Tally-Ho: A Little Indie Interlude

Tally-Ho is a semi-regular column of my adventures with the Adventure Crew (and sometimes other people). We figured that Singapore can’t be all that boring, and are determined to show other folks how fun Singapore can be… if you know where to look.


It probably comes as no surprise that my friends and I love places like Books Actually, because it’s a place that’s just so special. You can feel it in the walls, the people and the products, and it makes you feel glad that there are places like this in Singapore.

I am glad to say that Books Actually is not alone in its independence.

Post-Museum is a little slice of heaven located in 107 and 109 Rowell Road; it’s a small 1920s shophouse near Farrer Road MRT station. It has four studios, an event space for rent, and a vegan-friendly cafe called Food #03.

Our friend Rozen had stumbled upon it a few weeks before. She was thinking of renting a studio there for her own mini-office and possibly sharing the space with the HSWG, which of course was a exciting prospect for us. We were sent to recon the place, and also to try vegan food.

So it was on the last Sunday of January that Sarah, Mintea and Avariel headed down to see what Rozen had been raving about.

She was right. (Read more)

Guess what we found?

That’s right, Happiness at the End of the World is available in stores now!

So far it’s only been spotted at the main Kinokuniya store at Takashimaya, but we expect that the books will hit other Kino stores and other bookstores soon. :D

You can find it here in Kino:

With GST it’s S$19.26, but you can get it [...]