Angry Birds to go onto the big screen at F1
Gaming firm Rovio, which created the wildly popular Angry Birds mobile game application, has teamed up with SingTel to turn it into a crowd game at the 2011 F1 Singtel Singapore Grand Prix this weekend.When played on the smartphone, Angry Birds is played by aiming a slingshot at pigs who’ve stolen the birds’ eggs to […]
Taj of India
Getting to this place was a right pain in the ass. It took us a grueling 20-minute search to locate the road the restaurant was on. By the time we got here, we knew it’d take a pretty special experience to lift our spirits. And incredibly, that’s what we got. The Taj of India isn’t […]
Hummerstons
Robertson Quay is teeming with restaurants, and while it seems like the last thing they need is yet another, we’re pleased with recent addition Hummerstons. It’s not located along the quay, but its saving grace is that it’s tucked away on the second floor; so you do get a little privacy, which is exactly what […]
Free Will Astrology, Week of September 23, 2011
LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 22): Your theme for the week comes from travel writer Stephen Graham in his book The Gentle Art of Tramping: “As you sit on the hillside, or lie prone under the trees of the forest, or sprawl wet-legged on the shingly beach of a mountain stream, the great door, that does not look like a door, opens.”
Mr KIA Sep 23
Dear Mr KIA,
I sat through a Bollywood movie marathon the other day and actually enjoyed it. In fact, that has given me itchy feet—I want to learn how to dance like they do in those flicks. Where can I go for Bollywood dance classes?—Bhangra Belle
Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star
In a week that saw three grand openings (Avalon, Louis Vuitton and Pangaea), nothing captured the popular imagination quite like trying to guess which celebrity was going to show up and sprinkle their stardust on proceedings.
Interview with DJ Nikki for the F. Vodka Jumpstart party
The Malaysian spin mistress has a quickie with Patrick Benjamin before her set for Jumpstart: The F. Vodka Champions’ Lounge.
Kruder & Dorfmeister
Before their pitstop here, the legendary Austrian downtempo-dub twosome has a chat with Patrick Benjamin.
Interview with beer bottle collector, Mervyn Chen
When and why did you start collecting beer bottles?I grew up around my father’s Tiger Beer memorabilia so I was naturally attached to beer and collecting things. Collecting beer bottles actually took off by chance when I realized that a friend had the same dormant interest. That was in 2007. Before, I was only keeping […]
Bars Away from the F1 Action
If you want to escape from the city during F1 weekend, these quiet joints will do the trick.