The Longest Post-School Break
Tom: “Either she’s an evil, emotionless, miserable human being, or… she’s a robot.” (500 Days of Summer)
It has been a really long break I took from blogging. Like what Tom said, I was definitely a miserable human being trying to be a workaholic robot. Not an excuse for my tons of overdue posts (Timbre Rock and Roots, Timbre Song Writing Competition, Fairly Legal Review, many weeks of AOTW and TV+movie reviews) I know. So sorry to all my readers but I AM BACK (-inserts awkward silence-) Those posts will come shortly after!
But yes, getting back to the whole blogging thing before I am doomed behind the Great Firewall. In case you have not heard, I will be leaving Singapore in a few months time for further studies in Beijing. The good thing is, it will be conducted in English (Phew!) The bad thing is, I have to leave my loved ones behind and also having unstable internet for the rest of the months I’m there. Hopefully I can continue blogging with the not-so-secret mighty VPN power. More on that decision next time!
In other news, the last few weeks of school was great. Catching up with old friends, meeting new ones, getting enough sleep (or so I think) and busy planning for the Beijing trip and studies. I am currently working full time at Epiphany Education till I leave town, it has been real fun conducting workshops for students and knowing that they enjoyed the time spent together with their coaches, hopefully learning something out of the workshop too? Hee.
So how’s May coming along for you?
AOTW [53] : Hot Chelle Rae
I have been neglecting my blog recently as I’m in my remaining 3 weeks of undergrad life (mad rush to submit essays and projects) and juggling between 2 part time jobs. Really hectic schedule but I’m pretty much a workaholic and I love how being busy takes my mind off things. (Such irony – because I actually have even more things on my mind! But mostly work and ideas)
Of course I did not forget my love for music, I do regularly post up songs on my “myy #nowplaying” facebook group (do join us if you’re interested in following my music taste or contribute to the group like some other members!)
This week’s Artist Of The Week shall be Hot Chelle Rae ! I came across their song while listening to an online radio weeks ago. Decided to feature them as I was down at Timbre this week and someone among the audience requested for the local band,Goodfellas to play one of their songs (obviously they had no idea who Hot Chelle Rae is, such shame!) I really love this song from the band as it has such a happy catchy tune – always bring a smile on my face! Enjoy and have a good weekend!
‘Tonight Tonight’ – Hot Chelle Rae
It’s been a really really messed up week
Seven days of torture, seven days of bitter
And my girlfriend went and cheated on me
She’s a California dime but it’s time for me to quit her
La la la, whatever, la la la, it doesn’t matter, la la la, oh well, la la la
We’re going at it tonight tonight
There’s a party on the rooftop top of the world
Tonight tonight and were dancing on the edge of the Hollywood sign
I don’t know if I’ll make it but watch how good I’ll fake it
Its all right, all right, tonight, tonight
I woke up with a strange tattoo
Not sure how I got it, not a dollar in my pocket
And it kinda looks just like you
Mixed with Zach Galifianakis
La la la, whatever, la la la, it doesn’t matter, la la la, oh well, la la la
We’re going at it tonight tonight
There’s a party on the rooftop top of the world
Tonight tonight and were dancing on the edge of the Hollywood sign
I don’t know if I’ll make it but watch how good I’ll fake it
Its all right, all right, tonight, tonight
You got me singing like
Woah, come on, ohh, it doesn’t matter, woah, everybody now, ohh
Just don’t stop let’s keep the beat pumpin’
Keep the beat up, lets drop the beat down
It’s my party dance if I want to
We can get crazy let it all out
Just don’t stop let’s keep the beat pumpin’
Keep the beat up, lets drop the beat down
It’s my party dance if I want to
We can get crazy let it all out
Its you and me and were runnin this town
And its me and you and were shakin the ground
And ain’t nobody gonna tell us to go cause this is our show
Everybody
Woah, come on, ohh, all you animals
Woah, let me hear you now, ohh
Tonight tonight there’s a party on the rooftop top of the world
Tonight tonight and were dancing on the edge of the Hollywood sign
I don’t know if I’ll make it but watch how good I’ll fake it
Its all right, all right, tonight, tonight
Its all right, all right, tonight, tonight
Yeah its all right, all right, tonight, tonight
Just singing like
Woah, come on, ohh, all you party people
Woah, all you singletons, ohh, even the white kids
Just don’t stop lets keep the beat pumpin’
Keep the beat up, lets drop the beat down
Its my party dance if I want to
We can get crazy let it all out
Just don’t stop lets keep the beat pumpin’
Keep the beat up, lets drop the beat down
Its my party dance if I want to
We can get crazy let it all out
AOTW [52] : Schrödinger’s Cat
First <Artiste Of The Week ‘AOTW’> for 2011, I have been really lazy and I still have an interview from last year that’s lying in my draft. (oops!) But to begin the year on a good note, I shall feature a local band which I’m really proud of – Schrödinger’s Cat !
