Dan Fogelberg wrote and sang one of the most touching songs my pair of ears have ever had the pleasure of listening to. That song is called “Longer”. If ever there was a perfect song to listen to as you are sitting side by side with your loved one in a little wooden lodge up [...]
Archive for December, 2007
Dan Fogelberg: 1951-2007
Wednesday, 19 December, 2007
S’porean Singer-Songwriter Makes Waves On YouTube
Tuesday, 18 December, 2007
I was reading this post on Tomorrow.sg and I discovered that there’s this clip that’s currently making waves on YouTube. This talented and beautiful young lady goes by the name of Ling and her song is entitled “Larkin Step”. As of right now, the video has almost 1,000,000 views. Simply incredible! It goes to [...]
Impresario (Or Thoughts On The Songcraft Mini-Concert)
Tuesday, 18 December, 2007
Photo (“CIMG0737.JPG”) by ramblinglibrarian Before I begin, please take a look at Betty and Ivan’s recaps on the most wonderful Songcraft mini-concert we had last Saturday. Great recaps with excellent pictures! (Betty’s Blog) “Our Songs, Our Show” (Ivan’s Blog) “Thoughts and photos from the Songcraft mini-concert, 15 Dec 2007″ Thanks Betty and Ivan for the [...]
True Stories Of Unparalleled Creativity
Monday, 17 December, 2007
In July 2005, our authorities spent S$400,000 to rebrand Marina Bay. The new name? Marina Bay. … In January 2006, the CAAS held a contest to name our new budget terminal. The winning entry? Budget Terminal. … According to an article on CNA earlier this month, the Singapore Science Centre has recently rebranded itself. What’s the new name? [...]
Congrats S’pore Water Polo Boys!
Wednesday, 12 December, 2007
If there’s one thing as impressive as Floyd Mayweather’s 39-0 record, it is the most singular record of the S’pore men’s water polo team having NEVER failed to win a gold medal at every SEA Games since 1965. They’ve done it again this time round, even though this was supposed to be one of the weakest national water [...]
Songcraft Concert Is This Saturday!
Monday, 10 December, 2007
(Programme Booklet Cover Design, by Ruth) Ok, this will probably be my last plug for the Songcraft mini-concert this Saturday. The funny thing is that as of now, the official concert wiki page has a grand total of 59 attendees, which means there is only place for 1 more attendee. However, I’m pretty sure that somehow [...]
Brett Farve
Monday, 10 December, 2007
It’s so nice to see Brett Favre enjoying so much success with the Green Bay Packers this season. Considering how painful it was to follow their progress the last few seasons, and how painful it was to watch a then-seemingly way-over-the-hill-looking Brett Favre struggle with his play and throw so many interceptions, this season is [...]
Mayweather’s The Best
Monday, 10 December, 2007
Congrats to Floyd Mayweather. He’s proven without a doubt that he is the greatest fighter alive in boxing today. I think he left absolutely no doubt in everyone’s minds who the better fighter was after his classy performance against Ricky Hatton yesterday.
Big Fight Hype
Friday, 7 December, 2007
“I really do think he’s going to have to kill me for me to leave him alone for a split second.” – Ricky Hatton on the way he’s gonna fight Mayweather “Boxing is here to stay. Boxing is not going nowhere.” – Floyd Mayweather on why boxing is still the number one combat sport in the [...]
80′s Music Video Cliches Galore!
Friday, 7 December, 2007
Got to know about this video through a Bill Simmons article. This is just the most hilarious thing! See how many “80′s music video” cliches you can spot in this video! … I’ll give you some hints: – screaming backup vocal harmonies – things dropping in slow motion (0:33) – staring into the mirror and [...]
