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Moving on and updates

2011-11-22T00:41:00.001+08:00

Dear friends, we moved out of Rowell Road. Met many supporters who have missed us lots. So will keep u posted of our Out Post 2 where everyone can catch up... And sip Post-museum pour ok!

Some of u might be confused but to clarify, we are not getting a new permanent spaces but will be presenting different activities at different spaces around Singapore and world. All thanks to many generous friend/companies who have offered us spaces to be used. (so lucky ah).

I will be using these blogs, fb and twitter platform to share updates of happenings, events, campaigns and projects we will be embarking on. We are excited about all these activities and more important possibilities that can allow new collaborations and opportunities for cultural work. Let's make this phase of Post-Museum more meaningful.

Transmission out!

Woon Tien Wei
Co-founder
Post-Museum

Cooling Off Party: Come Friday!

2011-05-03T14:04:00.000+08:00

A gathering of irrational peoples to cool their irrational brains. Let's party like rational people do, just before polling day.

We will sell ice pack, cold soup, and cool beans.

Tien will be dancing to "Ice, Ice, Baby" all night. So do come.

Time	Friday 6th May from 20:00 - 07 May at 00:00

Location	Food #03, Post-Museum 107 + 109 Rowell Road Singapore, Singapore

Guest Chef: A Taste of Palestine

2011-04-19T20:00:00.001+08:00

Guest Chef: A Taste of Palestine

09 April 2011: Time: · 19:00 - 21:30

Food #03 is back with our Guest Chef programme after a long hiatus!

This time, we feature Celine who will be cooking her favourite Maqluba. It's a delicious Palestinian upside-down casserole made of rice, eggplant, chickpea, cauliflower and chicken. Each portion is served with a side cucumber and tomato salad. Limited servings at $12.90 each.

Please RSVP by calling us at 63967980. If you are interested in a vegetarian version, please let us know when you call. Thanks!

A record of the Guest Chef Session. A wonderful evening.

Some thoughts on the night and the event.

Found a write up about

Makloubeh and recipes.

Post-Museum Post (21 - 27 Mar): A busy week in Post-Museum!

2011-03-22T14:44:00.000+08:00

Dear friend,

This week, come check out our Singapore Biennale programme OPEN * and our
mini Japan Fest. Lots of interesting and meaningful activities, so hope you
can make it!

Thanks and see you soon!

Regards,
Jennifer.

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UPDATES

1. Till Wed (23 Mar), 6-10pm, Show Room: OPEN *show 1. The first
installment of OPEN *show features Mark Thia in residence, GarbageEnzyme
Factory, OPEN *swop and KA'a. Part of Post-Museum’s Singapore Biennale-time
programme OPEN *.

2. Tue (22 Mar), 8-11pm, Back Room: Save Japan Discussion. An info sharing
and discussion session about the situation in Japan after the recent
earthquakes and tsunami and what kind of long-term support we can offer
from Singapore. [http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=160981487290780]

3. Wed (23 Mar), 8pm, Back Room: DOTMOV Fest. A digital film festival
organised by Japan-based international online magazine "SHIFT" which
showcases 11 of the best works submitted from 26 countries. About 90mins;
donations for the victims of the recent tsunami in Japan will be collected.
[http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=185128351531097]

4. From Wed (23 Mar), Food #03: Special Support Relief Work Menu. We have
prepared some special food items to raise funds to support the relief work
in Japan. While stocks last; please see http://www.food03.sg/srw for more
info.

5. Thu (24 Mar), 7-9pm, Food #03: OPEN *meal: Arts Community. Visual artist
Lee Wen will be sitting in to listen to and give advice to anyone from the
arts comm who wants to talk about any problems or ideas. Part of
Post-Museum’s Singapore Biennale-time programme OPEN *.

6. Fri-Sun (25-27 Mar), 3pm & 8pm, Show Room, $25/$20 (conc): The Cauldron
of Kibitsu. The Cauldron of Kibitsu from the story of "Tales of Moonlight
and Rain" (by Akinari Ueda) is an experimental theatre piece performed by
Theater GIGA (Japan) as part of their 15th anniversary Asia Tour. Presented
by Little Red Shop. [http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=118043324937352]

7. Sun (27 Mar), 4.30-6.30pm, Back Room, Entry by donation: The Plus Factor
- In Conversation with Shamilah Begum. An informal session with the founder
and director of Big is Gorgeous (B.I.G.), a company that has been striving
to empower plus size ladies to look and feel like a DIVA since 2006. She
will talk about her experiences and how she managed to enact real changes
in the lives of women.
[http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=209493062410052]

8. Call (Mar): OPEN *home. Post-Museum is offering a cozy and affordable
crashpad for our artists and other cultural worker friends who are coming
to Singapore to visit the Singapore Biennale and other cultural events. We
have a large air-conditioned room which can house up to 8 persons per night
(bring your own sleeping bag). Participation is based on a pay-it-forward
basis plus contribution of 1 artwork per night stayed. If you are
interested, please email cv and dates to admin@post-museum.org. Part of
Post-Museum’s Singapore Biennale-time programme OPEN *.
[http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=145563105508477]

9. Call (Mar to May): OPEN *show. Post-Museum is seeking submissions of
works and proposals from artists and cultural workers (both local and
foreign) doing interesting and meaningful work as we are currently putting
together several exhibitions/projects during the period of the Singapore
Biennale. If you are interested, please email brief proposal and cv to
admin@post-museum.org. Part of Post-Museum’s Singapore Biennale-time
programme OPEN *.

10. Call (Mar to May): OPEN *review. Post-Museum is seeking articles and
criticisms related to the Singapore Biennale for our online publication. If
you are interested, please email bio and writing to admin@post-museum.org.
Part of Post-Museum’s Singapore Biennale-time programme OPEN *.

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OPEN * Meal: arts community Thursday (24 Mar) volunteer sit in will be: Lee Wen

2011-03-22T13:59:00.002+08:00

Hello Arts Community,

The OPEN * Meal: arts community session tomorrow (Thu, 24 March) will have Lee Wen sitting in to listen and advice on any problems related to the arts.

This Thursday is our 3rd installment of OPEN * Meal this Thursday 7-9pm. So if you are troubled with some arts related problems. Come on by and share it with us.

Thanks. If you are not sure of the direction please call us at: 63967980

yours
Woon Tien Wei

http://defragmenting.blogspot.com/2011/03/open-meal-arts-community.html

* About OPEN * Meal: Arts Community

Starting for the month of March, Every Thursday night from 7-9pm for the month of March at food #03 (109, Rowell Road, telephone: 6396 7980)

We will have a volunteer from arts comm to sit in, advice or listen - anyone from the arts community can come in to talk about any problems or ideas.

How did it come about?
Basically, the premise of the idea came from two experiences. One was when I was in Germany, my guest picked up a hitchhiking German carpenter guildsmen (Zimmerman) - trained in a traditional carpentry where he must travel around and offer his services and work for food, boarding and cost of travel).

They told me of pubs in Germany which offered boarding and meals for the guildsmen in a pay-it-forward system where the first meal and boarding was paid forward by a guildsmen long ago and since then every meal and boarding was paid for by the previous guildsmen.

2nd experience came about when a peer from Cat Welfare Society (CWS) who informed their volunteers or members that someone from CWS would sit in every thursday at Food #03 evening to chat or give advice. Similar services were also offered by Chan Ming + Alvin from MIC Human Aid, who offered advice on humanitarian services.

So I thought, I would offer the first meal and drinks for the OPEN * Meal: arts community.

We will have a volunteer from arts comm to sit in, advice or listen - anyone from the arts comm can come in to talk about any problems or ideas.

Arts Comm members who come to OPEN * Meal will have a 20% off for their meals or drinks.

Saving Japan Discussion

2011-03-21T14:36:00.000+08:00

'Save Japan discussion'

Tuesday, March 22, 2011· 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Post Museum

This event invites Ms.Sawai who just came from Japan to
talk about what is happening in Japan after 11 March
earthquake.
We will discuss and share information among participants
to understand the situation and to think about what can be
done from Singapore.
We invite Japanese and non-Japanese friends.

OPEN * Meal: arts community. (17 march 2011)

2011-03-16T11:30:00.001+08:00

OPEN * Meal: arts community. (17 march 2011)

This Thursday is our 3rd installment of OPEN * Meal this Thursday 7-9pm. So if
you are troubled with some arts related problems.

We have a volunteer from the arts comm who will sit in to listen and advice on
any problems related to the arts.

Meanwhile, everyone here in the arts comm can help spread the word.

Then let's see what this service can take us to.

This week, our volunteer sitting in is not confirmed yet, I will announce it
after he has confirmed. But hey, the past few weeks we had a few email asking
for the volunteer to contact them individually. Basically, their volunteer
services are for people who walk in not door to door.

