Author Archives: Shirley
World’s Biggest Chocolate Bar
The world’s biggest chocolate bar was displayed at Plaza Singapura on 3 Jul 2006. Made by Nestle Singapore, the 2.668-ton Kit Kat Chunky bar measured 3.02m by 1.06m by 0.725m. Read More »
World’s First Trimaran Megayacht
Based in Singapore, the 61m White Rabbit Echo, owned by Goh Cheng Liang, is the world’s first trimaran megayacht. Her innovative design offers space and stability, and has attracted international attention. The 50-foot beam provides enormous interior space and, in a break from tradition, the 5 guest staterooms are upstairs, above the main deck. The trimaran megayacht was built in ... Read More »World’s Largest Floating Lantern
52-year-old artist Akira Takahashi and a crew of 8 Civil Defence National Servicemen constructed a giant lantern and floated it on the Singapore River for the Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations on 28 Sep 2001. The 13m high and 7m wide lantern weighed a ton and took a month to complete. Read More »
First Asian Wakeboarding Champion
14-year-old Sasha Christian won a bronze at the 2007 Wakeboard Championships. In Aug 2009, she put up her best ever competitive performance and won a gold medal at the Asian Wakeboard Championships held in Chuncheon City, South Korea. Christian was crowned Reef Wakefest Singapore champion and Singapore national wakeboard champion from 2004-2008. Read More »
First International Water-Ski Gold Medallist
17-year-old Roger Koa was the first Singaporean to break the 4,000-point barrier at the World Water-Skiing Championships in Florida in 1989. In 1992, he won a gold medal in men’s tricks at the Asian Australasian Championships in Omigawa. He also won 3 gold medals in men’s slalom, tricks and jumps in the 1997 SEA Games held in Jakarta. Read More »
