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Visit us at Visit our BLOG at facebook.com/mdis.stel www.STELnetwork.wordpress.com music Soulster Well-Suited 8 Passion Perfect 10 Marrying the Dream 11 Something Old, Something New, Something Blues 12 84 60 Just Do it Yourself 16 70 28 Staying in the Loop 18 Hanging (Out) With the Moon 19 A Cappella Goes Asian 20 arts Feminism Moves Forward 24 40 12 88 Enter Stage Right 26 (Play)giarism 28 FASHION APPETITE OPINION The Under 35 CEO Club 30 NUA 46 Not Juiced the Same 72 Cut it Out With Café Culture 92 Money in Hobby 32 Romancing Flowers 52 Tale of Two Doughs 74 Bringing Booty Back? 93 Designer Dreams Come True 58 Wingin’ It Right 75 Local Land Loving 94 print to screen Not the Typical House of Wax 60 Eat Till You See Stars 76 Getting Creativity Right 95 Fiction Rewritten 34 Reinventing Traditions 61 Taste the World 78 In Defence of Literature 96 Whale They Survive? 36 Hidden Goods 62 Cry Our Beloved Onde Onde 80 Not Your Average Gamer Girl 97 The Ride of Love 37 Instagramtification 64 Gourmet Grocers Galore 82 Three is a Madding Crowd 38 New Old Lifestyle 84 Match Made in Mystery 39 Fitness Reinvented 85 TRAVEL SPECIAL A Road Less Travelled 66 WIRED All 4 Love 40 Travelling with a Heart 68 Aiming High 86 HYPEHYPE Dating Under $30 42 24Hrs in Tianjin 70 Pay to Play 88 New Year Old Traditions 44 A Little Bit of Italy 71 Rolling in the Autobots 89 contents HYPEHYPE hypesg GONG HEY FAT CHOY, This issue, we pay tribute to HARMONY as our beloved country celebrates her Golden Jubilee – SG50. We celebrate also the Year of the Goat and Valentine’s Day – the harmonious co-existence of East and West on our Little Red Dot. There is beauty in HARMONY, which unites elements that contrast each other. Elements – whether culture, language, arts or food – are unique on their own but are revitalised because of the union. Singapore boasts a vibrant nation of racial and religious harmony, and a splash of modernity while being rooted to our traditions. Stay rooted to our traditions with fashion-forward qipao and kebaya (p. 63), as well as the traditional food that makes Singapore truly a food haven (p. 82). Take and bite out of the occasional churro and enjoy the crunchiness that reminds you of our humble youtiao (p. 76). When it comes to music, we have the strikingly mismatched jazz infused, neo-soulfunk quintet, The Steve McQueens (p. 12), who is a showcase of the harmony of generations. And as we explore the concept of feminism (p. 24), we discover that Singapore’s unique brand is based on a true understanding between the sexes. Now turn the page and feel the harmony. CLAUDIAClaudia TAN Tan6 EDITOR EDITOR EDITORIAL CONSULTANT Jovita Ang Claudia Tan Sng-Fun Poh Yoke Melissa Chang Naomi Tham DEPUTY EDITORS WRITERS Nur Khalisah Mohd Esa School of Film & Media Studies Shalini Devindra Ngee Ann Polytechnic Darien Chua Ana Larae Rios Blk 53, #01-01 Beatrice Bowers Valerie Wong Sick Wah Muhd Sallahudin 535 Clementi Road Cally Cheung Singapore 599489 DESIGNERS Clara Xu CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Emily Yeo Benjamin John Clarissa Cheang Printed by Yonas Ngaturi Ng Peiling Dion Toh Oxford Graphic Printers Pte Ltd Doretta Tan 11 Kaki Bukit Road 1 PHOTOGRAPHERS Faith Khong ADVERTISING SALES #02-06/07/08 Hillary Kang Iain Lim Eunos Technolink Jeremy Ong Kiat Tan Wei Jie Simon Lea Singapore 415939 Rajid Ahamed Josiah Neo Yong Kai Neng HYPE 7 music Soulster Well-Suited Gareth Fernandez knows how to get you “It was only recently that I really got into James Brown, and Bruno Mars. I still love big band jazz, but I like what dancing on your feet, as ANA LARAE RIOS Bruno is doing, taking old school elements and applying it in discovers today’s context. His vocals are amazing! I remember going to his concert in March and just being in awe,” he says, almost The once camera shy crooner is now the pretty face of turning red from all the gushing. fashion forward brands such as Mr Gentleman, Superga and Dr. Martens. Looking at the pop/soul musician with perfectly Despite his EP being an anthem for love bugs young and coiffed hair, and neatly folded pocket square to match, it’s old, Gareth holds a not difficult to understand why. particular track on the album closest to “I think it’s really Gareth Fernandez, 24, with his velvety smooth vocals, has his heart, Northern pocketed quite a few achievements in his short music career Lights. “It’s not a song for our with the most recent being the launch of his self-titled always about romantic extended play (EP) and single, Subliminal Love, in October relationships,” he generation, there’s a last year. He also performed at Music Matters 2014 and says. “It’s about MediaCorp Celebrates SG50 to usher in 2015. relationships with lot of applications and something else.” Says the once chubby kid who still isn’t used to the interpretations you can attention he gets now: “Being a little bit classy never goes The raw draft of this take out of it.” out of style. I really enjoy dressing up and I would love to be piece was initially involved in more fashion events.” shelved in worries of not making the - Gareth Fernandez The homegrown soulster who grew up in a family of six EP cut.