I am just going to quote away.
It was a great farewell party.
'My car is parked in the opposite direction, I guess it really is the final goodbye now' - Nick Evans.
'Take care, mate' - Tim Pearson
'It is not goodbye, it's a prolonged see ya later' - Fran Geach
'I'm gonna miss you so much. Uni is not gonna be the same' - Patricia Sanjoto
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
Never Say Never
3 years have now come down to 3 days.
'If I never see you again, I just want to say it's been a great pleasure knowing you.' - Mark Perkins.
It really is very, very hard to say goodbye.
And I've never been good at it.
'If I never see you again, I just want to say it's been a great pleasure knowing you.' - Mark Perkins.
It really is very, very hard to say goodbye.
And I've never been good at it.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
LA HERE I COME!
It's been insane. Absolutely insane.
I am still reeling from the shock of it all.
I can't believe this time tomorrow I'll be in Los Angeles and if everything works out well, be in Nokia Theatre for the American Idol Finale with my best AI bud, Loo.
I still don't believe this.
It's been a extremely strenuous two weeks. First with the neck injury, next with all the stress of essays and audition preparations.
I think I deserve the break, after 10 weeks of hardcore work.
There are still a lot of reservations, about going for a holiday before my deadlines are up, about bringing my laptop along to do work. I know I shouldn't be enjoying myself before the official end of my degree but then again as they say, 'carpe diem'. I'll never come across this opportunity again.
I now promise myself to work hard on the remaining bits of my play, practice my singing and monologues while still in US. It's a compromise I have to make.
Other than that and the paranoia of travel stress, I am ALL SET TO GO.
America, here i come.
Adam and Kris, GOOOOOO!
And lastly, a big THANK YOU to Loo!
I am still reeling from the shock of it all.
I can't believe this time tomorrow I'll be in Los Angeles and if everything works out well, be in Nokia Theatre for the American Idol Finale with my best AI bud, Loo.
I still don't believe this.
It's been a extremely strenuous two weeks. First with the neck injury, next with all the stress of essays and audition preparations.
I think I deserve the break, after 10 weeks of hardcore work.
There are still a lot of reservations, about going for a holiday before my deadlines are up, about bringing my laptop along to do work. I know I shouldn't be enjoying myself before the official end of my degree but then again as they say, 'carpe diem'. I'll never come across this opportunity again.
I now promise myself to work hard on the remaining bits of my play, practice my singing and monologues while still in US. It's a compromise I have to make.
Other than that and the paranoia of travel stress, I am ALL SET TO GO.
America, here i come.
Adam and Kris, GOOOOOO!
And lastly, a big THANK YOU to Loo!
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
The Toughest Three
'Kris was SUPERB'.
Loo sent this msg to cheer me up and motivate me for my deadlines. For once, American Idol had no impact on me when he said it. Because my mind was just swarming with every other thing. And also the bloody pain that threatens to make me bedridden ever so often.
But I knew I had to do it. To watch it. Before the result show comes out tmrw.
And I did.
And the impact AI has always had came back.
Loo's comment set my expectations really high but what came in the form of 'Apologize' was nothing but disappointing. Even excruciating, to see all the veins of his neck as he strained to hit the falsetto notes. 'Apologize' is an untouchable. Ryan Tedder sealed the song with his smooth falsetto. Kara and Randy destroyed Kris's first chance.
But he came back with a vengeance. 'Heartless' was the last song i'd expected to hear on American Idol. And in my mind i thought 'sigh. goodbye kris.'
Yet, the moment he started, i was more drawn into his song than i had ever been before. Kris has never been the strongest singer and he may have been lauded for his artistry, for his originality which undoubtedly, is important in a competition like this. But I was never really drawn to his voice entirely, being the sucker for belty singers and huge vocals. What drew me to him is in fact what Simon has been asking him to strip off on stage, the title 'humble Kris'.
It is his humility, personality and unwavering self knowledge and assurance he portrays weeks after weeks.
In a large scale competition like that, we see people losing their identities along the way (Lil), getting more and more insecure, turning proud (Anoop & Gokey). It's not only a competition of vocals. It's a competition of character.
And he's been on that stage for the past few months, not allowing himself to change at all.