According to what I know, or rather what Sheldon Cooper from Big Bang Theory has mentioned, Schrödinger’s Cat is actually a principle in quantum theory of superposition. Interesting choice of a band’s name eh ? Not sure the reason behind it but maybe the band will explain it someday?
The band is pretty new I suppose but their song ‘Anything Goes’ has been featured as the theme song of a Singapore sitcom “Anything Goes” ! (Ok, the main reason why I’m so proud of them is because 2 of my really good friends from poly,GQ and Sek Jhia belongs to this local band too!) Their style is more mellow and I really appreciate it since there are just way too many rock/punk local bands brewing in Singapore.
Enjoy my personal favorite from the band so far ! Looking forward to more originals from them.
Schrodinger’s Cat – Debut performance of original song ‘Hurricane’ on 987fm
And I walked into the rain, chasing hurricanes.
Swinging by your place, to see your lovely face.
Well I know that it’s wrong now….
But I’m still knocking on your door…until the final day.
Feels like I’m afraid, the night will slip away.
Turning in my bed, with you stuck in my head.
I know I should be strong now….
But I….I think I’m gonna fall….
Give me a hurricane, to take my breath away; to tear me into pieces, spread me far away.
Blow me into senses, make me understand; one day you won’t be there….how long can we pretend?
You say, you’re feeling flat today; you’re rolling into space.
A drink will wake you up; it helps to start the day.
Well I’ll just fall asleep now….
While you….you just drive away….
You are my hurricane; you take my breath away; you tear me into pieces, spread me far away. You blow me out of senses, a little by a day. One day you won’t be there How long can we pretend?
Outside the air is still now…
It’s calm before the storm…
Before you go away… Before the you board the plane
And you will fly away now, 13 hours away.
Memories are vague…they’ll just fade away; I’d rather watch you blow your hair for every single day….
You are my hurricane. You take my breath away. You tear me into pieces, and spread me far away. Keep me in your dreambox when everything is gonna end. And maybe we’ll escape…maybe we’ll escape….
In our hurricane……
[Credits to Ler of Schrodinger's Cat.][EVENT] Noise-Timbre Singer-Songwriter Programme
If you have been following my AOTW posts (which has been neglected for some time..so sorry!), you will realize that I am a huge supporter of YouTube and local talents. So many of them have made it big (just look at Sam Tsui, Christina Grimmie, Maddi Jane, our very own local singer Inch Chua etc !) It is not an impossible dream for you aspiring songwriters/singers out there.
In just another 11 days time, submission will close on 16th Jan for this year’s Noise-Timbre Singer-Songwriter Programme and 6 winners will emerge from the 10 finalists, whereby they will go through a 4-week fully-sponsored professional course to train them in performance and technical skills. As a ‘graduation’ from the course, they will then take on the stage for 20 minutes as an opening act at Timbre@ the Substation! The trainers include local music veterans like Mang Irama Dusique from Goodfellas/Zero Sequence and music veteran Kevin Mathews.
