Diversity wins!
Brilliant! I love the kid with the Afro hair. Here's another case of American Idol where everyone thought that the amazing Susan Boyle would win. But in both shows, I love the winner!
I love Diversity because they're VERY creative compared to Flawless, who's apparently, well, FLAWLESS. No doubt Flawless has immaculate timing. But in terms of choreography, Diversity wins! I love how their performances always tells a story. And how the group members are literally diverse, with some coming from physics, accountancy and IT backgrounds, others still schooling, just regular kids. They're not professional. But they're performances speak otherwise. Great! =D
Check out their audition clip and watch how Simon Cowell praised them. Yay! (They kinda disabled embedding ALL of their audition clips on YouTube).
I hope Britain's Got Talent will be aired in Malaysia. It took them ages to air the first season here. =___=
More from Beatbox Hitman.
Wow! He really responded to all the requests. LOL
I wish he had done the whole song. I wanna hear how it sounds like during the rap and bridge, my favourite parts of the song. =D
Again and again and again and again...
I want nobody, nobody but CHU...
Enjoy!!!
I wish he had done the whole song. I wanna hear how it sounds like during the rap and bridge, my favourite parts of the song. =D
Again and again and again and again...
I want nobody, nobody but CHU...
Enjoy!!!
Beatbox Hitman.
I can't sleep. This is when YouTube comes in handy!
Watch this guy beatboxing to the reigning groups from SM Entertainment this year. Cool!
I wonder why he did this song instead of 'Sorry, Sorry'. Maybe cause there's already too many beats? LOL But 'It's You' sounds really cool with beatbox!
I hope he'll try 'Mirotic' and 'Nobody' next. And maybe 'Haru Haru' too? =P
Watch this guy beatboxing to the reigning groups from SM Entertainment this year. Cool!
I wonder why he did this song instead of 'Sorry, Sorry'. Maybe cause there's already too many beats? LOL But 'It's You' sounds really cool with beatbox!
I hope he'll try 'Mirotic' and 'Nobody' next. And maybe 'Haru Haru' too? =P
Seafood on the loose!
During our break yesterday, Nabs and I were at Rouge Cafe to fill our stomachs before the next class. The played 'Slumdog Millionaire'! This movie is now one of my all-time favourites. We were enjoying the movie and laughing in our favourite scenes.
Suddenly, I saw one of the maids pointing under the stall from the kitchen and shouting, "Dah lari! Dah lari!". I looked at the floor assuming a cockroach or something.
And then, I saw huge legs coming out, and it was a CRAB!!! LOL! It had escaped and the maids were too scared to catch it. Although its claws were tied up, it was still pretty scary because it headed towards where Nabs was sitting. She quickly jumped up right before the worker caught it.
At the time, we were the only ones there. What do you know. We encountered a crab in college! LOL I didn't even know they served anything with crab there?
Hmmm... anyone up for seafood at Taylor's? Hahaha!
We couldn't finish the movie because we had to go for our next lecture. =( We were very reluctant to leave because we felt that we could have stayed awake more watching the movie. Hehehe.
But we are good students. So, of course we went. =D
Suddenly, I saw one of the maids pointing under the stall from the kitchen and shouting, "Dah lari! Dah lari!". I looked at the floor assuming a cockroach or something.
And then, I saw huge legs coming out, and it was a CRAB!!! LOL! It had escaped and the maids were too scared to catch it. Although its claws were tied up, it was still pretty scary because it headed towards where Nabs was sitting. She quickly jumped up right before the worker caught it.
At the time, we were the only ones there. What do you know. We encountered a crab in college! LOL I didn't even know they served anything with crab there?
Hmmm... anyone up for seafood at Taylor's? Hahaha!
We couldn't finish the movie because we had to go for our next lecture. =( We were very reluctant to leave because we felt that we could have stayed awake more watching the movie. Hehehe.
But we are good students. So, of course we went. =D
Compassion.
Israel Houghton and Martin Smith from Delirous? on CNN!
Press Release from CompassionArt
The award-winning CompassionArt charity and multiple GRAMMY, Stellar and Dove Award winner, Soul Train Award winner and double RIAA certified Gold-selling artist Israel Houghton will be featured on CNN this Sunday at 6:00 pm EST on "CNN Newsroom with Don Lemon." The feature will be repeated with additional coverage pending on other CNN shows and platforms, including CNN.com. (Check local listings for times.)
Recorded backstage at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater at Encore Park on Good Friday, the CNN feature interview with Houghton will tell the story of CompassionArt and the CompassionArt: Creating Freedom From Poverty CD/DVD that released in January and was written by 12 world-acclaimed CompassionArt songwriters and recorded by 19 genre-defining artists, including Houghton. Proceeds from this album will be forever donated to charity.
The artists featured on this highly praised, 14-song album and companion 50-minute DVD are: (Songwriters) Paul Baloche, Steven Curtis Chapman, Stu G, Israel Houghton, Tim Hughes, Graham Kendrick, Andy Park, Matt Redman, Martin Smith, Michael W. Smith, Chris Tomlin and Darlene Zschech; and (Guest Vocalists) Kirk Franklin, Amy Grant, Joel Houston, Leeland Mooring, Christy Nockels, tobyMac and CeCe Winans. Together, they combine for: 101 million albums sold, 103 No. 1 songs, 36 GRAMMY Awards, 202 Dove Awards and 34 Dove nominations this year alone, 18 Stellar Awards, 3 American Music Awards, and 116 CCLI Top 500 songs sung by millions in churches around the world.
CNN will further feature Houghton and his own recording, The Power Of One, the highly-acclaimed album that launched to the top of the retail charts following its March 24 debut on Integrity Music/Columbia Records. The Power Of One marks his first solo studio offering after a string of highly successful New Breed live concert projects and features guest vocals from such genre-leading artists as tobyMac, Martin Smith of Delirious?, Mary Mary and Chevelle Franklyn. From its genre-blending roots reggae and heavy rock to sanctified funk and power pop, the album has become the most widely praised recording ever for Houghton. Critics from Billboard Magazine to The Houston Chronicle to Worship Leader have all raved, calling the album "spectacular," "creatively expansive, musically unlimited," "fresh, healing, uplifting, encouraging," "passionate, youthful energy," "a visceral rush," "celebratory," "genre-defying" and "moving, powerful."
