Belated Random Photos 19-Jun-2008

This is yet another of the dinner prepared by The Married Soldier's wife. I really loved those dinners because the company is good and the food is delicious. We have baby kai lan, prawns in tomato sauce, omelette in minced pork, and carrots+pototoes+pork ribs soup. Yummylicious!
This is a goldfish. This is a very fat goldfish. This is a very fat goldfish reared by my mother. This is a very fat goldfish reared by my mother called "The Fat Lady - 肥婆". Everytime I brush my teeth, I would take a look a "The Fat Lady" which eats so much that she usually glides on the bottom of the aquarium on her stomach. Cute hor?

This is a teriyaki fish + pork bento set from Jurong Point - one of the lunches I took with The Holy Bitch before she flew off again for her work. The fish was good, the rice was sticky but the pork was too dry and hard to bite into. Anyway, hope the Holy Bitch is doing fine now.
This is a plate of char siew rice from one of the coffeeshops in Punggol. It looks delicious with the shine on the meat and it did tasted so because I was really hungry during that time - Punggol is still quite a desolate place in my opinion - at least in the aspect of the variety of food.
This is taken at Tiong Bahru Market where the whole bunch of VIP friends gathered for a huge dinner after KTV-ing together. I liked the newly-renovated lights, as they give a sort of Star-Trek feeling but the food is still the main attraction of the place - nice and breezy ambience too.

This is a new experience on the bus 16 - full black-leather seats for the entire bus. I wondered if this bus was used to sit VIPs for some official diplomats visiting Singapore's public transport system but I couldn't care less - I was quietly bouncing away on the seats throughout the ride - hahahaha.

What is this? Looks like fruits in a tin.
Sweets. Very sour-tasting sweets coated in icing sugar. I bought this as a present for the Holy Bitch because she commented that it was this exact kind of sweets she grew up on since her childhood. Found in Watson's Singapore, I bought it as a farewell gift and guess what? She greedily (and playfully) snatched it from me and shoved the entire tin into her handbag 3 seconds after I paid for it presented it to her. -___- Until then, I didn't knew she loved it THAT much. Hahahaha.

2008-06-13 超级星光大道第三季 一对一踢馆赛

I am so touched that some of you are actually following my performance commentaries. I did receive some ruder remarks telling me to shut up on Youtube but I politely refused because I believe if what I am commenting are completely untrue, then these comments would not have any effect on anybody at all since those interested in singing and performing would have their own eyes to see and ears to hear and to judge for themselves.

So, to continue my tradition, though belated, here are the performance commentaries for last Friday's competition in Taiwan.

(P.S - I just watched the Superband Auditions Special - I think Singapore bands must work harder at their singing first before attempting to dress up their clothings or instruments. If I find enough time, I will also start another series on Superband competition as well).

2008-06-13 超级星光大道第三季 一对一踢馆赛 part 1

李成基唱得气不是很足，咬字也不是很清，音准也发得不齐不稳。虽然他擅长舞曲，可是歌唱实力不够纯熟，所以若靖伦无大意外，用舒情歌曲迎战，应该能取胜吧。

无论如何，能来踢馆还是得勉励一番，加油！

2008-06-13 超级星光大道第三季 一对一踢馆赛 part 2

靖伦的音量控制不太好，已边缘于在喊了，虽然高音转音是他的长项，可是因为我对这首歌相当熟悉，所以我觉得他诠释时还有进步的空间。

靖伦并没有忘词，应该是乐手入拍太快了，所以靖伦阵脚变乱了。

算是有惊无险了，下次要和乐手沟通好，加油！

2008-06-13 超级星光大道第三季 一对一踢馆赛 part 3

姿桦的音符起伏很小，所以歌曲听起来很平淡，而且能量也没有特别之处。虽然她的歌唱精验应该不俗，可是歌唱诠释平庸无奇，可惜，也许不是她擅长的歌路吧，加油！

楚宁主歌的“Feel”字尾音低得有点险，“Heart”好像走音，复歌的“Know”音抓得不太稳。楚宁的爆发力和能量处理则是她的优势，只不过我觉得最后一句可以再放轻点，更能显示出复歌时的昂扬气势。加油！

