A Melody I Start but CAN'T Complete

Coming second is really the worst and I can be a spokeperson for coming second. After watching all her performances, 符琼音 had no reason to be number 2.

Beyonce sings: A Melody I Start and I Will Complete

符琼音 sings: A Melody I Start but Can't Complete

When will I find my own....

符琼音

LeftRightLeftRightLeft

I hope my friends (you know who you are) are enjoying this album as much as I do that I am about to cry. If I could marry Chris Martin I would love Apple more than Gwyneth would. LOL. His flawless falsetto and low-key register just keep blowing me away.

This is one thing that I just love about Coldplay - that they are not that commercial. Their singles often can be downloaded free and some proceeds donated to charity. This album is also downloadable FOC here.

Songs that make me on the verge of crying: Fix You, Viva La Vida (possibly the greatest recording EVER) and The Hardest Thing. The purpose of the free album was to show gratitude to fans. The band stated that "playing live is what we love" and that the album is "a thank you to our fans – the people who give us a reason to do it and make it happen."

Would be so great listening to them live. One day.

Philosopically Desired

Melbourne 360° Fashion Show 2009

My favourite label, possibly ever - Philosophy Men. I hate that I am not in Malaysia now =( I absolutely love their new collection. They should totally open a branch in Melbourne.

My favourite piece: the white stork/swan shirt.

When will I go back leh? For fashion? LOL.

You Can't Help But Smile

Can we do it at Flinders St Station? Or Southern Cross (since it's bigger)?

Bruno

Spun Round and Round

As much as I was a Kylie fan, I had never like Spinning Around much until I heard this concert version. Smartly remixed with Cheryl Lynn's Got to be Real, which has now become my top-play, these 2 great dance/disco anthems are a match made in heaven. I just wish Kylie made a CD of this concert because I really really hope to have this track as mp3 so that I can blast it from my N95. The costume is brilliantly made reminiscent of music video Spinning Around itself, where Kylie makes golden hot pants a smash hit worldwide.

Another concert remix that really has me going is Madonna's remix of Music and Disco Inferno, the love child being Music Inferno. Not only it's fierce, this kind of fierceness can only come from the Queen herself (and her team) - whoever the person that came up with the idea of mixing these 2 pieces of iconic songs has my hat off to him/her.

点给我的好朋友们-想念你们

那片笑聲讓我想起我的那些花兒，
在我生命每個角落靜靜為我開著，
我曾以為我會永遠守在他身旁，
今天我們已經離去在人海茫茫。
他們都老了吧？
他們在哪裡呀？
幸運的是我曾陪他們開放。

啦……想她。
啦…她還在開嗎？
啦……去呀！

她們已經被風吹走散落在天涯。

有些故事還沒講完那就算了吧！
那些心情在歲月中已經難辨真假，
如今這裡荒草叢生沒有了鮮花，
好在曾經擁有你們的春秋和冬夏。
他們都老了吧？
他們在哪裡呀？
幸運的是我曾陪他們開放。

啦……想她。
啦…她還在開嗎？
啦……去呀！

她們已經被風吹走散落在天涯。

他們都老了吧？
他們在哪裡呀？
我們就這樣各自奔天涯。

A clearer version here.

Come back please come back

I am missing Priscilla: Queen of the Desert so much - what a magnificient musical it was. I should have watched it again in Melbourne. I hope it comes back to Melbourne soon.

...and cut! that's a wrap people.

Valkyrie

Rendition

Lions for Lambs

Wooo this is exciting! If you realise it, the common denominator of the 3 films is war. I am not normally a fan of this genre. However, one of the reasons that interests me to watch a certain film is because of its actors and actresses. That said, storyline weighs far more than just familiar faces.

Valkyrie started off badly with contraversies around its plot. Naturally, anything to do with world wars, Hitler and Japan would arguably spark arguments among people. The 2 people that I look forward to seeing are Tom Cruise (who else?) and the director Bryan Singer, who has made his name in Apt Pupil and The Usual Suspect. After The Last Samurai, I'm eager to watch Tom in another drama role.

Rendition is another very current-issue type of film that ventures into the realm of torture of war prisoners. Coincidentally, I just watched something similar on TV last night. Images of a female officer keeping a naked Arabian soldier on a leash are really disturbing. She also had this smirk on her face. How much of this goes undisclosed - I don't know. Hopefully Rendition will be able to get people thinking and starting to question government decision and the greater picture of democracy. However, the character of Meryl Streep says something along the line of "we kill one to save many", which will definitely invite criticism. What else can I ask for - Jake Gyllenhaal, Reese no-longer-Mrs.-Phillippe Witherspoon and the great Meryl Streep.

Another amazing rock-solid cast consisting Robert Redford, Meryl Streep and Tom Cruise - Lions for Lambs. I have limited knowledge of this movie - seeing that it's gonna screen on Nov 9 2007 and I've just learned of it. One thing that worries me is that great cast often does not coincide with great story. Fingers crossed and knock knock.

Just wondering if Rendition and Lions for Lambs are gonna add to Streep's list of Oscar nominations. With 14 nominations (she won 2) already, I doubt if anyone can surpass that.

A380

Now Singapore Airline has taken mile high club to a brand new spanking occupied-do-not-disturb-if-you-hear-any-sound level. Perhaps new safety instruction should be included during pre-flight briefing.

