My Recording! ^_^*

My 1st recording!! This was taken as part of the evaluation for my Hark Music "The Real Singer" course ^^

The original song was sung by Fish Leong. Not really a popular song, so I'm not sure if you guys have even hear it before. But if you hear it again it is actually a very nice song! It's a good competition song too as there is a certain difficulty level in managing this song well ;) Scored 17 out of 20 points =) Please support! Feel free to give your comments after listening ;)

This is not exactly a nice recording, some of the flaw are obviously heard, such as my high notes, which sounded rather weak...

Follow the link below to listen to my recording! Hope you guys like it! ;)

http://soundcloud.com/karabecky/by-si-rong?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=facebook&utm_content=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fkarabecky%2Fby-si-rong

A brief look back

Today I accidentally stumbled across some old messages which I thought I have long ago deleted. Looking back at them, the feeling is so much different then & now...but why do some sadness still well up when I revisited them? It has been many years...

Humans are an amazing lot. I wonder where do all the memories which we thought we have long forgotten gone to. Actually they have never left. So they have always been with me.

But I wish to forget.

Please go away from my life. And never return again...

Please vote for me!!! =)

http://www.yellob.us/real-singer/mid-phase-evalutaion/ho-si-rong

The Real Singer 2010 =)

Please support & vote for me!!! =)

http://www.yellob.us/real-singer

One Million Star VII Audition - Singapore

Yesterday was Tawain's One Million Star VII audition at City Square Mall. Me & 4 of my Ocean Butterflies classmates went for it. Arranged to meet at 7am, so I had to wake up at 4.30am -_-" Super tired lol...In the end I'm the 1st to reach Farrer Park MRT station, & the only one to reach at 7am...rest of them are late lor =( Kaoz, I could have slept more -_-

When we reach the venue, quite surprised to see that not many people are there. There were just less than a hundred auditionees sitting around waiting for the barrier to be opened for queuing. I thought many people would have started queuing overnight! Luckily we didn't went there the night before!

Many people started to practise singing at McDonalds just beside the audition venue. We started queuing at around 9 I think...all the way until 11am, where FM 100.3 start the registration...only. I got no. 081 =)

Audition is supposed to start at 2pm. Before that was a guest performance by Sugie Pan, a past contestant in One Million Star. Cai Ai Jia was there as well, though she din perform, and look aloof all the time >_<

Dun remember what time I sang on stage...1.45pm ba maybe...the process was super fast man! Each auditionee is supposed to have 30 seconds on stage to perform, but the 2 judges just *ting* most of us down within the 1st 3 sentences of the chorus we sang -_-" One of the girls was superb! She got directly chosen by the judges to get through when she auditioned on stage. No. 29 I think...So lucky...but she's good lah haha... ;)

The whole audition ended at around 6.15pm...and results were announced directly after at 6.30pm....11 lucky and awesome auditionees got through...who will have the chance to participate in Tawain's One Million Start this coming September...Jia you girls, way to go! ;)

Hopefully in the next big audition, I'll be one of them! =)

Regaining my lost voice

The past few days have been like hell. My throat inflammation got so bad that I lost my voice. For almost 5 days I spoke barely more than a few sentences each day. And my throat hurts badly. It just got worse each day.

I've seen the doctor 3 times for the past week just for my sickness. First for my throat, then it got more and more inflamed, then I developed flu, and today diarrhoea -_-" What's happening to me man...and the scary part is, whatever medicine I take, it doesn't seem to heal me!

And I refrained from eating and drinking almost everything except pure water, honey, vegetables and fruits. It was really a terrible experience. I've never been so afraid of losing my voice as this time. All the while when my voice was lost, I was thinking, what if I don't heal and my voice remains this way?? I don't want!

And I missed my singing lesson last Saturday cause I have no voice. And the flu is killing me -_-" Sunday I went for the Hark Music lesson, but I couldn't sing. The feeling is really crap lol =(

And I just don't understand why, instead of being empathetic, some people can just joke about it! Can't they just put themselves in my shoes how painful it is? Especially when singing is your passion? Or keep on telling you to try to perform when you have no voice? How?! That's just so exasperating! I was angry!

