Monthly Archives: September 2005

White Elephants and Morality

Posted on September 29, 2005 by kelchan

I wonder what people overseas would think of Singapore if they follow the Singapore cities guide in The Economist. An extract: Khoo d’etat Eric Khoo, Singapore’s top film-maker, is earning plaudits at home and abroad for his latest effort, “Be … Continue reading →

Posted in Oh Singapore!, The Economist | 2 Comments

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Posted on September 29, 2005 by kelchan

…is one of the loveliest movies I’ve seen this year. Written by Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation…both of which I loved) and directed by Michel Gondry (Bjork videos), you already know you are in for a treat. I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | 3 Comments

You’re Darn Sure?

Posted on September 27, 2005 by kelchan

From front page of The Financial Times today: Bush in plea to cut use of cars and energy Remarkable shift in rhetoric for US president …“we can all pitch in by being better conservers of energy. I mean people just … Continue reading →

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Megacities

Posted on September 22, 2005 by kelchan

We’ve been watching the Megacities series on the National Geographic Channel. It really is a wonderful series. With each city, they pick one or two key ‘organs’ and peel away the layers to explain how it works. So far, we’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in TV | 3 Comments

Bad Taste

Posted on September 19, 2005 by kelchan

It was time for another Detention Class karaoke session, and someone (jamesweber?) somewhere sometime suggested that we threw a Bad Taste Party, where everyone showed up in their Baddest Taste clothes. Now, Bad Taste is quite a subtle thing…it is … Continue reading →

Posted in PartyPeople, Pix | 3 Comments

Tortured Soul

Posted on September 16, 2005 by kelchan

…was really great last night. We met Christian (drummer/singer) almost 2 years ago. He was a roomate of Pat’s ex-roomate with whom we crashed over when we were in NYC. We saw the band in SF half a year later … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | 4 Comments

CFA

Posted on September 16, 2005 by kelchan

So I am throwing myself into the abyss and signed up for the CFA exam for June 2006. sigh. I will probably been moaning and groaning about it more as the time nears, but I am also quite excited about … Continue reading →

Posted in Banker | 2 Comments

HAR?? Part 2

Posted on September 16, 2005 by kelchan

I bought a humidifier last night. Before anyone goes "why the hell do you need a humidifier in 99.99% humidity Singapore??", the answer is actually more ridiculous: we pay to have the air-con on every night, and now I need … Continue reading →

Posted in etc, Random Sillies | 8 Comments

Singapore and Katrina

Posted on September 15, 2005 by kelchan

Someone from Berkeley’s SMSA posted this article, Singapore and Katrina from the NYT: Indeed, Singapore believes so strongly that you have to get the best-qualified and least-corruptible people you can into senior positions in the government, judiciary and civil service … Continue reading →

Posted in News | 3 Comments

HAR?

Posted on September 14, 2005 by kelchan

Pat’s temp job in SG is to update a marketing database, i.e. call people and ask them if their information is still valid and request for info like email/website. Ang moh talking to aunties/uncles over the phone makes for some … Continue reading →

Posted in Ang Moh in SG | 17 Comments