Showing posts with label Lawrence Wong. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lawrence Wong. Show all posts

Friday, August 07, 2026

Andy 60s Music Celebrates National Day on 9th August, 2026 With Sparkle, You'll Be OK, Giants.

Our Singapore National Day Parade (NDP) 2026 has a three-track thematic album that includes, 'Go Beyond' rather than one main anthem. So officially the track includes 'Sparkle' by Gareth Fernandez and Dru Chen, 'You'll Be Okay' by Jasmine Sokko, and 'Giants' by Iman Fandi and weish.

NDP 2026: 'Sparkle' - 
Gareth Fernandez, Dru Chen 
[Official Music Video]. YouTube Video by: NDPeeps.

NDP 2026: 'You'll Be Okay' - 
Jasmine Sokko.
[Official Music Video] YouTube Video by: NDPeeps.

NDP 2026: 'Giants' - 
Iman Fandi, weish 
[Official Music Video] YouTube Video by: NDPeeps.


Image from:

SINGAPORE PM LAWRENCE WONG 
SINGS 'WONDERFUL TONIGHT'
| 黄循财 | 新加坡总理 #singapore 
#lawrencewong #song 
YouTube Video: SINGMA TV


The NDP 2026 Colours Party and Guard of Honour Contingent.

A HAPPY NATIONAL DAY EVERYONE!
Comments have been surfaced:

RONALD HO
Wishing all a joyous National Day. Another year passed, 
a nation to become we have been struggling. When will 
we become one, a truly successful nation? It will not be in numbers, 
in GDP, in wealth. It will be in respect for each other, 
in social cohesion, and to help sincerely when we see some of us 
in need of help. Then we are a nation of Singaporeans.
9.8.26

STEVE HO
Good morning sir. Happy 61st birthday to Singapore! 👍👍
9.8.26

MERLIN LIM
This Tiny Red Dot Surrounded By Bigger Neighbors 
Waiting To Pounce n Gobble SG, Log Stock n Barrel, Is
My Home Sweet Home. Very Much Grateful Bro Andy.
MAJULAH 👌😘 SINGAPURA !!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️
9.8.26

TAN SWEE LENG
Happy National Day to my fellow Singaporeans!
May we always remain united and harmonious as 
we strive for progress and prosperity.
9.8.26

JERRY SARAM
Good afternoon. Happy National Day to you too. 
Majullah Singapura
9.8.26

MARK QUEK
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SINGAPORE.
9.8.26

EDDY ENG
HAPPY NATIONAL DAY
9.8.26

RONNIE SEE
DEAR ANDY, HAPPY NATIONAL DAY SINCE 1965, 61 YEARS. 
When we were younger!
9.8.26

RICHARD RAJOO
AND A VERY HAPPY NATIONAL DAY TO YOU, TOO🌹 
ANDY, 2026 👍🙏.
9.8.26

PAUL IBRAHM
HAPPY NATIONAL DAY
9.8.26

VINCENT TAN
HAPPY NATIONAL DY SINGAPORE 61st BIRTHDAY
9.8.26

MICHAEL BANGAR
Hi Andy! Yourself, wifey and Family. Enjoy the long weekend.
9.8.26

BARBARA VAN DORT
Andy Happy Singapore Day to you and family. 
Enjoy the Celebration. xx
9.8.26

ANDY
Pop Music Not Pills. ©
Thanks to all those who wrote in above. Nothing like having 
a peaceful and radiant Singapore to live in. We're very fortunate 
to celebrate 61 years of joy and prosperity.
9.8.26

SAMMIN & ESTHER ANG
Happy 61st Birthday Singapore
9.8.26

GEORGE CHEW
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SG
9.8.26

XUAN YAN
HAPPY NATIONAL DAY
9.8.26

CHEW HEE HONG
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SINGAPORE 1965-2026
9.8.26

DAVID WONG
MAJULAH SINGAPURA
9.8.26

FREDA HANUM
61-SG NATIONAL DAY, GO BEYOND. 
MAJULAH SINGAPURA. GO BEYOND.
9.8.26

CEDRIC CORK
HAPPY NATIONAL DAY SINGAPORE
9.8.26

FABIAN FOO
祝福新加坡
国泰民姿好运连连
August 八月
Happy National Day, Singapore
9.8.26

ANTHONY TAN
GOOD MORNING BROTHER
SAME TO YOU!
9.8.26

ANDY
Pop Music Not Pills. ©
Still some more messages coming in. 
Thanks, guys for the greetings and best wishes
9.8.26

JAMES HO
Thanks Andy...your passion for music is remarkable! 
Always enjoyed the Golden National Songs oldies...
but NOT this year...none of the 3 songs makes the mark...
was the committee trying too hard? just my personal opinion.
9.8.26

LIM KUAN MIN
Good morning and Happy National Day!
9.8.26

CHRISTOPHER TOH
Happy National Day to you too!
9.8.26

OLIVER B.
Happy National Day
9.8.26

MD. JALANI
HAPPY 61st BIRTHDAY SINGAPORE!
9.8.26

ANNA LAW
HAPPY NATIONAL DAY
9.8.26

NICHOLAS STRAVENS
And to you too...
9.8.26

TRACY NG
Hello from Guangzhou!
9.8.26

IVOR LESSLAR
N2U2
9.8.26

PATRICK TENG
CHEERS!
9.8.26

RICHARD THAM
Let's Celebrate HAPPY NATIONAL DAY.
9.8.26

CATS ENTERTAINMENT
Happy 61st National day Andy....
have a fabulous celebration 🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🎈🎉❤️
9.8.26

ANDY
Pop Music Not Pills. ©
Thanks to all the above folks who have written in.
Appreciate the fun we've had celebrating Singapore's birthday. 
You can still write in anytime. It's your mailbox.

