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Once every year, you will see men clad only in a cloth covering their groin area, walking the streets at Keong Saik and Serangoon Roads, carrying a metal structure on their shoulders with spikes poking their upper body and face.

This seemingly painful ritual is part of the Hindu thanksgiving held in honour of Lord Subrahmanya/Murugan, the deity who is the destroyer of evil and who represents virtue, youth and power.

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We have just celebrated Chinese New Year, welcoming it on January 26. However, the light up in Chinatown lasts until February 15.

Multi-colour lights are strung on the trees lining the streets; buildings have their own illuminated decorations; and you may even spot some traditional round, red Chinese lanterns sprinkled around the area. There are no charges to view these lights, so head down and get some of your own pictures ...

Being a huge salsa dance fan, I am happy to spread the news about more venues for salsa dancing in Singapore.

Union Square remains the top spot for anyone who wants to be in the thick of the salsa action, and ladies enter free on Fridays.

But for those who prefer some other place where there is more space for movement, why not turn up at one of the following ...

Be part of history by attending the first night race of Formula 1 racing, to be held in Singapore on the weekend of September 26 to 28.

Talk of a Formula 1 race in Singapore has been making its rounds since as early as 2002, and last year it was finally announced that the island city has become a new racing venue for 2008, with a night race! Obviously, a night ...

Ring in 2008 by Marina Bay with a host of activities and a countdown to midnight. Programme highlights include performances by the water-front, screened video dedications, illuminated wishing spheres anchored on the river, and a fireworks display.
The fun begins from 10pm and ends well after January 1 is ushered in at midnight. Admission is free.

Getting to Marina Bay: Take the MRT to City Hall station then follow directions toward Esplanade ...

The ASSEMBLY® is the name given to Singapore's National Day Parade 2007 FunPack that was specially created by a Singaporean designer. This exhibition gathers 500 shortlisted entries for the ASSEMBLY® bag, making it a colorful and eye-catching showcase.

While you are there, check out the wide range of retail and dining outlets at VivoCity, one of Singapore's largest shopping malls.

The exhibition at VivoCity is open for free to the public from ...

Take a walk along Orchard Road from now until Christmas Day and experience stage performances by local and foreign artistes interpreting the theme of 'Christmas, It's all about Love' in their items.

Additionally, an interactive Christmas village is located near Plaza Singapura, where the birth of Jesus Christ will be re-enacted in a short skit.

The festivities will culminate first with a synchronised mass caroling on Christmas eve, followed by a grand ...

No Christmas is complete without a performance of the popular Nutcracker tale, and this performance is brought to you by Moscow on Ice.

Tchaikovsky's timeless masterpiece will accompany the skaters, among whom are two time World Proffesional Figure Skating and U.s. Open Champions Elena Leonova and Andrei Khvalko, as they tell the story of Masha and the Nutcracker doll that she is given as a present from her godfather Drosselmeyer.

Follow her ...

Dance scholars of L.A. Dance Connection (LADC) are putting on an energetic and engaging dance performance called Play Den for their graduation. The item promises a journey where dance is brought back to its basics and passion is rediscovered.

The Play Den will be performed at The Arts House at 8pm from December 14 to 16, with an additional matinee at 3pm on December 15. Tickets priced at S$18 each can ...

Those who read my earlier entry on live music will probably understand when I say that this love extends outside of live music in pubs or bars.

One of my favourite memories of living in Singapore is savouring the contents of a picnic basket by myself or with friends, on the open grassland of the Symphony Lake at the Singapore Botanic Gardens on Sundays, while listening to the life music performed ...