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Random link: 25 clever ideas to make life easier

soph — Thu, 10 May 2012 03:42:19 +0000

Stumbled upon this in the middle of deadline Friday last week, couldn’t even remember how I found it, but thought it was pretty cool just the same. I should try me some of these:

My Dia Frampton interview

soph — Mon, 07 May 2012 03:05:15 +0000

A while ago, I blogged about how excited I was to be interviewing Dia Frampton. Finally, here’s a link to the story, which was recently published in hot Magazine, Issue 194. I had to shorten it for print due to space restraints, but you can read the full-length version here. (Please [...]

The PS22 Chorus covers ‘Live Your Life’ by Yuna

soph — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:03:40 +0000

This is all kinds of awesome because the PS22 Chorus is amazing, inspiring and an example of everyday people touching the world and making a difference, and Yuna is a constant reminder that success does come to the talented and hardworking. Yes, I know luck also plays a part, but I like to think [...]

Project 365 – March

soph — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:40:52 +0000

Happy to report that March was a lot more productive, taking photos-wise. Here are a few – turns out it was a pretty good month for events. Check out the rest.

036: At the launch of Stephen Rahman-Hughes’ debut Malay album. What a voice.

038: A fantastic semifinal match, even [...]

Kaylin turns two: A letter

soph — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 03:10:05 +0000

My darling Kaylin,

Happy, happy birthday! I can hardly wrap my head around it, but you’re officially two years old.

Your first year went by a lot slower than your second, maybe because all you did was eat, sleep and poop an awful lot. You took your first steps the day after your [...]

Kony 2012: It’s not about Kony

soph — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 03:14:38 +0000

This is a new viral video that aims to raise awareness about Joseph Kony, a fugitive rebel leader in Africa with a long list of atrocities, including kidnapping children and forcing them to become child soldiers. It’s directed by Jason Russell, co-founder of the non-profit group Invisible Children. It’s also garnered plenty of [...]

Project 365 – February

soph — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 03:29:01 +0000

My attempt at cultivating the habit of taking more photographs continues. Here’s all four of my photos from February. I should really start calling this “Project ___”.

“She looks like an eight-year-old!” Jessie said when I tweeted this photograph. “Make her stop!” Actually, Kaylin wasn’t posing for me. This was a lucky shot. [...]

A series of unfortunate events

soph — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 02:47:01 +0000

It was one of those weeks. Where everything feels off balance and/because everything that can go wrong does. Sometimes, more than once.

I made three fruitless trips to the Malaysian Open tennis tournament because every time I went, the matches either got rained out or cancelled due to injury. My SIM card died just as [...]

Sometimes, I get lucky

soph — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 02:27:11 +0000

A bunch of us colleagues and ex-colleagues (and a boyfriend) got together for brunch last Saturday morning. A small reunion of sorts, if you will.

Four of us had left, one had gone freelance (that would be yours truly), and there had been many changes to the company since, but as far as we were [...]

Talking to Dia Frampton

soph — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 03:09:47 +0000

I was so excited to be interviewing Dia Frampton that I almost forgot to turn on my voice recorder. Which would have been quite disastrous and totally unprofessional.

I interview a lot of people in my line of work, and I usually get butterflies right before I speak to a star because I’m so excited. [...]