草間彌生與她的圈圈圓圓圈圈

12 JUN 2017 / Apparently history had repeated itself coz prolly mid of last year - whilst I was searching for my first job and Pq trying to clear her leave - we decided to visit Underwater World before it closed for good, and this time round - whilst Im searching for my second job and she still trying to clear her leave (wtf so many leaves ?????) - it was a visit to National Gallery Singapore to catch YAYOI KUSAMA : Life is the Heart of a Rainbow exhibition, along with the Children's Biennale! You actually have to pay 15 bucks for Kusama's exhibition (unless you are able to produce a student card which meant free entry!) but boy, I totally think it's worth every cents for an exhibition which actually lives up to its hype - a focused concept, a showcase of an artist's creative and spiritual output across various art forms and time periods, and not to mention that it's on (almost) everyone's Ig (hmm, guilty as charged but sorry not sorry)

So here's polka dots in all its various forms coming your way below -

"For Kusama, the pumpkin represents comfort and security. Kusama's family owned a nursery and grew fields of pumpkins and flowers; pumpkins were also a major part of her diet as a child during World War II. The artist has said that their 'generous unpretentiousness' and 'solid spiritual balance' appeal to her. Its bulbous form also seems to suggest fertility, and each of Kusama's pumpkins has a highly individual physical presence."

Deep inside the frozen lake

there used to be another sky

blue as it was eternally clear

with fishes that dreamt

of rainbow-coloured wings

- Poem by Betty Susiarjo

Be sure to catch this exhibition - we had a ball there!! (HAHA the pun) I will most probably go for it a second time with Xy and will make sure I get a proper shot at the Infinity Mirrored Room DAFUQ THEY ONLY ALLOW 30 SECS INSIDE ;( There are actually other exhibitions and installations worth checking out too! We went for this teamLab installation (you know, the glowing orbs) and even designed our own virtual ceramic vessel (which we really anyhow design but it turned out pretty good I feel) So yes, there's sooo many things to see and do at the National Gallery Singapore, and the architecture itself is a beauty to behold - so colonial looking on the outside yet pleasantly modern inside!

Ta-da, a Monday well spent with an old friend (:
xx

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Underwater World

I actually have a number of backlogs to write about and Im just gonna pick up from where I left off in dayre. After this post, there's still this cousin's wedding, NDP preview, Shape Run & my convocation to write about OOOPS okok let's go!

15 JUN 2016 / Prolly two months back Pq and I decided to go visit Underwater World one last time before it closes down for good. I actually don't have much recollection about this place (save for the moving walkway in this tunnel thing) but seriously, I can't even remember who I went there with when I was really small - was it a school trip or did my mom bring us all there ??? Anyhoo, adult ticket prices went from $29.90 to their opening price of $9 OMGGG I find that really meaningful

It was damn crowded that day we went (well, June was the school holiday period tho) and coz I was at grandma's before meeting Pq (overseeing some HDB reno works), I actually brought her along since it's really really boring for her to stay at home all day long. So glad for Pq's patience coz grandma can't walk fast, and at least Pq's there for her when I was snapping away on the phone hahaha. Anw, while pq was queuing for the tickets, we got acquainted with this centenarian omg what's the chances of meeting one ??? 

ONE MIN VIDEO I DO UP USING MY IMOVIE ON DA PHONE

coz I suddenly dk how to edit vids on the macbook hehe

Actually, it's not easy to bring grandma around coz she usually whines about being tired and all after a while and would just wanna go back home. But that day right, even tho we walked a long way to JE mrt station and took the train to Buona Vista before walking to the Circle Line and took another train to Harbourfront and (gasp) took the monorail into Sentosa ANDDD this feeder bus to Underwater World itself (Wtf this sounds like a real journey manz why didn't we take the cab in huh) SHE DIDNT ONCE MENTIONED ABOUT BEING TIRED hahaha maybe coz it's the first time I brought her on an outing without the aunties / cousins. I was still thinking how if she wanted to U-turn back home, omg I would feel damn bad for wasting Pq's leave. That didn't happen tho, I would say it had been a relatively successful trip \m/

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