L found the title for Leslie's song

I have this song on my playlist for the longest time but I never knew the song title. Finally found it today!:)

I'm starting with the man in the mirror...

I've been listening to MJ's songs in the office since news of his death broke. I've always loved his songs of hope and compassion and I wonder how he became the sad figure as portrayed in the media. I doubt there will be another pop icon as great as him in my lifetime. Thank you, Michael. You have left the world a better place with your wonderful music legacy.

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I heard the song Man in the Mirror not so long ago on the radio show This American Life which as entertaining as it is educational. I do think it might be a better idea to make fans pay a nominal sum to maintain the podcast. The rest who wants it free can easily download it from the dozens of file hosting sites out there.

Khalsa Dharmak Sabha

Khalsa Dharmak Sabha
Originally uploaded by Kobacabana.

It has been a long while since I hit the roads and taking photos of the sights of Singapore. Was walking in the Mt Sophia area when I saw this pretty temple. I am once again reminded there are interesting things to see in Singapore despite its small size. One just has to walk with eyes open.

A little break from the grungy sappy songs

beyond burma

I just had dinner with prof at the nice, trendy restaurant at the guild house. Returning to nus on a sunday reminded me of the days holed up in the library, reading up on Burma for my paper on the drug trade there. A year had passed between those stuffy days in the library and now. Burma - the country, the people, the politics - is now tucked away like the volumes of FEER in a corner of the journals section - even as the clash between the junta and democracy continues to still rankles.

And its true we are immune
When fact is fiction and tv
And we sing the rebel tune
when indifference is our real enemy
...holding on to peace hard-won
till death itself is undone
Sunday Bloody Sunday, U2 (bootleg in my ipod)

japanophile

I found Janice Tay's blog today. Her Letters from Kyoto column in the Saturday papers almost always makes me wish I was her, living in the land of samurai and geisha and writing about it with such poetic charm every week.

I want to go to Japan again.

恋爱ing-五月天

Someone told me the songs I've been listening aren't very healthy for the psyche. The depressing nature of late is wholly unintentional and Mayday shall help to make amends with this cover originally played by cutesy band Wang Fu. (or is it the other way round?) :DDD