Running Wild
Itchyfingers just completed our first fun run of the year. It is a run that I have always wanted to join since its inauguration four years ago. The Safari Zoo Run was first started in 2009 in memory of...
View ArticleLiving in a Cage
Itchyfingers were leisurely cycling in Pulau Ubin one fine day on a double bike (ok, I’m lazy to negotiate the slopes!) when something strange caught my eyes. I don’t have the best eyesight and it was...
View ArticleThe Cross Breed…?
Itchyfingers saw this last year but we didn’t know its ID. Later, Tisu Boy saw a similar picture online and found out it is the larva of the moth Homodes bracteigutta. But I still wasn’t too sure of...
View ArticleThe Walking Stick
Initially, we were looking at the numerous cute tiny grasshopper nymphs on the leaf of the Sea Hibiscus (Talipariti tiliaceum). Then, as I casually scanned the rest of the plant for more nymphs, I was...
View ArticleNight at the Cemetery
The time was close to a quarter to nine at night. Although there were street lights nearby, they seemed to be too dim and weak to compete with the Darkness. The road was almost pitch dark to urban...
View ArticleItchyfingers is Going MAAD….
Yes, you didn’t read wrongly and Itchyfingers didn’t type wrong either….Itchyfingers is going MAAD! Hahahah….Not MAD lah…Itchyfingers is still sane… “MAAD” actually stands for “Market of Artists And...
View ArticleItchyfingers Gone MAAD…
The day has finally arrived for Itchyfingers to go MAAD! Hahaha…As mentioned earlier, we are going to the local handmade craft market! Turned up at designated time to report and get the slot…It was...
View ArticleNatural Casualty
The moment I got outta of the car, I let out a loud exclaim…Oh my goodness…! It was the first time I encountered the dead of such a young life… :O It laid motionlessly just next to the wheel of the car...
View ArticleWho’s the Fairest of All…
Everyone loves to look at all things beautiful. That’s why someone invented such a thing called a beauty contest, for commoners like us to ogle at and to choose the fairest of all..hahah…Who doesn’t...
View ArticleA Masked Identity Found
Itchyfingers were trying to look for owls at one of our forest reserves under the moonlight when Tisu Boy saw something moving among the shrub ahead. As I am always as blind as a bat, I couldn’t see a...
View ArticlePrivate Lives: An Exposé of Singapore’s Rainforests
Yesterday, Itchyfingers attended the launch of the fourth and last book of the PRIVATE LIVES series. This book focuses on the biodiversity of our rainforests. The invitation cum poster of the launch...
View ArticleUrban Sensation! Festival
Itchyfingers was happy to be invited to join this two-day event organised by the South East CDC at Big Splash@East Coast after the organizer saw us at MAAD@Red Dot Museum last month. As the first day...
View ArticleIn Loving Memory of Puss (2000 – 2012)
Do you believe that the dead will come back in your dream to pass you a message? In this case, the dead is not human….Remember Itchyfingers‘ earlier post, Puss in Boots? It was more than three days...
View ArticleArctic Love – In Memory of Sheba (1978 – 2012)
After spending 35 long years in captivity, Polar Bear Sheba took her last breath on 15 November without having a chance to see the outside world. According to media reports, Sheba had been “struggling...
View ArticleDoomsday – Death of A Collective Memory….
It’s past midnight here which officially brings us to the so-called Doomsday on 21 Dec 2012. While waiting for something bad to happen, Itchyfingers has some really sad news to share. Despite our...
View ArticleWow Wow Run! Wild Wild Run!
Itchyfingers’ first race for the year happened just last Sunday at the Singapore Zoo. Yes! We were back for our second Safari Zoo Run – In memory of Ah Meng. Last year we did a 6km fun run cos we...
View ArticleItchyfingers at the Museum
Last weekend, Itchyfingers had a great time at the National Museum of Singapore. We were there to showcase our work at the Bras Basah. Bugis Arts Flea Market organised by Public Garden. We were asked...
View ArticleManeki Meow
Last Sunday Itchyfingers were among the many people to turn up at Jurong Point Shopping Centre to ogle at the many beautiful girls and handsome boys…They came in all shape and sizes…slim, rounded,...
View ArticleMy Fat Lady
The first time I saw her was on a raining day. She was sitting at the carpark and when I approached her, she greeted me with her sweet voice. That was when I was smitten by this beautiful fat lady. A...
View ArticleTake It or “Leaf” It…
Itchyfingers were in Malaysia taking photos of some birds under a man-made structure. Suddenly our friend asked about an insect, which he had initially thought to be a big grasshopper, on a horizontal...
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