wake me up when september ends!

sure, it's a corny and lame title for this month but you get the drift! it is finally september. come to think of it, it's almost a year since i took over the reins of the team. the journey has definitely been interesting but we are barely getting started. if i can say it myself, the programmes and activities that we have lined are will be getting bigger and better (and one in particular, scarier!)

anyway here's a glimpse of what went on in august!

showcase of KBdARTS

as part of their 'graduation' from our dance arts programme, the children showcased their talents at our kaki bukit national day celebrations. for those of you who joined us at the event, we hoped you enjoyed our item. if you missed their performance (*wags naughty finger*), the second cycle will commence this month and our KBdARTS will be performing at an even larger scale event! more details over the next couple of months...

hotspot: percussion performance

i've always enjoy partnering performing groups to bring a little razzle-dazzle to our community. hence for the month of august, we invited the students from guangyang primary school for a percussion performance. it was definitely an enjoyable morning with them bringing us an extra groove at our annual 'one community walk'. if you want to catch a glimpse of their performance, just go over to our facebook page!

mural, mural on our walls

when our original wall mural was whitewashed over, we made many students from bedok town secondary school upset. they thought that it was the end of their masterpiece but little did they know that something else was installed for them. 

well, the students did not have to wait for long before they got an opportunity to exercise their creative muscles and put up a new mural. anyway, do swing by the new mural and take a selfie! if you are on instagram, do use the hashtag #kakibukitcac or add us @kakibukitcac.

singing kakis' night

well, in august, singing kakis' night returned to green rc. beyond a night of karaoke, it was also a bbq party hence it was definitely a treat for the senses. if you ask me, we can't wait for september to end and for our next singing kakis' night! 

finally, we wish each and everyone of you has a great month ahead, till the end of the september...

catch the hARTbeat @ kaki bukit!
edwin

Kpop Idol Culture + Lots of Queuing

Writing from the land of kimchi, still! And since I'm here, why not immerse myself into probably the biggest Korean export out into the world - KPOP! Idol culture here in Korea is a big thing, and girls, women and quite a number of boys and men queue up for hours outside broadcasting stations to either go in to watch music shows of their favourite idols or wait outside to catch glimpse of their idols walking in for recordings.

I've done both - and can I say that it takes a hell lot of effort and it's super tiring! Ok so basically to get into a music show, you will have to join the queue of a specific group's fan club. There will be rules on what you have to bring in order to get into the recording, usually the CD the group is promoting, fan chant and a slogan towel. And then you basically go to the broadcasting station to queue. Some of the bigger fan clubs have a bidding system for tickets so you will have to sign up on their fan café and this is usually war. You basically spend 3 hours queuing to watch your idols perform for 5 minutes.

And just to be adventurous, I decided to go out of Seoul to watch a music show. It was in Ulsan, about 4 hours out of Seoul by bus. Since it's summer, MBC held a summer music festival at their Ulsan Centre Stadium. Admission to watch is free, but the queuing thing happens again. Crazily enough, we hit the queue at about 6am in the morning and it was already snaking. People were coming out from tents like refugees. The recording only started at 4:30pm... so... the queuing starts.

At about 2:30pm when they started letting people into the venue, people who were behind the cut off point started to play dirty and wanted to cut the queue - lots of pushing and swearing happened. I'm just glad that I didn't get cut off if not my entire day of queuing would be wasted! This is it with queuing for music shows here in Korea, there's always that slight chance you would be denied entry. At the end of the day, we spent about $20 on iced water because the temperature was like 34 degrees and the sun was working extra hard! I got tanned, didn't care about my image and slept on the ground under a tree - just to see these 7 boys.

INFINITE!!!

But it was so worth it HAHA. Fangirl, through and through.

Here's the video of the performance, it was such good fun being in that crowd and screaming my head off!

