Friday, December 5, 2008
History Of Singapore
Just a little walk down memory lane...
Singapore started out as a humble fishing village with little developments and infrastructure. Our forefathers slayed to build up Singapore and Singapore's major source of revenue soon came from trading.
Sinagpore was once part of the Malaysian Federation but separated two years later. Singapore then became indepentdent in 1965 and subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links. Singapore's port is one of the busiest in the world.
Since independence, Singapore's economy has grown by an average of nine percent each year. By the 1990s, the country has become one of the world's most prosperous nations, with a highly-developed free market economy, strong international trading links, and the highest per capita gross domestic product in Asia outside of Japan.
As Singapore progressed, she slowly moved away from manufacturing and trading to tourism. The Singapore government knew that it would be a profitable investment and slowly developed Singapore as a tourism hub it is today.
"Uniquely Singapore" is the branding of Singapore's tourism to promote her as a tourism hub. Tourism is now a majot source of revenue to Singapore and is constantly being developed to ensure that it keeps up with the global market and remain competitive. Labels: history of sg
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2008 Formula 1 Singtel Singapore Grand Prix
Recurring!
SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
Hey everyone! Singapore is going to have the first ever Formula 1 Grand Prix NIGHT RACE!! This is also the first STREET RACE in the history books of the FORMULA ONE™.
This 5.067Km long street circuit provide multiple opportunities and challenging turns for the racers to showcase their professional skills to thrill all of you. This adventurous circuit is located at "The Heart of Singapore" MARINA BAY to make the atmosphere more exciting andf thrilled for the audience as there are wide diversity of 5-stars hotel, shopping malls, a vibrant and entertainment scene. Moreover it is also near Singapore Central Business Districts, where you can see all the skyscaper filled up with lights just like the stars high up in the sky.
This is the Map of the Thrilled journey that the racers had to conquer!!
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Singapore
Race Date:28 Sep 2008
Number of Laps:61
Circuit Length:5.067 km
Race Distance:309.087 km
Lap Record: 1:45.599 - K Raikkonen (2008)
F1 Time Table
Fri 26 September 2008
Friday Practice 1 19:00 - 20:30
Friday Practice 2 21:30 - 23:00
Sat 27 September 2008
Saturday Practice 19:00 - 20:00
Qualifying 22:00
Sun 28 September 2008
Race 20:00
The Following are the various teams
- Ferrari
- McLaren
- BMW Sauber
- Renault
- Toyota
- Toro Rosso
- Red Bull
- Williams
- Honda
- Force India
- Super Aguri
Grand Prix-The F1 Legend Through Photograph
Date and Venue
Date: 20 Sep-31 Oct
Venue: The Cathy Gallery
02 Handy Road
With « GRAND PRIX – The F1 Legend Through Photography », an exhibition of 64 photographs selected from the renowned Cahier Archive documenting F1 history from 1952 till now, Singapore host to the artistic side of car racing, a sport of which Bernard and Paul-Henri Cahier, father and son, are two of the most acclaimed photographers. Their exhibition offers a good and rare glimpse into the F1 legends mixing high technology, good sportsmanship, team work and celebrity-dom, from the days of Fangio, Farina and Moss to those of Senna, Schumacher and Hamilton! Photographs from the Cahier Archive is world-reowned and have been exhibited at F1 circuits around the world, from Monaco to Montreal. Singapore will be the first country in Southeast Asia to present such an exhibition. Paul-Henri Cahier will also share his experiences as a Formula One photographer in a talk for photographers and F1 enthusiasts, before covering Singapore GP itself.
DO YOU KNOW?
Being the first FORMULA ONE™ night race in the world, the preparation is truly unprecedented. Nearly 1,500 lighting projectors will be used to illuminate the entire track of the night race keeping the track almost four times brighter than a typical stadium
Here are some Pictures!!
The Skyscaper of Singapore!!
Labels: 2008 Formula 1
1:07 AM
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Korea Festival 2008
Past!
Explore Korea Festival 2008 In Singapore!!This Year, the Korea Festival held in Singapore is one of the largest cultural events to showcase Korean culture, in both scale and diversity.
