The whole 'Be A Star' journey will be ending soonz. Mixed feelings again...

Feeling sad that everything will be ending in 3 more days. I enjoyed every moment of it. Its a little preview of how its like being an artiste. We had 2 roadshow performance, one which i've mentioned and the other one on 24th Nov at Hereen. The second show was much more fun and not forgetting the group song that JJ and Ashley specially tailor-made for us. We did our share of studio recording for the group song too. Its weird hearing myself on cd haha... Although everyone have just one small part of the song, its the experience that matters. We also did an individual 30 secs video clip of us introducing ourselves which will be aired during the finals right before we sing our competition song. It feels funny speaking into the camera without any response from a live person haha... Well, it took me 2 takes to get the video right.

My confidence level have been a roller coaster ride recently. At times, I feel rather confident but more of the times, I would doubt myself and wonder how i got into the finals. There are a few very strong competitors, some with strong vocals and some with strong stage presence. I lack in stage presence and also my dress sense is kinda low as compared to the rest of the girls. Stupid thoughts have been running through my head. I would imagine myself being very much under-dressed as compared to the rest. Or, I would slip and fall on the stage... crazy me...

But overall, I'm feeling rather excited about the trip up to genting, the final showdown and of coz, the crazy photo-taking sessions with the rest of them. I will try to enjoy myself as much as possible.

Here's a clip of our performance at Suntec.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvD0E75a5AQ

Yesterday's performance was fun! hehe... I think all the contestants enjoyed their individual moment on stage and of cos the crazy photo-taking sessions backstage!

It was rather tiring because I had to be at beauty world for the make-up at 10.30am! I got abit lost and only managed to reach at 11am haha... so i didnt have to wait too long for my turn. This time round, the make up was so much better than the photoshooting one. At least, we still can recognise each other after the make-up.

After make-up, the whole gang of us went to macdonalds for brunch and relaxed there abit till about 1pm. The crazy photo-taking sessions started in the coach on the way to Suntec. haha.. all of them whipped out their cameras and starting snapping away.. I wanna get a digicam too!!!

The performance started around 2pm and lasted till around 4.30pm. By then, all of us were 'battery-flat' haha... but it was a great experience for me! The first time for me singing in such a big place.

Thanks papa mama for coming.... And of cos nicole, chris and my ah bui for coming too! haha...

Oh, chris commented that, as compared to the other finalists, my looks are average, singing average, dressing average... the only thing I'm strong at is my facial expressions haha.. then he starts mimicking me...

Well, I know I won't be able to win the competition because the rest of them can sing so well! And most of the girls are so much more prettier than i am and they have a great sense of fashion.

I'm not so competitive anymore especially after listening to their performance yesterday. I'm kinda losing my confidence and thinking how I actually managed qualify for the finals in the first place. Its pure luck I guess... hehe

Anyway, I'm contented to be in the finals with the other great singers. I just love to perform and I will definitely enjoy my moment everytime I'm on stage. And thats enough already...

I look so weird in the poster... haha

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Complaint about work :

STOP SHIFTING ME AROUND OR I'LL SHIFT MYSELF OUT!!!

Your Karaoke Theme Song is "YMCA"

You're the type of person who can't have fun unless everyone else is right there with you having a blast. You have an amazing knack for figuring out what people want, and you don't mind going the extra mile to make them happy. The spotlight is something you enjoy on occasion, but you prefer that not all the attention is on you. If you've gotten people to sing or dance along with you, then you're song is a success. You might also sing: "Macarena," "Hot, Hot, Hot" or "Stayin' Alive" Stay away from people who sing: "The Greatest Love of All"

What's Your Karaoke Theme Song?

This is very very very true!

Been thinking if I should go and rebond my hair now or later. Rebonding is tiring for me as I will need to sit in the saloon for at least 4-5hrs. I'm also thinking of highlighting my hair again. I like the way the highlights stand out from my super black hair.

Was surfing the net aimlessly and came across this test thingy....

Your Hair Should Be Pink

Hyper, insane, and a boatload of fun. You're a traveling party that everyone loves to follow.

What's Your Funky Inner Hair Color?

