Not sure if you heard the news a few weeks back about a new “singing competition” TV show on Channel 5 that will be launched on National Day, no less. It’s called “Live The Dream”, or as I would like to call “Singapore Idol (For Old People)”. As written in the CNA article: “…unlike Idol, which [...]
Archive for May, 2007
Singapore Idol (For Old People)
Tuesday, 29 May, 2007
University Not Staying…Why?!? (i.e. UNSW)
Saturday, 26 May, 2007
University of New South Wales Singapore campus to shut in June Students shocked by UNSW Singapore campus closure Were high fees a factor for UNSW Asia not meeting its enrolment numbers? Shock closure of UNSW in Singapore Singapore respects UNSW’s decision to close down No turning back on decision to close S’pore campus: UNSW (All the [...]
Leonard Bernstein Conducts “West Side Story”
Thursday, 24 May, 2007
Remember the other time when I wrote about the YouTube clips showing Leonard Bernstein conducting Jose Carreras during the recording of “West Side Story”? Well, I recently managed to get hold of this precious DVD and watched through the whole thing. (All thanks to the Esplanade Library!) Although the DVD is only about 89 mins long, [...]
NBA Talk
Thursday, 24 May, 2007
I’ve been wanting to say this for quite awhile, so I think I might as well get it off now. I think the Spurs-Suns series was the NBA finals right there. Really. Basically you had the two best teams in the NBA bringing their A-game throughout the series. You had the ever-resilient Spurs on one side, and [...]
Let’s Talk About “Pirates”!
Wednesday, 23 May, 2007
So I guess the whole of S’pore (and the world, for that matter) is eagerly awaiting the third installment of the wildly successful “Pirates” movie franchise, namely “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” . (Incidentally, I’ve got to tell you that the “Pirates of the Caribbean” ride at Disneyland remains my FAVOURITE Disneyland ride [...]
Great 2nd Session!
Wednesday, 23 May, 2007
Last Friday’s Songcraft session was a blast. It’s the 2nd session we’ve held so far, and I came away from it very pleased. As usual, before the start of the session, I really didn’t know what to expect. It was already 730pm and yet only 2 or 3 people had turned up, and I thought to [...]
My 3 Song Clips From Yesterday’s Songcraft Session!
Saturday, 19 May, 2007
Here are the sound clips of the 3 songs I nervously presented at last night’s Songcraft songwriting session. (Oh by the way, the session last night was a blast! But more on that another time.) In each clip, I’ve included not only the song itself, but also the before & after bits to let you hear what [...]
A Wonderful Piano Rendition Of “With One Look”
Friday, 18 May, 2007
In my last post, I mentioned how my current favourite song is Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “With One Look” from the musical Sunset Boulevard. It’s got such a great melody! Anyway, here’s an extremely beautiful piano rendition of the song which is found on YouTube. This is exactly the way I like the song to be. [...]
Andrew Lloyd Webber Writes Great Tunes (Plus Songwriting Tips)
Wednesday, 16 May, 2007
I’ve gotta say, Andrew Lloyd Webber writes great tunes. Some of his melodies are simply fantastic. If you analyse most of his tunes, you realise he seldom writes melodies in the ”straight chords” (that’s just my own terminology). What I mean is that he seldom crafts the melody only around what I call the “standard family of [...]
No Deal!!!
Monday, 14 May, 2007
Since it was a rather processional Spanish GP as usual after the tenth lap or so (Massa won the race by the way…woohoo!), I took the liberty of channel surfing and stumbled upon the much hyped-about new game show premiere of “Deal or No Deal” on Channel 5 at around 845am tonight. Have been hearing about this [...]
