Things You Can Do Everyday In Singapore: August 2018
If you think Singapore is boring and there’s nothing to do, you are not searching hard enough! Verlocal makes it easier for you because we have a wide range of activities, ranging from craft and baking to wellness and art. The best part? They are all concentrated in one platform! Check out the activities going on each day in August 2018 and make your month eventful!
1 August (Wed): Sew Japanese Cotton Tote Bag
The skill of sewing is underrated — think of how much money you can save from mastering basic sewing skills! Bring home your very own handmade tote bag along with the skill to operate sewing machines in the future!
Time: 10am — 1pm /2pm — 5pm
Price: $128 per pax
2 August (Thu): Learn Home-cooked Indian Cuisine
The best food always come from the hands of our mothers. Learn the secret recipe of an Indian mother and replicate the dishes in your own kitchen whenever you want! You will also be sure to impress your guests when you serve them these authentic traditional indian dishes.
Time: 11am — 2pm /2.30 pm — 5.30pm / 6pm — 9pm
Price: $110 per pax
3 August (Fri): Try Your Hands Silversmithing Your Own Jewellery
Try an unique and immersive experience like silversmithing and bring back up to 4 pieces of jewelry customised to fit your personal taste. It’s completely up to you whether you wish to make a bracelet, pendant, earrings, cufflinks, or rings!
Time: 7pm — 9.30pm
Price: $245 per pax, $460 per pair
4 August (Sat): Make Leather Card Holder
Leather card holders are not only classy and aesthetic, they are durable and gets better as they age. Make your own go-to card holder and have your initials imprint on them to make them truly your own!
Time: 10am — 12.30pm
Price: $75.24 per pax
5 August (Sun): Practice Calligraphy on Macarons
A collaboration between two of our popular hosts on the platform — nanatang x Leah Design! Enjoy the best of both world by participating in this 2-in-1 class and get to learn two valuable skills in one sitting. There are limited slots so sign up promptly!
Time: 10am — 2pm
Price: $188 per pax (U.P. $200)
6 August (Mon): Get Rid of Monday Blues with Sinfully Good Food
Try recreating this hawker delight in your own home and impress your family and friends with these dishes! No one will say no to these sinfully good food! While we know that they are not dishes you should be eating often, there is no harm in having a cheat meal once in awhile — and what other food will you break your clean streak for?
Time: 11am — 2pm /2.30 pm — 5.30pm / 6pm — 9pm
Price: $110 per pax
7 August (Tue): Go Green with Your Make-up
Making the switch to organic make-up can improve your skin significantly because it reduces your skin’s exposure to harsh and harmful chemicals. They are also gentle on your skin and the natural minerals will provide you with plenty of nutrients and protection. From this short 2-hours session, you will get eco-friendly and organic day and night personal make-up so make your move soon!
Time: 10am — 12pm/ 11am — 1pm / 12pm — 2pm / 1pm — 3pm / 2pm — 4pm / 3pm — 5pm / 4pm — 6pm / 5pm — 7pm / 6pm — 8pm / 7pm — 9pm / 8pm — 10pm
Price: $40 per pax
8 August (Wed): Bake Artisanal French Baguette
A meal can never go wrong with good bread on hand! Learn to bake this versatile food staple and you can be creative with what you want to do with it! Be it a simple gourmet sandwich, mini pizza baguettes, an upgraded honey shibuya toast, or simply dip it into chicken curry — french baguette can complement them all!
Time: 10am — 5pm
Price: $139 per pax
9 August (Thu): Family Time on National Day
Yes it’s National Day! Don’t fret if you can’t get the tickets to the National Day Parade because you can always use this public holiday to spend some quality time with your family! Gather the family members and join Mom in her favourite activity — Zumba Workout!
Time: 7.30pm — 8.30pm
Price: $15 per pax
10 August (Fri): Make Low-Maintenance Succulent Terrarium
If you are one of those people who can never keep their plants alive, here’s some good news for you! You can’t kill these succulents even if you have murderous intent because they are simply low maintenance! Bring one back and decorate your space with it; you will get to brag about the greens in your space without putting the effort — it’s okay, no one will find out.
Time: 6.30pm — 8.30pm
Price: $56.19 per pax
11 August (Sat): Rediscover the Artist Within Yourself
The founder’s aim is to rediscover the artists within adults and create an environment where people can be in touch with their artistic side. Join Jeffrey in leaning how to carve linocuts and print them on paper by manipulating positive and negative images! Interested to find out more about Artefakts? Check out the Verlocal Series featuring Artefakts here!
