Had a very fruitful night at the piano last night, and I’m very thankful for that. Some nights you sit at the piano and nothing substantial comes out. That is actually quite frustrating, but the sad thing for me is that such nights are usually the norm. But last night I managed to complete my [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Productive Night
Friday, 30 October, 2009
Radio Talk
Thursday, 29 October, 2009
There is this theory that as you grow older, you will move down in radio frequency. Meaning that when you’re in your early to mid-teens, you listen to 98.7FM. Then perhaps as an old teen/young adult you might go for Power 98. Then most working adults (like myself) will listen to Class 95. Then you [...]
SDU? STUD?
Thursday, 29 October, 2009
I just read that Singapore will open its fourth public-funded university soon. Which is cool. What isn’t cool, however, is the choice of name. It’s called the “Singapore University of Technology and Design” and according to the CNA article, its acronyms are “SU”. Now I have a few issues with this. Firstly, if it’s called [...]
Passion
Wednesday, 28 October, 2009
There was a point in the movie “Julie & Julia” which made me think. It was the part which showed how both Julie and Julia separately found their calling in cooking. I think there was one part which showed how Julie Powell was so dispirited at work, and yet she realised that the one sure [...]
NBA’s In Season
Wednesday, 28 October, 2009
The NBA’s in season! Something for me to follow for the next eight months…now that the F1 season is more or less over. I think this season will be a highly interesting one, considering there are at least four very very strong teams (i.e. Lakers, Spurs, Celtics, Cavs). Life is good.
Julie & Julia
Tuesday, 27 October, 2009
Ok, so I’m finally experiencing the joys of movie-watching. So anyway, I recently gave “Julie & Julia” a shot…cos the reviews weren’t too bad and it looked like quite an interesting show. Bottomline is: If you’re a foodie or a female, you’ll probably love the show. If you’re neither a foodie nor a female (like [...]
The Glory Days Of F1
Sunday, 25 October, 2009
I was just revisiting this old clip of Michael Schumacher clinching his first ever world championship for Ferrari (and his third of his career) at Suzuka in 2000. I remember watching this race back then as I clearly remember seeing his reaction after crossing the finish line. I’d never ever seen a driver so animated [...]
The Bell Curve Solves Everything
Friday, 23 October, 2009
There has been recent outcry over the extreme difficulty of the PSLE maths paper. Of course, it’s a horrible feeling to come out of a difficult paper. I’m sure we’ve all been through that. It just saps whatever life you have out of you and you’re in no mood to prepare for the next paper. [...]
E Flat Major
Thursday, 22 October, 2009
I think I’m falling in love with Eb major. Have been writing (or trying to write) a few songs in this key lately. It’s not a conscious effort thingy, it’s just that I somehow like to gravitate towards starting in this key. (I somehow tend to prefer keys with flats rather than sharps. Dunno why [...]
All Guys Go For Looks?
Wednesday, 21 October, 2009
I’m not sure if anybody read the Sunday New Paper. I usually don’t, but I happened to read the latest edition, and there was an article on page 24 about relationship guru Allan Pease dishing out some advice. The article can be read (here) or (here). (Allan Pease is quite a well-known author of many [...]
