Hello. I’m terrible at first posts (because I don’t get to do them that often, I guess), but it’s probably a good time to talk about this place and, well, say hello. Which I’ve already done. Yeah, I’m terrible at these.
This, foremost, is an arts and culture blog. It has no fixed focus, no specific area of interest, except that it coincides perfectly with the things and people that evoke within me adoration or fascination. Quite broadly, it’s going to cover literature (in fiction, poetry, theatre, and criticism), music (classical, jazz, roots, and contemporary music, mainly), film, photography, and other forms of performing or fine arts. It’s going to cast a wide net; it’s going to have an omnivorous nature. I don’t know if it will be generic or esoteric, but hey, if you can find something to like here, then it’s all good.
Which brings me to the idea that this blog is currently a testbed for an actual site. I don’t know what’s going to go up here. I don’t know how it will be received. And so on. So I’m trying to spend my time here figuring out what works and what doesn’t, before hosting the page somewhere else. Let’s see where end up!
At the same time, I realise that’s a terrible description of what to expect on the site. So I put up a picture with a few names that you might expect to see here. It’s just me being fancy. The size of the names don’t mean anything except that it’s just me being fancy.
One other thing: because I’m based in Singapore, I’m going to try to spend a significant portion of the work here on bringing attention to local news and events too. I can foresee items such as new releases, featured artists, upcoming events, and so on, with a Singaporean slant. That said, it’s not a central priority, so there’ll definitely be something for everyone.
Okay, partly because I’m so bad at this, I’d better stop and let you discover the site for yourself. Give it time and let’s hope it grows. Fingers crossed. Meanwhile, I hope you’ll enjoy your time at this place.
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P.S. I might update this post as I go along. We’ll see.