I’ll like to thank the U-weekly team for always keeping me in mind. You guys rock! This article is out on this week (29 Jun 09)’s U-weekly magazine. If you wanna read more about other Singapore singers like Kit Chan, Tanya Chua, etc, go grab one!
My first cassette tape was Michael Jackson’s “Bad”. I really cannot explain why at the age of 10, I would want to own that piece of plastic; All I knew was, his music opened my mind to a whole realm of explosive and wondrous music, which led me to dig further into the pursuit of music. Of course I’m not doing dance or anything near his sort of music now. But his music inspired me, at age 10, that anything is possible.
Do you really think there’s gonna be anybody close to what he had achieved coming up in the next 20-30 years? No, I really don’t think so. Nowadays, we’re probably gonna get more people like Paul Potts and Susan Boyle. Which is excellent as well, but I believe the definition of a legend involves immense hard work and popularity which span over decades, and most importantly, changes, good changes.
This is my favourite song.
I can’t believe I have been disturbed by his death for the whole day.
…. always makes me hungry. Don’t you too, when you work?
I just feel emptied out after that. Supper supper!
I’d been wanting to go to this Mint Museum of Toys for AGES! Finally we set foot into this wonderland and lo and behold, the history of toys came pouring over me left right centre - how Mickey Mouse, Betty Boop, Batman, Popeye, Barbie dolls etc evolved over the years… It was so nostalgic to also see styrofoam DIY planes, blow-bubble-balloon-toys, shuttlecocks, old-school skipping ropes etc for sale –> You really have to go and see for yourself to feel the wash of nostalgia.
One of the best things that happened was…we bumped into the boss of the museum! I had known that it’s opened by a local.. when I went to the top level (the café), I saw a boss-looking man very at ease in the café; so I asked teasingly if he is the boss. To my amazement, he said yes. Then began a surprise personalised guide-tour of the signage in the café, most of which span from the 1920s! From the horse’s mouth, the museum will undergo a makeover soon, so go now while you still can see the original look!
2 days later, I was browsing my friends’ blogs; imagine my surprise when I see these absolutely lovely pictures…