单独旅行

上个月，我的人生有点转变。

我离开了原来的工作岗，开始人生下一段的历程。

不过，当这新的旅程开始之前，我独自到了台湾充充电。。

我到了垦丁，寻找一种很特别自由。一个对心灵上的自由。而这 所谓的“自由” 就像一个在疯狂世界的避风港。

让我以接下来的照片跟大家描述当下的“自由”吧。

人生旅程

海阔天空

思维

勇往直前

august action

so another month has ended and the start of a new month awaits. on the surface, it seems that we have been lying low with not much action but the truth is far from that. take for instance the three contributing writers, our 八六九一 is away on holiday, The Kimchi Fairy is currently in korea. how about Mr Couchsurf Critic and myself? it's just been work, work and more work. just to reveal a little about the identity of Mr Couchsurf Critic, he's a new daddy (*salutes and applause*) and recently made some changes to his career path hence the silence because the sound (and fury!) is fully managed by his newborn.

busy schedules and travels aside, july was definitely a fruitful month for the kaki bukit community arts & culture club. let's talk about what you would have witnessed around the neighbourhood.

community art gallery

community art gallery (blk 550)

the panels are up!!! more importantly, you will see artworks by our very own kaki bukit residents. since the art panels have been in place for the past month, we are very thankful for everyone who helped us keep a lookout of the pieces. for instance, we have had multiple calls with regards to the works slipping through the cracks. we have rectify the problems to the best of our ability. for a couple of the panels, we need the contractors to come in and do some repairs but nonetheless, thank you for being our eyes!

community art gallery (blk 526)

another exciting piece of news about the art gallery, the pcf centre at blk 526 have decided to adopt the panels right outside their school. this means that the artwork of the children will soon have a place in our gallery. expect to see the big masterpieces of our little ones from 1st october!

if you are truly inspired to adopt a panel, do drop me an email at kakibukitcac@gmail.com and write community art gallery as the subject.

hotspot: singapore memory project

for this month, we are in partnership with our friends from the national library board and brought in one of their roving exhibitions. while the panels are about geylang serai, you can participate in the project by telling us what your favourite memory of kaki bukit is. hopefully we collect enough contributions to, one day, have our own exhibition as well. do remember to pick up your gift after you have written down your memory for us.

singing kakis' night

wow, time flies. we went back to ville rc for another night of song. it's our second cycle already. that means that four months have gone by since we launch this initiative. it's great to see residents join us regularly for an evening of music and singing.

anyway, beyond what we accomplished in the month past, there is more lined up ahead before we bid 2013 farewell. here are a list of dates that you want to keep free: 25th august, 30th august, 27th september, 29th september, 25th october, 26th october, 16th november. the programmes will be getting more exciting. i'm sworn to secrecy about the exact details about some of the events BUT there is one that i can share with you about!

we are celebrating children's day in a unique fashion. we want to invite all children who are malay, speak malay or interested in the malay language to join us for an afternoon of pure fun! tickets are on sale as you read this post. grab them early because there is a seating capacity! call 64454223 to purchase your tickets!

i'm having a blast putting together the second half of 2013 for you but let's not overload this post so ta-ta for now. here's wishing you an early happy national day! oh, do join us on 3rd aug at the kaki bukit neighbourhood park at 6pm for celebrations. you will get to meet the KBdARTs too!

catch the hARTbeat @ kaki bukit!

edwin

Super late but still here entry! - The Kimchi Fairy

MANY APOLOGIES FOR THIS SUPER LATE ENTRY! But better late than never they say!

This Kimchi Fairy is in her adopted homeland, the wonderful place of South Korea! I've been here a month and settling down pretty okay. And being here a month made me see the difference between Singapore and Korea, despite both countries being economically developed.

Well, life here in Seoul is almost the same as Singapore except that in some ways it's super advanced (think electronics etc) and in some ways it's still quite... backward. Like they have a million "mama stalls" everywhere. Random aunties will be sitting inside hawking their goods. Mostly food stuff, and most of the time it's pretty good! One thing I have to get used to is that everyone in Seoul clears up after themselves when eating. In Singapore we are such spoiled brats and we literally eat and leave. But here in Seoul, after you eat, you take your tray and then separate the different types of trash and put them in the respective bins! They have designated trays for plastic, paper, food trash and even ice leftover from your drink! I think only recently Singapore has started to introduce the return your own tray movement but it hasn't caught on.

