Julie Mahendran

Well people, this hotel is officially spoiling me rotten. This is a place where your underwear comes back from the laundry folded, wrapped in a ribbon with a bow, covered with tissue paper and presented in a cushioned box! Check out my Facebook Page for a view of the light show I get every night from the building outside my window (and please "like" the page if you haven't already).

The pool area is also very posh- there are attendants always coming by to give you fresh water and offer you mini ice-creams…

Here's some footage of my band on our first night playing at the Blue Bar in the Hong Kong Four Seasons Hotel- what a lovely room! It was my first time using the camera on my iPhone, so bear with me- next time I'll remember to shoot landscape. :)

Additional pics on Twitter and Facebook...

J

Here I am sitting in a lovely room at the Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong. For those of you who might not have heard the news, I'll be the Featured Artist the Blue Bar here for the next 3 months. I'm only staying at this hotel for the first couple of weeks, then I move to an apartment a ways off. I'm feeling very blessed, but also very much like an imposter among these movers, shakers and wealth-takers.

Had my first taste of the real Hong Kong yesterday as I ventured out for a rehearsal with the…

Looks like yours truly will be the featured performer in the Blue Bar at the Four Seasons Hong Kong, from June through August this summer. I'm very excited to be exploring this new market- I'll be sharing my arrangements and original songs with new audiences, collaborating with a local jazz trio and seeing a part of the world that is new to me. I'll be taking over for Genevieve Marentette, another Toronto-based vocalist and a wonderful performer.

I plan to keep you updated with video blog entries, and…

I'm no fan of fast food myself, but check out this experiment by the Burger Lab. You know the pics floating around of fast food burgers that have been sitting out in the open air for a couple of years or more, and still look the same? I've been wondering about those myself. This experiment looks at homemade burgers as well, to try and ascertain exactly why burgers left out in the open air don't rot. And it's all about moisture, baby! Check it out for yourself...

Til next time,

J

Okay, now that my website is officially live it's time to start blogging! But first, a trial run to see how it's gonna coordinate with all these various social media.

Hopefully we'll check in with Facebook- good to see you! And Twitter- you haven't aged a day!

Firstly, my apologies for cancelling my most recent show at the Reservoir Lounge in Toronto- looks like that flu bug has been making the rounds, it certainly got me by the throat (ugh ugh ugh). My voice is back now and I'm working on booking another…

Hey Folks, if anyone's visiting my website at the moment, you might notice it's a bit rough- because I'm building it myself, with very little idea of what I'm doing! It's a very long process, and I have new respect for web designers/developers.

My website will usually be live as I'm updating it, but occasionally I might take it offline if I have to make any major adjustments. Please bear with me, and feel free to let me know what you think of the site so far through my contact form.

All the best,

J