Sounds really exciting and I can’t wait to see the finalists videos! Hope to see some familiar names when the public voting begins!
*For more information, click on the picture that’ll bring you to the official site ok ?
AOTW [49] : Yoonha Hwang
If I have not mentioned this enough – I really like the piano and I admire almost every other pianist out there. I think the piano is a beautiful instrument and guys who play the piano is just…let’s just say..brownie points ? (haha)
So I discovered this South Korean pianist Yoonha Hwang through his youtube channel. As much as I prefer classical pieces on the piano, I thought his pop song covers were awesome – especially when he plays the piano by ear. Of course, he covers Kpop songs as well for the Kpop fans out there ! Enjoy !
DJ Got Us Falling In Love Again – Usher ft. Pitbull
Usher (yeah man)
So we back in the club
Get that bodies rockin from side to side (side to side)
Thank God the week is done
I feel like a zombie gone back to life (back to life)
Hands up, and suddenly we all got our hands up
No control of my body
Ain’t I seen you before?
I think I remember those eyes, eyes, eyes, eyes
Cause baby tonight, the DJ got us falling in love again
Yeah, baby tonight, the DJ got us falling in love again
So dance, dance, like it’s the last, last night of your life, life
Gonna get you right
Cause baby tonight, the DJ got us falling in love again
Keep downing drinks like this
Not tomorrow that just right now, now, now, now, now, now
Gonna set the roof on fire
Gonna burn this mother fucker down, down, down, down, down, down
Hands up, when the music drops
We both put our hands up
Put your hands on my body
Swear I seen you before
I think I remember those eyes, eyes, eyes, eyes
Cause baby tonight, the DJ got us falling in love again
Yeah, baby tonight, the DJ got us falling in love again
So dance, dance, like it’s the last, last night of your life, life
Gonna get you right
Cause baby tonight, the DJ got us falling in love again
AOTW [48] : Lydia Low
I am in the midst of doing an interview with my next featured artist and was just wondering who will be good for this week’s feature. Sat down in my SMUBE studio and was surfing the net for ideas till someone started playing the guitar and I was mesmerized. Look up to find my lil junior, Lydia (who is also the upcoming 8th EXCO Marketing Director of SMUBE *Cheers to Marketing! I was in the 5th EXCO*) Was delighted to hear that she has her own youtube channel and went online to check the videos out…..so here I am, presenting to you my very talented junior Lydia Low!
Here’s an original song from her ! Lydia plays every Tuesday night at China One if you’re interested to watch her live !
But- Lydia Low
[verse 1]
I’m standing at the corner
so that I’m easy for you to find
But I’m choking up human traffic
I’ve got mannequins flanking my behind
I wear this bow in my hair
‘Cos you said it looked cute
A dozen kiddies are wearing the same thing
Where the hell are you?
[chorus]
The people won’t stop staring
I can’t stop my eyes from glaring
I can feel hostility eating my heart
I’d very much like to just run home
And cry into my pillow alone
But your message says you’ll be here soon
[verse 2]
Now I’m having a coffee
that I don’t need to drink
But I need something to do
Besides trying not to think
About how this isn’t the first time
Not that I keep track
But darling if you don’t show up soon
I’m gonna crack
Challenge Accepted ! Difficulty Level #23
First of all, a BIG THANK YOU for all my friends aka readers who supported my (rather) last minute blog post to join the hunt for World’s Coolest Intern ! You should have seen the look on my face when I sat down at McDonald’s with my salt-less fries and turned on my laptop, welcomed by this flood of ‘CONGRATS!’ msgs without knowing what’s going on. Took me awhile to figure out what’s going on and *BAM* – it felt like someone just announced my name ‘Ingrid Mak‘ as Miss World 2010 *sniffles -waves- sniffs* moment. Haha!
