Simply Red is not exactly a commercially successful band outside UK and Europe but yet it draws fans like myself who care to discover a few gems from each release. This morning, prior to writing this review, I picked up one of my favorites record “Stars (1991)” and listened. Now that I am listening to [...]
Entries from April 2007
A Tribute To Simply Red - For The Nostalgic Fans
April 26th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Music Reviews, Pop Rock & Alternative
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“After Hours” Showing At Channel 5 Now Is Actually Not Bad
April 24th, 2007 · No Comments · I See I Write
Gosh, it is difficult to write this blog. How little do I know about the local entertainment industry, set aside the region. Besides, this is probably one blog that a handful of my overseas readers will not be able to relate and the remaining Singaporean readers will disagree with. But there you go. I try [...]
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Fracture - Great Acting And I Can Understand Why People Love It
April 23rd, 2007 · No Comments · Action & Thriller, Movie Reviews
Within the Movie Review Squad, we have a dividing preference towards movie genre. For instance, I love horror movies but it is a no-no for Tong Kiat and Cynthia. Tong Kiat and I love Japanese and Korea tear-jerking movies but Cynthia does not. And Cynthia and I know that the slow pace lengthy art movies [...]
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Good Charlotte’s Good Morning Revival - A Few Great Songs
April 20th, 2007 · No Comments · Music Reviews, Pop Rock & Alternative
I had no idea that the front man of Good Charlotte (Joel Madden, age 28) once dated Hilary Duff (age 19) until Cynthia casually told me over … I forgot. Anyway, it was not my intend to buy Good Charlotte’s new album - love their last one though. Cynthia wanted it because of a few [...]
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Even For That One Moment Of Happiness
April 18th, 2007 · No Comments · Diary
I love jogging. I don’t love the sweat per se, nor the sweat even after I have had a deserving shower, nor the taxing effort on my body. Somehow, jogging is the only exercise that constantly challenges my mental strength. And this intense mental exercise at times put me into this mental space that with [...]
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So I Have Given The Same Song A Lyrics Remake - What Do You Think?
April 17th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Songwriting
Jason my guitarist often comments to me that though he is drawn to the darkness of my music, for the good of general public consumption (as we are planning for an open-mic performance soon), it may be hard to hold the attention of the crowd if the entire set of songs are of the same [...]
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Love And Honor - The 3rd Installment of Yoji Yamada’s Samurai Trilogy
April 15th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Foreign, Movie Reviews
I shed half a tear at the ending scene, which is rare as I have an enormous resistance to tear jerking moments in movies - and “Love And Honor” is not even a sappy love story. See for yourself if this is some sort of coincidence. Cynthia is not in town so what should my [...]
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I Do Realize How Much I Love Singapore, My Home
April 14th, 2007 · 9 Comments · Diary
My life history as such, I left Hong Kong at the age of 17 and have studied in UK for a good 6 years. Fell in love with a Singaporean girl and I have decided to settle down in Singapore. Truth been told, in my days in UK, I fell in love with the various [...]
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Sam & Max Episode 5 - Reality 2.0
April 13th, 2007 · 4 Comments · For the Geeks
Okay, let’s recall what we have so far. We have Sam and Max solved the case of hypnosis in episode 1. We have Sam and Max on reality TV (episode 2) and then acted as undercover mobs in episode 3. We have Max running as the president of the United State of America in episode [...]
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Brand Leadership - Solid Theories And Approach, But Not An Easy Read
April 12th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Book Reviews, Non-Fiction
My friend KF the Branding Consultant (not KF the Muscleman) passed me a book titled “Brand Leadership” to read. I have always enjoyed expanding my horizon whenever I can. Two reasons for that: (1) I’ll never know what I read or do may come in handy in my future (in another word, get prepared for [...]
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