SSO Presents: Brahms’ Piano Quartet

by Burt Thyng and Vincent Tan Over the weekend, the SSO presented “Brahms’ Piano Quartet”, which also included Brahms’ convivial Academic Festival Overture and Richard Strauss’ Horn...

January – the month with probably the most deaths?

From celebrities to the common man on the streets, death – like taxes – is inevitable. By now you'd have already heard of the...
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One-Liner Jokes to Break the Ice

If you're ever stuck for something to say at a party or on a first face-to-face date, here are some funny one liners that...
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Easter Hunting: Chocolate Balls, Anyone?

People like ball games, especially when it comes to putting them in their mouths. In 2014, Square Enix released their limited edition Final Fantasy VII...
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How Religion Made Them Rich

Image belongs to respective owner. By Vincent Tan Just like Baloo the bear, religions often remind us to “look for … the simple bare necessities” and...
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The 5 Most Disgusting Things Found in Food

Some of us have been unfortunate enough to find a hair in our food, but there are much, much worse things that somehow get...
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The Long Weekend: Stay or Vaycay?

  Credit belongs to rohankapur. The Good Friday weekend brings back that age old question: what to do this weekend? Which is better, crossing the border...
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Lee Kuan Yew – In Memoriam

A year has gone by since Lee Kuan Yew’s passing, and the time for mourning for many has run its course. Meaning it’s now...
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World Poetry Day – Quip the Light Fantastic

Credit belongs to respective owner. By Vincent Tan It is World Poetry Day, a salute to that age-old art of rhythm and rhyme, and a time...
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Classical weekend

by Burt Thyng  On March 19 and 20, the Singapore National Youth Orchestra (SNYO) and Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) each respectively put up a splendid...