The people here can also be grouped into three broad categories - super nice, total idiots or they don't care. Hahaha. Generally the people in Seoul are a little less friendly than the other cities, I don't know if it's because of the fast pace of life and competitiveness amongst everyone here in school, for jobs or for whatever else.

The next thing I noticed is that these people are quite big on recycling! Trash is always sorted according to their types in restaurants and even for personal trash. People usually bag their trash and put it outside their homes or shops by a tree or in a corner and the truck will come by and collect it. And in shopping marts, they make you pay for plastic bags. If you don't want to, there's actually a little area after the check out counter where you can choose boxes of appropriate sizes to put your shopping in! They provide tape and string for you to tape your goods and then you can just carry the whole box home. These boxes are recycled from when the stock is delivered. So you save the environment (boxes are biodegradable) and save money (supermarket doesn't need to pay for plastic bags). Quite cool right!

Yes, I haven't really toured much of Seoul because of school and other fangirl related stuff so... I will put up a more culture related post ON TIME (because school is over!)

时光机

在这忙忙碌碌的生活，我们是否忘了很多当年的童年乐趣和回忆呢？

照片里头的游乐场是否勾起一丝丝的童年回忆？

它是我童年的一部分。

也许它在我们这一代消失。

不妨，

拿起照相机将它牢牢的记载下来。

让这一座 “时光机”能代代相传。

                                                      地点：大巴窑六巷，大牌28号

it's july already?!!

hey everyone,

it's the first day of a new month. it's that time when i sit down to reflect on all that went on in the month for the kaki bukit community arts and culture club. it is also a time for me to share some of the upcoming offerings.

so june has been an interesting month (other than the fact that i was away for reservist for three and a half weeks, thus taking me away from my grassroots work significantly), there was the dengue outbreak, the haze problem and of course, the hello kitty queues!

yup! i have my own full collection!

it was definitely interesting to witness the reactions of singaporeans and personally, i think it shows an evolution of our culture. while we may be 'kiasu' or 'kiasi', we have developed this ability to laugh in the face of adversity. just think of the number of jokes and jibes you heard with regards to the psi levels.  anyway, due to the haze, we had to cancel a number of our events but we are looking at how we can bring those activities back on a later date.

but what's in the past is in the past.

here are a couple of things that you are going to witness in your neighbourhood!

1) community art gallery: as you read this post (assuming that you are reading this on 1st july), panels are going up around the neighbourhood. these panels will be serving as our very own community art gallery. the first artworks that you will see are the products from our recently concluded parent-child cartooning workshop. 

primarily, we are hoping to feature as many of your works as possible hence if you have any works of art that you would not mind putting up for display. do drop me a note at kakibukitcac@gmail.com

2) singapore memory project: towards the end of july, when you swing by the community centre, you can also view a couple of panels from the singapore memory project. these are specially put together to help us remember our heritage as a nation. as part of this exhibition, we are also gathering your memories of the kaki bukit estate. with each contribution that you make to the singapore memory project, you will also receive a special gift from our friends of the singapore memory project.

3) singing kakis' night: this has become a signature of our estate and guess what? it gives me great pleasure to announce that we are going for a second cycle of singing kakis' night. having personally attended all four nights (over the last four months), it was great to see each residents' committee package their singing kakis' night differently hence don't miss out on any of them, especially when it comes to a space near you. you don't always have to sing, it would be just as fun if you join us as a member of the audience.

well, with that, i wish all of you the best of health!

catch the hARTbeat @ kaki bukit!

edwin

Sneak Peek Saturday - The Book of Living and Dying

The haze may be affecting many aspects of our lives right now, and we've been advised by the government to stay indoors and breathe in more glorious, air-conditioned air. 

But for those itching to be out and about, or those not so lucky to have an air-conditioner in your apartment, may I suggest you spend an hour and a half of your time to explore the play from The Finger Player's, titled "The Book of Living and Dying". Kinda like how those in Riau, Malaysia and us are feeling right now--living and dying--but I digress.

