The Singapore River Festival
June 27th, 2009
last week i spent some time in Singapore at the invitation of the Nuffnang Singapore team. i’ve missed Singapore quite a bit, so i jumped at the chance to go.
it was really good being back there. not much has changed, but a couple of new malls have sprouted up, most noticeably the gargantuan and futuristic-looking Ion on Orchard Road. it’s almost completed. just a year ago i walked past the construction site practically every weekend cos Martian’s apartment was really close by the Ion. Ming and Huiwen picked me up from the airport, and on the way to the hotel, we drove by the apartment – a huge red sofa sits in the middle of the living room now. not nice :(
they put me up in the Park Hotel, which is a new hotel near Clarke Quay.
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i spent my first day in Singapore just catching up on sleep. couldn’t help it – the bed at Park Hotel was so deliciously comfortable, crisp white sheets and all. also was too lazy to go out for dinner at some point, so i ordered in KFC delivery. haha! it is my dream to one day be able to afford a lifestyle of staying in all day to eat KFC on a big fluffy bed.
Kenny arrived at Singapore the next day, upon which we took this photograph of him in my bathroom, which is separated from the bedroom with only a huge glass window:
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what to do. taking stupid pictures is all one can do when staying in a kinky-esque bedroom alone :(
a more normal picture of us:
#5 so cute! he looks like a little boy with really long eyelashes
on Friday night, kenny and i were brought to the launch party of the Singapore River Festival, which was the reason we were invited to Singapore. the Singapore River Festival is a weeklong sundown festival along the river, with a medley of events taking place, such as boat parades, circus-themed parties, magic shows and aerial dance performances.
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a big handful of singaporean bloggers were taken on a tour of the festival’s events by the ever diligent Nuffies, but kenny, ming and i just attacked hor d’ouevres at the launch party held at the Asian Civilisations Museum. also met up with a few singaporean bloggers:
#8: Underage girl, Nadnut, Iceangel, Kenny Sia, Boss Ming and Xiaxue
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#14 they placed three clear floating balls onto the river, and they each had dancers in them!
#15 a closeup
i really like what the organizers are doing with the event and the Singapore River. it’s such a clever and contemporary use of geography. i must say that in all my time in Singapore i never really gave much thought to the river — it was always just this thing separating Boat and Clarke Quay — but now the Singapore River Festival has spurred me to think about all the untapped event venues in KL. Ming told me that he once went for a corporate dinner party hosted on one of the bridges on the river; they threw huge white drapes over the bridge to form a gorgeous tent under which the guests ate and partied! and then there’s St James Powerstation — the coal power plant that a Singaporean real estate firm converted into a humongous party house that holds 10 clubs and bars. so innovative, a power plant ok! but we’re a long way from using the Klang River as a party central …
after the launch we went on a fab river cruise where our hosts told us many tales, the saddest amongst which was that the Merlion was recently struck by lightning and part of his head fell off :( so poor thing!!!
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i was really amazed at this side of Singapore that i’ve always taken for granted. it’s so glitzy now. i was taking pictures of the riverbanks from the boat, and couldn’t help asking myself, since when did Singapore look so much like Hong Kong?
#17 outside the Fullerton – photo credits to Kenny.
#18 photo also by Kenny!
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the boat dropped us somewhere at Clarke Quay, where we went for a Pyjamas Party at The Arena. the bloggers were all dressed in PJs, and so were the Arena Allstars singing on stage! and so was Kenny:
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wtf.
some other pajama party photos:
#22 with the Nuffies!
#23 with the Spartan, who is also my former archenemy. haih one day I will tell y’all our splendid story – stuff of legends, that :P
#24 kenny is suuuuch a Sarong Party Girl!
#25 stickgal!