Kinda surprised to be on the Top 23 list along with other brilliant candidates whom I’d never imagine to categorize myself with…like I said in my application entry, competition is tough and I wasn’t very confident to begin with – definitely lose out on the technical skills and not having a fanbase (But hey ! I have an awesome FRIENDbase) It is a pleasant surprise to see my name on Breeze’s blog (and damn,I should have changed my twitter DP if I knew it would be on the blog..haha) Quite an honor to be part of this Top 23 finalists as World’s Coolest Intern – quite a personal achievement already (If my parents are reading this – now you can stop nagging about me wasting time infront of the computer and bringing home only the electricity bills ! hehs) and definitely an early birthday gift to start the month right !
So what happens after being on the Top 23 ? Nothing ! (Ok, maybe I’m just still quite clueless what’s expected of me at this stage….lol)
[Update : Oh, a video post is required ! Hmm...I will....sleep on it. (Don't you know sleeping on a problem is the best method? hur.)]
But you can expect my regular Artist Of The Week (AOTW) posts, an awesome HP party post coming up and more…not forgetting a casual reminder to support my birthday wish ! *coughs*
Pretty much still the same old me who will blog what I want to say…not going to pay extra attention on the way I blog or the language..and I will not hesitate to say this to my readers….”I CONE TESTICLES *which refers to <3s aka hearts* YOU(s)!” =P Like I said, same old @iammyy !
P.S : If you’re on twitter,
if 140 characters is too difficult to understand – basically tweet to “@stanchartbreeze (inserts reason why I should win) #wci” ! Thanks =)
Once again, whether I make it to the final 2 or not – I want to thank everyone for the well wishes and support ! Not forgetting the new friends I’ve made through this…was nice to see other candidates congratulating each other and those who unfortunately didn’t meet the cut to wish the final 23s best of luck. It’s not just about a competition…There’s still love all around =) *awww*
[In addition : Sorry to those who are following me - I know my #WCI posts and tweets are probably getting annoying and flooding your timeline...but please don't love me any less ? ^^]
AOTW [47] : The Rescues
I first heard of The Rescues – thanks to Grey’s Anatomy ! I knew I had to feature them as Artist Of The Week as soon as I heard their cover of Katy Perry (another love of mine!) ‘Teenage Dream’. Very different feel to the song and I do love it as much as the original. Enjoy!
On a side note, I really think Adrianne Gonzalez (left) is spunky hot stuff ! Not easy to carry off that style of hers I must say !
Katy Perry – Teenage Dream
You think I’m pretty
Without any make-up on
You think I’m funny
When I tell the puch line wrong
I know you get me
So I’ll let my walls come down, down
Before you met me
I was a wreck
But things were kinda heavy
You brought me to life
Now every February
You’ll be my valentine, valentine
Let’s go all the way tonight
No regrets, just love
We can dance until we die
You and I
We’ll be young forever
You make me
Feel like
I’m living a Teenage Dream
The way you turn me on
I can’t sleep
Let’s runaway
And don’t ever look back
Don’t ever look back
My heart stops
When you look at me
Just one touch
Now baby I believe
This is real
So take a chance
And don’t ever look back
Don’t ever look back
We drove to Cali
And got drunk on the beach
Got a motel and
Built a fort out of sheets
I finally found you
My missing puzzle piece
I’m complete
Let’s go all the way tonight
No regrets, just love
We can dance until we die
You and I
We’ll be young forever
You make me
Feel like
I’m living a Teenage Dream
The way you turn me on
I can’t sleep
Let’s runaway
And don’t ever look back
Don’t ever look back
My heart stops
When you look at me
Just one touch
Now baby I believe
This is real
So take a chance
And don’t ever look back
Don’t ever look back
I might get your heart racing
In my skin-tight jeans
Be your teenage dream tonight
Let you put your hands on me
In my skin-tight jeans
Be your teenage dream tonight
You make me
Feel like
I’m living a Teenage Dream
The way you turn me on
I can’t sleep
Let’s runaway
And don’t ever look back
Don’t ever look back
My heart stops
When you look at me
Just one touch
Now baby I believe
This is real
So take a chance
And don’t ever look back
Don’t ever look back
AOTW [45] : Susan Yu
Last year, I came across Meiko’s ‘Reasons to love you’ and instantly fell in love with it (especially when I have a habit of sending sweet songs with nice lyrics to the special someone I’m dating) I do remember hearing this song ‘Under My Bed’ but it didn’t mean much to me till I heard this song again on The Vampire Diaries S2E03 (Yes, I’m still addicted to Oh-So-Hot-Damon).
