Variety
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Time Machine
The rapid changes and innovations in technology have improved our standard of living but also affect our daily lives which we need to adapt and accept. This dramatized infotainment programme adopts a light-hearted way to show the role and benefits of science and technology in this modern society.Read More + -
Where to Stay?
The cosmopolitan urban-dwellers of Singapore enjoy the comfort of modern living, yet they continue to have plenty to complain about. This infotainment travelogue compares living conditions in rural areas with lack of modern technology against modern city living, in the hope that viewers may come to realize that where they live and stay may just be the most comfortable after all. In each episode, two hosts will head to two different countries or different areas in the same countries. One of the hosts will travel to a place far from civilization, to experience the local way of life. For a short period of time, the host will live with a local, and spend a few days with him or her, including eating the same food and staying under the same roof. Urban city dwellers have difficulties coping when they do not have access to modern conveniences and technology. The other host will head to a modern city. From the viewpoint of a Singaporean, the host will experience the life in an advanced country, and from there, reflect on his or her own life.Read More + -
World Food
Food of the past and present around the world is a cultural transformation. From food and ingredients, there is interesting comparison between food cultures of the East & West. Why do Easterners like tofu but Westerners do not and Cheese is liked by the Eurasians and nomads but not the Han people?Read More + -
World Food 2
Food culture is the epitome of an ethnic culture. The diets of the East & West have significant differences in features, functions, objects & nature, which help in learning more about the different cultures. The Chinese focus on "unity of Heaven & human", while Westerners are more people-oriented.Read More +
