I watched Three Times on Patrick’s suggestion. In a surfeit of director Hou Hsiao-hsien’s illusory visual enchantments - comprising captivating yet evanescent love-tinted tableaux arranged sublimely upon kaleidoscopic period settings - this trinity of tales stands out for the candor of its recurring romantic leads, who deftly weave passion, tension, anticipation - the multifaceted collage [...]
It gets so very messy whenever I try to write anything, inspired or required, when a phrase or tune gets stuck in my head, repeating itself endlessly in what I can only qualify as mocking torment. Coupled with the intoxicating Chinese/Japanese music that I’ve been hooked on lately - think persistent strands of principally foreign [...]
Oh ho ho, I’ve come across a veritable gold mine of laughs, right here on the Internet. A student has apparently written a program that cross references IPs logged by Wikipedia (whenever someone edits something) to an IP directory. This allows the tracing of IP addresses to various specific organizations.
Naturally, I immediately looked up my [...]
I now possess a Nintendo DS Lite, which was purchased just yesterday. All I can say is, you won’t believe how addictive Pokemon Diamond is until you realize you’ve spent the better part of the day trying to catch ‘em all. I chose the water-based one as my starting pet, by the way - it’s [...]
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Lillix - It’s About Time
Patrick, of all people, introduced me to this song. And now I can’t stop hitting replay.
Yesterday was eventful. I had a rough time in school, something I would very much not want to relive. Thankfully, it was a short day, and the depressing feeling of frustration arising from being deep in shit dissipated as quickly and unexpectedly as it had came.
Still, things did not go altogether peachy for the rest [...]
Mobile phones are such an integral part of Asian (well, East Asian) life that now, even love seems to be regularly transmitted through the airwaves. This fixation on romance via technology, which I find interesting to say the least, is manifested in the two songs showcased below. Both are personal favourites - well, I am [...]
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Avril Lavigne - When You’re Gone [LIVE @ AOL Music Sessions]
Who would’ve thought? Singing live was never her forte - I guess she put in quite a bit of practice for this one.
I quite like the song, too. Her slower songs are generally far superior to her faster tracks.
I recently watched Babel, and, yes, I agree with popular opinion that it, along with Pan’s Labyrinth, among a few other films that I haven’t yet caught, constitute the best movies released last year.
Babel is not unique in the epic scale of its interlocking, intertwining narratives of different lives - the brilliant Crash immediately springs [...]
I thoroughly enjoyed the post titularly-named hour-long session at the Esplanade with Sebastian Tan of Broadway Beng fame. This guy can sing.
He executed his varied repertoire (comprising songs from plays, English and Mandarin classics, karaoke favourites, and some Hokkien pieces I’ve never heard) with considerable skill and wit, delightfully flaunting his versatility as a vocalist [...]
