Largest Carved Chinese Seal
Gardens by the Bay held its first Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations from 13 to 22 Sep 2013. A host of charity events was organised to raise funds for the President’s Challenge at the Gardens. Initiated by the Nanyang Arts House together with artists Wu Sheng Ping, Qi Hong and Cham Tau Soon, they came together to carve the biggest Chinese seal ... Read More »
Longest Single-Stage Ultra Marathoner – Female
On 21 Sep 2013, Neo Lay Peng started with the Craze Ultra 100-mile run (161 km) coming in first position in a time of 27hr 12min 50sec. Thereafter she continued her run to pursue the 200-km mark for a new women’s longest ultra marathon record in Singapore. The 200 km was achieved in a time of 36hr 27min 19sec at ... Read More »
Largest Display Of One-Dollar Coins
With the change to the new set of Singapore coins, Manpower Staffing Services is the first company to use the new coins for a record. On 21 Sep 2013 at the Marina Bay, the staff displayed 6,888 sparkling new $1 coins to form a 0.6m square base for its logo before they set off for a morning mass walk to ... Read More »
First Successful Hybrid Of World’s Largest Flower
The first successful hybrid of the Corpse Flower bloomed at the Gardens by the Bay on 17 Sep 2013. Named in honour of Singaporean John Tan Jiew Hoe for his generous support of the Amorphophallus hybridisation programme, the Amorphophallus John Tan is a cross between the Amorphophallus titanum and the Amorphophallus variabilis. It is known to grow at a rate ... Read More »
Largest Mass Walk Carrying Groceries
In the preceeding months, SMU undergrads collected 2,500 kg of food and necessities from donors. On 14 Sep 2013, 298 participants took part in a 8-km walk from the Stamford Road campus to Mei Ling Street to deliver the goods to 170 households under the care of the Lions Befrienders Service Association. In 2010, SMU set the record with 197 ... Read More »
