Light To Night Festival 2018 @ Civic District

You may remember the Light To Night Festival back in 2016 to commemorate the 1st year of operations of the National Gallery Singapore, one of Singapore’s most highly anticipated art museums. After a short hiatus, the festival made a comeback in January 2018 with free activities at the museum and the surrounding Civic District. Here’s a look back at what you might have missed.

The National Museum: 5 Years On

Established in the 1840s, the National Museum has always been the go-to place to learn more about Singapore’s history. Ever since our last major visit in 2011, the historical museum has gone through many changes from the newly renovated Singapore History Gallery to the reopening of the iconic Glass Rotunda. Here are some of the new stuff you might want to check out.

The Singapore Philatelic Museum and The Peranakan Museum

Museums are excellent places for knowledge and history. Big museums like the National Museum are very popular among Singaporeans. However, why not show some love to smaller niche museums like the Singapore Philatelic Museum and the Peranakan Museum? In this article, we will give you a short walkthrough of both and why you should make a trip down someday.

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!

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.

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.

50 Years of Television - The Exhibition

If you live in Singapore, I'm pretty sure you have watched free-to-air channels on TV like Channel 5, Channel 8, Suria and much much more, right? Well did you know that TV started in Singapore in 1963 on the month of February? Before Mediacorp (the provider for all the local free-to-air channels) started, the company was known as Singapore Broadcasting Company or SBC for short. In 2013, Mediacorp celebrates 50 years of television and to commemorate this special occasion, an exhibition was held at the National Museum that talks about the history of television in Singapore. Let me give you a small virtual tour of the exhibition in case you have missed it.

Fun Free Activities For A Friday Night - ZeeloTips

Friday. It's that magical day where the most of us will go to work or school for the last time during the week before heading to a great, although short, weekend. After the last day of work or school for the week, what we want is to finally take a breather because working for 5 days straight is tough to cope. However, don't let that get the better of you because there are some things you can do after work or school on a Friday to help you relax. In this edition of ZeeloTips, I will provide you with some suggestions on all the fun and FREE activities you can carry out on a Friday right after work or school before starting the weekend.

How to Make Your Outings Last Longer - ZeeloTips

We love to hang out with our friends and family. I know I do. Hanging out with friends or family is great because we can strengthen the relationships and friendships with each other plus it's a great way to spend our free time. After a whole week of working, it is definitely a good idea to hang out with our friends or family or both at least once a week. In this article, I will be discussing how to make your outings last even longer so that you get to make the most out of it and create fun memories together. Instead of just going to a shopping mall and do some window shopping, here are some tips to make your trips more worthwhile, memorable and save some money at the same time. Read on further to find out more.

Far East Square and the Fuk Tak Chi Museum

In the Central Business District of Singapore is a shopping district that is located in the Far East. Wait a minute, isn't the CBD located in the central area of Singapore? Anyway, Far East Square is a great shopping district located in the CBD. It's called Far East not because it's located in the Far East, the parent company that owns this place is by Far East Organisation. Wherever it's located, Far East Square is an awesome place to eat, drink, shop and find out more about history with its stunning shophouse architecture and the wonderful Fuk Tak Chi Museum.

Night Festival 2012

When it's night time, what do you usually do? Sleep? Have dinner with your family? Working late? Well, in late August, I went to the Night Festival at the Bras Basah Bugis area to check out all the various artworks and light installations available. The Night Festival is a yearly festival related to arts and multimedia and a huge array of performances, installations and events were held at night on the 24th to the 25th of August. It also happened on 31st August and the 1st of September. It's a free event and there's something for everyone. During the Night Festival, selected museums were opened till 2am like the National Museum and the Singapore Art Museum.

A Tour of Singapore's National Library Building

Everyone knows that the library is full of great educational content and useful resources. Singapore's National Library is no exception. The National Library is also the tallest library in Singapore with a wide range of reading materials especially reference materials. The National Library has different libraries in the building which includes the Central Lending Library and the Lee Kong Chian Reference Library. An arts venue known as the Drama Centre is also present in the Library's building along with several exhibitions and galleries. Let us get a closer look of the National Library Building.

Memories of The Malay Village

Singapore is now more mordernised and wherever you go, you'll find tall and modern buildings. Singapore used to be a village also known as Kampong (village in Malay language). The Malay Village at Geylang Serai located near the Paya Lebar area is a combination of museum, gallery, traditional shops and food court in the theme of, well, Malay villages. Unfortunately, this place has closed down in September 2011 to make way for a newer and more modern Malay community centre and heritage gallery known as Wisma Geylang Serai. Think of it as the bigger and better version of the Malay Village.

Down Memory Lane At National Museum Part 2

I have written an article about my trip to the National Museum a few days ago. I talked about my trip to the different exhibitions and galleries such as the Singapore Living Galleries: Food, Photography, Film & Wayang and Fashion along with the Goh Seng Choo Gallery. In this article, I will show the rest of my trip to the National Museum which includes the interior and exterior of the building along with my trip to the Singapore History Gallery.

Down Memory Lane At National Museum Part 1

Free public galleries are fun as you get to know more about the different government agencies and their part to play in helping Singapore. But, they can't be classified as museums. That's why today I am going to give you a tour around one of Singapore's oldest museum, the National Museum in Bras Basah.

Science Is Fun At The Singapore Science Centre

We all know that science is totally boring. We always try to pay attention during science classes but most of us just sleep through it. Yet, science is all around us. You know what keeps us from flying around? It's gravity. You know why it's so hot even though the sun is extremely far away from us? That's radiation.

With the Singapore Science Centre, science is made to be fun. The Singapore Science Centre is Singapore's most popular and Singapore's only science museum. It's located in Jurong East, the western area of Singapore. When you're there, you'll find a wide range of science related experiments and hands on activities which are fun to play with and educational at the same time.