Saturday, December 24, 2011

Happy Holidays!

It's the time of the year when everything starts slowing down.  It's good that this still happens.  We all need to take our breaks every now and then to keep our bodies, minds and spirits in check.  

CHEERS!! :D

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

image from 112 Katong Facebook Page

WOW!  Three months gone and so many changes in this little red dot!  Just Katong alone has 112 Katong, Tides @217, the Jago Close Coffee Shop revamp, and the Santa Grand Hotel is now opened!  Amazing work within such a small area!  Either that, or three months away has been long.

On my flight back, I made friends with a couple of travellers, and many were asking if the government sponsored my three month stint.  This immediately told me that what I just did in the last 90 days was incomprehensible!  Many commended that I was brave.  My quick reply to that, "... you mean suicidal?"

So what is my take home?

To be very very good at my craft, I have to be immersed in the right place.  And the right place at this point in my life seems to be LA.  I love living in Singapore, it's just that, this is not the place to breed artists... at this point.  Maybe later, but no, not now at this point in time.  So you get the drift.  I need to live in California.  I need to spend some time there to hone my skills.  And in order to do that, I need a job there to be able to sustain me.

Enough said. Time to put some words into action.

In the meantime, happy holidays!! :D



Friday, December 2, 2011

Gusto!

"Sing with gusto," my choir master used to tell the basses.  Now I know what she meant.  A reminder from today's readings too not to build your house on sand!

I used the time in the morning to do a little R&D.  It is not everyday that you get a close to apocalyptic look in your town!  Last evening's strong winds are the result of some high and low pressure activity near the Las Vegas area as reported by KTLA.  


How bad was it?  The damages can be seen clearly in the photo montage above.  Schools are closed, a huge tree branch fell right through my neighbour's roof, and we're all preparing for round two... tonight!