Nothing beats the mood of a song trying to pick you up as another midweek madness starts to take shape. Erratic behaviors and insane news flying from every direction not to mention the cacophony of sounds from car honks to roadside drills, emergency sirens to strangers exchanging bleep words. I've grown up a city slicker since the day I was born. These are...

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Oh how I love to travel! And how I love to read as well! To hold a book or two while embarking on a journey – whether far or near, long or short! To feed my mind with a recommended dose of literature! And to exercise my brain in tip-top shape with new vocabularies at every turn of a page! While we all...

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The culture of social media has rapidly influenced today's generation of lingo and behavior at an unbelievable warp speed. The parameters of how it penetrated pop culture is completely blurring the lines of truth and fiction. Next thing you know, art is then imitated by life. When social network giant Facebook came into the picture, the options of customising contents are unlimited. You...

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When you say Down Under, you can’t deny the fact that Sydney stands out. It is a storied place packed with historic, artistic and cultural values that continue to hold relevance today. Part of what makes Sydney recognizable is the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge – two of Australia’s crown jewels. Among the cities found in the Southern Hemisphere – nothing can...

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The past few days have been very insightful. It has been days filled with so much reflection, contemplation and introspection. After all, the last few days were out of the ordinary… it was special and historic. Last Thursday, the whole country was filled with excitement with the long-awaited 5-day visit of His Holiness Pope Francis. It was time. The air was very different...

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For most people, the language of art is reserved only to artists who practice self-expression through various mediums – from visual to musical, literary to performance – that garners an audience. Or to be more precise, art is only applied to those artists who make it their vocation – a calling – that requires acknowledgment and dedication. But perhaps, what people have forgotten...

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In the spirit of all things Sydney, I’m dedicating this piece to the wonders of the city via its homegrown music. If you’ve been keeping tabs of what’s been happening here at ecru. – I've just shared my adventures in charming Sydney in my earlier post. This time around with some friends in tow, we took the walking tour from The Rocks all...

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When I first read about Brian Stonehouse, I was flabbergasted. His life story completely blew me away. I was thinking it just couldn’t be true. It had to be a work of fiction – a masterpiece of imaginative storytelling, maybe even a government propaganda too unbelievable to begin with. It was a story that I just couldn’t imagine coming out of a John...

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It’s a brand new day… and a brand new year. Everything is brand new. 2015 is making quite a start and such calls for a moment of self-reflection. Making way for a subtle switch of attitude towards life and personal relationships. Steer clear of drastic resolutions that end up with a very short shelf life. Think small and think long. The holiday break...

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