Taking the new songs on tour, Houghton's national major market, 37-city tour with Chris Tomlin that began Jan. 22 has logged packed venues coast to coast as Houghton prepares for his first appearance at Yankee Stadium in New York with his pastor, Joel Osteen (Lakewood Church, Houston). This "A Night of Hope" event Saturday, April 25, marks the first non-baseball event at the new stadium.
On the same day, Houghton will be featured on the new Gospel Music Channel program, "Revealed." Israel performs fan favorites and new songs from The Power Of One for the show's live audience, as well as shares his story and insight into his songs.
Israel Houghton is signed to Integrity Music, distributed to Christian retail by Provident-Integrity Distribution and to the general market by Columbia Records/Sony Distribution. For more information, go to www.israelhoughton.net.
CompassionArt, a charity based in Littlehampton, England, held a songwriters' retreat in January 2008 and began recording songs from the 12 world-acclaimed CompassionArt songwriters a month later for the CompassionArt: Creating Freedom From Poverty album. Recognized by Gospel Music Channel with its "Gospel Angel Award," CompassionArt has been covered by hundreds of media outlets across the U.S. and internationally. More information can be found at CompassionArt.tv. (CompassionArt is not associated or affiliated with, or otherwise sponsored or endorsed by, Compassion International, Inc. Compassion® is a registered trademark of Compassion International, Inc.)
Source: CompassionArt
Press Release from CompassionArt
The award-winning CompassionArt charity and multiple GRAMMY, Stellar and Dove Award winner, Soul Train Award winner and double RIAA certified Gold-selling artist Israel Houghton will be featured on CNN this Sunday at 6:00 pm EST on "CNN Newsroom with Don Lemon." The feature will be repeated with additional coverage pending on other CNN shows and platforms, including CNN.com. (Check local listings for times.)
Recorded backstage at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater at Encore Park on Good Friday, the CNN feature interview with Houghton will tell the story of CompassionArt and the CompassionArt: Creating Freedom From Poverty CD/DVD that released in January and was written by 12 world-acclaimed CompassionArt songwriters and recorded by 19 genre-defining artists, including Houghton. Proceeds from this album will be forever donated to charity.
The artists featured on this highly praised, 14-song album and companion 50-minute DVD are: (Songwriters) Paul Baloche, Steven Curtis Chapman, Stu G, Israel Houghton, Tim Hughes, Graham Kendrick, Andy Park, Matt Redman, Martin Smith, Michael W. Smith, Chris Tomlin and Darlene Zschech; and (Guest Vocalists) Kirk Franklin, Amy Grant, Joel Houston, Leeland Mooring, Christy Nockels, tobyMac and CeCe Winans. Together, they combine for: 101 million albums sold, 103 No. 1 songs, 36 GRAMMY Awards, 202 Dove Awards and 34 Dove nominations this year alone, 18 Stellar Awards, 3 American Music Awards, and 116 CCLI Top 500 songs sung by millions in churches around the world.
CNN will further feature Houghton and his own recording, The Power Of One, the highly-acclaimed album that launched to the top of the retail charts following its March 24 debut on Integrity Music/Columbia Records. The Power Of One marks his first solo studio offering after a string of highly successful New Breed live concert projects and features guest vocals from such genre-leading artists as tobyMac, Martin Smith of Delirious?, Mary Mary and Chevelle Franklyn. From its genre-blending roots reggae and heavy rock to sanctified funk and power pop, the album has become the most widely praised recording ever for Houghton. Critics from Billboard Magazine to The Houston Chronicle to Worship Leader have all raved, calling the album "spectacular," "creatively expansive, musically unlimited," "fresh, healing, uplifting, encouraging," "passionate, youthful energy," "a visceral rush," "celebratory," "genre-defying" and "moving, powerful."
Taking the new songs on tour, Houghton's national major market, 37-city tour with Chris Tomlin that began Jan. 22 has logged packed venues coast to coast as Houghton prepares for his first appearance at Yankee Stadium in New York with his pastor, Joel Osteen (Lakewood Church, Houston). This "A Night of Hope" event Saturday, April 25, marks the first non-baseball event at the new stadium.
On the same day, Houghton will be featured on the new Gospel Music Channel program, "Revealed." Israel performs fan favorites and new songs from The Power Of One for the show's live audience, as well as shares his story and insight into his songs.
Israel Houghton is signed to Integrity Music, distributed to Christian retail by Provident-Integrity Distribution and to the general market by Columbia Records/Sony Distribution. For more information, go to www.israelhoughton.net.
CompassionArt, a charity based in Littlehampton, England, held a songwriters' retreat in January 2008 and began recording songs from the 12 world-acclaimed CompassionArt songwriters a month later for the CompassionArt: Creating Freedom From Poverty album. Recognized by Gospel Music Channel with its "Gospel Angel Award," CompassionArt has been covered by hundreds of media outlets across the U.S. and internationally. More information can be found at CompassionArt.tv. (CompassionArt is not associated or affiliated with, or otherwise sponsored or endorsed by, Compassion International, Inc. Compassion® is a registered trademark of Compassion International, Inc.)
Source: CompassionArt
You're the God of this city.
Kris Allen leading worship with 'God of this City'. One of my favourites by Chris Tomlin. Cool!
I think they added their own lyrics.
I think they added their own lyrics.
Shining SHINee!
The best new artist of 2008 is back! Love the vocals and the dance steps. The youngest member is only 16!
Tagged!
... by Jade Ng. It's been a while since I've done this. I'm currently at college. We're finally done with IDM video shooting!!! It was a crazy three days. Thank God we could finish everything on time, and thank God for the new camera! One camera for a few hundred communication students is definitely not enough. I almost cried when I had problems transferring my videos using the old one. =S
Now, start de-stressing (for a few days, then next up is CSS stuff. UGH.)!
1. Number One is missing.
Huh?
2. How did you feel when you woke up this morning?
Reluctant to get up.
3. Who was the last person / people you took a photo with?
I think it was Nabilah and Qiki? We were shooting for assignment.
4. Would you consider yourself spoiled?
No, even though I'm an only child.
