I am Alicia Altorfer-Ong. I’m a mother, wife, historian, writer, corporate trainer, budding theater practitioner and playwright. Most recently, I’ve started an additional role as business development manager with a health and wellness company. It’s a juggling act that sometimes goes a little crazy, but for the most part I’ve managed to Read more…
I’m Tracy Phillips and am from Singapore but was raised in Perth until I was 12. Career wise my past life saw me heading up Zouk’s marketing and pr team for more than a decade, my new life is a joint venture with creative agency TSLA, heading up a new Read more…
What drives you to do what you do each day? Many factors are contributing to this…one of the biggest is my deep passion for arts in general. I’ve lived my life surrounded by artistic parents and relatives who are greatly involved in the arts industry. My deep love for the Read more…
I’m Claire Jedrek, and proudly call Singapore my home after twenty years. I was born along the River Thames, London to a Singaporean mother and English father who’s father, my grandfather was from Krakow, Poland. I’ve worked in the media since I was 17 and took a short hiatus when Read more…
On returning to Singapore after a month overseas I found Gaggan fever had taken over. It was all everyone seemed to be talking about. What was going on in Asia? The brainchild of chef Gaggan Anand had catapulted to number 1 on San Pellegrino’s Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants this year, Read more…
Singapore is a perfect canvas for the food obsessed. Creating, discussing and eating food is pretty much a national pastime. At Straits Canopy we have been pondering the food scene in Singapore and wondering what makes it so special here. We’ve searched our island nation to discover the stories behind Read more…
Ginger…just the name gives me that spicy kick and it’s almost as if I can sense its intriguing smell by saying it out loud! What would my Asian mother do without it in her fragrant kitchen and how to celebrate Christmas without ginger cookies? This spice has always been part Read more…
Today Singapore paid their final respects to our founding Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. With sadness we said farewell to the man that had such great vision for Singapore 50 years ago and saw it through. People lined the streets to say good bye and as the fighter jets Read more…
I have been walking around barefoot in my sarong for the past three days. As I bury my happy feet in the cool sand, ice coffee in one hand and a book in the other, I glance towards Bobby. He immediately pays attention to me and gives me a big, Read more…
It’s hard not to romanticise a trip to Galle Fort; with its mix of cobblestone streets and old colonial architecture, it’s the type of place your subconscious lets out a calm sigh. The Fort subtly – not aggressively – demands you let yourself switch into a slower pace simply so Read more…