Time: 10am — 12.30pm
Price: $70 per pax, $120 per pair
SEE ALSO: Verlocal Spotlight: Artefakts
12 August (Sun): Illustrate Botanicals with Watercolours
We are very blessed to live in the city in a garden and be surrounded by so much greens. Rather than just stopping to smell the flowers, forge a deeper connection with the botanicals by learning how to observe, sketch and paint the botanicals. You will definitely leave the session with a new vision for your surrounding nature and its beauty!
If you are interested to find out more about the founder and the story behind the establishment of the business, you can click here!
Time: 10am — 12.30pm
Price: $70 per pax, $120 per pair
13 August (Mon): Strike Learning Guitar Off Your Bucket List
Learn from Rupak, who has more than a decade worth of guitar playing and teaching experience. He will guide you on a 1-to-1 basis and customise the lessons according to your learning capacity and musical interest! The best part is that he will provide the guitar and you can try learning guitar without investing into the instrument before you master it!
Time: 11am — 11.50pm / 12pm — 12.50pm / 1pm — 1.50pm / 2pm — 2.50pm / 3pm — 3.50pm / 4pm — 4.50pm / 5pm — 5.50pm / 6pm — 6.50pm / 7pm — 7.50pm
Price: $50 per pax
14 August (Tue): Go for a Tripadvisor Experience
Immerse yourself in a truly Singaporean experience recommended by Tripadvisor and learn how to cook local delights like ondeh-ondeh, roti jala, chicken kapitan and wing bean salad! Give yourself a pat on the back after the session and treat yourself with the hearty feast you just cooked!
Time: 11am — 2pm / 2.30pm — 5.30pm / 6pm — 9pm
Price: $110 per pax
15 August (Wed): Get Fit with Pole Dance
Working out at the gym can be boring so why not try out pole dance, which combines gym workouts and gymnastics together! This newly-added workshop on Verlocal will help you form the toned and agile body you have always wanted.
Time: 7.30pm — 8.30pm
Price: $10 per pax
16 August (Thu): Wind Down with Cocktails
Someone who fancy drinking alcohol to wind down? Spice up your relaxation session by learning how to make different rum cocktails and replicating them at home! There will be a range of style taught to you — from Jamaican and Barbados style to Spanish and Demerara — and you will be able to determine which style suits your palette the most.
Time: 7pm — 8.30pm
Price: $55 per pax
17 August (Fri): Cook Authentic Malay Cuisine
We Singaporeans love our malay food but we often stick to the usual nasi lemak, ayam penyet, mee rebus and mee soto. This is your chance to try your hands on making less common traditional malay dishes such as acar timun, grilled fish in banana leaf, sambal kangkong and tumeric rice!
Time: 11am — 2pm, 2.30–5.30, 6pm — 9pm
Price: $110 per pax
18 August (Sat): Bake Japanese Gluten-Free Chiffon Cake
Learning Artz Academy has invited Taiwan Chef Cindy to be the guest instructor for this session where you will be learning how to bake Japanese rice chiffon cake out of natural and gluten-free ingredient. This is the perfect sweet treat to indulge yourself in without any guilt!
Time: 2.30pm — 5.30pm
Price: $180 per pax
19 August (Sun): Experience the Best of Both World with Watercolour
Why learn one when you can learn both? Lydia, who has more than a decade worth of experience teaching art, is offering a session where you can master both water colour painting and brush calligraphy in one sitting! You will be able to combine both techniques and create beautiful watercolour pieces! No worries if you have little to no experience with water colour because you will have Lydia’s full guidance.
Time: 10am — 12pm
Price: $90 per pax, $175 per pair
20 August (Mon): Whip up Local Delights
When it comes to recommending local dishes to our foreign friends, Hainanese chicken rice and chilli crab will always be on the top of the list. Learn how to cook these locals’ favourites, especially if you are going to stay overseas for awhile! The best part is that you can enjoy the meal you just whipped up during the session!