5. Will you ever donate blood ?
Hmm... I'm not sure. But I'm kinda scared of needles. =S
6. Have you ever had a best friend who was of the opposite sex?
Yes.
7. Do you want someone to be dead?
NO! That's too much.
8. What does your last text message say?
Don't have to bother so much on that la. (Haha!)
9. What are you thinking right now?
Going home to sleep!
1o. Do you want someone to be with you right now?
Not really. There are so many people around me at the moment. XD We're all freezing in the lab.
11. What was the time you went to bed last night?
Around 2am? It's been a loooong time since I've slept during the PMs.
12. Where did you buy the tee you are wearing now?
It's our Media Carnival 2008 T-shirt. CREW.
13. Is someone on your mind right now?
No. All I can think of is SLEEP.
14. Who was the last person(s) who text you?
Wan Li.
TEN Lucky People to do this quiz... (hopefully u all see this)
1. Nabilah
2. Qiki
3. Ee Leen
4. Pei Yi
5. Ammie
6. Cheryl Ngiam
7. Amanda Lim
8. Mei Hsuan
9. Christopher
10. Brian
15. Who is no.2 (Qiki) having a relationship with?
Amirul a.k.a. Iman. =P
16. Is no.3 (Ee Leen) a male or a female?
FEMALE.
17. If no.7 (Amanda) and no.1 (Nabilah) get together , would it be a good?
Get together as normal friends, yes it would be a good. There'll be plenty of talking! But get together as *ahem ahem*, NO WAY!
18. What is no.1 (Nabilah) studying about?
Communication and media management, same as me.
19. When was the last time you chatted with them?
Nabilah, just a few minutes ago. Amanda on Facebook a couple of days ago.
20.Is no.4 (Pei Yi) single?
Yes. Right? =P
21. Say something about no.2 (Melissa).
Spastic and emo = spasemo. =D
22. What do you think about no.3 (Ee Leen) & no.6 (Cheryl) being together?
They've grew up together in church, so they are great friends. But again, together as in the other meaning, NO WAY!
23. Describe no.9 (Christopher).
Hmmm... very smart and mature. =)
24. What will you do if no.6 (Cheryl) and no.7 (Amanda) fight?
They don't know each other that well. I doubt they'll fight about anything. Hehe.
25. Do you like 8 (Mei Hsuan)?
She's a nice friend! =D
Done.
Advertising class is in half an hour. I wish he would show us more commercials! Cause otherwise, I might fall asleep on the comfy chair in the lecture theatre. o.O
Now, start de-stressing (for a few days, then next up is CSS stuff. UGH.)!
1. Number One is missing.
Huh?
2. How did you feel when you woke up this morning?
Reluctant to get up.
3. Who was the last person / people you took a photo with?
I think it was Nabilah and Qiki? We were shooting for assignment.
4. Would you consider yourself spoiled?
No, even though I'm an only child.
5. Will you ever donate blood ?
Hmm... I'm not sure. But I'm kinda scared of needles. =S
6. Have you ever had a best friend who was of the opposite sex?
Yes.
7. Do you want someone to be dead?
NO! That's too much.
8. What does your last text message say?
Don't have to bother so much on that la. (Haha!)
9. What are you thinking right now?
Going home to sleep!
1o. Do you want someone to be with you right now?
Not really. There are so many people around me at the moment. XD We're all freezing in the lab.
11. What was the time you went to bed last night?
Around 2am? It's been a loooong time since I've slept during the PMs.
12. Where did you buy the tee you are wearing now?
It's our Media Carnival 2008 T-shirt. CREW.
13. Is someone on your mind right now?
No. All I can think of is SLEEP.
14. Who was the last person(s) who text you?
Wan Li.
TEN Lucky People to do this quiz... (hopefully u all see this)
1. Nabilah
2. Qiki
3. Ee Leen
4. Pei Yi
5. Ammie
6. Cheryl Ngiam
7. Amanda Lim
8. Mei Hsuan
9. Christopher
10. Brian
15. Who is no.2 (Qiki) having a relationship with?
Amirul a.k.a. Iman. =P
16. Is no.3 (Ee Leen) a male or a female?
FEMALE.
17. If no.7 (Amanda) and no.1 (Nabilah) get together , would it be a good?
Get together as normal friends, yes it would be a good. There'll be plenty of talking! But get together as *ahem ahem*, NO WAY!
18. What is no.1 (Nabilah) studying about?
Communication and media management, same as me.
19. When was the last time you chatted with them?
Nabilah, just a few minutes ago. Amanda on Facebook a couple of days ago.
20.Is no.4 (Pei Yi) single?
Yes. Right? =P
21. Say something about no.2 (Melissa).
Spastic and emo = spasemo. =D
22. What do you think about no.3 (Ee Leen) & no.6 (Cheryl) being together?
They've grew up together in church, so they are great friends. But again, together as in the other meaning, NO WAY!
23. Describe no.9 (Christopher).
Hmmm... very smart and mature. =)
24. What will you do if no.6 (Cheryl) and no.7 (Amanda) fight?
They don't know each other that well. I doubt they'll fight about anything. Hehe.
25. Do you like 8 (Mei Hsuan)?
She's a nice friend! =D
Done.
Advertising class is in half an hour. I wish he would show us more commercials! Cause otherwise, I might fall asleep on the comfy chair in the lecture theatre. o.O
Again & Again
More covers from Navi...
This time, including Girls Generation's 'Gee' and Wonder Girls' 'Nobody'. These two songs created a Gee and Nobody virus late last year and early this year. I love Navi's soulful versions of these songs!
Now, she should start covering songs from DBSK and Rain. =P I wonder how 'Mirotic' would sound in a soulful version. Hmmm...
This time, including Girls Generation's 'Gee' and Wonder Girls' 'Nobody'. These two songs created a Gee and Nobody virus late last year and early this year. I love Navi's soulful versions of these songs!
Now, she should start covering songs from DBSK and Rain. =P I wonder how 'Mirotic' would sound in a soulful version. Hmmm...
The underdog wins!
KRIS ALLEN WON!!!
