Said Mango, "You would have thought that the world has had enough of silly love songs. That there were too many love songs, as it were. Well, I look around me and I see it isn't so. There are people who want to fill the world with silly love songs. There is nothing wrong with that as long as they don't expect the government to subsidize them."
Asked for advice about love, Mango said, "Remember love doesn't come in a minute. And sometimes it doesn't come at all. But when you are in love, it isn't silly at all and it something to be cherished."
An Admirer wanted to tell Mango about his love. "How can I tell you about my love?" he asked. And then he whispered to Mango, "I love you!"
PM Mango's recitation le'amour, has a mellifluous, sensual, and song-like quality indeed!
ReplyDeleteWas he, by any chance, accompanied by Gambay's
recently-formed band, 'The WCE Trio'?
(and thereby hangs a tale!)
The WCE Trio is not only Gambay's resident band,
ReplyDeletebut could, in time, be appointed the WCE's official orchestra.
The Trio consists of:
Neils Bohr - flute;
Kennesaw "Hui San" Landis - piano, and bagpipes, and
Hans Klingner - harp.
Their repertoire is eclectic, e.g., country, and western; disco; cassic rock, folk, etc.
The Trio performs only on water-craft, such as aboard junks, sampans, and floating restaurants.
In only two months, the Trio's fame spread well-beyond the WCE, and last week, they were honoured when the Singaporean Expatdom ( a largely Bohemian-inspired organisation) invited our WCE Trio to play aboard Singapore's largest floating restaurant. The concert was a sensation.
The Trio boarded the flight for the return journey back to the WCE (via Nanjing Airport).
As the huge Airbus A340 airliner slowly taxied away from Singapore's Changi Terminal, the Trio settled-back into their seats.
Suddenly, Hans Klingner released his seat-belt, leapt from his seat, and began shouting incoherently. Neils cried: "Hans! What is wrong?!". A by-now frantic Hans shrieked "we must go back to Singapore!! I must get off this aircraft!". "but, why, why?", asked "Hui Shan".
Hans: "I left my harp in sampan-disco!"