Street Party at Singapore Flyer
The annual street party City Alive! will be held this year at the F1 Pit Building near the Singapore Flyer on Feb 20, 7 days after the Chinese New Year. This event is expected to attract mostly young people from the region, but tourists wil be there too. It begins after the Chingay parade, “Asia’s Grandest Street and Floats Parade”.
About 1,000 youth volunteers and dancers will take part in a short dance performance to launch the event. The volunteer dancers will be recruited through a Facebook campaign. They include students and working adults.
Four DJs are performing this year, headlined by the French DJ Space Cowboy, who remixed Lady Gaga’s hit song, Poker Face.
This event is organised by People’s Association Youth Movement (PAYM).
Ticket details:
The minimum age of entry to City Alive! 2010 is 18 years old.
Advance tickets are available at SISTIC: $15 for PAssion Card holders, $20 for general public.
Event Dat Tickets: $28 at the door.
All prices include one drink.
Cyclist On Tour Has Bike Stolen In Singapore
This news appeared in the Straits Times today.
English cyclist Greg Browning is touring on his bicycle from London to Sydney. His bike has been through the deserts of Uzbekistan and the mountains of Sichuan. But when he reached Singapore, it was stolen in broad daylight on Orchard Road.
He said,”My first reaction was of disbelief. I’ve been in so many countries where people said I would get robbed, and then this happened in Singapore, which I was told was one of the safest places in the world.”
Hey mate, Singapore is still one of the safest places for anyone, but not for bicycles. I feel for you, I’ve lost quite a few bikes to thieves myself.
Asia’s Dirtiest Hotels
TripAdvisor recently posted their 2010 list for the world’s dirtiest hotels. Not a list you would want to get into. How did Singapore do? Surprise surprise! Singapore has 2 hotels on the Top 10 Dirtiest Hotels in Asia. You still think Singapore is a clean and green city?
On that note, just based on my personal observation, Singapore is looking worse on the clean country image. Compared with maybe 10 years ago, I see more litter around bus stops, parks and void decks. Is this the image we want to show to tourists?
Now, the next time a traveller answers: “It’s very clean” to the question of “What do you think of Singapore”, I’ll give him a wry smile and tell him that “You’ve not really seen Singapore yet.”
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