For once, the Idol contestant that I support the most won. Yay!!! Despite how practically EVERYONE predicted Adam Lambert to bag the crown this year right from the beginning, including me, although I can't seem to enjoy his performances at all. But I did like 'Mad World' in which he really toned down. I couldn't stand his usual screams. The fact that he did it over and over again every week didn't really help either. 'Rings of Fire' was probably the weirdest performance ever on the show. =S
But Kris kept standing strong in the competition every week despite his "quiet confidence", as Paula puts it. And as the weeks passed, Kris' fan base grew. I only started to wonder that Kris could actually win this when Adam was down in the bottom two a couple of weeks ago. Hmmm... and he did win!
I love how Kris interprets the songs every week, my favourites are 'Falling Slowly', 'Ain't No Sunshine', 'She Works Hard for the Money', and 'Heartless'. Although the finale song, 'No Boundaries' wasn't exactly as good as the songs from the previous years, Kris' version was so much better than Adam. Adam can't really pull off this kinda songs. Nabilah and I thought the song was more suitable for David Cook! LOL
I'm REALLY glad Kris won! Yeah, yeah. Some (probably many) may feel that Adam was totally robbed, maybe even he himself! But there's nothing to lose right? Look at Chris Daughtry, David Archuleta and Jennifer Hudson. If Adam does have a place in this industry, he will make it. But somehow, I just can't see him as a recording artist but more of a performer or entertainer. Hearing the screams on the radio everyday could kill my ears! >.<
Anyway, Kris Allen won. The dark horse, the underdog. So Lambert fans, GET OVER IT.
P.S. 100 million votes for two people is a lot of votes! O.O
P.P.S. Kris Allen is a worship leader at New Life Church. Similar to Danny Gokey's background of a church music director, or something like that. =D
Another step closer to my goal.
Today was a great day for us. As I had mentioned in my previous post, we had a workshop with 8TV and Primeworks Studios at college today. We were there from 9am to 6pm, but it didn't feel long at all.
After the bosses of 8TV and Primeworks Studios arrived, Azhar who is in-charge of Content and Industry Development started off by introducing his team.
Marion Caunter was the first invited guest to speak. Of course, all ears and eyes were on her. She's REALLY pretty in person, trust me. You should have seen the look on the guys' faces. LOL! She shared with us how she started off in this industry and all those years of experience she had accumulated. One thing she said that really struck me was that we must always be nice to everyone.
"Because you'll never know when the cafeteria lady will strike lottery one day and start a production company. If you haven't been nice to her, she'll turn you down!"
She really encouraged and inspired us to work hard to achieve our goals, no matter how insane they may seem. I love how she interacted with us throughout her speech. She was very composed and she seemed as though she was having a conversation with us, rather than giving a plain speech. No wonder she leaves such a big impression of herself on everyone when people meet her.
Ahmad Izham Omar, CEO of 8TV, was the next person to speak. This is the second time I have heard him speak. And in both times, I can see why Media Prima chose him to start a TV station despite being a music person. Another thing he said which struck me a lot was when he asked us if we remember what we were like when we were 15. The number one goal that you have always wanted to achieve is the dream that you had when you were 15. I immediately thought of what I wanted to do when I was 15, and this is exactly what I'm working towards right now.
I remember when 8TV first came out and exploded into Malaysian television like never before. Ever since, 8TV has been my favourite channel. And for some reason, although I have never thought of studying mass communication back then, I have always wanted to work with 8TV. And today, this window of opportunity opened once again.
Back to Izham's speech. I didn't know he graduated from Berklee. o.O That means, he's a fellow alumni with ... Nevermind. That's besides the point. He inspired us to be different and to not be afraid of throwing crazy ideas, doing things that people usually would not dare try. He challenged us to blow their minds today.
After his speech, we had a short break before the next session. Sadly, Marion had to leave early. The boys actually went after her to ask for a picture! She left too suddenly, I didn't get to take a picture with her. =(
The next session was where the excitement finally began. Marlini walked us through the steps of producing TV shows and showed us some whacky shows from around the world. You guys should check out 'Wipe Out'! It's a CRAZY show, but really cool! I wish I could try something in that scale one day.
Izham went off for a little while after that. We were later split into groups of six to work on brainstorming for ideas. We were given little toys and masks to trigger our brains. LOL! We quickly came out with random words and formed a couple of shows within that half hour. We kept going into detail for each show because we forgot that the initial brainstorming stage does not require planning yet. We just needed a rough idea on what shows we can come up with.
Each group presented whatever we had before heading for lunch. We all had the same problem, which was formulating a show right from the beginning. Thank God the facilitators were there to guide us. We even had the new Quickie host there with us! (Watch her on 8TV at 11.30pm tonight. =P)
Lunch was pretty good! We didn't expect much from the catered food, but it really surprised us.
After lunch, it was back to work again for us. We had to work on the details of each TV show by coming up with the Concept Paper before pitching to Izham. It was crazy because seriously, when can we actually sit down with the Big Boss and pitch our ideas to him, right?
For our group, we felt that all the shows we came up with earlier during our brainstorming session weren't unique enough. We were back to square one and we were totally clueless at that point. Thank God Marlini came over to help us out a bit, and we got mind maps for two shows within a few minutes. We quickly scribbled everything down and put it together in the Concept Paper.
At that point, we had a talk show and reality TV programme. Alicia really wanted to do a drama. It was already 3.30pm, time for presentations! But Marlini announced that we had roughly ten more minutes to finish up because Izham wasn't there yet. We quickly came up with our drama in five minutes and then we were done.
We were the first group to present. And guess what? It turns out that they really liked our drama! LOL Talk about last minute planning, it actually works? But I'm not promoting procrastination here, okay? It's more about cracking your brain at the last second and working under pressure. LOL!
The other groups did really well presenting many cool shows. The bosses were jotting down our ideas the whole time. Then, that time of the day came. They finally announced which show they thought was the best and very different, something which has never been done before. They mentioned our drama as one of the best seven shows of the day. Yay!
Although we didn't win the best show, Marlini said that they would go back and deliberate on some of the best ideas of the day. And hopefully, if they work something out, they would come back to us again to talk about joining the production team! WEEEEEEE~!!!
We've done our part. Now it's up to Izham and his team to decide. This is an AWESOME opportunity. I can't wait!
After the bosses of 8TV and Primeworks Studios arrived, Azhar who is in-charge of Content and Industry Development started off by introducing his team.
