The advantage of having so many drafted posts is that the history adds even more context. The title and notes around this post have been sitting in my drafts since October 2022. That’s nearly 4 years ago. The core provocation that I needed to get off my chest at the Read more
This CD is a great one from British duo HONNE, which I shared on Instagram back in February 2022. This album is titled with a great provocation, ‘Let’s just say the world ended a week from now, what would do?’. Released in 2021, amidst the tail-end of the pandemic, it’s Read more
This post is largely combined from a comparison I shared on StereoNet back in June 2024. It was at the juncture of revamping my hifi system, where I’d recently switched to new speakers (the Sonus Faber Sonetto) and had decided to switch one of my sources as well: the CD Read more
Potentially controversial point to start, but CDs still beat other formats in my humble opinion. They capture details and depth that other formats sometimes don’t quite communicate. This is beautifully demonstrated in this rare recording of a concert with Oscar Peterson in Helsinki, November 1987. This double-CD is titled ‘A Read more
There are so many benefits to travelling somewhere new or different. There’s a reason why travel is often referred to as ‘the best form of education’. It opens our eyes to perspectives on people, places, culture, and unique experiences we probably wouldn’t seek out in our own cities or neighbourhoods. Read more
Time and again, when it boils down to what parents want from school, one key finding emerges: They want their child to be happy. It’s a bittersweet outcome given the hand-wringing and pedagogical knots education gets itself into. If only children were happy… Perhaps the deeper meaning is a desire Read more
Childhood is built on core memories that are attached to emotions. ‘John Williams and the Boston Pops, 1984 A Space Odyssey’ is definitely a core one for me. After seeing how much I loved Star Wars, Superman, and Raiders of the Lost Ark, my parents bought me this album on Read more