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Entries from July 2008

My First v-Blog: A History of Chips (That Matters to Me) - Season 1 Finale

July 31st, 2008 · 17 Comments · My Favorite, My YouTube

Just how long this video remains public depends on how thick my skin is.  And you will be surprised how thick my skin is not.
PS: It is almost like a little miracle that this video sees the day of light.  This morning, my rather new computer died on me – like any of her predecessors [...]

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¿De Dónde Eres? ¡Singapur! - So I Sotong My Way Through Yet Another Spanish Class

July 31st, 2008 · 24 Comments · My Hobbies

Towards the end of the lesson, as Cynthia was conversing with our teacher Anna in Spanish on the topic of countries and nationalities in a convincing fluency, I was looking at the world map so nicely drawn on my Spanish book and couldn’t help but to imagine a game of RISK with my dwindling troops [...]

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Little Mr. Sunshine: A Blog Is Not a Book Is Not a Movie - My First V-blog (Prelude) Episode 7

July 29th, 2008 · 4 Comments · I See I Write

Yes, there is a video and you will get to watch how I humiliate myself later this week.  Think “Little Miss Sunshine”.
Ever since I have started this mini-series, the most common questions I have received from the people around me (whom I am grateful for their frankness) are: Is there a video? Where is the video? What is in [...]

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Summer Rain - A Spanish Film Directed by Antonio Banderas That May Be Too Abstract Even for the Picture House Fans

July 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Drama, Foreign, Movie Reviews

Cynthia and I have just started our Spanish class so there is no reason to give this Spanish film a miss.  Before you read on, if you are not a huge fan of the European picture house movies, chances are you may not enjoy this at all.  Simply a fan is not enough, must be [...]

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Avril Lavigne Live in Singapore!

July 27th, 2008 · 9 Comments · Diary

Avril’s “The Best Damn Tour” is here!  And the 10% early bird discount ends today.  So grab the tickets (S$75-165) now if you so intend to watch.  We are at the 16th row.  See you there!
OK.  I was about to switch off my computer after writing more than one week worth of blog entries.  It [...]

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Fredrika Stahl - Tributaries - A Playfully Girlie Pop Jazz Album Now With a Different Sound

July 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Country Folk & Jazz, Music Reviews

Young Swedish pop jazz singer and songwriter Fredrika Stahl’s 2nd album “Tributaries” got me initially disoriented and I couldn’t pinpoint what stands out in this new collection of songs.  There seems to be a departure of style as this new album has a more fresh varied upbeat theatrical sound while her debut is more instrumentally driven [...]

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¡Hola! ¿Cómo Te … Erm … What? - Our First Spanish Lesson at Las LiLas School

July 24th, 2008 · 34 Comments · My Hobbies

You didn’t think I was joking when I said Cynthia is going to learn Spanish after Fernando Torres scored the goal that won Spain the UEFA Cup 2008, did you?  So I join her, under one condition.  Stay tuned and you may hear about it in September this year.
To learn Spanish is one of Cynthia’s [...]

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Stripping My Own Song into Just Four Lines and an Orange Lit Valve That Glows Within - My First V-blog (Prelude) Episode 6

July 23rd, 2008 · 13 Comments · Music Journal

If you still don’t get it, don’t be concerned.  Most don’t.  I am terrible in communication.  Next week the video should be out - baring any unexpected exciting events that may appear from nowhere, that I am compelled to blog about, that push my most-don’t-get-it mini-series schedule to yet another week.
After I finished working on [...]

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The Dark Knight - Being the Rare One Who Cannot Connect to the New Bat Franchise

July 22nd, 2008 · 21 Comments · Action & Thriller, Movie Reviews

Erm.  Yawn?  Zzzz.
OK.  It is hard to write something knowing that over 90% of the population will disagree with.  And if I am to continue my ‘review career’, I have some serious recalibration to do.
Cynthia loves ”The Dark Knight”; I had a headache watching it.  So what happens?  I will get to that in just a [...]

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Ethics for the Real World by Howard and Korver - Making Better Personal Ethical Decisions for Work and Life

July 21st, 2008 · 6 Comments · Book Reviews, Non-Fiction

What does ethics mean to you?  I asked this question to the people around me and the responses commonly point to a state of vagueness, and of confusion.  Some are able to observe ethics when lapses occur.  Most think that there are different types of ethics.  Not many are able to articulate and relate to the [...]

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