Forever Crazy by Crazy Horse Paris opened in Singapore on 11 October 2017 and will run till 22 October 2017. Forever Crazy is a tribute to Alain Bernardin who founded the Parisian cabaret Le Crazy Horse de Paris in 1951. The shows are performed at Mastercard Theatres in Marina Bay Sands. It is interesting to note that more than 20 … More
Mount Agung is about to awaken after a slumber of 54 years. Also known as Gunung Agung, the “Great Mountain” or de piek van Bali in Dutch (the peak of Bali), this active Indonesian volcano, located in Bali, last erupted in 1963 and more than 1,500 lives were lost. Some 100,000 people had to evacuate from their homes. Here is … More
It would have been the 59th birthday for the King of Pop on 29 August 2017. We thought it would be interesting and good to honour the late Michael Jackson (29 August 1958 to 25 June 2009) by recalling what took place to commemorate his birthday a year ago, between July and August 2016, as well as to take a … More
We all know that the Sun rises from the east and sets in the west. This is because Earth rotates around its own axis eastwards. Similarly, the Moon orbits around Earth from west to east. So why does the solar eclipse move from west to east? In other words, why does the Moon and its shadow, move eastwards rather than … More
For those who were unable to view the total solar eclipse on 21 August 2017 and are wondering how it was actually like, well, what better way than to ask someone who was there and witnessed it first-hand? Robert Crifasi, American water resources expert and author of the book, A Land Made From Water, and the gentleman who took that … More
Above: Video footage of the Lufthansa Airbus A340 flight piloted by Captain Marko-Cyrus Müller and the solar eclipse witnessed onboard and while flying at 30,000 feet near Greenwood, South Carolina. Video: © Lufthansa. This video is on YouTube and is found on TimeWerke Videos. While there was a total solar eclipse over North America on 21 August 2017, not all … More
“Cosentino: Anything is Possible”, is a magic show which runs from 17 to 27 August 2017 held in Mastercard Theatres at Marina Bay Sands Singapore. Mastercard Theatres is owned by Base Entertainment Asia. Now, what is the link between time and this magic show? Well, the illusions and “magic” of the whole show is all about time. “What makes an … More
When I first thumbed through The Wristwatch Handbook and looked at the images, my initial fear was that it was going to be another cut-and-paste job. However, such a fear was totally unfounded. Once you begin reading what Ryan Schmidt has to share, the content value of what this book has to offer multiplies exponentially. For example, did you know … More
In the Far East, namely South-East Asia in particular, it comes as no surprise that Singapore is often the first choice when it comes to the establishment of a watch brand’s boutique in this region. German watch brand and Manufacture Glashütte Original for instance, opened its first South-East Asian boutique in Singapore towards the end of 2015. This is the … More
How large is the market in Asia for Swiss watch brands? Well, there is no doubting Asia’s importance as it is the biggest market for Swiss watch exporters, accounting for half of such exports in terms of value. In 2015, the total value of Swiss watch exports worldwide was CHF21.5 billion, representing a decline of 3.3%, according to the Federation … More