2008-06-13 超级星光大道第三季 一对一踢馆赛 part 4

阿怪听起来好像鼻音过重，而且某些音发的力道也不足或不是从对的地方发出，可是他的表演天分和独特的懒散式口音却又加了娱乐分数，因为不是很多人可以唱得那么轻松懈意的。加油！

2008-06-13 超级星光大道第三季 一对一踢馆赛 part 5

凤君唱得很不错，歌曲的韵味拿捏得稳健，轻重音也够明显。若要挑剔，应该是主歌的前几句唱得不够投入，还有复歌的“进入你的心”尾词的音下得重了点。不错，加油！

何書宇论音准和歌曲的控制，其实唱得不俗。可是他没有把歌曲献给观众，而好像是自唱自足。歌曲主歌复歌的一些情绪起伏也没有达到。小玲是没错 - 書宇的音质是不错，可是我觉得诠释功力却不足够。加油！

2008-06-13 超级星光大道第三季 一对一踢馆赛 part 6

我觉得芯仪已经诠释到歌曲的神髓了，只是在其中一句的哭腔控制的不太好，不过整体而言，并没缺点可挑。

可能自我要求过高，就变得更执著更放不下，就会卡在那里。芯仪的困惑很像凤君之前的自困。加油！

2008-06-13 超级星光大道第三季 一对一踢馆赛 part 7

梁一貞的“任意的”和“它不再”都咬得不准，也低得很辛苦。我也觉得假音部份好像顶得不是很稳，收得急促，也没有把歌曲沟通给观众。我不同意小胖老师的看法，一贞还有进步的空间。

圣恩的歌曲复歌应有的振撼没有诠释出来，重点的情感起伏也点不到，轻重音的区别也很朦胧，应该是他最糟糕的表演之一。要多加油呀！

2008-06-13 超级星光大道第三季 一对一踢馆赛 part 8

蓝惠君开始发挥了，有一定的歌唱和诠释技巧。我只觉得她的高音线条有点平，可以再顿挫一点，收音时再稳一点，就更好了。加油！

彦博好像功力不进反退，歌声不但虚弱乏力，情感也处理得平淡乏味，歌曲也点不到重点。虽然他在歌里加上个人元素，而且如子鸿老师所言，温柔是唱出，可是其中的刚强却没有唱到。可惜，要加油！

2008-06-13 超级星光大道第三季 一对一踢馆赛 part 9

林鴻鳴的撕喉版本还蛮有味道，把曲风变得还不错。可是毕竟是名曲之一，换得太多，很难达到共鸣支持。加油！

佳莹唱得太平了，其中的情感需要的点并没呈现出，好像在赶歌，匆匆带过歌曲的神髓。诠释此歌的进步空间蛮大的，要对歌曲感情处理多下功夫，加油！

2008-06-13 超级星光大道第三季 一对一踢馆赛 part 10

林鴻鳴只是输在评判不青睬摇滚曲风，不过论歌唱实力而言，他绝不在佳莹之下，只是两度选歌都不很适当。加油加油！

佳莹处了在唱自创歌曲时，表演能量指数一直在跌，若光芒不能持续，就会被逃汰掉。这次是因能创作歌曲而保了小命，可是这样耗下去，台上的魅力会再减弱。佳莹一定要找回信心，能量和突破口气那关呀。加油！

2008-06-13 超级星光大道第三季 一对一踢馆赛 part 11

曾靜玟主歌前两句的歌词唱得一块块的，过后的歌词咬字却又串得太紧在一起了。整体来说，她唱得有点过滑润，少了原曲应有的感情磨擦，所以我不觉得像小玲老师说得那么好，不过可塑性很高，有前途可言。加油！

雨萱的换气有点重，也听出一点抖音，不过她的歌曲感情处理又进步了，比较细腻也多了些层次感。毕竟这首歌并不容易诠释，可是她唱得还不错。加油！

2008-06-13 超级星光大道第三季 一对一踢馆赛 part 12


2008-06-13 超级星光大道第三季 一对一踢馆赛 part 13 (End)

Nice Game Music Videos From Kingdom Hearts and Coldplay Latest Song "Violet Hill"

I received these videos from a friend on Facebook and thought they are quite nice so I put them up to share with the readers of my blog.

