This week features an exciting mix of events, from a live music performance by students of the International College of Music to a delicious Ramdhan meal, just like how grandma prepares!
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Tolled highways, Nik Aziz T-shirts, storm drains, and more: for Merdeka month, KLue presents 53 objects that define our Klang Valley experience in these last 53 years of independence!
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If taking a long-needed vacation these days - since the long Merdeka weekend and school holidays are just around the corner - means trimming your budget a bit more, why not take a trip with the family down to Singapore's newly-opened Resorts World Sentosa! Read more
Wednesdays are practical jokers. You think you're almost at the weekend, and then you realise there's still two more days to go. Here's your mid week news:
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With the recent hike in the price of sugar (by 25sen per kilogramme), we can't really afford to dump spoonfuls of sugar into our drinks anymore. It's bad for our health anyway, so why don't we start thinking about alternative and healthy substitutes to make our meals more tasty? Here are nine suggestions for you to try: Read more
A big thank you to everyone for participating in the Firefly Holiday giveaway, which was launched at Urbanscapes 2010. But the fun hasn’t ended yet because we've extended the deadline to Friday, 2 July! Update: Winners announced! Read more
Foodies, rejoice! July marks the return of the annual Singapore Food Festival! Running from 16 to 25 July along the Singapore River, the 17th installment promises to be a gastronomic treat as the festival puts the spotlight on speciality dishes of the main Chinese dialect groups in Singapore. With exciting events and activities lined up for the festival, KLue highlights five must-see activities at the Singapore Food Festival 2010.
Has it really been 4 days? It feels like Urbanscapes was just yesterday! Here's today's news:
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It's exactly 12 midnight and that means KLue Urbanscapes 2010 is officially over! After 12 hours of solid fun, the KLue team and the Urbanscapes team would like to say a big "thank you!" to each and everyone of you for coming out in droves to attend this year's fest. Read more
Running a marathon is no small feat. Now imagine running a marathon - without your sight. This 27 June at Dataran Merdeka, the Standard Chartered KL Marathon: Run for a Cause will see 50 youths from Sekolah Menengah Pendidikan Khas Cacat Penglihatan in Setapak, six visually impaired athletes from the Malaysian Association for the Blind (MAB) and “Seeing is Believing” Goodwill Ambassadors, Henry Wanyoike and his sighted running guide, Joseph Kibunja, running alongside thousands of others. Read more
Clocking in at 12 hours -- or more, if you count Projek Angkat Rumah -- this year's Urbanscapes is a massive, demanding creature. With a bazaar, performances, music gigs, art installations, food, and film screenings, the sheer festivity of it all will beat you down. Here's a veteran's list of useful tips that'll get you through the day! Read more
Less than a week to go, and we've still got more info for you guys about the imminent Urbanscapes 2010 big bash! Olympus, those experts of stylo digital photography, will be manning a whole station at the Pentas 1 foyer, on the second level of KLPAC. Get a chance to try out the Olympus PEN and customize your cameras with celebrity blogger Cheesie! Read more
The month of June marks the release of several highly anticipated movies, one of which would be Toy Story 3! Debuting in 1995, Toy Story was also the very first Pixar movie ever! Fifteen years down the road and seeing it come so far, you can’t help but feel a little nostalgic. It can't be denied that one of the most endearing aspects of the Toy Story series is that it appeals to the child in all of us, making it a film that's enjoyed by all ages! Read more
The time has come for the official debut of the Chevrolet Cruze! Unveiled by Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Najib Tun Razak at the KL Convention Centre, the award-winning vehicle made its grand entrance into the Malaysian market on 10 June. Read more
Time passes by too quickly: it's Wednesday already! Here is what's happening today:
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If your definition of a perfect weekend getaway involves chilling out with friends at a sundown party, then perhaps the Singapore River Festival is what you've been looking for. This annual event boasts a series of exciting activities - aerial acrobatics, fountain sculptures, a boat parade, Singapore Wine and Jazz Festival 2010, Arts by the River - taking place by the Singapore River from 25 June to 4 July 2010. But before you speed dial your best buds and start planning a road trip, we'd like to suggest five unique hotels to rest and relax in Singapore. Read more
17 days and counting! That's how close we are to Urbanscapes 2010. We've got so many things lined up for the festival, including one that involves moving a kampung house! Come 26 June, filmmaker Liew Seng Tat, with support of Five Arts Centre, are inviting you, your kawan-kawan and your family members to help lift a kampung house along Jalan Sentul to its final destination: Urbanscapes 2010! Read more
We are starting to get super excited: Urbanscapes 2010, the event to attend on 26 June, is three weeks away. Breath deeply, people. Unfortunately, we've got more news that will make keeping calm difficult. How about this: grab Urbanscapes tickets, and buy the limited edition, customised-for-us I_KL Moleskines at a discount! Read more
Remember last year's awesome, one-of-a-kind music collaborations at Pentas 1? From gamelan group Rhythm in Bronze performing with Tugu Drummers to post-rock band Deepset teaming up with butoh dance company Nyoba Kan, our Cinespaces Stage was overflowing with fans catching some of the most beautiful and moving performances we'd seen in a while. Well, guess what? You can look forward to more unique collabos for yet another exciting show at Urbanscapes 2010! Read more
Not long to go before it's 26 June, and time for Urbanscapes 2010! We guarantee it's going to be a blast. We've got bitchin' music acts and collaborations, a bazaar chock-full of swag -- and art in various shapes and forms!
Find out our plans for the Urbanscapes 2010 indoor set-piece! Read more
Bumming around? Need some motivation before your brain goes kaput? If you heart day-to-day administrative duties (and have the skillz), we might want you to join the Freeform family! Read more
The 5th edition of our annual Blue Chilli Awards is here! This year, our hunt will take a slightly different turn from the last, as we want to highlight the individuals who, through their work, are giving back to the community - bit by bit making Malaysian society better.
By the way, we've extended our nomination period to this coming Monday, 10 May 2010. We know there're many good folk out there. Keep them nominations coming! Read more
