Archive for January, 2010



Dashan – Solo Xiangsheng /// 大山 – 单口相声

Sunday 31 January 2010 @ 4:52 pm

Dashan performing xiangsheng (traditional Chinese comedy) in Singapore, 2004 大山2004年在新加坡表演单口相声《哭笑不得》

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My Montage 1/29/10

Saturday 30 January 2010 @ 3:44 pm

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Penetrating Singapore Organic Food Market

Friday 29 January 2010 @ 3:39 pm

Organic food in Singapore is a trend that is picking up and is quickly transforming itself to be one of the predominant lifestyle choices for many Singaporeans. In fact, approximately 58 thousand consumers in the fast paced, and highly urbanized Singapore spent a total of 5 million dollars last year in 2007 for various kinds of organic food and products. Since the Singapore organic food production farms is limited due to a lack of land space, most of the organic foodstuff are imported from overseas.

U.S exporters currently have a huge headstart in the Singapore organic food market because the U.S exporters are considered to be one of the more matured and cutting edge sources of health food and related organic food promotions in the market today. They are also highly regarded because in general, each of the brands carried by these individual exporters covers a wide range of organic products ranging from miso to brown rice and ice cream.

One of the ways U.S exporters can better distribute their products and get widespread adoption of their products would be to pay attention to the preference of the locals. Organic food in Singapore are mostly vegetables, nuts, fruits and rice. However, rice is a staple food in many asian countries and more so in Singapore, since over 96% percent of the population consist of asians. Hence, the consumption of rice is very high and traditionally, exporters who brings organic rice into Singapore has gotten very good results.

Also, due to the push from government agencies on the importance of a healthy lifestyle consisting of constant exercise and a healthy diet, the general population tend to not like food that are too salty or sweet. Catering to this particular preference in your range of organic food in Singapore will ensure that your adoption rate will be high.

Position your organic food to be a healthier choice for people. Invest in small but attractive packaging sizes for your organic products to encourage consumer trial of your products. In fact, you could even go a step further and do large scale promotions offering free samples to the people and giving them recipes on how to cook the organic food.

As Singapore is a small country with a population of 4 million people, its people are highly educated and know the importance of investing in their own health. However, they are also price conscious of the products they buy. By pricing your organic producs to be competitive with non-organic food and undertaking a moderate promotional effort, a distributor will be very successful in this market for organic food in Singapore. Most importantly, be patient and flexible with your orders and your local distributors since the organic food market in Singapore is still in its infancy stage.

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Singapore Heritage Centers – Reliving History

Thursday 28 January 2010 @ 3:11 pm

Singapore heritage centres actually represent a snapshot of each of 2 ethnic groups living in Singapore. From guided tours to exhibitions, this is a journey of education, diving through the rich histories of the Chinese and Malay populations – their past, their present and their potential future. Get a glimpse of their lives, their practices and the quirks that make them who they are today, all in a single location.

Put on your rice hats and step on over to the Chinese Heritage centre, a story told in living colours and lights as well as the passing smells of some of the best roasted, steamed and fried cultural delights. Go back in time to the black and white days of the early Chinese in Singapore and feel first hand the cramped living conditions these early settlers had to put up with – disease stricken, over crowded shop houses and busy, dank and sometimes dangerous streets. Now, he heritage centre sits pretty in its newly restored location, but it still remembers what it used to be.

The centre is a multilevel experience, and each time you ascend or descend, you get to experience a variation in the history and cultures of the early Chinese. You can almost imagine vividly by looking at the exhibitions and the displays of how life used to be, the decadent life of opium smoking, dens and places of gambling and prostitution that used to overcome this poor estate. This place is not just a re creation of history, it is sculpted by true stories to paint a picture that is both real and inspiring.

We cannot forget the Malay Heritage Centre, for Singapore was once a small and cosy Malay fishing village before the invasion of the colonial powers, who changed the course and destiny of this tiny island in ways the early fishermen and farmers could not have imagined. Find out how Islam came about and the pivotal role of learning and religious education on the early Malay community. Experience the kampong life and relive the old living conditions of the Malay community through guided tours and see how it changed from its humble beginnings to modern Singapore today.

Get dragged in to the culture and life through the daily festivals and performances by troupes and actors in the heritage centre. See how they used to defend themselves with silat, a traditional Malay martial art and sit down and waft with the sounds of Malay instruments of old.

These heritage centres play a very important role within Singapore. For the local population it reminds us where we came from and how humble we our beginnings and how much we have struggled from then till the comforts we are living in now. It also serves as a glimpse into our individual culture and tells us the story of the generations before us and how they lived.

For visitors, it plays the part of a theatre play and educational, informative lesson set in an interesting landscape. Understanding us better is one of the key features that these centres try to impart on tourists, as the most valuable souvenir of all is the one they take back in their hearts and in their minds.

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Spring In The City 2010 | Dance – 桃之夭夭 (白云深处) by market2garden

Wednesday 27 January 2010 @ 2:29 pm

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