Ok, it’s been about one month since I joined Facebook and here are some of my thoughts: 1. I’m getting bored of it. Fast. I’m not logging on as much as I used to. There’s only so many “friends” you can add to your list. And some of them aren’t exactly your “friends” either. As [...]
Archive for January, 2008
10 Thoughts On Facebook
Wednesday, 30 January, 2008
Songwriting Resolution: “Non-Family” Chords
Tuesday, 29 January, 2008
I believe songwriting is just like any other art form – you need to constantly work at your craft in order to get better at it. When I look back at my own personal development, I do think I have gained a little bit more confidence than when I first started seriously writing songs early [...]
Sondheim On “Send In The Clowns”
Monday, 28 January, 2008
Priceless clip on Stephen Sondheim sharing about his thoughts on the songwriting process, with specific reference to “Send In The Clowns”. I found it especially fascinating when he said that he generally “developed both the music and lyrics at the same time”, and that he generally doesn’t like “one to get too far ahead of [...]
American Gangster
Friday, 25 January, 2008
How good was “American Gangster”? Well…let’s just say that I didn’t want the movie to end. ‘Nuff said. I enjoyed all 157 minutes of it. Every single minute. It’s definitely one of the best movies I’ve watched in a long time. I would definitely like to get hold of the DVD when it comes out. Denzel Washington had [...]
Heath Ledger: 1979-2008
Thursday, 24 January, 2008
I never watched Brokeback Mountain (didn’t want to), but A Knight’s Tale was one of my favourite movies ever. It’s everything I ever wanted in a movie – medieval setting, knights, warriors, princesses, jousting, zero-to-hero story, etc. Basically it had action, comedy and romance. Loved it. Heath Ledger was instantly likable. I totally rooted for [...]
Forever Tonight (A Duet By Peter Cetera And Crystal Bernard)
Thursday, 24 January, 2008
I recently went to Borders with a friend and picked up a Peter Cetera concert DVD which came with a bonus CD. One major factor which made me buy it was because there was the song “Forever Tonight” on the bonus CD, which is actually one of my favourite Peter Cetera songs. Some of you [...]
“Love Is In The Air”
Tuesday, 22 January, 2008
Photo (“First Love”) by Lutz-R. Frank Our first Songcraft session of this new year will be held on Friday 25th Jan, 730pm at the YMS Arts Centre. The special theme for our inaugural ’08 session is “Love Is In The Air”, in light of Valentine’s Day which is coming up on the 14th of Feb, ha [...]
Been Songwriting
Monday, 21 January, 2008
Have been real busy with songwriting the last few days. Got a number of songs to write/complete at the moment, and not just for this Friday’s Songcraft session. Which is good, actually, cos I usually write songs when I have a purpose to do so. No, make that I only write songs when I have [...]
Super Accurate Personality Test (Without Even Knowing Who You Are)
Saturday, 19 January, 2008
Derren Brown is one of my favourite “magicians” (well, he’s not really a “magician” per se…let’s just call him a “mysterious performer”). If you’re the type who’s into a lot of personality tests and stuff, you might wanna watch this excellent clip. He accurately reads your personality without even knowing you! Trust me, this clip [...]
“If I Fell” By The Beatles
Wednesday, 16 January, 2008
Another great song by the Beatles, which was also included in the movie “Across The Universe”. As you can tell from the clip, the Beatles had such fabulous chemistry. That’s probably what made them so great. If I’m not wrong, it was Lennon who penned this song. A very detailed and insightful analysis of the [...]
