a dancing star!

Philosophical Myths of the Fall, by Stephen Mulhall, is my 15th purchase of 2006. It is a fine book, and follows his earlier effort On Film. Stephen taught at Essex’s Philosophy department during my time in the mid-1990s; he lectured in an always clear and exhilirating manner, free from the ego-dramatics that consumed Mark [...]

There are as many types of programs on TV these days as there are stars out on a clear moonless night, from documentaries and journalistic truth-seekers, to soap operas of one kind or another, to Talk Shows and its latest variation, part of the all-new, all-improved Generation-Zzzz programming, reality television.

This is a series of posts about a 2-day writing workshop that I attended in late March. I wanted to keep track of what I had scribbled on various pieces of paper and so decided to post the results of those exercises here.
After handling motivations (see below), we moved on to dialogue. I hate [...]

I must tell you all about the new kid on the block, Books2Anywhere.com (www.books2anywhere.com). Their website is basic, without screaming graphics or user ratings; you can’t read excerpts and individual book information (publishers, etc) is non-existent. Oh, and they “only” sell books.
But their pricing is very competitive and they don’t over-charge on shipping either, unlike [...]

I am old enough to remember when KFC was Kentucky Freid Chicken, when Colonel Saunders hawked his “secret recipe” fried chicken. Back then, in 70s Singapore, there was no concept of fast food, partly because as a child growing up, I didn’t know what “fine dining” meant. I don’t recall why I liked Kentucky Fried [...]

Allow me to indulge myself in a rant.
One of the reasons why this site has seen little activity is due to the near completion of my new abode, The Berth. It is the first development on Sentosa, an island off Singapore. Unfortunately, the excitement in anticipation of finally moving into my apartment is being negated [...]