Hot Scorching Sun Yesterday

Saw this bright scorching sun yesterday via my phone camera yesterday.  Too bright to see with naked eyes. Yesterday was one of the hottest days in Singapore. Today is much cooler with dark overcast sky. 

Georgette Chen At Home in The World Exhibition

I love the amazing oil paintings by Georgette Chen, an inspiring artist and educator who chose to retire in Singapore after living in many other cities like Shanghai, New York and Paris. 

I visited the exhibition this June with my friend who also enjoy appreciating arts. I hope there be more art exhibitions at National Gallery soon. 

From National Gallery Singapore

Georgette Chen (1906—1993) is a key figure in the development of modern art in Singapore, widely recognised for her achievements as an artist and contributions as an educator. Born in Zhejiang, China, Chen studied at art academies in Paris and New York, and exhibited her work in annual salon exhibitions as well as solo presentations in Paris, Shanghai, New York, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.

Much of Chen’s life was marked by local and global conflicts including the Chinese Revolutions of 1911 and 1949, and World War I and II. Throughout these upheavals she strove to remain dedicated to her profession as an artist. In the post-war period, Chen relocated to Malaya, and settled in Singapore in 1953, where she made her name and living as a painter and teacher. Working for almost three decades at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, she was an active influence in the art community, serving as a mentor to and supporter of other artists.

This exhibition spans two galleries, and starts with Chen’s time in Malaya and Singapore, where she painted her most emblematic works. Declaring Malaya “a paradise for the artist,” Chen revelled in the beauty and variety of the region. The second part of the exhibition explores Chen’s early years, her academic training, and the increasing recognition she gained as a professional artist exhibiting her work around the world. A rare opportunity to encounter the range of Chen’s practice over five decades and three continents, this exhibition critically re-examines her unique contributions to the artistic landscape of her time.

Visit this website here  https://www.nationalgallery.sg/georgettechen

to explore her arts. You can't open the above link if you use Safari but you can explore using Chrome.

Lotus in a Breeze. I love this oil painting by Georgette Chen

Georgette Chen and her husband Mr Eugene Chen

Georgette Chen painting the lotus.

Beijing Forbidden Palace

I like the quiet ambiance at the National Gallery. 

World Expo 2020 Dubai

I hope to visit World Expo one day. It'll be amazing to explore many countries by visiting their pavilions in just one city. The World Expo is supposed to start last year but is delayed to this year due to Covid19. The next World Expo in 2025 will be held in Japan, Osaka city. I hope I can visit the World Expo in 2025. 

Let's explore some pavilions from around the world, starting with Singapore.

From https://www.bie-paris.org/site/en/about-world-expos

World Expos, officially known as International Registered Exhibitions, are a global gathering of nations dedicated to finding solutions to pressing challenges of our time by offering a journey inside a universal theme through engaging and immersive activities. World Expos welcome tens of millions of visitors, allow countries to build extraordinary pavilions and transform the host city for years to come.

The first World Expo – the Great Exhibition – took place in London in 1851. The concept became popular and was repeated across the globe, demonstrating an unparalleled power of attraction and a record of world-class legacies. Since the BIE was created in 1928 to regulate and oversee these mega-events, World Expos have explicitly been organised around a theme that attempts to improve humankind’s knowledge, takes into account human and social aspirations and highlights scientific, technological, economic and social progress.

In the modern era, World Expos are unrivalled among international events in their size, scale, duration and visitor numbers. They are large-scale platforms for education and progress that serve as a bridge between governments, companies, international organisations, and citizens. 

World Expo 2020 is taking place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, between 1 October 2021 and 31 March 2022.

Singapore Pavilion 

Italy Pavilion

Netherlands Pavilion

 

 

Saute Sushi Vegetarian

If you want to eat vegetarian or vegan sushi, then Sauce Sushi is the place to go. They offer a wide variety of sushi and ramen. Try to visit before 5pm as there are not many people. After 6pm, there will be long queue.

I love their vegan chocolate ice-cream and avocado roll. Will be back again to try their ramen and other sushi.

Click Saute Sushi here to find out more.

