A cool Nite ! Cool singing ! By busker Ronnie Liew!
On Hari Raya Haji nite 17/6/24
Singapore River, Fullerton Hotel
Reflections:
As I cycled back , I heard a guitar and a man’s voice singing!
He is Ronnie Liew, a Singaporean busker.
First time knowing him
His voice was melodious against the quiet of the Singapore River.
Surprisingly , he was singing to an empty crowd?
We stopped.
We listened.
We enjoyed.
We sang along
We song requested!
We danced.
We din pay now.
But we dropped some notes in the hat.
A quiet night.
Beautiful strings of music
Accompanied by a nice voice.
Busking licence.
Why here? Timbuktu!
Oh yah, allocated.
No fees for busking
NAC approved.
Courage.
Yes. It takes courage to stand up and sing.
To Crowds of many to none.
Talent.
Yes, it takes talent and skills to strum & sing
To crowds of few to many
What did I glean from just stopping by to hear him?
Hats off to him to dare show his talents.
On a quiet intersection
Of where our Raffles once stood
Of where our Fullerton Post Office once existed.
Memories of Little Red Dot of buildings past.
Where the river stink , stunk no more
Where bunk trading boats now turned to tourist rides
Tides of Change.
Ebb and flow
Moving on.
Yeah. We rode. Stopped. Moved on.
On a cool windy Monday evening
On this Hari Raya Haji public holiday.
The crowd? Was not here.
Perhaps all moved to Gardens and Marina Promenade
Where the “northern lights “ were displayed.
And the installations of lights at the Bay.
But somehow, I Felt blessed to hear Ronnie Croon.
To the few of us who chose to stop.
To enjoy the moments of beautiful music.
The ride less travelled.
Thank You Lord!
For a night so divine.
Part noisy.
Part silent.
Part musical.
So so divine!
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