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I didn’t really enjoy the movie. But that being said, it definitely had a very clear and defining moment for me. It’s all about the moment. The moment is what makes a film worth the while really. It’s...
View ArticleDiscovering Chopin’s Prelude No. 4
I was watching the film “Salt On Our Skin” awhile back and at one scene it featured a snippet of a familiar piece of music which I later identified to be Chopin’s Prelude No. 4 in E Minor. (The clip...
View ArticleMonth Names, Day Names And Song Titles
I was just wondering – do I know a song which contains the name of a month for every month in the year? Well, I don’t. This list is all that I can come up with thus far. But as I said, this is purely...
View ArticleBooks
I was at the S’pore Writers Fest bookshop recently and I couldn’t help but buy another bagful of books because they looked like books which I really wanted to read. Don’t get me wrong, I am not a...
View ArticleThe Present Theory
Chanced upon this article (here) a few days back. It’s entitled “The Presentation Mistake You Don’t Know You’re Making”, and it’s quite an interesting read about what is known as the “Presenter’s...
View ArticlePeter, Paul And Mary
I woke up to news of the senseless killings in Newtown, Connecticut and I was reminded of the immortal line from Bob Dylan: “How many times must the cannonballs fly before they’re forever banned?” I...
View ArticleThe Death Of Singapore Music?
I was just wondering…when was the last time a Singaporean-made English song actually entered the national consciousness? (Let’s leave NDP songs out of the equation here okay…cos everyone knows that if...
View ArticleLook What I Found On YouTube
It’s amazing the kind of things you can discover on YouTube. I recently discovered these clips of Disney princesses performing their songs from the classic movies. As in, the actual voices of Ariel,...
View ArticlePetronas Commercial
Once in awhile you come across an ad that makes you go “Hmm, that was good. Really good.” And this one fit the bill. I chanced upon this clip a few days ago, and I thought it was extremely well done....
View ArticleEverything Will Flow
Don’t you just love it when you’re at a cafe or a restaurant, and for some reason they play this great song which you used to know of, but have long since forgotten? I was at lunch with some friends...
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