#26 awww Kenny looks so happy!
i really wish i could have stayed for the circus-themed party, as well as the J C and ‘Magic Babe’ Ning’s record-breaking set of illusionist stunts this Sunday (can someone please go and tell me what the stunts are?! i met them both but they refused to say :( ), but i had to leave Singapore early. oh well :) there’s always next year. organizers of the Singapore River Festival – may i suggest a riverside flea market for next year, with lots of shoes, trinkets, food, art and music?
the Great Singapore Sale (aka Jovann’s best friend) was also on when i was there, and i heartily did some splurging! i’ve taken a huge liking to little leather satchels, so I bought some at Far East Plaza, which i love. i thought Far East had closed down because i miscalculated the distance from Orchard Road, and thus got a bit frightened, but Ming said no lah it’s still there, and — “Far East cannot close lah… otherwise Malaysians will have nowhere to shop!” KNN stupid ming :(
photos of my new bags:
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and i forgot to buy tutu cake :(
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42 Comments Add your own
1. yizhen | June 27th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
hmm issit just my browser or pics 27 and 28 really weren’t showing?!
spore river fest sounds like a lot of fun! love the dancer-in-a-ball idea! simply brilliant! :) ooh and was kenny really doing his thing in your bathroom (at the hotel) or just posing?! haha really funny if it was real. :P
2. Ee Vonn | June 27th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Walao! I MISS SINGAPORE & FAR EAST PLAZA! :(
3. carol | June 27th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
/pats self on the head.
i so clever…. guess about what.
cough limsuann i dare you to wear that little camisole/nightie thingy out and about EC
also, why is KFC here quite cacat :( and why do they not deliver. and mcd’s too.
4. nyrac | June 27th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
yeah #27 and #28 not showing on me browser too :( wanna see new bags!
like your outfit in #6, simple and shweet :)
5. LennyTheNot-so-Cute&NaiveLion | June 27th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
Kenny is so hot!! Should have taken a picture with him that night !!!..haha
6. MIchelle | June 27th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
I can’t see your new bags! I absolutely adore your LBD. :) I’m leaving to KL soon.
7. The Man | June 27th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
picture #23 of you looks good! heh heh
8. Jun | June 27th, 2009 at 8:40 pm
omg girl we were literally inches away from each other that friday nite wat the hell!! we cud’ve scheduled a quick meet up!!
9. bryanlyt | June 27th, 2009 at 9:09 pm
OMG kenny -_-!!
10. Josh | June 27th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
The fest launch looked amazing! Especially love the dancers in the bubbles!
And yeah, can’t see your bags :(
11. ida | June 27th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
i’ve never been to HK but when i brought a group of HK students around SG this week, they all said “it’s similar to our HK!” the only difference is in the weather.
REALLY?
12. zachary | June 27th, 2009 at 9:55 pm
u n kenny looked EQUALLY hot that nite.. haha~~
13. Annabella | June 27th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
I can’t see your bags. I was at Singapore last week too! Love the river fest! Far East and Lucky Plaza is a shopping haven!
14. sweatlee | June 27th, 2009 at 11:34 pm
haha very funny su ann! purposely dont wanna show us your bag isit!
15. Jason | June 28th, 2009 at 1:28 am
omg kenny omg my eyes. >.< Su ann why do you torture us with such photos.. LOL.. jk
You look really pretty..can’t say the same for kenny though..haha.
oh ya..i can’t see the bags too..
16. David | June 28th, 2009 at 5:09 am
OMG! Kenny, u ok man? U got more interesting pics of Kenny here.
Btw, u look lovely.
17. Ping | June 28th, 2009 at 11:48 am
what’s tutu cake ya?
18. goingkookies | June 28th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
KENNYSIA HAS CLEAVAGE!!
haha… good one. Ever creative with his costumes!
and Pinkpau looking smoking.. =p
pic#15 looks interesting..
19. goingkookies | June 28th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
oooh.. and the hotel room looks cozy and comfy!!!
20. smartypants | June 28th, 2009 at 7:40 pm
pic #24 is priceless. hahaha.. kennysia looks so ‘compromising’.. he should give acting a shot..really great expressions..he da woman..er man with talent..hehe
21. jun | June 28th, 2009 at 11:15 pm
Me too. I cant see pic 27 and 28.
