the garden slug

That would make a good opening line for a book we hope to write someday. In truth, when someone says “Flea Spree” that’s the imagery that gets conjured up. Or maybe it’s just me, I’m a weird old Slug.

Rest assured, neither canines nor their fleas will be present at The Garden Slug’s Flea Spree. We’ve professionally reserved the former and the latter for the vet and pet shops next door and next-next door…

ANYHOO.

Last couple of days to bundle up a sweet array of gifts for the first lady in your life.
< — gooey puppy-dog eyes are compulsory when presenting gifts to any mother

We’ve got a plethora of unique, made-from-the-heart gifts for fleeing & spreeing:

• reusable, recyclable KeepCups
• aromatherapy oil burners by Frangipani Creations
• organic soaps made by rose farmers in Bandung via sustainable living advocate Daughters of Tomorrow
• purses, hairpins and five-stone sets made by up & coming entrepreneurial young women in India, also by DoT
• canvas totebags – made of environmentally-friendly, unbleached canvas by Scook & Blessing Home
• wines from Sommerton
• ultra-soft comfort-fit t-shirts designed & manufactured by yours truly

Some proceeds of the Flea Spree will go towards building a sustainable living for underprivileged women, animal welfare, and support of the local arts. Because we want to be a business that gives back. Or at least we try to be lah, and we’d like to try even harder in the weeks, months and years to come.

Us Slugs huddled together and got our Mums greeting cards, some soap, some wine, and “wrapped” them up nicely in a practical li’l totebag. Think some of your Mums will like these heartfelt, heart-made gifts too? Tell us when you see us k! xx

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Mothers Week specials are available from today through the week. Foodporn channels: Tw / FB / IG

If you’re a young, not-yet-known local artist and have dreams of becoming a young, well-known local artist, we have news for you.

In our continuous support of young, local artists (of both the known and unknown varieties) – we’d like to share a message from Noise Singapore who not only support young, local artists, they breed them.

Last call for the Noise Singapore 2013 submission of entries for Open Categories and Mentorships. It’s your last chance to make it for the 2013 edition, otherwise you’ll have to wait a whole year… Closing date is 27 Jan 2013.

Open Categories
If you have original works of art, design, music and photography, submit your works at http://www.noisesingapore.com/submission/ and you could be handpicked to showcase at our exhibition in August, or perhaps win the $5,000 Noise Singapore Award.

The Apprenticeship Program (TAP)
Wanna learn from established visual arts mentors? On top of that, you will also stand a chance to showcase your works at a Noise Singapore 2013’s TAP group exhibition (held in conjunction with Singapore Biennale 2013) at the Singapore Art Museum, SAM at 8Q in August 2013. Apply now at http://www.noisesingapore.com/mentorship/tap2013/

The Music Mentorship (TMM)
Wanna be guided by renowned music mentors? What’s more? You will also stand a chance to perform at the Noise Singapore 2013’s music showcase at The Esplanade in August 2013! Submit your works now at http://www.noisesingapore.com/mentorship/tmm2013/

So if that’s you, step forward now. Remember to do so by 27 Jan 2013 and don’t miss out this wonderful opportunity to make art and make yourself known.

There is nothing more exciting and more fun than a food-related project. Well, to us, at least.

shareURmeal Singapore is a community campaign from 22 – 28 August 2011 to raise awareness about the plight of low-income families in Singapore.

There is no donation involved on your end. So, what can we all do to help? Just take a photo (or two, or twenty!) of what you’re eating.

Very simply, here’s what happens ~~ for every photo you send in, the sponsor donates $3.00 to TOUCH Community Services.

That’s it.

No catch.

TOUCH then uses the sponsor’s donation for their food programme that targets needy & low-income families.

Indeed, it is easy as 1-2-3, yes?

1) Take a photo of any meal you’re having (doesn’t have to be a TGS meal!)

2) Send the photo to shareurmealsg@gmail.com

3) Tell others to do it too

“Like” shareURmeal’s Facebook Page to show some love & support, and to find out more about who you’ll be helping + the kind folk behind this super-awsum projekt.

We’re pretty sure we’d be able to meet, or even exceed, the targeted 1,600 food photos this year. GANBATTE KUDASAI!!

