I FEEL LIKE A HERO, AND I'LL BE YOUR HEROINE.
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Friday, April 30, 2010 @ 4:13 PM
Kelly Clarkson performing ‘Impossible’, off her album ‘All I Ever Wanted’ at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on 27 April 2010 as part of her ‘All I Ever Wanted’ World tour. I had the opportunity of seeing Kelly Clarkson live just this past Tuesday, courtesy of a friend who’d won a pair of tickets to her concert. She was incredible live, and showed us why she is THE American Idol. I was enjoying myself so much I almost fell over while jumping on the stairs. Lol. I didn’t really bother to capture pictures or videos because we were in the seats but I managed to record this one of her performing Impossible from her latest album, which she co-wrote with Ryan Tedder. |
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Got this on a quiz I took on Facebook...
Saturday, April 24, 2010 @ 1:29 AM
...and I would say that it is a pretty accurate description.
You are really your own person! You love just being yourself. You have your highs and your lows but you always stay loyal to who you really are. You don't care about fitting in with the crowd or keeping up with trends. (Often you realize you are way ahead of them anyways!) You are your own person! This is the best thing you can get for yourself! You know who you are and you should be proud of it! Don't be afraid to be as simple or crazy as your are! You just should keep being yourself... I've really never been one to follow trends. Sure, at some point in my life, I might've done some things to 'fit in'. But it's different now. I've learnt to embrace being different. And through everything I've gone through in the past 2 years, I've come to realize that perhaps, I was never meant to take the conventional route. That maybe I was meant to take the path less trodden. But that's not stopping me. Instead, it is my motivation to create a path towards success for myself, and no one else. This is my life and I'm taking full control of it. [side note: for some reason, my brain seems to function better in the wee hours of the day] |
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Thursday, April 15, 2010 @ 12:48 AM
 “Feeling sorry for yourself, and you present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.” - Dale Carnegie And that is why I don’t want anyone to feel sorry for me, for having ‘wasted’ 2 years of my life, or so they think. I’m getting kind of sick of it, to be honest. I don’t need the ‘sympathy’. I really don’t. Because I don’t feel like the last 2 years have been a waste, but instead, it has been a time of reflection and growth. And out of that, I’ve become a much stronger, determined person. |
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The Awakening
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 3:16 PM
Came across this on Facebook and it definitely struck a chord with me.
A time comes in your life when you finally get when, in the midst of all your fears and insanity, you stop dead in your tracks and somewhere the voice inside your head cries out, ENOUGH! Enough fighting and crying and blaming and struggling to hold on. Then, like a child quieting down after a tantrum, you blink back your tears and begin to look at the world through new eyes. This is your awakening. You realize it’s time to stop hoping and waiting for something to change, or for happiness, safety and security to magically appear over the next horizon. You realize that in the real world there aren’t always fairy tale endings, and that any guarantee of “happily ever after” must begin with you, and in the process a sense of serenity is born of acceptance. You awaken to the fact that you are not perfect and that not everyone will always love, appreciate or approve of who or what you are, and that’s okay. They are entitled to their own views and opinions. You learn the importance of loving and championing yourself, and in the process, a sense of new found confidence is born of self-approval. Your stop complaining and blaming other people for the things they did to you – or didn’t do for you – and you learn that the only thing you can really count on is the unexpected. You learn that people don’t always say what they mean or mean what they say and that not everyone will always be there for you and everything isn’t always about you. So, you learn to stand on your own and to take care of yourself, and in the process, a sense of safety and security is born of self-reliance. You stop judging and pointing fingers and you begin to accept people as they are and to overlook their shortcomings and human frailties, and in the process, a sense of peace and contentment is born of forgiveness. You learn to open up to new worlds and different points of view. You begin reassessing and redefining who you are and what you really stand for. You learn the difference between wanting and needing and you begin to discard the doctrines and values you’ve outgrown, or should never have bought into to begin with. You learn that there is power and glory in creating and contributing and you stop maneuvering through life merely as a “consumer” looking for your next fix. You learn that principles such as honesty and integrity are not the outdated ideals of a bygone era, but the mortar that holds together the foundation upon which you must build a life. You learn that you don’t know everything, it’s not your job to save the world and that you can’t teach a pig to sing. You learn the only cross to bear is the one you choose to carry and that martyrs get burned at the stake. Then you learn about love. You learn to look at relationships as they really are and not as you would have them be. You learn that alone does not mean lonely. You stop trying to control people, situations, and outcomes. You learn to distinguish between guilt and responsibility and the importance of setting boundaries and learning to say NO. You also stop working so hard at putting your feelings aside, smoothing things over and ignoring your needs. You learn that your body really is your temple. You begin to care for it and treat it with respect. You begin to eat a balanced diet, drinking more water, and take more time to exercise. You learn that being tired fuels doubt, fear, and uncertainty and so you take more time to rest. And, just food fuels the body, laughter fuels our soul. So you take more time to laugh and to play. You learn that, for the most part, you get in life what you deserve, and that much of life truly is a self-fulfilling prophecy. You learn that anything worth achieving is worth working for and that wishing for something to happen is different than working toward making it happen. More importantly, you learn that in order to achieve success you need direction, discipline and perseverance. You learn that no one can do it all alone, and that it’s OK to risk asking for help. You learn the only thing you must truly fear is fear itself. You learn to step right into and through your fears because you know that whatever happens you can handle it and to give in to fear is to give away the right to live life on your own terms. You learn to fight for your life and not to squander it living under a cloud of impending doom. You learn that life isn’t always fair, you don’t always get what you think you deserve and that sometimes bad things happen to unsuspecting, good people, and you learn not to always take it personally. You learn that nobody’s punishing you and everything isn’t always somebody’s fault. It’s just life happening. You learn to admit when you are wrong and to build bridges instead of walls. You lean that negative feelings such as anger, envy, and resentment must be understood and redirected or they will suffocate the life out of you and poison the universe that surrounds you. You learn to be thankful and to take comfort in many of the simple things we take for granted, things that millions of people upon the earth can only dream about: a full refrigerator, clean running water, a soft warm bed, a long hot shower. Then, you begin to take responsibility for yourself by yourself and you make yourself a promise to never betray yourself and to never, ever settle for less than you heart’s desire. You make it a point to keep smiling, to keep trusting, and to stay open to every wonderful possibility. You hang a wind chime outside your window so you can listen to the wind. Finally, with courage in you heart, you take a stand, you take a deep breath, and you begin to design the life you want to live as best as you can. |
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Let's spend tonight on top of the world
Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 12:44 PM
(Finally doing this after a month!) I was out with the family on boxing day and my brother had left earlier to meet up with his friends, so I told my dad to drop me off at Junction 8 so I could get our tickets to the concert. After spending a couple of minutes at the Sistic counter, I finally got these! 
