One Raffles Place Celebrates The Splendour Of Spring This Lunar New Year

One Raffles Place kicks off the Chinese New Year festivities this January with a line-up of exciting activities all taking place under one roof. Taking place from now to 4th February 2019, shoppers can experience The Splendour of Spring and usher in the New Year with good luck and prosperity. Highlights include a chance to meet Master Bro Alec Chia, one of Singapore’s most renowned … Continue reading One Raffles Place Celebrates The Splendour Of Spring This Lunar New Year

Singapore Art Week 2019: ARTWALK Little India 2019

Taking on the theme of Image and Sound of Fragrance, popular multi-disciplinary arts festival ARTWALK Little India returns this Singapore Art Week for a grand celebration of the cultural precinct’s rich heritage via the arts. New highlights include an immersive exhibition at UltraSuperNew Gallery, five more public wall murals to add to Little India’s colourful vibrancy, and an extended programme lineup that lasts 16 days, the … Continue reading Singapore Art Week 2019: ARTWALK Little India 2019

M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2019: Ayer Hitam by Sharon Frese, Ng Yi-Sheng and Irfan Kasban (Review)

Black never goes out of style. When one thinks of the cultural makeup of Singapore, rarely does Africa come to mind, let alone daily conversation. Yet, as Sharon Frese, Ng Yi-Sheng and Irfan Kasban reveal in their performance lecture Ayer Hitam, Singapore has plenty of surprising ties to the continent, as they uncover the hidden black history and African disapora of our island home. As … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2019: Ayer Hitam by Sharon Frese, Ng Yi-Sheng and Irfan Kasban (Review)

M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2019: Kaspar by Edith Podesta and NAFA (Review)

Language is a prison in this cerebral play about oppressive society.  In line with her penchant for cerebral scripts heavy on text, director Edith Podesta’s efforts at bringing Austrian writer Peter Handke’s Kaspar to life with the help of NAFA’s BA Theatre students is a valiant one, no easy feat given its absurdist, non-linear flow and often nonsensical, non-sequitur language. Loosely inspired by the story … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2019: Kaspar by Edith Podesta and NAFA (Review)

ChangiWiFi’s Launches New Pay-Per-GB Plan; Costs as low as $32 per trip for USA and Europe Travellers

  As frequent travellers ourselves, we at Bakchormeeboy.com are constantly looking for means of having portable, affordable overseas WiFi, whether it’s for documenting our travels via Instagram or for hunkering down with a laptop and writing out some quality stories. While we’ve primarily relied on SIM cards from other countries or at times, the WiFi we can glean from hotels and public areas or cafes, … Continue reading ChangiWiFi’s Launches New Pay-Per-GB Plan; Costs as low as $32 per trip for USA and Europe Travellers

Preview: Aliwal Urban Art Festival 2019

Aliwal Urban Art Festival (#ALIWALUAF2019) hits the streets once again on 19 January 2019, from 4pm till late, with doses of subcultures and urban art. Organised by Aliwal Arts Centre and held as part of Singapore Art Week, the sixth edition brings together artists, musicians, performers and enthusiasts of the street art scene, as well as showcases new and lesser-known subcultures in Singapore and around … Continue reading Preview: Aliwal Urban Art Festival 2019

London’s VAULT Festival 2019: A Wake In Progress by Fine Mess Theatre (Preview)

LONDON – This February, Fine Mess Theatre presents a brand new play as part of VAULT Festival 2019, centering around one of our most common theatre tropes – death. But make no mistake, the company promises new perspectives on issues of grief with scripted scenes and audience interaction in A Wake In Progress to offer a relatable and moving tale of love, death and funerals. A young person lies … Continue reading London’s VAULT Festival 2019: A Wake In Progress by Fine Mess Theatre (Preview)

London’s VAULT Festival 2019: APRIL by Hermetic Arts (Preview)

LONDON – The last time we caught Carrie Marx, she wowed us with some incredible character work as a good Christian lady fighting the forces of satan abound in role playing tabletop games. Now, she’s back again at the 2019 edition of the VAULT Festival with an all new show titled APRIL. Once again directed by Chris Lincé, Marx’s co-founder of Hermetic Arts, APRIL once again reaches into dark … Continue reading London’s VAULT Festival 2019: APRIL by Hermetic Arts (Preview)

In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Medea Electronica by Pecho Mama (Preview)

LONDON – Edinburgh Fringe smash-hit Medea Electronica is going on tour this year. Starting this February, Pecho Mama’s ambitious production brings its unique and primal energy to Pleasance Islington, reimagining the classic Greek tragedy of Medea with a scorching live electronica ensemble and thrown into the turmoil of Thatcher’s Britain. Genre-busting by nature, Medea Electronica revitalizes this drama for a new era by placing it in the maelstrom … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Medea Electronica by Pecho Mama (Preview)

Lunar New Year and Valentine’s Day Dining Specials at Marina Bay Sands

Celebrate reunions and romance with exclusive menus by award-winning restaurants This February, herald a prosperous Lunar New Year over bountiful feasts across Marina Bay Sands’ signature restaurants, before celebrations continue on Valentine’s Day, from intimate dinners at Club55 and Spago Dining Room, to a themed party at Adrift by David Myers. Adrift by David Myers (CNY Menu: 4-7 Feb; Valentine’s Day party: 14 Feb) From … Continue reading Lunar New Year and Valentine’s Day Dining Specials at Marina Bay Sands