Blogs

• Jun 8 2011

  A Peranakan treasure found in Singapore! by Leone

  Posted by: cathy tan 0 Comments

  On my recent visit to The Intan, we were shown the beautiful bead work and embroidery done by the Pernanakan people ... or the Nyonya. The Nyonya/ Nyonyas are actually the women in the Peranakan community. However, in Singapore, the term Nyonya (also sometimes spelled as Nonya) are loosely used t...

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• Jun 7 2011

  THE INTAN - a rose cut diamond for all things Peranakan! by Leone

  Posted by: cathy tan 0 Comments

  Last week myself, along with other bloggers from Singapore, spent an afternoon at The Intan, Singapore's first private Peranakan home museum. We were invited to learn a little of the culture and to experience the Peranakan hospitality by Alvin Yapp and ContactSingapore. The very hospitable Alvin ...

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• Jun 7 2011

  A Visit to The Intan by Jeffery & Flora

  Posted by: cathy tan 0 Comments

  Last weekend, Jeff and I spent an afternoon at the Intan, a family-run home museum in the heart of Joo Chiat. Contact Singapore hosted the event and a few other bloggers were there, too. The Intan houses a large collection of Peranakan antiques, furniture, and other objects that owner Alvin Yapp ...

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• Jun 5 2011

  A Peranakan tea session by Leone

  Posted by: cathy tan 0 Comments

  I was privileged to be invited - along with other Singapore bloggers - to The Intan, Singapore's first private Peranakan home museum, by Alvin Yapp and ContactSingapore. Part of the visit to The Intan was for us to experience the true Peranakan hospitality that included a tea session. The table s...

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• Feb 2 2011

  Working in Singapore – by Aussie Pete

  Posted by: Contact Singapore 0 Comments

  I often receive emails asking me for advice on living and working in Singapore. Some of the most common questions are around how different the office environment is compared to what I’d been used to previously; what are the expectations in relation to working hours; how easy is it to integrate...

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