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Longest Distance Walked In 12 Hours
From 6.08pm on 8 May 2021, till dawn the next day, race walker R Subramaniam, 57, completed a total of 84.05 km. His pace averaged 7 km per hour for the 12 hours, going around a Hougang circuit. He was awarded the record certificate at KJN Pte Ltd (Kuna’s), his sponsor’s premises. Read More »
Longest Chain Of Chinese Idiom Solitaire
Tung Ann District Guild organised a virtual Chinese New Year gathering for its members over the Zoom platform on 14 Feb 2021. The key activity was the members taking turns to form a chain of Chinese idioms (成语), where the first word of the idiom should sound like the last word of the previous idiom. They succeeded with 188 idioms ... Read More »
Fastest Time To Identify All Capital Cities On Sporcle
Memory coach Sancy Suraj succeeded in his second Sporcle speed record when he identified all 197 capital cities on the platform in 7 min 39 sec. It took place at Trehaus@Funan on Pi Day, 14 Mar 2021. Read More »
Largest Chinese Characters Made Of Clay Angkukuehs
On 25 Mar 2021, the last day of Ngee Ann Primary School’s 80th year, the school was awarded the record for crafting thousands of angkukuehs from clay in the presence of officials from Ngee Ann Kongsi. The pieces were arranged in the ‘Ngee Ann’ characters measuring 4m by 2.5m Read More »
Largest Montage Of Cloth Masks
Anglican High School got its students, staff and alumni to write their memories and well wishes on used face masks. They were then pinned onto a 5m-by-5m cloth. It was a symbol of turning a challenging time into something beautiful. On 13 Mar 2021, the montage was completed and streamed live on Youtube for its 65th anniversary celebration. Read More »
