Author: bennyong

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Evening News – Jason Lo

Another Malaysian artist from my childhood, this song is Evening News by Jason Lo. It can be heard over and over on the local radio. It is one of the singles from his Debut Solo Album Day without Dawn released in 1999. This song was no 1 in the local English charts for 7 weeks. […]

Red and Black Chairs in Stadium

Malaysian Wins Golden Globe Award

And finally, Michelle Yeoh wins a well deserving Golden Globe Award for her performance in Everything Everywhere All At Once! Lets hope it’s the Oscars next. Here is her speech at the press room post the ceremony and I hope she inspires a new generation of performers to reach for the sky!

Android Studio

I finally created my first Android App with Android Studio. I had prior experience before using a third party app creator which makes the experience this time around easier. My app with the highest installs is at 1,000+ and I am hoping that I can beat that record. It is now awaiting approval before being […]

Galette des Rois – King Cake

I was curious when I saw the bakeries and shops selling cakes with a paper crown and eventually found out it was Galette de Rois or translated as King Cake. Traditionally in France, it was eaten on the 12th day of Christmas on 6th January.  It is to celebrate the Epiphany, a religious feast day […]

Kau Ilhamku – Man Bai

Another nostalgic moment and this song by Man Bai translates to You Are My Inspiration. I can recall precisely when I first heard this song but it was one of those that instantly become my favourite. It even made it to my wedding playlist. According to Wikipedia, the original song was written in 1993 and […]

Marble Courtyard

Palace of Versailles

We recently started exploring a bit further than just the city of Paris. This time we drove to Versailles for the palace. As we were late on getting tickets online due to poor weather, there were none available. However, the palace grounds are free and it is massive. There were golf carts to rent to […]

Happy New Year Greeting Card with Glitters

Happy New Year! & Visit to Musee D’Orsay

Unbelievable that the year has gone by! We celebrated our first New Year in Paris this year and we had the company of family friends. During our drinks discussions, we reflected about the year. It would have been me being over a year in a new company and we relocated the family to France. We […]

Hijau – Zainal Abidin

Hijau means “Green” and this song celebrates nature. Zainal Abidin is a Malaysian singer born in the state of Johor. He started out his musical career in a band before equally having a successful solo career which included performances in Japan and globally. I never trully appreciated the beauty of the lyrics until I was […]

Up The Eiffel Tower

Well, we manage to do a touristy thing by going up the Eiffel tower. We only manage to get tickets for using the stairs up to the 2nd floor as the lift to the top have sold out. If you ever want to go there, please buy the tickets online as we avoided queues of […]

Where To Get Rid Of Your Christmas Tree In France?

Well, when we first got our Christmas tree, I can’t help it but wonder how do I get rid of it when Christmas is over. In the UK, I am aware that the council sets up collection points which was in my local council park the last time where we can just drop them off. […]