The Speak Solid Singlish campaign continues with a 3-part lesson on Dating! We present a faux romcom dating scenario with "Su", as she teaches the finer points of how the local language of love is spoken. My Singlish guest voice is the always brilliant Petrina Kow; this episode was written by Jedidiah Huang. Hear.Hear.Singapore Website Petrina Kow Jedidiah Huang #singapore #singlish #comedy #parody #homage #speaksolidsinglish #miniseries #dating #love #petrinakow #jedidiahhuang #kenndelbridge Se...
Jul 15, 2025•3 min•Ep. 156
Our Speak Solid Singlish miniseries continues with "Siao" - the Hokkien word for crazy. In Singlish, it's flexible - it can be a good kind of crazy, and it can be out-and-out bonkers mad! My Singlish guest voice is the brilliant voice talent Sebastian Sim, & this episode was written by Jedidiah Huang. We've had a lot of really positive feedback, so Jedidiah is hard at work on new episodes for you - huat ah! Hear.Hear.Singapore Website Sebastian Sim Jedidiah Huang #singapore #singlish #comedy...
Jul 01, 2025•3 min•Ep. 155
Speak Solid Singlish brings home the bacon in this ep by teaching you how to express your shock at things you encounter, via "Wah Lau". We'll also teach you the many variants you can use for different situations. My Singlish guest voice is Sebastian Sim, & this episode was written by Jedidiah Huang. Hear.Hear.Singapore Website Sebastian Sim Jedidiah Huang #singapore #singlish #comedy #parody #homage #speaksolidsinglish #miniseries #wahlau #kiasu #can See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...
Jun 17, 2025•3 min•Ep. 154
Our 2nd Speak Solid Singlish episode looks at the 3 Kias - Kiasu, Kiasi and Kiabor. Will you speak like a local just from listening to this series? Maybe, maybe not, cos this is part parody, part homage and all tongue-in-cheek. My Singlish guest is Sebastian Sim, one of Singapore's best voice over talents. This episode was written by Jedidiah Huang. Hear.Hear.Singapore Website Sebastian Sim Jedidiah Huang #singapore #singlish #comedy #parody #homage #speaksolidsinglish #miniseries See omnystudio...
Jun 03, 2025•3 min•Ep. 153
This is a reissue of the first episode of a mini-series featuring the most iconic Singapore sound of all - the English-based creole language known as Singlish. With a special guest, I will teach you a new word or phrase of Singlish, so that you can speak like a true local. It's part parody, part homage and all tongue-in-cheek. My Singlish guest is Sebastian Sim, one of Singapore's best voice over talents. This episode was written by Jedidiah Huang. Hear.Hear.Singapore Website Sebastian Sim #sing...
May 20, 2025•4 min•Ep. 152
We visit Ash, a sound therapy practitioner, at her home to listen to Paiste Planet Gong Venus. The gong is tuned to A2 (110Hz), based on the planetary orbit of the 2nd planet from the Sun. This was recorded with our 3Dio Free Space Pro II Binaural Microphone into a Sound Devices MixPre 6ii. Listen using headphones for the best immersive effect. The Sound Healing Instagram / The Sound Healing Facebook / The Sound Headling Website Hear. Here. Website See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...
May 06, 2025•4 min•Ep. 155
You're listening to a 42" Deep Ocean Titanium Gong and a 42" Universe Gong, performed by Christina, Founder of Space 2B. Space 2B is a collective of mindfulness mentors who share a belief that meditation and sound can transform you from the inside out. Close your eyes feel the richness of the sound waves surround you. This was recorded with our 3Dio FreeSpace Pro II Binaural Microphone into a Sound Devices MixPre 6ii Space 2B Facebook / Space 2B Instagram / Space 2B Website Hear. Here. Website S...
Apr 22, 2025•5 min•Ep. 154
We visit Ash, a sound therapy practitioner, at her home to listen to a sound healing session with a set of frosted crystal singing bowls. The sounds of nature (cicadas!) add a soothing backdrop to the clear tones of the bowls This was recorded with our 3Dio Free Space Pro II Binaural Microphone into a Sound Devices MixPre 6ii. Listen using headphones for the best immersive effect. The Sound Healing Instagram / The Sound Healing Facebook / The Sound Headling Website Hear. Here. Website See omnyst...
Apr 08, 2025•6 min•Ep. 153
We visit Ash, a sound therapy practitioner, at her home to listen to her 2 Koshi chimes. The bamboo resonance tube has 6 silver-welded tones and creates a unique spatial immersion. This was recorded with our 3Dio Free Space Pro II Binaural Microphone into a Sound Devices MixPre 6ii. Listen using headphones for the best immersive effect! The Sound Healing Instagram / The Sound Healing Facebook / The Sound Headling Website Hear. Here. Website See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 25, 2025•2 min•Ep. 152
You're listening to Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowls, performed by Christina, Founder of Space 2B. These bowls are made of pure quartz infused with crystals, gemstones, and precious metals. Space 2B is a collective of mindfulness mentors who share a belief that meditation and sound can transform you from the inside out. Close your eyes feel the richness of the sound waves surround you. This was recorded with our 3Dio FreeSpace Pro II Binaural Microphone into a Sound Devices MixPre 6ii Space 2B Face...