Wah piang!!! of all colours why pink?? Everyone around me knows that I hate pink.

Hmm... maybe deep down inside, I do like pink... hmm...

NO WAY! haha

Friends around are obtaining degrees while I'm still a diploma holder. Their salaries are jumping while mine is getting rather stagnant.

Yes, I did try to pursue for a degree too but the school closed down on me after I got my advance diploma.

I should be going for my degree at another school which is willing to accept us with some exemptions but the tuition fee is a headache for me.

I did try saving up for my studies a few years back but a family crisis wiped out my savings in less than 4 months.

Now, i'm a proud owner of a HDB flat but am cashless.

I've just discovered that I am unable to convert my private bank loan to a HDB loan even after 3 years. I'm stucked with a private bank loan with sky-high interest.

So,studying is impossible at this point of my life and therefore I will remain a diploma holder.

After three years of trying, I FINALLY GOT INTO THE FINALS!!!!

WOOHOO!! GENTING HERE I COME!!!!!!!

Wanna thank alot of people leh.... although this is only finals... i already feel like a winner....

Douglas : for introducing me to the thrill of competitions and all the advices that I need to improve myself...

Sis : for the support and time spent on all our ktv sessions.. giving valuable comments from an audience point of view. taking time out to accompany me for the make-up appt..

Matt : for being there and chauffering me around. buying food for us when we dun have enough time to makan.. also asking ur family down to support me!

Nicole : for accompanying me to shop for clothes.. joining ur for ktvs and also helping me last night by making me sing fast songs to open up my vocals...

emme, gab, fab, edmund, jacq, my family and matt's family : for encouraging me and giving me the moral support i need.

Thanks everyone! I will try my best and do all of u proud!!!

Here's a look at my performance at Be A Star 2007 Quarters. My sis had to hold her phone up throughout the whole thing... thanz!

Lotsa stuff to update!!!

Summary:

1) Caught a few musical and theatre stuff.

Caught Ti Tou Dao, not bad.

Caught Broadway Beng Retuns and definitely enjoyed it as much as the first one.

Caught Phantom of the Opera, love the songs but somehow regretted not watching the first run with Sarah Brightman in it.

Wanted to catch Dim Sum Dollies, went to buy tickets and found out that it was already the last day, therefore missed it again.

2) Caught some concerts too!

Went to Ukelele's and totally fell in love with Lim Zhi Xuan's voice. He sings so much better than CD! Didnt like the venue though, never will I catch a concert at Expo ever cos the sitting arrangement sucks and the sound system wasnt as good too.

Caught the best concert ever and that was Jacky Cheung's!!! He sang so many classics and it was 3 half hours long! I cant imagine a better performance from him! He really is god-like.

3) Caught a few movies.

Fantastic four wasn't as fantastic but the Silver Surfer was kinda cool though.

Harry Potter & The Order of Pheonix was not as good as I expected cos I've read the book and therefore expected to see more. But overall, the movie was well filmed.

Transformer was such a big hit and I can't believe that I missed it. gotta wait for dvd.

4) Met up with POH! Yeah, she was back for a month but we only got to meet up twice. But it was nice to catch up and it also reminded me of the fun I have over at her place. Wanna save up and make another trip over again...

5) Met up with smarkys on a few occasions. Enjoyed those gossip sessions and catching up with each other makes me realise how much we have changed since school times. We used to be more carefree, hanging out at kovan after tuition classes, celebrating out birthdays at macdonalds, going sentosa so very often, all our chalets and sentosa huts stays. Nowadays, we have to worry about our family, finance, work, relationships. Well, that's life I guess. Its nice to be able to open up to friends about all these and also hearing it from them. Its comforting to know that they are willing to listen and give each other the encouragement we all need.