22. cindy khor | June 28th, 2009 at 11:42 pm
you look really pretty and sweet in all those pictures… its nice that you got to meet up with kenny sia and xiaxue..
23. vvens | June 29th, 2009 at 8:53 am
nevermind, i send you digital tutu cake later :D
24. KY | June 29th, 2009 at 10:23 am
i wonder what’s ur frequent flyer miles account look like!
25. ShaolinTiger | June 29th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
Hahahhahahahahaa at Kenny.
26. sheon | June 29th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
i like photo #6. you look like a freaking cute OL.
your nightie is a nosebleeder, thank god for the singaporeans you had something to wear over your nighties. hahahaha
kenny…..please tell me he’s wearing thongs under the satin!!
27. Claire | June 29th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
i spent my weekend in Singapore too… haha!
This post of yours kinda reminds me of the time i spent in Singapore, the 1.5 years over there. I took it for granted too, thinking that this little island has nothing much to look forward, a boring place. And then i went back in Malaysia.
The weekend spent and the photos in this post kinda remind me every single thing once happened when i’m in Singapore..
Yes, i think i do miss Singapore.. =)
28. fatcat | June 29th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
I’m glad u enjoyed ur time in Sg! HAHA.
But I still like HK’s skyline more cause its grey and brown. Sg is more blue-ish. Haha.
29. lacey | June 29th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
OMG the singapore sale is on?! thank you for reminding me…must make my way down as soon as possible. when does the sale end?
30. arcobaleno | June 29th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
i find ur blogs lively n interesting. hope to read more of them in the future :D
31. chareli | June 29th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
WOWEE. SEXY KENNY. i totally forgot female pyjamas could also apply to the males.
geez. now i really miss singapore too.
is it me or is it a trend nowadays to make our “personal-time-in-the-bathroom-doing-god-knows-what” visible to everyone? xP
32. Jade Zheng | June 30th, 2009 at 1:03 am
yr rambut panjang liau ho~~~
33. pinkpau | June 30th, 2009 at 1:18 am
bahhhh i forgot to upload and link the photos of my bags! :( soon, soon, when i get around to finding that darned SD card reader.
and why is everyone lavishing praise on kenny :( what about me :(
34. sheon | June 30th, 2009 at 8:58 am
i just did, didnt i?..ahahaha….cheers pinks!
35. nyrac | June 30th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
we did praise your lbd, and someone said you were smoking hot, tak kira meh?
36. VOOOOOOON | June 30th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
su ann lim.
i want your number
so i can date you
is it still the old number?
x
37. Anonymous | June 30th, 2009 at 7:19 pm
where the bags photo la -_-
38. taufulou | June 30th, 2009 at 11:56 pm
happning…especially the pj partie~
39. kennysia | July 1st, 2009 at 12:56 am
18. pinkpau | June 22nd, 2009 at 2:51 am
why nobody say my dumbo is cute :(
33. pinkpau | June 30th, 2009 at 1:18 am
why is everyone lavishing praise on kenny :( what about me :(
Pinkpau so cute! :(
40. JustiN | July 1st, 2009 at 12:42 pm
Goodness. I nearly spit out my coffee when i saw Kennysia in a nightgown.
Is it his?
hahha
the photos are awesome.
Suann u look hawt laa, as always.
p/s: Merlion head kena blown off by lightning? seriousorwhat.
41. princesiglo | July 2nd, 2009 at 1:17 am
great pics n blog
42. Mummzy | July 2nd, 2009 at 10:05 am
Pinkpau , you look great in every photo and every outfit ! :) I really like your sense of fashion. Never been to a pyjama party before…now i know how it’s like through your lens. Wish i can do what you do now…enjoying life to the max :) !
And Kenny’s (well i nearly had a coughing fit over it haha) dARIng la …!
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