Friday, October 14, 2011 @1:41 am
I must be such a lucky lucky girl!
Concerts I've had the honour and absolute pleasure of seeing live in concert:
1) Corrinne May (many times back in JC)
And she was always sooo nice and personal! If only she'll hold another concert in Singapore soon! (God forbid that I won't be in town when she does!)
2) Celine Dion (on my very first long flight to Amsterdam)
Spectacular, breath-taking...I can only smack myself for not getting the most expensive front seat tickets!
3) Julie Andrews (in London May 2010)
Only in my wildest dreams had I ever imagined seeing Julie live. It was really an amazing dream come true, especially since she'd lost her voice but still managed mesmerising numbers.
My Funny Valentine always lingers in my mind. And who will ever forget singing along to Doe Rae Me with Julie Andrews?
4) Kit Chan (yesterday evening!)
FINALLY! (After watching Forbidden City 3 times live, once on tv; December Rains; and being very upset about not getting tickets for her earlier Feb concert this year.) And I was certainly not disappointed, not in the least.
It was beyond perfect. And her rendition of 'Send in the Clowns'...was... one could not help but be drawn in right from her very first raspy note, and be glued gripping the edge of one's seat while she bared her soul with the beautiful perfect voice.
Extremely satisfying...every time it seemed she was about to end, and I'd be thinking 'no, this is not enough', she'd come back with more, until I was right and truly satisfied!
Recordings on CDs just don't cut it anymore! These artists bring a completely different level to their live performances...the energy that comes through with the music sometimes resonating sometimes wafting through...magic!
Reason for watching musicals live too!
Lucky lucky me!
Rowan Atkinson in Oliver in London will always be unforgettable!
Tuesday, October 04, 2011 @10:41 pm
I just read an article on thought catalogue:
Perhaps that's why I haven't been writing for the past months. I've been too busy gallavanting around smelling the flowers.
It's been an exciting happy time. I got the wonderful news that I'll be in Lucerne next semester (can't wait to drink in the Europe air again). My dancing has improved and I'm having a very happy time at dance now. The freaky weather that has popped in recently has let me sit and enjoy the wind in my face. I've met my lovely S33 again for many times this summer.
Life can only get better if ___ and if I stop allowing myself to be so distracted from work. It's important to stop and smell the roses, and I'm very good at that. Now, it's time for me to work on the professional importance of being a good student too. All's good and well not to let work overwhelm life, but all's not good and well if work hardly affects life.