Thanks. If you are not sure of the direction please call us at: 63967980

yours
Woon Tien Wei

* About OPEN * Meal: Arts Community

Starting for the month of March, Every Thursday night from 7-9pm for the month
of March at food #03 (109, Rowell Road, telephone: 6396 7980)

We will have a volunteer from arts comm to sit in, advice or listen - anyone
from the arts community can come in to talk about any problems or ideas.

How did it come about?
Basically, the premise of the idea came from two experiences. One was when I was
in Germany, my guest picked up a hitchhiking German carpenter guildsmen
(Zimmerman) - trained in a traditional carpentry where he must travel around and
offer his services and work for food, boarding and cost of travel).

They told me of pubs in Germany which offered boarding and meals for the
guildsmen in a pay-it-forward system where the first meal and boarding was paid
forward by a guildsmen long ago and since then every meal and boarding was paid
for by the previous guildsmen.

2nd experience came about when a peer from Cat Welfare Society (CWS) who
informed their volunteers or members that someone from CWS would sit in every
thursday at Food #03 evening to chat or give advice. Similar services were also
offered by Chan Ming + Alvin from MIC Human Aid, who offered advice on
humanitarian services.

So I thought, I would offer the first meal and drinks for the OPEN * Meal: arts
community.

We will have a volunteer from arts comm to sit in, advice or listen - anyone
from the arts comm can come in to talk about any problems or ideas.

Arts Comm members who come to OPEN * Meal will have a 20% off for their meals or
drinks.

New hairstyle @ Food #03

2011-03-15T15:52:00.001+08:00

Transmission out!

The Road To No Where

2011-03-06T11:44:00.000+08:00

Food #03 shop carrying T.k Sabapathy's book. Singapore's Art Historian and the story of his journey and state of art history in Singapore.

Transmission out!

Closed for private party tonight

2011-03-04T05:05:00.001+08:00

Dear friends,
We are closed for private party tonight.

Resuming business on Saturday from 3pm. See u then.

Transmission out!

Boxcopy note

2011-02-24T04:07:00.001+08:00

The Boxcopy left a note for us before the boys headed back to Brisbane.

It has been great having them and missed them after they spent 2 months here.

Thks Boxcoy.

Transmission out!

Shop feature of the day

2011-01-28T04:42:00.001+08:00

New 2nd hand books added to food #03 shop.

The shift calendar from Japan for sale.

5 plays from Third Stage - $15

Last update

2011-01-25T14:18:00.001+08:00

Dinner not available today. As Ben & Jing is sick today, so we will only have some bar snacks today and lots of drinks today.

Sorry for for those who have dinner plans at our place. Those coming for drinks and snack, we r still open.

Transmission out!

Please, Mr Postman, don't let the romance die

2011-01-24T10:55:00.000+08:00

Hi friends, Clara wrote a nice article about Postman and linked it with our artist in residence, Boxcopy from Brisbane. Feel free to add any comments below to keep the discussion going.

Published on The Straits Times
www.straitstimes.com Published on Jan 21, 2011

Please, Mr Postman, don't let the romance die
Food for thought, when the postal service is seen through eyes of art

By Clara Chow

THERE has always been something romantic about the figure of the postman in popular culture.
Just think of the lovelorn postman, who learns from Chilean exile Pablo Neruda how to write poetry to woo his beloved, in the 1994 Italian film Il Postino. Or of Thomas Pynchon's 1966 novel The Crying Of Lot 49, in which a mysterious, secret order of postmen called the Trystero triggers a housewife's obsession.

There's also the historical Pony Express - a short-lived mail delivery service from 1860 to 1861 - which is caught up inexorably in the lore of the American Wild West, all thundering horses, perilous crossings, speed and adventure.

Even Kevin Costner's 1997 post-apocalyptic film, The Postman, for all its awfulness, posits the postman as a kind of nomadic survivor-cum-hero; a lone ranger on a dedicated mission; a symbol of hope for a damaged civilisation.

So it strikes me as sad that the occupation isn't as rosy or glamorous in real life.
A report three weeks ago revealed that few people here want to be postmen. Singapore Post (SingPost) said it is considering hiring postal workers from countries like Malaysia, China and the Philippines, in the face of a dearth of local applicants for the postman's, um, post.

By the way, the average age of postmen here is 50 - not quite the right demographic if you're looking for the hunky, romantic male/mail heart-throbs seared into our collective consciousness.
Flying in the face of this trend, then, is a group of five young Australians, in town to play postmen for a week. As part of an art project called The Knowledge, Brisbane-based collective Boxcopy has started The Boxcopy Publics Carriage Office of Singapore (BPCOS).

BPCOS will deliver goods or messages islandwide for free from Monday to Jan 31. Their only condition: that the delivery challenges their knowledge of Singapore and the limitations of their services. The project, says team member Channon Goodwin, 29, has its roots in ideas about travel, exploration and service. He added that the group's effort and physical work in delivering the items were 'like a gift' to the participants.

Eschewing private cars for trains, bicycles or just plain hoofing it, the group - all in their mid- to late-20s - will document its attempts to complete the deliveries. Maintaining a temporary physical office at the Post-Museum, an independent art space in Rowell Road, the team will process and package the documentation materials. These will then be sent to the senders, whom Mr Goodwin refers to as 'employers', as proof-cum-present of their participation.

BPCOS is intriguing, not least because it harks back to an earlier ideal of postal service. When I rang the BPCOS office to try out their service, Mr Goodwin and I discussed the postman paradox. The figure is invested with meanings and associations of trust, reliability, sacrifice and even saviourhood. And yet, society has assigned the work he does with a low economic value. We valorise postmen on one level, yet make it so that the occupation is not rewarding. What has gone wrong?

But the lack of mailmen is just one aspect of a larger post-post issue. In the age of digital dissemination, there is a need to think long and hard about the role and symbolic power of Singapore's postal system.

Sometimes, when queueing to send parcels or buy parking coupons at a SingPost branch, I peer at the cans of abalone and entry-level mobile phones with pre-paid cards on display in the glass cabinets, and feel wistful and nostalgic. Whatever happened to the romance of the post office?
It used to be that the post office, with its busy sorting rooms, cascades of letters and colourful display of first-day covers, stood for infinite possibilities.

To mail a letter or a package was akin to waving a dear friend off on a journey: Would he be going by ship or air? How would she look, wearing her tickets on her paper jacket in the form of assorted stamps? Is there time for a quick kiss on the flap before the envelope slithers, slides and disappears into the slitty smiles of the mailboxes?

From the confines of the mailroom, you could imagine the immensity of the world beyond; and the routes, networks and links criss-crossing this world. And you could imagine reaching out and touching that world by the simple, physical act of sending something by post.
Ironic, then, that the world seems to have shrunk in our current, neighbourhood SingPost outlets.

These days, people engaging in basic postal matters - that is, buying stamps or posting packages - have a dedicated line or counter for them. They are the minority, the abnormal folk, who use the post office for its original purpose, as opposed to the peak-hour crowd busy attending to the mundane duties of their everyday, prosaic existence. You know, renewing road tax, getting insurance or loans, settling bills and buying abalone.

Perhaps, the post office is ultimately a symbol of a national identity, reflecting a community's needs and psyche. After all, one of the first things any country does on attaining independence is to issue its own stamps. Our post offices are microcosms of our heartland. And if the masses have no time for the the romance of postal mail, in a fast-paced, digital environment, who can blame them? Perhaps each nation gets the post office it deserves.

Perhaps, to evolve with the times while standing proud as an institution, SingPost has to consider heightening the post office-going experience. Like the cinema in the DVD age, its survival might be predicated upon it revamping itself as a specialised escapist apparatus, or an immersive event.

After all, as we are seeing with BPCOS, the act of sending and delivering something has become literally an art form.

E-mail? Oh - sniff! - how common.

clarac@sphxxxx.com.sg

Call for volunteers for Soup Kitchen 2011

2011-01-19T14:30:00.000+08:00

Dear friends,

The Soup Kitchen Project is an initiative to feed the poor in Singapore, starting with the needy in the Little India area.
We are looking for volunteers for the Soup Kitchen Project and currently looking for people who wishes to volunteers in the area of the following:
1) Shopping (Sunday 8.30-9.30pm)

2) Cooking and Prep (Mondays 4.30-7pm)

3) Cooking Rice IC (Mondays 4.30-6pm)

4) Distribution, Packing and Cleaning (Monday 6.30-8pm)

5) Research and administration service (Any day / Part-time and project based)

If there are any interested parties please get in touch with our volunteer co-ordinator: Tay Shi Ying: 9842-3287

Thanks.
yours

Woon Tien Wei

Food #03 Vodcast Episode 15: Mystery Dinner and World Peace

2011-01-18T12:00:00.000+08:00

As the title suggests, this is our video of rationalising world peace through making friends with everyone through our Mystery Dinner Project.

