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Great Tidings! 100 works have finally been selected by our panel of judges on 3 Feb 2007, for Eye e City 2006.

We shall be notifying those participants whose works are selected. These works will be published in a book and shall be exhibited publicly in August 2007, at the National Library.

Do keep a lookout in your mailbox for our correspondence. Those who do not hear from us, pray do not strike us out of your address book. We are planning some "activities" that may involve you. Good things lah!

In advance, Gong Xi Fa Cai!

Eye é City 2006 Photos Selection
Date: 13 & 14 January 2007
Time; 10am to 3pm
Venue: Basheer Graphic Book's City Room, Bras Basah Complex

我们上报啦！

1月14日的《联合早报》刊登了有关新加坡年轻团体在有限的资源下举办影像纪录活动，《城市的眼睛》有幸被采访，记者卢丽珊同时也访问了一些参与者，表达了他们对这个城市变迁的想法。

报道图文并茂，内容详细丰富，如果你还未阅读的话，快快去翻阅吧！

To all who submitted their photos for Eye é City 2006, please be reminded that the Preliminary Selection will be held at Basheer Graphic Books' City Room on 13th and 14th Jan 2007.

Please go to #04-19 Bras Basah Complex on the date and at the time that you have chosen.

We wish to take this opportunity to thank all participants and all sponsors for making this event possible again this year.

《城市的眼睛》2006在风和日丽的气候下顺利举行！

连续下了好几天的豪雨终于在30日前停息，老天真的给足面子。报名当天的下午5点多便陆续有参与者迫不及待前来报名。好多regulars出现了，也看到许多新面孔，大家在轻松的气氛下交换意见及分享摄影心得。欣慰的是，几乎每个报名者都一直有留意《城市的眼睛》活动，所以对活动宗旨并不太陌生。

除了摄影发烧友，专业人士及在籍学生，我们在报名人数中看到不少新闻媒体工作者，甚至是著名艺术家的参与，但愿2006的作品会百花齐放，展现一幅有层次的城市拼图。

收件当晚，使用数码相机的参与者都认认真真地把一天的收获仔细再过目数遍，才放心upload到电脑上，他们的用心难能可贵。至于使用黑白底片的朋友们，必须耐心等待两周后才能看到影像，到时肯定会出现许多精彩、令人思索的照片。

在这里衷心谢谢所有的参与者，在岁末的这一刻放慢步伐，回顾一年的大小事件，以影像为我们的城市做记录。当然也不忘谢谢所有的volunteers，在没有酬劳下，很努力的付出，牺牲到外头庆倒数的欢乐。

没有大家的参与和支持就不可能有《城市的眼睛》。

祝贺大家在新的一年里，无论是物质或心灵上都富足。

明天就是报名活动...

有多少人会下来？雨还会倾盆而下吗？今年会看到怎么样的照片？用传统底片的人会减少吗？有多少volunteers答应下来帮忙？

种种疑问与问题总在近日的开会中提出，只因我们都抱着一股热忱欲把最好的做出来。5个人齐分担这重量，坦白说很不简单。还好一直获得四面八方的支持，加上各报章媒体在这几天都陆续刊登活动消息，给我们打了枝强心针。在这里先向大家说声thank you!

或许我们的力量微不足道，不过我们固执地相信这个城市是需要用影像来保存记忆、用文字来记载一些鲜为人知的故事。唯有通过大家对这城市的关爱，就算一些建筑拆除了、一些事物走远了，我们还有珍贵的照片把回忆凝固。

凡关爱岛国或纯粹喜欢摄影的朋友们，明天我们7时在百胜楼见。风雨无阻！

All Eyes!

Are you ready for the challenge?

Within a 24-hour period, you need to hand in 36 pieces of photographic works, depicting life in our city Singapore!

Challenging our city dwellers, Eye e City 2006 will once again be the platform for our participants to capture the spirit of “Life in the City” and present their observations to the public.

Combining the art of Photography and Journalism, 100 pieces of works that best describe the city in 2006 will be selected for final exhibition and publication by August 2007.

Using film or digital format, participants will be facing a new challenge this year. We are introducing a new style for the first time in our event. Participants may experiment with presenting their topics in a 5-framed Photo Essay format. Find out more when you register.

Come and Join us at Bras Basah Complex, ground floor, foyer outside Cheers Store, for a mini-exhibition, where interactions through conversations and discussions with past participants, organizers and experienced photographers may take place.