Marion Caunter was the first invited guest to speak. Of course, all ears and eyes were on her. She's REALLY pretty in person, trust me. You should have seen the look on the guys' faces. LOL! She shared with us how she started off in this industry and all those years of experience she had accumulated. One thing she said that really struck me was that we must always be nice to everyone.
"Because you'll never know when the cafeteria lady will strike lottery one day and start a production company. If you haven't been nice to her, she'll turn you down!"
She really encouraged and inspired us to work hard to achieve our goals, no matter how insane they may seem. I love how she interacted with us throughout her speech. She was very composed and she seemed as though she was having a conversation with us, rather than giving a plain speech. No wonder she leaves such a big impression of herself on everyone when people meet her.
Ahmad Izham Omar, CEO of 8TV, was the next person to speak. This is the second time I have heard him speak. And in both times, I can see why Media Prima chose him to start a TV station despite being a music person. Another thing he said which struck me a lot was when he asked us if we remember what we were like when we were 15. The number one goal that you have always wanted to achieve is the dream that you had when you were 15. I immediately thought of what I wanted to do when I was 15, and this is exactly what I'm working towards right now.
I remember when 8TV first came out and exploded into Malaysian television like never before. Ever since, 8TV has been my favourite channel. And for some reason, although I have never thought of studying mass communication back then, I have always wanted to work with 8TV. And today, this window of opportunity opened once again.
Back to Izham's speech. I didn't know he graduated from Berklee. o.O That means, he's a fellow alumni with ... Nevermind. That's besides the point. He inspired us to be different and to not be afraid of throwing crazy ideas, doing things that people usually would not dare try. He challenged us to blow their minds today.
After his speech, we had a short break before the next session. Sadly, Marion had to leave early. The boys actually went after her to ask for a picture! She left too suddenly, I didn't get to take a picture with her. =(
The next session was where the excitement finally began. Marlini walked us through the steps of producing TV shows and showed us some whacky shows from around the world. You guys should check out 'Wipe Out'! It's a CRAZY show, but really cool! I wish I could try something in that scale one day.
Izham went off for a little while after that. We were later split into groups of six to work on brainstorming for ideas. We were given little toys and masks to trigger our brains. LOL! We quickly came out with random words and formed a couple of shows within that half hour. We kept going into detail for each show because we forgot that the initial brainstorming stage does not require planning yet. We just needed a rough idea on what shows we can come up with.
Each group presented whatever we had before heading for lunch. We all had the same problem, which was formulating a show right from the beginning. Thank God the facilitators were there to guide us. We even had the new Quickie host there with us! (Watch her on 8TV at 11.30pm tonight. =P)
Lunch was pretty good! We didn't expect much from the catered food, but it really surprised us.
After lunch, it was back to work again for us. We had to work on the details of each TV show by coming up with the Concept Paper before pitching to Izham. It was crazy because seriously, when can we actually sit down with the Big Boss and pitch our ideas to him, right?
For our group, we felt that all the shows we came up with earlier during our brainstorming session weren't unique enough. We were back to square one and we were totally clueless at that point. Thank God Marlini came over to help us out a bit, and we got mind maps for two shows within a few minutes. We quickly scribbled everything down and put it together in the Concept Paper.
At that point, we had a talk show and reality TV programme. Alicia really wanted to do a drama. It was already 3.30pm, time for presentations! But Marlini announced that we had roughly ten more minutes to finish up because Izham wasn't there yet. We quickly came up with our drama in five minutes and then we were done.
We were the first group to present. And guess what? It turns out that they really liked our drama! LOL Talk about last minute planning, it actually works? But I'm not promoting procrastination here, okay? It's more about cracking your brain at the last second and working under pressure. LOL!
The other groups did really well presenting many cool shows. The bosses were jotting down our ideas the whole time. Then, that time of the day came. They finally announced which show they thought was the best and very different, something which has never been done before. They mentioned our drama as one of the best seven shows of the day. Yay!
Although we didn't win the best show, Marlini said that they would go back and deliberate on some of the best ideas of the day. And hopefully, if they work something out, they would come back to us again to talk about joining the production team! WEEEEEEE~!!!
We've done our part. Now it's up to Izham and his team to decide. This is an AWESOME opportunity. I can't wait!
This is my chance!
I just got back from a briefing for a media workshop tomorrow. A number of us were the "chosen ones" to attend this workshop by 8TV. It has something to do with TV production.
8TV is actually looking at hiring talents! We will be having a full-day's workshop about production and then we are required to present a concept for TV shows. Apparently the winning concept will be awarded and 8TV will consider using that concept!
CEO of 8TV, Ahmad Izham Omar, and Marion Caunter are part of the speakers tomorrow. The boys got a little more excited of course. LOL
I've been dreaming of working with 8TV, especially with the production team. I can't wait!
Please keep me in prayers. Wish me luck! =D
8TV is actually looking at hiring talents! We will be having a full-day's workshop about production and then we are required to present a concept for TV shows. Apparently the winning concept will be awarded and 8TV will consider using that concept!
CEO of 8TV, Ahmad Izham Omar, and Marion Caunter are part of the speakers tomorrow. The boys got a little more excited of course. LOL
I've been dreaming of working with 8TV, especially with the production team. I can't wait!
Please keep me in prayers. Wish me luck! =D
Go Navi!
Navi again, covering the latest songs by the two rivaling groups in the Kpop scene at the moment, 2PM's 'Again & Again' and Super Junior's 'Sorry, Sorry'.
I love her! I wish the performance was longer. It's sad that only her covers of other artists are famous because her songs are really good.
*thumbs up*
I love her! I wish the performance was longer. It's sad that only her covers of other artists are famous because her songs are really good.
*thumbs up*
YOU.
You have caused enough pain and suffering to the person I love the most.
I have already given up on you many years ago.
I pray that you will not fall into the lies of the enemy again because you are obviously smarter than that.
But if you don't even have the slightest COMMON SENSE of what you're putting yourself into, God bless you.
I have already given up on you many years ago.
I pray that you will not fall into the lies of the enemy again because you are obviously smarter than that.
But if you don't even have the slightest COMMON SENSE of what you're putting yourself into, God bless you.
Because only He can save you from all the misery you will face!
