Missing Piece by David Choi

I've been following David Choi for a while now. For the uninitiated, David Choi is an Asian American singer/songwriter who started off covering songs on YouTube and subsequently started writing his own songs etc. He's got a big fan base in the US and all over the world, but sadly none of my friends know him. Okay, maybe 1 does. Come on you guys, get your ass off the couch and watch some clips online. Not the triple XXX kind please. 

Being Asian from an English speaking country, I rarely see good English production from my own kind. Sure there are a lot of good Chinese, Japanese and Korean shows/production. But when it comes to English, nada. So when I stumbled across a bunch of Asian American YouTube artistes like David Choi, the Jasyalee twins, Wang Fu Production, Jeremy Lin, Kev Jumba etc, I was hooked. And boy are they talented. Go check them out if you haven't already, I guarantee you'll be hooked too. 

Obviously when David Choi came down to Singapore, I couldn't resist going for one of his shows. I dragged the hubs along to The Beer Market. I was a little surprise and disappointed that it was NOT full.. really?? Oh well I had a lot of space to manoeuvre around. He performed all of 3 songs before he left. And I followed him to the carpark, like the groupie that I am and he obliged when I asked for a pic. He snubbed the other small kids. The hubs took a pic of us (YAY!). 

Well here's one of my favorite song. Thank you for the song David Choi!

I feel like a boat without a sailor
I go where the wind blows
Just moving around like a lonesome stranger
I got no home

In search of a treasure
Some place I don't know
It feels like forever
I'm making my way
Through the hills and deserts
I thirst for hope

I don't know
What I'm looking for
But I'll know
When I find it

There is a missing beat
Inside of me
The rhythm of my heart
Hits unevenly
There's a missing piece
Inside of me

Trying to figure it out
But it amounts to nothing
I want to realize
But nothing I find
Ever feels like the real thing
Can you empathize?

I don't know
What I'm looking for
But I'll know
When I find it

Chorus

I'm lost inside
A cold bitter world
I can't understand the need
It's makes it so hard to breathe
I don't know what I'm looking for
But I'll know when I find it

There is a missing beat inside of me
The rhythm of my heart hits unevenly

There's a missing piece inside of me

Arteastiq @ Mandarin Gallery

After graduating from Junior College, I had no idea what I wanted to do in the university. I contemplated many courses, and ended up applying for three in no particular order. The first was Engineering; boring but appropriate coming from a double maths and double science background. The second was Finance; fun and seems like a good place for a slacker like me. And the most bizarre choice was Architecture; because I thought I was insanely talented in art. Now where did that come from?

Last weekend, we spent a few hours at Artistiq @ Mandarin Gallery and that just proved my point. The hubs was ambitious and wanted to try painting Van Gogh's sunflowers. "How hard could it be?" were his famous last words. So here goes. 

We spent so much time painting over our errors upon errors that we didn't even realize that 3 hours have passed. And the hubs finally admitted that it's not a simple as "just filling in the coloring book". Nevertheless we had fun laughing at our nonexistent drawing skills. It's a great place to just relax with a cup of coffee and painting yourself silly with the loved one. 

BTW if you think the drawing looks some what OK, it's only because it looks nicer with the picture filters. And BTW I am a Finance graduate. 

Arteastiq @ Mandarin Gallery

Boutique TeaHouse

Mandarin Gallery #04-14/15

333 Orchard Road, Singapore 238867

Opens: 11am to 10om Daily

Brunch at The Coastal Settlement

Last Saturday was the last day of the hubs' week-long reservist. After booking out from Kranji Camp, we celebrated the end of his week long suffering at this obscure brunch place at Changi Village called The Coastal Settlement. Finding the place was no easy task, I tell you. Even the GPS could not locate the place. Given my limited supply of patience, I wouldn't have made it here on my own. Bless the hubs - he has the patience of a saint. 

So we finally made it, and I was pleasantly surprised with this little charming brunch place. It reminds me a little of Burps and Giggle in Ipoh as the decoration is simple with a touch of retro. The best part is it's not crowded at all, unlike the cafes in River Valley. 

We ordered the standard brunch menu and food was alright, nothing fantastic. But hey, we are not really here for the food are we. 

A couple of bugs spotted at the vicinity of the one-storey shop house. Apparently there is supposed to be  playground as well. Love this place, and will definitely recommend for romantic couple meals, or just group hang with the gals. Parents can also bring the kids to hang out at the playground while they sip on lattes.  

Anyway, it's a brand new year. And I am on a hunt to try some thing different, or go some place new at least once a month. Let's see if we can keep this up. 

The Coastal Settlement
Opens On: Tuesday - Sunday 10.30am till 12 Midnight
Address: 200 Netheravon Road, Singapore 508529.

Of Hipstamatic and the Gardens

The Gardens by the Bay opened beginning of the year. We have been itching to pay a visit but alas got caught up in the business of wedding preparation and work. 


So we finally found time on a Friday evening to head down and check out what the hype is all about. It was a cool breezy evening, so we had a nice stroll from the office. The Gardens was impressive to say the least. Weirdly enough, it was the architectures of the Gardens that were the highlights rather than the wide array of flora. 



This is us playing with the Hipstamatic app with the iPhone 4. Ah... loving the life of newlyweds. 

The balloons that decorate the Gardens

View from the Marina Bay Sands

The Super Trees in the evening

The Super Trees

Trying to be artistic here

View of Marina Bay Sands from the Gardens

View of Marina Bay Financial Centre - on the way back to the car park

Taken with a Samsung Galaxy S3