So here you go, another great song by Meiko that’s covered by 22 years old Susan Yu. I think she did a pretty good job on both songs (check out her ‘Reasons to Love You’ too!) and pretty nice voice ! I really admire talented young girls, wish I belong to that category somehow ! Haha
Meiko – Under My bed
Now my eyes are wide open
Now that every thing’s been stolen
And I’m here to get it back from you
See I ain’t wasting no more time
gotta take back whats mine
What else am i suppose to do
Here I am
with my heart on the floor
and my love out the door
you should be knocking
but there it goes
I got nothing to show for
except pictures i posed for
but i keep them in a box under my bed
I told you time and again
that you’d never win
I told you time and again
but you keep doing the same old things
when i thought you would change
I told you time and again
Here i am
with my heart on the floor
and my love out the door
you should be knocking
but there it goes
i got nothing to show for
except pictures i posed for
but i keep them in a box under my bed
oh, ooooo, oh oh
ooooo, oh oh
ooooo, oh oh
oh, ooooo, oh oh
ooooo, oh oh
ooooo, oh oh
Here i am
with my heart on the floor
and my love out the door
there it goes
i got nothing to show for
except i posed for
Here i am
with my heart on the floor
and my love out the door
you should be knocking
but there it goes
i got nothing to show for
except pictures i posed for
but i keep them in a box under my bed
AOTW [44] : Rishi Menon ft. Jamie Dick and Alex Rosen
Tyrone Wells is one cool guy whose songs are featured on a lot of TV series before his EP ‘Metal and Wood’ debuted earlier this year. I’m sure alot of people has heard of his song ‘Sink or Swim’ in Grey’s. One thing I like about him is his manly voice and definitely the lyrics that I can relate to most of the time.
Here’s one of my favourite song from his EP, ‘Time of Our Lives’ which probably reflects what I’m feeling at this stage of my life. Enjoy the cover by these boys which I thought did a pretty great job ! Unfortunately I have no idea where they are from but looks like a school/church event to me. Nonetheless, beautiful voice and I love guitar !
[update : This song is featured on The Vampire Diaries S2E04 too!]
Time of Our Lives – Tyrone Wells
This is where the chapter ends
and new one out begins
time has come for letting go
the hardest part is when you know
All of these years when we were here are ending
but I’ll always remember
We have had the time of our lives
and now the page is turned
the stories we will write
we have had the time of our lives
and I will not forget the faces left behind
it’s hard to walk away from the best of days
but if it has to end, I’m glad you have been my friend
in the time of our lives
Where the water needs the land
there is shifting in the sand
like the tight that ebbs and floods
memories will gone and go
All of these years when we were here are ending
but I’ll always remember
We have had the time of our lives
and now the page is turned
the stories we will write
we have had the time of our lives
and I will not forget the faces left behind
it’s hard to walk away from the best of days
but if it has to end, I’m glad you have been my friend
in the time of our lives
We say goodbye, we hold on tight
to these memories that never die
We say goodbye, we hold on tight
to these memories that never die
We have had the time of our lives
and now the page is turned
the stories we will write
we have had the time of our lives
and I will not forget the faces left behind
it’s hard to walk away from the best of days
but if it has to end, I’m glad you have been my friend
in the time of our lives
