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September 22, 2008

sunlight luminaire

spotted this cool shop along purvis street on a sunday morning.  unforunately, it was closed and its website http://sunlightluminaire.com is currently under construction.  i really wonder what the shop sells.  is it really a bicycle shop?  



   

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September 22, 2008

national museum - film and photography galleries

what's interesting in the film and photography galleries are 
1. the gaumont kalee GK21 35mm film projector (leeds, uk, 1948 - 1958) donated by the hollywood theatre
2. the film cases
3.opera script and opera title tablets a vintage record
4. the vintage record player 
5.a vintage record
6. vintage studio camera
7. vintage portable camera


                 

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September 19, 2008

national museum - food gallery

when i entered this gallery, the first thing that caught my eyes was this tutu kueh trishaw!
i thought it's a really nice piece of display showing the early days street hawker of singapore.
there was also this bronze hawker box with two tiers for displaying food and the base for putting charcoals to keep the food warm.


         

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September 19, 2008

singapore national museum - fashion gallery

this is my favourite.
the gallery is full of clothes and accessories worn by women in singapore during the 1950s and 1960s.
however, i don't find these totally unfamiliar.
today's boutiques are full of similar retro stuff.
it's just so amazing to see that fashion repeats itself after a few generations.
hence, never throw away your old blouse, dress or shirt!
they may come back in fashion and worth lots of money like today's vintage stuff!

when you enter, the first thing you see are the floral western frocks that the ladies here wore for parties in the 1960s.
unfortunately the picture taken is not so clear due to no flash photography.
these dresses with scooped and sweetheart necklines were usually starched and worn with can-can petticoat underneath.
next to it is the film show of the 1950s and 60s fashion trend and sam foo - tight fitting top and long pants - made of elastic fabric.

there were also many retro bags, glasses and shoes!
really gorgeous!

i was thrilled to see the 6o's bridal gown, vintage fabric prints and antique sewing machines too!

hope you enjoy looking through the photo album below.
sorry if you are looking for the kebayas and cheong sum as i've left them out.


                                         

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September 19, 2008

a trip to the singapore national museum

felt like going shopping this morning.
but thought that it might be wise to save some money in the midst of this terrible financial crisis.
hence kaif suggested that i visit the museum after sending him to work.  
so i visited the fashion, food, photography and film galleries!
it was indeed a very fruitful trip!
here are some shots of the architecture.  
beautiful - a mix of the old and the modern.
but please pardon my poor photography!

               

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September 17, 2008

lizzie

lizzie had a little accident in school yesterday.  
cried a lot and dared not move her left arm.  
no one knew what happened.  
went to the chidlren's hospital for x-ray.  
x-rays showed no apparent fracture.
but she was very reluctant to move her arm even when favourite candies were given.
so the doctor thought it's better to give her a big bandage till next week when she sees the specialist.
lizzie screamed and cried so loudly at the a&e as if we're operating on her arm.
but after receiving the bandage, she's all smiles.
even admired her new look in front of the pharmacy's mirror. :)

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September 16, 2008

elisabeth lecourt

read about elisabeth lecourt, a french contemporary artist, from mein inspiration and byard website. really cool.  i also found some of her paper clothing for sale on artnet!  of course you can't wear them! just for display!  


clothing made from UK map, image via artnet 


clothing made from world map, image via artnet 

   
photos from mein inspiration

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September 16, 2008

handmade card for your child

this is a brilliant idea for lizzie's 3rd birthday from inchmark ! i'm sure she'll like it very much!!! :)

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September 15, 2008

great finds at etsy






these letterpress buckles with ribbons are really neat and cool. they're great alternatives to ribbons!  you can purchase these from d.sharp shop at etsy.

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September 15, 2008

bathroom organizer!

i've always find cleaning the bathroom quite difficult due to lizzie's many pails and bath time toys lying on the floor! today while reading 99 low cost organizing tips on styleathome.com, it gave me an idea to keep her toys in a laundry bag.  then the idea of using pegs to keep all the pails and toys off the floor came to me!  taadaa...don't you think this is brilliant????

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