money-making blog vs self-satisfying blog

i dont know if this should belong to this blog but then its something that i thought is really nice of it can happen to me.
but being rather boring, i figure its not going to happen soon until i become more exciting and funny to read.

maybe u've heard of this maybe not but its on our papers lately.
xiaxue (i hope i can use her name here) a teen who blogs.
and apparently her spicy (or turn-off to a handful of people) has attracted alot of controversy and the fact that her blogs are vasically the raw truth that usually hurt plus the use of some foul languages made her the hot topic for a while especially now...
okay i have put off putting in this blog cos my com is really moving too slow and i am not a IT savvy person like she is..
besides im not pretty nor possess a figure at all to begin with.
so might as well just stay an audience and experiance that sourness that comes oh-so-often.

oh yea the deal that was offered to her was endorsement from the T-shirt LocalBrand.
its finally got my attention when money came about. well money is still on my mind although i am suppose to be the money-not-inportant kind of being. i dont even know if people actually read this blog at all...

but then its just a space in a hyperspace that exist only in a dimension full of electricity running about. who knows if you actually have the luck or the unfortunate experience of bumping into this blog and boring yourself till now? well if you are really reading this~ thank you LAR!

my ambition my dreams

hmm... i was thinking of things that people would want to achieve.
for me... at least leave my name around after i die so that me and my family will not be left unnoticed... well yes i want acknowledgement of my prescence.

i have been thinking for many years and on many occasions.
i've wanted to join some dance company and dance my life out and be really famous for dancing.
thats was after RiverDance.
then i wanted to be an actress. Broadway or maybe Theatre. something like SarahBrightman.
and then i was thinking of this more recently...
i want to cut a CD. one that belongs to me and is enjoyed my many around the world.
may it be like CelineDion, LauraFigy, or even CharlotteChurch.
someone recognised for her talent and praised by many!

i may just do that someday... someday...

but for now... i might head down to this shopping centre at Tampiness (was it called Century?) for the S$38.00 1 song recording thing. a cool idea to provide a public recording studio for singer wannabe to record a song on a CD and enjoy the feeling of having it dont prefessionally at an afordable price...
but then its still just a thought...

LORD OF THE DANCE

Michael Flatley's LORD OF THE DANCE.

i was rushing home really madly just to catch its documentary show on Arts Central.
but i still missed like 45 minutes of the show. damn.
and to think that they are choosing to perform in the really inaccessible Kallang Theatre its really upsetting.
besides, being a student, where do i find so much money to enjoy the performance enough if i allow myself a S$68 dollar ticket? might as well miss it altogether unless i get a decend seat.
and knowing that place... the seating plan gives the only proper seats at S$125.

*faint*

are there anyone reading this who's willing to sponsor me for all my tickets?
i can be your performance goer mate!
or maybe you need a reporter for all these arts events?
i gladly volunteer my service in exchange for tickets and maybe a little extra fee for my report for the side items on sale there?

so much for my enthusiasm when money is the limiting factor all the while.
please the discount from the Arts Council card is really not here nor there at all.
and really its not enought to cover me enough to allow me more appreciation, enjoyment and thrill.
maybe i should work at Esplanade.
give me a chance to mingle with the patronisers as well as people like me.
i can finally do something i like like helping people get their seats, their way round and answer queries.
and at the same time enjoy the performance while i work and be paid so that i can afford the side items on sale and express my thanks to the performers if i were to meet them or service them at all!
that would be really NICE!
hmm....

a choir known as Consonance

i dont remember having this in my earlier blogs.
i gave me blog the name of CONSONANCE for a reason.
i wanted to celebrate the choir im part of.
Consonance.
we sing and basically explore the vast area in singing ranging from classical to pop of every language.
its really nice to have a group of people who enjoys singing to be with every week.
makes suffering all the ugly happenings of the week worthwhile.
all the joy and happy moments we learn and try out with.
quartet? accapella? gospel? traditional? or classical?
no problem! im willing to try all!
maybe we'll have our very own CD on sale in the future.
maybe we'll be a favourite in competitions.
maybe we'll perform in world tours in the future.
maybe just maybe but then its not impossible.
watch our for us! Consonance.

why are we away from home?

hmm... there has been qite alot of controversy surrounding the topic of seeking overseas approval to prove that local artistic groups are good enough....

well personally i dont see it as a bad move but more of a self-examination.
well all of us do it one way or another to improve and learn.
especially if it involves audiences and live performances.
i for one see performing outside of Singapore as an opportunity to evaluate if you connect with audiences from around the world or only on local soil.
i feel that a sucessful performer can appeal to all audiences no matter where you are performing!
well if this performance dont then we will have the chance to evaluate and seek out why is it that its boring and does not appeal to international audience pool.
reports on the sucess of local orchestras and artistic groups merely salut the flexibility and wide acceotance of local groups to overseas audiences.
thats all actually...

so give them a break and let them celebrate their small achievement for a while.
give them the space and courage to explore more terrain.
allow them the chance to grow.

SCO

i should have paid more attention to Singapore Chinese Orchestra.
my roots to music comes from Chinese Orchestra a long time ago when im 10 years old.
it was in primary school and i fall in love with the practice and up close enjoyment that i wouldnt experience if im an audience.
although it would have changed if my parents agreed to let me join choir instead.
but then i was really sorry towards the conductor of choir cos she wanted me to join and did ask me personally...
but at least i found out what choir was really like cos i wanted to prove her correct.
thank goodness i am doing really well now!

SCO is a really impressive orchestra.
i had a first hand experience of working with them recently in a performance of movie shows.
the professional way the whole rehersal was conducted and the way we are taught to project at change our voice to suit the orchestra was really nice.
the conductor was really humble and the performers really nice people... we are not even an arms reach of their stand but they treat us like fellow friends.
not to mention all other new and exciting performances that they experimented and performed exceptionally well in...
maybe its their turn to perform overseas in major festivals.

i'll be rooting for you!
jia you!!

New York~ New York~

wow! Accroding to the news paper report by The Straits Times, the concert in the Big Apple aka New York is a sucess!
maybe its because we had the help from yo yo ma
however its not possible without the talents of the players and conductor lan shui of SCO
its nice to hear that we are doing really fine in overseas concerts and performances.
although our talents are at the moment dispatched to London as well as New York for their new experience.
this is a wonderful opportunity to place Singapore on the map.
Maybe Singapore will be the future hub of many interest as well as activities.
a hub for Food, Medicine, Fashion.
and now we can strive to make Singapore a hub for say Arts as well as Sports maybe?
thats my 1 cent worth of thoughts... nothing more nothing less.
it all lies with us the people to strive and bring the not-so-noticed arts faculty of Singapore society to a new height beyond our shore.

singin

singin is what keeps me sane so far
a little something that brings up the mood in a really bad day
especially after failing some academics or maybe after a hectic day at work plus some babbling from boss

the singin community in singapore is small
but then again its big too for a country the size of a mere red dot on the world map!

for us to actually have a singapore arts fest in London is remarkable to me
how i wish im part of the group and artist involved
but then im still a noobie in this field to warrant me that privilige without doubt and stress

wish im there to watch singapore shine under the strict scrutiny of professionals and critics over there in London who are by far much more experienced and exposed then we are here in a tropical country where the native arts most probably isnt what most of the artist do here.
instead we are playing with what is foreign to this young land of ours and may i add that we are excelling in this field while we experiment and receive teachings from great artists everywhere!

to all those that are striving in the vast field of arts
jia you!!!