You Can't Stop the Beat

I just watched Hairspray!!! It was super fantastic! I had my expectations all wrong. I had thought that Zac Efron and Nikki Blonsky were going to be big. But I was wrong! John Travolta with her larger-than-life Edna Turnblad stole the focus everytime she appeared on the screen. I was totally blown away by the last scene when Edna took the stage in a red & golden bling bling skirt.

I was, expectedly, singing along with the movie the whole way. Who could blame me? I had been listening to and learning the soundtrack for 2 weeks! My sis and frens said they all could hear me. Oh dear... I think I was watching the movie in my own world.

I was really glad that this movie was made. Such an inspiring and entertaining piece of work. The bling and the fling and the colours were all my favourite. I especially loved the suit & pants worn in the 60s. They looked so kool.

This movie also represents the passing of the baton from John down to Zac - perhaps the next big thing in Hollywood, if not already. John made his name in the biggest musical film ever - Saturday Night Fever. And having already had High School Musical under his belt, Zac was not afraid to profess to the world that he loved singing and dancing. The movie also highlights 3 different generations of the hollywood heavyweights, namely the veterans John Travolta & Michelle Pfieffer, the middle-aged James Marsden & Queen Latifah and of course the rising stars Nikki Blonsky and who-else Zac Efron.

Speaking of star - Stardust is on next week!

I ♥ Huckabees

How could I have missed this film? Unglaubitch - was trying to go for a long-lost-in-my-memory German word but it didn't come out quite right did it?

What a cast - often the reason I see a movie - Dustin Hoffman, Lily Tomlin, Mark Wahlberg, Jude Law, Naomi Watts and Shania Twain!!

Think I'll have to go to JB Hifi now!!

Can't wait to get SPRAYed!

John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer (have missed her dearly on the big screen), James Marsden & Queen Latifah are giving us Hairspray this winter! I can't wait to see this movie, can you? John will be in drag for starter. And all the great 60s tune, the big (black?) voice and dance, I live for this kinda stuff you know.

After Dreamgirls, I am really looking forward to seeing Hairspray. I need to get its OST first and learn all the songs. Anyone wanna join me for Hairspray-sing-and-spray-along?

Damn Australian cinemas which are showing the movie so late (September!), by that time I will have used tonned of hairspray to make sure my wig stay in shape!

It breaks my heart...

From this... 2005
To this...2006

To let you go Hazel... I'll always always miss you. I hope we'll find you someone nice.

Your Feelings, Your Thoughts

Updated Trailer for HP&TOOP

I'm having chills up my spine as I'm writing this. This youtube clip contains more than the official trailer of the insights to the upcoming movie in July. I think this instalment will be far better than its predecessor, by the look of things. I'm watching it again and again and again until I get a chance to watch it. The battle at the MoM will rival that of Neo-and-Smith and the LOTR. This will be the first time their magical skills put to the test - worse as they have to go up against the already advanced and dark wizards.

Why? I might have to wait for more than 1 week or 2 to watch it after the release date as I'll probably be back in Tanah Merah, Kelantan, Malaysia where there's unfortunately no cinema! And Tiong Hoe, no I won't join you in watching the pirated VCD. Luckily there's Popular Bookshop that I can purchase the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

And the Harry Potter Theme Park in Orlando, Florida - I'm sure I'll be still excited when I'm old (like 50) if I have a chance to ever go there! Imagine how happy is JKR's bank manager when s/he was told the generosity of the expected present value of the theme park.

王菲王妃

我爱王菲，严格来说是从199x年-《Di Dar》这张专辑开始，也就是她在Cinepoly/新艺宝的最后第二张专辑。接着从她在EMI的5张大碟-《王菲》、《唱游》、《只爱陌生人》、《寓言》及《王菲》，本人最爱《唱游》及《只爱陌生人》。

《将爱》是王菲在SONY发的第一张，也应该是最后一张专辑了吧！好可惜噢…阿菲曾经提名台湾金曲奖5次，终于在2004年凭着《将爱》得到歌后殊荣。但对于天后来说，她并不在乎；只是她的粉丝-我-就很在乎。认识我的人都知道，除了王菲，其他中文歌手的歌我都不洗耳恭听。

在颁奖礼上，阿菲再次出语惊死金曲奖：我会唱歌，这我知道，所以，对于评审对我的肯定，我也给予充分的肯定。

阿菲就是阿菲。金曲奖这一次是阴沟里翻船，一心想把皇冠往王菲头上戴，哪知王菲嘟一嘟嘴，将其人之道，还治其人之身。

1000 things to do before I die, I don't think I'll be able to complete one of them now as it's very unlikely for her to hold another live concert. 死而有憾吧……

明天我不能嫁给你啦！！

Oh shit! I just realised that I hadn't backed-up one of my all-time Faye Wong songs. The song was downloaded way back in time. I had had it for years!! She sang that at one of her concerts after which she married her first husband (thanks to the song?).

I must have thought that I had all her songs on CDs hence I missed out the whole Faye Wong folder on purpose, when I was backing up my data. I took things for granted. And now I can't seem to find it on the internet.

3 seconds after I actually posted this entry - PJ da mouse found the song for me on some chinese forums! I owe you one dear.