new soul.

New Soul - Yael Naim

Totally digging this song. Sounds like those kind of 'lazy' songs which u listen at night. It's a nice change from all the electronic beats and techno sounds i've been listening to recently.

"I'm a new soul
I came to this strange world
Hoping I could learn a bit but how to give and take
But since I came here, felt the joy and the fear
Finding myself making every possible mistake"

New Soul - Yael Naim


Totally brought this **** upon myself. but oh well.. let's see how it ends up then. Maybe then, i'll be a new soul again.

going, going, gone

First it was Laos, then Thailand, then now, Shanghai... oh well, i guess what's yours will be yours, what's not, will never be. haha.. it's ok!

Maybe staying in local it's not that bad afterall, provided i don't get the other overseas internship. haha! It means... GRADUATION TRIP!! haha!! i probably would've saved up enough to go for a holiday next year! haha.. that'll be some cool shit. haha!

blame it on the boogie...

Caught 'The Brothers Bloom' today at GV Vivo Cinema Europa with roo. oh, i must say the movie's really great, nice plot of a perfect con job.

We're truly a weird pair. As everyone's queueing to watch Transformers, we're there watching 'The Brothers Bloom'. I doubt most have heard about it, not much publicity given to them anyway. haha. roo and i agreed that Adrien Brody (the guy from The Pianist) looks really earnest. Other leading actors were Mark Ruffalo, Rachel Weisz and this japanese Rinko Kinkuchi i think (not too sure of her name). haha..

dont blame it on the sunshine
dont blame it on the moonlight
dont blame it on the good times
blame it on the boogie..

roll, roll, roll your boat.

'Return lies in hasty keys'

Watched 'Secret' on some mio tv channel just now. haha.. Watched it once already, but i decided i had to watch it, cause i wanted to hear the piano pieces. My favourite being Black Keys by Chopin.

i think i'm going classical.. i tune into 92.4FM on my radio. LOL.. Recently i heard a harmonica piece on air, impressive. It's time to pick up the harmonica! haha.. Maybe i'll join the busking trade one day.

Roo and i were walking along the streets of Orchard, on a friday night, when we saw this couple busking outside Taka. They were pretty good i must say, loud amps, nice location. The lady sang old favourites from Abba etc, while the guy (most probably her spouse) was playing the accompaniment on the keyboard i think. haha..

*my neighbours are jamming again*
So we sat down opposite them, and listened to them perform for 3 songs before they stopped for a break. At the end of the 3 songs, i took out 2bucks and gave it to them, for their performance. This is the first time i've found busking an entertainment and actually sat at the side to listen, and 'paid' them for the performance.

*after about a 1 month hiatus, my neighbours are jamming again*

Earth Wind and Fire

RETROOOOoooOOOoo BABY!!

I'm so in love with the disco beats.. think songs by Earth Wind and Fire. As corny as the name sounds, it's hippie music for the soul. Songs like 'September', 'Boogie Wonderland', and my favourite 'Let's Groove'. haha! some old school stuff..

glad to be an inspiration.

i feel that every posting is a reflection. and today i'm glad to be an inspiration to someone i never would've thought i'd inspire. I felt a little shocked, but i think he's interesting. An interesting man. Not someone i would and will know, and have encountered before..

Sometimes i'm so bothered by religion, it makes me wonder if i do it for myself or i do it for someone else. Looking at that, it doesnt seem to me that having a religion makes one a better person. My closest kin is the perfect example, doing great in everything related to her faith, but failing at everything else from kinship to studies to health to financial management.

Sometimes i wonder, religion teaches you to be good, does religion change you for the better? Other than being stronger in your faith, does religion make you a better person? Can the force of religion create a utopian world.. well, i know for myself, the answer is no. haha..

over and out.

The term break is almost over. Well, i dont feel least refreshed with the ongoing projects and assignments. BAHHHHHHH!!!

My house seems like an attraction for the tourist-y lizards hanging around.. waiting for any visible opening, and attempting to crawl in. I'm glad there's this amazing sticky tape thingy, which works so damn well, it traps them there until i throw it away. They're usually dead by then. haha!

o mio babbino caro

Was at Botanic Gardens yesterday with my mum for 'Opera in the Park' by the Singapore Lyric Opera. Quite cool.. a taste of high culture. haha! All around us, there were people with picnic mats, some food, and WINE! and some people playing cards with the backdrop of the orchestra behind them, some with their extremely well-trained dogs.. a total myriad i can say. Mum and i were 'scrutinizing' the happy picnickers around us. haha..

I was pretty glad, the whole programme consisted of small parts from many different operas, such as The Magic Flute, Marriage of Figaro, Gianni Schicchi, Barber of Seville etc etc. If not, i think i'll probably be on my way to sleep halfway through..

Oh oh! and after the whole show, while we were walking out. There was this lady holding onto this little girl and happily singing 'o mio babbino caro' to her. So the lady explained to her that this piece is about this lady who is trying to convince her dad to allow her to marry this man she loves, and if he disagrees, she will jump off the bridge.. AND the little girl's so adorable! she asked if the lady jumped off the bridge. haha. maybe she knew it'll be a sad ending after all..

changes again.

A change of plans. No more Thai Thai Thailand, i may be heading to Shanghai for my internship!! wooohoo! However.. it's like 10 weeks of F&B, with 10 weeks of front office. Not too bad, i guess, to get to live at Shanghai for 5 months. haha!


sometimes when people look sad, i'll start to wonder.. Why do you look so glum...?

oh my...

Oh my!! Today i went for piano lesson on the wrong day. Should have been tmr instead..

Oh my!! PATA is no longer accepting overseas interns. hmm. maybe i should start considering china..

Oh my!! a double whammy in less than 1 min. what a shock that was. Ok, maybe the wrong piano day was more of a shock, cause i'm already mentally prepared for a probable PATA rejection..

All we have to do is to look at the bright side, cause sometimes not everything will go your way. Maybe the 'other' way will lead you to something even better!