If you have just 9 minutes to spare today, watch this episode from The Street Times.

Favourite quote:

“In fact, you should love them more because they are being very honest with you.”

We will be at Hong Lim Park for an amazing event called PinkDot. We hope to see you there too!

Business as usual from 9.00am tomorrow (Sunday 19/6/2011).

Every year we show our support for PinkDot by putting up a poster or two, blogging about it, and maybe sponsoring something or other.

This year, we are going to do something different. We are coming out, and we are making a statement.

The Garden Slug is closing shop today, a Saturday, to support The Freedom To Love by having the entire team attend PinkDot. Yes, all twenty of us will be there.

This. Is. BIG. Hokay? ‘Coz we never, never, never, never, ever close shop on a SATURDAY, yo.

We are proud to say that our team of Slugs comprises smart & passionate people from all walks of life, we welcome anyone as long as they’re willing to work hard. Same goes for the way we treat our customers – we don’t care whether you are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or heterosexual. We welcome you without discrimination. (Oh, except when you have noisy, unruly children we really wish you’d go away. But ah well, even rude, ugly children shouldn’t be discriminated against. Here’s to democracy & having the freedom to breed.)

We’re also really excited about today because we are taking this opportunity to make this a team outing!

We have ourselves some awsum pink t-shirts

We printed and ironed-on the t-shirt artwork ourselves. Actually the printer ran out of ink, but we think it looks kinda trendy

We’re also sponsoring a Pink Drink for the event. The first 2,000 registrants will get our homemade sekret recipe Pink Drink HEHE, so come early!

We hope to see some if not all of you today too. Seriously, dude, it’s 2011. We reckon we no longer have to “fight” for acceptance, and that most Singaporeans are really cool about having lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and heterosexual family members. No seriously, a lot of you have straight friends & family and you sekretly (or openly) think they’re kinda weird and gross right? Listen to us – don’t be a**hole. Straight people were born that way, okay?

See you at Hong Lim Park today (Saturday, 18/6/2011) @ 5.00pm!

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… more like we operate a straight-friendly place.

We did say we are coming out this week, didn’t we? More on this soon.

Update 24/8/2010: TARGET REACHED!!! Thank you all for your participation & support! <3 <3 <3

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Shareurmeal Singapore is a community campaign from 21 – 27 August 2010 to raise awareness about the plight of low-income families in Singapore.

There is no donation involved on your end. So, what can we all do to help? Just take a photo (or two, or twenty!) of what you’re eating.

Very simply, here’s what happens:– for every photo you send in, the sponsor donates SGD$3.00 to TOUCH Community Services. That’s it, no catch. TOUCH then uses the sponsor’s donation for their food programme that targets needy/ low-income families.

Indeed, it is easy as 1-2-3, yes?

1) Take a photo of any meal you’re having (doesn’t have to be a TGS meal!)

2) Send the photo to shareurmealsg@gmail.com

3) Tell others to do it too

Join Shareurmeal’s Facebook group to show some love & support. Or go to the Shareurmeal webpage to find out more about who you’ll be helping + the kind folk behind this awsum projekt.

The Garden Slug is proud to support TWC2 (Transient Workers Count Too) and HOME (Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economics).

Why? Because TGS itself is owned, operated & staffed by a healthy mixture of local & foreign talent. The cause is one that is very close to our hearts.

We all get along really well with each other here at TGS, regardless of our backgrounds. We have fun, we have our ups & down, we treat each other like family.

We are aware, however, not all foreigners have it so good.

Being a cosmopolitan migrant society, it is shameful that not many of our foreign worker friends are being treated right in Singapore.

As part of our ongoing Commitment to Social Responsibility programme:
1) For TWC2, we translated their sixteen-page SMS helpline from English to Chinese.
TWC2 will also be doing up Tamil, Indonesian, Malay and Tagalog SMS helplines as soon as they trial run the effectiveness of the Chinese version.

2) We crafted & sponsored Brownie Popsicles for H.O.M.E.’s volunteer event (tomorrow!)

Do check out the TWC2 and HOME websites & give in whatever ways you can

Let’s not just tolerate, let’s embrace diversity.