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Thursday, December 17, 2015
A Trip To The Recently-Opened Sungei Buloh Extension
Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, a nature reserve in the north west of Singapore, is a great place for nature lovers and for those who want to get out of the hectic city life. Find it inconvenient to get there? No worries, there’s the Sungei Buloh Extension, a new extension to the already wonderful Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve and an alternative way to enter. Here’s more on that.
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Remembering Wendy's Singapore
Back in May 2015, Wendy’s, a well-known American fast food chain, called it quits here in Singapore after an almost 6-year run. Although the company did not provide an official announcement of their closure, many patrons knew through social media. I visited one of the last outlets back in April 2015 and lets’ take a look back at Wendy’s before its demise.
Monday, December 7, 2015
Going Sky High At Ion Orchard's Ion Sky Observation Deck
When it comes to observation decks, the first thing that comes to mind is the Marina Bay Sands SkyPark. However, you need to pay to get access and if it rains, better luck next time. Now, there’s an alternative. It’s air-conditioned, it’s located in the Orchard Road shopping district and it’s free. It’s called Ion Sky and here’s some information that you might need to know about it.
Sunday, December 6, 2015
Watching Race Cars Zoom Past at Singapore's F1 Night Race
Since 2008, Singapore has been hosting the F1 Night Race every year without fail. As years gone by, each F1 race has gotten better and better with more exciting activities, concerts and of course the race itself. This year, I finally got the chance to experience the F1 Night Race myself so here’s a closer look at this exciting and jam-packed event.
Thursday, December 3, 2015
A Closer Look at HubSG: A Co-working Space For Social Enterprises
Previously, I have written a post about entrepreneurship incubators in the Ayer Rajah area. Now, here’s another look at another entrepreneurship incubator that’s worth checking out especially if you are a social entrepreneur. It’s called HubSG and I had a closer look at the premises which I experienced during one of their weekly Open Houses.
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Anatomy of An MRT Open House (VIDEO)
It seems that Singapore's MRT network keeps expanding with the opening of new train lines every year since 2009. When a new train line opens, that means Open Houses will be organised for the public to check out the new train lines. When there are Open Houses, that means fun performances and activities.
Here are some highlights as to what you will expect when you visit MRT Open Houses. What's even more awesome is that they're free and you get to ride on free train rides. Click 'Play' now and don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/frenzeelo for more videos like this.
Footage featured from this video is from the Downtown Line Stage 1 Open House.
Spotted: Abandoned SBS Transit Bus at NTU
Remember my visit to the NTU Heritage Centre which I wrote about previously? While on my way back from the place, I spotted this very unique find, an abandoned SBS Transit bus. Covered with moss, dust, small trees and torn sticker livery, it's definitely something that you don't get to see everyday. As I was curious, I dug up some information about the bus and here's what I found.
Monday, August 31, 2015
A Rockin' Good Time at Baybeats Music Festival 2015
Another year means another edition of the annual Baybeats Music Festival 2015, a signature Esplanade Theatres event. Featuring local and regional rock bands, visitors all over Singapore and the region, especially the youth, come down to enjoy this wonderful music festival. You may recall my visits in 2012, 2013 and 2014 and in this article, I'll be sharing with you my 4th visit and experience of the Baybeats Music Festival 2015.
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Why I Love Visiting Convenience Stores (VIDEO)
After more than 10 months, Frenzeelo is back with another video with a totally new format that's short, sweet, precise and informative. This first video with such format is called 'Why I Love Visiting Convenience Stores' and it's where I count down the reasons about well, why I love visiting convenience stores.
These stores can be found almost everywhere in Singapore and usually operated round the clock. They may be a little bit on the pricey side but it's totally a lifesaver when you buy some essentials or maybe just grab a quick snack or two. Find out more by clicking Play above and don't forget to Subscribe to my YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/paperfrenzy for more videos like these. Thanks for watching.
Monday, August 24, 2015
8 Reasons to Visit The Iconic Chinese Garden
Tucked in the middle of the two Jurong estates (Jurong East and Jurong West) lies a big iconic garden together with a big iconic lake called the Chinese Garden. So big and iconic, that it even has a dedicated MRT station. If you think to yourself, why visit a garden and lake in the Western part of Singapore when you're not from Singapore's west, this article will highlight to you 8 great reasons to visit the Chinese Garden.
Sunday, June 28, 2015
Showcasing Creativity at the Singapore T-Shirt Festival 2014
T-shirts are the most common type of clothing among Singaporeans especially among the youth. A wide variety of colours, designs and sizes are available and they're sold at a majority of clothing stores in Singapore. That is why a festival dedicated to T-shirts called the Singapore T-Shirt Festival 2014 was created in the first place. I took a look around and let me share with you my experience here!
Sunday, April 19, 2015
Learning About Chinese Heritage at NTU's Chinese Heritage Centre
Located right at the heart of the National Technological University or NTU for short, is the Chinese Heritage Centre, a historical building-turned museum that talks about Chinese heritage and the history of the Nanyang University. The museum is located in the administration building of the former Nanyang University and I took a visit in early January to find out more. Here are some highlights from my visit.