Luckily my voice is back today! Thank god =) And I lost a little weight too :p

My. I don't ever want to go through this ever again man......

Quater Finals tomorrow

Tomorrow evening will be my quarter finals for Plasma KTV singing competition...I hope that my sore throat will be okay by then man...always likdat...when the competition draws near things likdat happen lol -_-"

I'm the 1st to go! Hope that eveything goes well =)

加油! ;)

Dr Martens' golden boots - 1 more :p

Yesterday I bought another pair of Dr Martens low cut boots...golden again :p I didn't intend to get it, it's just that me and my friend happened to stumble across the shoes section in Tangs while we are shopping and found that Dr Martens boots are on 20% sale! Good deal ;)

My friend actually wanted to get a pair...while waiting for her I tried on a pair too haha...and I couldn't bear to take it off thereafter...it's just irresistible :p And so after much though I bought another pair again...

So now I have 3 pairs of brand new Dr Martens' boots shiny series....and still loving it ;)

JJ's back in Singapore!!! =D

JJ's back in Singapore today!!! He's performing at the Marina Bay Sands opening celebration concert =) Got to know when I was watching the 6.30pm Ch 8 news just now =)

Miss him much much...dunno when is the next time I can meet him in person again =(

But from now till then, JJ san ganbatte ne!!! =D

And MJ's 1st death anniversary is coming soon in 2 more days...How fast, it's been a year...I miss you very much too MJ...you're always in my heart ='(

"She's out of my league"

Just watched this movie yesterday night. Surprising it's not bad! Besides the corny jokes, this movie actually depicts many realities in life, although the ending is, well, unrealistic.

There are many losers in this world. And many a times we'll feel that we are one of them and feel just like crap. We'll feel that we're just not good enough for anything or anyone. But hey, all we need sometimes is just a little more confidence and little less inferiority!

This movies tells of a story where a 10/10 hot chick has her eyes for a 5/10 loser guy. Unbelievable at first of course, especially with his surrounding friends putting him down all the time, telling him that it is not possible between him & the girl, and that the two of them will never last. He is just not good enough to have her.

How many chances does a loser stands to own a hot chick? One in a million? Yes it may be so, but hey, one in a million is still a chance! And you may be that one in a million ;) All you need is to find the right person, and that lucky one may be you!

And as much as you can guess, the loser guy ends up with the hot chick till the very end ;)

Crap? Watch for yourself! I think another point worth mentioning is that in this movie, ever so often we find it too familiar that it is our closest friends around us that put us down all the time when something good befalls upon us! When all we need at that point in time is a little encouragement and confirmation! Yeah it's sad, but it's true. Why? Those whom we call our closest friends do not want us to live well and have good things in our life? Is it because they are jealous of what they cannot have? Or are they really your close friends to start with?

Something to think about...and maybe redefine our meaning of "close friends"...

Another day has gone

My god, today is terrible. The headache seems reluctant to leave me -_-" Dunno what's wrong really. Pillow? Changed. But still it's giving me headache. And recently I just felt more tired than ever, no matter how much I slept. Gosh. I hope this will pass soon =(

Hark Music's 实在歌手 course is starting on 4th July 2010. Looking forward to a whole new experience ;)加油!

Going to watch Toy Story 3 3D tomorrow! Yeah! My favoutite Woody! Miss him! =X

Quarter Finals for Plasma KTV Pub Singing Competition

I got through to the Quarter Finals for Plasma KTV singing competition =)

Quarter finals will be held on either 30/06/2010 or 07/07/2010 in the evening, still at Plasma KTV pub ;)

Come support me if you can!!!

Plasma KTV Pub contest tomorrow =)

The qualifying round for Plasma KTV Pub contest is tomorrow at 8pm! Come support me if you are free! ;)

Plasma KTV Pub
48B, Prinsep Street, #02-01, Prinsep Place, Singapore 188679

Dad, I'm sorry ...

Yesterday morning I said something I didn't mean to. I just can't stand my mum constant nagging, till scolding, till screaming ....