Kingdom Hearts - Viva la Vida

Kingdom Hearts looks like quite a nice game but I already have Sims 2 and Imperial Ages which are keeping my hands full during my gaming time but for those interested, you can go ahead and try the game. It's quite challenging and yet fun to play.

Coldplay - Violet Hill - FULL OFFICIAL VIDEO

I am not a English music lover but the song sounds quite well-made and an occasional English song does broaden one's music horizon. Any reader out there with more exposure to Coldplay and go ahead and tag what you know about this song.

My apologies for not updating my blog as often as I would like to. I promise to update as much as possible in June because I think I scheduled too much work this month and ended up neither resting properly nor blogging regularly.

I went for a badminton session with a few of my friends and because of the resulting fatigue, ended up with a calf cramp after two hours of badminton. It's really hilarious because I usually don't have cramps so I think it's a sign for to rest more. I think I will sleep earlier before midnight tonight.

I haven't bought my USB cable replacement so there are many photos which are not uploaded yet but I will promise to do that as soon as I can.

Take care everyone and stay tuned. I will push for another post as soon as time allows. Don't worry, I will be ablet to blog more once I survive this two weeks. Jia you~~~

Personality Test - I am a Reliable Realist

Reliable Realist (RR)
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Reliable Realists are down-to-earth and responsible-minded. They are precise, reserved and demanding. Their most prominent quality is reliability and they will always make every effort to keep any promise given. Reliable Realists are more quiet and serious persons, they do not talk a lot but they are good listeners. They sometimes seem reserved and distant to outsiders although they often have a great deal of wit and esprit. Their strong points are thoroughness, a marked sense of justice, doggedness bordering on pigheadedness and a pragmatic, vigorous and purposeful manner. Reliable Realists do not dither about if something has to be done. They do what is necessary without wasting words.

This personality type not only expects a lot of himself but also of others. Once Reliable Realists have set their mind on something, it is difficult to persuade them otherwise. They do not like to leave anything to chance. Planning means safety to Reliable Realists, as well as order and discipline. They have no problem respecting authorities and hierarchies but do not like to delegate tasks. They are certain that others would not deal with them as conscientiously as they do. In management positions, they are very task-oriented - they make sure that things are well done; however, they do not have a great deal of interest in personal contacts at work.

In relationships too, Reliable Realists are reliability itself. As partners, they are faithful and consistent, well-balanced and sensible. Security and stability are very important to them. They have little time for extravagances and flightiness. Whoever has them as friend or partner can rely on them for a lifetime. However, it takes quite a while for Reliable Realists to enter into a relationship or friendship. They have little need for social contacts; they therefore take great care when choosing partners and friends and limit themselves to a small but exclusive circle which meets their high demands. They tend to show their closeness to people who are important to them by deeds - their partner should rather not expect romantic declarations of love.

Adjectives which describe your type

introverted, practical, logical, planning, tradition-conscious, organised, persistent, objective, tidy, conscientious, cautious, loyal, peace-loving, sensible, down-to-earth, responsible-minded, reserved, careful, independent, punctual, precise, demanding, ability to concentrate, trustworthy, pedantic, reliable, persevering

These subjects could interest you

literature, technical activities (model-making), voluntary work, music, trekking, camping, hiking, cooking, drawing/painting, handicraft work, writing, strategy games, politics

2008-06-06 超级星光大道第三季 非歌手艺人踢馆赛

2008-06-06 超级星光大道第三季 非歌手艺人踢馆赛 part 2

方岑是前辈，所以当然不能以下犯上，评她歌艺，因为前辈能来踢馆，已经是让参赛者有宝贵的磨练机会了。参赛者都要加油呀！

彦博在歌曲的情感起伏有点平，主歌和复歌处了声量，并没有太大的分别。我觉得彦博没有放胆去唱，歌曲好像被绑住，所以才会像小琥老师所言，没有能量。这次是险胜，要加油！

2008-06-06 超级星光大道第三季 非歌手艺人踢馆赛 part 3

圣恩很勇敢，因为虽然他知道舒情歌曲是他的弱点，可是他想表现，不避重驾轻。圣恩的转音控制不是很好，这次唱高音时也拉得不稳，有忘词，吃字的毛病，最后的“是非”也低不下来。要加油！

