(CLOSED) TheBearProject Goes to KL!!! (May 1-3)

Ok guys, now for one of the year's first major events...

A road trip to KL!!

The idea started when some of us got talking with some of the KL bears and thought it would be cool to do a KL-SGBear Exchange this year. SG bears would go up to KL for one weekend and they would host us, and they would come down and we would host them.

Tentatively, we are looking to go up to KL by luxury coach on the Labour Day weekend - leaving on Friday morning and coming back to Singapore on Sunday evening. That will be two nights in KL. We haven't nailed down a detailed programme, butI am trying to put together a "KL food tour" with makan places recommended by Straits Times food critic Wong Ah Yoke. If you haven't been to KL recently, I hear there are a lot of new malls that have opened up. Oh, there is also a big party over the long weekend which I hear a lot of the regional partygoers are going to.

Anyway, here are the details of the package we are considering. The coach is the "first class" type, double decker with a lounge downstairs and TVs in all the 29 seats. The company (Luxury Travel) is the one recommended by comedian Moses Lim.

The cost is as follows:

• Twin sharing – S$ 236.00 per person


• Single Room – S$ 369.00 per person


• 3rd Pax – S$ 205.00 per person
  

The package includes:-

• Return coach Singapore – Kuala Lumpur on Luxury Exclusive class double decker
  
• 2 Nights Deluxe accommodation inclusive of breakfast at Sheraton Imperial or Hotel Istana or similar
  

Given that it includes two nights stay and first-class coach travel, we think the price is pretty reasonable (even in these tough times) and it will be more fun if we all stayed in the same hotel. Those who would rather drive or fly up, you're welcome to meet us there too.

Right now, we have already about 7-8 guys signed up. If we can get 27-28 guys to go, we can have the coach all to ourselves, which will be a lot more fun of course! So please let us know if you'd like to go. If you have any questions about the trip, please also do post them here and we'll get them answered.

Hope to hear from all of you. We're open to suggestions too about better tour packages or things we can do in KL.

Our last impromptu BearProject trip to Taiwan was really great fun and I'm sure this trip will be no different. So look up those schedules and block those dates now!! :)

The road warriors:

• rookcub
• vitalauto
• universek
• balenciaga
• bp + friend
  
• ds
• zerogravity
• allnamesused + bf
• davdaf
• hardcore
• hellridered
  
• relicz + bf
• sunny
• bian
• kit_sg
• saltwetfish
• kahwai
• hawk
  

(Closed) An Afternoon of Art / Sat 11th April, 12.30pm

Hi everyone,

Our first event for the month of April will be a bit of departure from all the "back to nature" events we've been having lately! It's time for a bit of culture, a bit of art ("Aarrrrt dahling, it's art!!"). Two fabulous exhibitions have opened in Singapore and they're only a stone's throw from each other (ok, maybe more like 200 metres, but you get the drift)!!!

First up... the "This Is Not A Print!" exhibition at the Singapore Art Museum's new edgy art space 8Q@SAM. It's otherwise known as the "old Catholic High School", which should make it doubly exciting for old boys of Cat High (like me) :)

Singapore Art Museum’s new contemporary wing, 8Q sam presents This is Not a Print!, a selection of over 70 multiples and prints from the Singapore Art Museum’s 1500-piece Tyler Art Collection. From Pop multiples prints by Jasper Johns and David Hockney to the sculpture and conceptual multiples by John Newman, Claes Oldenberg and Roy Lichstenstein, the exhibition traces the trajectories and convergences of the development of print making in Europe and America shaped by the concept of the Artist’s Multiple.

Then. it's across the road to the National Museum, where the costume design work of the incomparable Christian Lacroix is on show!!


The virtuoso haute couture designer Christian Lacroix, who is known for defining the look of the 1980s with its bright colours and extravagant embellishments, presents his splendid costume design work of 20 years for the ballet, theatre and opera in this exclusive exhibition. Lacroix's inspiration for productions such as Carmen, Gaité Parisienne, Othello, Cosi Fan Tutte and Phèdre are eclectic, drawing from a wide variety of sources, and are at once historical and yet modern. In Asia for the very first time, close to 80 spectacular costumes and 60 sketches from the collection of the Centre National du Costume de Scène (National Stage Costume Centre, Moulins, France) and from Lacroix’s personal collection, will take stage at the National Museum of Singapore from March to June 2009.