Mar 13, 2025•3 min•Ep. 151
Chinese New Year is the biggest holiday in Singapore, and a major theme is prosperity. It ranges from giving hong bao (红包), red packets with cash, booking a lion dance troupe or going for the mega jackpot at the national lottery. To mark the Year of the Snake, I'm going to track down a troupe and record a full performance. Will I manage to find one during the 15 days of celebration? #singapore #chinesenewyear #hangbao #liondance #luckyredpacket #redpacket #cash #prosperity #lottery #jackpot #sna...
Feb 19, 2025•5 min•Ep. 150
Singapore is a regional travel hub, & one of most popular routes is between Singapore & Hong Kong, two cities joined by a common past as part of the British Empire, now both leading Asian destinations. I brought along my portable recorder and started recording from the moment I passed security at the gate for SQ822 to Hong Kong #changiairport #hongkong #singapore #airport #travel #food #announcements #airbus #boeing #a359 #sq882 #sq883 #deity #deitypr2 #portablerecorder Hear. Here. Singa...
Feb 04, 2025•6 min•Ep. 149
Traditionally, December is the wettest month of the year, but 2025's January is proving to be very different with a month's worth of rainfall in a day (Jan 10th) and non-stop rain thereafter. The continuous rain is good for watering plants and filling reservoirs, but the monsoon rains are really good for helping you destress and nod off to dreamland. This episode is an hour of blissful rain recorded in a quiet residential area, from 3am - 4am, with a calming blend of rain and cicadas. Bookmark t...
Jan 14, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 148
Singapore's Lions exceeded expectations and made it into the semi-finals of the 2024 ASEAN Championship Semi-Finals against Vietnam. It's 30 years since the 1994 M-League & Malaysia Cup double, and fans showed up in full voice to support the national side at Jalan Besar Stadium on Dec 26th. Recorded in immersive binaural stereo with the 3Dio FS II Pro & Zoom F3 Football Association of Singapore Majulah Singapura - National Anthem of Singapore Hear. Here. Singapore. #singaporelions #asean...
Dec 31, 2024•4 min•Ep. 147
I'm striking up conversations with people I meet & asking them questions about Singapore. In this episode, I talk to someone who loves the feeling of coming home, and an international student studying linguistics who loves feeling local because he's learnt when to say "lah" and when to say "leh" Hear. Here. Singapore. #singapore #strangers #askaboutsingapore #singaporeanisms #cominghome #changi See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Dec 17, 2024•3 min•Ep. 146
5 years ago, I asked a Linguistics professor about Singlish : I went back to see Assoc Prof Tan Ying Ying and ask for an update on the State of Singlish in 2024. Hear. Here. Singapore. Is Singlish Going Global? Vice Principal Texting Scandal Is Singlish Declining? #singapore #singlish #podcast #podcasting See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Nov 19, 2024•8 min•Ep. 145
I'm striking up conversations with strangers & asking them questions about Singapore. This time, I talk to a code-switcher about how Singaporeans can glide effortlessly between English and Singlish, and then drop by Joo Chiat to hang out with a non-coffee drinking barista who sells artisanal coffee from a hole she made in her kitchen wall to customers who walk the lane behind her house Hear. Here. Singapore. Kopi Khoo #singapore #strangers #askaboutsingapore #singaporeanisms #kopikhoo #codes...
Sep 17, 2024•4 min•Ep. 144
The Night Safari in Mandai is celebrating its 30th anniversary, and the big draw has always been to see animals at night; lions, elephants, rhinos - the bigger, the better, you might think when it comes to entertainment value. And yes, when the lions roar, it's a sound that inspires awe and terror at the same time. But on my trip, the best sound I captured were Bubble and Squeak, two playful otters swimming and scampering around their enclosure. Be prepared to fall in love! Here. Here. Singapore...
Sep 03, 2024•4 min•Ep. 143
The Hungry Ghost Festival this year runs from August 4th to September 2nd. According to legend, it's when the Gates of Hell are opened, and spirits wander the earth. Those who believe will burn offerings to appease these spirits. I've compiled a cheeky list of ten tips to help you through the month. Ghost Festival Hear. Here. Singapore. #hungryghost #ghostfestival #singapore #superstitions #ghosts #spirits #ghouls #scary See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Aug 20, 2024•5 min•Ep. 142
As Singapore celebrates its 59th Birthday on Friday August 9th, I'm out and about again asking strangers questions about Singapore. In this episode, I'm at not one, but TWO cafes - Nylon Coffee at Everton Park and the Coffee Bar at Chye Seng Huat Hardware , the Art Deco gem on Tyrwhitt Road Hear. Here. Singapore. #singapore #strangers #askaboutsingapore #evertonpark #nyloncoffee #pppcoffee #cshhcoffeebar #makan #food #singlish #singleoriginbean #nationalday See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...
