Take time out for a video tutorial on how to draw the iconic character of Totoro – a forest spirit – in the beloved Japanese animated classic My Neighbour Totoro (1988).
In a one-minute clip, animation veteran Toshio Suzuki, former president of Studio Ghibli – the production company behind the film and other animated classics like Spirited Away (2001) – gives tips on how best to render Totoro on paper.
Info: For those who want to watch the film, My Neighbour Totoro is available on Netflix.
2. WATCH: A musical of Oscar-winning songs[hhmc] PHOTO: SING'THEATRE
Local musical theatre company Sing'Theatre has put on A Spoonful Of Sherman – with a cast featuring Hossan Leong, Aaron Khaled, Vanessa Kee and more – for streaming.
The musical revue, created by American songwriter Robert J. Sherman, is about his songwriting family's century-long musical journey and features classic hits from films such as Mary Poppins (1964), The Jungle Book (1967) and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968).
3. JAZZ UP: Your Zoom calls with local motifs[hhmc] PHOTO: BINARY STYLE
Stop scratching your head over how to make your workstation at home look pretty for online meetings.
Local label Binary Style, known for its scarves with Singaporean-inspired themes and motifs such as the Tiong Bahru estate, Kampong Glam and MacRitchie Reservoir, is offering its prints as virtual backgrounds to use on Zoom calls.
The video-conferencing tool allows users to customise their call backgrounds with photos and images.
Once you taste how good homemade soya milk is, you may never go back to store-bought ones.
If you use a soya bean-to-water ratio of 1:10, you should be able to get soya milk that is thicker than what most shops sell. Add pandan leaves during the boiling process and the beverage will smell heavenly.
