London Shard tower is a skyscraper in London, England UK. Construction started in 2009 and was completed not too long ago on 30 March 2012, it is due to open publicly in February next year. It is the tallest habitable structure in Europe standing at 309.6m high (1,016 ft). The tower is however the second-tallest free-standing structure in the...
Singapore Toy, Game & Comic Convention, was held this weekend with the last day being today. As the name suggests, it's a convention featuring an assortment of Toys, Comics and Games, Cosplayers with creepy photographers included. If I am not wrong this con is roughly into just over it's 5th year or so, with my last con with them...
The National Youth Achievement Award (NYAA), Gold award holders alumni (GAHA) 15th anniversary dinner was on today. Held at The Pines, (previously known as The Pinetree club), it saw the reunion of the gold award holders over a lush 15 years of history in the presence of Mr Mah Bow Tan as the guest of honor. Dr Yaacob Ibrahim...
As what Tychus Findlay would say "Hell, it's about time". Yes indeed, with 12 years in the waiting since 1998, Starcraft 2 is finally released and in the hands of gamers as part of a 3 series story starting with the Terran campaign- "Wings of liberty". The official launch party in Singapore was on today afternoon at atrium of...
Managed to catch a web telecast of this year's national day parade 2009. This year's one is impressive in my own opinion, despite usually being a sore thumb (hehe) and a big critique to all the previous NDPs. Surprisingly, gone are the trying to hard cheesy theme songs usually evident in NDP parades for years at a go. Commendable...
Today is the award ceremony for the NYAA Gold held at ITE College East. The NYAA is a DIY award comprising of 5 main areas, namely Service to the community, Skills, Physical Creation, Adventurous journey and Residential project. Each participant have to complete all areas within a minimum time span of 1 1/2 to 2 years, which will see...
The Singapore Blog Awards prize presentation was on tonight. Held within the private confines of the Asian civilization museum, the place is one nice neat fortress which I always zip by, but never had the opportunity to explore, till tonight. Upon reaching there, a marshal, well, all decked in the Omy's iconic colour of pink, directed us bloggers up...
Last Thursday was Design & Media Graduation Show 2008 held in the evening at the NAFA Campus 1, Gallery 3. Showcased are various final year productions by the graduating cohort of NAFA in the multimedia course. As stated in their rather provocative invitation leaflet- "The graduation show aim to engage visitors to ponder and wonder over 200 visual delights...
Heart disease and stroke is the world's number one killer among women claiming the lives of more women each year than any other disease. Heart disease and stroke claims the lives of 8 times more women than breast cancer In Singapore, 1 in 3 women die from heart disease and stroke. Many women are still unaware of the extent...
Today is the MCYS carnival of opportunities event day held at Henderson Secondary itself. It consisted of an array of events held in a big tent pitched right in the middle of the school field. Inside was an array of game stores (dart, mini basket ball, typical carnival games), self help booths (such as recycled paper weaving, St John,...
Founding of SPI!
It is not the Singapore Paranormal Investigators but rather Nuffnang's first and newly formed blogger community group. After our half an hour screening 29 August, our remaining event for the day includes a fellow bloggers makan session thereafter at Coffee Express courtesy of Ming (Thanks MING!) located near Orchard Building (Planet Fitness). Over coffee and tidbits, we...
Yesterday evening we got the exclusive first hand screening of 4titude production's "August 29" in Cathay Cineleisure's mini private theater.
The 30 minute video is largely made by the aim to raise AIDS awareness in Singapore and brought forward by stories from the personal experiences the actors came to know as well, all made possible by Health Promotion Board...
Do your bid for charity, here are some charity events coming up for the rest of the month so do volunteer for a good cause as well. I will most probably be going for those listed here, so do bug me if you are interested! SP community service regulars, please bug me through my mobile for more details, especially...
Singapore Toy and Comic Con is here! (STCC) will be the first of its kind in Southeast Asia. The convention, modelled after San Diego Comics Convention and the Tokyo Game Show, is organised by Play Imaginative - the people behind the conceived in Singapore urban vinyl series “Trexi“.
The three day event, from 27 to 28 June, will be held...
:: Singapore Changi T3 Airport Report Page 3/3
Gate holding rooms
A380 aerobridges come ready with a third arm to facilitate boarding and disembarking of both levels of the jumbo craft a the same time. There are even paired gated hold rooms with mezzanine levels in some of them.
The passenger holding area, though vast, leads to 4 B independent gates in...
:: Singapore Changi T3 Airport Report Page 2/3
Departure Hall & Skylights
You will be greeted by sunlight upon entering the 2nd floor departure hall area, which the benchmark set by Japan on their "floating airport", this is no exception given the favorable sunny conditions of Singapore.
Scale model of whole terminal
The computerised skylight system
The emigration counters
The terminal upper levels are...
Got a firsthand experience of Terminal 3 today before the scheduled grand opening on 9th Jan 2008. Went around with a guided tour courtesy of CAAS staff not only covering the general public accessible area, but the restricted departure and immigration areas as well. For those who want to see and know more about the 1.75 billion dollar facility...
In the light of the Mid Autumn festival going on now, noticeably would be the array of nicely made lights and translucent lantern display on along Chinatown and the Singapore river by the River Walk (specifically opposite the Clark Quay on the Central Shopping Center side). Personally in the light of the rather high standards and taste we people...
The Omy.sg launch party was on tonight and shaunchng.com was in on a trade invitation. So what else can we do on a holiday but PARTY? Held at Clarke Quay's outdoor atrium where the fountains are we see a fusion of fellow bloggers together with corporate guests all gathering to witness the sneak preview and soft launch of the...
Thats the news on the Sunday times today, boring? It's kinda contrasting in reference to my experience there. Well, maybe the crowded is not that big, say 200-250? but if it were any larger & I think we gonna need a bigger place... Anyway, the article hardly even covers anything from the con at all. Furthermore the blog awards...