Author: Mr Miyagi

  • The Boy From Oz, Sung By The Singapore Boy

    It’s Australia Day, and what better way to celebrate it than to help Hossan rehearse for his show – a song from which is written by our favourite Australian songwriter, Peter Allen. Hossan and I watched the original The Boy From Oz musical staged in Sydney in 1998, before it was tweaked for Broadway with Allen…

  • Je Suis Singapourien

    As with many others in Singapore, I wouldn’t have noticed what was lacking in the local rags’ reporting of the Charlie Hedbo massacre. Once I was alerted to it, I got really upset. You had to scroll down at least three-quarters of any of the papers’ stories before you saw any mention of the murderers’/terrorists’…

  • Before We Got Kai Kai & Jia Jia

    With so many new attractions every year, it’s easy to forget we have an awesome theme park in Pasir Panjang that’s been around since the 1950s. I last visited in 1974, and I think it’s got something to do with the theme of the theme park. It’s NSFW. Actually, it’s pretty much NSFAnything. Here’s what…

  • Last Minute Christmas Gift Ideas No. 5: Nicalu Olive Oil

    I’ll say this again. This is the best olive oil I have ever tasted, and it’s available now in Singapore. And for Christmas and only in Singapore, you’ll get it at a special price of $49.50 per litre! Order here now. Follow on Facebook.

  • Last Minute Christmas Gift Ideas #4: Upcycled Licqour Bottle Glassware

    A friend of mine has done several bars around the world a favour by taking empty alcohol bottles off them and turning them into up cycled glassware. My favourite are the Grey Goose Vodka glasses, which come in two sizes: Prices start from $20 and they can be bought by emailing for an appointment to…