Breakaway

Since today was a holiday my aunt invited my whole family for lunch at her home in Jurong. Although I was reluctant to go there my good conscience got the better of me. Besides it has been many years since I went to her house. I think it’s been more than 5 odd years and I don’t have a clear memory of where she stays.

The lunch was okay, nothing too fancy. I wasn’t complaining because a hungry man doesn’t have the right to comment upon the food. He just eats to satisfy his appetite. After lunch we sat a for while waiting for a few more relatives to arrive. Once the house become a little crowded my dad signaled it was time to head home. So we said our good byes and left. My brother and yours truly decided to take the bus to Jurong MRT station.

Once at the station, we decided to head to good old Popular bookstore. After browsing through some books, ok I admit I was looking for Paulo Coelho’s books but was utterly disappointed when I realized that Popular doesn’t carry his catalogue, we headed to CD Rama next.

And just for information, Rama is the first four letters of my father’s name. Why am I telling this right now? Because I felt that it was a strange coincidence and it was fated for me to go to this store that had my father’s name on it. Ok I am giving an elaborate excuse to go there and buy Kelly’s cd.

Whose is Kelly? Kelly Clarkson is the toothsome winner of Fox TV's first American Idol competition. She is now my number 1 female singer. I just love her voice. She has the best singing voice in the music industry today, and hearing her sing some of the songs on her album, Breakaway, gives me goosebumps.

Most of you might not know this, but when it comes to music I am quite lost. I am not the type of person who runs down to the music store to buy the latest hits. Heck I don’t even know who is on the billboard right now.

I just buy or listen to any music that sounds good.I have always believed that songs you need to hear will always somehow find its way to your ears. And the moment you hear it you know this is a great song sang by a great artist.

This is how I got to know, the Scorpions, Seal, Michael Jackson, ABBA, Boney M, James Blunt, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Bonnie Tyler, Whitney Houston, Beatles, Michael Bolton, Westlife, Gorillaz, Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, Vonda Shephard, Metallica, Aerosmith, Rolling Stone ,Queens, Sex Pistol, Madonna, Nirvana, David Gates, Kylie Minogue, Coldplay, U2, Elvis Presley, Velvet Underground, Led Zeppelin, Bob Marley and the Wailers. Well there are still so many more. But I guess you get the picture.

And by the gods, Kelly Clarkson is good, really good.

So till my next post ya, its bye from Ganz.

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