Here are things in S'pore you can choose not to do from Sep. 8 to 14

Because life is short, and you'd much rather spend it catching up on all your favourite TV shows.

Nadia Shah | September 08, 2017, 08:58 AM

Singapore Toy, Game & Comic Convention at Marina Bay Sands

September 9 & 10, 10am to 8pm

Singapore's version of the Comic-Con, this event is for people who cannot wait till Halloween to play dress-up.

In its 10th year, the Singapore Toy, Game & Comic Convention (STGCC) will feature renowned writers, illustrators, animators and artists, like Frank Cho (Liberty Meadows), Sonny Liew (The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye), and Kanzaki Hiro (Heroman).

More importantly, there'll be many opportunities to take selfies in your costume. Because we know that's what you're going there for anyway.

CharaExpo 2017 at the Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre

September 9 & 10, 10am to 6.35pm

Another event for Cosplay fans, the CharaExpo is like the STGCC, except it focuses only on Japanese content.

It will also feature trading card tournaments, and the opportunity to get autographs from these Japanese pro-wrestlers.

Photo from the CharaExpo 2017 Facebook page

And you thought ligers didn't exist.

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The Great Singapore Replay showcase at Clarke Quay Central

September 9, 4pm till late

This concert can make you feel old yet young. Nostalgic yet rejuvenated. Emotional yet inspired.

And very proud of the local music scene.

For the past 10 weeks, 10 up-and-coming musicians (like the ones in the video below) have been working with 10 established artists, including Charlie Lim, iNCH and Vandetta, to recreate 10 classic Singaporean hits.

They'll be performing their renditions of the songs at the showcase.

If you don't go, it means you don't believe in supporting local. Which means you hate Singapore...

F1 Street Party at Haji Lane

September 9, 7pm till late

This outdoor party is for people into hip hop, R&B and reggaeton.

In other words, people who like feeling super fly and #gangsta.

There'll be free tequila shots for the first 200 people who register themselves for it on their Facebook event page. And an after-party from 9pm at Blu Jaz Cafe.

No shisha though. Because, life.

Book Street - The Book Carnival at SMU Concourse, Basement of Li Ka Shing Library Building (70 Stamford Road)

September 8 - 9, 11am to 8pm; September 10, 11am to 5pm

Source: Book Street

For bookworms and board-game lovers, there is a street for you to walk this weekend.

Organised by the Book Council, a non-profit and charitable organisation, the three-day carnival features authors, literary art, board-games and giant bowling games (Book lovers like bowling? Huh?).

On Sunday, join other "gamers" for Boardgame Sunday. Register for free entry, say "I love Bookstreet by Book Council" and you get a Melon Ice-Blended at a special price of $3.90 (U.P. $6.90) at O'Coffee Club Xpress.

Social Impact Festival 2017 at the Singapore Management University's city campus

September 11 - 16, 10am to 9.30pm

Open to public, this week-long festival by SMU will feature workshops, dialogue sessions and activities by social enterprises, non-profit organisations, and other altruistic folk.

Go there if you want the chance to meet them, and to find out more about how to be the change.

Top photo from the Singapore Toy, Game & Comic Convention Facebook page.