Images: Google.

Sunday, August 07, 2022

A National Day Special 2022: Social Harmony In Kampong Amber: Pianist Baba Sam Gan

Renowned pianist Sam Gan at the keyboard with 
Michael Bangar in sunglasses and Horace Wee in black.

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Sam Gan is a baba or peranakan [Straits-born], so the reader might have to go through Malay words in his letter below but they have been carefully explained, so go a little slow to read. Unless you are familiar of course...

Hi Andy,

Bringing back memories of my family and me growing up in Kampong Amber [Amber Village], from 1947 to 1953. Best years of my childhood... Malay, Chinese, Indians, all living in harmony... We played, ran around barefooted, shirtless, in the rain, in the sunshine. 

According to the time of year, playing gasing [top spinning], layang layang [kite-flying] ,keeping fighting spiders in match-boxes, fighting fish in glass jars, rubber-bands competitions, *goli [marbles], catching, rounders [simple baseball] not many arguments, but a lot of fun. 

Playing marbles *[goli] in the 1960s

We were very proud of our kampong [village], so when asked, "Tinggal di mana?" [Where do you live?]

We would proudly reply, " Kampong Amber!" I still consider myself a Kampong Boy from Kampong Amber! 

Puasa Time [Fasting Month] was different with the Carbide Cannons made from Bamboo, booming in the evenings; the Kenduris [food social gathering] and kompangs playing at Malay Weddings. 

Then there's the rains that flooded our Kampong every year during the N.E. Monsoon from November to late January; kids selling fresh nasi lemak [coconut rice and fried fish with chilly-paste] and kueh kueh [Malay cakes]. They come in the mornings for ten cents a bungkus [banana-leaf packet] for breakfast. 

The Mee Siam [spicy Thai noodles] from the Javanese lady selling her tikar2 [mats], and the 30 cents takeaway (bring your own duck egg) Mee Goreng [fried noodles] from the Mamak [Indian] provision store , Plain Roti Prata was five cents a piece and a glass of Kopi [coffee] and Teh Susu [tea and milk] costs ten cents from the **Sarabat [Indian drink-hawker] stall next to the Chinese Swimming Club new pool at Amber Road.

**Selling Sarabat Tea [1963]. 
Photo credit: MITA/NAS Geraldine Soh.

Then there was the Pasar Malam [night market], Chinese Wayang [Chinese street opera] during the Chinese 7th month and of course the Orang Minyak [Oily Man] stories to frighten the young girls and ladies to be home before dusk. ..these are just some of my memories of My Kampong Amber!... what a time to grow as a boy in the old days, 75 years ago.

[It took me a bit to edit this one Sam, but it's well worth it. Thank you.]

NB: From what I understand, having read Finance Minister & Future PMs, Lawrence Wong's Facebook posts, his parents lived in Kampong Amber in the 60s.

This article is original and has been copyrighted.

Google image sources have been identified individually.

'Di Tanjong Katong' with ***Sakura Teng. 
YouTube Video by Medan Fan.

***One of the more renowned lady pop singers from Singapore 60's.

'Di Tanjong Katong' is a traditional Malay folk song describing the East Coast seaside. It is close to Kampong Amber where Sam Gan used to live.

Sam Gan: 'I Love You For Sentimental Reasons'
YouTube Video by Sam Gan.

A HAPPY NATIONAL DAY 2022 TO ALL READERS, 
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS, FRIENDS & FAMILY.
ENJOY BUT STAY SAFE.

Saturday, April 23, 2022

Lawrence Wong: Our Future PM Plays The Guitar & Sings

Future PM Lawrence Wong plays the guitar 
and sings with much feel and ease.

It's officially announced that DPM Lawrence Wong 
becomes PM on 15th May, 2024. At long last we'll have a
guitar playing and musically-minded chief in Singapore. 
Congratulations PM Wong. [15 April, 2024.]

   UP TO 6,200 VIEWS,  

 50 CHATS, COMMENTS 

Latest News: 6th June, 2022

Finance Minister Lawrence is also Deputy Prime Minister from today.

"He's good on the guitar and a natural on stage!"  It's the general remark among some Singapore music makers, that he could probably make a living as a music maker. That's Lawrence Wong, the presumptive Prime Minister of Singapore, actually a pop star already on the political stage.

It was announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in mid-April 2022 that Finance Minister Wong would lead the 4G team and become the next PM in succession if the party wins the next election. 

But mine isn't a political blog so the focus will be on his ability to sing and play the guitar. Let's hope he carries on doing so.

He not only sings Western pops but does justice to the Chinese songs too.

There will be a few postings on Mr. Wong. So watch out for them...

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Lawrence Wong accompanies on guitar,
 'Everyday I Have The Blues'
YouTube Video by Desmond Khoh.

Before Lawrence Wong there was Tan Soo Khoon, 
another rockin' politician who plays the guitar and sings Elvis.

To read about Tan SK connect below:


Images from Google and YouTube.