Tag: singapore
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Comparing English Slate and Murai Slate from Singapore
These are pieces of slate recovered from Pulau Saigon. Slate is a metamorphic rock that is composed of clay minerals […]
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The Collectors of Pulau Saigon: Murex Trapa shells, and Pyrites (Fool’s Gold)
Why do people collect things? Do we collect them to remember? Or do we collect things so we can examine […]
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The Chert of Pulau Saigon, a former island in the Singapore River
I must confess that I had not thought much about the chert of Southeast Asia until now. Is there a […]
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A Map of all the S.A.M locations in Singapore
I was trying to find a map to see all the S.A.M (Self-service Automated Machines) locations in Singapore but for […]
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Pulau Ubin – Chek Jawa Boardwalk
Chek JawaA few weeks ago, on the spur of a moment I decided to join a tour to Chek Jawa […]
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Pulau Semakau – Singapore’s First Landfill Island
So the story goes that the other day I happened to be looking at a hydrographic map of Singapore’s waters […]
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Sungei Road Findings
Yesterday night after FORK2 I was walking around Sungei Road where I discovered a few new things. The number of […]
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The Making of StrangeLah
I was at the Clean & Green Hackathon over bits of the weekend, organised by NEA and run by the […]
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DIY Wine-making with Lifepatch and Camera Hacking at L’Observatoire
On Saturday, we visited Isabelle’s fantastic little space/studio, “L’Observatoire”, near Turf club road. Set in a somewhat bucolic part of […]