My favourite songs from the movies

1.Try A Little Tenderness - Otis Redding
Featured in: Pretty In Pink (1986)

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This movie was sooo good. And Duckie's dance scene - Can you say Legendary?

2.That Thing You Do - The Wonders
Featured in: That Thing You Do (1996)

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Stellar songs, incredible cast! I could watch this film over and over again...

3.Never Let You Go - Jakaranda
Featured in: The Parent Trap (1998)

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This bridal shoot scene has got Fun fun fun written all over it. To top it off, this song was the perfect accompaniment! Also, little Lindsay was so adorable back then...

4.The Puppy Song - Harry Nilsson
Featured in: You've Got Mail (1998)

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I grew up watching this film and it has gotta be one of my favourite movies of all time. Whenever this song plays, I'm reminded of Brinkley, Joe Fox's very-adorable golden retriever. I love me a Meg Ryan+Tom Hanks film anytime!

5.You Make My Dreams - Hall & Oates
Featured in: 500 Days of Summer (2009)

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So, another epic dance scene! This song is an instant mood-lifter! If it doesn't get you up on your feet, I don't know what will ;)

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My favourite pair of argyle twins!

Top Ten Tunes 2009

1.Rewind - Stereophonics
2.To Save Me - M.Ward
3.A Horse Is Not A Home - Miike Snow
4.Sweet Disposition - The Temper Trap
5.Here It Goes - Jimmy Eat World
6.Tru - Stars
7.White Winter Hymnal - Fleet Foxes
8.Take Me To The Riot - Stars
9.War Of My Life - John Mayer
10.Silver Lining - Rilo Kiley

The City of Cities

 Shibuya Dec 08

Missing the crazy streets of Shibuya so bad. Teleport me to Tokyo right now.

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Summer Series: Seoul Searching

This metropolis did not feel as much as a S.Korean capital as it did a second-rate Tokyo. Whether you're out on the neon-lit streets, riding the Seoul Metro, inside Lotte, or using a Korean bidet, there's an element of Japan in everything S.Korean. The thing is, I wasn't looking for a sub-standard Japanese experience. I was looking for Seoul. Sorely disappointed, I had prepped myself for an uneventful S.Korean trip.

But stand corrected, I'm glad I was. Maybe it was the times we braved the rain and ran from Yonsei to our favourite Korean chicken ginseng joint, all drenched in laughter, barely making it back in time for the next lecture. Perhaps it was the times Dae Hwang--big brother, translator and human street directory all-in-one--helped me wrap my Bulgogi, albeit refusing to give me seconds. (No, he'd say teasingly, you need to lose weight; to which I would retort with a punch in his stomach.) Or it could have been the daily conversations with the cute checkout boy at Tous les Jours and how we would laugh about the time i brought a mountain of bread to his counter but alas, had so-intelligently left my wallet in the apartment. Oh how i miss Korean mornings.

Seoul has gifted me only the fondest memories. I had found Seoul among everything Japanese, among all the tourists. And along with it, regained a huge part of my non-judgemental self.

With Dae Hwang, July 2009.