Half Past Five.

Monday, December 31, 2007 @ 2:06 am: i love.sg

local arts is alive. its time we listen to our own homegrown talents instead of juz dismissin them.

prior to the mid 70's in australia, local musik was hardly played on their radio stations. Perception of domestik musik was poor. around the period, several group of individuals and record labels banded together to push for radio airplay for local musik. the idea is if you dun get to hear it, no one is going to know it. fast-forward to end 2007, we have seen bands like INXS, Men at Work, Savage Garden etc etc, u tell me if it werked.

there are many great local bands out there, theres the legendary Padres, the melancholik Concave Scream, the sublimal Observatory, the pulp-ish Serenaide. bands like Typewriter, Caracal, Lilac Saints, Astreal, Stoned Revivals, the Marilyns, Great Spy Xperiment, Tiramisu and so much more.. Our local musik received airplay overseas too, in the UK, the late John Peel used to play the Padres, Force Vomit and Lilac Saints on his show.

not only the musik scene, the arts scene in s'pore needs to be seen and heard too. John Clang, Geoff Ang, Francis Ng, Ken Seet, Russel Wong, local fotography heroes tat put tiny s'pore into the world map. Directors like Eric Khoo, Royston Tan, Kelvin Tong, Tan Pin Pin, they did s'pore proud. haute couture has Ashley Isham, Maki Squarepatch, SeeUTomorrow. Artists, designers like Michael Lee, Brian Gothong Tan and so on so forth.. the fact is every discipline has its own heroes, true living breathing bred in s'pore heroes.

lets all do our part, regardless of how small and insignificant it may seem. support our local acts, artists and designers. click on this link

there are so many artists, designers, fotographers , film-makers, musicians. lets give them credit and the recognition they deserve. lets all contribute to the local arts scene and push the standard higher and make s'pore a true regional arts powerhouse.

this is the last post for 2007. and may 2008 be a great year for all!

so come on, tell me.

Saturday, December 29, 2007 @ 1:24 am: love it..

seems fine though it aint no no no no
seems fine though it aint no no
I got to find me a way to flow
deep in the heart I'll seek and find it all.

Seems Fine by The Concretes (2004)

so come on, tell me.

Sunday, December 23, 2007 @ 11:40 pm: help help the wall is falling..

boring holidays.. too much time to kill in between jobs.

and, 2 more weeks to reservice. short hair days cumin again..

"... the limitations of photography are in yourself, for what we see is only what we are."

Ernst Haas (1921 - 1986)

so come on, tell me.

Friday, December 14, 2007 @ 12:36 am: on the radio

I must say it was love from the start
when you gave me a tune to sing
But I guess you'll never know
'cause some things are meant
to stay unrevealed

I heard a song on the radio
and it was sung for your ears only

When you're lost though you know
all directions by heart
take a look what's behind the scene
There are hills and trees to be climbed
when you know someone awaits your return

On The Radio by The Concretes (2006)

so come on, tell me.

Sunday, December 02, 2007 @ 11:14 pm: old man chian redux

so come on, tell me.

9:56 pm: decisions decisions

a most peculiar, most random thought..
is there a shelf-life , an expiry date to everything? does everything not match expectations, fade away or turn bad?
canned food , soft-drink, friendship , relationship..
is everything in life marked with a final date? machines break down and get replaced. food grow mold and turn bad. things get passe.
i wonder..

decisions decisions..

so come on, tell me.