Dancando No Paraiso

just started playing DJ Max Trilogy. http://ping.fm/2UDGP

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:13:54 +0000

just started playing DJ Max Trilogy. http://ping.fm/2UDGP

Melody Gardot live web chat and show, 2009/04/23. She answers...

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:03:00 +0100

Melody Gardot live web chat and show, 2009/04/23. She answers loads of questions and plays “Baby I’m A Fool”, “Who Will Comfort Me” and “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”. Gorgeous!

One of KT Tunstall’s best performances of Black Horse and...

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:17:27 +0000

One of KT Tunstall’s best performances of Black Horse and the Cherry Tree. <3

End of term

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:15:00 +0000

Ah, end of term one, honours year. Feels good! :) This past week has been really crazy. Three essays, two exams and one program to finish. Glad it’s all over.

So I found out that a bunch of my old friends just graduated. I can’t believe it. I always used to be ahead because of the UK’s September-May academic year, too. :P Congratulations you guys! What are you going to do next? Look for jobs? Anyone going to do masters courses? I know some of you Singaporeans still have to start NS so good luck with that lol. <_<; Lydon already finished his. I wonder what course he’s going to take for uni.

It really doesn’t feel like it’s been three years since we finished high school. Crazy how time flies.

So I went out to town to print my air ticket in the library and to buy a few things, and I had walked about 20 minutes and was nearly at the uni when I realised I had forgotten my wallet and mobile. LOL seriously annoying. So I trekked in and out of town twice for a total of ~80 minutes of walking. I was damn tired to say the least. :) Fortunately my beanbag saved me when I got home.

Anyway I’m packing my luggage because I’m flying off back to Malaysia tomorrow. :) It’s 14 hours in transit, heh. Fortunately I have my DS Lite and MP3 player to keep my occupied, as well as a couple of good books on my reading list. I expect to do a lot of labyrinth runs in Etrian Odyssey 2 on the plane.

Can’t wait to meet everyone in Singapore! I know Ron’s gone home to Jakarta, but I’ll be seeing everyone else ASAP. I think Luwa, Kevin, Lydon and Nick are all in town. Are any of the girls around? Would be nice to catch up with them too, after all this time. We could still do chalet again if we have time! :P

Meeting you guys will have to wait until after Christmas; I have my uncle and his family over for Christmas. It’s going to be a little crazy with their little kids running around the house lol. :) Good to receive all the energy though!

I seriously miss all the stuff in Singapore, so I’m going to be doing a little touring around Orchard. I’m in dire need of some good dim sum, maybe some chicken rice too. +_+ Maybe we could all go to Café Cartel again (if we can afford it lol :P).

Really looking forward to going back. Anyway, back to packing for me. Write again soon!

Hiromi does an incredible live performance of Time Out with her...

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:18:10 +0000

Hiromi does an incredible live performance of Time Out with her Sonicbloom quartet. :)

The Reduced Shakespeare Company Podcast: The Authorship Question

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:40:13 +0000

Hilarious podcast episode by The Reduced Shakespeare Company discussing the authorship of Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets. (Permalink)

Only this time of the term do we get everyone on...

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:03:32 +0000

Only this time of the term do we get everyone on ‘away’ or ‘busy’. :)

Shopping, honours project, weird sleeping times

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:10:14 +0000

Yesterday after class I went out to Iceland, this little supermarket in the Wellgate, with Ice. I’d never been there before because I never noticed it, but it’s a good alternative to Tesco. Lots of variety there, for sure. I got a pack of milk chocolate digestives and a bottle of tomato ketchup. I’ll have to go back there and look around another time. The ice cream tubs looked tempting! There was a big tub of thin mint ice cream, which is my favourite flavour. :9

After Ice and I parted ways in front of his place, I went down to HMV and bought a couple of CDs. I’ve really gotten in to jazz the past few months and I’m always on the lookout for more of it. I bought Careless Love by Madeleine Peyroux and Then & Now: The Definitive Herbie Hancock. I adore Peyroux’s CD; in particular Don’t Wait Too Long, it’s so refreshing. The Herbie Hancock CD is excellent as well and I’m considering getting River: The Joni Letters now. I didn’t realise his career went back so far and that I’ve heard a fair few of his songs before.

