Bling Culture

I have been mulling about bringing beloved son to imbibe some culture at the National Museum of Singapore this weekend. More specifically, at the Art de Cartier exhibition.

Zimmie is a member of the MTV generation and to him a bling is what a big black african American rapper called Exhibit! would wear in a stud in one nostril. It would be nice, I think, that he also knows that the Nawanagar State Treasure, commissioned by the Maharaja Digvijaysinhji of Nawanagar, India from Cartier in 1937, contains 116 rubies from the Mogok Mines in Burma. And should most definitely be considered as bling.

An opportunity to bridge the generation divide, like the Cartier Exhibition a two-hour plane ride away in Singapore, does not come along very often. So I purchased our tickets for this Sunday morning flight and beloved son made a shopping list. I'm sure he wouldn't mind that we stop by the Museum enroute to Orchard Road.

Comments

[EmmaGoodEgg]

Hiya LSM, thanks for the correction re: Xzibit..I had no idea such a rapper exists! My rapper name was a play on the Cartier Exhibition. I wish I could bring beloved son to Esplanade to watch some shows, but we are on a day trip so there is not much time. Cartier was good, and am not much of a shopper, although teen son is. Currently at the airport waiting to go home. Take care xx

[LSM]

Erm, I'm not privy to Mtv's brand of culture but I'm pretty sure the artist's name is spelled Xzibit (pronounced "Exhibit")

Singapore has far more than Brunei has to offer and I don't just mean in terms of shopping either. Why not take in a show at the Esplanade. If there's anything I miss from my 4 years in Singapore it's the productions and performances.

And if you are familiar with Russel Peters, you just missed his show on Saturday night ;)