Undang test...

undang(driving) test today and boy, i was a bundle of nerves ..so takut coz my other friends did like so well. DBJ ar...LKF, LZC all get 48/50. DYS n LJY get 45/50. If i fail reli like malu lor. i can only get 8 wrong to pass the test. Dilemma. what to do? i was always known as the rather MCC person . My friends tell me people see me also know i get easily tricked. haiz...and the worst thing is, i forgot what i studied jor....all the point demerit and stuff...sei lor..

went there early(ard 7.45) and luckily we got there early coz by around 8.15 the place was starting to get full. Me, Calvin and Japheth were waiting for our turn. While waiting we were like hei must tolong each other ar....colour blind ar...canot wrong ar..must help ar..saling membantu amalan mulia. the funny thing while waiting to take the test was that after our registeration, we had to take like a passport photo there. And calvin was up first. The thing was that Calvin leh he sit like sudah serong. Then leh the aunty siiting behid me keep on ejek him say his posture posture posture. So funny, and Calvin was like making those faces to us. Aiya..so funny. Later when the camera was ready to take his photo, tak berjaya. You know why? they say his specs to glaring, canot take the picture...haiz....wat camera lai de...calvin keep ejek-ejek

my turn to take the photo, lagi cham. First time, fail coz my eyes were like looking at another side. Retake lor. Then ,time for exam. We had to first complete a colour blind test and latrer start our undang test. The problem is that i forgot jor many iof the road signs.....sei..and while i was doing the test, i kicked the wire of the pc. My moniter blacked out...what lar..so malang

got some assistance and continued the test. at last waited for my results..takut fail but luckily got 45/50...ok la...although not as ood as my peers, but at least passed. That calvin and Japehth got 50/50. And that calvin keep like 'chuan' me. Sei yeh lar...

and befor we leave, we have to get back our IC's and to do that, we had to like rectify our fingerprints. We had to place our thumb on this small machine to do so. The things is that i tried about 6 times also fail. Last time also the same thing happened. Dunno la...weird....my Thumb too big isit? or i used to much strength? Don't bother

Now i can take my driving lessons. yeppee..can be closer to drive....my dream car....the two door Toyata...

The girl with the Big voice

Talent shows such as American Idol and X-factor have been taking over the world, spreading fever, causing hype among teenagers and people all around the globe, setting a new mark to define what music really is. These shows have not just born talents that marvel us but it also unifies us, making us realize how wonderful life is. Oh yes, thats how we feel when we listen to a song that defines and represents us-a signature song that truly connects to our inner core, a true melody that touches even the coldest heart, a lyric that melts you instantly.

Leona Lewis, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Shane Ward, Jaclyn Victor have rose to become household sensations, sending sparklights whenever they sing. Its truly a sensational moment to hear them LIVE(if given the golden opportunity). It would be like a dream come true.haha....they say that when one sings with his heart, no matter what song is it, he will send goosebumps throughout your body, touching you. We are after all human beings and we have our own feelings and that is what that sets us apart from others, machines, robots.

Who knew that a single shot at a competition could become a true dream true. Today who else haven't been 'Bleeding love' or haven slept well since the "Breakaway". Its like a dream, an almost impossible feat to achieve and yes, these people with those Big voices managed to WOW us. This is their moment and today, most of them haven grown into music stars of tomorrow.

Leona, dubbed the lovechild of Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston remains one of my favourites today. Her sweet personality and pure voice charms me. She is one who i believe who sings with her heart. Discovered through talent competiton X-factor and mentored by Simon Cowell and music mogul Clive Davis, there is no doubt that this diamond in the rough is sparkling brighther than ever. She just makes us keep bleeding, keep keep bleeding love. Her recent appearance at the closing ceromany of the 2008 Beijing Olympics marks her as an international star, a singer who still has endless potential.

Another iconic singer that i must mention out must be Jaclyn Victor. i have like writen about her for so many time in my esays. Even for my SPM english essay, i wrote about her(for essay title: a person who ahve worked hard). Striving to be the best, Jaclyn has kept her standard high. Her voice tells it all. At the finale of Malaysian Idol, i still remember her amazing, breathless rendition of" Gemilang "(Glory) that sent instant goosebumps throughout the audiences of the Arena of Stars and also to the audiences sitting in front of the television. It was like the birth of a star, she was like the savior to the Malaysian music industry- our hope. Her glorious last note, that endless burst of energy that star quality makes her truly uniquly versatile. Till today, i still get the goosebumps when she sings Gemilang. Its just"Gemilang, realiti...." The lyrics...oh...makes me feel great. When i do my exams, i usually like set a song in my mind to create a mood and this is like my absolute favourite song to play in my mind.

a true song can lighthen up even during the darkest hour. A heartfelt performance could touch millions of hearts. what that makes a singer or song so original so perfect is the soul. Every song has its soul, its tale, its story. Some singers have the Big voice, some singers could reach those high notes and do those whistle registers, some have voices like acrobats that marvels us, some just have a pure voice. No matter how good technically you are vocally, if you forget or ignore about the true soul of the song , in the end people would just be like WOW for 5 minutes. After that, people would forget about it. In the mean time, a sincere intepretation of a song may not require the best voice but is more than enough to penetrate through one's soul, creating what i would call magic. That is why sometimes i favour singers who tells a story with his song rather that tell the world how good a singer he is.

recently, i was surfing through the internet and found two new talents. Alexandra Burke(winner of X-factor season 5) and Charice(a 16 year old singing sensation who hails from the Phillipines and have dueted with Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli). Alexandra was dubbed the next Leona based on her strong vocals wheares Charice's vocals have been receiving nothing more that praise. Ti an extent, Alexandra's rendition of Hallelujah has been receiving rave reviews.These two are forces that the world has to be reckoned off. Who says that the world is only big enough for Britney Spears or Madonna? these singers ought to be watched out.

