The one and only church rehearsal is over. I got to see the groom-to-be skipping down the aisle. I also got to play the piece twice on a decent electric piano … and finally solved my problem of having a page turner who is either a stranger, can’t read scores, or both – by getting Kevin Tong, who won’t be playing his guitar until the worship songs come on. Phew!
Earlier this week, I had a strange dream. I dreamt that I and a group of classmates were sightseeing in another country. Being a dream, I did not know the name of the country but it felt like a more exotic Asian country, bustling with nightlife and low-lying shophouses. As we walked down the street…
I just learnt that my personal tutor in law school, Prof John Parkinson, passed away on 19 February 2004 of a brief illness. I remember the first time I met him back in 1997. I knocked on his door at the appointed meeting time. I was standing in a hallway lined with with many other…
It is disturbing to see myself becoming tardier about punctuality. Over the last few years I have developed this unrealistic belief that more things can be squeezed into less time and that I can magically appear at another part of Singapore in a few minutes, in a parallel universe where no traffic exists and car…
I spent some time in the studio this evening. We’re moving house in a month’s time, so there’s lots of packing to do. I’ve been looking at new Macs (G4s and iBooks and Titanium Powerbooks) to see what would best suit my current lifestyle of design and music. Very nice to see, but deathly to…
I am postponing all social engagements until after my exams*. I won’t be responding to emails, comments, showing up at dinners or anything that will take up too much time. Likewise I won’t be giving my input on links you want me to check out, or long articles to read. The only other things I’m…
Just got back from a work trip and learned many things that were mainly ‘soft skills’ that cannot be taught in school or textbooks. You come to realise that being a technical expert or specialist may be the baseline, but on top of this, other aspects come into play when discussing issues at international or…