Korea food, K-pop, classical music, film, and other diverse aspects of Korea culture will be introduce to all of you in the Korea Festival. Attention! All Korea wave (Hallyu) fans, this festival provide good opportunity for all of you to meet all your favorite famous K-pop singers.
The theme for this year Korea Festival is "Communication and Sharing" to allow both Singaporeans and Koreans to get to know one and other and understand each other better.
Korean Flavour Fiesta!
1 & 2 November 2008
Vivocity Skypark (L3)
FREE ENTRY
A feast for the senses with Korean food, music, dance and more!! That all of you wouldn't want to miss out!
Opening ceremonyThe ceremony will start off with warm greeting from Minister George Yeo and Ambassador Kim. The ceremony is hosted by non other than our famous Channel NewsAsia host, Suzanne Jung. Do keep a look out for the sizzling performance put up by the B-boy and Drum troupes! The
highlight of this ceremony is the mouth-watering
"Big Bowl of Bi-Bim-Bap" where it is been mixed to signify harmonious ties between Singapore and Korea.
(Z1) 1 November 2008.
Below is the agenda for the ceremony:
12:00pm
-VIP Reception (By invitation)
12:30pm
-Official Opening with Emcee Suzanne Jung
12:33pm
-VIP Introduction
12:38pm
-Opening Speech by Ambassador Kim
12:43pm
-Congratulatory Notes
12:53pm
-B-Boy & Drum Performances
1:02pm
-Big Bowl of Bi-Bim-Bap
1:20pm
-Closing Comments
1:30pm
-Venue Tour
B-Boy Showdown
Look at how the Winner of the 2007 World UK B-Boy Champion , Korea B-Boy "Last For One" are here to spice up the festival and thrill all of you with sensational moves you've never seen before!
(Z1) 1 & 2 November 2008, 5-5:30pm (K-Pops contest FINAL)
Fusion Drum Performance
Join this spectacular event to feel the rousing heartbeat of the traditional Korean drums performance.
(Z1) 1 & 2 November 2008, 3-3:30pm
Take a Culinary Journey of Korea
Korea Kim-Chi lovers , GREAT news for all of you. There is a Free Kim-Chi classes open up for you guys. You can learn how to make authentic Korean Kim-Chi from the professional and what more is that you can BRING IT HOME.
(Z3) 1 &2 November 2008, 1:30pm (2 Nov only) 2:30pm/3:30pm/4:30pm/5:30pm
Korean Food Products Fair
Grabbed home Korean food products at this food fair and indulges with all the authentic Korean snacks.
Korean Pop Night!!
4 November 2008, 7:30p
Singapore Indoor Stadium
Attention! All Korean Pop stars fans, The Korea Festival held a Korean Popstar Concert where the best K-Pop artists come together to put up an amazing concert for all of you.
The following are the Featured Performance
Keep a look out for your favourite K-Pop stars
Wonder GirlsThese 5 cute and sexy 5 girls made their debut in 2007 with a song called “Irony”. They are leading the trend among youths with their fascinating fashion styles. This group of girls were also the winners of the 5th K-POP Music Awards in 2008 and Best Dancing & Electronic Music Awards, their newly released song called “Nobody” is currently an extremely huge hit in Korea. So hurry and get their album at any music store!
Chae YonOne of the sexiest female singers, Chae Yon made her debut with a song called “It’s My Time” and has since stayed active and worked to acquire her own attributes with appearances as TV show hosts, in commercials and many other entertainment fields. Chae Yon won the Best Female Dancer prize of SBS POP Music Battle in 2006.
AndyMade debut as a member of Shinhwa, which consist of 6 good looking male artists, participating in 8 albums. And started to produce his own music making 4 solo albums.
Now he is made famous by the most popular TV programmes and commercials.
V.O.SV.O.S, which stands for Voice of Soul, consists of 3 male vocal singers with beautiful voices. Made their debut with a song called “The Real” and maintains a strong presence in the Korean music industry, winning 17th Seoul K-POP Awards in 2008.
JewelryConsists of 4 young and stylish female artists who are famous for their sexy performances on the stage. Since their debut in 2001 with a song called “Discovery”, each member of Jewelry has continuously been loved for their distinguishing characteristics. Their break into the Japanese market and other Asian countries proved their promising career.
