Category: Sarah Does Singapore

H4PW … InvincIIble

Last year on 20 December 2025, there was a pro-wrestling show called H4PW – the end of yea at the Grapplemax Studios at the Ubidome. Rumours say it’s not pronounce “Hetch four pee double you” but it might be called Hee Hee Haa Haa Pro Wrestling.

But worry not my friends, I am your intrepid journalist and found out more about H4PW! (Aka, I messaged the booker, SPD to ask how did they come up with it.)

It was also the first pro-wrestling show in Singapore that with my ticket I got a nice Halal certified snack pack of a sandwich, epok-epok and an apple turnover. There was some pandan teh too! Snacks and tea were sponsored by the relatives or wrestlers of the show.

H4PW isn’t a regular show, it was more a community fun thing which also included the Grapplemax Community awards then. It’s also a comedy wrestling show that reminded me of Mystery Wrestling and DDT antics.

SPD told me for the first H4PW’s theme was that “it was really to celebrate the end of the year (hence the event name) and to allow the performers to let loose and enjoy doing what they do best. Also to give audiences a chance to see another side of the wrestlers that they have never seen before”.

The opening match of the night pretty much showed people what to not expect. We had Rush Hour fighting against a Rose Ranger and a kawaii magical school girl who wasn’t a kawaii magical school girl?!

The plot was thickening and the audience had to play along to solve it. There was betrayals and reveals and really dubious sounding accents along with really good wrestling.

With the first match of the afternoon, (yes H4PW is on afternoons!!), I horked down my sandwich as I watched so I wouldn’t choke on it while laughing.

The next one had to do with a dinosaur fighting a very distinguished gentleman. At this rate, I think I was shrieking.

I had a lot of video clips but you know what.

I won’t post them because you need to experience the vibe of H4PW itself.

Then there was the main event which was The Happy Birthday Remus Battle Royale. No one in the studio can say Happy Birthday to Remus (he’s the videographer at the events AND a wrestler when he’s in his Wildfire mode) until the winner of the battle royale was ‘crowned’.

Yes, it was Remus’ actual birthday so no one could say it.

Looking at these pictures remind me, maybe I need to pack one of those travel packs of Nin Jom Pei Pa Kao.

We had Hurricane Helms versus John Cena.

There was Tommy Invicible with a very glorious drop in by Mr Bean.

There were so many different people in the battle royale but then… POWER WARRIOR CAME OUT.

The last time I saw Power Warrior in person was in 2017, which interestingly I did blog about him before here. OMG, he has upgraded in the year 2025.

Unfortunately, unlike 2017. Power Warrior did not win the rumble but Kelvin did! Finally we could say Happy Birthday to Remus.

With that said, I asked SPD, how did they all pull it off. There were elaborate costumes, some people wearing more than what they even usually wear in their actual normal characters and the tron intros were all thematic and really good.

SPD stated that “We managed to lock the dates slightly before Unity (Grapplemax’s anniversary show), but we only started planning, booking, and announcing after Unity. Everyone involved really help to make sure we had everything ready to go by show day. Mr and Mrs Ho reached out to us with the snacks, and Nish with the drinks so we are very grateful to them :)”

I really, really liked those snacks and the tea by the way.

Don’t count me in as a wrestler for this show because I really want to watch it as an audience. If you guys don’t know me, this is the style of wrestling I like to watch and since it’s in Singapore, EVEN BETTER.

It’s said that the next show would be on 28 March 2026. If you think wrestling is just so predictable, try watch a different style of it.

They will release their information on their instagram account so be on a look out for it here: https://www.instagram.com/h4pw1/

Gongxi Raya 2026

There was a Gongxi-Lent-Puasa Light-Up at Telok Ayer on 10th February featuring the minister Zaqy Mohamad with Rev Master Lee Zhiwang, President of Taoist Mission Singapore, Haji Arif Sulaiman, Chairman of Al Abrar Mosque, Rev Edmund Koh, Pastor in Charge of Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church and Ambassador Ong Keng Yong, Chairman of Humanity Matters.

Yes, I copy pasted that all because they really, it’s a Singapore thing to just have everyone in it.

In any case, I went to Kampong Glam and they had their light up too but I didn’t go there for that.

I was wanting to check out what kind of food was in trend at the pasar malam this year and interestingly, the curation of food was not as wild as the previous few years which is good.

I did go “Huh, what’s a pastacos” and no, it’s not a pasta in tacos or tacos in pasta, it’s just a stall selling both.

On the other side of the street there was also ‘cheese wheel pastas’.

We had sweet stuff like tapak kuda, a traditional Malay kueh/cake thing and there’s Indian pani puri!! Pani puri has been a thing in pasar malams now and yes, (in general) Malay people in Singapore like the taste cause it’s got all the flavours mixed up and the textures are great and crunchy too.

