Don’t get me wrong. Social media is a wonderful tool, and like it or not, it’s definitely here to stay. But me being the old-school guy that I am, there are two things in particular about social media that I do not like. 1) Loss of the “shared experience”. Those who’ve been reading my posts [...]
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Two Things I Don’t Like About Social Media
Tuesday, 7 February, 2012
“You’re What You Eat” By Sumiko Tan
Tuesday, 7 February, 2012
*Sumiko Tan’s full column on 5th Feb can be read (here). There is also a healthy debate on her column going on (here). I’m usually highly critical of Sumiko Tan’s columns. Over the years, she’s written stuff that I just could never wrap my head around, and I’ve called her out on a number of [...]
About Adeline Chia And K-Pop
Saturday, 10 December, 2011
Whatever happened to civility these days? I guess the “Adeline Chia vs K-Pop nation” saga needs no further introduction. Basically she penned a column in Life! on 8th Dec slamming the artificiality of the whole K-Pop industry, and naturally incurred the wrath of K-Pop nation. Her one single status update on her Facebook page (“SHINee [...]
Why Do Songs Sound Better On The Radio?
Monday, 28 November, 2011
I have mulled over this question ever since I was in my teens. Radio today isn’t what it used to be. It’s gone the way of TV and newspapers, in the sense that people don’t rely on radio being a big part of their lives the way they did back in the 90′s or earlier. [...]
“We Are Who We’ve Loved” By Sumiko Tan
Monday, 19 September, 2011
As you might probably know by now, I’m usually highly dismissive of Sumiko Tan’s columns. But after she’s written so many columns of questionable quality over the years, I guess she was finally due for a good one. No, but seriously folks, I thought her article in yesterday’s Sunday Times (entitled “We Are Who We’ve [...]
So Much Hate
Friday, 24 June, 2011
There seems to be so much hate going around for Glenn Ong, judging by the comments on the Yahoo! news article regarding his upcoming marriage to Jean Danker (here). Most of the comments were basically condemning the marriage and dooming it to failure, presumably because Glenn has been through two failed marriages, and also presumably [...]
“Samantha” From Holland Village…Can You Say Fake?
Saturday, 26 March, 2011
I guess this saga needs no further introduction, now that it has made its way to the front page of today’s New Paper. Not to mention the various postings on Facebook, Twitter, blogs and all that. If you like you can listen to the actual on-air recording (here). I have just 2 points to make. [...]
Bear Video A Hoax
Thursday, 14 October, 2010
So the Ulu Pandan bear stunt turned out to be a hoax. Turns out the “bear” was actually “a mascot that was part of a guerilla advertising campaign, commissioned by Philips Electronics Singapore, to launch a new shaver.” Ok granted, this is the age of social media and this is not the first time we’ve seen [...]
Another Reason Why I Don’t Listen To Radio
Thursday, 5 August, 2010
Is it just me or does the latest Shell commercial on radio sound a lot like Mika’s “Lollipop”? This is not the first time a Shell radio commercial sounds suspiciously familiar to a well-known song. What gives?
TV Talk
Monday, 26 April, 2010
I don’t watch much TV, to be honest. The only thing I watch faithfully is Formula 1 and whatever many NBA playoff games they choose to show every year from April to June. Occasionally I may tune in to the odd big Premier League match, but not often. The reason why I don’t watch that [...]
