I’ve said it before and I will say it again. She is young, she is talented, she is ambitious, and at the age of 22, there are few artists who have released a dozen of commercially successful albums in three different languages. As mentioned in my previous post (April 2008), I had my hopes and fears [...]
Entries from May 30th, 2009
Korean / Japanese Singer BoA’s First English Album Is Now On Our Daily Playlist – Best&USA
May 30th, 2009 2 Comments
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Snippet Of My Life Episode 20 – Extreme Idol, Extreme Sport, Extreme Spanish Verb
May 27th, 2009 2 Comments
Extreme Idol So Adam Lambert didn’t win the title. On the next day, I briefly joined the countless of fans reading through hundreds of comments easily found in the Internet. It was as though we all need a global support group, to hear that common voice. Majority of the younger audience these days probably won’t [...]
Tags: American Idol · F1 · Spanish class
My Dog and My Family, One Day at a Park
May 24th, 2009 11 Comments
I wonder if any of you remember precisely what you did during the New Year Day, or on that day, what has gone into your mind. I didn’t. As I processed my digital mountain worth of photo backlog, the timestamp of this particular photo collection tells me that on New Year Day, my family took [...]
Tags: hong kong · Hong Kong December 2008 / January 2009 Trip · Nik Software Color Efex Pro 3.0 · Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G VR · Nikon Capture NX2 · Nikon D700 · Nikon SB-900
A Preview of N97 – The New Nokia Flagship Mobile Device To Die For
May 21st, 2009 4 Comments
As I was holding the beautiful pearl white Nokia N97 during the preview session held in Nokia’s Headquarter in Singapore, lost in words I was. Researchers say that most car buyers make a decision within minutes of stepping into the cabin. I say the same for the wireless phones. Or shall I say, the world’s [...]
Tags: blogger event · N97 · nokia · nokia event
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami – An Inspirational Read
May 20th, 2009 4 Comments
Recently, I have started reading the Japanese writer Haruki Murakami’s works and I love them immensely. The rather long short stories collection “Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman” and the rather short full length novel “After Dark”. When I saw his [rather short] memoir on the book shelf using running as a central theme, as someone who [...]
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Photos of Taman Safari Taken During Our Trip to Bandung, Indonesia
May 18th, 2009 14 Comments
I agree with Haruki Murakami: The older we get, the busier we become. Maybe as I acquire wisdom and experience, more opportunities open up; maybe time is taking a chip off my efficiency, slowly but surely. It is a good and a bad problem at the same time. I enjoy writing pieces that are more [...]
Tags: Bandung Dec 2008 Trip · Nik Software Color Efex Pro 3.0 · Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G VR · Nikon Capture NX2 · Nikon D700 · Nikon SB-900
Use My Coupon and Get a Telltale Games Episode for US$5 Each (44% Discount)!
May 15th, 2009 No Comments
You may recall in 2007 I was passionately writing the reviews for the Sam & Max Season One episodes that were released monthly. Undeniably one of the best adventure games ever made and the episodes have consistently received positive rating from PC Gamer magazine and others. In celebrating the 5th anniversary, Telltale Games is giving [...]
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Star Trek – Looking Through the Eyes of a Non-Trekkie
May 13th, 2009 4 Comments
Here is one dark secret of mine: I was once imprisoned by a few brainwashed Trekkies insisted that I should watch and internalize the visual messages of Captain Kirk and his pointy ears companion. Every evening, I was seated in front of the TV watching one of the 6 Star Trek films in random order. [...]
Tags: Chris Pine · Star Trek · Zachary Quinto
Thai Arthouse Film “Ploy” Is Not Quite My Cup Of Tea
May 12th, 2009 No Comments
I have a high level of tolerance when it comes to art-house type of movies but “Ploy” seems to be out of my league. I don’t mind those long minutes of waiting for something to happen like that one foreign film with a boy and an old man watching the sunset, in real time. So [...]
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Mission, Inc. by Kevin Lynch and Julius Walls, Jr. – Using Business for the Common Good, Yes We Can
May 9th, 2009 No Comments
By the authors’ definition, social enterprises are businesses whose purpose is to change the world for the common good. And “Mission, Inc.” is a practitioner’s guide of building and sustaining such businesses of unique nature. Maybe you too share the same sentiment with me and wonder why our economy rewards businesses that do not bear the full [...]
Tags: Julius Walls Jr. · Kevin Lynch · McGraw-Hill Book Review Blogger