I’ve got new speakers! For those who don’t know. They’re made by some Divoom company, and the audio is quite simply… divine. I don’t listen to rock, so the bass isn’t used to its max, but it can produce very low bass sounds (R&B) and very high sounds. Of course I tested it. I’ve used it to listen to all the Divas, and they work brilliantly.

Celine Dion’s “Think Twice” leaves each of the X3’s speaker in magnificence, laden with vocal and emotional texture that only she possesses. Whitney Houston’s “Lover for Life” pulsates through the air; her voice makes us nod our heads even more fervently than ever before: this is a Stradivarius trapped in human flesh. Leona Lewis’ “Bleeding Love” reveals a hidden heart-throbbing intensity you would never have discovered if you hadn’t chanced upon the X3. Roberta Flack’s “Tonight I Celebrate My Love” is crystal clear; her voice sounds like an angel’s. (You actually only realise there is a beat behind the song which makes it glide so smoothly.) And Barbra Streisand – or shall we say, the speaker’s reproduction of her “Evergreen” – makes me wish she could have more concerts and make the tickets slightly more affordable. Meanwhile, Mariah Carey 1.0’s “Love Takes Time” is filled with painful desperation locked in a voice that soars quite beyond any male’s comprehension. The X3’s rendition of Mariah Carey 2.0’s cheeky “Touch My Body” is done to  T – each beat, each finger-click snazzes up that sexy tune.

Message of the Day: Your ears are precious; feed them good vibrations!

The Old, and…

The New!

(For pictures, take a look at the website. The subwoofer and satellite speakers are not small, but I am very willing to invest in the paradise that follows. That’s especially because I have people actually worth listening to on my playlist. If you know me well enough, you know who I’m talking about. )

On the other hand, Mr Straits Times should realise that there is hardly any need to show the burnt MP’s progress. I know it’s quite sad and all – the PAP’s MP of some GRC got burnt at work – heroic stuff. But I think it should realise that it’s not exactly newsworthy stuff to fill the pages on. Get over it. Not many Singaporeans are that concerned that some MP got burnt a few weeks, months, years down the road to merit that sort of attention which Mr Straits Times tells us we should have. If they really have nothing to do with that front-page space, I don’t mind taking it.

So here’s my proposition to the Straits Times: syndicate this blog! I think the citizens of Singapore can find more to identify here than in MP Seng’s 14% burns. We deserve to learn more about our society from the perspective of a teenager dealing with “life” than how he cannot shake hands because he put on special gloves. Don’t we?