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Timing hasn’t been one of the better things in my life lately – however here are some of the things that have been:

The Presidents of the United States of America

Music: The Presidents of the United States of America & RUN-D.M.C. – God, I love the Presidents! It’s hard not to be happy listening to their music. Also, my brother passed me a RUN-D.M.C. album and I just couldn’t stop listening to Beats To The Rhyme. I also love Run’s House (WHOSE HOUSE!?? RUN’S HOUSE!!).

Taqwacore is incredibly inspiring. Am reading Michael Muhammad Knight’s book The Taqwacores on which the film is based – the first work of fiction I’ve read in a very long time.

More of messing around on my iPhone with Photoforge, Brushes & Melodica. Photoforge is awesome (since Photoshop is currently not available in Singapore) because it makes my commute just so much more bearable. I’ve gone through hellish commutes actually feeling happy because I have photos to edit.

Messing around in Brushes

NYC street art, edited in Photoforge & taken with iPhone

Times Square, edited in Photoforge & taken with iPhone

Melodica is cool because it’s the first time I’ve used anything that even vaguely resembles a Tenori-on. I’d heard of it before, but I never really got how it worked. It’s pretty fantastic – such an intuitive way of making music. Anyway, a more affordable orange Tenori-on will be released in January & I’m quite keen to get my hands on that.

Lastly, I’m incredibly grateful for more free time in my life after two months of hard work. I’m actually extremely grateful for the amount of time I have to do things that I like.