Posts Tagged ‘Singapore’

Year of the Snake – Singapore

Year of the Snake - Singapore

2013 is the year of the Snake, begins on February 10th. The Snake is the sixth sign of the Chinese Zodiac, which consists of 12 Animal Signs. Each sign also have five elements Metal, wood, water, fire and earth. This year the snake’s nature from the five elements is “Water Snake”, so it becomes the [...]

Festivals 2012 – Singapore

Festivals 2012 - Singapore

Singapore has a vast mix of culture. Along with comes a full calender of colourful festival throughout the year. Being a culturally-open and sensitive society, the major festivals like Hari Raya Puasa, Deepavali, Christmas and Chinese New Year are celebrated. Every ethnic group in Singapore has its own festivals, mostly related to its religion. Almost [...]

Games of the XXX Olympiad London 2012 – Singapore

Games of the XXX Olympiad London 2012 - Singapore

Singapore Post issued a set of four stamps to commemorate Games of the XXX Olympiad London 2012. The Olympic stamps features Table Tennis – 1st Local, Swimming – S$0.65, Sailing – S$1.10 and Badminton – S$2.00. Showcasing the official London 2012 Olympic mascot Wenlock in the sports poses, this set of four stamps highlights just [...]

Gardens by the Bay – Singapore

Gardens by the Bay - Singapore

Singapore post issued a set of postage stamps featuring Gardens by the Bay. Gardens by the Bay – Three distinctive waterfront gardens, namely Bay South, Bay East and Bay Central across the mouth of the Singapore River, in the heart of Marina Bay will define Singapore as the world’s premier tropical garden city. Spanning 101 [...]

Zodiac Series Dragon – Singapore

Zodiac Series Dragon - Singapore

There are a total of 12 animal signs in the Chinese calendar based on five cycles of 12 years each, with each cycle tempered by one of the five Chinese elements of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth. According to Chinese astrology and belief, the traits of these zodiac animals not only shape the personalities [...]

National day 2011 – Singapore

Singapore post issued a set of four stamps showing areas of Historical Significance to celebrate National day 2011.

50th Anniversary of EDB

Singapore post issued two stamps ‘Global Asia’ and ‘Future Ready’ to show the Singapore’s economic development. ‘Global Asia’ ‘Global Asia’ depicts Singapore as a strategically located ‘Home’ in Asia from where global and local companies can grow in the region and beyond. Asian companies also find a ‘Home’ in Singapore, from where they can orchestrate [...]

Spices of Singapore

Singapore post issued a set of stamps featuring spices viz Tamarind, Cinnamon, Turmeric, Coriander and star Anise. Spices were considered as valuable as gold in the 19th century. Tamarind comes from the elongated velvety pod of the tamarind tree. The pod contains shiny black seeds enclosed in a sticky pulp. The sweet and sour juice [...]

100 Years of Aviation – Singapore

2011 marks a centennial of aviation in Singapore. Singapore saw her first aircraft, piloted by Mr Joseph Christiaens, take off from the racecourse in Farrer Park on 16 March 1911 and that marked the start of aviation in Singapore. Eight years later, on 4 December 1919 about 4:48pm, a pioneering flight from England to Australia, [...]

Pond Life – Singapore

Singapore post issued a definitive stamps of pond life featuring animals such as common Tilapia, pond wolf spider, water strider and water scorpion. A pond is and inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, which is smaller than a lake. it undergoes marked changes as time passes, and most obvious changes that one [...]


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