Thank you so much for your keen participation in our Revitalise* A Moment in Time Photo Contest! This photo contest has been a success with an overwhelming number of entries!

The participants who have their entries shortlisted as one of the twenty finalists will be informed by phone on March 3, Saturday.

Meanwhile, please mark the date of March 10, Saturday down on your calendar, and grab your tickets from our SCWO centre or all Giordano shops, in order to witness the prize giving ceremony to our top 3 winners by Mrs S R Nathan, as well as view the showcases of the top 20 finalists.

There will also be a range of exciting activities like bhangrarobics and salsa dances, health talks and yummy traditional food! Witness too for yourself, the launch of the Women's Register, the first of its kind in Singapore, an initiative by SCWO.

See you there!

Family Ties
A warm gathering between a family of 3 generations enjoying each other's company.

-- Tung Yue Nang

In Conversation
A good conversation between siblings on sharing the recent happenings around each other's life.

-- Tung Yue Nang

Dinner Chat
The sisters are relaxing with the fruits refreshment after a day's hard work and a quality time spent with the family during Dinner.

-- Tung Yue Nang

Woman at Work
My tailor also my neighbour tailored for a living. She diligently sews and patches what ever you give her. Remarkable woman.

-- Bernard Poh

Beauty , No Pencil.. Loveliness , Needs Not the Foreign Aid of Ornament
This photo was capturing the moment of traditional lady with beautiful smile, her beauty and loveliness.

-- Claudia Liu

Enjoy the Meal Under the Sun
In a moment like this, this traditional lady doesn’t have to worry whether it rain, shine or loneliness, she enjoys having the lunch with the sun accompanying her.

-- Claudia Liu

Outside The Queue
In a moment like this, it is the best time for this traditional lady to earn her living outside the queue by compiling all the boxes thrown away by the shop owner.

-- Claudia Liu

Joys are our Wings, Nothing Great will Achieved Without Enthusiasm & Confidence
Capturing a happy and joys moment like this, the traditional lady managed to build her confidence by spread out her hand like the wings and allow the birds landed safely.

-- Claudia Liu

Hey, Pretty Lady..Do You Know to the World You may be One Person, But to Me.. You are the World
Every special moment, I wish I can whisper you this words, “Do you know the world you may be one person but to me you are the world?” But all I can do now just to look at you.

-- Claudia Liu

This photo illustrates the traditional dressing of Iranian Ladies in Abyaneh, an ancient village of central Iran. It is really wonderful to find such these traditions just next to modern cities in this area.

-- Maryam Ashoori

This photo depicts the daily life of the farmer ladies in Madurai, South India.This Photo depicts the daily life of the farmer ladies in Madurai, South India.

-- Maryam Ashoori

She is a very poor Indian lady whom I visited outside of a temple. She is a very poor Indian lady whom I visited outside of a temple.

-- Maryam Ashoori

This Singaporean Lady is selling her hand made dolls in Clark Quay and her customers are generally tourists of this area.

-- Maryam Ashoori

It is a Hindu South Indian Wedding. In Their culture, Fire is the only Witness of Marriage. And here, my friend and her husband are promising to support each others forever.

-- Maryam Ashoori

School Girl
Writing notes properly as what teacher said - notes of the subject are very useful when we face the exam.

-- Krisantius Ryandi

Blowing
Blowing hot food is what every people do.

-- Krisantius Ryandi

Waiting
Waiting in standing position and looking into the window for destination station is what everyone does in the MRT.

-- Krisantius Ryandi

Walking to Work
Every morning they walk to work all they way for around 2km. These woman are tough - they have to help their husband because of their economic problems. Farming is their job. This photo was taken in Baturetno Village, Central Java.

-- Krisantius Ryandi

A Small Performance
My sister gets ready for a Small Performance on the Liu Qin at home. Liu Qin is considered a rather traditional instrument.

-- Eugene Soh

Batik Maker
A Balinese woman patiently applies wax with a canting to form the intricate pattern of a batik cloth. Despite the prevalence of factory made fabrics, the traditional art of batik making is very much preserved in Indonesia.

-- Raphael Maravilla Las Marias

3 Tier Family
A toddler being blessed by grandmother in a Hindu temple while her mother looks on.

-- Koh Ah Leck

She Loves to Walk
Nothing beats a long walk up and down the rocky hill but a foot massage. After the massage, she smiled, sighed and said, "anyone up for another round up the hill?"

-- Ahmad Fuad Bin Wahid

Importance
Two importance in life, my mother and God.

-- Ahmad Fuad Bin Wahid

I Can Fly
Shirley the professional dancer warming up for her dance session.

