SingaporeFestivalThaipusamEvery year, devout Hindus of all age participate in the annual Thaipusam, a time to offer penance and give thanks. Often stretching into the wee hours of the morning, the most common sight is of devotees carrying on their heads heavy pots filled with milk, while others come with their well-decorated and elaborated kavadis. Some…
SingaporeFestivalHungry Ghost FestivalCelebrated in the seventh month in the lunar calendar, the Hungry Ghost Festival is also known as the Seventh Month Festival. The month-long festival usually consists of auction, dinner, prayer sessions and distribution of goodies which are first offered.
SingaporeNeighbourhoodBotanic GardensThere aren’t really signs to remind me to lower my voice, or to slow down, but I find myself obeying, willingly, the calls of the nature.from My Dreamland 梦田 Located just five minutes outside the tourist-infested Orchard Road shopping belt, the park is like an oasis in the desert to me. Founded 150 years…