kar Wai Retrospective. I’ve watched most of the films that will be shown. I’ve not watched Fallen Angels, so I might go down for that on Thu, 10 May.

Food wise, they’ve got nice potato wedges. The drinks are so-so. The teh tarik shake (or something like that) was nice and thick the first time I went there, but was progressively more diluted on my subsequent visits.

The screenings are free with $5 minimum spent. A food item and a drink should more than cover that.

Pitch Black, 63 Haji Lane, +65 6392  3457

It's a Cafe and Screening Room

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Commemorating, Remembering and Reflecting

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on Tuesday, 6 February 2007
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Reflections at Bukit Chandu

It’s that time of year again.

No, not Chinese New Year but Total Defence Day on 15 February. (No… come back! Continue reading this post…)

Total Defence Day sounds sterile though. We should remember why, of all 365 days of the year, this day was chosen: Singapore fell to the Japanese on 15 February 1945. I feel it should be renamed “Fall of Singapore Day” or something similar. The total defence implications are quite clear, and it is so much more visceral. Singapore… fell?

To whom? How? Why did this occur? Can we prevent it from happening again?

Perhaps, it is with some of those questions in mind that I help guide the Battle of Pasir Panjang Commemorative Walk, held this year on Sunday, 11 February from 7 a.m. to 12 noon.

We will recall the Malay Regiment and how they fought stubbornly against the odds to defend Pasir Panjang Ridge. The guides, who are part of the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, will share the story of these brave men as well as the story of the ridge itself - a heritage told in geographical, historical and natural terms.

Besides this, there will be activities going on at Reflections at Bukit Chandu and Memories at Old Ford Factory.

There’s an Amazing Race-style heritage hunt, the Heritage C-Race, which starts at Reflections and ends at Memories. This happens on Sat, 10 Feb and Mon, 12 Feb from 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.

On Saturday, 10 Feb, you can catch an outdoor screening of a P. Ramlee film about a young boy as a Malay Regiment soldier during the Occupation. This takes place at Reflections, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

For the school kids, there’s Operation Maths Defence on Tuesday, 13 Feb.

Finally, for the working public, there are night tours from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wed, 14 Feb at Reflections and Thu, 15 Feb at Memories. More details about these activities here.

I quite sure you’ll discover something you never knew if you take part in any of these. Particularly the walk. =)

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A Journey Through Time

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on Thursday, 28 December 2006
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Double Bass

Fellow Friend of Yesterday.sg, PY who plays the double bass, will be performing with the NUS Symphony Orchestra at a free concert early next year. She’s part of the double bass ensemble, and they will be playing P. Tchaikovsky’s Neapolitanina Dance (from Swan Lake), J.S. Bach’s Menuett and I. Berlin’s Ragtime.

I can’t make it as I will be stuck somewhere in the western region of Singapore that day. But if you can, please show PY your support by making your way down to NUS for the concert.

A Journey Through Time
By NUS Symphony Orchestra
Wed, 10 Jan 2007, 7.30 p.m.
NUS Theatrette, Lecture Theatre 13 (LT13)
Free Admission
For enquiries, please call Tel: 6516 4041.

PY’s blog entry (Photo above used with PY’s permission) | Web publicity

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Olivia and Friends Meet Bossa Nova

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on Tuesday, 19 December 2006
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Olivia in the Studio (by acroamatic)

Remember the “Japanese” girl (she’s actually Singaporean) who sang the Majulah Singapura before an international football match between Japan and Singapore?

Olivia Ong, of Girl Meets Bossa Nova fame, will be performing live in Singapore at the NUS Arts Festival 2007. (Damn, that sounded so ‘press release’.)

Details are sketchy at the moment. I’ve grabbed the information from a brochure promoting next year’s NAF. The NUS Arts Festival website hasn’t been updated at the time this post was written. The tickets have yet to go on sale, so there’s no information on SISTIC either. So, here’s what I know:

Olivia and Friends Meet Bossa Nova
Wednesday, 14 March 2007 7.30 p.m.
University Cultural Centre (UCC) Hall
Tickets at $68, $58 and $48 (excluding SISTIC fee)

For the first time in Singapore, Olivia returns from Japan to perform live for her Singapore fans. Accompanied by her musician friends from Brazil and Japan, Olivia will share some of her favourite Bossa Nova standards and original songs tinged with Brazilian flavours, and surprise treats from her.

Audiences can catch the Brazilian wave with Celsinho Silva, a distinguished Brazilian percussionist known for his unique playing styles on the Pandeiro and the Cuixas. Olivia’s band includes Gustavo Anacleto (saxophone), Jun Kagami (guitar and vocal), Ryotaro Imai (piano), Akira Kameyama (bass), Alexandre Ozaki (drums), Damiao Gomes de Souza (percussion and vocal), and Inuzuka Saeko (guitar and vocal).

from SISTIC website

Tickets go are on sale now on Friday, 22 December 2006. Click here to book through SISTIC. There is a 20% Early Bird Discount, which runs ’til 15 January 2007. After that, there are discounts of varying amounts for NUS students, staff, corporate and school bookings.

You heard it here first. ;)

Oh, if you drop by her blog, wish her a belated Happy Birthday. She turned 21 not long ago.

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