Set the date in your calendar, 30 Dec 2006, 7pm till 10pm. Registration and issue of films will take place at the booths. You can also purchase our past publications at a special price. Last year’s participants can also collect their printed works (those selected) if they have not done so.

Event proper will take place during the last 24 hours of the year. Starting from 12.01am till 12.59pm, 31 Dec 2006, participants will work at getting their topics from anywhere within Singapore, including the outlying islands.

Both the film and digital users will then return to our booths on 31 Dec, 8pm till past midnight, to submit a maximum of 36 frames for qualifying. On 13 and 14 January 2007, participants will personally select and enter their best 3 sets of work. Final Selection by a panel of judges will occur at the end of the month.

If you are not enthusiastic with photography, but very interested with the overall purpose of our event, you are welcome to join us and volunteer your service. Do contact us.

Best of Cheers for 2006 and Best of Wishes for 2007!

Eye e City 2006

PENANG IS DOING IT again THIS YEAR!
A Visual Account of the Last 24 Hours of 2006

The pioneers of Eye e City were inspired by this event in Penang back in 2002 when they decided to start a similar one in Singapore. Since then, the 24-hour photo event which once enthused 7 Malaysian cities disappeared from the Peninsula.

We are very happy that it is now back in Penang and hopefully in time to come, in other cities not only in Malaysia, but also the world.

An opportunity for dwellers, where ever they are to care for and express their feelings for the place they live in through photographs.

“来，来，来！” (eye é city 2005)
Clementi Interchange
Loo Hwei Kwin 吕蕙君

“年关已近，生意依旧难做。传统的小本生意在当今竞争激烈，趋向商业化的‘便利’时代，还有生存的机会吗？”

我期望 (eye é city 2003)
Bright Hill Road, Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery
光明山路，光明山普觉禅寺
Thong Bee Lay 唐美丽

Forging Stronger Ties for the New Year (eye é city 2005)
Pierce Reservoir
Syairazi Zhafran B Suhaimi

"A melting pot of culture and tradition, the common denominator that all Singaporeans can relate to is a special occasion, especially a weddng. The picture is proof that no matter who or where we come from, Singaporeans are able to enjoy peace and harmony due to the racial understanding that we have between the different races and cultures in Singapore."

Early Delivery （eye é city 2005)
Geylang Road, Corner of Lorong 25
Lye Teck Yong Edmund 赖德荣

"The silent workers of the early morning still brings the news to awakened slumber."

As 31 December 2006 is drawing close, we will be featuring works from previous years in this blog. From the images, we can see the changes of a city through the eyes of the ordinary Singaporeans.

随着岁末的脚步逼近，我们将陆续把往年的入选作品放在这里与大家分享。希望从这些照片中能记载一个城市的变迁。

Singapore's Pottery Jungle/Village (eye é city 2005)
Chen Wei Teng 曾慧婷
"The only pottery place in Singapore which uses a giant woodfire kiln to burn pottery pieces (most other pottery places use electric kilns these days), this pottery jungle dates back to a long history."

Eye é City invites you to attend our first Fringe event:

PHOTOGRAPHY SHARING SESSION
11 November 2006 (Saturday), 3-5pm,
Central Lending Library,
Basement 1, Multi-purpose Room

Gracing the start of our year long activity are Sha Ying and Ray Chua, who will be sharing their expertise in photography with Eye é City 2006.

This year, we will be trying out Pre-Registration for our main event, which is held on the last day of the year. Those who opt to use digital cameras will be able to sign up early from 11 Nov 2006, after the sharing session.

In its 5th year running, we are glad to offer you slices of our city at $15.00 per copy of our past publications. If you have been a keen participant, you would be glad to own a full collection, if you have not done so. Participants whose works were selected and published were given a complimentary copy for that year of participation. Do encourage your friends to support our common work too! Start a collection now!

Kindly note that we will be returning Eye é City 2004 & 2005 exhibited prints after the sharing session to participants whose works were selected for exhibition. For participants who have not collected their film negatives and CD-ROMs of Eye é City 2005, they can collect from 5pm to 6pm. Uncollected works will be disposed.

The most important thing, which is usually said last, is that this event would not have existed and survived without your loyal support. To bring this event to the next level, we really need your sustained interest, voluntary efforts and caring spirit. Our event is run fully by volunteers, with the kind support of our sponsors.

Do leave us a comment or email eyeecity@yahoo.com for any enquiries. We will be happy to hear from you!


