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Most Number Of People Carrying Hongbao Lanterns
Nan Hua High School celebrated Chinese New Year on 15 Feb 2013. All students brought hongbaos to the school and used them to make lanterns in their classrooms. Some senior citizens were also brought to the school to participate in the handicraft. Later all participants, including the staff, congregated in the parade square to display their lanterns. SBOR officials counted ... Read More »
Largest Round Dinner Table
House of Seafood’s Cosford Road branch is the single largest seafood restaurant in Singapore. The restaurant features a table that can seat 36 people. The table was custom-made in Shanghai a year ago and cost about S$8,000. On 8 Feb 2013, Francis Ng, director of House of Seafood was presented the SBOR certificate. Read More »
Largest Chinese Character Made Of Chinese New Year Cards
Junyuan Secondary School celebrated Chinese New Year by giving out handmade Chinese New Year cards and oranges to residents living in nearby blocks. Before the 888 cards were given out, they were arranged to form the Chinese character ‘Fu’ measuring 15.1m by 14.8m. The event took place on 8 Feb 2013. Read More »
Largest Speed-Dating
A total of 485 singles broke the speed-dating record when they turned up at a Masquerade Ball dinner and dance at the Marina Bay Sands on 2 Feb 2013. After dinner, each person spent over one-and-half hour talking to about 25 people of the opposite sex, one after another, each taking about 3 minutes. Razor’s coverage Read More »
Largest Henna Painting Of Hands
Members of the public stepping out of the Yew Tee MRT station were invited to get their hands painted by about 40 henna artists from the Yew Tee CC Indian Activity Executive Committee. Henna decoration has been around for thousands of years in many countries and the event organisers were determined to promote the tradition. For 2 hours on 19 ... Read More »
