You wouldn’t believe what I did at the Malaysian Custom last Friday. When I was young and needed to travel overseas on my own, my dad always made sure that all the new items I carried across the border would have the original packaging removed. Each and every item. As I grow older, I deduce that [...]
Entries from March 31st, 2008
Got Kicked Out From Tourist & Transit Hub @ The Singapore Flyer But Overall Experience Is Positive
March 27th, 2008 29 Comments
I genuinely wanted to know more about where else to sightsee in Singapore. At the ground floor I saw an outlet called “Tourist & Transit Hub” and I thought I’ve hit the jackpot. There were brochures at the counter and the place did look like a tourist information centre. I have no idea why the place is named [...]
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Wish By Yuna Ito – Of Moon Rabbit, Urban Mermaid, And A Titanic Theme Song
March 25th, 2008 6 Comments
Strange to say, I thought Yuna Ito’s 2nd album “Wish” is much better than her debut “Heart” in so many different ways but yet, the sales figure so far doesn’t agree with me. Perhaps the movies “Nana” and “Nana 2” that she has acted in and her accompanying soundtracks did help to push the sales [...]
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Taylor Swift – A Young Country Singer With Potential
March 24th, 2008 11 Comments
Look, to be able to release an independent record (2006) at the age of 16 written and co-written all the 11 tracks in her debut and be nominated as the Best New Artist for Grammy in 2008 certainly demands attention, if not respect. Taylor Swift does have a music talent and her voice does communicate a certain [...]
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Of The Spiderwick Chronicles, Shopping, And Wedding Dinner
March 23rd, 2008 4 Comments
“I have nothing to wear,” I screamed in desperation. “How about that blue shirt of yours?” Cynthia suggested. No way I was going to wear that for a wedding dinner because I have already worn that on another one. OK, don’t panic. Simply hit the Orchard road and pick something. The dinner was at 7.30pm. I have just woken [...]
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Mom And I Braved The Rain To Scale Up Bukit Timah – Fungus, Lots Of Fungus
March 20th, 2008 8 Comments
It was all bright and shiny at the base of the hill when mom asked if she should bring along her little brolly. Sure, why not. It’s raining season in Singapore. Back in where my mom lives, it is her favorite pastime to trek into some of the mountains with my dad in Hong Kong. But there [...]
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How To Change The World When Everyone Is Bitching – Dealing With Egoist, Skeptic, Victim, And Follower
March 17th, 2008 6 Comments
One weekend, Cynthia passed me a newspaper cutting written by The Straits Times journalist Sumiko Tan on how her text message conversation with her friend inspired her to write an article on why some people tend to tell white lies to comfort others. Sumiko was having lunch alone one day, sent a text message to [...]
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Ben In The World By Doris Lessing – Sympathetic Love And Desperation Mashed Into One
March 14th, 2008 16 Comments
I have written and rewritten this entry so many times that it is no longer funny. So I shall get straight into the point. The beauty – which ironically the word beauty is the least appropriate word to describe the story - of “Ben in the World” is that Doris Lessing has created a main character so [...]
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Yui Aragaki (新垣結衣) – Sora (そら) – Girlie Voice, Good Song Choice, But Doubtful Vocal Skill
March 12th, 2008 14 Comments
My potential borderline fetish to girls with girlie voice aside, if you intend to watch or have already watched “Sky of Love” and have 20 bucks to spare, there is no harm in getting the main actress’s debut album. You may get to like the show a little bit better and who knows? Perhaps you [...]
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The Fifth Child By Doris Lessing – Horror Or Tragedy? You Decide
March 10th, 2008 16 Comments
Doris Lessing needs no introduction in my site (please refer to the previous entry). I had one other book in mind when I visited the library last week but it was not available. So I have decided to pick another book authored by Doris Lessing. Spoilt by options, I chose a rather short novel (160 pages) – “The Fifth [...]
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