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Entries from September 2007

Shoot ‘Em Up - A Dark, Brainless Piece of Entertainment

September 30th, 2007 · 8 Comments · Action & Thriller, Movie Reviews

Is “Shoot ‘Em Up” a hollow piece of crap like some reviewers say? Probably yes. Is it like a movie straight out of a comic book or a computer first person shooting game? Probably yes too. But why does it have a mixed review rather than a bad review? The key word is “entertainment”. One [...]

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Life Of A Rock Star Wannabe As Such (Extended Version)

September 29th, 2007 · 5 Comments · Jamming Session

(Note: What a long week! I actually fell asleep halfway typing this blog and accidentally hit the publish button. Oops. Hence the extended version.)
Last Wednesday while I was having my nice cold beer with the company of Cynthia - our bassist - the owner of the studio called me. He asked if we could postpone [...]

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Bjork’s Volta - Chaotic Beauty For Those Who Dare To Submerge

September 25th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Music Reviews, Pop Rock & Alternative

The year was 1992 when one day my college friend came back with Bjork’s debut “Debut” borrowed from her classmate from the Mathematics faculty. I was shocked that Bjork’s debut album can be called music. To my ears, it was just incoherent pieces of tracks of … sound … with some very weird melody. What [...]

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The Strategy Paradox By Michael Raynor - Quite Possibly The Best Business Book I’ve Read In These Recent Months

September 24th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Book Reviews, Non-Fiction

One day, Cynthia brought home a new book sponsored by her company written by one of her Partners and in this book, her client Johnson & Johnson is featured as one of the case studies. As always, I read the book and she gets to hear the summary. A win-win situation for the both of [...]

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Robert Rodriguez’s Planet Terror - Part Two Of Grindhouse

September 23rd, 2007 · 2 Comments · Action & Thriller, Movie Reviews

3 months ago we have watched part 1 of Grindhouse directed by Quentin Tarantino (Death Proof). I actually wanted to watch that polar bear documentary film. But TK counter-suggested to watch the “one legged hottie” instead. Cynthia leapt in joy. Guess my love for the polar bear will have to be postponed to another day.
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Large Group Activity With Straws And Masking Tape … And A Twist

September 21st, 2007 · 2 Comments · Experience Sharing

My friends from my last job, I am sure, can readily relate to what I am going to write here. Head to part 2 if you wish. For the benefit of the rest of the avid readers, let me elaborate just a little bit. In the past, some of our projects involved having a full [...]

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Finding Erbasol … Travel Through The Time Gate of Singapore In The 70’s

September 18th, 2007 · 12 Comments · Diary

From the story of Living With Cynthia Chapter Mission Impossible comes the next installment as a follow-up to What The PUK?!. One morning, Cynthia had an outbreak of desperation: Do you know how frustrated it is?! And she repeated that three times.
PART ONE - FINDING ERBASOL
I certainly know how frustrated she is. Cynthia has sensitive [...]

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Prince’s 48th Album “Planet Earth” Sent A Middle Finger To “THE MAN”

September 16th, 2007 · No Comments · Music Reviews, Pop Rock & Alternative

The very first Prince fan I have come to know is my Dad. Amongst many things that my Dad and I have in common (oh gosh, my thinning hair), it is Prince’s “Purple Rain”. As I type this blog, my 72 years old dad is still hospitalized in Hong Kong hoping to return home tomorrow. [...]

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Be HIP - What Does That Mean To You?

September 14th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Whacky Thoughts

My new colleague once asked me if I know where the best sites to download music are. My immediate response was Apple.com (iTunes Store that is). It is rhetoric. I knew that was not what she has in mind and neither can we buy music from iTunes Store in Singapore.
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Waitress - More Than Just Another Kitchen Related Movie

September 14th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Drama, Movie Reviews

When a friend needs help, a friend gets help. And when a friend needs companionship just because he is having a tough time at work, friend gets companionship. Especially when he is one of our own - Movie Review Squad that is. This time, my turn to choose a movie. Think without thinking (blink!), I [...]

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