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Who's Behind the Blog
Summary:
Music's my life, traveling's my passion and fun is what I desire.
Character:
Carefree, mall-aholic, outgoing, open-minded, optimistic, good listener, joker and soliloquist.
Embraces:
Movies, CSI, Dr. Gil Grissom, Bones, Dr. Temperance Brennan, partying, music, skateboarding, badminton, cycling, slick gadgets and the Internet
Punches:
Backstabbers, assumptions, brats, snobs and harm dealers
Dreams:
Explore every inch of the world. Own a dream house. Writing a book. Fulfilling my wishes.
Motto:
Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday so live it without fear.
Sometimes, winners of reality shows such as the overhyped 'American Idol' or it's lesser-known counterpart 'Britain's Got Talent' aren't really all that, well...talented, or to a lesser extent, as good as the public make them out to be. Simply looking to siphon cash from its viewers, these shows have veered off its tracks from a talent competition to a 'if-you-like-me-vote-for-me' competition.
The true gems, however, are always hidden away elsewhere in places where most people divert their sights from. Sadly though, because of the fame and power these reality shows have gained, most people have developed this twisted mindset that singers/performers that aren't in these shows, are not talented whatsoever. To me, it seems like blatant discrimination over the assumption that a person with more fame is in a way, more talented.
Anyway, the reason why I'm even posting is because, well, during my routine weekly iTunes Store browse-through, I found myself repeatedly playing a 30 seconds preview of a particular song by a certain artist named Charice that I've never even heard of. I was so hooked on to it that I immediately opened up my browser and did a search. Now whaddya know, she's only a 17 year old teenager who instantaneously got her name resonating through the web after a performance on Oprah. Even with my biasness against shows like 'American Idol', I don't mind that she gained her fame from Oprah cause unlike 'AI', people can't vote her off just because they don't like her. Besides, she's horrifyingly good for a 17 year old. Check it out yourself since words just can't describe it:
There's a Hi-Def version of it at Oprah but I'd leave it to you all to decide if it's worth watching. In my opinion, the song itself is both meaningful and powerful while Charice just made it all that more amazing with a voice that is overflowing with emotion. Furthermore, from her performance, you can tell that she sang it from the bottom of her heart and that it meant a lot to her when she seemed almost ready to break into tears.
Damn, I sure hope that her single will fill up the shelves at my local CD shop so that I can wrap my fingers around it. I'm definitely looking forward to more of her work and I guess it's safe to say that we'll definitely be seeing more of her in the future. Fingers crossed.
