Tag Archives: modern

Were Things Really Better in the Old Days?

Posted on August 9, 2012 by bookjunkie

Wrote more about my childhood. Hope you will like the post I wrote some time ago and will share your thoughts too. In all honesty, still feeling really down and finding it tough to write about temporarily happy occasions. Been … Continue reading →

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Red Dot Design Museum (Part 1 of 3)

Posted on October 22, 2011 by bookjunkie

The Red Dot Museum has it’s headquarters in Germany. The museum in Singapore is one of the largest design museums in Asia so I’m so glad I got a chance to view the products and the cool futuristic yet highly … Continue reading →

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Gorgeous Architecture: Marina Bay Sands

Posted on July 16, 2011 by bookjunkie

There are some buildings in Singapore that are such eyesores and so poorly designed that I wish they would take a cue off the innovative architecture of the Marina Bay Sands. I know I have photographed this building so much … Continue reading →

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Singapore Then and Now: Taking the Bus

Posted on April 8, 2011 by bookjunkie

When I was in school, back in the early 80’s, I remember waiting for up to 25 minutes for a bus. Even if one came along they didn’t stop as it was already bursting at the seams. We were afraid … Continue reading →

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Swanky Food Courts in Singapore: Food Opera at ION and Rasapura at Marina Bay Sands

Posted on December 27, 2010 by bookjunkie

Our parents would have never imagined that one day Singapore would have a swanky version of a hawker centre. Even with the several hawker centres, they are often nostalgic for the little food carts on bicycles that used to go … Continue reading →

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Amazing Architecture: Singapore House with Clear Pool

Posted on July 27, 2010 by bookjunkie

This house is probably commissioned by one of the multi-millionaires in Singapore. My cousin might like this as she likes modern design. It’s a modern interpretation of a traditional courtyard house. See pictures here.

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Banksy – When Graffiti is Art

Posted on June 13, 2010 by bookjunkie

It seems that graffiti artist Banksy has struck again with the mural of a lion and a girl outside a pub in the UK. With the authorities’ manhunt of Swiss, Oliver Fricker and Briton, Lloyd Dane Alexander, resulting from the … Continue reading →

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