U-KissConsists of 6 male performers, having newly made their debut in 2008 with their single album “N-Generation”, and started to be in entertainment activity briskly triggering public attention.
2PMConsists of 7 young and energtic male performers, making their debut with single album “Hottest time of the day” in 2008, these promising rookies of JYP entertainments attracted the public with their debut with 2AM who are under the same roof of JYP entertainments. They started to be noted by their active performances on the stage.
Kim Jong WookMade debut in 2007 with a song called “Poor Love”, loved by public because of his smooth ballad songs and sweet voice winning the Rookie of the Year Prize of Entertainment & Art Awards in 2007.
Labels: Korea Festival 2008
12:39 PM
Monday, December 1, 2008
ZoukOut 2008 - A Dance Music Festival
Upcoming!
It’s Here Again!
The year’s largest beach party, ZoukOut 2008 – A Dance Music Festival returns this December to take party people across the region on a brilliant escape into a great enjoyment of music, dancing, art and festivities at Siloso Beach, Sentosa. This year, it extends its hour from 6.30 pm to 8 am! The opening hours will be brought forward to capture the sunset with fantastic performances throughout the party and party boys and girls can stay and see the sunrise together!
ZoukOut 2007
You Just Don’t Want To Miss It!
There will be a series of exciting performances from the artistes all around the world - Nouvelle Vague (French Collective), Singapore’s favourite band - Electrico, Sasha, Above & Beyond, The Teenagers, DJ Andrew Chow, DJ Yoda and many more.
Only In Singapore!
Besides the music, you are going to witness another attraction - the “World’s Largest Remote Control Kite” here! These mega-kites boast an impressive collection including onboard lasers and amazing agility. At midnight, you will see colorful kites fanning across the sky! You can only see it in Singapore and not anywhere else in the world!
ZoukOut 2006
WOW!!!
Zouk and ZoukOut were the winners at Singapore Tourism Awards 2008. In addition, Zouk and ZoukOut 2007 were awarded the "Best Event Leisure Experience" and "Best Club" respectively.
ZoukOut’s Attraction Goes Beyond Local Shores!!!
Every year, Singapore Tourism Board (STB) came up with attractive ZoukOut Travel Package throughout the region and this could have explained that 35% of the crowd is made up of overseas visitors; ZoukOut is an event that breaks down cultural barriers and brings all clubbers from Asia and the world.
Labels: ZoukOut 2008
11:49 PM
Singapore First Tattoo Show 2009
Upcoming!Singapore is proud to host Asia's very first inaugural tattoo convention. Event organizer, Tattoo.com.sg announced the First Singapore Tattoo Show 2009 will be held at the Singapore Expo from 9 – 11 January 2009. The event is being proudly endorsed and supported by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and Utopia Studio will be the official partner of this event. Chris Garver of Miami Ink will be the host and show ambassador of Singapore first tattoo show 2009.
This event will place Singapore on the map in terms of global recognition for tattoo artistry in an industry that is considered one of the fastest growing today. This event brand Singapore as “Uniquely Singapore” to the oversea visitors who will be attending this show. Some of the world’s renowned tattooists such as Paul Booth, Bob Tyrrell, Robert Hernandez and Chris Garver will be in Singapore to showcase their artistic ingenuity and create exclusive pieces of artwork.
The extraordinary first tattoo show in Singapore will present over 60 tattooists from around the world and will represent various styles of body art while providing tattoos in an atmosphere that is being described as ‘exhibition styled’. They will also be here to showcase, educate and celebrate tattoo artistry. Over 5000 visitors from around the region are expected to attend the 3-day event.
The tattoo exhibition promises an exciting line up of activities for all tattoo enthusiasts. One of the most highly anticipated moments of the show will be the tattoo contests that will take place. Every day, artists and visitors will be able to take part in one exciting competition after another, in which art takes center stage. At this tattoo show, there will also be lion dance and dragon dance performance for you to enjoy. Show to include exhibitions, entertainment, & contests and will be open to the public.
For more information regarding Singapore 1st Tattoo Show 2009, please visit:
http://www.tattoo.com.sg/
Labels: Sg tattoo show 2009
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