Naomi meets Safari

It’s rather unfortunate that I’ve fallen sick… Even though the doctor says that it is the seasonal flu, I’m still feeling pretty bummed.

So, in between taking medication and snoozing away, I spend some time flipping through the stack magazines on my table. And came across these awesome pictures of Naomi.

A cheetah and a croc? No wonder Naomi is one of the reigning models in the world, despite her reputation as a diva.

All pictures were taken from Bazaar Magazine Oct’09.

F-e-i-r-c-e!

Art Singapore 2009

2 weeks back, my sister, gwyneth and I attended an art exhibition. We were dressed for the occasion, with gwyneth looking the prettiest.

A couple of art pieces caught my eyes. With so much creativity to spare!

But of course, gwyneth was acting all grown up about the event.

Hey Mister!

Some random photo that I shot sometime back when I went to catch a movie at Sinema Old School.

When my hair was long and straight. =)

With me: Chanel 2.55, Chiffon Top from Far East, Zara Jeans, Guess Shoes, Diamante Earrings.

White on Black

Photos by Reuter. Sourced from telegraph UK. Click here to see the rest of the gallery.

My Home

No matter where I go, Singapore, will always be my home.

Other countries have natural resources, we make it up with close family ties and community spirit.

Take a look at these snippets of Singapore, captured by photographers for the “My Home” photography competition hosted by URA.

A common sight to see grandpas sitting at the void deck playing chess for leisure. They will sit and play whilst sitting their cup of tea, for hours.

How sweet can that be, the same bird line as the one that I shot. It is a rarity to see an open field dedicated to the fading hobby of bird singing.

Swimming classes - a norm in Singapore. I remembered being thrown into the 1.8m pool at the tender age of 11.

Singapore is known for its high rise public housing. We hang our clothes on bamboo poles, placed outside our windows.

It is difficult to capture children, much less capture children in action.

Vivo city is a place for shopping, and a place for kids to waddle in the pool on the roof.

Gone are the good ol’ days where kids play in sand playgrounds. Kids play in foam playgrounds that are supposedly safer.

Who doesn’t love dumplings? The art of making dumplings is becoming a lost tradition. My grandma makes them annually for her children and their families.

And I love this photo…

Simply because, it is nostalgic. Old barber shops are being phased out. I’ve never really cut my hair at one, but I always love how the barbers carry out their jobs using the old razors and scissors.

*NB: All the photographs were not taken by me. They are obtained from the URA website. If you are the owner of the photograph, and you wish to have the photograph taken down, please contact me.

Swine Invasion!

Piggies with an attitude to match.

Photos taken by Eric Cheng, source from www.telegraph.co.uk. To view the site, click here.

Verner Panton

On one of my girlies-date with my high-school friends, we visited the Verner Panton collection at the National Museum of Singapore.

It was an eye-opener.

Initially I thought, “Hey what a normal collection this is. They look like things we have seen before in artsy-fartsy deco stores.” That is till I read on the labels that these cool furniture were created in 1950s. What a dumb-ass I am.

Check out these retro-yet-futuristic-furniture that Panton created. (Click to enlarge).

Verner Panton is truly a visionary.

There after, my friends and I did some jumping outside the Big Cherry. Okay, I admit I instigated the crazy jumping act.

After a couple of shots, we decided we weren’t in sync, and decided to let the pro-in-jumping-shots take the photo.

We finally succeeded. =)

The Verner Panton gallery will be held till 12th July at the National Museum. I got in for free! Yay. Do check with the counter if you are eligible for their concessionary rates.

Christian Lacriox Showcase

Today’s entry will be in honour of Christian Lacriox, French couture fashion designer extraordinaire.

The National Museum of Singapore has been showcasing Lacriox’s costume designs for the opera, theatre, dance, and music since March this year. It will close tomorrow.

Be wowed by the gorgeous collection of couture gowns and suits. Lacriox is a true visionary. I was so annoyed at myself for forgetting to bring a proper camera and thus was only able to snap poor shots of the display using my camera phone.

Here are some drool-worthy gowns that he created. (His gowns are stunning even though I snapped the pictures using a lousy camera phone.)

And his sketches.

My pictures don’t do justice to his showcase! You have to visit the showcase. It is g-o-r-g-e-o-u-s.

Singapore Biennale Part 1

As promised, here are my pictures from the Singapore Biennale South Beach complex. You need to pay $10 for 2 of the Singapore Biennale venues, but it is worth the money. Just a short selection of some of the more outstanding installations that caught my eye.

First up, my favourite installation of them all. The Hair Salon by Leandro Erlich. This installation is totally AWESOME! 2 adjacent rooms are altered to mirror each other. I’m stuck in the glass image. It’s totally cool because everything is in reverse (magazines, dye packaging and clock included). Just standing inside the room made me feel like I was trapped in a doll house.

Next up, a free standing wall with the words “One Hundred Years of Solitude” which is derived from a book written by Gabriel Garcia. Short and simple.

Thereafter, one work that wowed me was this work by Felice Varini. This art work spread across an entire hall’s ceiling. It’s just amazing. From one angle, the image looks 2 D. From another angle, the image appears 3 D. I loved that the art was painted in bold orange.

Now this work was simply funny. I liked that the artists played around with the idea of “boxes” and filling them with personal items like dolls, tv, bunnies, books, radio. There was no real “boxes” though, the artist just made it such that visually the items fit nicely in a box format. Apparently, this is how some garung guni (2nd hand item collector) kept their items at home.

The upcoming installation is made from elastic, steel and fabric. Stretched across an entire room, the dancer is “pulled” to its limits with its hands on one wall and the legs on the opposite wall. Kids might just want to look at the front view of the Dancer though, for the back view is an exposed bum. Even so, I thought that the piece was created with beauty.

Now onto one installation that is filled with happiness and colour. Starburst! Sounds like the fruit gummies that I love. Upon seeing the installation, I just couldn’t resist doing the SMU (SMU started marketing itself to be different from other Singapore Universities with ads staring students & professors alike jumping). If you are thinking why is the floor filled with black namecards? That is because this is a continual installation of another piece which I forgot the name but it’s along the line that says I Hate Me or something. The name cards are really slippery.

The next installation shown here is called September Sweetness. Modelled after a Burmese pagoda, this solid structure is made from sugar. It is suppose to detoriate as the art festival progresses. According to Straits Times, this structure is a tribute to those who lost their lives in Myanmar last september. I thought that this art work was cool, but I was a bit creeped out by the bees that were flying and the ants that were stuck in the sugar delight.

The other art work that you see here, is called Fei Zao or soap. I love it because it makes the whole place smell nice.

There are other art works that are worth the time. Private moon, which is a visual poem about a man and a moon. Swing, which is a isolated swing made from neon light that speaks about the fragility of time. Beauty and the Beast, is a remarkable photography collection that applauds the chewing gum. And The Tuning Fork of the MInd, which is an interactive art display that humours your brains or no brains.