You wouldn't understand what's it like to live in this house. It's insane. I hate it totally. I really do. But I have to live with it. I just dun understand her. It's the same thing everyday! Maybe dad just can't get the phlegm out? Maybe he really had difficulty doing it and not because he purposely don't want to spit it out? Who would do it on purpose in order to get a nasty scolding anyway? Only the perverted will do that! My gosh. And please, dad is not like any normal person!

And I just can't stand it. For godness sake please! It my Saturday morning off finally (I don't have to work) and I just wanted some peace and rest! Why does she has to start nagging and screaming everyday once you are awake? And sometimes even when you are still sleeping! What's all these for? I'm dying to get her to shut up and leave me with silence! And so I said it. I said it when I came out of the bathroom. I said you are really noisy! Can you not start scolding once you are awake? And she said we don't know how difficult and hard it is to look after dad. And in a slip of my tongue I retorted: "Then just dun care about him!"

There was immediate silence thereafter. Until I went out of the house.

I got what I wanted - silence. But my mind was not peaceful at all. I didn't mean to say that. I really don't. Of course I care about you. You are my dad! But please dad, if you really appreciate our love and care, then please strive to stand and walk again! Don't just sit down and wait to be served all day, or just sleep all the time!

I'm sorry dad. Although I didn't tell you that. Although I didn't try to explain myself after I said it. But that's just me. Im not used to doing all these in this household. And also because I know it's pointless. But I just wanna say I'm sorry ok...

Shoes

The rest of my shoes that I bought last month :p

Dream

How can we continually keep ourselves motivated, driven, determined and focused, especially on the things we really want? How do we keep on going when everything is so uncertain and doubtful? I believe in striving for the things we want, but struggles are never ending, or it seems.

I believe people should have dreams. I believe having a dream will gives us goals and something to strive for, making our life a meaningful & fulfilling one. But is that all it takes to live our life as close as possible to what we strive for? I've never stop pondering about this.

Many people see those who make it as the few lucky ones whom god seems to favour more. But is it really only luck? Or is it even luck to begin with? If one day, you get an opportunity to the door of your dreams, will you hesitate to grab it?

It requires alot of courage actually, to accept a new path which you are not sure where it will lead to, rather than hanging on to the existing one which you have already laid out over the years. It also requires alot of courage to forgo certain things you have been trying to conserve all your life. How many people can do that and follow their hearts?

When people look back in retrospect, it is easy to comment :" These people are just so lucky. Why don't I ever get to have this luck?" However, how many people will see the efforts these "lucky" people has paid and the things they have forgone before their achievements?

Believe in yourself, and your belief will help create the fact. I strive not for it yet, but to believe it first. Only when you can make yourself believe in it, you can then strive for it ;)

Compassion?

This morning as I pass the Orchard MRT tunnel to Tangs exit on my way to work, I saw the same man in wheelchair again. He seems to wake up early everyday, park himself in the tunnel and start his day's work of selling packet tissues - 3 for S$1.

Crowds zoomed passed, but as usual none stopped to patronise him.

Poor man. He's so thin and has lost his ability to work. It's not as if he'll earn alot from selling packet tissues.

S$1. Let's think. What can we buy with S$1 a day? A McDonald's ice cream cone or apple pie? A cup of coffee from the coffee shop? A bun? Or a packet of Super Rings for snack?

Even if 1 person buy from him daily 3 packets of tissue paper, we'll only be giving him $30 per month. S$30 per month - it may not even be enough for us ladies to get a new T-Shirt!

Then again, why are Singaporeans so shy of compassion? Am why am I one of them?? Hmm...

Creation!

Yoo Hoo!

My blog is finally created! =)

Just went for my weekly Japanese class today. My gosh, I'm so lagging behind. The pace is so fast & I just find it so hard to keep up with limited time every week. Or am I just plain lazy to study???

I always wonder - how do we sustain our interest for something? & why do we loose interest over time? I guess that depicts a clearer difference between "interest" & "passion"...

No matter what, I need to rekindle my interest in Japanese man, if I want to continue...Ganbatte ne!

& I'm just so glad that yesterday I found and finally owned my Dr Martens golden boots that I saw in the magazine & have been searching for so long! It's just too cool!!! Totally love it =X Eh...but maybe still abit crazy to have spent $500 on 4 pairs of shoes this month...ah haha.... -_-"