Album Review: 黄品源 – 双鱼的责任

在歌坛又不下二十年的黄品源在三月推出了他新的专辑《双鱼的责任》。在九十年代至两千年带给我们《他给我不同的快乐》、《你怎么舍得我难过》、《小薇》等经典好歌。与张宇和陈昇一起举办《三个好男人》演唱会后，双鱼座的黄品源终于在自己的生日前推出全新专辑，与一直以来 支持他的歌迷共享原创音乐。
虽然已经出道二十年，黄品源的魅力有增无减，当初的大男孩，现在早已蜕变为成熟稳重的熟男，不仅视觉上要让所有人眼睛为之一亮，更要展现出不同 以往的人文气质。虽然在台上的黄品源搞笑嘻闹，说起音乐时总是滔滔不绝，这次要做回“最双鱼的双鱼熟男”，唱出随性的潇洒浪漫。这张《双鱼的责任》专辑的词、曲、编曲与制作完全由他一手包办，可见他的音乐创作实力毋庸置疑。
首播主打《双鱼的责任》听后觉得歌曲挺琅琅上口，歌词方面也是满容易记得。虽是首不错的歌曲，但是在副歌与A2之间的电子吉他独奏，似乎是有些旧款。
《珍惜我的爱》请来了Gigi梁咏琪一起合唱。Gigi与品源的唱功的确是不错，词曲也是较佳的。但是似乎在唱起情歌时少了些互动，也少了些对彼此的感情，结果就好像是两个人在不同时间录制的。感觉差了一截，所以觉得这样非常可惜。
《原来没有你》以中段步伐的音乐带出自己的伤心，是首满emo的歌曲，听的出品源所带出的伤感，但是还是有些旧款。
听完了整张专辑，自己觉得似乎好像走进时光隧道，回到九十年代的乐坛。或许是因为专辑的编曲有些旧式，又或者品源本身唱得比较“旧”。如果是在九十年代就开始听音乐的听众，听完这张专辑后应该会有很大的回响，就如重遇旧友般的感觉。但是以现今的乐坛来做比较，感觉就有些些的格格不入，甚至可能会划分为旧歌。所谓各花入各眼，就让大家以自己的角度来评评这张专辑吧！

Movie Review: Kidnapper

Director: Kelvin Tong
Cast: Christopher Lee, Phyllius Quek, Jack Lim
Rating: 4 out of 5

Though this film has been around for quite some time, very few people around me has actually watched it. But those who watched it gave it high ratings. And I am one of them.

Having watched Kelvin Tong’s previous films, I would really say he is getting better and better in his craft. As in The Maid and Rule No #1, he masterfully manipulates both suspense and gore, to keep us gripping at the edges of our seats. But this time the story isn’t about the supernatural. Hold and behold as he brings horror to a whole new level with this psychological drama thriller.

Who says ghosts are the most frightening? Sometimes human nature can be just as scary or even worst.

Throughout the film, I was crinching and cheering for the main lead, as he goes to all means to gather the full ransom amount. A spoiler here (though if you watch the trailer, you will probably know this already): Christopher Lee’s character, taxi-driver and father of the mistakenly kidnapped son, would even sell his kidney to save his son. Talk about the nobility of the human spirit.

And though you can know most of the story just by watching the trailer, I reassure you it’s definitely worth to watch the entire film in the cinemas. The buildup and suspense is truly one of its kind.

It’s definitely Christopher Lee at his best. And if there’s a Singapore Golden Horse Award for Best Actor, he will probably get it. And maybe when Fayne Wong and he have children, this is what he will do to protect his child.

International Sports News for 29th March 2010 to 1st April 2010

Tennis: World number one Federer crashes out of Miami tennis
Posted: 31 March 2010 1334 hrs
MIAMI, Florida : World No. 1 Roger Federer was sent crashing out of the ATP and WTA Masters tournament Tuesday dropping a 6-4, 6-7 (3/7), 7-6 (8/6) fourth round marathon match to Czech Tomas Berdych.

The reigning Australian Open champion suffered just his second loss to Berdych in 10 career meetings.

- Channelnewsasia.com
Football: Arsenal comeback stuns Barcelona in Champions League
Posted: 01 April 2010 0506 hrs
LONDON: Arsenal came off the ropes to secure a 2-2 draw with Barcelona that kept their Champions League dream alive in the most unlikely fashion on an exhilarating night at the Emirates.
- Channelnewsasia.com

Football: Fabregas fears he may not play again this season
Posted: 01 April 2010 0638 hrs
LONDON: Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas fears he may not play again this season after suffering a serious leg injury in Wednesday’s 2-2 Champions League quarter-final draw against Barcelona.

Fabregas, already struggling with a knee problem, believes he may have sustained the injury either when he was fouled by Carles Puyol to win the penalty that he converted to cap Arsenal’s impressive fightback or when he retrieved the ball from the back of the net after the spot-kick.
- Channelnewsasia.com

Campus Sports News for 29th March 2010 to 1st April 2010

NTU sets new records with 218-km Run Round Singapore
Published on : 29-Mar-2010

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has re-written the records book! Three new records were set. These are:
- Longest Ultra-Marathon (218km, 68 relay stations, 9030 participants);
- Fastest 218-km Ultra-Marathon Runner (Male) – Mr Yong Yuen Cheng / 31hr 28min 51sec;
- Longest Ultra-Marathon Runner (Female) – Ms Yong Yean Pin Adeline (129.3km).

- Ntu.edu.sg

World News for 29th March 2010 to 1st April 2010

Strong earthquake hits off Myanmar
Posted: 31 March 2010 0257 hrs
NEW DEHLI – A strong, 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck in the north of India’s Andaman Islands, off Myanmar at 10:24 pm (1654 GMT) Tuesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

No destructive tsunami was expected, monitoring stations said.
- Channelnewsasia.com
New blast as Russia buries dead, Islamists claim bombings
Posted: 01 April 2010 1347 hrs
MOSCOW: A new explosion shook Russia Thursday as the country held funerals for dozens killed in the Moscow metro suicide bombings claimed by an Islamist group that warned of further strikes.

Funerals were to be held at nine cemeteries in Moscow and also in the southern city of Krasnodar as Russia mourned the 39 victims killed when two female suicide bombers blew themselves up on the Moscow metro on Monday, state television said.
- Channelnewsasia.com
Rehab for Sandra Bullock’s scandal-plagued husband
Posted: 01 April 2010 0825 hrs
LOS ANGELES : Oscar-winner Sandra Bullock’s husband, Jesse James, is seeking unspecified inpatient treatment after being caught in a media firestorm amid reports he had multiple mistresses, People magazine reported Wednesday.
- Channelnewsasia.com