2008-06-06 超级星光大道第三季 非歌手艺人踢馆赛 part 4

靖伦其实有在变强，因为处了低音和尾音的处理有进步，他的轻重音的分辨度也比林佳琪较好，加上他原有的稳健高音，让他再跨多了一步。虽然我觉得佳琪应该拿更高的分数，可是靖伦的歌曲处理得更好。

靖伦，加油！

2008-06-06 超级星光大道第三季 非歌手艺人踢馆赛 part 5

我觉得雨萱唱得比以前好，因为她确实有唱足《风筝》的韵味，不是盲目地跟在孙燕姿原版的影子，而是在唱雨萱本人能控制之内的版本。以此而论，她有稍微的进步，可是没有自我突破。要加油！

2008-06-06 超级星光大道第三季 非歌手艺人踢馆赛 part 6


2008-06-06 超级星光大道第三季 非歌手艺人踢馆赛 part 7

静玟这次的歌曲诠释的确比芯仪来得好，因为她的哭腔真的重了点，而也没有在她迎战的歌曲中，比对手更能掌握曲中情感的变化，所以应是败阵。可是静玟是个好对手，相信对三班任何人都能造成危胁。

两人都要加油，好的表演应是当仁不让的！

2008-06-06 超级星光大道第三季 非歌手艺人踢馆赛 part 8

佳莹换气声还是太重，低音虚弱朦胧，眼神不集中。真不明白为何佳莹近期比赛一直唱得不好。还好她的对手也蛮多错误，不然早被PK掉了。

佳莹，一定要加油！

2008-06-06 超级星光大道第三季 非歌手艺人踢馆赛 part 9

楚宁主歌的“游戏”音准飘了些，复歌时发音重了点，复歌应该保留三分气。楚宁虽然选歌比对手好一些，可是我同意小胖老师的评语，这次没有这么好的歌唱表现。

楚宁要保持开朗，加油！

2008-06-06 超级星光大道第三季 非歌手艺人踢馆赛 part 10

凤君终于唱出了摇滚所需要的豪迈与奔放。虽然喊是的嗓子听出不稳扎，而且眼睛还是不知道要摆哪里，可是歌唱诚意十足，比对手更入歌感动，所以应该胜出。

加油！

2008-06-06 超级星光大道第三季 非歌手艺人踢馆赛 part 11


2008-06-06 超级星光大道第三季 非歌手艺人踢馆赛 part 12
初听这版本的《氧气》，相当有新鲜感，只是嗣敬的拉音太平淡，摇滚不出，肢体语言也因吉他而有所局限。创意应加分，可是嗣敬的歌艺却一直落在他个人瓶颈中，不能突破，可惜。

嗣敬，加油！

2008-06-06 超级星光大道第三季 非歌手艺人踢馆赛 part 13 (End)

娱乐届的黑白灰，追究对错该不该，我也无权批评，可是我觉得嗣敬已尽了力了。毕竟是苦战好几回合才被判出局 ，输得光彩，走得灿烂，换成其它参赛者也未必能做得这么潇洒。

局是出了，赛是结束了，可是只要你把握机会，把星光大道所学得发挥得更好，哪里都是"美猴王"的舞台！

嗣敬，加油！大家都等你再表演！

2008-05-30 超级星光大道第三季 突破自我挑战赛

My apologies (to whoever is following this series of blog posts) for taking so long to do this group of performance commentaries. Some of the performances were really difficult to listen to (even with earphones) hence the delay.

Hope you enjoy the commentaries so far.