Blessed Mothers' Day!
This isn't exactly MY typical conversation with my Mom. But this shows how much our mothers care for us, despite how we may be annoy by it. Just take it all in! LOL
Show your mother how much you appreciate her this weekend like you've never done before.
Show your mother how much you appreciate her this weekend like you've never done before.
Blessed Mothers' Day!
Music Man in town!
Note: All pictures belong to Amanda Lim. Despite how far we were from the stage, she captured really good pictures! =D Thank God security wasn't tight around our area. And thank God for the two big screens on stage! Videos were taken from babyputz's account on YouTube.
(I'll TRY as hard as I can to remember the details. So, please spare me if I get the songs and events mixed up. Thank you!)
It all began last week when Amanda asked me whether I had already gotten tickets for the concert. I almost gave up on going because I really couldn't get tickets, the cheapest tickets had already been sold out. Then, she told me her cousin knows someone and she has two tickets for her. She invited me, and of course I said 'Yes!'!!! But at the time, it still wasn't 100% confirmed whether she'll really have the tickets.
Last song from the encore. Notice he was holding on to his throat, and he went off at one point. Poor Lee Hom was having a soar throat. =( I noticed he held on to his throat quite a few times during the concert.
It all began last week when Amanda asked me whether I had already gotten tickets for the concert. I almost gave up on going because I really couldn't get tickets, the cheapest tickets had already been sold out. Then, she told me her cousin knows someone and she has two tickets for her. She invited me, and of course I said 'Yes!'!!! But at the time, it still wasn't 100% confirmed whether she'll really have the tickets.
I didn't expect much. On the day of the concert, I got an SMS from Amanda saying that the guy has our tickets and all we need to do is meet up with him to collect them. I literally squealed when I read that. LOL!
So, this is how we got our tickets. We didn't expect much from the seats since it's free. But we didn't really bother. Amanda's dad agreed to send the both of us to the stadium.
We arrived about half an hour before the concert started. Amanda called Andrew whom we were supposed to meet immediately. The reception there was bad. After a few tries, very impatient ones I must say, she managed to contact him. After getting our tickets, we headed for the gates.
We honestly expected the cheapest seats and we were pretty worried because those seats weren't numbered. We would probably get the bad seats if we were late. Then, Amanda looked at our tickets again and saw a fine print stating "RM198". She nudged me. The moment we both saw that, we squealed (again!). LOL I'm not sure if we jumped. But whatever. *screams* Waaaahhhh!!! We couldn't stop thanking Andrew in our minds.
It took quite a while for us to find the correct gate because the signs were all over the place. Thank God for the volunteers! I didn't bother bringing my camera because it's huge. Can't really sneak in a big camera. Amanda managed to sneak in. They didn't even bother looking into our bags like how they did with those sitting at the VIP and VVIP area. They probably figured the distance wouldn't do any good to our pictures or videos. All they did was ask whether we brought. Who in the right mind would confess at the time, right? I'm sure the volunteers knew. But, as the (Chinese) saying goes, they just "closed one eye".
Also, there were people from Boston, one of the sponsors, distributing ang pao packets. We thought it was just some cash vouchers inside as usual. While we waited for the concert to start, Amanda opened up her packet and found RM1 in it! Together with a RM20 cash voucher. Wow! We got ang pao money from Lee Hom! =P
Before the concert.
When he sang 'da cheng xiao ai', I was hoping to see him perform with an acoustic guitar. But it was still as mesmerising. ^_^ After this song, he sang 'Can You Feel My World'. I really didn't expect him to sing this song although it is one of my favourites. I love the slow rap in the middle of the song. "日日夜夜我閉著雙眼祈禱 , 為什麼只有我的音樂能夠讓我依靠 ..."
According to Lee Suan, when he 'came out' again from the back of the screen, that person wasn't him. He had already gone off stage. Apparently he was covered in a black hood and a motorbike took him to the center. Not bad! Singer, musician, actor, now magician? =D
ENCORE!!! (a.k.a. high time) Listen to the crowd! Pay attention especially from 5:40 onwards. I saw the Taipei 'Heroes of the Earth' concert, and he didn't even go that high! LOL The crowd was great. =D
Celcom stuck a pair of these (I'm not sure what they're called) on each seat. Make some noise!
We expected it to start probably an hour later due to the usual Malaysian timing. But surprisingly, the opening act came out before 8.30pm. Guess who?
We couldn't recognise who it was at first. Then, suddenly Amanda went, "Daniel!" (now known as Danell Lee, Malaysian Idol Season 2 winner). Gosh. Of all people, why? But Amanda used to really admire him. I still tease her about that. LOL! The next performer was Kay, the winner of the last Project Superstar singing competition. It was a cutesy act. Totally didn't fit the night. So, I didn't really pay attention to her.
Finally, the dramatic opening music came. Lee Hom's Bahamut, the new 4kg, custom-made guitar which costed about RM100,000 could be seen on stage. We couldn't see exactly what it was at first. We thought it was him. But then the spot light made it clear that it was THE guitar. Everything about it rocked, but if only it wasn't the shape of a dragon. =S
Opening graphics started to play on the screens, displaying visuals of the comic version of Music Man.
Then, there he was in his Music Man costume (leather pants, I must add), slowly being lowered down on a platform. He started off singing a slow intro to 'What's Up Rock!', the song which I couldn't get used to from the new album because of its edgy sound, not the Lee Hom style I'm used to.
Then he rocked it out with the Bahamut, singing 'W-H-Y' and doing a rock version of 'hua tian cuo'. I wanted to see him play the er hu for this song. Oh well.
After three songs, he greeted the audience and played with the mic that gave out a deep, electronic sound. He said he wasn't Superman, Spiderman, Batman and all that, he is MUSIC MAN! LOL He's such a natural on stage.
He later went on and sang 'Heartbeat', the ballad from the latest album of the same title. One of the most memorable parts (at least for the VVIPs) came when he performed 'Forever Love', one of my favourites. He went down the stage and shook everyone's hand in front! >.<
After he finished the song and went back on stage, he literally fell to the back and disappeared from the stage. More visuals came on screen, portraying Music Man drowning in the water. Words came out stating that even after Music Man stripped off his 'super hero' costume, he is just a regular guy who needs love. Awww...