When it’s going to be Ramadan, the sugarcane stall is going to be so popular. I like to have it with lemon by the way. And you can totally see the typical fare of Ramly burgers (which aren’t really Ramly patties cause that’s illegal in Singapore) with the lekor snacks and whatnot.

There’s a new shop called RÖSTii that just opened in time before Ramadan and right on that same street so you know it’ll be packed when it’s time to break fast at sunset.

So what’s my verdict? It was a good curation, whatever ‘trendy’ food is spaced away from each other. Like, there’s one Chinese Muslim fried pancake (roti) stall at one end of a street and the other nearer to the entrance of the mosque. Two different brands, same type of food but of course their recipes are different.

Two different taco types. The usual birria tacos are there (I do like those) and then drink stalls all around. That one, it’s of course more than two because people really need hydration but it’s different flavours.

The only sad thing as you walk around, it’s the first year with Warung Pariaman closed at the end of the area where the pasar malam is. It’s kinda weird with it closed up like that.

In any case, there’s also some clothing stalls ‘inside’ and some seating areas with a stage underneath the tentage.

What’s also interesting is that most of the bazaars are opening before Ramadan starts and you DO see all the influencers and video people quickly taking videos of the food to advertise before Ramadan starts next week.

If you for some reason see me around, I’m just trying to jump out of your shot so I won’t be in your background.

Also no, I haven’t been to Geylang to check out the bazaar is there like but for me, the one at Kampong Glam is sufficient for the vibes or takeaway to bring home.

Goyang-goyang into February

Wow, it’s actually February 2026. But what a packed January it was and still is? Maybe cause Chinese New Year and Ramadan is coming.

Before that though, it’s Thaipusam and that happened on Sunday, 1 February 2026.

Interestingly, it was also the same weekend as Renfaire SG so Dhoby Ghaut had the processions at the closed roads on one side and you had elves and rangers walking from Dhoby Ghaut MRT towards Fort Canning.

To those who asked, no I didn’t get to go to Renfaire SG since I was occupied with work and other appointments.

However the weather was really sunny for the weekend, so good for everyone outdoors? I mean, hydration is a thing but at least everyone could walk around to their destinations.

Also happy WWE Royal Rumble day (Riyadh) for those who celebrate the floor is lava day. Yes, every thing on that weekend. No opinions from me about it here because this isn’t a WWE blog and there’s a lot of reviews out there.

That night was lovely and full of drums and music to cheer on the Kavadi bearers. It happened to be on a Sunday so it was pretty grand. Did you know, unfortunately, Thaipusam isn’t a public holiday for us in Singapore? As of yet in 2026. I don’t know about it in the future when you read this but yeah.

Interestingly, I was in Dhoby Ghaut area in the evening after my pro wrestling training in the morning/afternoon to catch 1 night of Goyang Koplo. Unfortunately organizers said that Tenxii & Naykilla was unable to make it a week or so before the night.

Instead it was replaced with Baby Shima so it was a trio of ladies entertaining us for the evening at SOTA with Hafeez Glamour as emcee.

The setting was at SOTA hall so you had to be seated and so it was kinda weird when you have such genre of dangdut koplo.

Ochi Alvara and Dara Ayu had their own solo songs first then it was Baby Shima and then a duet of Ochi and Ayu. However ALL THREE WERE SUCH GOOD ENTERTAINERS.

Baby Shima and pretty much all the ladies had such lovely bling bling outfits.

They did so well entertaining the crowd. I wanna say, the organizers should really try for a venue without seats next time if for this genre of songs. Or at least, maybe got space to goyang-goyang in front of stage?

Thank you ladies for entertaining us.

Ok, this is not their song but I wanted you guys to understand the genre of dangdut koplo with my affection of vtubers and anime.

AND WHAT BEST IS TO SHOW YOU JAPANESE VTUBER INDONESIAN DANGDUT?

Goyang-goyang is a dance move that you’ll do when you listen to this sorta music.

As we like (royal me) to describe it, it’s like a gentle twerk. So gentle, so classy.

Anyway, see you next week guys. For some of you, literally since I have that 8 February open house event at GrappleMax.

The Pinwheels 2024

I was invited to The Pinwheels, a content creators’ award show by MediaCorp / BloomrSG .

Spoiler alert: No, I was not nominated for anything.

Nonetheless I was curious on the winners and how the show for content creators would turn out and it was pretty fun? I’ve had my share of award shows but this one is much funner than the regular ones I’ve attended.

The dress code was smart casual with the theme yellow or/and black. So I totally expected people to turn up like they were a typical student designer or for a funeral.