This means that if you are interested in world peace and mystery dinner - to meet other people that is part of Food #03 community, sign up for this program.

Call us - TEL: 6396 7980. We will arrange for that.

Rule: don't go crazy on everyone, remember world peace happens when we start from our hearts.

Food #03 Vodcast Episode 14: A new shop rising

2011-01-07T11:39:00.000+08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH1cpa6P0SI

Thanks for all the encouragement from you all out there.

Finally, getting down to vodcast again - showing these episodes as part of my work for my doctorate research.

Anyway, here's an episode about Food #03 shop. It shows the hardwork which goes into making things for our fans and supporters! Now, our shop is bigger and better... Although our poor principal architect met with a strange misfortune of his hands turning into carrots. We both feel that it's a small price to pay - to bring the world the best we can.

Thanks to Fairoz for donating the beautiful shelf, Gene (although you don't see him, still crediting dear Gene for giving his best performance behind the scene) and Dash for sacrificing so much.

The vodcast is a series of videos which show the life and time of characters around food #03 and Post-Museum.

Well, come on down to Food #03-BenBino's / you might very well, be our next star or join the drama. Share your thoughts -- one day when we make the VCD box set, you can all buy a copy and share with more friends.

Post-Museum Post (27 Dec - 2 Jan): Counting up to 2011!

2010-12-30T21:31:00.000+08:00

Dear friend,

As this is the last Post-Museum Post for 2010, we would like to take the
opportunity to thank you for your support - we really couldn’t have gone
this far without you.

Also, come have a last look at our current art exhibition Clear Filing
Pockets. And, it's the last few days for our special Christmas Set Meals
and there is still some glogg in our chiller - come by for some!

For those of you who can't bear to leave this year behind, join us as we
count up to 2011!

Lastly, coming soon in the new year - Saturday! - we have a host of
exciting programmes and a new food menu planned, so look out for it. See
you soon and here's wishing you a happy new year!

Regards,
Jennifer.

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UPDATES

1. Till Fri (31 Dec), 5-10pm, Food #03-BenBino's: Christmas Set Meals. Get
a 4-course meal at $28 only: Shroomarooni (Creamy soup of Buttons, Shitakes
and Portobellos), Garden Salad (Mixed lettuce, Japanese cucumber, Purple
onions, Carrots, Cherry tomatoes, Pine nuts and Balsamic Vinaigrette), Veg
Lasagna OR Xmas Ham with Roasted Potatoes, Broccoli and Applesauce, and
Whiskey Bread & Butter Pudding. For only $28 more, get a bottle of
Chardonnay or Cabarnet Sauvignon. Minimum 4 persons; RSVP required.

2. Till Sun (2 Jan), 6pm-10pm, Show Room, Free: Clear Filing Pockets. An
exhibition showcasing the artist's reflection of the world around them
through their artworks. Exhibited works discusses a wide variety of themes
from Homonyms, Texts, memory, loss, phenomenons, art or simply the search
for beauty and meaning from the everyday. Featuring works by Jeremy Hiah,
Ong Xiao Yun, Server Foundation, Woon Tien Wei and Y/X.
[http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=119652871433267]

3. Fri (31 Dec), 5-10pm, Food #03-BenBino's: Count Up Party. Join us in our
weak attempt to turn back the clock. Come with stories, examples, methods
and techniques to bend time and space. A great chance to meet friends you
got to know here. Let’s all bend time together at Food #03-BenBino's!
[http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=143469912373601]

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i love tofu

2010-12-27T12:35:00.000+08:00

This song is about loving tofu. It seems according to my sister who lived in Japan for a while that occasionally songs about food will be played over the air waves to encourage people to eat them. It could be vegetable songs, beef songs and in this case tofu song.

Then at the supermarket, children will recognise the song and want to buy that particular food.

With that, I end with the captain vegetable song from sesame street - it is catchy and kind of crazy but hilarious. This song is also on our mega playlist at Food #03-BenBino's. (er... our playlist is a mutant playlist from friends and volunteers)

Reading with Tay Shi Ying: Debating Singapore

2010-12-26T09:22:00.001+08:00

Here is Shi Ying reading a text i have been reading about how an artist asking a journalist to write about her.

It shows a frame of mind that there is very little division between the work and the artist. Kind of suggesting that this is the same thing. But as we all know, good chefs have bad days and so do artists. Not every artwork is good / not every dish will turn out fine.

Enjoy the video and if you are interested to discuss this more please feel free to comment. If you wish to read this essay, it is at our shelf at Food #03-BenBino's. Feel free to read it but i can't lend anyone to bring home cause i am still using it for my paper.

Going, going...Green

2010-12-21T13:01:00.018+08:00

Going, going...Green

Being environmentally-friendly is the latest fad. Huang Hui Fen finds out what some Singaporeans are doing to reduce their carbon footprints on Earth

HE HATED vegetables when he was young, but now he owns a vegetarian café that supports an environmental cause.

He wants to stop meat production, the largest source of carbon emissions in the environment.

Mr Woon Tien Wei, 33, set up Food#03 in Rowell Road about a year ago. His vegetarian theme was influenced by a United Nations (UN) report on the harmfulness of industrial farming.

According to the report, livestock farming contributes to 18 percent of greenhouse gas emission, more than that from transportation.
Hence, Mr Woon wants to encourage consumers to eat vegetables. He tries to make vegetarian food fun and contemporary, and roped in the help of a friend from Australia to design the western vegetarian menu.

All the ingredients Mr Woon uses are from small markets in the heartlands. He tries as much as possible to buy food that is grown regionally or locally so as to reduce the carbon footprints when transporting food from farm to plate.

Besides the food, Mr Woon uses his café as a space for environment lovers to conduct informal networking sessions.

Recycling is also an integral part of Food#3. Their paper menus will be recycled once they wear out. Also, the café makes a conscious effort to separate cardboard, papers and cans from trash. They are then given to the old folks who collect these items for recycling to earn a few bucks. Food #03 started a campaign, “A4 for Old Folks”, where customers are encouraged to bring in used paper, which will then be donated to the old folks to recycle.

“There are many senior citizens who seep through the cracks.” Mr Woon said, “Many are not qualified for the social welfare benefits, while some don’t know how to receive it.”

Hence, Mr Woon tries to help these old folks in little ways. He has plans to set up “The Soup Kitchen Project”, where volunteers will utilize the kitchen when the café is closed on Monday to cook food for the homeless, cardboard and can collectors, old folks who live in one-room flats and stranded foreign workers around the Little India neighbourhood.

Many will be surprised to know that Mr Woon is not from a culinary background. He was an artist, whose artwork centered on the theme of food. The name of Food#3, is an extension of his project in art school, Food#2, where he invited guests to his studio to sample his food.

“I want to explore how we can convert kopi (coffee) money into cultural capital,” Mr Woon explained. 30 percent of the profit from Food#3 goes into Post-Museum, an independent cultural space.

However, doing one’s part to save the environment can be simply to eat less meat. “It beats changing to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) for cars. Nothing can beat saving the earth than abstaining from meat,” Mr Woon said.

Thanks, Hui Fen for writing this very nice article. We have changed the menu from a vegetarian theme into a more inclusive menu to include non-veg, veg, vegan and soon to be raw menu with the partnership with BenBino's. This means that everyone can experience the Food #03-BenBino's concept.

This blog is kept to consolidate the materials which Food #03 have been collecting.

Recital notes.

2010-12-14T03:27:00.001+08:00

This Friday, Post-Museum staged a Recital progrAm featuring jeff, kai and Yuzuru. Three different sound artists.

I recorded the whole gig and thinking of showing some of the pieces online.

I enjoyed the interaction of the three of them musically. Yuzuru was playing two string instruments, one sitar like instrument and the other was an Okinawa instrument, which I cannot recall the name at this point. Kai played from an assortment of 'analog' effects devices. While Jeff was sampling both their sounds and adding a layer on top of their sounds.

Overall, the recital model gives the space for people to focus and listen to their sounds.

Wish there were more audience who could experience the show. On that I m quite disappointed with the turn out.

Ok, nxt blog entry, I should talk about the round table discussion held at substation after I hear the recording.

Transmission out!

Series of photos!

2010-11-29T10:28:00.001+08:00

Biennale time at post-museum

2010-11-24T04:39:00.001+08:00

Scouting for proposals for the period of march 2011. Anyone interested please approach us.

Transmission out!

Hantuween coming ah!

2010-10-27T11:56:00.000+08:00

http://www.makandeals.com/events/hantuween.html / on offer from MakanDeals vouchers for some pizza + drink discount.

wow, Hantuween coming this Saturday. It's going to be a chill out event- a cabaret style night, Join us for some fun and chilling. It's not going to be like other halloween parties.

