DCFC on Class95

On the ride home at the back of Colin's car, I was listening dreamily to the radio and the conversation between Colin and his girlfriend. Then suddenly I heard Ben Gibbard sing the lines--If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks/ I'll follow you into the dark--and I wasn't sure if I was hearing things because I certainly did not expect local radio to play DCFC.
The band's not indie anymore but not commercially successful enough to be up there with big acts like Spice Girls and Take That. Colin said the station's Class95 and turned up the volume to hear the curious emo song. I'm not sure what I feel about sharing the band I love so much with everyone else and lose that little sense of exclusivity. I hope they don't become a commercial cliche. (The late "anti-corporate" Kurt Cobain has his own action figure!?!) On the other hand, a greater popularity will mean their CD's will be cheaper and a stronger likelihood they'll come down for a concert or otherwise the local cover bands will make sure how to play their songs. :)

Ego is a stronger driving force than pain

Took part in the SAFRA half marathon this morning. It was an achievement for me because i outdid my last pathetic attempt by at least 30min. DCFC's hymn-like Soul Meets Body had been ringing in my head as I struggle through the first 17km: So brown eyes i hold you near/ cause you're the only song i want to hear/ a melody softly soaring through my atmosphere/ where is soul meeeets bodeeeey... Then my brother started pulling away at the 17km mark, and I can't let that fat ass outrun me. And "soul meets body" was replaced by the chant: "Get that fat ass, get that fat ass.." :P

1911 revolution

Time to dust some dusty kobwebs off this blog. I have been busy lately trying to come up with an essay on the 1911 Revolution of China when the Manchu monarchy was replaced by a republican government and how the revolutionary Chinese students in Japan played a part in influencing it. I can imagine how excited those overseas students were, far from home and family, plotting a revolution in their dim and cramped dormitories.

Faces

SoKo's the name

Adorable, funny and violent.

Tuckshop Rocks!!

Finally, I found the holy grail of hang-out joints with rocking tunes and good food!

yy and I celebrated the Pooh's birthday at Tuckshop--a cafe that resembled one in my dreams. I had a good hunch about the place upon entering the place when I saw the DJ's turntables. Though I wanted to, I didn't get to talk to the DJ; he spinned the best rock music I ever heard in a cafe. He spun songs from The Cure, AC/DC, The Strokes and some totally awesome punk rock songs I have never heard before.

Damn, I need to check out the live band and DJ nights with fellow music junkies! (u noe who u r!)

I'm not a foodie and I don't know what to say about the steak sandwich with a portobello mushroom, apparently the numero uno on their menu. Perhaps Popagandhi sums it up aptly as "simple and honest food."

Tuckshop
21 Tanjong Pagar Road (between Play and Oso)

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By the way, here's a little graphic to give cheapo birthday presents a bit more personality:

Just print it and stick it on the present like this:

... and hope that the recipient will forgive you for giving him/her YellowPages/dictionary/sudoku puzzle! :)

La Vie En Rose

I listened to an Indian version of song a lot in my brother KC's car without knowing how famous it is until I watched the movie La Vie En Rose, an enchanting biopic of the rollercoaster life of legendary French singer Edith Piaf. The moving soundtrack and Marion Cotillard's tantalizing portrayal of the petulant yet endearing Piaf make this movie a must-watch! :)