Nearest MRT: Paya Lebar MRT station

Address: 60 Paya Lebar Road, Paya Lebar Square. Singapore 409051, #B1-19, Singapore, 409051

Vegan chocolate ice-cream $3.90

Abi Avocado $12.90. You love it if you love avocado.

Sakura white bean mocha ($3.90)

 

Yin Yang Cloud 阴阳云

I took this photo of this amazing cloud formation like Yin Yang cloud where one part of the sky is filled with clouds and the other side devoid of cloud at my workplace at Singapore on 14 June 2021 morning. Amazing isn't it? 

Just for Laugh - Cats

I received this hilarious picture via Watsapp from my friend. Quite true to a certain extent. 😆

Hmm, cats are adorable and cute to look at but I'm scared of them and will scream and run if they approach me. 

National Steps Challenge Season 6 Starts on 1 October!

National Steps Challenge Season 6 will start tomorrow on 1 October. You can earn extra 300 Healthpoints by clocking 10,000 steps daily for 3 days from 1 to 10 October 2021. Normally you get maximum of 40 points per day for clocking 10,000 steps and another 40 points for 30 minutes of Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activities (MVPA). I earned 2250 Healthpoints from National Challenge Season 5 which allowed me to exchange it for $15 NTUC eVouchers (750 points = $5.00). You can exchange the Healthpoints to other eVouchers from LiHo, QiJi and many other brands. 

This National Steps Challenge 6 allows you to earn eVouchers worth up to $85.00. You need to download Healthy 365 app and a fitness tracker to participate in this challenge. 

Click the National Steps Challenge website here to find out more on how to participate in this challenge. I will use this challenge to help me earn eVouchers and also lose 10 kg hopefully. 

Image from https://www.healthhub.sg/programmes/37/nsc/tracker-collection

Baby Panda Finally Opened His Eyes!

 Baby panda finally opened his eyes this week! 

From the Straits Times

SINGAPORE - The first giant panda cub born in Singapore reached another milestone this week – opening his eyes to see the world for the first time.

He did so at 40 days old on Wednesday (Sept 22), said Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS) in a statement on Friday, adding that the panda cub weighed 1.87kg, up 370g from the previous week. 

The cub is the firstborn of giant pandas Kai Kai and Jia Jia, the famous residents of the River Safari, who arrived in Singapore from China in 2012 under a 10-year loan from the Chinese authorities.

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I miss Kung Fu Panda cartoon. Will there be Kung Fu Panda 4 soon?? 

Mid-Autumn Festival Light-up at Chinatown Singapore

From now till 5th October, 880 m of Chinatown's streets are decorated with 900 lanterns including the beautiful 12 metres tall Chinese Goddess of the moon Chang-Er. This year Chang-Er lantern design is more beautiful compared to last year. To read more on this year Chinatown's Mid-Autumn Festival Light-up, click here.

Yesterday I went to Chinatown to view the Mid-Autumn light-up. The street was quiet and not crowded on Friday night perhaps due to the rising covid cases in Singapore. I hope appropriate and necessary actions can be implemented to stem the rise of covid cases in Singapore. The government needs to come up with feasible plan to cope with the rising covid cases. One death is simply too many.

Chang-Er, the legendary Chinese goddess of the Moon.

Streets are adorned with lanterns inspired from pomelo and mooncakes.

Lantern walkway sculpture outside Chinatown Point.

Honouring the wise

From the Straits Times 

SINGAPORE - Chinatown's Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations will kick off next Tuesday (Sept 7) with a virtual light-up and opening ceremony.

The light-up, which will be streamed on Chinatown Festivals' Facebook page, will see some 880m of Chinatown's streets lined with 900 lanterns till Oct 5.

Lanterns sculpted as mooncakes and jade rabbits will be hung along the stretch of road between Eu Tong Sen Street and New Bridge Road, while South Bridge Road will be decorated with lanterns styled as snow skin mooncakes.

This year's light-up takes the theme of reunion - in tribute to how Singaporeans have stood together to overcome the challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The centre divider between Eu Tong Sen Street and North Bridge Road will feature scenes of a family reunion, which represent three values - honouring the wise, harmony and happiness.

The highlight of this year's lantern display is a towering 12m-tall centrepiece depicting Chang-E, the Chinese goddess of the moon, located opposite Chinatown Point.