John Collison, the co-founder of Stripe – hailed as ‘the millenial’s Paypal’ – is visiting Singapore and took the time to speak at the Working Capitol yesterday evening. A Fireside chat organised by General Assembly, John shared his wisdom on … Continued
Singaporeans love a good sing-along song. I remember opening up my primary school songbook as a little girl in Bedok and singing ‘We Are Singapore’ and ‘Count On Me Singapore’ to myself in my mother’s bedroom. It may have been … Continued
Ramadan 2014 has been a tough one for Muslims around the world – let’s hope and build a better future starting with ourselves! I’ve written a simple Hari Raya song – a message actually, rather than a happy pop-py song, … Continued
Alain de Botton has always been one of my favourite philosophers. He is very articulate and clear speaking – I love listening to him and looking at him. Here he talks about subjective success and how meritocracy is a dangerous … Continued
Chade Meng-Tan has evolved his career to being Google’s resident Jolly Good Fellow, whose role is to enlighten minds, open hearts, and create world peace. Meng-Tan came to the RSA to promote his latest book ‘Search Inside Yourself’. What I … Continued
Finally some time to breathe! As mentioned in my previous blog post, I performed as part of the Singapore Day celebrations in London’s Victoria Park. The OSU also asked me to picnic with Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean and … Continued
Thank you OSU for inviting me to sing at the festival! It was great fun and an honour. It was fantastic to see all the talented artistes like Gurmit Singh, Hossan Leong, Chua En Lai, Michelle Chong and Dim Sum … Continued
I wrote Run From You in 2012 for an Oxjam Challenge – I was tasked with writing a jazz song in 24 hours. Um, after strumming aimlessly on my guitar, I got the inspiration to call on my friend MaW … Continued
Hello! Yes I do realise this is a bit belated but time flies when we are having fun! This is one of the best, most productive, fulfilling start to the new year I’ve experienced and I am indeed very grateful … Continued
Evelyn Glennie, world-class percussionist, speaks to us about listening with our whole bodies – through our hands, skulls, feet, and experiencing the resonance of every sound. When you truly listen you pick up the nuances and colour of the sound … Continued