Archive for January, 2010


James Ingram Live in Singapore

James Ingram is a multi-Grammy award winner who popularized songs such as “Just Once”, “One Hundred Ways”, “How Do You Keep the Music Playing”, “Somewhere Out There”, “There’s No Easy Way”, “Baby Come To Me”, “Whatever We Imagine”.

Believe it or not, I know all those songs but cannot claim that I can reach all the high notes!

Quincy Jones recognised his talent and chose him to perform both “Just Once” and “One Hundred Ways” in his album “The Dude”. Such album resulted in 3 Grammy nominations for James — Best New Artist, Best Pop Male Vocal, and Best R&B Vocal (which won him his 1st Grammy).

Here’s a video of him performing “Just Once” :

and

“Somewhere Out There” (theme song for “An American Tail”) — a much younger James Ingram

Talented right?

So when he was here for a one-night concert as part of the Mosaic music festival at the Esplanade, I knew I had to watch the show.

We also invited Patrick to join us. He sang "Just Once" several times during his stint at Boiler Room at St James Power Station

Arab St, Haji Lane & Maxwell Chambers

Checked out a few places this weekend.

1) Arab St & Haji Lane

Sufi (48 Arab St, Singapore 199745 ; Ph +65 6298 2258)

Time to go Turkish in Singapore

The design of the vanity mirror which I got for my sister during my Istanbul trip a few months back matches the wall!

Babaganoosh - Roasted eggplant pureed with garlic, tahini, olive oil, and lemon juice

Salmon steak - charcoal grilled salmon with delicious (Sufi) homemade sauce

Adana kebab - Skewered minced lamb and beef, spiced and charcoal grilled topped with a delicious tomato based sauce

Kasarli kofte (my main course) - Minced lamb and beef, formed into patties, topped with cheese and tomato based sauce; freshly baked in a clay pot

Baklava - Walnuts, pistachios, and honey syrup rolled into filled pastry

After lunch, I attempted to burn off some calories by dropping by a few shops along Haji Lane.

Haji Lane

This time with Haji Lane as my backdrop.

2) Once  Upon a Milkshake

You can find it in Maxwell Chambers near Tanjong Pagar station (32 Maxwell Road, Singapore 069115 ; Ph +65 9823 3779)

Maxwell Chambers (white house) is beside...

... a red building called Red Dot Museum

Milkshake Menu

Left : Chocolate Truffle Castle (my sister's) ; Right : Nutty Peanut Butter (mine)

Really good. Will be back soon.

First’s in 2010

First…

1) … Blog entry – this one!

2) … few photos in the new year (Post-Countdown)

Sophie distracted by the New Year's Eve food on the dining table

3) … Singapore tourist attraction visited (Asian Civ Museum)

Museum display featuring the Barong Tagalog (formal traditional costume of males in the Philippines)

4) … shopping mall where I made a purchase beyond SGD50

313 Orchard mall - Nearest MRT : Somerset

5)… film watched on the big screen

Happy new year!