I thought I’d reflect a bit on my year in songwriting. Considering this is only the second year which I’m seriously writing songs (I only really started last year), I am still very much learning as I go along, and in the process hoping to hone my songcraft. Overall I am very satisfied with my [...]
Archive for December, 2008
My Year In Songwriting
Monday, 22 December, 2008
Another Reason Why R&H Are The Best
Thursday, 18 December, 2008
The musical “Cinderella” runs at the Esplanade Theatre next month, and I am not going to miss it for the world. It’s features a Rodgers & Hammerstein score, plus the most beautiful female voice in the world (Lea Salonga)…so how could I miss it?? Anyway, since I’ve already bought my tickets, I decided to do [...]
Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs
Wednesday, 17 December, 2008
I recently caught “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”, the hilarious Christmas pantomime put up by local theatre group W!ld Rice, at the Drama Centre Theatre. I’ve been an avid follower of W!ld Rice’s productions over the years, hence I couldn’t afford to miss this latest installment. “Snow White” is directed by first-time director Hossan [...]
“It’s All Doom And Groom”
Tuesday, 16 December, 2008
There was a column about weddings in Singapore which appeared in the Sunday Times last week which I thought was really interesting: “It’s All Doom and Groom” Basically the writer is talking about how it seems like nowadays couples want to outdo one another and host the “wedding of the year”, so to speak. They [...]
Schubert’s Impromptu In Gb
Sunday, 14 December, 2008
Tonight I revisited a piano piece which I hadn’t played in at least a year and a half…and it certainly brought back a lot of nice memories. Schubert’s Impromptu in Gb (Op. 90 No. 3) has to rank as one of my favourite pieces of music. Ever. And nobody plays it quite like Alfred Brendel. [...]
Did Coldplay Copy Joe Satriani?
Thursday, 11 December, 2008
So guitar legend Joe Satriani has decided to sue Coldplay for plagiarizing his song “If I Could Fly”. The Coldplay song in question is “Vida La Vida”, which is one of their biggest current hits. Opinion is largely split on whether “Vida La Vida” sounds suspiciously close to “If I Could Fly” or not. Personally, [...]
“More Mid-Career Professionals Consider Joining Teaching Force”
Wednesday, 10 December, 2008
I saw (this) article on the CNA website a few days back which I thought was rather interesting. It says more mid-career professionals seem to be considering teaching as a career. The first thing that came to my mind was that these mid-career professionals probably view teaching as an “iron rice bowl”, especially in these [...]
The End Of A Legend
Tuesday, 9 December, 2008
So it has come to this – Oscar De La Hoya suffers a beat down by Manny Pacquiao (who is most definitely the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world right now) in a disappointing 8th-round TKO in Las Vegas. Honestly, I’ve always felt that De La Hoya was living off his name and reputation for [...]
College Football 2008
Monday, 8 December, 2008
Once again, college football has provided us with a fantastic season…and not without controversy. Now I don’t watch any college football games (because of limited coverage here in S’pore), but I do try to keep up with the news and highlights on ESPN.com. What I do know is that Florida made it to the BCS [...]
Talking Different
Wednesday, 3 December, 2008
Have you ever noticed that people in old American movies talked different? As in, they talked with a slightly different accent as compared to those in movies today. I’ll give you an example. I’ve noticed that most people in those old American movies tend to talk like this: You don’t really find many Americans talking [...]
