Singapore by night

Parkview square Building (600 North bridge road), inspired by the Chanin Building in New York

Shops on Bussorah street in the Arab street district

ION shopping center on Orchard road

Shrek nail polish

Surprising but true! Nail polishes with the colors of Shrek.

Swedish café in Singapore

What a surprise to come across a small Swedish café in the Arab street neighborhood of Singapore.

Café Fika, 257 Beach road

Once inside, there is no doubt we're in Sweden: cheap and fast trip!

Streestyles of the week

Singapore Arts Festival: The Mobile Sewing Company at VivoCity

Last weekend at the VivoCity shopping center in Singapore, two Dutch ladies customized the passers-by' clothes on the spot by using sewing machines powered by Dutch bikes. It was really fun to watch and try.

Don't miss them if you are in one of these cities this summer: Maison Folie de Moulin, Lille June 6th; L'échappée Belle, Blanquefort June 12th and 13th; Lorient June 17th; Rose Zaterdag, Amersfoot June 26th; Internationaal Straattheaterfestival, Meenen July 21th.

For more info check out their website: http://www.hetmobielenaaiatelier.nl/index.html

I bought a cheap white tee-shirt and it got transformed into:

Singapore Sling at the "Long Bar" of the Raffles hotel

The Singapore Sling is a famous cocktail in Singapore. You can drink it at the “Long Bar” of the legendary Raffles Hotel. A barman named De Ngiam Tong Boon invented this cocktail at the “Long Bar” in 1913.

Here is the recipe:

30 ml Gin

15 ml Cherry Brandy

120 ml pineapple juice

15 ml Lime Juice

10 ml Cointreau

10 ml Dom Benedictine

10 ml Grenadine

A dash of Angostrura Bitters

On the tables of the Long bar, there are boxes full of peanuts.

What’s specific about this bar is that everybody throws their peanut shells on the floor.

Singapore Arts Festival Opening: Invitation To Dream - A Fire Garden Installation

I came across a great video of the Singapore Arts Festival opening. It reflects the magical atmosphere of the show. To view pics of this amazing fire installation, refer to my post entitled: "Fire garden installations at Empress Place and Esplanade Park in Singapore"