Posted in Blogroll, Brunei Darussalam, Canon, Celebrations, Photography, Travel, Weddings, tagged autobiography, confessions, jan shim, road to photography, shimworld, the accidental artist on December 31, 2007 | 42 Comments »
There comes a time in one’s life when have a moment, time-outs in the daily grind, to look back the past year(s) and make a conscious effort to recall the people who or the things that have made an impact in your life, fleeting moments that go unnoticed and often unappreciated. We all love celebrations and [...]
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This school holiday, the kids got more than they bargained for. Just a week earlier, I took them to Singapore, stayed at Park Hotel Orchard and spent a full 3.5 days with the kids at various places of interests and beating the odds of having a good time despite the bad weather.
As if that wasn’t enough, we checked into [...]
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You can change the world–Do The (RED) Thing! goes GAP’s campaign as global partner of (PRODUCT) RED. Half of profits from (GAP) RED sales go to the Global Fund to help women and children affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa. More info here.
This isn’t charity; it’s a new way of doing business.
How we do business is [...]
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Ever had car troubles that just keep coming back and no matter how many times you took it back to the mechanic, they just cannot find the culprit but you ended up paying for it with no results? I’m certain every car owner has his/her share of bad luck when Murphy’s Law takes over and leave you stranded!
Ever since [...]
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Posted in Photography, Shopping, Travel on December 24, 2007 | 7 Comments »
MERRY X’MAS TO ALL FRIENDS AND READERS OF SHIMWORLD!
People who knew I was going to spend a week in Singapore with the kids asked what X’mas gift I was going to get my wife. You know, that X’mas + Singapore = Shopping mindset that has everyone rushing into Orchard Road. Staying at the Park Hotel that’s right [...]
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Mention Singapore and it conjures up all sort of images and expectations that is as unique to the individual as its tourism tagline Uniquely Singapore suggests. The past five days that I spent in this exciting and happening city with my kids had been productive for me and most importantly for the kids, fun! This was also the first time I travelled with [...]
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Many thanks to Chon Chat, a weekend photographer, who goes by his nick VIRGO on Clubsnap.com, his wife and two lovely girls whom I met for the first time yesterday took me and my kids to a new dining concept at Vivo City. We had planned on an outing at the Singapore Zoo (link to our 2006 [...]
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Posted in Blogroll, Food, Photography, Shopping, Tourism, Travel, entertainment, tagged Food, holidays, Photography, sentosa, singapore, the merlion on December 20, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Despite the notorious wet season in Singapore, our visit to Sentosa was blessed with good weather. Perhaps too good to the point it was hot and sunny the whole time we were there. It had been a while back since my kids last visited Sentosa but unlike the kids of my generation, I find kids today [...]
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