First Singaporean At Tor des Geants
Tor des Géants (Tour of Giants) is an endurance trail race which takes place in Aosta Valley, Italy, annually since 2010. The race, with a total length of 330 km and a total elevation gain of 24,000m, must be completed within 150 hours. Due to the contrasting altitudes, climatic conditions vary greatly, and runners have to cope with sun, rain, ... Read More »
Largest Rangoli Made Of Pebbles
Geylang Serai Constituency had their National Day dinner celebration at Eunos Crescent on 31 Aug 2013. The IAEC members put up a unique rangoli display made of coloured pebbles at the dinner location. Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and Grassroot Adviser Associate Professor Fatimah Lateef placed the last few pieces of pebbles to complete the 2m by 2m rangoli. Read More »First Double Suspended Upside Down Straitjacket Escape
Singapore witnessed the most daring straitjacket escape act outside the National Museum on 31 Aug 2013. JC Sum and Magic Babe Ning were each strapped into a double straitjacket and hung upside-down 75 feet into the air (about 7 storeys) from a single burning rope held up by a crane. Fortunately they freed themselves from the straitjackets and were lowered back to ... Read More »
Most Numbers Of Sandcastles Built At One Location
Every year, Citibank employees all over the world are encouraged to go out on a single day and do their bit for the community. On 31 Aug 2013, Global Community Day was celebrated with over a thousand Citi Singapore staff and their families building sandcastles for charity. 750 sandcastles were completed at Tanjong Beach, Sentosa, which amounted to 52,500 bowls ... Read More »
Largest Logo Made Of Lego Bricks
Organised for the third consecutive year, ITE Fiesta 2013 was held at the spanking new ITE College Central in Ang Mo Kio on 25 Aug 2013. At the openhouse, the public could view students’ talents through showcases of their works and inventions as well as attend one of the 40 free workshops. ITE’s pre-school teachers’ group, together with Duck Learning, ... Read More »