Sat (30 Oct), 8pm till late, Bar prices apply + Donation at the door (to
Post-Museum Fund): Hantuween. Join us for a Halloween celebration with a
distinctly Southeast Asian flavour. Come frolic under our ~~Banyan~~ (not sure what kind of tree but will decide on friday) tree with the Little Nonya’s rotting corpse, Ah Meng’s spirit, a semi-retired bomoh
and more. Take this chance to learn more about the myths and historical
figures from our region. Come dressed as your favourite character and have
a freaky good time with cabaret-style performances and Southeast Asian
beats going on all night!
[http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=109186545811556]

A letter to friends of Food #03

2010-10-14T05:36:00.003+08:00

Dear friends of Food #03,

Thank you for your generous support since we opened 3 years ago.

We would like to inform you that Food #03 will be making changes to its format from November.

We are moving towards providing a community space where we partner with different groups / individuals to share our space/kitchen and bring about new menu and F&B concept.

Our first partnership is Chef Ben Kway with his ‘start-up’ Benbino’s. He will be creating a new menu which will include non-veg & veg items. Our popular dishes like Dugu Burger and Laksa Pesto Pasta will still be available. (Vegetarian dishes are cooked in separate cookware)

In addition, we will be adding a Raw Vegan Food Menu prepared by Food #03’s Woon Tien Wei.

In spite of our change in format, we will still function as a social enterprise which promotes the environment and art and we will continue many of our current practices in these aspects. We will continue composting and making garbage enzyme. We will continue recycling our used cooking oil for bio-diesel. We will continue to reduce, re-use & recycle everything we can. We will continue to feed the needy in the area on Mondays with our Soup Kitchen Project. We will continue to distribute and sell fairtrade coffees, teas and chocolate because we believe that farmers should be paid a fair wage in third world countries. We will also continue to give a part of our profits to Post-Museum in support of their work of Post-Museum.

We continue to extend our welcome to everyone (non-vegetarians, vegetarians and raw foodists) to be a part of our movement to make the world a better place.

Our new format will be soft-launched on 16th October, with our new name Food #03 - Benbino’s and we will now be a Deli-Bar.

For more info: call 63967980 or email admin@food03.sg

Hantuween party

2010-10-13T11:42:00.005+08:00

The Oily Woman is behind you.

Turn around slowly and look at her.

She is silent, but she knows who you are, where you live, what you had for lunch.

Don’t be afraid.

She only wants to tell you about something...

***

Post-Museum invites you to its very first Hantuween Party!

Join us for a Halloween celebration with a distinctly Southeast Asian flavour.

Come frolic under our Banyan tree with the Little Nonya’s rotting corpse, Ah Meng’s spirit, a semi-retired bomoh and more.

Take this chance to learn more about the myths and historical figures from our region. Come dressed as your favourite character and have a freaky good time with cabaret-style performances and Southeast Asian beats going on all night!

For More info:
email: admin@post-museum.org
tel: 6396 7980

* Entrance $25 with 2 drinks.

* We are having an open call for our cabaret-style open mic session, so please get in touch with your performance ideas.

* Performance and event itinerary coming soon.

So watch this space for more updates!

* Hantuween Party Project produced by
Mark Thia, Tay Shi Ying, Mike Chang, Woon Tien Wei & Post-Museum

For photos / drawings / works related to the Hantuween party project please email: admin@post-museum.org

to help the community.

2010-10-02T14:20:00.000+08:00

Sometime back - few years back, we were talking about what happens when someone in the arts community is in need.

We can pass the hat around when the need arises but i always thought that it would be a good idea to start a fund to just help when someone is in need. I hate to see someone in a shit situation and feel helpless about it.

Recently, i found out about this bar and restaurant in the 60s and 70s called Max's Kansas City in NY which seem to be an important hangout for the art+music scene then.

Interestingly, after a bit of research i found this site by Mickey's old partner who founded the Max Kansas City Project which funds 'needy' artists or anyone who patronises the place. That is cool and generous. Here is the http://www.maxskansascity.org/

ROCK on!

Fingers turned to bananas!

2010-09-30T04:51:00.001+08:00

This week i keep thinking that fingers turn into bananas. It looks funny.

Little nonya says yes!

Transmission out!

Ise visits! Sentap in the haus!

2010-09-28T04:08:00.001+08:00

Oh hey, here's some pics and vids of our friends (ise, fei & vincent) visiting from Kl.

YouTube Video

I AM HOMESICK T-shirt by Lim Kok Boon

2010-09-14T06:17:00.000+08:00

I AM HOMESICK T-shirt by Lim Kok Boon

Price: $25
Category: Stuff : Clothes & Accessories
Posted: 1 day ago in Food #03, Singapore
Description: Part of a limited edition artwork by Lim Kok Boon.

IT says: I AM HOMESICK in the front and says: I AM SICK OF HOME at the back.

* Now available at Food #03 shop. Also if interested to be a stockist, please feel free to contact us to make an arrangement.

A nice talk on Sunday.

2010-09-13T02:30:00.002+08:00

We had nice talk by Takashi about contemporary art in japan. Special thks to everyone who turned up for it. Especially when it is on a Sunday afternoon. Felt it has been engaging for all.

Basically, it's a show n tell of artworks within a framework which Takashi observed in the artists n their works,

Also to add, Kenji visited us today and gave the Ropponggi Crossing exhibition catalog at the Mori Museum which he was a guest curator. I m leaving it at food #03 so everyone interested can read it the nxt time u come.

Shop re-org!

2010-09-11T04:48:00.002+08:00

We are re-organizing our shop at this moment. Bear with us but in case u r looking for the t-shirts and fair-trade drinks. We r still selling it. Ask our crew and the goods will be delivered. ;)

Transmission out!

Enzyme harvest!

2010-09-08T01:08:00.001+08:00

Well, as you know, we are harvesting our enzymes. There is enough for the shop and all the cleaning that we need at the shop.

So we packaged some for food #03 shop. Now u can buy some back to add a little green to your home. We sell them at a reasonable price - basically for the hard work of processing, the raw ingredients and love put into it.

Will add a blog entry to highlight the miracle uses for your reference.

Great person! Great vibe.

2010-09-07T06:17:00.000+08:00

Transmission out!

We make Enzyme

2010-07-14T05:02:00.001+08:00

Do you know what we do with the vegetable scraps from Food #03?

Well, we try to use them as compost. Put in soil! Our friend Olivia of Green Drinks also take some home to her garden but we need more people to take them too. So you can always ask us for food scraps.

We also use the food scraps to make Garbage Enzyme. When harvested, these enzyme become great natural cleaners and fertilizers!

We also use them at our cafe to do some of the cleaning.

Recently, I am starting to give our enzyme fertilizers to outdoor plants and trees. Kind of share with them.

ok. transmission out.

Soup kitchen notes

2010-07-11T00:39:00.001+08:00

New bags available at food #03 shop

2010-06-29T03:50:00.001+08:00

De sewing workshop and more workshops.

2010-06-15T04:51:00.000+08:00

Sometime ago, we started the sewing workshop. We r thinking of doing more workshop.

I m interested to provide a platform to share resources and for people to create.

Here is a call for more people like us to share their knowledge.

All together now!

2010-06-09T04:40:00.000+08:00

Came back from Melbourne last week. Saw the installation and brought back the work.

Really excited to see the works and check out the exhibit. Saw some interesting works & ARIs. Hope to work with some of them.

One of the sculpture shown.

The series of drawings.

The de-install.

Me recycling the age newspaper used for our stuffing for one of the sculpture.

Post-Museum Post (31 May – 6 June May 10): Really Really Free Market + other opportunities!

2010-06-04T08:58:00.001+08:00

Dear friend,

We hope you enjoyed the long weekend. This week, the Singapore Really
Really Free Market is back with its 10th session. Do come and join in
the loving and sharing!

See you soon!

Regards,

Jennifer.

********

UPDATES

1. Sun (6 June), 4-9pm, Show Room, Free: Singapore Really Really Free
Market. Join us for our 10th session! Give out your stuff (books, cds,
toys, food, etc) or share your skills (haircutting, caricature
drawing, singing, etc) with others and spread the love! Everything is
free and everyone is welcome!
[http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=122705867749898
]

2. Now on: Post-Museum has a Studio available from 1 July. If you are
an artist, creative or small NGO who is looking for a working space to
rent, please contact us.

3. Now on: Post-Museum has an Exhibition Opportunity available in
mid-July. If you are an artist, creative or NGO and are interested in
a free slot, please email us a brief proposal together with your
CV/bio.

********

NEXT WEEK

1. Fri (11 June), 8pm, Back Room: The End of the Line. Join us for
the first major feature documentary film revealing the impact of
overfishing on our oceans. Directed by Rupert Murray, this film took
over two years to make and was filmed across the world. Entry by
purchase of a drink in Food #03 and donations to Post-Museum are
welcome. Please RSVP as seats are limited.
[http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=127066587315245
]

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New windows.

2010-05-09T04:19:00.000+08:00

Fitted

Experience the new window.

