The Orchard Road Christmas Light Up 2017

The annual Orchard Road Christmas Light Up is back for the 2017 edition. With the theme of ‘Endless Wonder’ and the variety of decorations, lights and Christmas events all around the Orchard Road district, there’s no excuse not to visit this year’s edition of this annual event. Here’s a closer look.

Christmas & New Year In The Singapore City 2016/2017

Every end of year, tons of exciting events to celebrate Christmas and to mark the beginning of a new year are held islandwide. It’s considered one of the most festive periods in Singapore and shortly afterwards, there’s Chinese New Year, another widely celebrated holiday. Here are some events that you might have missed during the year-end season.

Orchard Road Christmas Light Up 2016

It’s the most wonderful time of the year and yes that’s right, I’m talking about Christmas and that means another round of the annual Orchard Road Christmas Light Up. With lovely glittering lights hanging above the streets and beautiful Christmas trees and decorations located along the pavements, it’s a sight worth seeing. Here’s more on the scoop.

A Look At The Our Bus Journey Carnival 2016

Singapore's bus industry is going through an important overhaul. This means the government will take over existing bus assets like buses and bus depots from existing operators to ensure a more reliable and affordable bus network. In order to educate the public about the overhaul, the Land Transport Authority or LTA, organised Our Bus Journey, a carnival about Singapore's buses in March 2016. Here's a look.

Christmas And New Year In The Singapore City 2015/2016

Christmas And New Year In The Singapore City 2015 December is always the month where numerous events and festivities will take place to welcome Christmas and New Year. Malls, offices, public buildings and tourist attractions will get into the spirit of the holidays with their own holiday celebrations and decorations. We took the time to explore the Singapore city to check out what they have to offer so here they are.

Orchard Road Christmas Light Up 2015

At the end of each year, Orchard Road will be having the Orchard Road Christmas Light Up. The popular shopping belt will be filled with bright beautiful lights, Christmas trees and holiday-themed outdoor decorations for one and a half months in the lead up to Christmas Day. Here’s the scoop on the 2015 edition of this exciting and festive annual light up.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Orchard Road Christmas Light Up 2014

It's another year which means another round of the annual Orchard Road Christmas Light Up. The streets of Orchard Road will be decked out with massive amounts of hanging lights and decorations for the festive season. Malls around Orchard Road will also join in the fun by having their own Christmas lights, decorations and Christmas trees. In this article, I'll be showing you around this year's edition of the Christmas light ups along with the interesting Christmas decorations found in and around Orchard Road's shopping malls. Get ready for the festive cheer.

Orchard Road Christmas Light Up 2013

On every November and December of the year, shopping malls in Singapore will usher in the Christmas and New Year holidays. Everywhere in Singapore, you will find Christmas trees, Christmas decorations, Christmas hats and of course, Christmas lights. At Orchard Road, one of Singapore's most famous shopping districts, the annual Orchard Road Christmas Light Up was held once again from the stretch between ION Orchard all the way to The Cathay, beautifying the roads and spreading the festive cheer. By the time you come across this article, the light up will probably be over but not to worry as I'll be showing you all the things that you might have missed during the recent annual Orchard Road Christmas Light Up 2013.

A Historical Walk Along Fort Canning Park

Back in the olden days, Fort Canning was known as Bukit Larangan which is Malay for Forbidden Hill. It has been said that Sir Stamford Raffles used to live here in the 1800s and that Fort Canning was also the place where British governers used to stay. Military equipment also used to be stored here and an army bunker was located right here at the Forbidden Hill. Fast forward to today, Fort Canning is no longer forbidden and it has been turned into a public park known as Fort Canning Park for everyone to enjoy. The park is loaded with history and interesting facts for history buffs and for anyone who's interested in Singapore's history. Now, let me give you a virtual tour of this great public park so read on.

