The Expat Factor
I-S conducts an experiment to find out if there’s any truth behind the perception that male Caucasian expatriates have it better than locals.
Cosplayer Desmond "Vampire 2" Soh
Dressing up is serious business for cosplayer Desmond “Vampire 2” Soh. Leader of the club 501st Legion Singapore, he and other members often deck themselves out in Star Wars costumes and go trooping...
Street Chic
This Fashion Week, we skip the models and hit the streets instead to celebrate local cool. It’s a walk off.
Exotic dancer Janice Tan
Exotic dancer Janice Tan is hot, hot, hot. Involved in the recent Y.A.S.M.I.N. survey, which advocates sexually active women who club often to use both condoms and the pill, this babe took time off...
THE HEEREN SHOPS vs FAR EAST PLAZA
Battle of the Malls
I-S puts existing big contenders into a knockout competition and lets them duke it out.
Amazing Race Asia's Melody Chen and Sharon Wong
Contestants in The Amazing Race have cried, hollered and quarreled, and kept us happily entertained. As Asia’s version of the show The Amazing Race Asia is all set to roll out in November, I-S...
2006 Readers' Choice Awards
Readers' Choice 06
We present our very own award to the winners of the I-S Readers’ Choice competition.
Subaru Action Asia Challenge's Alvin Tan and Yeo Kim Hong
I-S speaks to Alvin Tan and Yeo Kim Hong—competitors at the Subaru Action Asia Challenge 2006—on what it’s like to embark on crazy tasks in the heart of Singapore.
Pearl's Hill City Park
Beat Around the Bush
Whether it’s an innocent afternoon of cycling or raunchier evening activities, Singapore’s parks have something for everyone.
HEAR - Listen at Speaker's Corner
Singapore Through The Senses
Whether you’re in town for the IMF/World Bank Meetings (you know who you are), or a local who needs ideas for playing tour guide to visitors, we propose that you get out and experience Singapore...
FESPIC Games' Jovin Tan
Twenty year old Jovin Tan may be wheelchair bound, but he certainly goes places. I-S speaks to this disabled athlete—who’ll soon be taking part in the Far East and South Pacific (FESPIC) Games—on...
Joss paper maker Ong Meng Khoon
I-S pays joss paper maker Ong Meng Khoon a visit to unearth the facts of his trade.
The Sound of Silence
I-S talks to CSOs on both sides and finds out they are not taking no for an answer in Batam.
Male stripper "Bryan"
I-S finds out from male stripper Bryan (not his real name) what it’s like to have women scream for his body.
Ex-Miss Singapore Universe, Eunice Olsen
She lets Asha Edmund in on everything from her trip to Cambodia, to what’s playing in her ipod, to her fondness for Bill Gates.
Clarke Quay roofer, Stoni
I-S speaks to the mild-mannered Stoni about what it’s like to be part of installing those unique, UFO-looking roof structures above Clarke Quay.
Culture of Fear
As double ghost month looms ominously, we look at Singapore’s very own phobias.
Singing the Universal Language
Angelina Choo, president of The A Cappella Society, has been choral conducting for many years and singing for more than 20 years. Building the a cappella scene in Singapore has been the focus of her...
Rima, Hooters Girl at Hooters
Common Threads
We check out the snappy uniforms worn around town, and ask “how does it feel?”
In The Cards
Tarot card reader Monica Raj is true to her craft. She tells us how she does it, and what she won’t do.
David Regu
Busk a Move
Two buskers tell us why they do it.
Sing a Song of Sixpence
I-S Arts and Entertainment Writer Ng Hui Hsien and friend went busking for a day, belted their hearts out—and earned a miniscule $8.70.
Simply Sylvia
The fever of the elections has passed, the dust has settled. Sylvia Lim, Chairman of the Workers’ Party, leads the highest-scoring opposition team, winning 43.9 percent of votes at Aljunied GRC....