Time: 12pm — 2pm
Price: $78 per pax
21 August (Tue): Learn to Go Vegan with Tapas and Wine
Socialising over wine and tapas doesn’t have to be difficult for vegans! Invite your friends over to chill over some focaccia bread with beetroot dip, vegan cashew cheese, vegan chocolate mousse and many more other delicious vegan tapas — even non-vegans will be able to appreciate this extensive spread! Of course, don’t forget to pair the tapas with a cup of vegan wine! Sounds fancy? You can replicate this at home by yourself after learning from Biologist turned Chef, Divya Bakhshi.
Time: 6.30pm — 9.30pm
Price: $120 per pax
22 August (Wed): Make 3 Different Desserts
The diversity of ethnic food in Singapore extends to our desserts collection as well! After learning the traditional cuisines listed above, try learning the various traditional dessert! In just one session, you get to learn how to make Chinese egg tarts, Malay kuih bingka and Nyonya burbur chacha!
Time: 10am —1pm
Price: $98 per pax
23 August (Thu): Learn How to Cook Quiches
Quiches are very versatile and you can always vary the ingredients you put in your quiches according to your preference! Learn how to make 4 types of quiches in 1 session: Bacon & leeks, Smoke salmon & leeks, Broccoli & tomatoes & pine nuts, Spinach & feta cheese. The instructor, Polly, studied culinary arts at the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco and audited culinary classes at Ritz Escoffier Ecole de Gastronomie Française, Paris — so your quiches will definitely taste amazing!
Time: 6.30pm — 9pm
Price: $55 per pax
24 August (Fri): Go for a Baking Party
Not sure how to entertain your party guests? Try incorporating a decorative cookies baking sesh into your party. The pre-baked cookies can be personalised to your party theme so your guests can all work on decorating their own cookies at your party!
Time: 10am — 8.30pm (1 hour any time of the day)
Price: $160 per 8 pax, $20 for every additional pax
25 August (Sat): Indulge in Chocolatey Fudgey Goodness
Chocolate lover craving for some rich and moist chocolate cake that melts in your mouth? If you are staying away from this sinful dessert because of your diet, you will be happy to hear that chocolate cakes aid weight loss. Learn to bake a gourmet chocolate cake to give yourself a delicious sweet treat once in awhile!
Time: 3pm— 6pm / 6.30pm — 9.30pm
Price: $140 per pax, $260 per pair
26 August (Sun): Expose Yourself to Basic Contemporary Embroidery
Embroidery has evolved a lot since those days where women had to count on their embroidery skills to find a good husband. Learn the basics of modern day embroidery in this session and you will be free to discover the therapeutic and fun nature of this hobby whenever and wherever you are after!
Time: 2pm — 5pm
Price: $166.67 per pax
27 August (Mon): Be a tourist in Singapore
It can be fun to be a tourist in your own country and explore heritage and places you didn’t know previously! Visit these iconic black and white colonial houses and learn more about their role in Singapore’s history! Sign up fast because this is a very popular tour!
Time: 9am — 1pm
Price: $90 per pax
28 August (Tue): Find the Hidden Treasures of Orchard Road
Did you know that Orchard Road got its name because it used to be a plot of land used for orchards? Find out more about the heritage behind the glamorous Orchard Road and see it in a different light!
Time: 9am — 12.30pm
Price: $70 per pax
29 August (Wed): Learn How to De-stress
No doubt that Singaporeans are under a lot of stress so there is a need to learn how to manage these stress before they start to weigh you down! Learn a full array of meridian acupressure massage and guasha skills along with aromatherapy from this workshop and you will be able to help yourself and the people around you de-stress effectively.
Time: 2pm — 5pm
Price: $50 per pax
30 August (Thu): Experience Singapore’s Nightlife in a Different Way
Singapore is known for our buzzing nightlife but all we know is Zouk and Fclub. Try something different and go on a pub crawl to understand Singapore’s night scene better! Remember your identification card!
Time: 7.30pm — 12pm
Price: $19.90 per pax (U.P $39.90)
31 August (Fri): Make Your Own Leather Espadrilles
Find yourself walking in and out of retail stores desperately looking for the pair of shoes you envisioned in your mind? Convert that mental image into reality by learning how to make your own pair of leather shoes! Check out what the previous participants have to say about the session here!
Time: 11am — 6pm
Price: $80 (A Pair of Mules or Sandal [back strap optional]), $110 (A Pair of Full Shoes — Slip On [covers the heel]), $110 (A Pair of Full Shoes — Sneaker Style, with lace [covers the heels])
