Stefan Choo

24/07/2026

My heart’s full from embodying a champion for the Arts as a tourist guide at The Arts House at the Old Parliament for the “Voices of Guiding Competition” held yesterday. This competition was part of Singapore Tourism Board Singapore Tourism Board’s Travel Agents and Tourist Guides Industry Forum 2026.

I am deeply moved by the support I have been given, and fee extremely privileged to be matched with Byron from Woopa Group as my mentor to develop this into an immersive cultural experience for locals and tourists alike. I
endeavour to continue championing the Arts as a guide, singer, storyteller and researcher！

“I close my eyes and I can see, the vision of the world I see. A million dreams is what it’s gonna take. And a million dreams and the world we’re gonna make”

Video credits: Tang TC

VisitSingapore

12/07/2026

21/02/2026

The Ine Bay day-trip even before the WFTGA pre-tours left an indelible impression! Really loved the close proximity encounters with seagulls and eagles- feeding them Calbee prawn crackers on a short ferry ride. It was simply surreal how they loved to land on this Strange and Unusual Fella!

17/02/2026

Life remerges amidst a cold frigid winter. The first signs of Spring has come. Beautiful blooms appear, and yet, they are but a reminder of impermanence and our finite time in this world!
The Sakura blossoms started to bloom at Chinkoku-ji temple at Munakata. Not only were they a sight to behold, but the tender petals beckoned one’s touch. Alas! If one holds just a little too long, the petals start to drop. It’s a reminder to cultivate gratitude in daily life, and to be mindful of our attachments and our need for grasping. One must learn to let go.
On this very first day of the Lunar New Year 2026, I wish everyone a blessed year ahead, good health, to live everyday with gratitude and to cherish their loved ones.

16/02/2026

Enjoyed being surrounded by the calm presence of cedar trees as we made our way to the ritual area of the Munakata Taisha Hetsu Shrine. Every year in October, women dressed up in traditional white gowns would perform a ritualistic dance there.
The shrine is dedicated to one of the three daughters, Ichikishimahime of the Sun Goddess, Amaterasu. It is said that the three Goddesses collectively protected sea traders navigating between Kyushu, Japan, and Busan, Korea and Ningbo, China.
It is interested to see the parallels on how different cultures worship Goddess of the Sea. Here in Singapore, our ancestors from China prayed to the Goddess Mazu for blessing their perilous voyages across the South China Sea to arrive in Nanyang.
I have to compliment the impeccable hospitality of the Munakata City Tourism team. Not only did we enjoy a personal guided tour of the shrine, we were dressed in exquisite kimono gowns that would later be presented to us as a souvenir. We also got a private VIP lunch at a sea-facing restaurant, learnt to play the koto (adapted from the Chinese Guzheng) and got to participate in Sado, the Japanese Tea Ceremony.

12/02/2026

Time stood still. We softly bowed in the presence of the world’s largest bronze reclining Buddha in Fukuoka, Japan. I felt a strong spiritual connection and Zen with the temple that cannot be simply expressed in words.


南无本师释迦摩尼佛- 南藏园，福岡，日本
Namo Shakyamuni Buddha- Nanzo-In Temple, Fukuoka, Japan

12/02/2026

The special performance at the Fukuoka City Museum reminded me of Ruoni Kenshin, Battosai (Samurai X)