The night of 27 January, I pretty much had a case of severe insomnia. BLG was on repeat on my iPod and it wasn’t helping. I tossed and turned in bed for a couple of hours before finally dozing off. Alas! The day had come for the Boys Like Girls concert at the Compass Ballroom at Resorts World Sentosa. On top of the excitement of finally going to a concert after so long, it was also a new venue and I couldn’t wait to check it out. I’d arranged to meet up with my new friends, in hopes of getting a good spot together. My brother was supposed to be working that day, but in the morning I got a surprise when I found out that he was at home. Poor kid wasn’t feeling well, and I was panicking thinking about how I might need to find a replacement to accompany me to the concert. But fast forward a couple of hours later, thankfully he was alright and so everything went as planned. About 3 hours before the concert, we set off towards Harbourfront, where we would then take the bus service RWS 8 to Resorts World Sentosa. We got to Vivo City, grabbed some grub from Bread Talk then proceeded to locate the RWS 8 bus stop. Here comes the hilarious part. The moment we stepped out of the doors of Vivo City I saw an RWS 8, exclaimed to my brother and we started running across this grass patch, only to find shrubs some distance down and so we couldn’t get to the bus stop from there. We ended up having to make sort of a u-turn to the bus stop. We get on the bus and realize that all that running was unnecessary. So much for wasting our breaths. Anyway, we were glad to finally be in the comfort of an air-conditioned bus. This was the final lap, or so we thought. Eventually, with all the time spent travelling to Harbourfront and locating the bus stop, I didn’t get to meet any of my new found friends (although I did get to meet Rashey briefly before she went off for the Meet & Greet session). We finally got to the venue at about 6:30 and oh my, the queue was already crazy long! I tried to look for Kay and Jessica but it was impossible with the crowd that was forming up so my brother and I just joined the queue. Surprisingly, the queue was moving pretty quick and before we knew it, we were in the ballroom! I was contemplating being up front on the left, or further back and centre and finally picked the latter (after recalling about The Click Five concert). True, I would’ve been closer to Paul but I decided that I would get a better overall view being in the centre. And so back and centre it was. What we thought was the final lap wasn’t. The last couple of minutes waiting for Boys Like Girls to get on stage was pure torture, and I was tweeting and looking out for tweets from them to pass the time. After waiting, and more waiting, there was still no sight of Boys Like Girls but 2 DJs from Power 98. They were giving out answers, then asking questions and giving out prizes. Boy, I couldn’t wait for them to get off stage because it’d felt like we’d been waiting for forever! When they were done with their piece, the lights went down and the concert kicked off with the intro of I Gotta Feeling (originally by the Black Eyed Peas) and going into Love Drunk. The other songs in no particular order, just because I can’t remember anymore: Hero/Heroine, Thunder, Two Is Better Than One, Shot Heard Round The World, She’s Got A Boyfriend Now, Contagious, Five Minute To Midnight, Dance Hall Drug, Heels Over Head, Heart Heart Heartbreak, Someone Like You and The Great Escape. I would like to point out that the lighting and backdrops were brilliant! I managed to get some nice shots and videos, which are up on Facebook and Youtube respectively. This was the first concert I’d ever been to with my new camera and I couldn’t wait to capture the memories. The moment Martin got on stage, I had it set on HD and ready to roll. Martin on stage: cue screams. Bryan on stage: cue screams. When Paul got on stage, my mind was telling me to stay calm but my mouth wouldn’t listen to my brain and I went into ‘spasm mode’, completely forgetting about the fact that I was trying to get a video. Once they started playing Love Drunk, I knew there was no way I was going to get a decent video so the camera was turned off for a bit as I rocked out. Nothing beats hearing a song live for the very first time, nothing. That moment is just phenomenal. At one point during the concert, a few lucky fans got to be on stage with the guys. I swear if I were one of them, I wouldn’t have been able to stay put in the corner. The concert ended with The Great Escape, and this was no doubt the best moment. By that time, I had managed to move up front by quite a bit. Martin told everyone to get crazy and try to climb over the barriers to get on stage. But of course, that never happened because of security. Fuck security! Martin ended up getting off stage and crowed surfing, and in the process, I managed to catch his finger for a good few seconds. Boy was it getting really chaotic, with people falling over and what not. I fell on some people, picked myself up and ended up having to help some people up, which led to my brother asking me if I fell because he lost me at one point. That marked the end of the concert. Boys Like Girls definitely rocked the first concert at Resorts World, it was a night to remember for the days and months to come. (Not gonna lie, it would’ve been even more awesome if I’d managed to get a pick, drum stick or bottle. But it was an awesome night nonetheless!) Labels: music: boys like girls |
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