a-ha is a Norwegian band who were most popular in the UK and the USA during the 1980s, but continued to be globally successful in the 1990s and 2000s. The trio, composed of lead vocalist Morten Harket, guitarist Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (known as Pål Waaktaar until 1991) and keyboardist Magne Furuholmen, formed in 1983 and left Norway for London in order to make a career in the music business. The origin of the name a-ha comes from the title of an early song. After checking dictionaries in several languages, they found out that “a-ha” was an international way of expressing recognition, with positive connotations. It was short, easy to say and unusual.
Sales (of Take on Me)were aided in the US by a music video on MTV that mimicked the climactic scene from the Ken Russell film Altered States. The video used a sketchy animation / live action combination called “Rotoscoping” (in which the video is first shot on normal video, then each frame is hand-traced over to give the animated effect) that tells a fantasy thriller story to the song. a-ha was also nominated for Best Video for “Take On Me” at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1986.
“Corrinne May, (born Corrinne Foo May Ying; Chinese: 符美芸) is a Singaporean singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles. Born on January 19, 1973, she was named, aptly, after her mother’s favourite song, ‘Corinna, Corinna’. “
Worked at Backstreet Boys concert on Tuesday, and in honour of the 5 not-so-young singers (can i even call them that?) on stage who had gajazillions of gals screaming for them, presenting today’s wiki
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Equally important to the group’s commercial success is the group’s image, carefully controlled by managing all aspects of the group’s dress, promotional materials (which are supplied to teen magazines), and music videos, the most famous boy band manager being Lou Pearlman. Typically, each member of the group will have some distinguishing feature and be portrayed as having a particular personality stereotype, such as “the baby,” “the bad boy,” “the nice boy.” Whilst managing the portrayal of popular musicians is as old as popular music, the particular pigeonholing of boy band members is a defining characteristic of boy and girl bands.
Leopold “Butters” Stotch (voiced by Matt Stone) is a fictional character in the animated series South Park. His nickname is a play on the word butterscotch. Butters has a tuft of yellow hair, and wears a light blue jacket with green pants. His birthday is on September 11, and his character is loosely based on South Park director of animation Eric Stough.
What did i do on Black Friday? Mugged lah, wat else…that’s my excuse for the lack of quality posts in recent days..
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving in the United States, is historically one of the busiest retail shopping days of the year. Many consider it the “official” beginning to the holiday season.
More here… and no need for black fridays in singapore, we are like everyday, anytime-of-the-yr-oso-can-shop, the gals i noe can personally attest to that
The Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting. On the day of the celebration, a typical Muslim family gets up very early and attends special prayers held only for the occasion in big mosques, in large open areas, stadiums or arenas. The festivities and merriment start after the prayers with visits to the homes of friends and relatives and thanking the Creator for all blessings. Eid al-Fitr is a time to come together as a community and to renew friendship and family ties. This is a time for peace for all Muslims in the world to devote to prayers and mutual well-being.
Ok this is abit late..but i figured that it’s still a good read
Diwali
Diwālī or Dīpāvali (also transliterated Deepavali; Sanskrit: row of lights) is the Hindu Festival of Lights. For Jains it is one of the most important festivals, and beginning of the Jain year. It is also a significant festival for the Sikh faith.
Diwali is one of the most popular and eagerly awaited festivals of India. It is celebrated for 5 consecutive days in the Hindu month of Ashwayuja which usually corresponds to the month of October or November. Hindus, Jains and Sikhs celebrate Diwali and use the occasion to celebrate life and strengthen relationships.
Celebrations focus on lights and lamps, particularly traditional diyas (as illustrated). Fireworks may also be associated with the festival in some regions.
Wikipedia (pronounced as either [ˌwiˑkiˈpidi.ə] or [ˌwɪkiˈpidi.ə]) is a multilingual, Web-based, free-content encyclopedia. It is written collaboratively by volunteers with wiki software, meaning articles can be added or changed by nearly anyone. The project began on January 15, 2001 as a complement to the expert-written Nupedia, and is now operated by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. The English-language version of Wikipedia currently has 793,584 articles. Wikipedia has steadily risen in popularity,[1] and has spawned several sister projects, such as Wiktionary, Wikibooks, and Wikinews.
Wikipedia is really amazing shit, new category here for my blog… wiki of the day! and presenting the 1st one..as suggested by candice
Bebop and Rocksteady are a pair of dimwitted henchmen in the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon series and the Archie TMNT Adventures comics. They follow the orders of The Shredder, leader of the Foot Clan.
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“Corrinne May, (born Corrinne Foo May Ying; Chinese: 符美芸) is a Singaporean singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles. Born on January 19, 1973, she was named, aptly, after her mother’s favourite song, ‘Corinna, Corinna’. “
Leopold “Butters” Stotch (voiced by Matt Stone) is a fictional character in the animated series South Park. His nickname is a play on the word butterscotch. Butters has a tuft of yellow hair, and wears a light blue jacket with green pants. His birthday is on September 11, and his character is loosely based on South Park director of animation Eric Stough.
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving in the United States, is historically one of the busiest retail shopping days of the year. Many consider it the “official” beginning to the holiday season.
Celebrations focus on lights and lamps, particularly traditional diyas (as illustrated). Fireworks may also be associated with the festival in some regions.