-- Koh Beng Chye

Smelling that Baby's Scent
Grandma is breathing in that delicious baby's scent, loving her new grandchild with each look. How is any childhood complete without this wise and respectable woman?

-- Katherine Kee

Two Biggest Women in My Life
A happy grandma fawning over the newly born grandson, as mummy looks on. This is as traditional as it gets, innate even. For no childhood will be complete without a grandma that we run to whenever we cry, and no lifetime is complete without the teachings of a mother.

-- Katherine Kee

She Taught me that Photographs are Evidence that Someone has Ever Lived
Life has not been easy for her, having endured so many historical events: Holland colonialism, Japanese occupation, and riots. Photographs are her treasures that she will save first when fire and flood disasters happen. Through photographs she has told her next three generations stories from the past and inspired us.

-- Suryani Lukman

Teamwork
During Hari Raya Haji, the female devotees helps to distribute the sacrifice to the families.

-- Koh Beng Chye

The Florist
Florist Packing her customer's order during Chinese New Year Eve.

-- Koh Beng Chye

Keeping Art Alive
Seen here in the role of a tree spirit in the Chinese opera "The Haunted Temple", Madam Cai is a senior instructor at the Chinese Opera Institute and coordinates the Arts Education Programme, a initiative by NAC that aims to preserve this dying art-form by teaching it to Singaporean youths.

-- Jane Huang

Sewing
A tender scene of a mother sewing while her young child looks on. Already a rare sight due to the time constraint by our hectic lifestyle, the art of sewing is slowly but surely being replaced by modern machinery nowadays.

-- Rayney Chew

Hanging out the Laundry
The picture above depicts a lady hanging out the laundry on bamboo poles to dry. In time to come, the young boy looking on might be one of few that have seen first-hand the traditional way of drying laundry, many now opting for retractable clothes hangers.

-- Rayney Chew

Origami
Few people of today remember the art of origami. For the older generation, like my mum shown in the picture, folding paper rabbits and cranes used to be a favourite pastime in their childhood. Origami is slowly dying out as children of today grow up in the world of technology.

-- Rayney Chew

In Emotion
A traditional art performance by a veteran who was emotional involved while playing the role during the Puppet Show.

-- Lim Kok Wee

My Mother
A tradition for women to be like the sun; to be able to ripen the grapes in the vineyard and make a flower blossom and all this while behave as though it is not a part of the solar system. To be strong and smile no matter what.

-- Siti Amalia Bte Azmy

Thai Roadstall
A woman I saw at a road stall everyday while I was on a holiday in Thailand. Despite the working environment, she still worked everyday. A strong soul, a woman’s tradition.

-- Siti Amalia Bte Azmy

Afternoon Rest
Granny taking a rest in the afternoon with the warm rays casting on the wall hung with photos of her family members and relatives.

-- Tung Yue Nang

Glamour
Beauty always the priority of women.

-- Tan Choon Lai

Staying Fit
Keeping fit a lifelong passion...

-- Tan Choon Lai

Some Things Never Change
Regardless of the fashion trend, one's dress sense still holds fond memories of the past.

-- Tan Choon Lai

Young @ Heart
It is heartening to see someone growing old yet old and growing in body, mind and soul.

-- Tan Choon Lai

The Supper
Nenek (grandmother in Malay), clad in her kain sarung uniform feeding her youngest grandchild. Nenek is still using the old light blue metal plate which she had since the kampung days. Future heirloom perhaps?

-- Suriani Alisya Pua

Lessons of Two Generations
Nenek (grandmother in Malay) in her kain sarung teaching her youngest grandchild to recite the Holy Quran. They were interrupted when nenek's mobile phone rung and grandchild came to the rescue and taught her how to answer the phone.

-- Suriani Alisya Pua

Heart to Heart
The feeling that I want to potray for the heart-to-heart is the kind of connection between the mummy and the child. The kind of bonding.

-- Ng Zhi Wei

Bubble of Hope
This picture is titled 'Bubble of Hope' because my mum will be going for an operation next month. I see it as a bubble of hope for her to get well even better.

-- Ng Zhi Wei

Heart to Heart
The feeling that i want to potray for the heart-to-heart is the kind of connection between the mummy and the child. The kind of bonding.

-- Ng Zhi Wei

Revitalising with a good time with colleagues.

-- Angelia Ng

Accepting Chinese traditional customs after office hours to revitalise.

-- Angelia Ng

Woman of great responsibilities also needs a well deserved break after a hard day's of organising and board meetings.

-- Angelia Ng

Recharge oneself after a hard day of work with the boss.

-- Angelia Ng