Hallelujah

After reading that another version of "Hallelujah", originally written by Leonard Cohen has topped the charts ahead of the Jeff Buckley version, I had to take a listen.

I conclude that some people do not care what they listen to. Admittedly, the Alexandra Burke version is not that bad. However, she used too much power in her voice. Using that power turned what was supposed to be a soft, personal song, into a blasting power ballad. It totally ruined the very nature of the song, along with the emotion that the original was trying to express.

Go listen to the Jeff Buckley version and be wowed.

Oil

Price of crude oil has plunged to a low of $33.87. This is dirt cheap in comparison to the $147 per barrel in July. Its interesting to see that the price of oil has dropped even though OPEC has cut production by 2.2 million barrels a day. This equilibrium price of oil means that the demand for oil is dropping even more than the supply. Weird in my opinion.

Perhaps the global economic downturn has had a tremendous impact, larger than I ever imagined.

Lets hope it picks up soon....

Courtesy

Haven't blogged in a while, so now I shall say something that I have always wanted to mention but never got around to it.

Having been away in a foreign land for approximately 10 weeks, I can honestly tell you that Singaporean's are lacking in a specific virtue called courtesy. But this, I am not referring to everyone, but rather a small group of people who soil the name of our fellow countrymen

Perhaps it stems from the "Kiasu-ism" in all of us, or the need to be first in everything.

I was reading the basic driving theory handbook the other day and there are only two times you can use the car horn in Brunei. I cant remember the specific details but there is a huge difference between Brunei and Singapore where the horn is used at every opportunity.

In Singapore, it is a fairly common sight for people to squeeze into the MRT when others are trying to alight. Look at it this way. The door can fit an average of three normal-sized people. Wouldn't it be better for everyone to alight in rows of three (not perfectly of course) before everyone alights? I think it will be better than two lines pushing in while one line pushes out. Everyone gets out faster, and everyone gets in with less agrivation. A win-win situation.

Lets all be just a bit more courteous and live happier.

Nikon

Though I have no real brand loyalty due to the lack of lenses, I have always been slightly partial towards a Nikon system. This shows why I really need a D3.

D3 with
AF 50mm f/1.4D
AF-S 14-24mm
AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
AF-S VR 70-200mm
Nikon 2.0x TC 20E II
Nikon SB-900

Maybe I should just be contented with a D90 kit. Maybe not...