Have been away from Singapore for more than four years. Nothing brings back the memories as the songs both me and Lux grew up with. It was a period when local song-writers were bursting onto the scene, writing down-to-earth, at times poetic songs that are performed acoustically. It was known as xinyao, those songs. I was trying to find some of the older lyrics and songs to sing to Siyuan in an attempt to teach him more mandarin.
Found this old video of one of the more well-known songwriters -- 梁文福
http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=LBUDfdzzSEs
One of the speakers on this program said: u don't have to read history, but if you listen to Wen Fu songs, u would have an insight into the Chinese cultural and social landscape of the 1980s in Singapore.
And yes, we continue to be sick. It's either a new flu or the old one striking back.
So it's been 3 weeks getting to 4 weeks of coughing and sneezing. Lux can't sleep, Siyuan is grouchy and I've coughed so hard my ribs are inflamed. Ecks.
Found this old video of one of the more well-known songwriters -- 梁文福
http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=LBUDfdzzSEs
One of the speakers on this program said: u don't have to read history, but if you listen to Wen Fu songs, u would have an insight into the Chinese cultural and social landscape of the 1980s in Singapore.
And yes, we continue to be sick. It's either a new flu or the old one striking back.
So it's been 3 weeks getting to 4 weeks of coughing and sneezing. Lux can't sleep, Siyuan is grouchy and I've coughed so hard my ribs are inflamed. Ecks.
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