First, the details. The play is scheduled to run from July 4 to July 7 at the Esplanade's Theatre Studio venue, and costs S$25 for a free seating ticket although relevant concessions are available. For more details, you can check out Sistic's booking portal.

Now, with that out of the way, let me introduce to you The Finger Players. I first heard of them when the puppetry troupe put up the performance "Furthest North, Deepest South", which was an adaptation of Gavin Menzies' book "1421: The Year China Discovered The World". Intelligently melding puppet-playing with a strong storyline, it helped liven up the retelling of history and made it more accessible to a wider range of audience demographic. 

With this latest play, The Book of Living and Dying, which was first performed during last year's Singapore Arts Festival, puppetry is once again used to augment an otherwise complex and difficult subjects: living, dying and reincarnation. 

Before I go on, let me admit that I've not watched this play when it was first put up. It so happens that I received the EDM of the play during the week, and it piqued my interest enough to do some basic research on it. 

In a nutshell, the play revolves around a transvestite father in New York and his estranged adopted daughter. As the latter clears out her dad's personal belongings, she comes to realize that the father-daughter relationship wasn't always the way it was in previous incarnations and the revelation threatens to unravel the existing dynamic even as the father suffers from terminal cancer. 



I don't expect it to be easy viewing for those interested to check the play out. I am, however, confident enough to say that your knowledge of how a tiny performing space is used to represent time, space and continents simply with lighting, chalk drawings and puppetry will be enhanced.

Until the next time, stay healthy!

Flashback Friday - H.O.T

안녕히세요 여러분 (ahn-yeong-ha-se-yo yeo-ro-bun)! Which basically means hello everyone! It is time, for your monthly dose of Korean goodness!

We are all well aware of the latest Korean or Hallyu wave that has hit Singapore like a tsunami and can rattle of the names of bands like Super Junior, Girls Generation and even sing along to their songs without even knowing what they mean. BUT! For this instalment, I'm going to take everyone back to waaaay back to when the Hallyu wave FIRST STARTED and the band which got me started down this one way road of no return hahaha. Yes, a lot of people have no idea that this Hallyu wave is not a recent thing. It was started back in 1996 - yup, you read it right - 1996, 17 years ago.

The first band ever, that started this whole k-pop idolism thing, is none other than H.O.T, which stands for High-five of Teenagers (yes, the name makes no sense). But because they were formed mainly to target the teenagers... so... Lee Soo Man, brainchild of now THE biggest entertainment company in Seoul, SM Entertainment specially coined the band name for them. Ahn Chil Hyun (a.k.a Kangta), Moon Heejun, Tony Ahn, Jang Woohyuk and Lee Jaewon - 5 boys with varying talents shot into superstardom overnight, and it was the birth of k-pop idolism.

A far cry from the pretty boys in tailored suits we see these days isn't it? H.O.T had reign of the kpop charts from 1996, until they disbanded in 2001. During those 5 glorious years, they had a plethora of number 1 hits, with their biggest hit being 'Candy'.



So now you wonder, it's been 12 years - where are they now?

Lead vocalist Kangta stayed on with SM and has since released a few solo albums - I personally liked his Pinetree album the best. He completed his military service earlier this year and stepped back into the game with "Breaka Shaka", his breakout single for the Chinese market. He also re-signed with SM, extending his contract with them for another 10 years and was in Singapore for the SM Town concert last year. The direction for his Korean albums and Chinese albums are worlds apart, and personally, I prefer the Korean one.


Pine Tree - Kangta

Breaka Shaka - Kangta

Leader Moon Hee Jun initially stayed on with SM, and attempted to get rid of his pop idol image and released a rock album. Unfortunately, it didn't turn out like what he hoped despite a few album releases. I do have the albums, and I don't listen to them at all. I just bought them because I love H.O.T. In 2005, Heejun left SM Entertainment and created his own entertainment agency, PS Entertainment. Don't really know what happened to that company as he is currently signed with Sidus HQ that is also the management company of Jay Park. These days, Heejun has put on some weight and has been doing a lot of hosting for variety shows. He also had a comeback stage in January with his new song I'm Not Ok.


