Memories

E.P.I.C and friends at NUS Arts Fest, c. 2007

Miss performing!

And I miss - - -

Kachang Putih. Anyone recognise the legendary Kachang Putih uncle from Selegie? He's such a massive institution.

Kaki King

WOAH is all I had to say after attending Kaki King just a coupla minutes ago.

quite the one-woman army, she plays the guitar, lap steel guitar, drums and piano. all with quite an amazing control of speed, intensity, and jaw dropping technique, and plus a sampler too.

From wiki:
King's style combines fret-tapping with slap bass techniques, using the guitar for percussional beats, as well as sound layering and looping, which creates a percussive and complex sound.

to top it off...

In February 2006, King was named as a “Guitar God” by Rolling Stone Magazine, becoming the first ever female to make this list in the history of the publication.



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NOTE TO SELF
to attend more gigs to inspire bob to practise more.

I don't know.

Know much, many problems. Know little, little problems. Know nothing, no problems.

Keeping the Don't Know Mind, becoming one with the all.

...I think... Don't think so much man. =)

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It has been an intense week, assignments et al concerning Communications Policy. Man, such a dry subject. But it was through a greater understanding of how countries develop their cultural policies in the face of media and technological convergence today that one realises how inherently evil the media might be. Pretty certain staying away from working directly in the media will be a course of action for the future.

Truly...and happily mad!

In many ways, I feel a drummer's role is to simply keep time as the pulse of a band. But this guy takes the cake. He's happily mad and I'm glad for him!

Blast from the Past

Was such a huge fan of this song! This is Rush Hour by Jane Wiedlin, a part of the Go Gos with Belinda Carlisle in the 80s.



Swoon.

the Windsock

going where the wind blows.

rather inspired by the movie Lions for Lambs

lions for lambs. :) neat. Nowhere have I seen such Lions led by such Lambs

Domestication at the red line.

It's quite the feeling making your own pizza and then vegging out watching dvds to pass the weekend, instead of the usual call for deliveries, and that's what Ron and I did.

Presenting Ron's "Roslyn Street Veg Special" and my "Seafood on a Crust".

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In other news, here's me going mad on Steak and extending my domestication to greater heights. Home-made white fungus with apricot seeds.

Kiasuism

Mildly humoured when I chanced upon this from the Asia1 website.

Individual kiasuness leads to collective complacency.
how refreshing to hear that I thought.

"SINGAPOREANS are well-known for a fear of losing out. They strive ceaselessly, sometimes to others' annoyance, to ensure they win.

Yet when Singapore 'lost' Jemaah Islamiah (JI) detainee Mas Selamat Kastari, who is still on the run, it was described as a 'very severe lesson in complacency'.

Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew delivered this stinging rebuke last month, declaring it a fallacy to believe that Singapore is infallible.

'It is stupid to believe we are infallible. e are not infallible. One mistake and we've got a big explosive in our midst. So let's not take this lightly,' he said.

His rebuke was directed at the security agencies as the JI leader escaped from their custody at the Whitley Road Detention Centre.

But it applied equally to Singaporeans at large, who may have been lulled by decades of peace into believing that Singapore is a place where things do not go wrong.

The Singapore paradox

THIS then is the Singapore paradox: a pervasive fear of losing (kiasu, in colloquial Hokkien), found side by side with a sense of satisfaction and security that sometimes borders on smugness.

How to square these apparently contradictory traits?

Sociologist Tan Ern Ser makes an attempt: 'Individual kiasuness leads to collective complacency.

'There is a sense that if everyone is kiasu enough and looks after their own turf, everything will be well taken care of."

Pizza at home

One starving night. The South African and Singaporean ventured out to make their own pizza, featuring kangaroo meat, too much cheese and more cheese. Heh Heh.

The new hairdo

And here it is!