NEU FISH!

post-lunch walkabout in singapore’s little india on a bright sunday afternoon. an unpretentious and humble district so generous with culture, heritage, stories and lip-smackingly delicious comfort food that make you feel all warm & fuzzy on the inside.

always remember where you come from.

What happens when you send a request out to the world to chronicle, via video, a single day on Earth? You get 80,000 submissions and 4,500 hours of footage from 192 countries. Producer Ridley Scott and Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald took this raw material — all shot on July 24, 2010 — and created Life in a Day, a groundbreaking, feature-length documentary that portrays this kaleidoscope of images we call life. National Geographic is bringing it to theaters starting July 24, 2011. Prepare to be amazed.

“opening the annual art season and creating a unique new opportunity for the asia pacific art market, Art Stage Singapore will be an international key event with exhibiting contemporary art and design galleries/dealers; the best and most interesting from the asia pacific juxtaposed against and in a dialogue with carefully selected Western positions.”

a little late. and still from the same desk. but here’s to a better 353 days (365-12) of what life has to offer. cheers to all that’s in store! i’ve got a feeling it’s going to be better than 2010!

ps: always remember, never be afraid to get messy and experience all the universe has plated for you.

xxxo,
farr

Our NEW Chief Editor of NEU FISH! FARAH RAHMAN

Farah is a 26 year old Southeast Asian city-dweller hailing from the international city-state of Singapore. She works in PR and loves drumming, traveling, Filipino boys, artists, sarcastic bullshitters, beautiful alignments, and anything else in the world that utters “amazing.” She’s a non-stop go-getter and a righteous cat. She will be responsible for the direction of NEU FISH! from now on. And since she’s been a long time contributor and a friend of ours for far longer, we feel our beloved NEU FISH! will be in good hands. – Low & Sara

P.S., that doesn’t mean me and Sara will stop posting! We’ll still be contributing, but just not as much. Instead, we’ll be focusing on a new section for FWC. So look out for that!

(Apologies for the video to be lacking in quality but it is the best vid I could find. Does not in any way belong to me.)

Paraboles 2.0 by Compagnie Off (France) & Victor Thng (Singapore) at the facade of the National Art Museum, Singapore.

Paraboles 2.0 was the major live art performance that headlined the Night Festival 2010 which took place over the weekend in sunny Singapore. It does not seem as amazing viewing this on the computer screen, but believe me, there were times I felt like I was elsewhere with their beautiful combination of dreamy + hypnotising visuals, colors and the live orchestra to set the mood right. If you look closely, as part of this grand installation is the hottest conductress i’ve ever seen (grungey/gothic chick decked out in leather pants) guiding the orchestra as well as a pretty ballet dancer to help elevate the mystery of the satellite dishes. My friends and I were coming up with varied explanations/stories as the performance progressed. There was so much going on, there were so many stories we could tell. Why don’t you watch it for yourself and see what comes up in your mind?

The official description of the performance:

“Six giant satellite dishes spring from the urban ground right in front the National Museum of Singapore. At the core of the satellite dishes, stroboscopic light flashes quietly, signalling activity. Under each satellite, we hear faint abstract sounds. It is the music of the stars, solar winds, and radio waves, all mixed together in a surreal, random composition.“