I was at SM Motors with my dad recently one fine afternoon after lunch, looking at some of the Volvos on display. Well, he did most of the car-looking. I was mainly checking out the cool amenities, like say the cafeteria. The amenities at many car showrooms at Alexandra Road, especially the higher-end brands such [...]
Archive for November, 2007
There’s Just Something So Fascinating About Free Cookies
Tuesday, 13 November, 2007
Bloggers MTV And Supporting Singapore Arts
Monday, 12 November, 2007
I learnt about this clip from Tomorrow.sg. The YouTube comments on this clip are largely very positive. Half of the comments on Tomorrow.sg are also very encouraging. One person commented that “Singaporeans should stop engaging in cultural genocide. Support locally made content and products man…”. Honestly, what I think about this clip is largely irrelevant to [...]
10 Simple Joys Of Singapore Life
Monday, 12 November, 2007
Not exactly common, but we cherish it whenever we encounter it. … 10. A driver giving way with a smile. 9. Everyone standing to the left on an escalator. 8. A walk in the park. And seeing a squirrel scurry across your path. 7. A smile from the cashier. 6. Someone holding the door open for you. 5. Driving [...]
Boston Sports Fans Have It So Good
Monday, 12 November, 2007
There’s no better time to be a Boston sports fan. There’s just no other city in the USA that has a better sports outlook than Boston right now. Let’s see: The Red Sox just won the World Series. The Patriots are undoubtedly THE best team in the NFL this season. And arguably the greatest NFL [...]
Ultimate Misheard Lyric
Friday, 9 November, 2007
Occasionally, I like to talk about “misheard lyrics”. But I think this particular one remains one of the ultimate mysteries of all time…cos up till now I still can’t figure out which one is the correct version. (At least for others, I know between the right and wrong version.) So can someone please tell me, once and for [...]
Songcraft Year End Mini-Concert Wiki Page!
Monday, 5 November, 2007
I’ve recently created a wiki page for the year end mini-concert that the Songcraft Songwriting Circle is going to put up. I figured that’s the best way to help organise an event like this. (Wikis are such wonderful creations, don’t you think?) The wiki page can be found here: http://songcraft.wikispaces.com/ You can see this post (here) for [...]
How I Write Songs
Sunday, 4 November, 2007
(Warning: Thesis ahead.) Since I’m still thinking back fondly about last last Friday’s events, let me indulge a bit by sharing my thoughts on songwriting. After all, songwriting is one of my major passions. Songwriting is one of those things which people hardly talk about. You go to a bookstore and there are tons of books on cooking, [...]
A Beautiful Gift: Corrinne May’s “Beautiful Seed”
Saturday, 3 November, 2007
I have to record this touching incident down: Last Friday, before our Songcraft session started, one of the recent joiners to the group came up to me discreetly and gave me a CD. It was Corrinne May’s new album “Beautiful Seed”. Regardless of the album title (although I’ll honestly admit it was a fantastic choice!), I [...]
I Experienced An “Alan Jay Lerner” Moment Today
Friday, 2 November, 2007
I was working excitedly on a new Christmas song today. (Hey why not, it’s November already! Must plan ahead.) Yup, this song definitely is on my playlist for the next Songcraft session. I’ll probably ask someone to sing it for me (again), if she doesn’t violently object. Anyway, things went really well with the writing of [...]
