• Example of Figure Photography in Singapore

    One subculture of Japan is people who have a serious fascination with figurines.  I’m not talking about the Precious Moments porcelain figures your grandma keeps in her cupboard either.  I’m talking about anime or manga related figurines.  These collectors sometimes go above and beyond simply filling shelves with their favorite figurines.  They sometimes take a…

  • Are Singaporean Importers Hiding Nutritional Information?

    Imported goods in Singapore come with a label that shows who imported the product, their address, where the product is from and other miscellaneous information.  After living here for so long I’d gotten used to seeing them, but one day I was looking at my jar of Peter Pan peanut butter and I wondered why…

  • Merry Christmas Everyone!

    Another Christmas has come and gone.  Like last Christmas, I spent this one in Singapore.  The celebration was small.  It was just my wife and I, but we had a good time.  We had ham, veggies, toasted bread, a log cake and champagne.  We have enough left overs for a week’s worth of sandwiches!  We…

  • Another Round of Christmas Decoration Photos From Around Singapore

    Back in November, I made a post with photos of the Christmas decorations on Orchard Road for this year. Since then, quite a few have been added, but I didn’t get shots of them all.  There’s just too many!  Orchard Road really turns into a sea of lights at this time of the year and…

  • The Med at Orchard Central, Almost Ready For Business

    At the beginning of November my wife and I went to Orchard Road to look at the Christmas decorations.  While we were there we walked through Orchard Central.  A lot of the good decorations are inside the malls after all!  While we were exploring, we noticed that the very bottom level of Orchard Central was…

  • Trattoria Italian Restaurant at 313 @ Somerset

    A few months ago I was complaining that I hadn’t been able to find decent pizza in Singapore, but I think that quest has finally ended. You may be thinking that Singapore has Pizza Hut, but that doesn’t do it for me.  Even in the US I think Pizza Hut is gross.  The stuff is…

  • Another New Mall, 313 @ Somerset

    While my wife and I were walking down Orchard Road over the weekend we noticed that there was another new mall open.  It amazes me how often a new mall opens in Singapore.  I lived in Columbus, Georgia for a while and still have family there.  We also used to go there to visit family…

  • If You’re American, You Owe It To Yourself To Watch Food Inc.

    Food Inc. is a documentary that explores the way the food industry has changed since the 1930s.  Have you ever stopped to wonder where you’re food is coming from?  Have you ever wondered how it’s grown, how it’s handled, treated, and brought to market?  Have you ever wondered just how healthy it is?  Go take…

  • More Thoughts on Avatar

    (Read my Avatar Movie Review.) Some of the comments I’ve seen on Twitter about Avatar say that the movie has a weak storyline and that you should just watch it for the special effects.  It’s true that some plot elements of Avatar can be found in other movies, but I think people are being over…

  • Avatar Movie Review

    Avatar is the best movie I’ve seen in years.  It’s so good in fact that it’s also the first movie to come out in years that I feel is worth paying more money for, to own a copy.  Before going to see this movie, I hadn’t really heard anything good about it.  People were all…