I'm Not OK - Moon Hee Jun

The remaining three members Tony, Jaewon and Woohyuk formed their own trio band JTL and only released one CD. My favourite song from their album My Lecon (yeah, the English does not make any sense, just ignore it lol).


행복했던기억들은 (Memories) - JTL

After the disappearance of JTL, Tony became quite the entrepreneur, opening up TN Entertainment(a music company), Skoolooks (a school uniform company), and Shinenihs (an undergarment company). 

Jaewon decided to go solo but his career barely even started before he was accused of a rape charge which made everything completely just spiral downwards into a dark abyss. Better luck next time, with him being discharged from mandatory Korean national service in 2011.

Jang Woohyuk, known for his lean mean dancing skills even back in the day. He started a dance company called Newest Entertainment and has also contracts to perform in the Chinese market. He also had a comeback into the entertainment scene in 2011, with the track Time is [L]over. He definitely still hasn't lost his amazing ability to dance!


Time is [L]over - Jang Woo Hyuk

Rumours have been going around for a while now that members are planning to come together and perform on the stage together again for fans to bring back good memories. I certainly am hoping for that day to happen!

So this is the Kimchi Fairy signing off, but not before leaving you some of #1 hits of H.O.T! Enjoy!


Happiness

아이야 (ah-ee-ya) meaning Child
P.S.: There is a meaningful message behind this song, go look it up on google if you're interested!

We Are The Future

@一九八六

大家好！

我很荣心被邀请在本部落格尝试写出个人的“处女”作。哈哈！

我个人是个摄影爱好者。我希望能通照片跟读者们分享这岛屿的人与事。

我的专栏将称为“@一九八六”。从七月起，每月的七号，我将会刊登我每月的专栏。

请拭目以待！

            “艺术就像个永恒的“互联网”。
         

       它能穿越时空将
                     
                         
               不同时代和国度的文化
         
         
        代代相传，心心相连。”


                         @一九八六

super jun(e)ior!

so we bid another month farewell. the month that went by was definitely less busy (and i am using this term VERY loosely) for us compared to april but nonetheless, it was an interesting month. a part of the month was spent planning for the year ahead, from june 2013 to may 2014 but most of it was having meeting after meeting. for one of the weeks, i had about eight cacc-related meetings. it was either having internal discussions, meeting fellow cacc chairpersons or working out potential partnerships. hence i am glad i survived.

look out for our bottled water!

some of those plans, i can share with you via this platform (maybe not this post but future updates). the others will be a surprise! yes, there is a BIG project that i am personally handling that even the staff assisting me has no idea what i am doing (sorry, nicole! it's a secret...)

anyway, here is a pictorial update of the things that we presented you with for the month of may!

1) launch of KBdARTS

in case you are wondering why they are called darts, part of it is due to the swiftness of movement and the precision that we hope to nurture in our little ones who go through this programme. the main reason is because KBdARTS stands for kaki bukit dance arts. yes, we are still trying to hunt down the person who served up the cheese platter!

2) flower power (hARTbeat @kaki bukit - may)

we brought back one of the favourite workshops from the arts village. boy, were we surprised by the warm reception of the residents! even before we completed the setup of the event, we had a huge group of residents gathering to learn from the instructors. well, we will not let the cat out of the bag BUT the pandan rosette workshop will make another return to kaki bukit.

3) singing kakis' night (bloom rc)

this is fast becoming one of my favourite community outreach programmes. other than the obvious engagement of residents, i think the song and music brings a nice musical touch to the neighbourhood. this is what a community is all about. there will always be room for big fanciful events but nothing says family like gathering a group of like-minded people coming together to participate in one of their favourite activity: karaoke.

for the month of june, we will still have our signature singing kakis' night and hotspot programme. if you want details, do follow our facebook page closely! beyond that, since it's the schools holidays, we are doing a little extra. we are going to bid farewell to a familiar sight that has been around for the last three months.

change is coming... snap your pics SOON!

in addition, there is also a cartooning workshop that you can be participate as a family. details are on our facebook page or the main kaki bukit facebook page. as i speak, vacancies are filling up fast so do sign up early.

finally, if you have any comments about kaki bukit cac or would like to get involved in what we are doing, do drop me a note at kakibukitcac@gmail.com. more hands make light work!

catch the hARTbeat @ kaki bukit!
edwin

Flippin' 'eck, that's a lot of Art!

