Author: bennyong

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Whigfield – Saturday Night

I spent most of the working week in Copenhagen and was searching for a Danish singer and was surprised that Whigfield is Danish. So, this would be a fitting song and the weekend is near. “Saturday Night” by Whigfield was a groundbreaking Eurodance pop hit that took the music world by storm in 1994. Released […]

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 John Legend – Ordinary People

I was fortunate to secure 3 tickets to attend the 3rd Gala for the Pieces Jaunes on Thursday in La Defense Arena Paris. This is a charity event to raise funds for Fondation Des Hospitaux. The star studded event was headlined by Katy Perry and featured John Legend, Lang Lang, Rose from BlackPink, J-Hope from […]

N.E.R.D – She Wants To Move

If you don’t already know, I am a big fan of Lego and recently finished watching Piece by Piece, the Lego biopic of Pharell Williams. This triggered my memory of this song from him. It was also surprising from the film the amount of tunes he produced as part of the Neptunes. Most of them […]

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Tribal Ink: 100+ Inspirational Designs for Your Next Tattoo

I suddenly had the inspiration and produced this ebook of tribal tattoo designs in approx 24 hours. The main reason for this is for me to see digital marketplaces where I can upload it to sell and of course see what the results are. I used Perplexity to generate a description for the book and […]

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All Saints – Pure Shores

Another Friday and last night I watched the replay of Taskmaster new year’s special and one of the contestants was Melanie Blatt from All Saints. This reminded me of one of my favourite track from the band. So let’s take a trip down memory lane and talk about one of the most iconic girl groups […]

Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace

Another first Sunday and another chance to explore a museum for free (It is free on the First Sundays of each month all year round). This time the weather wasn’t great and we decided to take a 30 min drive to a museum that is mostly indoors. The Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace, located […]

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American Authors – Best Day of My Life

I was reflecting a lot in recent days in 2025 of what I have achieved in 2024 and what to look forward to. I realised I achieved quite a bit personally in 2024. Personally, I made it to the Taj Mahal, attended Oktoberfest and also AWS Re-Invent. These were mainly driven by work. As a […]

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Ai Pia Cia E Ya (Strive To Win) – Hokkien Song

Unbelievable how fast time flies when you are having fun. It has been a jam packed two weeks in Taiwan and our final weekend. I couldn’t think of a more fitting track than this as I was able to practise my Hokkien dialect during this trip. I speak Hokkien way better than Mandarin. I can […]

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A-Mei Chang – 我可以抱你嗎 (Can I Hug You)

I am officially half way through my journey around Taiwan. Although it is the last weekend before Christmas, I decided to play one of the earliest Taiwanese Artist that I got familiar with, A-Mei Chang. A-Mei Chang, born Chang Hui-mei on August 9, 1972, is a Taiwanese singer and record producer of Puyuma descent who […]

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Dean Martin – Baby, It’s Cold Outside

I just attended my work’s Christmas party and can confirm I have been bitten by the holiday bug! This song came into my head which is fitting for a Friday evening post. Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti on June 7, 1917, in Steubenville, Ohio, was a legendary American entertainer who left an indelible mark […]