Singapore Andy 60s Music Meets: Zhu Houren 朱厚任, Richard Low 刘谦益, Chen Shucheng 陈澍城

Zhu Houren 朱厚任, Richard Low 刘谦益, Chen Shucheng 陈澍城 with Singapore's music makers, Sammin, Esther, Jimmy. With Blogger Andy too.

‘AH GE’ LEGENDS:

While having a sumptuous meal with Sammin Ang, his wife Esther and Jimmy Yap, we met these 3 veteran Singapore Chinese actors, all MediaCorp "Ah Ge" legends from the 80s/90s. So, we got together and took a picture. In case you aren't sure who they are, here's some details:

Left: Zhu Houren 朱厚任

Known for roles in classic Channel 8 dramas like _The Awakening_, _The Last Appeal_. He’s famous for playing stern father/authority figures.

Middle: Richard Low 刘谦益

Veteran actor/director. You’d recognize him from _The Little Nyonya_, _C.L.I.F._, and _118_. Also a regular variety show host back in the day.

Right: Chen Shucheng 陈澍城

Comedian and actor. Famous for _Comedy Night_ and sitcoms like _Don’t Worry Be Happy_. He usually wears glasses and is known for his comedic timing.

The 3 of them were part of the same generation of Channel 8 actors and still hang out a lot. Fans call them the “3 uncles” of SG Chinese drama 😄.

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COFFEE MAN ROLAND:

Roland is behind the counter in red-T with spectacles. When he sings, he thrills.

As we were looking around the Berseh Food Court area for a drink, we found one but the shop owner told us he was closed for the day because business was so good! It was only 2.05pm [the time the above picture was taken.]

What attracted us to this shop was the owner's voice. He has an exceptionally powerful and clear vibrato when he sang that I asked him if he was a singer. He is. Trills indeed!

I don't usually advertise shops on my blog and I won't, but you have to listen to ROLAND sing and sip his drinks. It will definitely make your day. Roland sings in Chinese and does Western pops too. 

Talented and versatile musician Sammin Ang, who plays many instruments, with wife Esther and Jimmy Yap. I was wandering around with them…

Images: from Sammin Ang.

January To June, Not Much Peace In Tune. Now It's July, Sun's High In The Sky!

Since January 2025 till today, 1st July, half the year has gone by. Enjoy your life as much as you can in this very turbulent, crazy and difficult world. But try to keep your peace; not easy though...

January To June, 

Not Much Peace In Tune. 

Now It's July, 

Sun's High In The Sky!

Enjoy while you may,

It's not ours to say.

Simon and Garfunkel: 'Leaves That Are Green'. 

YouTube Video by: kylecrazyford.

"And the leaves that are green turn to brown..."

I was twenty-one years when I wrote this song

I'm twenty-two now, but I won't be for long

Time hurries on

And the leaves that are green turn to brown

And they wither with the wind

And they crumble in your hand...

[From a 1965 album by Paul Simon. Later added with Art Garfunkel and instruments. The A side is 'Homeward Bound'.]

Everyone Wants To Rule The World. History Has Revealed, No Country or Dynasty Remains At the Top n Powerful Forever. Time Changes, Situation Changes. It's This Mentality: What You Can Do, I Can Do Better n It's A Matter Of Time. To Test A Person's Greatness, Give Them Power. With Power, Corruption Arises. 

The Real Sad Part Is, Nothing's Done To Help Bring Peace n Happiness To The World; Only Weapons Of Mass Destruction. It's Always One Up Against the Other. Not Working Collectively For the Good Of All Beings. 

Author: Merlin Lim [Musician].

More Music, More Peace In A Drastically Divided And Uncertain World, Especially With Old Music:

Yes, never stop sending those 60s music stories...

A rare combination that never happened but it could have

if they had met. Elvis and Bruce, peaceful people who just

 wanted a happy and strong world through music and self-defence.

While Bruce was a martial-arts master, Elvis was a follower but

both excelled in their own field.

Images: AI generated; except 'old music' poster from Google.

Andy 60s Music Kopi Kia: Automated Coffee Barista Singapore: Sam Cooke 'Coffee Song'.

Coffee and music

That's what I seek,

Aroma filled cup 

To wake me up,

Tunes shine my day

Keep the blues away.

Coffee Prepared By A Robot Barista 

@ a Mall in Jurong, Singapore.

Video from: Andy Lim.

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Drinking coffee is so popular with the world that in every nook and corner of any public place one could easily find a coffee house. 

After lunch at a nasi padang corner [coconut rice, peanuts and fish with chilly] we were looking for a hot drink and chanced upon a little coffee corner. But it was different. The barista wasn't human. 

With ease and robotic agility we watched in silence and were in awe as the coffee 'guy' prepared our brew. Perfect cuppa indeed and well-blended as Singapore coffee drinkers love.

Here's a song about coffee from 1960. It was like 60+ years ago and the song is still relevant... Yes, you should be drinking a cuppa as you listen to this song. Enjoy guys!

Sam Cooke - The Coffee Song (1960)

YouTube Video by: Overjazz.

Frank Sinatra: The Coffee Song

YouTube Video by: Frank Sinatra.

Images and videos: Google and Andy Lim.

Tourists Ordering Coffee In Singapore: Kopi Oh No!!! 'Java Jive': Ink Spots and Gracias Choir

A Coffee Song: One of the Korean lady singers from 

this fantastic and cute singing group called Gracias Choir. 

https://www.youtube.com/c/GraciasChoir

KOPI, CAN?

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The first joke I heard about coffee and tea was during my teens, when a Chinese friend of Hainanese dialect related it.

An English couple who were tourists visited a coffee shop at *Victoria Street in Singapore. They sat and ordered two cups of black coffee when the waiter came to their table.

The waiter shouted, "Kopi Oh, no!"

English man, "Okay, no coffee. Let's order two cups of tea then!"

The waiter shouted again, "Teh Oh, no!"

Englishman tells his wife, "What? No coffee? No tea? And it's supposed to be a coffee shop. Let's get out of here!"

Minutes later two cups of black coffee and two cups of tea were seen on the table. The waiter couldn't find the couple.

https://kopi.guide/

Explanation:

In Chinese Hainanese dialect:

1] Kopi Oh - pronounced /ou/ = Coffee without milk or just black coffee with sugar.

2] No - pronounced /nor/ = Two, as in two cups.

So: Kopi Oh, no = To the British the phrase sounds like: Coffee, oh no! 

The waiter was shouting the couple's orders to his worker in the kitchen.

Actually it's not a joke; it did happen? 😃

Any comment?

*History: Victoria Street was specified because there was a large Hainanese community in that area those years.

Korea's Gracias Choir Girls - The Best 👍

'Java Jive' is a song written by Ben Oakland and Milton Drake in 1940 made famous and recorded by the fabulous The Ink Spots. 

I used to listen to this song in the 1940's when I was still a child. It's been recorded in my mind forever!

Do watch the videos below, the cute version and the original one. Enjoy.

'Java Jive', 

I Love Coffee, I Love Tea. [Gracias Choir]  

The First Prize Winner of 2015 

International Chamber Choir Competition 

Marktoberdorf

The Ink Spots: Java Jive [1940]. YouTube Video: RReady555

Images: 

Screen Shots of 'Gracias Choir', 'The Ink Spots' are from YouTube Videos.

Coffee Singapore Style.

and

Tea too Singapore music.

Tea Break - The Quests 

YouTube Video from: Seang Guan Chan.

Thanking FL for the suggestion.

FL is a constant reader of this blog for many years.