May is a good month to celebrate arts and culture in Singapore, what with the many activities planned out for residents on our dear l'il red dot.

The National Heritage Board (NHB), for example, is obviously bent on getting us Singaporeans and Permanent Residents to visit their 7 museums and heritage institutions at least once in our lives. Not that the goal is not a noble one, mind. From May 18, in other words this Saturday, the NHB is throwing its doors open to these sites to all Singaporeans and PRs for FREE. 

Yes, you heard me right, FREE. That bit of news should get us--the value-loving local--all tingly inside. Don't believe me? Here's what the NHB has to say: 

"Citizens and PRs enjoy free admission to NHB's museums and heritage institutions all year round. Through free admission, NHB hopes to give citizens and PRs greater access to [these sites] to enjoy their offerings."

The Singapore Art Museum (SAM) is always good for a leisurely stroll to whet one's artistic appetite. (Credit: NHB)

In case you are wondering, the 7 sites are: Asian Civilisations Museum, National Museum of Singapore, Peranakan Museum, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore Philatelic Museum, Malay Heritage Centre and the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall. Thank you NHB!

Flip for joy!

In other news, the Esplanade is also currently holding its annual Flipside arts festival. In its own words, Flipside is a festival that "presents the lighter side of the arts, offering fun and quirky theater, and music and dance programs. Audiences can expect unconventional, imaginative work and eccentric humor".

Credit: Esplanade

Flipside runs from May 17 to May 26, and there are plenty of free programs to enjoy in and about Singapore's durian-shaped arts destination. 

The chamber music group, Tze n Looking Glass Orchestra, will be one of such free acts and they will be looking to stir people's emotions and jog our memories as they play famous film music and soundtracks such as Psycho's iconic bath scene. This will be held at the Esplanade Concourse on May 22-23, with two sets each night starting from 7.15 p.m.

Another one to watch out for is the American brothers of Nate and Jacob Sharpe. It's not every day that you get to watch a circus act here, and when you do, it tends to tear a hole in your wallet. So when an opportunity presents itself to watch "character comedy, world-class juggling, death-defying acrobatics, and bad puns", I would suggest you make a beeline to catch the act. It will be on at Esplanade's Outdoor Theatre from May 17-19, starting at 7.30 p.m.

But here's the one performance that has me intrigued. Touted as Japan's answer to the U.S.'s Blue Man Group, Siro-A is a 6-member performance group that hails from Sendai. If you take your mime with a strong dash of optical illusions and technology thrown in the mix--or techno mime, as I call it--then I think this is a show not to be missed. 

Check out the group's video below (I especially love the humor in "Hole", beginning at 5:08):

Siro-A's Technodelic Visual Show is a ticketed event though, so if you're interested, be sure to visit SISTIC soon as there are only three sessions scheduled for the festival, starting from May 25 at 8 p.m.

For more information on what's going on during the rest of Flipside, check out Esplanade's Web site.

Have an art-filled month ahead! 

Mother Father Gentleman

I would have very much liked to blog about Psy's new song Gentleman when it was released, but unfortunately my column only comes once a month. Better late than never they say!


If you don't understand Korean, it sounds like Psy is repeating a cuss word over and over again. But this is actually what it means...

I don't know if you know why it needs to be hot
I don't know if you know why it needs to be clean
I don't know if you know, it'll be a problem if you're confused
I don't know if you know but we like, we, we, we like to party

Hey there
If I'm going to introduce myself
I'm a cool guy with courage, spirit and craziness
What you wanna hear, what you wanna do is me
Damn! Girl! You so freakin sexy!

