Market of Artists and Designers (MAAD) at Red Dot Design Museum

Every first or second Friday of the month, from 5pm to 12am, you can enjoy free entry at the Red Dot Design Museum where it hosts MAAD ( Market of Artists and Designers), a platform where artists and designers sell their crafts and art pieces. Normally the ticket price for an adult costs $8.00 and $4.00 for a child. 

At the MAAD event, you get to enjoy live music, shop or browse at artists and designers products and artworks, or you can volunteer to get your portraits drawn by artists. 

At the museum, there are products display of  the prestigious international Red Dot Design award winning product designs. There are also tablets at different prize categories like Education, Mobile to browse award winning concept designs. 

Website : http://www.museum.red-dot.sg/#/maad/

Address: Ground Floor, 28 Maxwell Road, Red Dot Traffic Building. Singapore 069120.

How to get there?

Just alight at Tanjong Pagar MRT station. It is about 5 minutes walk to Red Dot Design Museum.

Red Dot Design Museum Singapore is near Tanjong Pagar MRT station

Live performances

Rainbow band

Macarons keychains. I think they look very real but I find the price too expensive.

 Live performance 

Inside the Red Dot Design Museum

You can explore concept winning designs using the tablet at the exhibition. I like this self-folding wire.

If you are not shy, you can get your portraits drawn by the artists.

Artists and designers selling their products.

Award winning Red Dot Design product.This is a great product to make baby sleep.

For baby to lie on the seat while you bath the baby.

 Great for twins.

 Pretty shower head. I want the light purple and white. 

Iphone cases

National Day Parade 2015 Tickets Application

This year Singapore is celebrating 50th years of independence and there'll be grand celebration. For the first time, all Singaporean and Singapore PR households will receive a Singapore funpack and there be two venues at the main parade Padang and The Float@Marina Bay. Today I signed up for four tickets via online application here. Hopefully I can watch this year celebration at the Padang where Singapore celebrated its first year of independence.

我們EYE旅行~新加坡 - 繽紛獅城

Informative travel video on Singapore by Taiwanese. 

Delicious SG50 Lobster Roll at Swenson

I had SG50 special Lobster Roll with chili crab sauce at Swenson recently. This dish is only available at Swenson Restaurant in April this year as it celebrates Singapore 50th birthday this year. Every month, they will feature a local dish with a twist.

I think this is the best lobster roll as I love the warm buttery grilled crispy soft bun filled with generous fresh lobster in spicy chili crab sauce. Sadly it is only available in April. The lobster roll is served with potato chips and garden salad. I prefer Bedok Mall branch as they allowed me to change garden salad to coleslaw. The other branch at Nex is not so flexible. 

Lobster roll with potato chip and salad ($21.80)

Yummy lobster roll!

 Red Bean Soya Float. It is simply soya bean milk topped with vanilla ice-cream.

 Rodeo wings, my favourite fried chicken wings with BBQ sauce.

Chocolate mint sundae

Singapore Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum

The first Natural History Museum located at National University of Singapore will be opening to the public on 28 April this year. In the museum, besides exploring thousands of plants and taxidermied animals and dinosaurs. The main attraction is the gigantic dinosaur sauropod skeletons. 
For more information, visit the website at http://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/nus/index.php/lkcnhm/aboutlkcnhm

Image from NUS Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum website.

 Image from NUS Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum website.

In Memoriam Lee Kuan Yew Exhibition at National Museum of Singapore

Last week after paying my respect to Singapore first Prime Minister Mr Lee Kuan Yew at the Parliament House, I went to the National Museum of Singapore to view the exhibition: In Memoriam Lee Kuan Yew. 

I arrived at the Museum at about 4pm last Saturday and had to wait for about 20 to 30 minutes to view the exhibition which is supposed to end on 26 April but is going to be extended due to popular demand. 

Minister of Culture, Community and Youth, Mr Lawrence Wong said that the current exhibition will be retained and curated in the Permanent Galleries of the Museum which will be opened around August/September this year.

 Everyone gave Mr Lee Kuan Yew face.

 Mr Lee and his wife at Cambridge University

 Barrister wig and container, 1949

 Rolex Oyster Perpetual watch, 1953 was a gift from the Singapore Union of Postal and Telecommunication Workers. Mr Lee had successfully represented the union in an arbitration over a wage dispute which helped about 1000 clerks received 28 months' back pay.

 Poster of Singapore's First Legislative Assembly 1955

 Leaflet for Legislative Assembly By-election at Tanjong Pagar 1957

National Museum of Singapore

Tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew

When everyone said that Singapore could not make it after it was ousted from Malaysia, Mr Lee Kuan Yew said not to fear and that Singapore gonna made it. True to his words, today Singapore, a island state is a cosmopolitan and affluent city. Thank you once again Mr Lee Kuan Yew for all the sacrifices and dedication. 

 Saw these Lee figures by Singaporean artist, Christopher Pereira outside Cityhall MRT

Giant screen at Suntec City

Thank you Mr Lee Kuan Yew!

Mr Lee Kuan Yew. Image from Lianhe Wanbao evening newspaper.

Today I feel a deep sense of lost when I heard that our former Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew had passed away. Even though I was mentally prepared that he could leave us anytime, I couldn’t help but shed tears when I heard that he had indeed left us today morning. On one hand, I was happy that he was finally released from suffering what with the tubes connected from his body to the ventilator to support breathing. But I feel sad when he couldn’t celebrate Singapore’s 50^th birthday with us this year.

I can’t imagine a Singapore without Mr Lee Kuan Yew, a strong and great leader who led Singapore and his capable team comprising of Goh Keng Swee, Lim Kin San and  S. Rajaratnam from third world to first world within a few decades. Singapore is a small island of about 40km by 20km without natural resources but only people. With strong belief and leadership, he led and motivated Singaporeans to strive hard for their future and home.

I don’t know him personally. But in my heart I know that he had given his all to Singapore. He did what was best for Singaporeans. Deep in my heart, I just know.

Thank you Mr Lee Kuan Yew for dedicating your life to Singapore! Today it is prosperous first world city state.