It changes the space quite a bit. Now it feels more homely.

Gd luck pm!

2010-05-07T05:07:00.000+08:00

Just sent jen & Xiao yun to the air-port. They on a plane to Melbourne to participate in Next wave festival's keynote event.

We will be presenting a new project called 'All Together Now'.

Will be working with 11 Ngo groups based in Melbourne. We will be presenting 5 works. (1 public action, 1 sculpture, 1 drawing and 1 video).

Good luck to both Jen & Xiao Yun! I will be reporting over this week on the progress of this project.

Funny one on oxfam

2010-04-05T02:30:00.000+08:00

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Her world article out!

2010-03-31T23:43:00.000+08:00

Well, finally the her world article is out.

Read all about it! It features jen,Olivia & Lucy and one more person. All Eco conscious women.

Below r some behind the scene pics.

Posted using from my phone

Farewell, goodbye good morning uncle

2010-03-25T23:16:00.001+08:00

FinAlly, good morning uncle has finished his charge. As Serming predicted, he got a short 4 mth term.

So that's a relief. He is such a jovial guy and over the past 2 months, he has seem so sad as he was told that a maximum sentence is 7 years. I would see him gazing into spots and just trying to take it all in before he goes in. In fact, he was so sad that I dragged him in to ask Serming to give him a tarot reading to ease his mind.

Well, hope he is alright and we will miss his silly jokes. Most importantly, hope he makes the best of his freedom when he comes out.

Danger Museum vintage T

2010-03-25T04:24:00.001+08:00

Hey friends, now available.

Only 1 piece from Danger Museum project. (www.dangermuseum.com), from one of my early art project.

Comes with a certificate of authenticity. Made in 2001. Interested parties please contact me. Money for food #03 minor renovation and maintenance.

Oxfam stuff

2010-02-18T03:40:00.000+08:00

Jen & I manage to go to the freo oxfam branch, these were some of the goodies we brought back from Perth.

And a couple of outback sauces to try for cooking at food #03 nxt week.

How to Grow Basil From Cuttings

2010-02-17T03:57:00.002+08:00

Yup, i was looking at this small green area in the nearby hdb blocks around food #03.

I thought hey, let's make a community herb garden.

Should go see mp about this... think it might be cool to do something like that with the community here.

meanwhile, here are some growing tips for basil.

How to Grow Basil From Cuttings
By Willi Galloway
eHow Contributing Writer
Article Rating: (5 Ratings)

Most people grow basil from seeds or transplants, but an easy way to make more basil plants to share with friends (or use in your own garden) is to take cuttings from plants you already have. You won't need synthetic rooting hormones or special equipment because basil's succulent stems root easily when placed in water. Here's how to do it.
From Quick Guide: eHow Expert Growing Herbs Advice

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How to Grow Basil

I'm going to show you how to grow what is, quite possibly, the world's most popular herb: Basil. Basil is … More
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How to Grow Basil From Cuttings

Most people grow basil from seeds or transplants, but an easy way to make more basil plants to share with … More
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Difficulty: Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need:

* Sharp knife like an Xacto or a razor blade
* Small jar
* Water

1.
Step 1

Use a sharp blade to remove a 4-inch long stem of basil. Choose a stem that has not yet flowered. Cut the stem off right below a leaf node-the point where a leaf adjoins the main stem.
2.
Step 2

Fill a clean, small glass jar, such as a jam container, with water and place it in a windowsill that gets bright (but not hot) light. Use a glass jar so you can see when the roots begin to grow.
3.
Step 3

Remove leaves from the lower 2 inches of the basil's stem. Then stick it into the water. Change the water every couple of days until roots form (2 to 4 weeks).
4.
Step 4

Transplant the basil into a container when the roots grow to a few inches long. To transplant, fill a container that is at least 6 inches wide and deep with potting soil and water the soil in. Then, gently remove the basil from the jar of water and plant it in the center of the pot. Water the cutting in and then place it in a spot that gets at least 6 hours of bright, direct sunlight each day.

Tips & Warnings

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If you don't have any basil plants you can also try this technique with fresh basil purchased from the store. Try to buy the freshest looking bunch possible. With a sharp blade cut off an inch or so of the stem (make the cut right below a leaf node) and get the stem into water ASAP.
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Don't pinch off cuttings or use scissors to remove the stem. This crushes the plant tissue, making it more vulnerable to disease.

Shi Ying Cleans up for Haiti

2010-02-09T04:47:00.002+08:00

The last hour of cleaning up! Thanks Shi Ying! A big part of Food #03 is cleaning up.

Did i mention that we also use the enzymes made from vege scraps from Food #03 to make the cleaning more green.

:)

Save Koh-tao bag

2010-02-09T04:12:00.000+08:00

Now available, save Koh tao tote bag. At food #03 shop. $15 (2 pieces)

Sign drop

2010-02-08T15:30:00.001+08:00

Was at food court at TOa payoh.

Cause got to go library n fix specs.

Wind so strong, I turned around n saw the signboard drop. With old lady pointing at sign.

So we watched for a while as people walk over it. Hesitated to pick it up as I was tempted to just watch. Until old lady walk towards it...

Thought she was goingg to pick it up, so I was going to stand up n pick the sign up. But realized she was walking over it fleeing the scene too. :)

A while later the staff of food court came n pick up the sign.

Reminded of the an old joke where world passes by.

Back from Beijing

2010-01-28T05:05:00.001+08:00

After a little research trip in freezing Beijing, I m glad to be back. Lots to do, a little chAos in the last soup kitchen session. Got to sort that out, got to plan better.

Back to work n preparing for the yusheng! @ food #03.

Ah lien won 4d again. Amazing woman.

And yup, changing the food #03 website. Do bear with that for a while.

Plants and the plAnet

2010-01-10T03:58:00.000+08:00

Last month, got the urge to buy some herbs. My last few pots withered! Well, should resolve to make my hands more green.

So more herbs can be harvested! Somehow they r not doing so well leh.

Must talk to them.

Here's a pic of Richard and Serming modeling for the lost without u t-shirt. Remind me to take more pictures of people modeling for the t-shirt.

WTF! Recycling tips

2010-01-07T05:33:00.001+08:00

Our trips to recycle bin . And one day in hougang...

I found an ikea cupboard in the recycle bin. I thought to myself is this actually recyclable?

Don't think so.

Anyway, have been hard at work experimenting on some raw dishes, dessert, lasagne... and soups.

On top of that, we are moving to a new server. Needs to be done urgently!aaargh!

On top top of that we r planning operation structure for post-museum.

No time for being sluggish this new year.

New year bash party!

2010-01-03T18:45:00.001+08:00

Dear friends, thks for the chilled out evening! Here is wishing u all the best this new year!

Happy christmas to all

2009-12-26T07:12:00.001+08:00

Happy Christmas to allz.

Had a small dinner party today. And we created a new desert! It's mango and plum jelly with gula Melaka mint sauce.

There is a gig later on if u r free drop by ... It's tickted though.

A post-museum road show

2009-12-25T04:09:00.000+08:00

I chanced upon the John little sale.

It is not a show lah. It's another plot to get people to buy stuff. I did not buy from them but supported one of the small shops... Around the corner.

My heart goes out to the smaller shops. Guess it is my way of saying give independent establishment the support. Next time u put your money you think of what these corporation will do. Do they give back to the community.

The closing statement of food Inc. Is quite nice which I will paraphrase here: the revolution begins with every meal.

In which, every dollar spent should be considered.

Outing,inspection & Koh

2009-12-17T15:34:00.000+08:00

Afternoon, We r out on an outing today! Yah, went to natures glory for some health food items. But my recipe list is so diff to get at one place, so must go other place to get tomolo.

Came back a little late and surprise. NEA inspection... We pass lah. With areas that can be improved. So our new volunteer ihla, cleaned up bar area. An amazing feat. Thks ihla!

An unexpected visitor came today, Koh nguang how my long time friend and co-cultural worker and cultural activist. Many times we try to fight for better conditions for development of art. Also a mentor in my early foray into the art.

Anyway summary, the art scene got long way to go and hey, life is not better, problems r still the same and it still need to be resolved.

He promised to join our post-museum fund raising art collection. So watch out for that.

Now getting ready to set up the workshop to develop a new range of collectables for post-museum fund raising. Anyone can join us for some DIY fun and a good cause.

Lastly finally post-museum moved to a new server.

Curiosity

2009-12-17T01:00:00.001+08:00

A friend estimated that there r 30,000 cats that need de-sex.

The Singapore biennale 1st potluck session happened at post-museum's backroom. It's first public event since Mathew Ngui became the director.

Somehow, I expected (not just me) people not to bring food to share. So as it turned out only a handful people brought food to share out of about 30 attendees.

I know Mathew personally , have always admired his work and love his energy. I feel the gesture of creating a potluck is to invite everyone in the art community to bring and share. The act of participation is something which I believe he wants. It is an event marking the different approach between the previous biennale.