6) Qualified for the semis for Be A Star Singing Competition held by partyworld. Its my first time getting into the semis and I was sooooooo happy! And the thing is, matt's family came down to support me and i meant the whole family except his dad and one of his bro-in-law. There were 9 of them! Of cos, doug and sis came too! Doug's bro came too, with a fren of his. Ed and Jacq too! I had so many supporters! When i was called on stage, they were shouting for me! haha.. so paisey and happy at the same time. When I went up on stage, i realised my supporters took up 3 rows of the audience! haha... I did well and I thought this was my best performance ever. Probably because there were so many supporters and they boosted my confidence to the highest level. Come to think of it, the judge might have feared being beaten up by my supporters and therefore had to let me through... hahaha

This summary somehow remind me of how much i have been spending... going bankrupt soonz... :(

300 was great without the part were I had to go fetch matt's inhaler from his lorry right in the middle of the movie.

Just as we entered the cinema, matt commented about the place being stuffy. And soon he started having difficulty in breathing. I volunteered to go get his inhaler cos the adverts were still on but he presumed that he would be fine in awhile. So we continued watching the movie.

About fifteen minutes into the movie, he was still having difficulties and so I had to go fetch his inhaler from the lorry. And it was then that i realised how bloody big VIVO is! I had to walked right to the other end of the building and back. Guess it took me at least 15mins even when i was walking at top speed.

After i got back into the cinema, I was the one who needed the inhaler more than him! I was literally panting from the top-speed walking. Wah piang!

Well, at least i didnt miss the battles in the movie. The front part of the movie was rather crappy though. The battles were great! I kinda enjoyed the movie more than i would have expected.

Next, I'm looking forward to catching TMNT! haha.. they were my childhood heroes! haha.. Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael & my favourite Michelangelo!

movies week

Caught two movies during the pass 3 days.

Watched 'Pursuit of happiness' on monday. Its a nice show and its based on the true story, so it cant really get too exciting. I enjoyed Will Smith's acting, and also his son's! His son is really cute! But the show's kinda depressing though. After exiting the cinema, Doug keep complaining that he felt very depressed. haha... overall, i kinda liked the movie.

Caught the Rain movie last nite with my parents and my sis. It was my sis and mum's idea to watch the show and so they kinda proposed it to be a family excursion and so me and my dad were both dragged along to watch the movie. Its a rather dumb movies with lame jokes. I nearly fell asleep in the cinema. And my dad was almost cursing the movie haha... tat was kinda funny though. After the movie ended, my mum was like... "ay, like tat finish liao ah". Well, i wouldn't recommend people to catch this show unless u are a really big fan of RAIN.

Will be catching 300 tomolo night with the ktv gang. I'm not really looking for it cos I dun really enjoy this kinda movie. Oh well, i hope the theatre seats are comfy over at VIVO City.

Done!

Yeah! I have a new template once again!

Hope this will encourage me to update more often again...

HELP!!!

As you can see, I've changed my blog template and I'm having one big problem!

Can somebody tell me how to 'extend' the background of the blog??? The blog seem 'cut off'....??

HELP!!!!

My sister's wedding was a blast man! I totally enjoyed it.. especially the part where we get to 'tekan' my bro-in-law.. wahaha The dinner banquet was even better.. I totally think it was one of a kind!

I'm still waiting for the photos and videos cos i dun think i am able to blog about the wedding cos it will be too long!!! Maybe I will sum it up when i have the extra time.

Been rather bz at work recently due to financial year ending and I'm beginning to think tat I'm like a fireman in the company. Whenever a colleague leaves, i will be the one covering up the duties for them while they get someone new. This is becoz I'm the so-called most 'senior' person in this department and therefore I am the most suitable to take over whatever positions. I'm currently dropped off from my original duties to take over the post of doing up reports and invoices.. machiam admin and accounts lor.. but then what to do... until they get someone to take over I have to cover these duties first.

Another sickening thing is... I sprained my back with a stupid sneeze on saturday night. I was happily going down the escalator towards the meeting point and I sneezed! Then, i could feel the pain immediately and in my head I went... "this time die liao..." This happened a couple of years ago and so I could foresee the amount of pain that I will hav to go through... Couldn't sleep at night coz I couldn't turn as easily as I could. The pain was worse on sunday... The chinese physician not opened on sunday.. so therefore I could only go today. Had to go and get a MC from a GP before tat cos the company only recognises GP' MC. Spent $60 in total for all the medical bills.. Damn sianz... but feeling better now... hopefully the pain will not come back tomolo....