My iPod's Playin'... [09.08]
State of Being : Laid back
I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
Album: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things; Genre: Acoustic
Alright, this single was long already in my ipod and the only reason I'm reviewing it now is the fact that it has been featured prominently recently as the promotional trailer ("Brighter, Bolder, Bettyer") for Ugly Betty Season 2 on Channel 5. Somehow, that trailer has managed to refuel my interest for the song!
Released as the first single from Jason Mraz's third studio album "We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.", the song is his most successful single worldwide to date, reaching number one in Sweden and Norway, peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart (before sliding to #13 in the following week), and the top ten in Austria, Australia, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy. Prior to this album, his previous offering "Mr. A-Z" gathered only moderate commercial success even though it did churn out the 2006 hit single "Geek In The Pink".
With its acoustic arrangement and "bouncy" tune especially the chorus, it is not difficult to find yourself humming along to it just after one listening. In fact, I can almost imagine seeing an overcast sky suddenly clearing up with a beautiful rainbow hanging amidst a cloudless blue sky as soon as the song is played on the radio. Yes, this single somewhat just has that "therapeutic" effect which will simply cheer you up on a bad day!
Let us all sing it NOW then:
Open up your plans and damn you're free
Look into your heart and you'll find love love love love
We're just one big family
And it's our godforsaken right to be loved loved loved loved loved
Vvroooom!!!!
State of Being: The Race is On!
Amidst the F1 publicity everywhere, I can never fathom what is so exciting about the event and why would someone pay as much as S$1,500 per night! to stay at a hotel just so that he can view the F1 race from the room. That is, until I personally witness the racing cars, with their roaring engines doing their practice session this afternoon from our old office!!!
Singapore Biennale 2008 [Part 1]
an image of a little girl pleading for help
an image of a man crying in pain
***3-0... in Toronto
What a way to mark my crossing over to the "3-0" as I spent my special day amongst new colleagues over dinner at the revolving 360 Restaurant at the CN Tower in Toronto. At a height of 553.33m, the CN Tower is the world's tallest free-standing structure and has the world's hightest public observatory. The floor in the 360 Restaurant rotates once every 72 minutes allowing a complete and unobstructed view of the city below. With magnificant view, delectable food and good company, I couldn't ask for a more memorable way to spend the day!
At 342m, here's me crouching very carefully on top of the Glass Floor!!
Also at 342m, check out the view from the Outdoor Observation Deck.
Earlier that week, my colleagues in Singapore had also thrown a mini party before I flew off to Toronto over the weekend for the meeting. Thank you all for remembering!
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StarStruck
Wow! Saw so many stars over last weekend in Hong Kong that I couldn't believe it myself!!! Models, actors, singers, sport stars, political figures, and even some of whom have already left us, *yikes* I managed to get up close & personal with them all!!!!
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