Sebastian Tan (Part II): They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway (that’s why Bengs like it)
[Read Part I here] I get exhausted watching Sebastian, or Ah Piew, as he’s known to friends, in almost any context. On stage, offstage, at friends’ parties – Seb’s almost always stealing the limelight, albeit unintentionally, with his incessant banter, dancing, singing, miming and about one soliloquy every half hour – in English, Singlish, Mandarin […]
TODAY: Let’s begin the year by talking dog
Pooches air their grievances, just don’t call it cattiness … Local blog aggregator Tomorrow.sg suggests: “From Saturday 28 Jan (Chinese New Year Eve) to Tuesday 31 Jan (third day of Chinese New Year), Tomorrow.sg will only publish posts that contain the word “dog” and/or “oranges”, or actual pictures of dogs and/or oranges. The posts can […]
Sebastian Tan (Part I): They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway (that’s why Bengs like it)
Peng You! Pls support my 1st ever stand-up comedy musical, BROADWAY BENG! 2-7feb. Get Tics at $35, $50, sistic now for gd seats! Call yr mother, grandmother, aunties, etc So went the SMS message from Sebastian Tan last Monday. If you didn’t already know, he’s performing in his solo show, ‘Broadway Beng’, where he sings […]
A pair of kumquats
Because Chinese New Year is nigh, my fruit of the moment is the kumquat. Why? Because it sounds like something you’d scold someone with. Which means it has a silly sounding name. Don’t agree? Well then, you’re a right kumquat! iTunes is playing an illegal copy of Wilson Pickett – Don’t Let The Green Grass […]
Tet a Tet
After the Kitchen God has gone to the Heaven, preparations for the New Year festivities begin in enthusiasm. I’m all for the Vietnamese community celebrating Tet. But when the Vietnamese community descends upon my neighbourhood, and has a huge ass garden party within earshot till the wee hours, I’m not so enthusiastic anymore. There’s only […]