Here are the details:

"This Is Not A Print" / "Christian Lacroix The Costumer"

Date: 11th April 2009 (Saturday)
Time: (Pls refer to the itinerary below)
Venue: 8Q@SAM (8 Queen St) & National Museum
Cost: $8 each for both shows
Deadline for signing up: No deadlines. But please add your names to the Comment section to sign up as usual.

Itinerary:

12.15pm Everyone gathers at 8Q@SAM
12.30pm Guided Tour of "This Is Not A Print"
2.15pm Lunch & coffee
4.15pm Proceeed to National Museum
4.30pm Guided tour of "Christian Lacroix The Costumer"

Hope to see all you art lovers there!


The culture-vultures:

• rookcub
  
• asimov_22
• universek
• vitalauto
• balenciaga
• brick
• bentobox
• minimach + bf
• hardcore
• 常無
• cub4u33
• tanuki
  
• han
• otto
  
• galactico
• absolutmilo
• ngarte
• chunhao
  

(Closed)The Bears go Night Safari! 28 March '09, Saturday, 6.45pm

Hi everyone,

Expecting a quiet entrance into Night Safari, we of TBP instead walked into an ambush of tourists and strange club music. A few toned man-bodies, scantilly-clad, were dancing on a stage surrounded by hundreds and hundreds of onlookers. Fortunately, the odd infusion of "native culture" did nothing to diminish the excitement of seeing a local attraction bustling with genuine anticipation. Seeing the massive crowd, you'd think we were visiting the Jungle section of Disneyland.

Thomas added to the cheer as usual. His supplementary commentary to our heavily-accented tram guide had us in stitches ("and over on your left, we have some hantus."), as the cool night air was pierced by the evil cackle of TBP's laughter. Frequently, the animals' face lit up into a sinister red glow. Fortunately, instead of a hunter's night-vision rifle, they were only staring into Gary's big, long camera lens. The animals tried their best to appear nonchalant. For once, the attractions did not end up on the dinner table for hungry bears. Gradually, even our bears' usual shenanigans gave way to hushed awe as we became totally immersed inside a night world we rarely have a chance to see. We saw the sexy, naked muscular curves of rhinos, crocs with bulbous snouts fed by some hot bearish zoo keeper and even a mountain cat cough up a fur ball. Around ten, we reluctantly left, beaming with pride that at least our country has one really, really cool spot!

We ended up in Upper Bukit Timah Beauty World stretch for dinner, coffee and finally terrorised McDonald patrons till 130am. The hot topic was whether gay stereotypes were valid - triggered by, amongst many other things, a really cute and butch TBP newcomer doing a dainty jigsaw puzzle of some Disney characters - and the conclusion was that we should just embrace ourselves, stereotype or otherwise.

Special mention of CH + KW. It is their 4th anniversary, making them the third known TBP couple to celebrate their unholy union at Night Safari. Thank you all for a roaring great time. To many many more happy gatherings! - Otto

Thebearproject is going to see creatures of the night. In the nice cool evening of the 28th this month, we will turn the spotlight and be amazed by the variety of living things that share our planet. The Night Safari is one of the best zoo attractions in Asia, a place where we can be proud to bring our foreign friends and also spend a unique time away from the usual shopping malls.

Date: 28th March 2009 (Saturday)
Cost: $22 entrance + $10 tram ride
Deadline for signing up: No deadlines. But please add your names to the Comment section to sign up as usual.

Itinerary:

6.45 pm Everyone gathers at the Night Safari ticketing booth
7.15 pm Head-count and buy tickets (S$22 per person)
– check got any discounts??
7.30 pm ‘Creatures of the Night Show’ (30 mins)
8.15 pm Take ‘Tram Ride’ (45 mins) from outside the ‘Creatures of the Night Show’ venue
9.00 pm Take a ‘Forest Giant’s Trail’ walk (30-45 mins)
9.45 pm Gather at the Night Safari’s retail outlet
10.00pm Take ‘Bus Hub Service’ to city to chomp supper!
(Open to suggestions: Eg. Meritus Mandarin, DFS Galleria etc