I then went to Tesco to buy some lunch (a chicken and bacon pasta, an all-day breakfast sandwich for later, and a tropical fruit juice) and then headed down to the BSM office to check on how many hours I have booked for my driving lessons. My instructor says when I get back from my Christmas vacation we should book my practical driving test already. It’s pretty exciting, really.

Once I got home I called my brother and mum over Skype and then had a nap - which lasted about 5 hours! When I woke up at around 6pm I did a little reading for my honours project and began writing my project proposal. There’s plenty to write and I have loads of sources; I’m going to have to cut down and simplify. You might notice my honours project blog hasn’t been updated in a while, but I’ve been keeping a paper log of my activity so far and I’ll update it with that info later.

I ended up sleeping around 5am this morning and woke up at about 10am. My internal clock is really out of sync with the day, but I think it’s alright. I tend to work better during the night because there are fewer distractions. In my flat I can hear straight out onto the road and it can be a bit bothersome sometimes.

In about half an hour I’ll be leaving to go to a meeting with my honours project supervisor and after that I have my final driving lesson for this term. :)

An arrangement of the Odin Sphere theme song. This song is...

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:49:47 +0000

An arrangement of the Odin Sphere theme song. This song is absolutely beautiful, one of my favourites from any game. About 2:20, a Celtic part starts which is stunning.

This is P!nk performing “The One That Got Away” on...

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:02:46 +0000

This is P!nk performing “The One That Got Away” on her I’m Not Dead 2007 tour. I was surprised by how un-pop she is live! I like her sense of humour. She has a perfect on-stage voice too, something which is so rare today.

Yesterday it snowed in Dundee! It snowed almost the whole...

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:58:36 +0000

Yesterday it snowed in Dundee! It snowed almost the whole morning, and it’s the first time I’ve seen snow collect on the ground here. :) Beautiful!

Slow cooker attempt #2: Chicken Tikka Masala! Made on Monday,...

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:19:32 +0100

Slow cooker attempt #2: Chicken Tikka Masala! Made on Monday, 20th October, 2008.

My cat, Tom, lying on the floor in the bathroom of my house in...

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:16:00 +0100

My cat, Tom, lying on the floor in the bathroom of my house in Malaysia. He’s such a dufus sometimes.

"When a man is willing and eager, the gods join in."

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:10:30 +0100

““When a man is willing and eager,
the gods join in.””

- Aeschylus

The then-new Borders in Dundee. January 16, 2007.

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:08:03 +0100

The then-new Borders in Dundee. January 16, 2007.

British Religious Practice

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:54:00 +0100

Sam: I went to the Catholic Society earlier this evening, and they have a bar.
Me: What are the Catholic views on alcohol?
Sam: Well it's less than 10 metres between the bar and the chapel, put it that way.

Just a nice video that made me laugh. Cats are wonderful. Oh,...

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 05:43:00 +0100

Just a nice video that made me laugh. Cats are wonderful. Oh, and it reintroduced me to The Cat Empire!

Tip of My Tongue

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:19:00 +0100

Tip of My Tongue:

It’s a search system that can find words that you know, but are eluding you. This would have been useful on so many occasions!

My first attempt at using my slow cooker. Chicken, potato and...

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 03:46:00 +0100

My first attempt at using my slow cooker.

Chicken, potato and tomato stew made on Friday 17th, 2008. Admittedly the chicken slices are pretty huge and fused together!

tumblr?

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 03:42:00 +0100

Sounds interesting! I like the idea of a scrapbook weblog, so I’ll try this out.