Ah Ah Ah Ah I'm a...
Ah Ah Ah Ah I'm a...
Ah Ah Ah Ah I'm a mother father gentleman

I don't know if you know why it needs to be smooth
I don't know if you know why it needs to be sexy
I don't know if you know darling, hurry and come be crazy
I don't know if you know, it's crazy, crazy, hurry up

Hey there
Your head, waist, legs, calves
Good! Feeling feeling? Good! It's soft
I'll make you gasp and I'll make you scream
Damn! Girl! I'm a party mafia!

Ah Ah Ah Ah I'm a...
Ah Ah Ah Ah I'm a...
Ah Ah Ah Ah I'm a mother father gentleman

Gonna make you sweat.
Gonna make you wet.
You know who I am
Wet PSY! Wet PSY! Wet PSY! Wet PSY! PSY! PSY! PSY!
Ah I'm a mother father gentleman

I'm a, ah I'm a
I'm a mother father gentleman
I'm a, ah I'm a, I'm a mother father gentleman

Mother father gentleman

No hidden meaning behind the song like Gangnam Style. This song is indeed brainless, but a fun song to dance to at clubs, I guess... The MV also shows Psy being a total douchebag to girls he dates, until he meets a girl who is as much of a douchebag as he is.

Personally, I felt that originality was... barely there. This song was like a mash up of LMFAO's Party Rock Anthem, the Harlem Shake and Gangnam Style all mashed together. Maybe he was trying to do reverse engineering with the song after the success of Gangnam Style. But well, Psy's free to do his thing and it isn't THAT bad a song. So... alrighty then. Also, Gangnam Style had the horsey dance, and I supposed Gentleman has the hip shake - which was actually the crux of the Abracadabra dance by Brown Eyed Girls back in 2009.


Psy definitely did reference this dance well, getting Son Ga In of the Brown Eyed Girls to star in this MV with him. I reckon this song is going to be a hit with it's catchy beat and cheesy dance steps, but I'm not sure if it will do as well as Gangnam Style did.

What do you think about Psy's new song? ^^

This is The Kimchi Fairy signing out, PEACE!

come what may!

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it's been slightly over a month since this blog has been launched. while we have not seen much writing on this blog per se, a lot has gone on over in the kaki bukit division for the community arts & culture club. it was definitely a busy month. here is a quick recap of all that has gone on:

1) 'eat your art out!' - passionarts village

enough has been mentioned on this blog about the village and if you want to take a quick stroll down memory lane, do click here! being the forward-looking person that i am, i actually have a concept for next year's village but not giving anything away for now. 

2) singing kakis' night

this is one of the signature roving activities that you will see and hear a lot of within the kaki bukit neighbourhood. since this is the first time i'm talking about it, singing kakis' night is essentially a night of karaoke that occurs every last friday of the month. what is unique about this is that it moves around the entire neighbourhood.

big thanks to the chairperson of green rc, fannie!

so in april, we partnered with one of our residents' committee and went over to green rc. what a night it was! as a part of their singing kakis' night, they had a block party complete with food, dance, games and exhibition booths. so if you've missed april's installation of singing kakis' night, fret not! it's the month of may already.

3) 'shall we dance?' - hotspot programme

another of our monthly features are the hotspot programmes. once again, these are activities that occur on the last weekend of the month. whilst singing kakis' night is on a friday, our hotspot offerings are on either saturdays or sundays. in addition, the programme duration is much shorter so blink and you will probably miss us.

shall we dance @ kaki bukit?

so in april, we decided to invade a rather tranquil area of the neighbourhood. we plonked ourselves right in front of sheng shiong and macdonald's, danced our hearts out for four hours and made a lot of new friends. if you haven't seen us gyrating to the tunes of justin bieber, you need to click here! 

yes, it was a busy april BUT we are not about to slow down our engines. in the month of may, there are more offerings coming from the kaki bukit community arts & culture team.

other than our regular singing kakis' night (24th may) and our may hotspot programme (26th may - morning), we'll be launching a couple of programmes and partnerships. more updates in my next monthly update. of course, you will be hearing from the kimchi fairy and mr couchsurf critic over the month and in june, we will be adding a third contributing writer to our humble blog. =)

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edwin