In total I think there is about 40-45 people who came including the biennale organizers. I got a bit disappointed that not even 1/3 went to attend the artist talk or even visit the exhibition.

If they say curiosity killed the cat. No cats got killed on this day.

First coke in years

2009-12-15T07:53:00.001+08:00

Can't believe it. During one of my outings this week, I bought a coke. Because I key the wrong number.

It is the first coke I bought in years. Many years in fact. I always say it is evil. Like Mcdonald i say they r l evil, they r kind of like evil for obvious reasons.

Should I even elaborate maybe nxt time. Evil doesn't mean taste bad. It could mean that it taste good for some reason.

Well, I regret giving $1.10 to coke. Shouldn't everyone?

Soupers

2009-12-12T11:25:00.001+08:00

Free FRRFM stickers for you

2009-12-09T04:26:00.002+08:00

Free Fukuoka Really Really Free Market sticker from Post-museum project at Fukuoka Triennale for every customer @ Food #03

While stock last. Rare sticker as this was only been distributed in Fukuoka. Impress ur friends with it!

Samosas! Rule!

2009-12-06T22:18:00.000+08:00

New side dish and bar food.

Yo! Check it.

Gift of garlic

2009-12-06T12:36:00.000+08:00

Last Sunday, was sitting in the cafe reading. Auntie Susan came in gave me this saying it is a gift for good business, and some advice for 4D. Found out that she lives down the road and is one of the person who receive food from the soup kitchen.

She says she has been looking for me to pass this gift personally. I thanked her. I sense her sincerity and was quite moved to be honest. Before she left she said that she was moving. And would tell me where she was moving.

Few days later I asked yoke 'zei'(Cantonese for sister) about auntie Susan. She rents a room down on rowell roAd and lives alone in that room. I asked if she was moving away. Yoke 'zei' says been talking about it for 10 years, her son has not done it yet.

These few days I keep a lookout for her, just to observe. I notice she walks along the corridor. Exercise I suppose. For her age, she seems quite active.

If u notice at food #03, we give eyes and mouth to fruits and vege. Give them life!

I leave the eyes out on the garlic. I think it's got soul. A part of auntie Susan's goodwill. Thank you for the priceless garlic.

Human rights workshop by think center

2009-12-06T01:22:00.002+08:00

Nur moves

2009-12-05T22:59:00.001+08:00

Was going to barber and thought that it changed. Or moved... Or close down.

Thought that aiyo business so bad, times so bad....

But walk a few shop down and discovered that it moved few shop down the alleyway.

Lucky, I asked my barber for the day, how come?

He replies 'rent go up'.

Shit, isn't everything going up. So I was talking About dying with Serming.

I wondered how much does it cost to die. So this is a project for this blog... I will report about it. In future entries.

A conversation

2009-12-05T11:18:00.000+08:00

Had a nice conversation with Chee qiong and yen Peng the other day.

Rarely do we get a chance to sit n tAlk. Well, it's nice of them to support us by dining in even though they came on the wrong day for the potluck event.

From our conversation, I found out more about what they r thinking and how they view the artscene. Thought that it will be a nice to do an arts comm meetup.

Meet and chit chat, find out about how everyone is feeling. Basically we don't have to wait for problems then arts comm come together right?

But unfortunately not many people came for that. Guess have to be regular and see how it takes off.

Richard commented maybe people don't care enough. Sometimes I wonder too.

Spinach shopping

2009-12-04T02:15:00.001+08:00

Spinaach! Popeye swears by it. One of my favourite grreeens.

Actually before becoming a vegetarian, I don't eat so much veg... Even worse, I ate less greens as I use to hate that green taste.

Since becoming vegetarian, I m still picky with greens but mainly I know exactly how I want to eat th0se greens.

Also I develop dishes with non-vegetarian in mind because I know how they feeel... About greens. So lately since returning from japan I been developing new dishes to suit non-vegetarian taste.

Thursday! Macro-lly ever after.

2009-12-03T17:52:00.002+08:00

After the macro x MAS party.

Peeking through the historical hang ups of the Rowell Raffia club.

Oooh. Some updates, it was a fun evening, I did manage to play some notty Christmas songs. After slogging in the kitchen, happily ...

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Ah lien!

2009-12-03T17:23:00.000+08:00

Ah lien, our resident helper at food #03. she is such a character. On quiet afternoons, we would sit and chat about her life.

Her problems, her politics, joys...

Is that why laksa pesto is so special to me. Got heart.

Hey hey

2009-12-03T13:42:00.001+08:00

Hey, yesterday was community kitchen. Where Alex made macrobiotic Christmas dinner.

Update more with some after shots and thought!

Post-Museum Post (30 November – 6 December 09): An exciting 1st week of Dec!

2009-12-02T06:51:00.002+08:00

Dear friend,

If you haven’t caught Tang Mun Kit’s exhibition yet, tomorrow is the
last day! Also, there are many exciting things happening in
Post-Museum this week - macrobiotic Xmas party, human rights workshop
and Really Really Free Market - so come by!

Lastly, our fundraising t-shirts designed by ampulets are almost ready
- keep a look out for it!

See you soon!

Regards,
Jennifer.

********

UPDATES

1. Till Wed (2 Dec), 6-10pm (Tue-Fri), Show Room, Free: Life > Art >
Liberation by Tang Mun Kit. This 16th solo exhibition features 21
works from a series, conceptualised from end 1992-1993 and completed
this year, which reflects on the artist's perception on the human
condition in the local context and the world at large.

2. Wed (2 Dec), 6.30-10.30pm, Food #03, $25: A Very Macro X'mas Dinner
Party! Join us for a healthier, organic, but most definitely very
tasty way to ring in the celebrations! Alexandra Hsieh is preparing 2
macrobiotic set dinners (Organic Wild Brown Rice Set and Spaghetti
Pasta Goreng); both include soup, appetizer and free flow house drink.
Online RSVP required at
http://www.meetup.com/singapore-vegetarian/calendar/11946536/

3. Sat (5 Dec), 3-6pm, Free: Human Rights Workshop by Think Centre in
conjunction with International Human Rights Day Come explore the
concept of human rights and its relevancy here in Singapore, through
facilitated discussions and simple creative exercise. RSVP by email to
thinkcentre@hotmail.com.
[http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=193292147163]

4. Sun (6 Dec), 4-9pm, Show Room, Free: The Singapore Really Really
Free Market is back for this Christmas season. Bring stuff you no
longer need and also share your skills with others. Everything is free
and everyone is nice so come join in the experience!
[http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=199280820554]

5. Now on: Post-Museum is looking for Exhibition Proposals and ideas
of other programmes to be held in Show Room from Jan 2010. Do send us
an email if you are interested.

6. Now on: The Second-Hand Book Sale, check out the latest selection
of books at http://post-museum.org/funds/booksale.html. Part of the
Post-Museum Fundraising Drive 2009.

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COMING UP

1. Launch of Post-Museum Fundraising T-shirts!

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* Post-Museum: +65-63963598 + http://www.post-museum.org +
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Post-Museum/22019181475 +
http://twitter.com/postmuseum
* Food #03: +65-63967980 + http://www.food03.sg +
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6178270813
* p-10: +65-62940041 + http://www.p-10.org

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Camera frenzy

2009-12-02T05:21:00.000+08:00

We have been amazed at KK's wonderful photography skills.

It puts me to shame the way, I mass upload onto my web folders.

Anyhow, if you are free do check out his photographs on Facebook.

Under Davis kk Lee. He has taken some amazing shots at Food #03 and Post-Museum!

A one try

2009-12-01T11:40:00.001+08:00

Try

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Post-Museum Post (23 – 29 November 09): Art, Environment and Food

2009-11-25T02:44:00.000+08:00

Dear friend,

We are pleased to announce the successful completion of our Fukuoka Triennale art project Fukuoka Really Really Free Market; many thanks to those of you who participated and supported us.

Do come to Post-Museum and Food #03 this week for Tang Mun Kit’s exhibition, the monthly Green Drinks and our delicious food and drinks.

Also, we will be launching our fundraising t-shirts next week, so keep a look out for it!

See you soon!

Regards,
Jennifer.

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UPDATES

1. Now on, 6-10pm (Tue-Fri), 12-10pm (Sat+Sun), Show Room, Free: Life > Art > Liberation by Tang Mun Kit. This 16th solo exhibition features 21 works from a series, conceptualised from end 1992-1993 and completed this year, which reflects on the artist's perception on the human condition in the local context and the world at large. Till 2 Dec.

2. Thu (26 Nov), 8pm, Food #03: During this month’s Green Drinks, Jan Croeni, who successfully pushed for the availability of electric scooters and charging infrastructure in Singapore, will speak about zero emission transportation, and in particular, electric scooters.

