Meet Barnabas Chia, the man behind three of Singapore's biggest lifestyle events

Mr Barnabas Chia, 37, general manager of Pico Pro, rides on the Wave Swinger at the Prudential Marina Bay Carnival on Dec 22, 2018. ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG
Mr Barnabas Chia, 37, general manager of Pico Pro, rides on the Dumbo at the Prudential Marina Bay Carnival on Dec 22, 2018. ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG
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SINGAPORE - If you were at the Marina Bay New Year's Eve countdown last year, you would have noticed that the fireworks display was different from that of previous years.

Instead of just one big spectacular show at midnight, there were also minute-long displays every hour from 8pm until midnight.

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