Cause that’s what you usually get if you put ‘black’ in, everyone’s gonna just reach for the basics.

It was ok though, it didn’t look like a funeral for content although the aesthetics were still dystopian-like with the grunginess of the entry way? I do like the decorations.

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Industrial relics and wartime secrets tour by Hidden Heritage Singapore

Early morning, I travelled all the way to the west to an abandoned lubrication blending plant. What’s surprising is that it’s actually behind some HDB blocks, just hidden away in a neighbourhood. (And that the HDB blocks had something interesting on it too when you realize where you are but I doubt I should post what it is. It’s just a bonus if you do get on this tour or manage to figure out the exact location of it.)

By the way, photos are from my Ektar H35N with a 400 iso Kodak Porta film or from my phone since there’s some locations that’s too dark for my film.

For now, you can get on the tour by following or contacting Hidden Heritage Singapore on their instagram.

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The World of Studio Ghibli

The World of Studio Ghibli is at The ArtScience Museum from 4 October 2024 to 2 February 2025. Firstly, remember to buy your ticket from ArtScience Museum itself or where the ticketing page might lead you to Klook if you don’t have an MBS membership.

There will be timeslots available so do pick one and don’t be late for your session since it’s a pretty popular exhibition.

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Sarah learns how to snowboard in Singapore

Hey guys, I saw an ad on instagram and it was saying “From Noob to Not so Noob” and I thought that was the most accurate ad ever because you can’t promise that you’ll be an expert after a class. So I was intrigued on what it was, and it was…

Trifecta’s pretty obvious when you arrive at Somerset MRT too.

Trifecta at 10A Exeter Road. Where is Exeter Road? I googled it and was like “Oh”, it’s that spot next to Somerset MRT and across Orchard Gateway. If you’ve been in the area, it’s now directly in front of the old skateboard area.

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The Istana

It’s open house time!

It’s been around 13 years since I went to the Istana. I remember posting about it on national day in 2010.

And this year, 2023, I went to the Istana once more during their open house!

For those who don’t know, it’s free for Singaporeans and Permanent Residents.

For tourists and others, it’s $2. Unlike 13 years ago, everything has to be paid via qrcode so you should have paylah/now or its equivalent ready. Ticket proceeds go to charity.

Do also note what you can or cannot bring into the Istana grounds, there are rules on their website and you can also take note on the dates they’ll have it.

Entrance also depends on the weather and if it is too bad, you won’t get in since it IS a large space and the probability of being struck by lightning is high during a storm.

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Kayak 1 Star – Getto!

Ok.

I saw this post by Ministry of Adventure last month during those flash floods. The copy was loltastic, it was this:

Is urban kayaking something you always want to try?
Wanna kayak alongside stalled vehicles and people standing on benches at the bus stop?

Now here’s the chance for you! We don’t know when will the next chance come, but we will be prepared when the next flash flood is here!

When?
The next heavy downpour

How to join?
Throw away everything you are doing and race to the flooding area the next time it rains. People stuck in their car or bus stop are welcome to join in the fun. Kayaks not included.

Where?
East side of Singapore

What if I don’t have a kayak?
Box, container, bathtub or anything that fits you will do too. Swimmers are also welcome.

Is it suitable for kids?
Kids are advised to stay in school or home. The frustration of the working crowds stuck by the flood can be dangerous.

What should I bring?
A change of working clothes so you may also kayak to work

How much is it?
It is FREE! You may even earn some bucks by kayaking people to their workplace!

See also our hiking along MRT track during train breakdown event which happens every month on our Facebook page!

Loltastic but I then went “Oh?? Ministry of… ADVENTURE?” and if you have stuck around my blog long enough, you’d know I like adventure. AND OHHHHH. OHHHHHH THIS IS A GROUP that actually teaches you skills that I like in my list of Lara Croft checklist. (It’s somewhere, I forgot where but it’s there anyway.)

And their next event was a real event called 1 star kayaking certification.

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SDS 4.2 – Space Oddity

This cover of David Bowie’s Space Oddity seem fitting for this episode of Sarah Does Singapore. It’s from the movie The Secret Life of Walter Milty.

You should watch the movie if you haven’t, it’s about doing things.

To chase after what you want to do or to your goal.

Anyway, I went to the Art Science Museum with my friends and had a ridiculous amount of fun there.

Future World doesn’t have a deadline.

Journey to Infinity: Escher’s World of Wonder ends on 26 February 2017.

NASA – A Human Adventure ends on 19 March 2017.

Those were the exhibits I went.

I suggest you go in groups of at least 3 people because there are some exhibits where it’s best to have 2 people in a picture and the last can help take pics for you and you guys take turns.

Also, did you know the area around ASM is abundant with pokemon?

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