Provided that there will be no major screw-ups by the two David’s nor any kind of ‘divine intervention’ by the producers, the next few rounds of the American Idol will be exactly like the past few rounds – a series of agonizingly predictable episodes of everybody taking the musical chair of bottom positions except David … [...]
Entries from April 30th, 2008
It’s Not Who’ll Be In The American Idol Finale. Question Is: Which David Will Win?
April 30th, 2008 11 Comments
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Doris Lessing – The Story Of General Dann And Mara’s Daughter, Griot And The Snow Dog
April 28th, 2008 5 Comments
By no means I wish to diminish the genius of Doris Lessing, the sequel to the epic novel “Mara and Dann” reads more like an extension than a novel that exists in its own right. But, any kind of follow on story on where “Mara and Dann” has left off is going to be a [...]
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YUI – I Loved Yesterday – Kill Me Softly With “LOVE & TRUTH” …
April 27th, 2008 4 Comments
… and then kill me again. I must have heard that one song “LOVE & TRUTH” no less than 400 times by now as I have frequently left my players (Hi-fi, mp3 phone, PC iTune) on single song repeat mode while traveling, working, reading, and blogging ever since YUI’s third album has landed in Singapore. And if you think that [...]
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The Forbidden Kingdom – “Gate Of No Gate” Cracks Me Up Big Time
April 26th, 2008 4 Comments
Just a couple of days ago, a friend of mine at work sent me an Outlook invite titled “Girlie Lunch” and she has extended the invite to a few other guys. In the end, I was the only guy who turned up. Last evening might as well be qualified as a “Girlie Dinner” as my guy friend couldn’t make [...]
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Movie Script: Where In The World Is Mas Selamat?
April 22nd, 2008 24 Comments
The so-called vivid story told by today’s newspaper is neither in-depth nor entertaining. I was expecting a Hollywood script like this. Enjoy! Rated M18 for strong language, blood and gore. 1. EXT. DETENTION CENTER, SINGAPORE – NIGHT (4am) (Writer’s note: Who wants to watch a fugitive film that happens at four in the afternoon?) [...]
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Richard Laermer – 2011 Trendspotting For The Next Decade – A Futuristic Concoction That Aims To Inspire
April 21st, 2008 6 Comments
Be it as you want to make sense of what is happening in your life or be inspired as you look ahead into the next decade, futurist Richard Laermer’s new concoction made of personal observations and opinions that are witty, humorous, and enlightening sprinkled with a healthy dose of sarcasm and brutal honesty will certainly make you stop and [...]
Street Kings – Originality Aside, It’s One Entertaining Flick
April 20th, 2008 8 Comments
I have to admit: the casting can’t get better than this. Perhaps, it’s a bit too good. Imagine these strong associations in my head while watching the movie. At the beginning scene, the supposedly alcoholic Keanu Reeves puked at the toilet bowl and I kept thinking of “Constantine” (it’s the cigarette and lung cancer instead of the booze but a [...]
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Moby – Last Night – Not Quite Close To Play But Way Better Than 18 Hotel
April 18th, 2008 4 Comments
I really love “Play”. Oh yes, I do. Perhaps it’s because of the disco clubs by the beach of Grand Bay, Mauritius, that my project team often frequented (oh sweet days of Banana Café), and at that time, Moby’s “Play” was hot. It was the sunset, the sea breeze, the sand, the resort, and the [...]
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A Wedding – Of Brothers And Sisters And Being Emcee
April 15th, 2008 24 Comments
Caption of the picture above: On the far left is me. The lady next to me is my counterpart in Mandarin (the other much better looking emcee). The rest are the sisters and brothers who guarded the gate and crashed the gate respectively in an early Sunday morning. Part 1 of 2: Of Brothers and [...]
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Definitely Maybe – There Is A Girl Whom I Really Like!
April 14th, 2008 5 Comments
I often marvel at how Western film titles are being translated in Chinese for the Hong Kong market (which can be different from the China market). Take “Definitely Maybe” as an example. It is translated into “愛情三選一” that loosely means “Choose One from Three in the Name of Love”. OK, the Chinese title is a [...]
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