Singapore Slang: December 2012

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Night Festival

These pictures are from way back in August but we thought they were cool enough to still warrant a post. Over two weekends Singapore held a Night Festival in the area around the National Museum and the Art Museum. You can enter the museums till midnight, there are a bunch of outdoor art exhibits and they have a bunch of food vendors around. The first weekend we first walked around the museums and saw an exhibit of famous wedding dresses on loan from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.


Museum Dome

One of the wedding dresses on display

Afterwards we went outside to catch different digital light shows projected onto the face of the museums.

The second weekend we met up with our friend Jackie. First we watched a performance from an Argentina dance group. They performed on top of a clear plastic tarp that contained some water and suspended in the air. I'm not exactly sure what they were trying to convey with their dances but it was the most artistic wet t-shirt contest I had ever seen. :) Afterwards we walked around and saw different outdoor art exhibits and children playing with paper in the street. At the end we were about to leave but then caught a group of beat box performers on stage and stayed till the end of their show and the end of the festival. It all was very creative and unique. It will be interesting to see what they have for this year's festival.


Colorfully lit Peranakan Museum

Interactive "music" instrument

Artistic Bikes

Is the owner really from Mexico or is it just part of the look?

As close as it gets to snow in Singapore

The finale of the beat box performance complete with drum corps

Sunday, December 16, 2012

A Dynamite Christmas

It's hard to think about the holidays when it's 90 degrees outside, but we still got into the spirit by getting a tree. We thought Christmas trees were hard to find in Singapore because where would you grow them? Amazingly they were available at plant and flower markets. Oh the beauty of importing! We opted for a plastic tree to stand against the humidity complete with robot ornaments. Yes we're nerdy and proud!

Mini-Tree

Robot Christmas

Tony's Stocking

Trisha's Stocking

Tony's work arranged a fabulous holiday party at one of Singapore's hottest clubs, The Avalon. It's situated on the water next to Marina Bay Sands Hotel. We had views of the spectacular Singapore harbor and business district. This was probably the first and only time we'd go to this club so we made our stay worthwhile.

Dressed to the Nine's

All Dolled Up

What a view!

Maria & Duarte

Group Shot

Photo Booth!

We were heading back to the States to spend Christmas and New Year's there. Our friends also planned to head back to their home countries or travel somewhere for the holidays. So the weekend before we all left we celebrated together over a delicious Italian dinner at Etna: http://etnaitalianrestaurant.com/