3. Now on: Call for Part-Time Staff for Food #03. If you’re interested, please contact admin@post-museum.org.

4. Now on: Post-Museum is looking for Exhibition Proposals and ideas of other programmes to be held in Show Room from Jan 2010. Do send us an email if you are interested.

5. Now on: The Second-Hand Book Sale, check out the latest selection of books at http://post-museum.org/funds/booksale.html. Part of the Post-Museum Fundraising Drive 2009.

6. Now on: Got some Christmas Decor to share? Well, bring them along. We are now decorating Food #03.

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COMING UP

1. Launch of Post-Museum Fundraising T-shirts!

2. Singapore Really Really Free Market 7 on 6 Dec (Sun), 4-9pm.

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* Post-Museum: +65-63963598 + http://www.post-museum.org + http://www.facebook.com/pages/Post-Museum/22019181475 + http://twitter.com/postmuseum
* Food #03: +65-63967980 + http://www.food03.sg + http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6178270813
* p-10: +65-62940041 + http://www.p-10.org

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Post-Museum Post (2-8 November 09): Art, Music, Drama and more!

2009-11-11T11:56:00.001+08:00

Dear friend,

Come have a look at Jia, if you haven’t, it’s a good exhibition on the theme of home and family. Also, don’t miss the tango music performance, dramatised reading and meetup happening here this week!

See you then!

Regards,
Jennifer.

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UPDATES

1. Till Wed (4 Nov), 6-10pm, Show Room, Free: Jia is a multi-disciplinary exhibition with 10 local artists’ interpretation on the notion of home and family. [http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=295438725450]

2. Wed (4 Nov), 8-10pm, Back Room, Pay-what-you-want: Tango, Tango! Gardel, Troilo, Piazzolla – and more soul tango music descend upon Post-Museum. Shzr Ee plays bellows, alongside guitar whiz Dominic Wan, electrifying Azeri violinist Sabina Rakcheyeva and percussion virtuoso Riduan Zalani. [http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=163645413276]

3. Sat+Sun (7+8 Nov), 2.30-5pm, Show Room, Free: For the Benefit of Mr K: A Dramatised Reading by Little Red Shop. 20-something year old playwright Prabhu Silvam explores the extreme loss of identity, humanity and soul in this new writing.

4. Sat (7 Nov), 4-6pm, Food #03: SinQSA Meetup. This is an informal gathering of people who are interested in forwarding understanding between queer and straight folks in Singapore. [http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=199355114971]

5. Now on: Food #03 Vodcast Episode 12: Sha says support PM, Good byes and Bread Talk – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slMNqmovplg – check it out!

6. Now on: Call for Staff and Volunteers for Post-Museum and Food #03. If you’re interested, please contact admin@post-museum.org.

7. Now on: Post-Museum is looking for Exhibition Proposals and ideas of other programmes to be held in Show Room from Jan 2010. Do send us an email if you are interested.

8. Now on: The Second-Hand Book Sale, check out the latest selection of books at http://post-museum.org/funds/booksale.html. This book sale is part of Post-Museum Fundraising Drive 2009 and we would also take the opportunity to thank all who have donated books to us and supporting the cause.

9. Now on, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (Fukuoka, Japan), free: Our project Fukuoka Really Really Free Market is held as part of Fukuoka Triennale (till 23 Nov). For more info, please have a look at http://server-foundation.org/frrfm/.

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* Post-Museum: +65-63963598 + http://www.post-museum.org + http://www.facebook.com/pages/Post-Museum/22019181475 + http://twitter.com/postmuseum
* Food #03: +65-63967980 + http://www.food03.sg + http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6178270813
* p-10: +65-62940041 + http://www.p-10.org

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Green Drinks Discussion Oct 2009

2009-11-08T04:00:00.001+08:00

This is kind of the beginning of a process to record as much materials which happens at Food #03 and Post-Museum.

So here is the video of the discussion during Green Drinks Oct 2009.

Enjoy.

Food #03 Vodcast Episode 12: Sha says support PM, Good byes and Bread Talk

2009-10-28T04:30:00.001+08:00

In this episode, Sha shares her thoughts, Martin meets the new kitty, breadsters exchange dough!

Enjoy and be sure to catch the latest drama at Food #03. Even better, come down and be in the drama of Food #03.

www.food03.sg
www.server-foundation.org/frrfm

The people behind the murals outside Food #03 pillars.

2009-10-07T03:45:00.001+08:00

Yup, everytime someone asks me who did the Mural outside Food #03.

I say, It is done by an artist friend and a team of Siglap Secondary school kids.

Well here is some evidence of it. Enjoy.

By the way, the artist is Jeremy Hiah.

Serming Plugs for FRRFM

2009-10-02T04:05:00.001+08:00

Well, come on down this Sunday.

Join the Really Really Free Market - Singapore. Time to make friends and put aside all else - - and it is time to

GIVE and SHARE!

Quick updates.

2009-09-26T05:30:00.002+08:00

Thanks Good PAper Great people Party for a wonderful night.

Now got to sleep and update more tomolo.

http://www.goodpaper.sg/

soup kitchen behind the scene

2009-09-23T03:58:00.001+08:00

join the drama!

We are back!

2009-09-21T14:54:00.004+08:00

Back since last tuesday and have been operating Food #03.

It has been quite eventful in Fukuoka. We staged the Fukuoka Really Really Free Market, workshop and a round table discussion. The workshop was a blast! It is fun but we had so much fun and so rushed that we didn't have time to document anything, so will scour the web to find any documentations of that from the participants.

Yesterday, we had the reading group and over the week, meet all the Post-Museum family -- so nice since I missed them while in Japan.

From Shi Ying, we found out that we have less volunteers now. So, let's see what we can do get more volunteers.

Hope to get more participants for the community kitchen going... so far only Alex, I would like to get more people involved. So if you are interested in running a cafe or a bar. let me know get in touch and we can work out something.

I am now a foreigner / traveller / much rather Gaijin

2009-09-18T05:00:00.000+08:00

Yes, I am now Gaijin of the month (Gaijin means foreigner). Funny and some people recognise me. (not many just some...)

Gekkan Gaijin: Woon Tien Wei

Singapore
Artist / Curator
5 Months

This month FN showcases one of the young Asian artists whose work will soon be appearing in Fukuoka, in celebration of the 4th Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale. Although he hasn't been in town long, Tien's work is sure to make a big splash. If most modern art seems to be trying to grab your attention, Tien's project for the Triennale aims to give something back. As part of Singapore art collective Post-Museum, Tien is working on the "Fukuoka Really Really Free Market" (FRRFM). "We're going to work with volunteers to create 'free zones' around Fukuoka," says Tien. Within the free zone people are encouraged to share objects and services for free, and Tien hopes that it will make people think about the idea of "alternative economies". Tien says he's met many Fukuoka people who are excited about the project, and says he's looking forward to seeing a Fukuoka interpretation of "alternative economy". So get out there and share the wealth! For more information see the Triennale site: http://server-foundation.org/frrfm

Food #03 Vodcast Episode 11: Souping, Sha Thinks and Raffia Forever

2009-09-09T01:05:00.000+08:00

In this episode, We have Scenes from Soup Kitchen, Thoughts being shared by Sha and newly founded Rowell Raffia Club.

Updates on what is happening at Food #03 and Post-Museum this week.

Enjoy and be sure to catch the latest drama at Food #03. Even better, come down and be in the drama of Food #03.

www.food03.sg
www.server-foundation.org/frrfm

Mint Pea Soup - // yah, featured in Youth SG mag!

2009-08-14T15:02:00.000+08:00

Cook comfort food… Mint Pea Soup!

Written by Nur Diyana Johah, on Friday, 31 July 2009

Published in : Life, Munch

I’ve lost my interest in pea soup ever since I watched this scene from The Exorcist.

But when Food#03 co-founder and chef Tien Wei showed us how Mint Pea Soup is prepared, I quickly became a convert. For those who love quickie dishes, behold! This soup will take you only 20 minutes to prepare and will accompany you on rainy days when you need something warm and yummy.

Food#03 is a vegetarian eatery in Little India that the arty at heart hang out at. The social enterprise also champion projects such as the The Soup Kitchen Project., serving up meals for the homeless and the needy around the vicinity. So don’t write off Tien Wei and the other good people from Food #03 as plucky eaters.

CHEF TIEN WEI AND HIS POMELO!

Mint Pea Soup
Serves 1

What goes in!

1 vegetable stock cube
600 ml of water (3 cups of water)
Half of a red onion, chopped finely
300 grams frozen peas
A handful of mint leaves
1 teaspoon of oregano or Italian herbs
2 tbsp olive oil
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
Plain yoghurt and carrot shavings to garnish

Step #1: Make the stock

Bring to boil the 600 ml of water and throw in the stock cube.
Once the stock cube dissolves and the stock comes to a boil, turn off the fire. Set aside for later.