The Bears:

• Otto
• Han
• Universek
• Vitalauto
• Balenciaga
• Davdaf
• Chunhao
• Kahwai
• Rookcub
• Asimov_22
• Brick
• Rubedo
  

Labels & Love, 28 March '09, Saturday, 2-5pm

Labels & Love
A collaboration by the youths of YOH, Queercast, dirrtyremixes and OC, for the youths

Have you tagged yourself or someone else today?
(Effeminate) (Promiscuous) (Bitchy) (Lipstick) (Activist) (Clubber) (Butch) (Confused) (Sassy)
The list goes on and on. Overwhelming isn’t it? So where do you find the (ME) in all of these tags? Do any of those tags above describe ME?

If you are between the age of 18-25yrs, join us for an afternoon of light sharing of personal stories and fun activities to get in touch with your inner self. Grab your buddies, grab your friends! Kindly note that registration is compulsory. Details are below.

Time: 2pm-5pm
Venue: The Hidden Host. 54 Blair Road Singapore 089954
Date: 28 Mar 09 (Sat)

Registration details:
To register, please send an email with the following details to events@oogachaga.com
Name
Age

Please rank in order of priority the top three themes you are interested in from the following four:
Self / Family / Friends / Community

For more information, visit http://www.oogachaga.com/ or call 626 86 626.

2009 MSM Sex Survey (1 March – 30 April 2009)

Hey Guys, we hope you guys will support this year's MSM Sex Survey by participating in the survey. Please click here to go to their site.

Information collected from this survey will help us understand you better, and be used to design more effective public health campaigns, especially HIV related ones. The data will also be used as a benchmark to measure if past initiatives have had any impact.

No personal information (names, email addresses, or personal identifiers) will be recorded, and all answers will be kept private and confidential, so please answer the questions as accurately and fully as you can.

Again in case the link above doesn't work for some reason... you can complete the survey at www.msmsexsurvey.com/

(Closed) Evening Picnic @ Marina Barrage, 28th Feb '09, Saturday, 5-8pm

Hi guys, Mother Nature was a bitch today but i'm glad everyone who came still braved the heavy downpour to support the Evening Picnic @ Marina Barrage... The food was great (savoury pastas & soon keuhs, delectable fried carrot cakes, juicy sausages and fishballs, to-die-for choclate cheese brownies, yummy cream puffs & pies, crispy karrages & spring rolls, delicious ice-creams, thirst-quenching drinks, wine, fruits and many many more!) but the company was even better!!!! I'd like to thank everyone who came down despite the clammy air and the wet floors, i hope it didn't dampen anybody's mood and you guys still had fun... And for the new faces who came today, welcome to the club!!!!

With February coming to a close, it's time for me to take off the hat of Project Manager and pass it to my successor (or successors) Otto & Han... I hope all of you will continue to support them as you did me as they bring you the next round of great TBP events and movie outing this coming March and i can't wait to see what they have up their sleeves!!!!

Once again, thank you for the support this month and i'll see you guys in the upcoming events!!!

-Balenciaga

Fancy a meal under the setting sun overlooking the cityscape as the wind caresses the landscape?

Built across the mouth of the Marina Channel, the Marina Barrage creates Singapore’s 15th reservoir, and the first in the heart of the city. With a catchment area of 10,000 hectares, or one-sixth the size of Singapore, the Marina catchment is the island’s largest and most urbanised catchment. Together with two other new reservoirs, the Marina Reservoir will boost Singapore’s water catchment from half to two-third’s of the country’s land area.

As the water in the Marina Basin is unaffected by the tides, its water level will be kept constant all year round. This is ideal for all kinds of recreational activities such as boating, windsurfing, kayaking and dragonboating etc.

For the replacement event on February, The Bear Project will be organizing an evening picnic at the Marina Barrage. There's food (potluck of cos), great view, friends, great photo opportunities and wide open spaces for bears to roam around, what's not to love!!!

So for those people who are interested, please sign up ASAP as we are going to close the posting on Thursday, 26th Feb to work out the logistics... You are required to bring food (please no chips and snacks... it'll almost be like dinner under the stars) and drinks... If you attendedthe Lo-Hei event last month, you can bring the same food so as not to ponder too much on what you are going to bring.

