-2 may 2009-

chilling at andrea's gorgeous black-and-white (i.e. colonial house).
Behind the Biopolis, Singapore

andrea/bx

-1 may 2009-

the "inner circle" after shabu shabu. taken with francis' iphone, since i left my camera at home...
Outside Oshumi, Cuppage Centre, Orchard Road, Singapore

bx/hooisin/francis

-30 april 2009-

celebrating labour day eve at beerfest asia with the original salsa gang.

Under the Flyer, Raffles Ave, Singapore

eileen/tim/eugene/jerry/aslinah/genevieve/lin/may/bx

-29 april 2009-

celebrating justin's last night of statelessness with some singaporean mambo.
Zouk, Kim Swee Road, Singapore

justin/grace

-28 april 2009-

i do love salmon. ordering in lunch to avoid going out in the rain.
Sime Darby Centre, Dunearn Road, Singapore

-27 april 2009-

i missed taking photos, so i decided to bring back the take-a-photo-everyday thing. a little rusty with my camera, but i'll be back on form soon i hope :)

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pretty much the only place to eat near my office.
Hua Guan Coffee Shop, Bukit Timah Road, Singapore

Karaoke

I used to love karaoking in NYC - we'd go after dinner in a huge group and wander around k-town for a bit before walking up flights of slightly dodgy stairs. After being welcomed by happy Korean folk, we'd find a large room and settle happily onto some red plastic couches. One by one, we'd put on crowd favourites, from backstreet boys to bloc party. While there usually were only two mikes provided, that wouldn't stop the entire crowd from dancing around the room and singing their hearts out. Karaoke was a group activity.

A little while ago, I went karaoking in Singapore with some friends, and was dumbfounded by the experience. While the trappings were the same - a room at the top of stairs filled with plastic couches - the atmosphere was different. There were only a few of us present, so people took turns singing instead of dueting/quinteting/sixteen-ing (:P). You could actually hear individual voices!!

I dunno, I guess I just find it interesting that in a group/family based society like Singapore, karaoke is an individual thing, while in the self-centric society of the US, karaoke is such a group-based thing.