Crooked Turret

A friend discovers Clay Aiken’s Sacrificial Love

myrlinn — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:46:09 +0000

So I was with my friend yesterday, and she was enthusiastically telling me about her latest craze, Dancing With The Stars, especially a certain Mark Ballas. Then she asked me if I knew that the contestants had danced to Clay’s “Sacrificial Love”– she saw it on youtube. And, of course, I was puzzled. I didn’t remember his song ever [...]

Nusa Idaman in Nusajaya — not bad at all

myrlinn — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:17:57 +0000

Last Sunday, we had the opportunity to go check out more properties in Johor, this time courtesy of UEM, which organised a Hari Raya Open House at Nusajaya Centre complete with convenient pick-up from Jurong Point (well, convenient for us, anyway, since we live nearby). Quite a bit of effort had obviously been made. Food was plentiful [...]

Singapore Idol: Syltra Lee Out, Lucked Out!

myrlinn — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:00:04 +0000

So Syltra Lee was the one eliminated this week, victim of a phone voting system that seems to be eliminating some of the more talented singers. But, in Syltra’s case, I think she got lucky. I saw her in the Top 24 show, and she exuded genuineness, style, attitude and personality. Fast forward to this [...]

Clay Aiken to release new CD in 2010

myrlinn — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:23:05 +0000

The actual focus of the news is Clay signing with a new record label (Source: Clayonline.com August 10 2009 news), but for me, the exciting part is of course.. NEW CD!!! The first half of 2010 seems just a bit too far away, though. Why, that could be as long as year. I sure wish he [...]

inSingapore: Singapore Science Centre

myrlinn — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:50:38 +0000

I last visited the Singapore Science Centre decades ago, so it’d been on my mind to visit it again. Finally made it there a few days ago, and to be honest, found it a little worn round the edges. Must be quite a job maintaining so many exhibits especially over a busy National Day weekend, [...]

inSingapore: National Museum of Singapore

myrlinn — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:51:25 +0000

I heard from my friend, Gregory, recently, and he reminded me that I hadn’t blogged in a long time! Haven’t been spending much time in front of the computer, that’s why. But, he sure called at the right time, because recently I visited a couple of places I definitely want to comment on. First off, [...]

inSingapore: Singapore Art Museum

myrlinn — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:59:28 +0000

Is it bad when you go into a museum, and all you can think about is how you can create a facsimile of the art pieces yourself? Because that’s exactly what I found myself doing when I paid a visit to the Singapore Art Museum, and its new extension, 8Q sam, recently. I found myself [...]

Discovering Judge Dee

myrlinn — Thu, 28 May 2009 06:37:14 +0000

I recently found myself hooked on the Judge Dee detective series. I had never heard of Judge Dee, until I happened to spot The Chinese Gold Murders: A Judge Dee Detective Story at the local library. I’ve since read quite a few more of the Judge Dee series, and I’ve enjoyed them all. What I really [...]

“Inclusiveness” an excuse for condoning sin?

myrlinn — Thu, 28 May 2009 03:29:06 +0000

During Bible Study this week, the focus was on the incident of the Golden Calf (Exodus 32). And one of the issues we discussed was how Aaron was quick to shift the blame with excuses along the lines “it’s the people who wanted it”, “you were gone so long, Moses”. What gave me real food for [...]

Idol finale thoughts…

myrlinn — Thu, 21 May 2009 03:53:56 +0000

I tuned in to the Idol finale not expecting anything much, but it was actually a show that’s worth rewatching, with very good guest artistes, and memorable performances from the idols David Cook was AMAZING, vocally and performance-voice. What an intense, heartfelt performance. And in what turns out to be a foreshadowing of the results… Kris Allen [...]