204 COUNTRIES ARE READING THIS BLOG.   THANKS TO FLAG COUNTER STATISTICS.   AF Afghanistan AX Aland Islands AL Albania DZ Algeria AS American Samoa AD Andorra AO Angola AI Anguilla AG Antigua and Barbuda AR Argentina AM Armenia AW Aruba AU Australia AT Austria AZ Azerbaijan BS Bahamas BH Bahrain BD Bangladesh BB Barbados BY Belarus BE Belgium BZ Belize BJ Benin BM Bermuda BT Bhutan BO Bolivia BA Bosnia and Herzegovina BW Botswana BR Brazil IO British Indian Ocean Territory VG British Virgin Islands BN Brunei Darussalam BG Bulgaria BF Burkina Faso BI Burundi CV Cabo Verde KH C ..read more

  Coffee Prepared By A Robot Barista  @ Jurong Mall, Singapore. Video from: Andy Lim. Drinking coffee is so popular with the world that in every nook and corner of any public place one could easily find a coffee house.  After lunch at a nasi padang corner [coconut rice, peanuts and fish with chilly] we were looking for a hot drink and chanced upon a little coffee corner. But it was different. The barista wasn't human.  With ease and robotic agility we watched in silence and were in awe as the coffee 'guy' prepared our brew. Perfect cuppa indeed and well-blended as ..read more

Siva Choy: 'Why You So Like Dat?' 50,000 vinyl copies sold. https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/artist-detail/music/11659-choy-siva There are many moments when I find a rush going to my head; that there are generous people out there who write positively about others but yet do not reveal who they are. Old Bloke is one. Thank you for writing this piece about Siva Choy. Singapore 60s Music fans will ever be grateful for this gem of a write-up about him.  "There'll never be another Siva Choy. And the world will be a poorer place for it. The most apt description I've ever heard of Siva was while jo ..read more

 UP TO 300 VIEWS IN 5 HOURS Gita Gutawa with the perfect pitch ! https://www.kkbox.com/sg/sc/playlist/CquS9RnPpwXnbegUIF SELAMAT HARI RAYA  AIDIL FITRI 2024 TO ALL MUSLIM READERS  AND FRIENDS It's goodbye Puasa! And hello RAYA ! Watch this video. Gita Gutawa: 'Idul Fitri'  [up to 5 Million views] YouTube video from Sony Music Entertainment. It's one of the best videos I have seen these years; a very well produced piece  and truly great viewing. Full of vitality in an Arabian market atmosphere, the message of forgiveness and love is clearly exemplified on t ..read more

  If you take information from this blog, do acknowledge the contributing writer and the blogger.  Out of politeness, credit them after your written article, book, documentary, etc. because copying is nothing but stealing. We are aware because of tracking devices that check personal digital footprints on this blog. Thank you ..read more

Ronald and his group of cycling friends in the 1950's when Singapore was wild with unguarded fruit trees and empty roads. "I found a key which happened to be a master-lock key..." https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/bicycle-lock-with-the-pole A delightfully enchanting tale from good friend, Ronald Ho, that may not move any young person's heart today. But I love it! There were no handphones, lap-tops, digital games or bubble-tea drinks but lots of good 'clean' fun, fruits and BICYCLES! Thanks Ron. Andy, all kampong boys somehow learn to ride bicycles even though they do not have the ..read more

  MILLION PLUS VIEWS It hit a high of 3.5M+ views on Good Friday April 2024 ..read more

 A reflection on Passion Week … Jesus, The Passover Lamb. Recently, I recalled my time in Cambridge during Lent term commemorating Jesus’ last week on earth, also known as Passion Week. Although Pontius Pilate found Jesus innocent, he let Jesus to be crucified. He even gave Jesus a Latin title as inscribed in IESVS NAZARENVS REX IVDÆORVM, meaning “Jesus The Nazarene, the King of Jews”. One may commonly find INRI on internet images as given above.  Beautiful Hymn: O Sacred Head Now Wounded: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgkVTtT-0xg&list=RDUgkVTtT-0xg&start_radio=1 John 1 ..read more

  Harry Cheok won the Johnny Lion of Singapore Competition in the 60s, for some years now. He has kindly allowed me to post his videos when he was singing at the Chinese Swimming Club.  ..read more

Our former Singapore Prime Minister,  Lee Kuan Yew [LKY] who passed away on 23 March, 2015. Meeting Former PM Lee Kuan Yew In Person: LKY was my mum's most favourite person; she would attend all his rallies and his talks... I was with her all along since 12 years of age. I was so excited when I had a brief encounter in a taxi and LKY was in his car driven by the chauffer, stopped by the traffic light next to our taxi. He looked at me and gave me a wave with the most kindly smile, I shouted to my mum saying, "It's LKY there next to us!" ?  I never forget this brief encounter w ..read more