Step #2: Sautee the onion

Pour 2 tablespoons of oil to your pan. Heat the pan. Sautee the onions until these turn soft and translucent!

TRANSLUCENT IS THE WORD!

*TIP! Lower the fire to medium heat to prevent burning onions that taste and smell blah.

Step #3: Dump these in!

Throw in the peas, the chicken stock and oregano or Italian herbs. Put the lid on and leave this mix to boil.

EVERYTHING, GO IN!

*TIP! You don’t need to defrost the peas first! Chef Tien Wei merely threw in the frozen peas, veggie stock and oregano. Easy right?!

Step #4: Taste

Throw in salt and pepper to taste. Crush and bruise the mint leaves before chucking it all into the soup and turning the fire off.

SHUT OFF THE FIRE!

Step #5: One happy family

Dump the contents from the pan into a blender and turn the settings to maximum power!
Make sure the mixture is smooth after bending. We recommend you scrape the sides of the blender down before blending the pea soup again.

DIE PEAS DIE!

Don’t text and cook at the same time. It is not funny to be scalded by hot peas!

Step #6: Serve!

Tip out the contexts, drizzle a lil’ plain yoghurt, then top with carrot shavings. Serve warm with loads of crusty bread.

SAY YUIMMEH!

This soup is great when you are feeling peckish late at night or on a rainy day. Plus! If you reboil the blended soup and thicken it further, it makes a great dip for chips and vegetables. Easy peasy isn’t it? Go try, try, try! D

Food#03 can be found at 109 Rowell Road, Little India.

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Fireflies In Action!

2009-08-10T02:59:00.001+08:00

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Visit To Kampung Senang

2009-08-05T12:46:00.001+08:00

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2009-07-18T04:17:00.002+08:00

ok, I was going through the web and found a new review on Fifo. A positive review so that is nice. I become very happy when someone praises the food and the positive experience they get. Also,of course, people do get pissed off and go back and write a bad reeview. Generally, it is waiting too long and food too bland. But u know, sometimes it is a matter of taste.

On speed of food getting out.. .a bit difficult but we are trying very hard to improve on that. Unfortunately, We are short of staff and I cook slow. As most of the dishes are prepared fresh, we do take long usually about 30 mins for them to arrive. It is Slow Food and I have to make sure they taste good before going out.

Healthy Vegetarian Food in an Innovative Rustic Environment

Restaurant Review by rashmi June 10, 2009 220 views

tags: vegetarian volunteer

Review Rating

Overall:	3.5/5
Food:	3/5
Ambience:	3/5
Service:	4/5
Value:	4/5

Food #03 is a one of a kind vegetarian restaurant in Singapore. Besides focusing on healthy food, the owners are also very much pro-environment. The restaurant itself is a small place, loosely decorated with bulbs and recycled paper lampshades, a menu printed on A4 size paper in black and white and a very no-frills outlook. The first few lines of the menu tells you that they believe in conserving electricity and water – so don’t ask for water unless you really want it, and don’t ask for the air conditioning to be switched on unless you find that the fans are just not enough.

Food #03 combines Italian, Western and Asian dishes in a simple, innovative menu. They have a few varieties of pizzas, a couple of different pastas, some mixed vegetables, salads, a burger etc. In addition they also have a dish of the day and a dessert of the day. Vegan options are also available and they are willing to customize dishes to suit dietary requirements. The menu also includes a variety of drinks – both alcoholic and non-alcoholic teas, juices and blends.

We ordered the house pour drink and a tomato soup for starters. The house pour, which is strong blend of apple juice, mint and spiced tea, had a strong pungent, slightly sour taste. The tomato soup had thick gravy, slightly bland in taste, served with a couple of pieces of whole-wheat biscotti. For the mains, we ordered the mixed vegetables and the spinach-paneer pizza. While the mixed vegetables proved to be nothing extra-ordinary, the spinach-paneer pizza was absolutely yummy! With a whole-wheat crust, probably the only one in Singapore, the Food #03 pizza would delight the pizza lovers and the health conscious alike.

The entire meal cost us S$ 23.50, which is quite reasonable for the interesting concept they communicate. In addition, they undertake various voluntary initiatives that are listed on their website – www.food03.sg - worth taking a look! I can’t wait to go back there and try their other pizza options!

Faceless but hungry!

2009-07-17T14:28:00.004+08:00

Hello friends, here's a plug for The Soup Kitchen Project.

We have a special promotion from Food #03 to where your normal activity like drinking coffee at home can make a difference.

Now on: Food #03 is offering Cafedirect Costa Rica Fairtrade Freeze Dried Instant Coffee at $8/bottle. Sales will go directly to Soup Kitchen and Post-Museum Fund. Here is a chance to have a delicious cuppa, support Fairtrade and contribute to local efforts at the same time. (picture below)

some pics from Fukuoka

2009-07-14T13:33:00.002+08:00

Go Home Fin Jobs

2009-07-10T00:28:00.001+08:00

Quite a long day. Eh, a rather busy week. Now go home. Yah!

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Any Investors For A Transport Department Of Food #03?

2009-07-08T00:34:00.001+08:00

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Twilight Galaxy Plug

2009-06-30T14:19:00.000+08:00

We are plugging Twilight Galaxy, a space theme party and concert, organised by friends, Tay Shi Ying & Yang Ge.And their kind efforts for pledging half the profits to The Soup Kitchen project.

We are selling tickets at our Food #03 Shop. Not too late to buy today for the early bird discount.

Twilight Galaxy

Date: Sunday, July 12, 2009
Time: 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Clarke Quay Central SOHO skygarden

This is not just another party under the stars, it is AMONG them! Twilight Galaxy promises you a fabulous evening of fun and friends and fiction and fantasy! Be sure to get your fangs on those alien food and drinks, soak in the otherworldly lights and sounds and encounter strange creatures from outerspace (we're not kidding). The highlight of the event: Performances by Analog Girl, Breakbeat Theory, Amberhaze, Percy & The Stones and Cosmic Armchair. So, rocket down in your best alien-wear and dance away!

We have also invited a few shops to set up a small fleamarket exclusively put together for you exciting space freaks. There will also be a extraterrestrial D-I-Y alien merchandise stall selling the most bizzare items in the whole goddamn universe.

What's more, the event supports a great cause too! 50% of our proceeds go to the Soup Kitchen project, which gives free food to the poor every Monday, and the Post Museum which supports local artists.

For more info: http://www.twilight-galaxy.blogspot.com/

2009-06-01T02:29:00.000+08:00

In this episode, we get behind the scenes of Food #03 and all the wonderful people which are here. This week, we have:

A politcally incorrect sketch about cleaning river and lesbians.

Featuring the Tempura Surprise, so get surprised!

Also Thought of the Day by Sha.

Enjoy and be sure to catch the latest drama at Food #03. Even better, come down and be in the drama of Food #03.

Saturday Sinqsa

2009-05-30T23:58:00.001+08:00

Today has been a gradual day. Pacing of work was ok but I m a slow foodist, everytime I want to put the best out.

Chilling now, been playing with Twitter in this few weeks.

Tomorrow going to be free market, looking forward to that! It will be loads of fun. Hope to see u there!

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Chilling With Calvin.

2009-05-26T03:50:00.001+08:00

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Saturday Mid Night!

2009-05-23T05:35:00.001+08:00

Sorry, if the last post sounded a bit sad but it was part of an email reply to someone to let them understand what we are trying to do with post museum and food #03.

Going off soon, pack and go! A nice evening with friends!

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2009-05-21T06:32:00.002+08:00

A big thank you to all who have been so supportive of us and our crazy endeavours, as a social enterprise, cultural space and cafe.

These support just keep me buzzzzzing with energy.And cause a lot of concern - as some of you kind peoples, confided with us that you are concern that at this rate, we will burn out ... and collapse.

I hope we can find an ultimate solution to keep this whole thing going but times are tough and we don't know what is the future of this place in the near future.

We see this baby not as our own but belonging to a community who see that such a space should exist to bring togather all the peoples from different fields! Not just a gathering place but a hub to exchange, re-charge, collaborate in order to create new alliances, new projects, new ideas to bring forth the mission/goal to see how culture can be relevant to society and the world.

In that way, we don't wish to be the only ones who run post-museum and Food #03. No, we want to see that new people can feel that they own this space and develop, grow with it. There should be a new people fronting Post-Museum & Food #03. Seriously, there is no point for us to own this baby, it is meant for the community of cultural producers! NGOs, Artists, Designers and all creative peoples.

As a parting wish, we (Jen & myself) hope that there will be a new group of people can run the place when we stabilise the finances and take care of the loans which we took out for the place.

We have been thinking a lot about operation model for Post-Museum and Food #03. We invite all to come and think togather - what is the future for culture? How can we work togather and make this a better situation for all in the future. Let's build the Post-Museum togather!