Cultural Capital – Do we really have it?

Some quotations to think about it. Renaissance City Singapore: a study of arts spaces T C Chang**Department of Geography, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117570 Email: geoctc@nus.edu.sg and W K Lee****Urban Redevelopment Authority, The URA Centre, Singapore 069118 Email: lee_wai_kin@ura.gov.sg *Department of Geography, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117570 Email: geoctc@nus.edu.sg **Urban Redevelopment Authority, The [...]

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moving and moving on

I have moved here.   I am sick of the google navbar that has been sneakily put into my blog last year.  Let’s see how wordpress works out. A new lease of life begins here.  From ashes we shall rise…all for passion.

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Great Service

Yesterday, I got myself a pair of zip handles to replace those that mysteriously shredded itself apart and were falling off. Upon the advice of a punky teen seller at a keychain kinda store, (He gave great service btw, advising me to buy the cheaper keychains than the pendants to work as the zip handles. [...]

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Thanks, contractor – not.

HOME. It seems I live at a construction site. I breathe exhaust fumes from a digging machine for my daily intake of fresh air. Imagine the smell from the back of a bus whooshing right into your face from the moment the sun shines till it sets. The site below my block seems to be [...]

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Argumentative Essays

Argumentative essays are not easy to write for the good reason that it trains us not to write without a basis. It is easy to claim, make an opinion and say something simply for the sake of saying it simply because it does not require one to read and spend time reading. If argumentative essays [...]

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nail ‘em

I hate long nails. It’s a personal preference. If I was homeless, I’d visit a grocery store and then borrow their nail clippers on display and clip my nails. It’d be one of my priorities. I just feel cleaner with short nails.

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Olinda goes

It was a hairline decision, if I did make it, but I didn’t. I would like Olinda to go to the Finals because I’m a sucker for her vocals. Admittedly though, she is not that strong a performer like Sly. The body language and audience connection had to be more solid and Sly had more [...]

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Service

It’s true. Our service standards are bad and it’s gettin worse. We just don’t know how to serve! Was at Gelare’s. Service ain’t too bad already. It’s an Australian establishment employing local staff nway. I forgot to tell them I wanted the cone so they gave me a double scoop in a cup. I then [...]

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Who r u rooting for? I dunno abt Olinda’s perso…

Who r u rooting for? I dunno abt Olinda’s personality but I simply LOVE her voice. It’s second to none. But I feel she gotta let herself go. Enjoy herself while she’s at it. She sometimes seems too guarded. Sly is the all round nice guy. No matter abt the looks but his style is [...]

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Not giving one

Well, my first time. I’m not that excited. I know friends with blogs. I shouldn’t be having a blog. Not that I’m gonna discuss anything private. Maybe I can write a story here. We’ll see. I’ve been wanting to write a story since I can’t remember when. Since I’m here, I might as well grouse. [...]

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