CNA938 Rewind - Old school arcade machines FTW – the RetroCade story with founder KJ
CNA938 Rewind
I n 'Made in SG', Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Poh Keng Jin – better known as KJ - creative director and founder of RetroCade. A maker and seller of retro arcade machines, RetroCade also offers old-school arcade machine assembly workshops in Singapore. Poh will talk about how his passion for building such machines started, how he came up with new designs for such machines, and how he started conducting workshops for fans from all walks of life.
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CNA938 Rewind - Author & biz development manager Gerry Oh's Foodie Travels
In 'Destination Anywhere', Melanie Oliveiro speaks with author, business consultant, foodie and frequent traveller, Gerry Oh, about his journeys around the world. In Part 1 of their chat, Oh recalls his foodie trips to Rome, Bangkok, Tokyo and New York City. He'll talk about savouring 'Saltimbocca alla Romana', a classic Roman veal dish; where in BKK to get 'Khao Soi', a northern Thai noodle curry dish; where to get homestyle 'Tonkatsu Teishoku', a breaded and deep-fried pork cutlet in Tokyo; and which NYC street hotdog brand gets the thumbs up from him.
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In 'Culture Club', Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Felix Cheong, Singaporean author and poet now promoting his graphic novel 'Be Real: A Guide to Authenticity'. It's about a zombie epidemic that takes over the world, with protagonist, Zachary Kwan, stuck in the middle of it all. Readers follow Zachary's plight as he goes from an unpopular writer trapped in a failing marriage to a flesh-eating zombie. Cheong talks about the zombie apocalypse genre and what it was like working with Arif Rafhan, an award-winning comics artist.
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CNA938 Rewind - Old school arcade machines FTW – the RetroCade story with founder KJ
I n 'Made in SG', Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Poh Keng Jin – better known as KJ - creative director and founder of RetroCade. A maker and seller of retro arcade machines, RetroCade also offers old-school arcade machine assembly workshops in Singapore. Poh will talk about how his passion for building such machines started, how he came up with new designs for such machines, and how he started conducting workshops for fans from all walks of life.
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