《城市的眼睛》将在来临的11月11日举办‘摄影分享会’。地点在中央借阅图书馆的多用途讲堂（国家图书馆底层1楼），时间为下午3 时至6时。

主讲者是在本地举行过多项摄影展的沙颖及《联合早报》摄影员蔡家增。两位经验丰富的摄影员将和大家分享及探讨不同的摄影课题。

为了让有兴趣参与《城市的眼睛》2006岁末24小时影像纪录的朋友们能提早报名，我们会在当天进行预先报名活动 。（只限数码相机使用者，软片使用者必须在12月30日报名。）

分享会当天也将售卖《城市的眼睛》2005年及往年影像集，一律特价$15。书籍内的黑白影像记载了新加坡市容的变迁，值得收藏！

同时我们会在分享会结束后把《城市的眼睛》2004 及2005 年的参展作品送还给参与者。凡未拿回《城市的眼睛》2005年底片和光碟的参与者也可以在当天到现场索取。

因为一路来有各界朋友的支持与鼓励，《城市的眼睛》庆幸这个意义非凡的活动即将迈入第5个年头，并能够延续下去，让岛国拥有独特的集体回忆。我们希望关爱这座城市的朋友们能不断提供宝贵意见或成为我们的一份子，让这项活动更上一层楼。

欲知更多详情，请留言或电邮：eyeecity@yahoo.com

Do You Own a Slice of Our City?

Whether you're a teacher,
or whether you're a student;
Whether you're a doctor,
or whether you're a patient;

Whether you're a boss,
or whether you're a customer;
Whether you're a taxi driver,
or whether you're a passenger;

Whether you're a millionaire,
or whether you're a pauper;
Whether you're a local,
or whether you're a foreigner;

Whether or Not,
What Matters Most,
Is Whether YOU OWN,
A Slice of OUR CITY?

From the Past,
To the Present,
If you haven't,
Please Do So!



Check out the various bookshops listed in blog entry on 17 Aug 06.
Grab A Slice of Our City, before they're GONE!!!

荷兰村这间老店铺藏着我儿时的记忆，每逢中秋佳节总是随着这一串串悬挂在店外的灯笼轻轻掀开。

色彩斑斓的灯笼是童年不退色的颜色。

那是80年代初，坐在校车内的我总是被这些精巧可爱的灯笼造型看呆了眼。记得当时不只这家店铺，还有隔壁几间也一起售卖这些旧式玻璃纸制成的灯笼，很有浓浓的节日气氛。

后来隔壁几间搬走了，唯有这家店铺年年都为‘洋派’的荷兰村增添一丁点华族传统节日气息。

这些年来，荷兰村的变迁颇大，高级餐馆纷纷冒起，精品店卖的东西更是高贵典雅，提高了我们的味蕾与生活品味。庆幸老店铺依旧，经营小小的传统，每年的这个时侯一定把各式各样的灯笼高高挂。

我也仿佛每年和它有约，趁这个佳节来临时下去看看，顺便找回儿时的足迹。

Fond memories of those born in the 70’s and 80’s.

You grew up watching He-man, MASK,

Transformers, Silver Hawk and Mickey Mouse.
Not to forget, Ninja turtles,

My Little Pony and Smurfs too.

You know what SBC stands for.
You grew up brushing your teeth with a mug in

Primary school during recess time.
You will squat by a drain with all

your classmates beside you,

and brush your teeth with a coloured mug.
The teachers said you must brush

each side 10 times too.
You paid 40 cents for Chocolate or Strawberry MILK

every week in class.
You watched a very popular Malay dubbed

Japanese drama on RTM1 about schoolgirls

who possessed powerful skills

in volleyball called Meoro Attack.

You found your friends with pagers and

handphones cool in Secondary school.

SBS buses used to be non-airconditioned.

The bus seats were made of wood and

the cushion was red.

The big red bell gave a loud ring when pressed.

There were colourful tickets from TIBS buses.
The inspector would check for tickets by

using a machine that punched a hole in the ticket.
You’ve probably read Young Generation magazine.

You know who’s Vinny the little vampire

and Acai the constable.
You were there when they first introduced MRT.

You went for the first ride with your parents

and you would kneel on the seat to see the scenery.

Envelopes were given to us to donate money to

Sharity Elephant every Children’s Day.
Movie tickets used to cost only $3.50.
Girls were fascinated by Strawberry Short Cake

and Barbie Dolls.
You learned to laugh like The Count in Sesame Street.
You longed to buy tidbits called Kaka

(20 cents per pack), and

Ding Dang (50 cents per box), that had a

toy in it which changed every week;

not forgetting the 15 cents animal crackers and

the ring pop,
where the lollipop was a “diamond” on the ring.
You watched TV2 (also known as Channel 10) cartoons

because Channel 5 never had enough cartoons for you.

Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, The Three Investigators,

Famous Five, Secret Seven, Sweet Valley High,

St Claire’s and Malory Towers your favourite books.
KFC used to be a high-class restaurant that

served food in plates and

let you use metal forks and knives.
The most vulgar thing you said was asshole and

idiot and THE MOST EXTREME WAS ‘super white’...

you just couldn’t bring yourself to say the hokkien relative.
Catching was the IN thing and twist as the magic word.
Your English workbooks were made of some damn

poor quality paper that was smooth and yellow.
CDIS was your best friend.
The only computer lessons in school involved funny

pixellised characters in 16 colours walking about

trying to teach you maths.
Waterbottles were slung around your neck and

a must everywhere you went.
Boys loved to play soccer with small plastic balls

in the basketball court.

Teng-teng, five stones, chapteh, hentam bola

and zero point were all the rage with the girls and boys too...
Science was fun with the balsam and the angsana

being the most important plants of our lives,

guppies and swordtail being the most important fish.
Who can forget Ahmad, Bala, Sumei and John,

eternalized in our minds from the textbooks.

Even Mr Wally & Mr Yakki. What about Miss Lala???

And Zaki and Tini in Malay Textbooks?
We carried out experiments of our own to get

ourselves badges for being a Young Zoologist/Botanist etc.
Every Children’s Day and National Day

you either get pins or pens

with ‘Happy Children’s Day 1993’
or dumb files with ‘Happy National Day 1994’.
In Primary six you had to play buddy for the younger kids

like big sister and brother.
We wore BM2000, BATA, or Pallas shoes.
Your form teacher taught you Maths, Science and English.
The worksheets were made of brown rough

paper of poor quality.
You went to school in slippers and

a raincoat when it rained,

and you find a dry spot in the school to sit down,

dry your feet,

and wear your dry and warm socks and shoes.
School dismissal time was normally around 1 pm.
There would be spelling tests and mental sums

to do almost everyday.
Your friends considered you lucky and rich

if your parents gave you

$3 or more for pocket money everyday.
You saw Wee Kim Wee’s face in the school hall.
You freaked out when the teacher told you to

line up according to height

and hold hands with the corresponding boy or girl.
Boys liked to catch fighting spiders.
Collecting and battling erasers was a pastime for boys.
Autograph books were loaded with “Best Wishes”,

“Forget Me Not”, and small poems like

“Birds fly high, hard to catch. Friends like you, hard to forget”.
Class monitors and prefects loved to say,

“You talk some more, I write your name ah!”
There were at least 40 people in one class.
Large colourful schoolbags were carried.
You brought every single book to school, even though

there was one thing called the timetable.
Never frown when you’re down,

you never know who’s falling in love with your smile...

Though you may be wondering why

this "poem" is posted here,

ask yourself if it has given you ideas,

about what to look out for when you

Eye this City in 2006?

What else do you remember of Life in Singapore,

that you can still "witness",

before they get "washed away" by the Tides of Time?

Join us in Eye é City 2006!

《联合早报》Lianhe Zaobao 28 July 2006

Share With Us!

If you have or know of blog or website that is related to photography, especially if it is about social changes and events in Singapore, tell us about it by sending us an email with the link.

Or write us essays, poems or send us a photo reflecting social changes and events in Singapore.

We will be most happy to get connected with you.

《联合早报》Lianhe Zaobao 30 June 2006

Review from August 2006 issue of ICON《风华》magazine.

And there are so many ways...

Eye é City depends on the support of people in so many ways. You can be part of this meaningful movement to document history and humanism by :

being a participant
drop the registration date, 30th Dec in your diary and we'll see you then!

helping us out as a volunteer
yes, we need help!
no help is too small and no time too little.
send us an email with your name and contact number.

buying our books
start a collection of Singapore's (unofficial) history??

coming to our exhibiton every July at the National Library
and be inspired to take part the following year!

spreading the word
in any way

Remember, Eye é City exists only because you still care.

You can now get the book, Eye é City 2005 from :

Basheer Graphic Books

Books Actually

Earshot Cafe @ Artshouse

National Library Gift Cart

PageOne

Popular Bookshop

Riceball Photography Books

Ruby Photo Co

Select Books

Shalomcolorlab

Union Book Co.

The Museum Shops at Asian Civilization Museum and Singapore Arts Museum

The books for 2002 and 2004 are also available at Select Books, The Museum Shops and the National Library Gift Cart.