CY@CY Says Welcome to my dreamscape. Where a Lim is also a Ling.

I must admit that I have never heard of Lykke Li until I came across news of her performing at the Esplanade Concert Hall in Singapore tonight.  Out of curiousity, I googled “Lykke Li” and listened to her songs on YouTube. I can only say “Wow! What an amazing singer!” Lykke Li, real name Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson (born 18 ...

Nasi lemak may be the dish to unite Malaysia. Well, that’s what controversial rapper-cum-filmmaker Namewee is aiming for. The ethnic Chinese rapper accused of stirring Malaysian racial tensions has brought his social commentary to cinemas with a food-themed comedy celebrating the country’s mixed cultural recipe. The comedy Nasi Lemak 2.0, named after the national rice dish and which opened last ...

The Wall Street Journal recently released its Southeast Asia’s Power List of the 30 most influential business leaders in Southeast Asia who are paving the way for strong economic growth in the region. The top five people on the list are Indonesians while positions 6 to 10 on the list are all Malaysians. Aburizal Bakrie, owner of Bakrie Group, takes ...

Fan Yang is a world renowned Canadian bubble scientist, artist, and performer who has earned international acclaim as a result of his complex displays of bubble theater. Over the past two decades, Fan has explored the fascinating unknown world of soap bubbles, combining art with science, transforming a simple bubble into a beautiful piece of art and bringing bubble media ...

Fiona Xie Wan Yu (born January 24, 1982) is a Singaporean actress, model and television host. Spotted by a talent scout at the age of fifteen while was studying in St. Hilda’s Secondary School, she modeled for numerous print and television commercials in Singapore and Hong Kong before joining MediaCorp Studios. Fiona made her acting debut in 2000 as a ...

I was just a young kid when the hippie movement was the rage worldwide. Being brought up by conservative parents, I used to look at hippies with disdain.  I guess it was also because the mainstream press portrayed the hippies as undesirable elements of our society. I can still remember my dad asking me go to the barber to take ...

Say a big hello to World Peace. Nay, I am not an ambassador of world peace. I’m taking about Ron Artest. The Los Angeles Lakers star is now legally “Metta World Peace.” The most ballyhooed name change of the year became official Friday morning when a Los Angeles County Superior Court commissioner granted Ron Artest’s name change petition to become ...

Emmanuel Kelly, an Australian originally from Iraq, moved judges to tears with his rendition of John Lennon’s classic ‘Imagine’ during his September 8 audition on ‘The X Factor’. Emmanuel is 17 years old even though he doesn’t actually know the exact date he was born. Emmanuel and his brother Ahmed were adopted by Children First Foundation boss Moira Kelly from ...

A calico cat named Willow that disappeared from her Colorado home five years ago has been found nearly 3,000km away from its home on a Manhattan  street on Wednesday. A man found Willow wandering down East 20th Street and sent her to the Animal Care & Control (ACC) – an animal rescue and shelter in New York City.  A scanner ...

An internet newbie elderly couple from northwestern Oregon, struggling to learn how to use a webcam, has become accidental celebrities after a video of them went viral, thanks to their granddaughter who posted the fumbling footage online. ” Webcam 101 for Seniors” featuring Bruce and Esther Huffman has received over 3 million page views since it was uploaded on YouTube ...