Queen Elizabeth II Cup 2024

Queen Elizabeth II Cup 2024

Welcome to my event article on the Queen Elizabeth II Cup 2024. The Queen Elizabeth II Cup is one of the most prestigious events in horse racing. Open to horses aged three years and above, the race has evolved into a lead-up to the Singapore Gold Cup. Covering a distance of 1800m, the Queen Elizabeth II Cup is now a weight-for-age race with a prize purse of $300,000, attracting top-class horses and jockeys.

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Chinese Opera Backstage Photography

Dear friends, welcome to my Chinese Opera Backstage Photography session. This event was organised by SAFRA Content Creator Club. In Mandarin, Chinese street opera is called jiexi (“street show”). This traditional Chinese dramatic form was brought to Singapore by immigrants from China in the 19th century as part of their religious rites. Since then, the popularity of wayang has been like the sea tides, sometimes high, sometimes low.

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Singapore Airshow 2024

Welcome to my pictorial article on the Singapore Airshow 2024. This current edition of the bi-annual airshow was held on the 20-25th February, with the last 2 days opened to the public. This year’s airshow featured the largest number of foreign flying teams at the Singapore Airshow. Out of six air forces – five of them are from overseas. The event organisers of the Singapore Airshow reported the 2024 trade event, recorded its highest attendance rate in its...

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Essential Oils for Travel Wellness

Essential Oils for Travel Wellness

Dear readers, traveling is once again the buzzword as most countries have reopened from the Cv-19 pandemic. I am sure you have been assuaged by plenty of vacation postings on your social media page. But one less-mentioned topic is travel wellness or maintaining good health during travel. Having recently discovered the world of Young Living essential oils and their benefits to users, it brings me great pleasure to commence an essential oils for travel wellness...

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Remembrance Day 2022

Remembrance Day 2022 was conducted at Kranji War Cemetery on 13 Nov 2022. The event is observed in Commonwealth member states since the end of the First World War to honour armed forces members who have died in the line of duty. This day is held on 11 November to recall the end of 1st World War hostilities, which formally ended "at the 11th...

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Tour De France Singapore Criterium

Dear friends, did any of you attend the Tour De France Criterium Singapore held on the 29-30th October? I am not into cycling but I totally enjoyed photographing the event. This event is one of the many key sporting events to happen in...

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Birds Migration Season at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve is a nature reserve in the northwest area of Singapore and is the first wetlands reserve to be gazetted locally in 2002. It is a significant stop-over point for migratory birds on East Asian-Australasian Flyway. This 130 hectares reserve was listed as an ASEAN Heritage Park in 2003. For birders, the birds migration season at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve is a key event on their photography calendar.

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S’pore NDP 2022

Dear friends, the S'pore NDP 2022 celebrates our 57th National Day. And what an occasion to celebrate the receding pandemic. The weekly rehearsals are the best way to grab some pictures leading to the actual day. You can never get all the shots by just shooting once on the actual day. The following are some tips which you might find helpful -

The NDP 2022 rehearsal dates and timing from this week...

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Singapore Dragon Boat Festival 2022

The Singapore Dragon Boat Festival is one of the oldest dragon boat races in Singapore. The other festival is the Singapore River Regatta which has evolved into the Singapore Regatta Waterfest@Sports Hub. Singapore Dragon Boat Festival 2022 is SDBA's 1st event to bring back the exciting thumping of the dragon boat drums.

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SAF Open House 2022

After a 5-years hiatus, the SAF Army Open House 2022 (AOH22) makes a return to the F1 Pit Building. Themed "Generations of Strength" to commemorate 55 years of National Service, AOH22 comprise the AOH22 Virtual Exhibition, AOH22@F1 Pit Building and AOH22@Heartlands to showcase the army's 'hard and soft assets' to engage all walks of Singaporeans.

I had planned to photograph and cover as much of the event as...

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