I appreciate that fact because my performing life has made me realize how easily influenced I am by public attention. How the feeling of being on stage can turn one into a proud creature when there really shouldn't be any reasons to.
And he's simply amazing. That kind of silent confidence is not easy to come by and that's his charm. The exact same thing that drew me to Elliot Yamin, even though Katherine Mcphee was more of a favourite for me because of her vocals.
And now it's down to probably the hardest top 3 ever in AI.
Will Kris turn out to be another Elliot Yamin?
I think so. Though I don't hope so.
It will still be a sad good bye but at least if he does go, he left the stage with a fantastic version of 'Heartless'.
This time next week, Loo and I will be in the Nokia Theatre. Who will we see as the final two?
I personally hope for it to be Kris and Adam. That would be the ideal life. Adam gave me goosebumps with both his songs.
But life is never perfect.
We'll see.
And on a last note, there hasn't been any finalists i've hated so much since the times of Taylor Hicks.
And that's Danny Gokey.
His 'You Are so Beautiful' was wonderfully amazing.
But I hate him for his false humility, smirks and everything he carries around with him.
It will really be deja vu ... if Kris gets out tomorrow and Danny wins the competition.
I hope that will not be the case as it will ruin what has been the most fantastic season of all 8. And I don't want it to end on a shit note.
Americans, please vote properly.
Adam and Kris.
Loo sent this msg to cheer me up and motivate me for my deadlines. For once, American Idol had no impact on me when he said it. Because my mind was just swarming with every other thing. And also the bloody pain that threatens to make me bedridden ever so often.
But I knew I had to do it. To watch it. Before the result show comes out tmrw.
And I did.
And the impact AI has always had came back.
Loo's comment set my expectations really high but what came in the form of 'Apologize' was nothing but disappointing. Even excruciating, to see all the veins of his neck as he strained to hit the falsetto notes. 'Apologize' is an untouchable. Ryan Tedder sealed the song with his smooth falsetto. Kara and Randy destroyed Kris's first chance.
But he came back with a vengeance. 'Heartless' was the last song i'd expected to hear on American Idol. And in my mind i thought 'sigh. goodbye kris.'
Yet, the moment he started, i was more drawn into his song than i had ever been before. Kris has never been the strongest singer and he may have been lauded for his artistry, for his originality which undoubtedly, is important in a competition like this. But I was never really drawn to his voice entirely, being the sucker for belty singers and huge vocals. What drew me to him is in fact what Simon has been asking him to strip off on stage, the title 'humble Kris'.
It is his humility, personality and unwavering self knowledge and assurance he portrays weeks after weeks.
In a large scale competition like that, we see people losing their identities along the way (Lil), getting more and more insecure, turning proud (Anoop & Gokey). It's not only a competition of vocals. It's a competition of character.
And he's been on that stage for the past few months, not allowing himself to change at all.
I appreciate that fact because my performing life has made me realize how easily influenced I am by public attention. How the feeling of being on stage can turn one into a proud creature when there really shouldn't be any reasons to.
And he's simply amazing. That kind of silent confidence is not easy to come by and that's his charm. The exact same thing that drew me to Elliot Yamin, even though Katherine Mcphee was more of a favourite for me because of her vocals.
And now it's down to probably the hardest top 3 ever in AI.
Will Kris turn out to be another Elliot Yamin?
I think so. Though I don't hope so.
It will still be a sad good bye but at least if he does go, he left the stage with a fantastic version of 'Heartless'.
This time next week, Loo and I will be in the Nokia Theatre. Who will we see as the final two?
I personally hope for it to be Kris and Adam. That would be the ideal life. Adam gave me goosebumps with both his songs.
But life is never perfect.
We'll see.
And on a last note, there hasn't been any finalists i've hated so much since the times of Taylor Hicks.
And that's Danny Gokey.
His 'You Are so Beautiful' was wonderfully amazing.
But I hate him for his false humility, smirks and everything he carries around with him.
It will really be deja vu ... if Kris gets out tomorrow and Danny wins the competition.
I hope that will not be the case as it will ruin what has been the most fantastic season of all 8. And I don't want it to end on a shit note.
Americans, please vote properly.
Adam and Kris.