Orchard Road Christmas Light Up 2012

Each year in November and December, Orchard Road, also known as Singapore's most popular shopping district, will be decorated with beautiful lights and decorations in the spirit of Christmas. Known as the Orchard Road Christmas Light Up, it's the most popular event in Orchard Road and on Christmas Day each year, a section of Orchard Road will be closed for the public to walk around freely on the roads and enjoy a variety of Christmas related shows and performances to celebrate Christmas. Sure, Christmas is long over and the decorations are no longer here as of this writing. This post is for you to check out what you might have missed during the Christmas Light Up event in 2012. I have written an article about the 2011 version of this event which you can check it out here.

Seoul Garden @ Ngee Ann City

As of this writing, it's already the beginning of February. Oh time flies extremely fast. It was just a month ago when I celebrated the New Year's countdown with my family. Anyway, since it's a new month, that means a new set of blog posts will be available on Frenzeelo. The first article for this month is about Seoul Garden, a Halal buffet restaurant that sells a wide variety of Korean cuisine along with sushi and marinated meats. This is the second buffet restaurant that I have visited that requires me to cook the food myself. The outlet that I am going to talk about will be the one located at Ngee Ann City, a shopping mall right in the heart of Orchard Road. If you don't live near Orchard Road, there are plenty of Seoul Garden outlets located in the heartlands of Singapore. Scroll down to read more about my experience at Seoul Garden Ngee Ann City.

Farewell Carrefour Part 1: Plaza Singapura Outlet

Remember Carrefour? Carrefour was the French hypermarket which first made its debut at Suntec City Mall in the year 1997 and they opened a second outlet at Plaza Singapura in 2003. Carrefour Singapore made an announcement in August 2012 that the two stores were going to close down due to high costs of rent and loss of profits. After the popularity of competitor hypermarkets, upmarket supermarkets and smaller scale neighbourhood supermarkets, it's no wonder Carrefour was struggling. In this article, I will be giving you a tour of what Carrefour looked like before its official closure. Today's article will be about the outlet found at Plaza Singapura. The article on the Carrefour outlet at Suntec City Mall will be coming in a few days time.

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.

Wonderful Greenery at the Singapore Botanic Gardens

At the end of June 2012, a botanic gardens will open for the public at the Marina South area called Gardens By The Bay. It's Singapore's second botanic gardens and will feature lots of great new features such as the Cloud Forest, Flower Dome and the SuperTree Grove. However, we must not forget about Singapore's first botanic gardens which is the Singapore Botanic Gardens located at the Bukit Timah area. The Singapore Botanic Gardens has already existed long ago since the year 1822. It's a very old garden but the Botanic Gardens still manage to attract lots of people. A lot of great plantations, trees and other features such as the National Orchid Garden, Bandstand, Swan Lake and so much more can be found at the Singapore Botanic Gardens. Scroll down further to check out my visit to the Singapore Botanic Gardens.

6 Best Rooftop Gardens to Visit in Singapore (VIDEO) (UPDATE)

UPDATE: SUNTEC CITY SKY GARDEN AT LEVEL 3 HAS CLOSED DOWN DUE TO THE MALL'S RENOVATION WORKS

When you see the words, 'Rooftop Garden', I am sure you will immediately recognise one of the most iconic rooftop garden in Singapore which is the Marina Bay Sands SkyPark right? Marina Bay Sands isn't the only place with a nice rooftop garden but there are also other places in Singapore where you can visit very nice rooftop gardens with lots of greenery, a water play area, a playground, outdoor shops and so much more. In this article, I'm going to show which are the best rooftop gardens in Singapore in my opinion. Do note that the Marina Bay Sands SkyPark isn't featured because all the rooftop gardens I featured here are free to access.

Orchard Road Christmas Light Up 2011

I know Christmas is long over but I wanna share with you the Orchard Road Christmas Light Up which happens every year in November and December. You see, every November and December, Orchard Road will be showered with lights, Christmas trees and other decorations related to Christmas. In fact, this is the best time to visit Orchard Road. Orchard Road is Singapore's most famous shopping destination. A variety of shops can be found here such as luxury brands, fancy restaurants, shops that you can find in a typical neighbourhood mall and more.