White Shoes & The Couples Company Written by Amanda Rizkita Wet grass. Mud-dipped legs dancing to good music in the rain. Vintage goods. Neon paper bracelets. Flavored beers. Music video screening. Motley band posters clashing against white walls. In Singapore, this could only mean one thing: the super merry and jolly UpToTheSky festival! UpToTheSky...
Written by Ririn Oscarin “Welcome to Ozmopolitan!” Hey Diaspora! was cordially invited to a full preview of Wicked! The Broadway Musical, and boy, were we impressed! Enticed by its tagline “The Most Successful Broadway Musical in the U.S.” (no gimmicks!), we sat at P 40-41 at the Marina Bay Sands Theatre. Even the seats were exciting; it was...
Written by Amanda Rizkita For the past few years, Indonesia has been joyfully witnessing the rise of local fashion brands—especially those targeted at younger audiences. Surely, we have many more choices to pick from, and this has contributed to the increased relevance of the catchphrase “national pride”, which previously perhaps was only applicable...
Written by Amanda Rizkita If you are suffering from an agonizing thirst for good music, arts, and design (which—considering that we just ended exams, is very likely), make sure you make yourself available on 3 December 2011. Because UpToTheSky Festival is surely going to let you off the hook with a holy matrimony of music, arts, and design—including...
Raisa (tengah) dan para personil Maliq & D'Essentials. Oleh Raisa Tanawi Setelah hiatus sekian lama, grup jazz favorit Indonesia, Maliq & D’Essentials, kembali melantunkan nada manis di telinga kita dengan rilis mereka yang terakhir; album keempat dilengkapi buku otobiografi MALIQ dengan judul yang sama. Grup musik yang menganggap Michael...
By Adithya Pratama In anticipation to their first outlet in Singapore, Hey Diaspora’s resident chef, Adithya Pratama (aka yours truly), had the chance to chat with Lucy Wiryono, who was accompanied by her husband, Afit Dwi Purwanto – the husband-and-wife team behind Jakarta’s steakhouse du jour, Holycow! Steak. Together they shared their...
Oleh Alexander Lieman Foto oleh Made Surya Adhiwirawan/PPI Singapura Week 4 Liga PPI adalah minggu ketiga bagi para pemain futsal ini. Dibanding minggu kedua dan minggu pertama, permainan minggu ini menjadi lebih tactical. Karena akhir Liga sudah di depan mata, semua partisipan menjadi lebih semangat dalam mengejar kemenangan. Artellis 2-0 PINUS Pada...
Oleh Alexander Lieman Foto oleh Made Surya Adhiwirawan/PPI Singapura Week 3 Liga PPI di Clementi Sportshall 8 October Sabtu lalu merupakan minggu kedua liga futsal setelah seminggu hiatus. Minggu kedua ini tidak kalah seru dari minggu pertama. Dengan motivasi and semangat yang semakin berkobar setelah minggu pertama, semua tim yang berpartisipasi menunjukan...
Written by Amanda Rizkita You might be one of those who had been eager to have a peek since first hearing the widespread rumour about it, or you might be among the rest—those of us who simply did not get it. Whichever category you were in, face the truth: you had been made aware, whether consciously or not, of the grand opening of the first Hennes...
Written by Valesca Noerjanto “Laskar Pelangi: The Musical” is coming to town! The musical adaptation of Andrea Hirata’s best-selling novel was such a hit when first performed last December, that the production team decided to have another 10-day run in July. They are also holding a three-day show in the sunny island of Singapore, starting...
Written by Titus Sasmoko It is quite shocking when one arrives in Singapore for the first time. Apart from the modern atmosphere of this island-slash-city-slash-nation, newcomers are greeted with an efficient public transport system, especially startling for us Indonesians who are accustomed to personal commute (whether reckless motorcycle riding motorcycle...
Oleh Alexander Lieman Foto oleh Made Surya Adhiwirawan/PPI Singapura Gol! Itulah teriakan-teriakan yang terdengar Sabtu lalu di Clementi Sports Hall. Pada hari Sabtu 25 September lalu, PPI Singapura menyelenggarakan sebuah liga basket dan liga futsal dengan peserta dari berbagai universitas di Singapura. Tim-tim yang bermain dalam liga ini adalah tim-tim...
Interview and transcript by Amanda Rizkita and Siti Fatimah Ayuningdyah After Lion King, Singapore will once again be graced by the presence of one of Broadway’s biggest and most critically acclaimed shows. It is time to replace the exotic African faunas with the sassy and fabulously wicked ladies of “Wicked”! Although the show, heavy with elements...
By Siti Fatimah Ayuningdyah Face it, one of the most terrifying as well as the most exciting aspects of living out of your parents’ dungeons is having your own space, a space where you can be yourself and do things you cannot do with your parents around. Nobody (except the granny next door, the scary security dude, and that irritable uncle upstairs)...
By David Setiawan and Jonathan Eric Tanamas It’s important to get connected. To help you get settled in Singapore, we have several recommendations on websites, apps, and Twitter accounts that would make your life easier, and your adaptation more bearable. BOOKMARK THESE WEBSITES Singapore is technologically advanced; it has high speed internet...
