Apr 2, 20204 records that I prefer to listen to aloneMany of us have had to contend with our own thoughts for quite a bit in these last two weeks. The Covid-19 pandemic that’s decimating the earth has forced a lot of us to adjust to new ways of working, new ways of eating and fundamentally, new ways of existing. …Lists4 min readLists4 min read
Dec 26, 2019Memorybilia: Richard Hawley’s ‘Coles Corner’One record, one memory Normally with these things, I focus on a certain record’s association with a specific memory I’ve come to cherish but this is one record that’s attached itself to quite a few fond ones at this (hopefully) half-way point of my existence. I should probably go back…Music7 min readMusic7 min read
Oct 23, 2019There is always a bigger villainYou might’ve heard. The latest superhero movie to grace the screen recently is not a movie about superheroes at all, but about one of its finest villains. The movie follows Arthur Fleck, a social outcast who works as a clown-for-hire in the day but has secret aspirations of being a…Movies6 min readMovies6 min read
Aug 20, 2019Is it okay if I don’t want to talk about things I am interested in?I’ve often joked with my wife that I just may one of the easiest people in the world to buy a gift for. Not that it’s entirely due to the fact that I am a person that can easily be satisfied by simple things, which is of course true. I…Geek6 min readGeek6 min read
Jun 19, 2019This is the greatest movie ever made, for a fanSpoilers ahead. Then again, can a movie like this really have spoilers? There is a moment in Godzilla: King of the Monsters when I found myself both simultaneously sniggering in ridicule and chortling in glee. It was the moment when Godzilla was called out from his near-death state by the…Films5 min readFilms5 min read
May 23, 2019The greater the love, the greater the disappointment?Potential spoilers And just like that, it’s gone. Eight seasons and 73 episodes later, the show we’ve come to adore so greatly, Game of Thrones, drop its final curtain call on Monday to a generous buzz saw of criticism, disparaging remarks and general blood-gurgling. Fans have been baying for blood…Game Of Thrones4 min readGame Of Thrones4 min read
May 3, 2019The 5 most cherished music-related memories I have of my fatherMy dad passed about a month ago. It’s bewildering when you lose someone who was always present in most of your existence so far. They leave a gap in your life’s narrative and trying to fill it directly becomes almost futile for those who try. So we learn to deal…Music5 min readMusic5 min read
Apr 15, 2019Is the unredeemable finally redeemed?A guy opens to the door to his empty apartment. It’s ten minutes after eight so it’s pitch black. The day started at seven in the morning and it has felt every bit as long as it’s been. He flips only the switch to the inner porch light because he…Television6 min readTelevision6 min read
Mar 20, 2019Memorybilia: The Smashing Pumpkin’s ‘Siamese Dream’One record, one memory It was between 1993 and 1994. I was a lower-middle class Chinese recluse who was suffering academically, completely inept at any sport and absolutely obsessed with death metal. Yes, death metal. The genre of music that supposedly comes packaged with goat’s blood, bat’s head and socially…Thesmashingpumpkins9 min readThesmashingpumpkins9 min read
Dec 14, 2018Interesting bite-sized things that I loved from the 12 books I read this year.I no longer concern myself with the perceived credibility of the books I choose to read. I’ve abandoned for many years now, the notion that there are books I ‘should’ read, in favor of just reading books I ‘want’ to read. But is that enough to spur me into a…Books9 min readBooks9 min read