2008-05-30 超级星光大道第三季 突破自我挑战赛 part 1

雨萱主歌的最后一个字过朦，收得太急促，应该拉稳一点儿。不过也听得出她做功课后，对感情琢磨得更透彻，入 歌有比已往更深，有带出此歌曲的韵味。

雨萱的尾音再拿捏准一点，肯定会再跨多一步的！加油！

2008-05-30 超级星光大道第三季 突破自我挑战赛 part 2

彦博的肢体语言没有和声音达成合谐，所以看上去摇滚的部份还是生疏僵硬。

虽然我很佩服他挑战摇滚的勇气，更喜欢他走出一直唱游鸿明的歌曲的影子，可是彦博对歌曲的尾音有点不稳，听起来好像有点破音，无法稳住歌曲一些部份。

加油！希望彦博能找到“彦博式”的歌唱魅力！

2008-05-30 超级星光大道第三季 突破自我挑战赛 part 3

忠颖的假音唱不上，显得虚弱无力。他换气的方式我也看得怪怪的，分散了我对他演唱的主意力。

忘词的问题更是把忠颖的分数拉得更低，太可惜了。若其它参赛者无大碍，忠颖恐怕难普级了。

加油！

2008-05-30 超级星光大道第三季 突破自我挑战赛 part 4

芯儀主歌唱得很虚很平，好像得此失彼，一顾舞步，就忘了把歌声的能量充足，前一炮的歌艺就不响了。复歌的很多尾音的发音也不足，所以虽然舞蹈四分，可是牺牲了歌唱，所以整体三分甚至可能两分。危险。

加油，芯儀！

2008-05-30 超级星光大道第三季 突破自我挑战赛 part 5

小玲老师说得对，此歌曲不花俏，只要把歌曲神髓的精神唱出，就作到了。嗣敬应该是怕损了这“世界名曲”，而有所顾忌。重唱那段终于证明其实他唱得到的。

我觉得嗣敬技巧和舞台虽然逊色于其它参赛者，可是他在慢慢地成长，有让人期待的感觉，所以会入十强。若普级，希望他能利用机会，进入人歌合一的境界。

喜欢叫你美猴王，加油！

2008-05-30 超级星光大道第三季 突破自我挑战赛 part 6

凤君这次唱得很有感觉，尤其是在拉音部分摇滚的韵味十足。虽然她主歌的其中一句歌词唱得特别虚，可是眼神交流有一定的改善。

再多点自信，别怕观众因为很多喜欢音乐的观众不是想看人出糗，而是期待好的表演。开始喜欢观众吧！加油！

2008-05-30 超级星光大道第三季 突破自我挑战赛 part 7

如果要挑剔靖伦的肢体协调，肯定有很多，可是这些似乎是大家都公认的弊点，却在这次的演唱中，不足为道。

因为，处了后几句词靖伦开始低得虚弱外，靖伦挑战情感和低音，已经有很大的进步了。

靖伦也带来了唱歌时的旧未听到的快乐和感性，与很多其它参赛者有别，相信因为他懂得了排除压力，享受此歌的意境。

无论过不过关，这回合我觉得他已经成功了！加油！

2008-05-30 超级星光大道第三季 突破自我挑战赛 part 8


2008-05-30 超级星光大道第三季 突破自我挑战赛 part 9

八个字 - 唱得不好，跳得勉强。

圣恩歌词中吃了蛮多的词 “miracle”， “I'm tired”，“ you're thinking” 都唱得似有似无的。歌声中也没有这世界明曲的豪迈奔放，反而听到了紧张。

舞蹈虽然复杂，可惜没有能量，没有振撼感。

应该是圣恩最差的表演吧，要加油！

2008-05-30 超级星光大道第三季 突破自我挑战赛 part 10

期待她的演出，可是却是有一次的失望。佳莹的音准太糟糕了，咬字不清，不稳，轻重音的部份也乱，拍子也不连惯，眼神的自信也荡然无存，气势在下滑。

不想多说了，再这样下去，大势必去。佳莹，要加油！

2008-05-30 超级星光大道第三季 突破自我挑战赛 part 11

经过这次有心思，有创新的表演，我觉得在星光三班里楚宁已步入"上将"级的水准了。

这首歌难唱，可是楚宁勇敢地利用更纯朴的伴奏方式，来尽显她歌唱时里更诚恳的声音发挥，非常难得。

若楚宁一直寻求"能掌控的突破"，三班中她将会是炫耀夺目的！加油！


2008-05-30 超级星光大道第三季 突破自我挑战赛 part 12(end)