Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Marina, Singapore

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Musicians performing at the Esplanade Theatre

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The Merlion Hotel

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The Marina Bay Sands Complex

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The Shoppes

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The Helix

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ArtScience Museum

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Sunday, September 4, 2011

Solo day at the museums: Singapore Art Museum, SAM at 8Q, and National Museum

Without touching on the Singapore Biennale (which I did in adobo July-August 2011), here are a few shots from that sensory and knowledge overload.

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Saturday, September 3, 2011

Around Bras Basah

It has become imperative to eliminate the blog backlog. I will be back in Singapore soon, so I will be posting about the last Singapore trip before it catches up with me.

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The intriguing Iluma mall in the Bugis area

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Everyone's favorite hotel lobby sofa
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Stayed at Hotel Ibis on Bencoolen Street. The hotel has a boutique feel. Rooms are tiny but have compact creature comforts, including the smallest refrigerator I have ever seen.

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Don't worry about my brother--he's fine

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A converted church
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St. Joseph Church

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Hinahanap-hanap kita, Manila

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Kiss today goodbye

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MRT below

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Singapore Management University

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What I like about the district is that it has plenty of art schools and the museums are close by, such as the National Museum, Singapore Art Museum and Mint Museum of Toys. It is close enough to the Suntec/Marina area. There are also a number of churches within a block of each other.

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I'm not the biggest street art fan, but I love this one

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