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FOOD /// STYLE /// GADGETS /// PLACES /// EVENTS /// PROFILES<br />
21–24<br />
JULY<br />
BALI KITE FESTIVAL <strong>2011</strong><br />
BALI<br />
Make your way down to Sanur Beach in the Padang Galak area,<br />
where you’ll fi nd teams of 10 or more adult kitefl iers from<br />
neighbouring Denpasar villages in a contest to launch and<br />
keep their traditional giant kites in the air for the longest time.<br />
This seasonal religious festival is celebrated to request for<br />
abundant crops from the Hindu gods.<br />
1-31 JUL SINGAPORE<br />
SINGAPORE FOOD FESTIVAL <strong>2011</strong><br />
Spices take centrestage this year at this<br />
well-loved festival. Feast on more than 25<br />
dishes like ayam buah keluak, chilli crab,<br />
Hainanese chicken rice and thosai. Don’t<br />
miss the Singapore Chinese Dialect Tingkat<br />
Cruise. singaporefoodfestival.com.sg<br />
006<br />
Parken & Nikolaïs<br />
Celebration<br />
8 JUL-14 AUG HONG KONG<br />
HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL ARTS CARNIVAL<br />
This summer arts festival’s Parken &<br />
Nikolaïs Celebration (14-15 July) at Hong<br />
Kong City Hall Concert Hall will delight the<br />
family, as will the young musicians with the<br />
City Chamber Orchestra in Prodigies From<br />
Around the World. hkiac.gov.hk<br />
UPSIZE<br />
ME<br />
Some kite shapes<br />
are: the Bebean<br />
(fi sh-shaped),<br />
Janggan (birdshaped)<br />
and<br />
Pecukan (leafshaped).<br />
These<br />
kites are 4m in<br />
width and almost<br />
10m in length! The<br />
Pecukan is the<br />
toughest to fl y.<br />
BOOK NOW<br />
12-14 AUG GUILIN<br />
ZIYUAN SONG FESTIVAL<br />
Celebrate the 15th day of July of the<br />
lunar calendar with the residents of<br />
Ziyuan County (107km from Guilin), who<br />
light lanterns and release them at night,<br />
as well as sing to ward off disasters.<br />
13-14 AUG OSAKA<br />
SUMMER SONIC<br />
This hot music fest returns to the<br />
Maishima Osaka Site with three different<br />
stages, and a line-up that includes Korn<br />
and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Don’t miss it!<br />
26 AUG-4 SEP MELBOURNE<br />
MELBOURNE WRITERS FESTIVAL<br />
Meet your fave authors: New York Times’<br />
chart-topping Tess Gerritson and The<br />
Offi ce scriptwriter Steve Hely in this<br />
festival for bookworms. mwf.com.au<br />
MAIN PHOTO: AFP PHOTO (BOTTOM LEFT): SINGAPORE FOOD FESTIVAL PHOTO (BOTTOM MIDDLE): HANS GERRITSEN PHOTO (RIGHT CENTRE): GETTY IMAGES PHOTO (RIGHT BOTTOM): MELBOURNE WRITERS FESTIVAL
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