See you all back tomorrow!

Wish we could have joined you but Eve's still recuperating and I'm rushing for deadlines. Anyways see you all back in SG tomorrow!

Photo Essay

The day has ended, I'll play again tomorrow.

Attack of the clones

Time to wake up...time for lunch

Who shrunk the donuts?

I thought only Big Macs and Quarter Pounders have shrunked over the years. 8yrs ago these donuts were double its current size: Thanks mom for granting Stefi's wishes! This time we didn't have to queue at Raffles City basement's donut shop. Dunkin's still the best!

Bamboo is back in OC Singapore!

Click here for details!

Have A Laff!

A New Paint Job?

The most sought after tennis racket in Singapore has been revamped with a paintjob. It even looks head-bigger than the previous "nCode six one tour" model. While Robert and Pat whine about it, we'll see tonight if this revamped look is still Fed-Ex's magic wand on his road to defend his crown at the Australian Open. The challenger--Andy Roddick.

Prior to AusOpen Andy's beaten Roger at the Kooyong Classic Invitation. Must be luck? Yes 'coz grandslam is just another story, and Fed-ex just won't loose on this. So in my opinion, this semi-final will be the end of the road for Andy. My prediction: Federer to meet Gonzales (who just beaten Nadal) in the finals.

MOSAIC 2007 PICKS!

In the world of sessionist jazz musicians, anyone who has session-played with Chik Corea is considered a class-performer. I have seen Akira Jimbo (former Chik drummer) and really marveled his skills. I'll do what it takes to find my way into this show.

It's a pity she's abandoned her 'cradle.' Barbie's Cradle songs were like Bamboo's with unconventional grooves. When I was in Manila back Nov 2005, the first time I heard a BC song was a rockin "feel-good for the drummer" song. I never thought a year after that I'd be sessioning with Launchbox and Backwater playing the song Independence Day. I felt good indeed. We'll see if her charisma alone will be good enough to pull off this acoustic gig. Will she rock? Let's find out...

James Daniel Is Born, 20th January 2007

What's that song on the radio?

Did it ever occured to you, in the middle of something at work the radio plays a catchy tune, then you started wondering what's the title and the artist? If only you knew it then it'd be easier to get it from your favorite online music store or download site? Here in Singapore, Class 95FM has a website feature where you can check every song's title/artist being aired. You have to be fast though because soon as the song stopped, the info's changed to the next song and there's no way to track it back. The next song in queue though is also posted. Cool ya dunchatink?

This afternoon one old song's catched my attention, 'Fastball - Out Of My Head.' Happy listening!

From Virtual to Reality

I feel priviledged to have worked with colleagues Bong and Quianling and WOHA Architects (the best arch'l firm in SG), on this. Here's just a mock-up model unit, abt 40% in progress:

Now here's my 3d rendition, about a year and a half ago:

Above image was also featured in Autodesk's website,(VMW - pdf, 192kb). Above is just one of the many marketing visuals created for www.alilahotels.com by VMW (Singapore's best Arch'l. Media Firm).

What Happened to the X-mas Tree?

The trees are gone for now, but those decor mirror balls have become a common desktop item in our office recently. Peeps in the 3d industry knows why, its a tool for creating HDRI images.

No tks, I don't need another mirror yet.

Tech Resource: Dig deeper and learn about creating HDRI's here, from the father of HDRI himself, Paul Debevec:

Daniel Libeskind in Singapore

Here's one 2006 project worth cherishing:

Iconic condo development promises to put Singapore waterfront living on world map
4 January to 15 January 2007

The Singapore Art Museum, in association with Keppel Land, will present an exhibition of architectural prints, renderings and drawings of the works of New York-based master architect, Daniel Libeskind.

other article/s here:
Keppel unveils spectacular seafront homes in architect Daniel Libeskind’s first Asian residential show piece

Pirelli Calendar

Does anyone still post calendar on their walls nowadays? Thanks to technology, gone are the year-ends where people beg for free calendar from their favourite stores. Most have access to computers, PDA's and mobile phones with built-in calendars to keep them organized. So who still needs printed calendars? I guess the good old desktop flip types will still be there but those wall mounted ones are already fading or maybe not in the countryside. One particular calendar that won't go obsolete for me is the Pirelli Calendar. What's interesting about this is not the calendar itself, but the images created from shear artistry in the field of photography. Its not literally about the 'calendar,' so to speak.

Here's a wiki entry if you wanna dig more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirelli_Calendar

If you're not a VIP or corporate Pirelli customer, just go to this link (my compliment):
http://www.pirellical.com/thecal/calendar.html

Show Respect

I'm not a die hard blues fan but I admit I like 'some' of his songs.

Change The World - I think this is one of the songs that triggered the 'acoustic bands' rennaisance in Manila. When Side-A was just becoming popular, this was 'a must' song in all the gigs that I watched them.

Sunshine of Your Love - Remember Arnold Z's 'Last Action Hero?' That soundtrack was one of the most influencial tunes that inpired me to become a drummer, though I don't know who the dummer was hehe.

Would I spend $85-400 to watch his concert? Nah, I'd rather save it for a Joe Satriani gig. But when?