15 Jul 2026 – Power-Cleaning Art by Marcus Pang
Sun: woke late after a busy&overwhelming social week, did not see the burning of the paper offerings which probably happened last night but saw the cage set-up yesterday. Did not lose any sleep to learn that Norway lost to England 1-2. Oh well! you win some, you lose some and such is life and good that they made it that far. From cousinYatSoon/UK: looks like we will be on different sides in the football tonight! and my reply: HeiaNorge! but on the same sides where family&food are concerned – hahaha. To RY/HKG who will probably watch the soccer&tennis games – with such amazing screens+all kinds of systems there and what a view from his window, would probably not go out much if I had that – pix credits to RY
Mon: glad to see that someone is enjoying his lunch here on the ArtBench/Scienta=knowledge in latin@NationalLibrary, as long as he clears&cleans up his mess!
The only Chick-fil-A in SIN and my first visit today(opened Dec2025) – disappointed that they have not brought my favourite Chick-n-Strips on the menu, just had a ChocolateMilkShake. Will not be going there again until they bring in the Chick-n-Strips. USA family&friends have been asking if they are open 7days week here and today discovered that like in the USA, also closed on Sundays here.
Edited 2Aug2026: just discovered that the second Chick-fil-A opened in SIN 30Jul –
https://www.chick-fil-a.com.sg/press-room/chick-fil-a-millenia-walk-to-serve-singapore-july-30/
Tue: early Tue grocery@Giant done by put away by 07.00hrs.Enjoyed this Teochew movie@GV/SingPostCentre DearYou 給阿嬤的情書=A LoveLetter to GrandmaS$5 abit of a tear-jerker but feel-good flick about family&memories on decency,letter-writing,loyalty,misunderstanding – worth while the time despite only seats avaliable were in the 2nd-row from the screen and having to read subtitles! CoffeeMilkShake take-away treat from Swensen’s to reflect on it – wow 2Milkshades within 2days! Happy Bastille Day to those celebrating&marking the day. Read that that tourism is up 30-40% in Chaoshan,E-Guangdong/China where this movie was filmed.
People will now go to films with subtitles, you know. They’re not afraid of them. It’s one of the upsides of text-messaging and e-mail. Maybe the only good thing to come of it – Kristin Scott Thomas
Short stroll to Bus13-stop/SimsAve to discover this ParkConnector under the MRT-line where the MRT gets above ground. Welcome May and looking forward to having her work-visit here.
Happy Bday KeithW,one of my of Irish-friends from our Dublin-school-days and as he so eloquently(being Irish with a gift of the gab!) puts it – indeed we are not getting younger but heading towards 80s and not that we feel old but do get a shock at the mirror – hahaha! ThankU with appreciations for a most memorable stay 2021 Etourvy/France where we swam&drank champagne,driving around in the 2CV standing up on the seat singing,playing on a grandpiano in tasteful refurbished old farmhouse. Blessed to have visited now that it will be put on the market for sale – https://propriete-a-vendre-en-champagne-etourvy-chaource.fr/
but the memory stays and will never be on sale and most grateful for us crossing paths in this life-journey. https://amylamsg.com/2012/08/21/etourvy/
Wed: on MarineCresent by the postbox – interesting PowerCleaningArt by MarcusPang who told me that his message NeverGiveUp on the sidewalk in time for NationalDay will fade within 6months but let’s hope that HOPE never fades and also hope that this idea of clean art can also stay. Now see the original colour of the sidewalk underneath the layers of tear&worn over the years since 1975 – hahaha! Good job Marcus, carry on…
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope — Martin Luther King Jr