The more songs you write, the more likely it is that you might discover some nifty little songwriting devices for yourself. Lately I realised that I have been subconsciously using the Chord I to Chord IV/I(bass) transition quite a bit. For example, F to Bb/F(bass). I have encountered this little sequence in a number of [...]
Archive for November, 2010
Nifty Little Device
Tuesday, 30 November, 2010
Pizzas And The Law Of Diminishing Returns
Friday, 26 November, 2010
I’m no food expert, but I always enjoy a good pizza. It’s always been one of my favourite edible things, to be honest. But the biggest problem with pizzas is that they cool way too quickly, and we all know that there is nothing more yuck-yuck than cold pizza. In fact, of all the foods [...]
About The Polo Boys And Their Trunks…
Thursday, 25 November, 2010
Just to weigh in on the hot topic of the moment. I think we’re making a mountain out of a molehill, folks. I thought the design actually looked quite nice, and I am sure that there was no disrespectful intent involved whatsoever. I mean, how many ways can you place a crescent and five stars [...]
Go Spurs Go!
Thursday, 25 November, 2010
Since it doesn’t seem like Michael Schumacher is going to be able to win races any time soon, nothing brings a bigger smile to my face than seeing the Spurs doing so well. It’s been awhile, Spurs. Best record in the NBA. 12 wins in a row baby! I guess this is what they’re capable [...]
What Was That All About, Tao Li?!?
Wednesday, 24 November, 2010
I didn’t follow the Asian Games, though I heard that there was quite a bit of exciting stuff going on in the pool, both in the men’s and women’s events. I heard that Tao Li won the gold in the women’s 50m Fly, but I’ve not watched the race until on YouTube today. Hey what [...]
“Why Don’t You Get An iPhone?”
Friday, 19 November, 2010
I’ve had this question posed to me a number of times before. My answer to that is usually “I refuse to succumb”. Not that I think it’s really cool of me to deliberately not get an iPhone. (I’m perfectly happy with my Nokia whatever-it-is model.) Not that I think the iPhone is a bad product [...]
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows (Part 1)
Friday, 19 November, 2010
One thing I will say about part one of this final installment…it definitely could have been told in half the duration. Too draggy, if you asked me. Or as my friend put it excellently…there was one too many camping scenes. =)
Little Pleasures
Friday, 19 November, 2010
Often a random line from a song would just come to me, and I’d go scurrying to find that song and listen to it on YouTube or in the car or wherever…just to get it out of my system. I dunno how it hits me, must be a subconscious thing. Usually one thing leads to [...]
Congrats Vettel!
Sunday, 14 November, 2010
Although I’m a Ferrari fan, I’ve never liked Fernando Alonso. So the fact that Alonso got stuck with some seriously bad luck stemming from poor strategy today didn’t exactly upset me. It is quite a pity when you consider that he started a respectable 3rd on the grid, and had to settle for 7th at [...]
Thoughts On Kam Ning With The SSO
Friday, 12 November, 2010
The orchestra as we know it has been in existence for, what, at least three centuries now? For all our advancement in science and technology the last three centuries, it still fascinates me how we have not solved the age-old problem of page flipping. Is there not a better device that we can invent that [...]