Aug 06, 2024•3 min•Ep. 141
I'm walking up to strangers & asking them questions about Singapore. I'm still in Everton Park, and 2 more coffee lovers took the challenge to answer "What's the Most Singaporean Thing About You?" For their time, they got a delicious cup of mocha from Nylon Coffee Hear. Here. Singapore. #singapore #strangers #askaboutsingapore #evertonpark #nyloncoffee #singleoriginbean See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jul 30, 2024•3 min•Ep. 140
I decided to get curious and approach strangers to ask them questions about Singapore. For the first ep, I'm in Everton Park, one of the oldest residential estates in Singapore, and barter a fantastic coffee from Nylon Coffee in exchange for strangers answering, "What's the Most Singaporean Thing About You? Hear. Here. Singapore. #singapore #strangers #askaboutsingapore #evertonpark #nyloncoffee #singleoriginbean See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jul 23, 2024•4 min•Ep. 139
Everywhere you go in Singapore, you hear them. The distinctive rhythm initially holds steady, then ramps up until it blurs into a continuous note that can cause hearing loss if enough of them are around. They are... cicadas. Recorded with our 3Dio FreeSpace Pro II Binaural Microphone w DPA 4060 capsules into our SoundDevices MixPre 6ii. Listen on Headphones Singapore Cicadas Brood X Periodic Cicadas Fort Siloso #3dio #immersivesound #immersive #cicadas #singapore #sounddevices #freespace See omn...
Jul 16, 2024•3 min•Ep. 138
22km from the city centre, on a quiet hill, lie the remains for over 4,400 who died in the line of duty during World War II. The Singapore Memorial bears the names of 24,346 soldiers and airmen killed in SE Asia, who have no known grave. The Kranji War Memorial reminds us that modern and prosperous Singapore owes a debt to those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Visit Singapore Commonwealth War Graves Wikipedia To learn more, visit our website Hear.Here.Singapore. #binaural #binauralrecording #3D...
Jul 09, 2024•4 min•Ep. 137
It's the bird that everyone hates, because of it's annoying call: the Asian Koel starts calling for a mate from as early as 5am, and it's wail has been described as u-wu / oo-oh / ooh-whoo: whichever way you spell it, Singaporeans aren't fans, and some 600 call NParks to complain every year. But did you know that the Asian Koel does do one thing that we should love it for? Read more about Asian Koels in Singapore: Wikipedia - Asian Keol NParks - Asian Koels Singapore Birds Project - Asian Koel R...
Jul 02, 2024•3 min•Ep. 136
Presenting our very first episode for an encore. Take a trip to Singapore’s first musical box museum, which aims to share the short history of musical boxes & how they made their way to Singapore. It's at 168 Telok Ayer Street, Singapore 068619 and is open 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday. We recorded the music boxes in binaural, so put on your headphones to hear the full effect! Hear. Here. Singapore. Singapore Musical Box Museum #3daudio #3dio #stereo #...
Jun 25, 2024•3 min•Ep. 135
Start your morning right with an artisanal coffee brewed by the baristas at Nylon Coffee Roasters at 4 Everton Park #01-40, Postcode 080004. In this episode, you'll hear Grinding Beans Mechanised Tamping Espresso Machine w Brew Boiler and Steam Boiler Frothing Milk Cup Cleaning Try to identify each step as it happens! Their Coffee Bar overlooks a school and quaint little park, perfect for you to relax as you sip your cup of coffee. Hear. Here. Singapore. Nylon Coffee #3daudio #3dio #stereo #hear...
Jun 18, 2024•3 min•Ep. 134
Every Chinese New Year, across Singapore, you'll hear lion dances to bring good luck in the new year. Learn more about the simple instruments used and, most importantly, how much it costs to get a lion dance troupe over to your home/office/shop to raise the roof and start the year right! For some reason, this is our most popular episode, and it's probably cos even though it's an impromptu recording of a lion troupe that started performing right in front of me, there are good chunks of the perfor...
Jun 11, 2024•2 min•Ep. 133
Immerse yourself in a south bath of Himalayan Full Moon Singing Bowls at The Singing Bowl Gallery. The Full Moon bowls are struck under a full moon, which is said to imbue each bowl with a special aura that makes the note of the bowl more ethereal. The address is 160 Robinson Road #04-12 SBF Centre, Singapore 068914. I'm on a short break, so I'm resurfacing a few classic episodes from our first season Hear. Here. Singapore. #3daudio #3dio #stereo #hearhere #singapore #splicecast #uniquesingapore...
Jun 04, 2024•11 min•Ep. 132
The sonic logo for every Hear. Here. Singapore episode has undergone a total makeover, and in this episode, we follow the long and winding road that ended up at the legendary Snakeweed Studios to re-record the guitar part, with founder Leonard Soosay working the board. The SPLICE Cast sonic logo was produced by Omer Abdullah, Geoff Kent, Philip O'Mullan, Simon Viera-Ribeiro, Vijay Nainani and Kenn Delbridge, aka The Boyz. Guitars - Omer Abdullah. Guitars recorded by Leonard Soosay. ASMR "SPLICEC...
May 29, 2024•10 min•Ep. 131
