Hobbies

Letter From Jakarta

From jump ropes to film cameras, Indonesians reconnect through analogue hobbies

Members of Komunitas Bermain (Playing Community) playing traditional Indonesian children’s games along the car-free day route in Central Jakarta on July 8.

Why you keep buying books you don’t read

Long before a book is read, the experience of finding it is already becoming associated with pleasure.

Recall the 1980s Subbuteo craze? S'pore's table football kings are now headed to the Paris World Cup

Over 500 enthusiasts to gather as Asia board game meet returns to S’pore in July for second year

Players participating at the World Series of Board Gaming Singapore satellite event final game at The Mind Cafe Mega Store on June 2, 2025.

Build a zoo, control a clan in feudal Japan: Board games to be played competitively at S’pore event

WSBG Asia 2026 will be held at the Pico Creative Centre in Kallang from July 11 to July 13.

Smooth operators: Floor curling slides into Singapore communities

ST20260427_202651600842/Jasel Poh/jpcurling Retiree Agnes Chong follows through after releasing a rock during a game of floor curling at St Luke's ElderCare Active Ageing Centre (Care) @ Golden Years in Hougang on April 27, 2026. The 68-year-old has been playing the sport since May 2024 at the centre, where weekly sessions are held every Monday morning for two hours. The low impact variation of the winter sport helps keep seniors active mentally, requiring players to strategise the angle and strength of the release.

Word nerds spend days chasing Thailand’s Scrabble crown

Participants compete in the Causeway Challenge Bangkok Scrabble competition in Bangkok on June 1, 2026.

Me & My Money: Lego artist builds her wealth brick by brick

ramoney/ST20260514_202638400624/Ng Sor Luan/Me & My Money feature for Xylvie Wong, Singaporean brick artist and founder of My Little Brick Shop, specialising in custom LEGO commissions, installations and kits.

Singapore aeromodelling teams take historic third place at world championships in Perth

Singapore Youth Flying Club, 2026 FAI F2 World Championship for Control Line Model Aircraft, Singapore Junior Team

(From left) Melvin Tan, 18, Ethan lok, 14, Moovendra Vickineswaran, 15, Mr Kevin Su, and Daryl Chow, 19, at Singapore Youth Flying Club on May 23, 2026.

Meet the Dubai trader flying all over the world for rare Pokemon cards

A chance encounter with Singapore collectors in Dubai brought Mr Sony Rehan (centre) to Singapore's fast-growing trading card scene.

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