Alexandra Burke

16- year old Charice

Sing with your heart, sing with your soul. That is what that make music so universal so special. It is a tool that is capable to spread love, to spread joy, to brighten up your day. Imagine yourself in a corner of your room listening queitly to the song that tells the story of your life. that moment would be precious.

undang

went to listen undang on Wed with calvin. I din't know what to expect. Is it going to be boring? You mean i can't talk for 5 hours?really OMG. Actually we previously plan to go to listen undang in a big group. Oh well, now left us two. Whats next.

so, we went to the centre and the 'lesson' started. So , apparently, there were 2 instructors. Great. First, we were given these colour blind test or practices and each of us were given different sets to do. So we started doing lor. Then, calvin leh like bisik-bisik, say he cannot differentiate wor. Din bother him. Then he asked me to like exchange papers with him. He din't want to fail the test. Still din choose to bother him. Then leh while the instructor was not noticing leh he exchanged my paper with him call me to do for him. That sei yeh la. Smile, smile , smile over there. What to do, do for him sia.Who knows he is Colour blind?

Listening undang was like so sien. Luckily, i had company. At the driving institute, we met Japheth so got lagi seorang teman to chat with. So, throughout the 5 hour long undang talk, we chat quite a while and there was nobody to scold us. haha....but we did pay attention lar...but some topics really boring ge mar....esp those car maintenance..haiz

during our break, even saw Kan Wye Yip and Xue Ming. They just came back from undang test. Then continued with the talk. Luckily leh change jor instructor. Even though he speaks a little t0o fast, at least he was loud and can keep me awake. Not bad lar...

after out talk, we had to like book when we had to take our test. Japeheth and calvin insisted to take their test on next Tuesday which i did not agree to. I wanted to take my test on Saturday.(later got to know bing jian also taking the test on Sat). Their excuse wor..scared cannot finish reading, scared fail wor..excuse....

my conclusion for that day was listening to undang was not that terrifying after all. If you have teman , at least got people to talk to. Even the instuctor say, "boleh tidur..".Ohya, just remembered that sei Calvin Nga leh in the classroom sit like almost going to fall, then the instructor like pointed out " duduk baik-baik, nanti jatuh"...he har..so malu...haha

so taking the test next Tues...waiting...

Sweet

my childhood pictures i was talking about...me and my sister...haha....those days were so innocent..sweet. Looking at this pictures makes me realize how much i have changed. There is nothing to be embarrassed about, just embrace it.

Fond memories

have you looked through old photos of you and asked yourself" Is that me?"...well, there is a lot of quetions that arise when you look through all those photos. You could be like "Don't want to see those photos, i want to forget about those past" or you could end up like "i look so cute...look...look...". It depends on each other after all each photo, each represents a memory, a piece of your past and a piece of puzzle that makes you you today.

Done a lot of cleaning these days and found lots of old photos of me. My parents took so many photos of me when i was a baby...those were fond memories....i was so chubby when i was in primary school(forget the past). what i really like is when i was a child like during those kindergarten years...so sweet memories.

In those pictures, my sister was also there aside me. She was so pretty. That is why i keep telling my friends my sister leh actually has that 'pretty gene'. It is just her crave for food and laziness that kinda shed her beauty. Even though she is not model material(in terms of body size), she is very beautiful geh. Back then when i look back at those old photos she was always hugging me...wah....i so bahagia ge ar..haha..

my parents wanted to take a lot of pictures for us so that we could keep these memories forever. Now, my mum is like explaning 1 picture at a time as i write this post. She keeps like...why aren't you happy of your photos?..why arent you smilling?....That is you lar...Well, sometimes you can smile in your heart. Sometimes i prefer to keep things inside me...if only there is someone i can share ..haha...lucky i have this blog.

looking back at those baby photos of mine..i always could not run away from that baby fat....haiz...i also did not know when i was a baby, i actually had this mohawk...haha..later post some of those photos lar...

All these photos make me realize how fortunate and happy i am. Its like you don't need millions of cash to keep yourself happy. Never neglect your family.haha...i will try to not 'gek' them...haha

J'dore

Vying for improvement

modern art feel

its the intensity

Art

Art is and always will be a part of my life. Its like i breathe, eat and sleep with art. Its all about illustration and illusion, creating this mystic feeling, capturing beauty in a single glance.

classic


Keeping this picture like a beauty shoot, something like a cosmetics campaign

tried editing using Microsoft Picture Manager to give this dark and mysterious touch

Art has been a passion for me. i was free so drew something. Its kinda frustrating ti not be able to capture the true essence,the sparkle, the true and raw beauty of Hillary Rhoda. I kinda copied this from a magazine. Need to improve.

Do comment, i hope to improve.