Singapore
Coping during COVID: Local stand-up comedian Jacky Ng turns to online to engage his audiences
Life
June 10, 2020
Coping during COVID: Local stand-up comedian Jacky Ng turns to online to engage his audiences
He is used to performing in front of noisy crowds across several bars and clubs at Boat Quay so when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of such entertainment venues across the island, local stand-up comedian Jacky Ng found himself in an unfamiliar position. “My biggest fear at the start was about staying relevant to the audiences. I was worried that if we were to go through the circuit breaker for too long, people will start to forget about me. And when I resume doing live shows after this pandemic, people might not want to come down to watch anymore,”…
Coping during COVID: Douglas Ng, Owner of The Fishball Story, adapts like fish to water in times of crisis
Life
June 2, 2020
Coping during COVID: Douglas Ng, Owner of The Fishball Story, adapts like fish to water in times of crisis
At a time when economies are bleeding and businesses are shutting, eatery owner Mr Douglas Ng has been bucking the trend with the opening of his larger new outlet at 77 Circuit Road in April and is even toying with the idea of expanding further. Speaking to danamic. over the phone, the 29-year-old said: “I’m actually planning to expand even during this time of the pandemic. I feel that it is a good opportunity as I think the rental might be cheaper and hiring staff will also be easier. Even during times of crisis, people will still have to eat…
Coping during COVID: Deployed frontline nurse shares his experiences
Life
May 29, 2020
Coping during COVID: Deployed frontline nurse shares his experiences
When staff nurse G.Peremkumar first told his mother that he was going to volunteer to fight COVID-19 on the frontlines as part of the team deployed by his hospital to the EXPO Community Isolation Facility (CIF), she burst into tears. “I was initially hesitant to inform my parents that I was volunteering for the EXPO project. But eventually, I decided to tell them as they are my loved ones and deserved to know,” explained the 28-year-old Malaysian. “My mum cried over the phone and tried to convince me to withdraw but I refused. She even stopped talking to me for…
Coping during COVID: SG Blade Runner Shariff on remaining upbeat
Life
May 22, 2020
Coping during COVID: SG Blade Runner Shariff on remaining upbeat
In this new series, Danamic features people from different walks of life to find out more about how they have been coping since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the shores of Singapore. Para-athlete Shariff Abdullah has overcame 29 full marathons, conquered 5 ultra-marathons and given motivational talks for 12 years but even he was left feeling rather downcast when the circuit breaker measures first kicked in. Speaking to Danamic over the phone, the 51-year-old confessed: “Even as a motivational speaker myself, we are not perfect. This lockdown situation has affected me as well and at the start I did feel down…
Helping others during COVID-19 through gaming: Zenway Productions’ #PlayApartTogether
Gaming
May 18, 2020
Helping others during COVID-19 through gaming: Zenway Productions’ #PlayApartTogether
We’ve seen multiple ways in which Singaporeans are supporting others during the COVID-19 pandemic, what with the very public campaigns of clapping and singing our national day song ‘Home’. Now we can add another to the list — gaming. Specifically, it is a programme aimed at raising funds for home-based nursing, migrant workers and lower-income families. Called #PlayApartTogether (or #PATSG), viewers can tune in over two weekends, 23 – 24 May and 30 – 31 May, to watch local personalities showcase their gaming skills on various popular games like Call of Duty: Warzone, Beat Saber and Just Dance 2020. View…
The Heck Is: The Singapore Premier League?
Life
April 24, 2020
The Heck Is: The Singapore Premier League?
Around this time of the year, Singapore’s only professional football league, the Singapore Premier League (SPL) would usually be well underway. However, with the Covid-19 pandemic worsening on our shores in recent weeks, the league has since been suspended and we thought we might just go through what this competition is, was, and what could have been. Singapore is well-known for being a country of football-loving fans. Ask anyone on the streets and the odds of that person having watched or played the beautiful game in some capacity are pretty high. But unfortunately, most locals’ passion for football have been…
The long weekends of SG 2020: Plan your next mini-holiday
Guides
January 18, 2020
The long weekends of SG 2020: Plan your next mini-holiday
Working in Singapore can be a draining process. Luckily for us, Singapore also has one of the highest amounts of public holidays in the world, meaning just a few extra days without work to handle. For 2020 in particular, most of the eleven gazetted public holidays are situated on rather convenient days of the week. Take a look at our guide so that you can make the most out of these holidays and plan your next mini-vacation without sacrificing much of your leave: Chinese New Year Chinese New Year for 2020 falls on 25 January, a Saturday. This would mean…
In Pictures: When night falls, Haw Par Villa’s 1,000 sculptures and dioramas come alive
Exhibitions
September 1, 2019
In Pictures: When night falls, Haw Par Villa’s 1,000 sculptures and dioramas come alive
“The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore.” The world is the throne of evil, and as humanity goes through the cycle of sins, it is odd to say that Haw Par Villa is a place that one can get a revelation of sin. Built in 1937, Myanmar-Chinese brothers Aw Boon Haw and Aw Boon Par of Tiger Balm fame erected these sculptures to educate the public on traditional Chinese folklore and mythology. It is simply unbelievable for a modern cosmopolitan like Singapore to house such a strange place like Haw Par Villa. Yet,…
Employees use reservist as an excuse to chao keng. Employers should do more to help them.
Longform
August 14, 2019
Employees use reservist as an excuse to chao keng. Employers should do more to help them.
For us to continue living the way we do, how much do we need to depend on our international relations? As it turns out, more than you think. A cursory glance through the Department of Statistics Singapore’s surprisingly trendy website reveals that our imports and exports amount to over S$1,000 billion – and that’s just for 2018 alone. From there, it’s one thing to take notice of Japan, China, and the United States which rank among our top trading partners, but another to truly consider just how intrinsically entrenched they have become in our lives. If you find it hard…
$54 Huawei phone promo demonstrates the power of “Kiasuism”
Humour
August 1, 2019
$54 Huawei phone promo demonstrates the power of “Kiasuism”
Ever heard of this saying in Singapore? “Hell hath no fury like an elderly scorned”. Clearly, Huawei didn’t, seeing as how they have completely botched their whole promotional event for their phones. Specifically, their whole promotion was based on the upcoming 54th National Day and was targeted at people born during or around the Merdeka generation, aptly discounting their Huawei Y6 Pro smartphone to SG$54 from its original SG$198 price. By now you must have already heard about how it has failed spectacularly, with angry uncles and aunties causing a ruckus at various Huawei stores around Singapore. Obviously, the thought…