*ahem ahem* =P
He didn't come out like that, of course. LOL!
With a different guitar. I LOVE this picture. Now you see why we love the two big LED screens? Giant Lee Hom! They were much better than the white screens from the stadium.
Back to the Bahamut again. It was so heavy, two staff had to come up from time-to-time to carry it away for him. Very precious!
Totally immersed in the song. I'm not sure what song this was.
I believe here he performed the rock version of 'zhu lin shen chu', 'nu peng you' and 'ai de de ti'.
He actually beatboxed and the dancers danced to the beat after 'nu peng you'. He also did a minute-long dance solo. I wish it was longer! >.<
In between, he also greeted the international fans who were sitting in front. From Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Australia! I love how he said "sawadikap" to the Thai fans. So cute! ^_^ And he also mentioned that he's thinking of going to Australia for a concert there soon. Good news for Aussie fans! He continued looking out for more international fans and said he didn't wanna forget anybody. He had not mentioned Malaysian fans yet. Everyone was shouting, "MALAYSIA!!! MALAYSIA!!!". And finally, when he said 'Malaysia', everybody screamed!!! LOL The crowd's cheers were overwhelming. He was like, "WOW!!!".
One of the highlights of the concert came after he changed. He was about to performed 'gai bian zi ji'. The music video of the song showed him playing different roles in a band, the lead singer (Wang Li Hong), guitarist (Xiao Wang), drummer (Xiao Li) and bassist (Xiao Hong). Notice the similarities?
'Xiao Li' came out all dressed in blue, covered from head to toe and introduced himself with a thick American accent. He said his Mandarin wasn't really good. He also mentioned that their band had disbanded because Lee Hom went off to film a movie with Jackie Chan. *sniff sniff* The crowd went, "Awww...". Cheeky guy! LOL
Finally we saw him playing a different instrument. He went to the drums and performed a drum solo as 'Xiao Li'. 'Xiao Wang' dressed in yellow and 'Xiao Hong' dressed in red were already in position on stage. Within a spilt second, Lee Hom was back in front in white, holding the mic and getting ready to sing 'gai bian zi ji'.
As we watch the screens, suddenly we saw the different camera angles on the drummer, bassist and guitarist, and they were all Lee Hom! I had to squint to look closer. Of course, the clips on the screen were pre-recorded. But still, that shocked us for a moment. Very creative! =D
Another intermission came. The dancers each performed a dance solo representing different super heros. From Superman, to Hulk, to Bruce Lee. The cheers got louder and louder as they moved on to a different character. When Music Man came out, everyone screamed assuming Lee Hom would dance again. But it was one of the dancers instead. =____="
At this point, I almost gave up on seeing him play other instruments which I've been hoping for because the whole night to that point seemed more like a rock concert.
And then, he appeared on stage with a VIOLIN in his hands! *screams* It was my favourite. I LOVE seeing him play the violin. He played 'When You Wish Upon A Star', a famous Disney song, which also happens to be his favourite. He also sang 'luo ye gui gen' while playing the violin. *jumps for joy*
I heart.
More ballads. He practically swept all the ladies off their feet! XD
Here's the grand piano! *jumps higher*
He performed 'ni bu zai' and his best ballad to date, 'wei yi', while playing the piano. Looking at the piano through the screens, it looked dirty. =S They must have forgotten to clean it after shipping it here. LOL! No wonder he didn't mind standing on the piano! Yup. That's what he did.
When he sang 'da cheng xiao ai', I was hoping to see him perform with an acoustic guitar. But it was still as mesmerising. ^_^ After this song, he sang 'Can You Feel My World'. I really didn't expect him to sing this song although it is one of my favourites. I love the slow rap in the middle of the song. "日日夜夜我閉著雙眼祈禱 , 為什麼只有我的音樂能夠讓我依靠 ..."
Now, here's the little magic trick he pulled which left everyone in confusion. Well, at least those who were sitting ABOVE ground. Hehe.
After performing 'wo wan quan mei you ren he li you li ni', the dancers put on a hat and sunglasses on him. He went behind the giant screen in the center as he continued singing and came out again after that. All of a sudden, he disappeared and appeared in the centre of the crowd sitting on the ground in a split second! Our expressions were literally: O.O
See the stage on the left, and little Lee Hom glowing at the bottom-right corner. That was where he reappeared!
According to Lee Suan, when he 'came out' again from the back of the screen, that person wasn't him. He had already gone off stage. Apparently he was covered in a black hood and a motorbike took him to the center. Not bad! Singer, musician, actor, now magician? =DHe walked through the crowd. And this time, they REALLY swarmed him. Security had a really hard time. Poor guys! He sang 'zai mei bian' as he greeted the fans. I always love listening to the ending rap because of how fast he rolls his tongue! Good to refresh my Chinese idioms and proverbs while listening to it too. LOL
'gai shi yin xiong', a.k.a. Heroes of the Earth! It was the title song from one of his best albums. The 'last' song was 'xin zhong de ri yue', also from another one of his best albums Shangri-La. He has too many great songs! Lee Hom has released 20 albums to date, by the way, including compilation albums.
Everyone didn't want to let him go. And every concert has to have an encore, of course. After roughly five minutes of encore cheers, Lee Hom came out again in the Music Man T-shirt which I really wanted to buy but it was RM75. T.T I didn't have enough money.
The encore performances were the BEST! Almost the whole stadium stood up, 25,000 people chanting along to 'fang kai ni de xin', 'ai ni jiu deng yu ai zi ji' (the first song I heard from him, and my all-time favourite), and of course, KISS GOODBYE. <3
The atmosphere was really high during the encore. I can still feel it as I watch the videos again! He was having so much fun as well, banging on the piano during 'fang kai ni de xin'. You can refer to the video posted below. =)
He told us not to sit down yet because he wanted to take the time to thank some people. He even joked that the concert was only about to start, and everything else he did earlier was just a warm-up. We sure hope it was! He thanked the crew, the sponsors, and the band, including Jamie Wilson, the guitarist who is MALAYSIAN! =D His band during 'Heroes of the Earth' Tour consisted mostly of Malaysian musicians as well. Wow!