Date: 28 February 2009
Time: 5pm-8pm
Venue: Marina Barrage

For those who are not sure how to get there, the instructions are below:

Getting there


Address: 260 Marina Way, Singapore 018976

Free shuttle bus service from Marina Bay MRT Station to Marina Barrage.

Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays
Every 10-minute intervalsFrom 9.00am-9.00pm
Last Bus from MRT: 8.00pm
Last Bus from Marina Barrage: 9.00pm

*P.S. Remember to bring a windbreaker, heard it gets pretty chilly there...
** P.P.S. We may have 2 Bear friends from Australia coming to join us for the event and for those who are keen, they wanna drop by Backstage to enjoy a drink or 2, you are most welcome to join...

The (29+2) Barragers:

• Balenciaga (Fried Chicken Wings + Fried Noodles)
• Vitalauto + 2 Friends (Ice Box + Ice + Fishball + Sausages)
• Universek (Drinks)
• Xbahamut
• Scarletdraft (Soon Kueh)
• Hawk (Grapes)
• Han + Otto (Mini Springrolls)
• Zachius (Wine)
• Hanzi (Cream Puff)
• Saon6
• Getafix21 (Roast Duck)
• Phoenyx
• Gazarette + Gussie (Pasta + Chips & Dips)
• TVfan82 (Fried Carrot Cake, black & white)
• DLCH + KyutoGary82
• Guyalvino (Won Won Rice Crackers / Assorted Nuts)
• Kahwai + Chunhao (Cheese Brownies)
• Hardcore + Hellridered
• tanuki + cub4u33
• Rookcub + Asimov_22 (Paper Plates/ Utensils/ Ground Sheet/ Speakers)
  

(CANCELLED) Ride The Original Ducktours – A Land & Sea Adventure, 28 February '09, Saturday, 4-5pm (tbc)

Hi guys,

Due to the weak response of the event, we decided to cancel this event and replace it with another... I'm really sorry to disappoint those that were keen to attend this event... I guess it's not the right time to do something like this yet... No worries, i'm sure we'll be able to do something like this in the future. In the meantime, do check out what the replacement event will be... It'll be equally fun and we won't be restrcited by the number of people attending... Since we are only 1 week away from the event, if you are keen, please sign up and respond ASAP so we can deal with all the logistics and get it over and done with so everyone can have a good time on that day...

Again, let me apologise for the cancellation of the event and hope it will not stop you from joining the many other activites we have planned in the future... ;)

-Balenciaga


It's a bus! It's a boat! It's the Original Splashing DUCK! DUCKtours uniquely combines the city and harbour tour on an authentic Vietnam warcraft, offering you 60 minutes of amphibious touring adventure on both land and sea. Come and be entertained by our DUCKtainers. Hold on to your seat as it waddles away and be prepared for a splashing good time! Ask for the Original Award Winning DUCK@Suntec today!

We are planning to book the whole Duck for the 1 hour tour. If we book the boat, it'll cost us $588.50 (inclu GST) and it can house 31 people which means if we have a full house, everyone will only pay $19 instead of $33 which is the normal price... So the less people, the more we'll have to pay... So people who sign up, must commit, no last minute no shows!!!! We will collect payment earlier to prevent this :) Modes of payment for the tour will be announced once we get enough response.

Date: 28 February 2009
Time: 4–5pm (TBC)
Boarding Venue: Suntec City (Galleria)

Check out their site for more details.

So do sign up as soon as possible so that we can make the necessary arrangements! We are hoping to fill the whole boat, so we need 31 people!

The (12) Duckies:

• Balenciaga
• Vitalauto
• Universek
• Hawk
• Martinn
• Saon6
• Hanzi + Friend
• XBahamut
• Scarletdraft
• Otto
• Han
  

(CLOSED) He's Just Not That Into You, 21 February '09, Saturday

Hey guys,
i'd like to thank everyone who attended the movie outing this month... It's really nice to reconnect with some of the memebers and meet new faces during this outing... The movie was great and altho we had a bit of a trouble at dinner and coffee (since there are so many people attending) i think it didn't dampen any one's mood... The next event is coming up next week so if you guys haven't sign up, please do so ASAP... Special thanks to Vitalauto for helping out during the event... Cheers!!!!
- Balenciaga
hey guys, the timing has been updated!
The ultimate Chick Flick! The book that inspired the movie has been featured on Oprah! It has Drew Barrymore! It has Bradley Cooper! It has Jennifer Connelly! It has Kevin Connolly! It has Scarlett Johansson! Did I mention it has Drew Barrymore?! It's produced by Drew Barrymore!

