#KumuCulturalInSingapore2011: The MINT Museum of Toys

I'd like to believe that my recent trips to Singapore were entirely made possible by the Internet. For one, I bought my tickets online. Who doesn't anyway nowadays?

Then, to get around, I totally (like to'lly) GoThere.SG-ed my route and commuting tracks (I only missed my stop once!).

And then I Google-ed all the malls I have to hit once I got there. I developed a new skill and gained fake notoriety for being the Singapore Bargain Shopper (self-imposed title) overnight that I even wrote an article about it.

But more than surfing the Web for shopping ideas and good deals, my best find on the internet was not an item to purchase but a destination. And in theme with my #KumuCulturalInSingapore2011, I decided to hit museums this time around. I'm really not interested in art or history museums, so after some researchin' around the Web, I decided to go to The Moment of Imagination and Nostalgia with Toys (MINT) Museum.

Holy Tan, Batman!

(The rest of the entry is image heavy. But who's still on dial up anyway?)

#KumuCulturalInSingapore2011 Day 1: Disney's Lion King The Musical

My first, 70% of my second, and probably 100% of my third trip to Singapore are ALL ABOUT shopping. Sure, sure. Culturally uptight hipsters might think that I am such a product of consumerism to even fall to the trap of Singapore shopping. BUT I won't apologize for it. Still, it felt like I was missing out on some of sights and sounds of the city, so I decided to make part of my second Singapore trip into a cultural one.

My first time! Mark of a Singapore newbie: Forever 21 cardigan, Cotton On spaghetti straps top, Charles and Keith bag (ALL BOUGHT ON SALE), and a photo at the most touristy spot you can imagine (next to the Merlion, which I am puzzled to say that I haven't got a picture of yet).

And with this shopaholic, culture means watching a musical. Not even a local Chinese opera but a big Hollywood production. LOL. Baby steps, guys. Baby steps.

So on my first day, after an exhausting shopping trip (and missing my bus stop once!), my own   #KumuCulturalInSingapore2011 activity began. Here's how it happened, in the grand tradition of Twitter, 140 characters or less:

What am I talking about? Probably the most "cultural" thing I did while in Singapore was watch Disney's The Lion King Musical.

I really don't have pictures to show you aside from these