He also received an early present from his official fanclub, Homaniacs Malaysia. He will be celebrating his 33rd birthday on May 17. The present consisted of a card and also a CD with 2009 birthday messages from the fans! 172 seconds altogether. So sweet...
Before closing with 'Kiss Goodbye', he jokingly mentioned that the producers told him not to kiss everyone individually due to the recent swine flu outbreak. So, all he could do was 'kiss' us through the song. Awww...
ENCORE!!! (a.k.a. high time) Listen to the crowd! Pay attention especially from 5:40 onwards. I saw the Taipei 'Heroes of the Earth' concert, and he didn't even go that high! LOL The crowd was great. =D
Last song from the encore. Notice he was holding on to his throat, and he went off at one point. Poor Lee Hom was having a soar throat. =( I noticed he held on to his throat quite a few times during the concert.
After saying his final goodbyes, people started to leave. But most of us didn't want to leave and some even continue screaming for MORE encore, hoping for a final glimpse of Lee Hom again! LOL The chant went on for a few minutes. Then, an audio clip was played saying "Lee Hom's Music Man KL concert has officially ended...". Even with that, the crowd still continued shouting for an encore. The crew had no other choice but to play that audio clip again. LOL! That was when everyone boo-ed and finally gave up.
I REALLY enjoyed this concert. He sang a total of 28 songs for more than two and half hours. But it felt like minutes to me. >.< Like I mentioned in the previous post, I probably enjoyed it even more than Rain's concert! He is a great performer, one of the best Asian singers in my opinion. He interacted really well with the crowd, no wonder everyone felt so high! Despite having a soar throat, he is a really impressive live performer. I'm proud to be a fan!
Thank God he didn't follow his family's footsteps to become a doctor, despite achieving perfect scores in his SATs and being offered to Princeton. O.O
I wish he could have played some of the Chinese instruments he's good at. But this concert is a whole different concept compared to 'Heroes of the Earth'. I think that's why he didn't do it. And the only sad part was that he didn't sing one of my favourite songs, 'ni he wo'. That's such a good concert song! I wonder why he didn't perform that. =(
But overall, I don't regret attending this concert at all. I'll definitely be going for the ones to come because he keeps the atmosphere up, up, up all the time. Everyone will have fun. And I guarantee that even if you're not a fan, you'll become one after attending his concert. =)
Lee Hom, come back again soon!!! Let's go for mamak and durian? =P
Okay. That was random.
I can't wait for the next album and concert! Jia you!!!
EDIT:
I forgot to mention this.
Halfway through the concert, a lady host came out to entertain us while Lee Hom changed into a different outfit. She mentioned how Malaysian fans have been requesting for a Music Man tour here ever since the first stop started in Taipei last year.
Music Man finally came to Malaysia during the month which is very important to him. It's the month of his birthday! She requested everyone to sing an early birthday song to him. She also said she hoped he would be able to hear our best wishes to him while changing his pants. XD She wanted to play a little game with the crowd, but due to time constraint, she had to go off. She definitely kept us entertained! =D
1600 in SATs?!
I'm still in the Lee Hom mood right now. XD Very sorry if you're annoyed. Don't bother reading this post if you don't want to.
I've yet to come up with my entry about last night's concert. So, I decided to post this video for now, on his second appearance on CNN's Talk Asia. He was conducting the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra early this year. Well, he was classically trained. So no surprise there! LOL
Do conductors receive that many gifts? :P
I've yet to come up with my entry about last night's concert. So, I decided to post this video for now, on his second appearance on CNN's Talk Asia. He was conducting the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra early this year. Well, he was classically trained. So no surprise there! LOL
Do conductors receive that many gifts? :P
I love Music Man!
*screams*
I just got back from Lee Hom's concert with Amanda and I'm feeling really hyper right now.
The whole concert was GREAT! Even better than Rain's (shocking O.O). He did everything possible, sing, played his brand new baby, a 4kg custom-made guitar (which sounded REALLY powerful, by the way), played the drums, piano, violin (<3), and he DANCED! LOL I didn't know he could do a hand stand. And he looked like he's been working out a lot lately. :P
He sang all of my favourite songs, except 'ni he wo (You and me)'. :( It's okay. I loooooooved all the songs. And he turned some of his fast songs into rock songs. I couldn't get used to a few, but he got everyone so hyped up! I was practically singing along to all the songs. :D
After yesterday's BBQ party and Ms. Natasha's house and the concert tonight, all the stress from the past 7 weeks of non-stop assignments are finally out! LOL I let it all out, along with some 25,000 people around me. XD
Okay. I don't think I can sleep yet, but I better go now. Need to wake up early tomorrow for service. I'll post up a full entry about the concert tomorrow! Here's a little preview. ^_^
Solaris, Mont Kiara. I didn't even know he had a promo here a couple of weeks ago. =__="
Playing the violin at the Singapore concert. My favourite! :D
Just wanna thank Amanda's cousin and Mr. Andrew for the tickets, and Amanda for inviting me!!!
I just got back from Lee Hom's concert with Amanda and I'm feeling really hyper right now.
The whole concert was GREAT! Even better than Rain's (shocking O.O). He did everything possible, sing, played his brand new baby, a 4kg custom-made guitar (which sounded REALLY powerful, by the way), played the drums, piano, violin (<3), and he DANCED! LOL I didn't know he could do a hand stand. And he looked like he's been working out a lot lately. :P
He sang all of my favourite songs, except 'ni he wo (You and me)'. :( It's okay. I loooooooved all the songs. And he turned some of his fast songs into rock songs. I couldn't get used to a few, but he got everyone so hyped up! I was practically singing along to all the songs. :D
After yesterday's BBQ party and Ms. Natasha's house and the concert tonight, all the stress from the past 7 weeks of non-stop assignments are finally out! LOL I let it all out, along with some 25,000 people around me. XD
Okay. I don't think I can sleep yet, but I better go now. Need to wake up early tomorrow for service. I'll post up a full entry about the concert tomorrow! Here's a little preview. ^_^
Solaris, Mont Kiara. I didn't even know he had a promo here a couple of weeks ago. =__="
Playing the violin at the Singapore concert. My favourite! :D
Just wanna thank Amanda's cousin and Mr. Andrew for the tickets, and Amanda for inviting me!!!
