http://melch.wordpress.com Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:46:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Oh my, what a lot has happened since I last blogged. The world's economy is in turmoil, and my financial advisor came bearing grim news regarding a certain hefty "low-risk" investment I had made a few years ago. And also the usual stuff about how I am so far off from ... http://melch.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/bread-and-butter/ For quite a while, music has been relegated to well, just a  background noise for me. I got bored listening to the CDs I had so I stopped. I would mildly bob to whatever I might recognise on the radio, and mildly tolerate D's retro/college rock band car mix. Then I borrowed ... http://melch.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/musical-discoveries/ While at a Tall Hotel, I saw a scene which reminded me of the song: Singapura, O Singapura Sunny island set in the sea Singapura, O Singapura Pretty flowers bloom for you and me Still set in the sea but the sea was so packed with ships and cranes (on reclaimed land that was once ... http://melch.wordpress.com/2008/09/20/singapura/ [caption id="attachment_289" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="You're a winner!"][/caption] Yay, my childhood friend Lauren has clinched a update: two bronzes in the Paralympics! She is such an amazing person and you know, I can't help but get peeved that there wasn't much media coverage given on her before she clinched the medal (she was ... http://melch.wordpress.com/2008/09/10/congratulations-lauren/ During Shar's ROM a few months ago, Dawn told me about how she wrote a song after hearing our church wedding message given by Pastor Wendy. I think there's something very nurturing about Pastor Wendy's ministry. She may not give the most theologically verbose sermons on earth, or organise things nicely ... http://melch.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/i-belong/ When two funny friends (and incidentally, both did our wedding photography) are featured in a movie (made by other other funny friends) as a lao beng (old gangster) and mental patient respectively, you know an objective review is not coming your way. But really, it's such a fun film to watch, I now wish I ... http://melch.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/the-days/ Some interesting things after listening to Nury Vittachi at the Asian Congress of Storytellers today. - Two of the most prominent and influential figures in history were Confucius and Jesus. They were also storytellers, who imparted life's lessons through the parable form. - Why do most folktales always have the heroes' parents ... http://melch.wordpress.com/2008/09/02/the-wisdom-from-stories/ We would have made a mighty fine couple in the 1950s I must say. Get your retro yearbook pictures here Many thanks to Abi for the intro (though we have an even better surprise for you!) http://melch.wordpress.com/2008/08/29/fake-old-pictures/ This is what I found in my old memory card: Anyone has any idea where to buy such grilles? Just before I left my 15 year old room last year. People discard things easily. http://melch.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/old-things-2/ It rained the whole time we were in Bintan this weekend. I think under normal circumstances, I would have been annoyed, because this is about the only time I get to try to get the pasty white skin a little rosier/tanner. But this time round, I was just so grateful ... http://melch.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/what-a-glorious-feelin/