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Tan

Do you believe in rock 'n' roll / Can music save your mortal soul? ... @#$% YEAH!

About Me

Born in Thailand. Spent childhood in Australia. Spent teenage years in Thailand. Still here.

My Interests

drawing, writing, history, rock, singing, Europe (esp. Britain, France), Australia

I'd like to meet:

Nice people with whom I can converse ... preferably with both of us knowing what the other is talking about lol :PIf you've tried to add me before and your request has expired (and I didn't DENY your request!), please try adding me again, because it takes me a while to screen my friend requests lol :P and I don't want to miss the opportunity to be friends with anyone I really should get to know! :D

Music:

RAWKKKK and Ba-ROQUE!!! lol :P I love: Something for Kate, Silverchair, Coldplay, Radiohead, Crowded House, Jeff Buckley, Neil Finn, etc. Thai artists (I s'pose): Silly Fools, Bodyslam, Big Ass, Potato, ModernDog, Parn... I don't like hip-hop/R&B.

Movies:

Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Life Is Beautiful, The Wedding Singer, Moulin Rouge, The Lake House, The Matrix Trilogy, Pirates of the Caribbean

Television:

I live in a dorm and don't have TV (not that it makes much difference...)

Books:

Harry Potter, Tolkien, Anne Rice ... I don't really get a chance to read that much ... other than for uni, that is...

Heroes:

Paul Dempsey, Thom Yorke, JK Rowling, most of my teachers at university, especially -- but not exclusively -- my French and English teachers ... and anyone who can play music almost lol :P

My Blog

Teachers Day at Chula: The Course(s) Must Go On!

January 16 of every year is Teachers' Day in Thailand.Today I had completely forgotten this fact until I overheard someone saying to their friend, "Today I wondered where all the school kids were - wh...
Posted by Tan on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:39:00 PST

YOU Can Help Stop Whaling NOW!

Sign this: www.whalesrevenge.com  is trying to get a million people to sign a petition to stop whaling. Thanks for your support and remember to sign the petition....
Posted by Tan on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 04:57:00 PST

The Golden Compass ... Is that ALL?

I just saw The Golden Compass today.I'd hoped it'd be really good, since it's had all year to build up hype, what with the first trailers being shown like the beginning of this year.Well ... it's all ...
Posted by Tan on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 03:06:00 PST

Another term, another blog post...

Seems like I'm always posting about school, hmm... Anyway, looking at my previous post just now, I've realised how hard it's gonna be to try to maintain that level of achievement! What with English C...
Posted by Tan on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 02:48:00 PST

OMG!!! GPA!!! :O

..> ..> ..> ..> ..> ..> COURSE NO COURSE TITLE CREDIT GRADE 2200299  BASIC CON COMP 1     S  2202262  MYTH BKGD ENG LIT 3     ...
Posted by Tan on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 07:36:00 PST

More of "The Futurist"...

The following is a comment about The Futurist that I posted on Something for Kate's MySpace page, prior to downloading the single and writing the iTunes review, previously posted.wow! i've just listen...
Posted by Tan on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 11:57:00 PST

Im more in love with SFK than ever...

They just keep getting better and better. The first time I heard this song, I wasn't much impressed, but that's the way it is with most good music. The second time I heard it, I nearly cried. It felt ...
Posted by Tan on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 01:44:00 PST

Something for Kate - "The Futurist"

If, like me, you can't see the video for this song on the band's MySpace page, go to their official website and enter the video section, or just click here. I'm so in love with them all over again! *s...
Posted by Tan on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:58:00 PST

My iTunes review for "The Futurist"

It has already been said: this beautiful song is like a summary of all previous SFK work. All the elements, so familiar and dear to us fans, are there, like a special friend we've known all our lives ...
Posted by Tan on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 01:55:00 PST

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HARRY & JO!

I would have said it yesterday but I was so busy, I didn't get the chance:Happy Birthday, Harry & Jo!...
Posted by Tan on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 09:54:00 PST