The aura of grapejuice

turns out grapejuice is a mystical genius so says the official aura reading:

The 'Library'

When Grapejuice left the house he told me he was going to the library.... I found him here...

The Long Now in San Francisco

One of the highlights of my recent time in California this autumn was a visit to the Long Now foundation.

These are the chimes of the 10,000 year clock; a clock which should be able to keep an accurate time for the next 10,000 years. It should be maintainable with bronze-age technology, possible to determine operational principles of the clock by close inspection and improvable with time. A real example of long term thinking.

ATP New York Sep 2009

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Finally getting around to posting pics from our recent trip to North Amerikey. Grapejuice was part of the incredible Caribou Vibration Ensemble playing at ATP festival in New York.
So to the ATP Round Up that corresponds to the images: We stayed in a cabin, watched some bands, dressed as yetis (then got told off for dressing as yetis), admired the venues' decor and spent 10 hours in a van...

For more pictures see the picasa album.

things to see and do in a mall in singapore

what we did

baking, chinese homework and a spot of gardening

Cranes

Down by harbour front whilst this buddha statue is sat meditating, the docks are busy loading and unloading container ships with these cranes that look like lego dogs.

On the bus

red run.. red run...

walk to the library

A couple of snaps I took during our walk to the library in Bugis. I love that so many of the buildings here are painted bright colours. The 'Keep Out' sign is also a really familiar sight here on all the construction sites, it is written in all 4 of the national languages; English, Malay, Tamil and Mandarin.

Happy Halloween

grapejuice as the balloon boy and our crew which included zoro, a mexican drug dealer, super mario, a couple of hippy travelers and myself as penanggalan

At the 350 event

we went to the 350 event to show our support for bill

Dim sum

Having lunch with grapey in a favourite little dim sum place

Happy divali!

Lights at the market in little india

Climate change in Google Earth

From the new Google Earth microsite:

Explore the potential impacts of climate change on our planet Earth and find out about possible solutions for adaptation and mitigation, ahead of the UN's climate conference in Copenhagen in December (COP15).

See what is happening to our neighbours in Borneo:

It is blog action day and this is my post for the environment..

Even the dolls have to wear swine flu masks

Eminent frog porridge

The Hungry Ghosts Have Gone Home

This past lunar month was Hungry Ghost festival 中元节 in Singapore. I love that time of year with the smell of smoke everywhere and strange and interesting offerings to be found on every street corner and gaudy concert on makeshift stages all around the city. The story goes that during that month the gates of heaven and hell are opened and your ancestors come and walk the earth, so people lay offerings such as fake money and burn them for their dead relatives, the concerts are to entertain these wandering ghosts to stop them getting bored and creating too much mischief.

I was away for much of the month and so sadly missed the great photo opportunity. Check out this guys photies of Singapore during Hungry Ghost.

Thanks for coming to Harvest!

Thanks to everyone who came down last night it was a fun time for a great
cause.
Here's a mobile snap of gj setting up our autumnal lanterns before the
show..

Autumn's Dawn in Singapore - Event in September

On Saturday September 26th...

From the people who brought you 'Seahuggers':

Celebrate Autumn's Dawn.

An evening of: Grain Silo Psych, Compost Techno, Almanac Synths, Wheatfield Soul + Visual Foliage

Feature Film: The Wicker Man (1973 UK Pagan Cult Masterpiece)

DJs: Dendrochronology (Caribou CA) + Prairie Co-op System

Doors: 7:30, Film 8pm, Music ∞

$15 on the door including one free drink. All funds to support Post-Museum for their soup kitchen project that feeds the poor in Singapore.

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Haw Paw Villas: Breakfast in Hell

Met these guys on our way to hell, a special surprise trip to this crazy rundown theme park for Grapejuice's birthday...
For more pictures see the picasa album

Grapejuice returns

Ryan has arrived home in Singapore after bringing the rock to the people of Europe for a while.

Batam Rouge

Pink sky above Indonesian island Batam, this view from our place is one of my favourite things about our life here.

The Suzan

The Suzan live at Chelsea Hotel Shibuya.

And Grapejuice in the Suzan Circle

Skinniest House?

I love how space is maximised in Japan

Streets of Koenji

Still have pictures from Tokyo to post... I think this was from one of our favourite neighbourhoods in Tokyo; Koenji

New game

Without Grapejuice there is no one to play this fun new 'put-the-plastic-apple-stirrer-on-your-nose-whilst-wearing-a-plaid-shirt' game with...

grapejuice hearts sock guy

Oishi

Okonomiyaki, fish on a stick and cheesey tofu!

New Friends

New Drink Experiences

More Tokyo Times

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Mansion, Hotel and Cowboy Bear

Tasty Tokyo Treats

Keep your Panton

Went to the great Verner Panton Exhibition at the National Museum of Singapore. My favourite was this amazing piece of furniture that you could climb inside - sadly weren't allowed to take pictures of it despite M's best efforts.

Gundam in Odaiba

We met Gundam in Odaiba Tokyo last week. He didn't say much but was still fun to hang out with.

Koenji Izakaya

Stumbled upon this little retro Izakaya in Koenji. This is us leaving via the dull-office-style elevator.

Make It Rain!

No posts for a while, been traveling with work... Sydney last week and Tokyo this week. Grapejuice came along as an attachment in Tokyo and we made it to a baseball game with some new friends.

Thanks Sea Huggers!

Thanks so much to everyone who came along last night! 

We had such a fun time, despite our initial technical difficulties; running around Mustafas trying to buy projector cables half an hour after the film was due to start. 

We got there in the end, had a ball, raised a bit of cash for a great cause and made some new friends in the process. 

Looking forward to organising another event soon, will keep you posted!

Sea Huggers!

If you are in Singapore this Saturday June 6th, come along to the Post Museum  for an evening of film and music celebrating World Oceans Day.

At 8pm a screening of Werner Herzog's fascinating and hilarious documentary Encounters at the End of the World. The world's greatest living film maker travels to Antarctica to tell the stories of the men, women and seals who live and work there.


Following, music provided by DJs Dendrochronology (Caribou, Canada/UK) and Frangipani (Wallasey Soundsystem, UK).

Bar and food available from Post Museum's in-house cafe Food #03.

$13 SGD including one complimentary boozey drink. Less for a complimentary non-boozey one.

Proceeds go to the David Suzuki Foundation's Ocean Conservation efforts.

Hope to see you there!

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