Archive for July, 2011

Dear Diary: Can we have Generosity with a Conscience?

Posted by  in July 30th, 2011  
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Today is a random day. Well technically I was referring to yesterday since it’s past midnight now but I can’t sleep. Today also happens to be one of those miserable days, my only thought now that insomnia has set in is that I will write down how lousy today was, and hopefully someday in the [...]

Make your own Word Cloud – Wordle

Posted by  in July 17th, 2011  
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Nice Java app Learning more and more about what I’m leaving on this heap. Wordle only looks at the RSS feeds, which by itself doesn’t tell the whole story, but it’s a good pictorial indication of me: In the Music Category: Lots of Philwinds coz too many Philwinds concerts recently! That’s good. And WASBE too. [...]

Petrouchka (Stravinsky)

Posted by  in July 15th, 2011  
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What a delight – it was one thing to hear the music, it was another watching this ballet, which made it totally accessible to the public! <ADV>The Philharmonic Orchestra (TPO) Singapore will be playing this in September in the 2nd installment of 100 years later concert series. Get your tickets from SISTIC now!</ADV> Petrouchka – [...]

Marco Polo – The Cathay Years

Posted by  in July 12th, 2011  
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There aren’t many recordings of Philwinds at WASBE 2011 Chiayi City, Taiwan – here’s the 1st 2 movements of Marco Polo – The Cathay Years by Luis Serrano Alarcon. Probably recorded with a lower end camera as the lower resonance is not heard very well. Hopefully the organizers will have a proper recording in that [...]