Balans Restaurant on Lincoln Road
Lunch was a treat at Balans on Lincoln Road yesterday. Shopping season is in full bloom and the stores on Lincoln Road Mall were clearing the way for fall fashions. I started with an English fry at this really popular sidewalk cafe where pampered little show dogs peep out from Louis Vuitton carriers while their moms and dads enjoy strong cocktails and world-class people watching. Continue Reading »
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Breakfast at A la Folie at 516 Espanola Way with a cafe mocha, a shady sidewalk table and a freshly prepared crepe filled with summer-fresh berries and cream will make you so happy to have discovered this tiny bistro at the far end of Espanola Way where locals flock for a quiet recovery from last night’s party.
Brunch at Epicure Market. Dining on Collins Avenue is a Have dog, Will travel, Continue Reading »
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So last week, I sat down at one of my favorite old coffeeshops drinking kopi and eating fishball noodles with Jerome and my sister to chat about the upcoming exhibition that he has put together with his team. “Did you know this kopi uncle still does his take away kopi in a tin?” says Jerome.
For some reason, it makes me really happy to hear that. I’m not against modernization but much of the old Singapore is slowly fading away and the old generation find themselves bowing out in grace to commercial buildings. It’s not the actual old stuff that I hold dear to, but what it represents…a lifetime commitment of doing something so simple but doing it well and taking pride in something that you worked hard for and not just doing something because the boss asks you to.
To me, this is my cultural heritage. This is my good memory of Singapore, and if the physical coffeeshops fadeaway, i want to remember and pass down the tradition of doing things with commitment and pride even in the simplest and humblest of tasks. That is cultural heritage to me, this is the character of singaporeans and i never want to loose that.
The ROOTS exhibition will be held at the OLD SCHOOL (one of the last few times to check it out before it becomes state-abandoned-land) and many artists both from Singapore and in Asia will be show casing their own interpretation of the relevance of cultural heritage in developing their rootedness to their homeland through various forms of art. So do come on down 
ROOTS is conceptualized and organized by a group of 7 students from the Arts Management undergraduate programme at LASALLE College of the Arts, as part of i-AM 2012 – an arts festival conceptualized and organized by the Year 2 students of the Programme, and directed and produced by the School of Arts Management.
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