Happy Year of the Dog!

By On 27 January 2006

To all the artsy-fartsy Youth of the Esplanade…

Happy Lunar New Year 2006!
Stay positively young, hip and keep barking on Singapore’s Art Scene in the year of the dog!
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Part 2: Nonsense Poem

By On 26 January 2006

Who said that poetry is meant only for the rich sophisticated and brainy people?
I went to Chinatown today to check out the new year decoration and all… and guess what? I met the greatest poet of the day there… the uncle selling Taiwan mua chee…
It went something like this (I apologize for this […]

Reverie Live in Concert!!!!!

By -@ On 26 January 2006

For the first time in my uni life, i caught the exxonmobil campus concert… on my own would i have gone?! nope… but because i had friends in the band i decided to go check ‘em out…(even though i was late… but.. better late than never right?)
Reverie Live in Concert!!! (go check ‘em out http://www.reverietheband.com)
you […]

Part 1: Nonsense poems

By On 23 January 2006

Hey think only the chinese know how to make noise with their Dong-Dong-CHIANG’s….  Check this out…..
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Dong-Dong-Dong-CHIANG!!!
Dong-Dong-Dong-CHIANG!!!
Dong-Dong-Dong-CHIANG!!!
Dong-CHIANG-Dong-Dong-CHIANG!!!
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On the Ning Nang NongÂ
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On the Ning Nang Nong
All the Cows go Bong!
And the Monkeys all say BOO!!
There’s a Nong Nang Ning
Where the trees go Ping!
And the teapots Jibber Jabber Joo.
On the Nong Ning Nang
All the Mice go Clang!
And you […]

The difference between watching and seeing, seeing and watching, watching and seeing

By On 21 January 2006

I’m curious as to whether the dictionary would have a definition of what is ‘to see’ and ‘to watch’ leh. After all, they are actions lor. So instinctive how to describe??? It’s like asking someone to define a dog ( an animal with four legs, fur or furless depending on breed, kept as a domestic […]

Long Live the Queen!

By On 20 January 2006

Queen has left a deep impression in our World. For one, who is not familiar with the infectious anthem - We Will Rock You? How can I not forget that I was clapping and stomping to this tune during my campfire in my secondary school years!
Undeniably, this is THE magic of Queen. The […]

Of Being Juz Outdoors

By On 18 January 2006

It is a pleasent thing to know that the Esplanade has given us Youth a voice to speak. On my part, I’m pretty surprised to see that the Durian has a blog - lovingly started by its Youth wing. Thanks guys!
Being a cheapskate youth on budget, my usual hangout at the Esplanade would have […]

ALL-IN-ONE GALORE! coming soon…10th Feb - 26th March.

By jean On 18 January 2006

OMG everybody.  Can you believe it?  Corinne May would be performing in the upcoming NUS Arts Festival 2006!!
Seriously, I was so damn sad that the tickets for her homecoming concert last year at the esplanade was sold out within a week.
DUNCH CARE. this time must hurry up buy tickets…..
Oh apart from that, there are some […]

the one with the intro.

By Nazra On 17 January 2006

definitely a good thing to know that we Esplanade Youths has something in common, besides ARTS, it will have to be this BLOGsite. a place to share our thoughts and interest in one common place. i’ll try to pin down my thoughts as often as possible guys. in the mean time, great to be in […]

Beyond the ching-chong-chang…

By On 14 January 2006

I don’t know how many of you actually watched Chinese opera lah…in all its different variations, Kun, Beijing, Hokkien, Teochew etc..My first contact with chinese opera was disastrous…my dad brought the old folks at home to Teochew Opera at Golden Mile Complex (or theatre I can’t quite remember) and my sis and I ended sleeping […]