I chanced upon this duo at Ximending, Taipei while I was on a facial aesthetics course in Taiwan. Local girl Tina told me that Ximending only comes alive after 10.00pm. It was indeed a rather happening place full of unpretentious eateries and glaring neon (LED?) lights advertising all kinds of services from massage to hairdressing […]
Where is 月牙湾? Well, it refers to a bay at Changdao, Taiwan. The trouble is, F.I.R. is not singing about some beach resort in Taiwan. They are singing about some mystical crescent-shaped lake in the middle of the desert in Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China. It’s called 月牙泉. The lyrics in this sound very romantic and […]
Time to keep up with the kids. I know this is not a new song, but I just “discovered” it. Here are two versions of the same song 我會好好的. One is sung by former teen pop idol 王心凌. I’m surprised that she’s still quite a looker. The other is sung by Taiwanese rock star 伍佰. […]
Back in the 90s, I could tell which Mandarin song was being played after just hearing the first few notes of the introduction. Nowadays, I have pretty much lost touch with the music scene. Needless to say, many of the younger singers are total strangers to me. This evening, while I was dining at an […]
Let’s have something soothing as we move from terrible Tuesday to whiny Wednesday. A song. I was searching for some information on Nepal when I stumbled upon this Nepali “MV” that was very cleverly edited from a Korean drama. Yes, even the Himalayan republic is crazy about K-pop and K dramas. Well, I notice that […]
Taiwanese singer 高凌風 has passed away at Ci Ji Hospital at 1950 tonight after a long and painful struggle with leukemia. Originally named 葛元誠, 高凌風 was born to a Vietnamese mother in Kaoshiung on 28 February 1950. He completed his education with a university degree, majoring in English Language. He also went by the English […]
After my most unflattering comments on Mata Mata, some folks out there may think I’m a snob who looks down on local talent. That can’t be further from the truth. Just listen to the MV above. Slow, soothing, sentimental. A very listenable, unpretentious effort from unknown local singers. Talented locals like these deserve our attention […]
Repaying kindness with betrayal. A disgustingly sad story? But I think it’s unlikely that you’ll see any street smart Thai women allowing their “best friends” to live with them in this way in real life. Distrust (instead of mistrust) is usually the problem instead. A story like this should be taken with a pinch of […]