Synopsis:
A group of interconnected, Baltimore-based twenty- and thirtysomethings navigate their various relationships from the shallow end of the dating pool through the deep, murky waters of married life, trying to read the signs of the opposite sex--and hoping to be the exceptions to the "no-exceptions"; rule.

Gigi just wants a man who says he'll call--and does--while Alex advises her to stop sitting by the phone. Beth wonders if she should call it off after years of committed singlehood with her boyfriend, Neil, but he doesn't think there's a single thing wrong with their unmarried life. Janine's not sure if she can trust her husband, Ben, who can't quite trust himself around Anna. Anna can't decide between the sexy married guy, or her straightforward, no-sparks standby, Conor, who can't get over the fact that he can't have her. And Mary, who's found an entire network of loving, supportive men, just needs to find one who's straight.

Check out the trailer here.



Date: 21 February 2009
Time: 7pm
Venue: The Cathay - The Grand Cathay
Dinner after the movie...

Ok, hope to see you at this movie! It should be fun and romantic! Sign up asap! Posting closes on 18 February, 6pm.

The (21) Chicks:

• Universek
• Vitalauto
• Balenciaga
• Hanzi
• Divineseeker + friend
• Phoenyx
• Fitcubsg
• TVfan82
• Minimach + bf
• Wind
• Rubedo
• Scarletdraft
• Kit_sg
• DLCH
• Kyutogary82
• Ikaika + friend
• Fonsus
  

Updated: Becoming Capa Book Launch: Tay Kay Chin's Photographic Novella, 7 February '09, Saturday

Update from Brick:
If you wish to get a copy of Tay Kay Chin's "Becoming Capa", the (photo-novel) book is now available at BooksActually at Ann Siang Hill (www.booksactually.com). The copies sold there are autographed by the author!

This is quite last minute cos I was just notified. But sure hope that for those of you who are interested, you can show your support by being at the book launch. Tay Kay Chin was one of the artists who had generously contributed to our Charity Art Show.





























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Also check out Sinema OldSchool's site for information.

Singapore Love Letters, THU 5 FEB 2009 - SUN 15 FEB 2009, 8pm

Hey Guys, here's something to catch cos it's the month of LOVE! It's written by a good friend, Desmond Sim, so I wish you guys will catch it, bring your loved one(s) along!































At the heart of Singapore Love Letters are two amazing stories. Akan datang, a funny, nostalgic and touching play about an enchanting love affair between a couple in 1960's - inspired by a series of love notes found behind 50-year-old movie tickets; and Wife #11, an untold story set in 1920's about a charismatic polygamist and his eleven wives.

A unique Valentine theatrical experience, audiences will be wowed by lively multimedia sequences, fun audience interactive 'love games' and a segment featuring dramatized presentations of actual love letters contributed by Singaporeans.

Starring Tan Kheng Hua, Casey Lim and a cast of exciting new talents, Singapore Love Letters is conceptualized and produced by ACTION Theatre's artistic director Ekachai Uekrongtham, with plays written by award-winning playwright Desmond Sim. Directed by Samantha Scott-Blackhall and featuring multimedia design by Brian Gothong Tan.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Thursday 5 February 2009 - Friday 6 February 2009, 8pm
Saturday 7 February 2009 - Sunday 8 February 2009, 3pm & 8pm
Tuesday 10 February 2009 - Friday 13 February 2009, 8pm
Saturday 14 February 2009 - Sunday 15 February 2009, 3pm & 8pm

TICKETING INFORMATION
Book Now
S$35 to S$45 (excluding SISTIC charges)
Book your tickets before 16 January 2009 to enjoy 10% off usual ticket price. Concession rates apply for students, senior citizens, NSF and group booking (10 tickets or more).

Counter Sales
Tickets can be purchased at any SISTIC authorised agents island-wide.
For ticketing enquiries, please call +65 6348 5555.