Interviews

In yesterday’s night screening of The Passenger, an African witch doctor turns the camera onto a shocked Jack Nicholson – who plays the protagonist Locke, in the middle of an interview and tells him prophetically:
“Your questions reflect more about yourself than it does about me”
In any interview, with a wary interviewee and an eager interviewer, [...]

Arts Fest, Antonioni

Well, my yearly dose of the arts fest has ended this year, caught 3 productions, my favourite being AMJAD by Lalala Human Steps. For me, the most impressive thing about AMJAD was the unity of its vision, the motifs of circles, rings, was so well conceived that it tied all aspects of the production design [...]

食养山房

On the plane coming home to Singapore, I asked my mom what the highlight of the trip was for her, without much hesitation – she said THIS is the highlight for her, dinner at this place called “食养山房” on Yang Ming Shan. The restaurant is apparently so popular that you have to reserve places at [...]

Countdown to Singapore

- Leaving Taiwan in a few hours, have several errands to run, on top of stuffing everything into my luggage… I didn’t buy much, but my family bought a lot! Its been a good trip, I think this is the longest extended period of time I’ve spent with my family in recent years. It can [...]

Taipei Round 2 Day 1

- Took the morning train from Hualien to Taipei, the rain followed us from Hualien…. Spent the rest of the day “trapped” in the biggest Cheng Pin store near Taipei 101. My Sis went crazy let loose in the world of books and bought 24 books and 3 DVDs…. I had to restraint myself in [...]