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
The History of Nike & Football Innovation At Nike's Hypersense Gallery
Nike is a sports apparel and shoe brand recognised by millions all over the world. To celebrate their football innovations, Nike created an art gallery called Hypersense: The Art & Science of Football Innovation at the iconic Marina Bay Sands, particularly the ArtScience Museum, in May 2014. Out of curiosity, I decided to make a visit to the gallery as it was free and I was amazed by the various exhibits shown at the gallery. Here's a closer look at what you might have missed during Hypersense.
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Visiting London's New Routemaster Bus In Sunny Singapore
London is home to many landmarks like the River Thames, Big Ben, Trafalgar Square and many others. London is also home to iconic stuff like the red telephone booths, London taxicabs and the red double decker buses known as the Routemaster. Back in February 2014, the British High Commission Singapore, brought London's New Routemaster, a public double decker bus which was introduced in 2012, to Singapore as part of a British tourism campaign. I took this opportunity to find out more about the bus and I want to share my experience of the bus right here with you!
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Checking Out SMRT's Journey With Us Event @ Bukit Batok Bus Interchange
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Learning About Entrepreneurship at WalkaboutSG 2014
Entrepreneurship is gaining ground in Singapore with people wanting to be the new Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg with their own startup. Some people want to revolutionise the way we do things and some just want to find an effective solution to solve a problem. As entrepreneurship becomes more popular, WalkaboutSG aims to spread the word about entrepreneurship to the public through startup open houses. I visited WalkaboutSG and I want to share with you my time during the event and why I found it interesting.
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Rocking Out to Baybeats Music Festival 2014
Back in 2012 and 2013 I wrote about Baybeats, an alternative music festival held at the Esplanade Theatres. I wrote them because I had a great time and I wanted to share with you my experience of the festival. In 2014, I decided to go for the latest edition and just like previous years, the Baybeats Music Festival features local and regional bands performing at various locations around the Esplanade. So here you go, this is my coverage of the 2014 edition of Baybeats Music Festival.
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Throwback to YouTube Fan Fest 2014
Back in May 2014, I scored a free ticket to YouTube FanFest 2014 (YTFF) which featured a bunch of popular YouTube stars from all over the world, especially Asia. This is the second time Singapore is one of the host countries for YTFF and I got to see various big name YouTube stars on stage. There were also some additional treats as well like musical performances during the big event. Find out more about YTFF right below.
Friday, February 20, 2015
Bukit Timah Railway Station - A Trip Down Memory Lane
On 1st July 2011, if you want to head to Malaysia by train, train services from Tanjong Pagar Railway Station to Woodlands Train Checkpoint via Bukit Timah Railway Station ceased operations. The only way to get to Malaysia by train is by riding the train from Woodlands Train Checkpoint leaving the other two stations disused.
After months of track removal, Bukit Timah Railway Station opened to the public much to the delight of the public while the rest of the trail was turned into a park called the "Rail Corridor". In this article, I'll be giving you a tour around the railway station and my thoughts on it!
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Frenzeelo 2014: Year In Review
2014 is long over but that doesn't mean that we cannot reminisce and remember all the great things that happened during the year. Although Frenzeelo was quite inactive for about a few months in 2014 due to the new changes to the blog, there were still plenty of memorable moments that I can share with you. In this article, I'm going to give you a Year In Review, or simply, the best moments that happened in 2014 for Frenzeelo.
Sunday, February 8, 2015
Memorable Moments During Celebrate December 2014
December is always considered a joyous month. There's Christmas, there's New Year celebrations on that last day of the month and there's also a wide array of performances and celebrations to end off the year. One of them is Celebrate December organised by the Esplanade Theatres. Since I've visited the 2013 edition of the event (which you can read here), I've decided to check out the 2014 version as well on the last week of the month. Now, let me share with you some of the great things I've experienced during the two-week long music festival.
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Happy 3rd Birthday Frenzeelo!
3 years ago today, I started Frenzeelo as a means to find a way to showcase all the photos and videos that I've taken at various places and events around Singapore. If you don't know, I'm the kind of person who enjoys going out to explore Singapore's places and occupying my time visiting free and affordable events that are fun. Since there's so many photos and videos in my phone's Camera Roll and computer, I told myself why not share them and do a short writeup about them as well? As a result, Frenzeelo was established on 8th January 2012.
It has been quite an experience for me for the past 3 years running Frenzeelo. I taught myself how to edit video, how to write better and how to improve my current design skills all that and at the same time, inspired people to visit the places and events that I've visited and shared. I would say that Frenzeelo is still quite small as of now and I believe 2015 may be the year that I should start taking Frenzeelo to a new level.
Of course, Frenzeelo wouldn't even be around if it weren't for the readers and viewers. Thank you very much for all your support and I promise you, Frenzeelo will be bigger, better and will be packed with more content specially for you. And, I hope that I'll still be able to write a message for Frenzeelo's fourth birthday as well. Here's to another great year for Frenzeelo!
Friday, January 2, 2015
Christmas and New Year in the Singapore City
December is a great time mainly because of two major festive events. There's Christmas on the 25th of December and New Year on 1st of January (fun starts on the 31st of December). December can also be considered the best month of the year simply because of the wide range of Christmas trees, decorations, events, open houses and New Year's preparations. On the last two weeks of December, I decided to roam Singapore's city to check out all the wonderful festivities that don't cost a lot of money. Here's what I found.