Holiday ....

After three days of exam , i finally have the time to rest ... But exam is still not yet over ... Holiday become working day ... Too much to study ...

Of course , holiday is still holiday ... I did a lot of things during my precious holiday ... i found some really awesome music from internet ... Thanks to Hun Yen for introducing me a really awesome musician - Yiruma ... A quite famous pianist ... New Age music are really great !!!

I finished a Hong Kong drama & a Taiwan drama during holiday ... After finishing both the dramas , I have no idea of what i can do next ... Life has become too lifeless to me now ... I don't really know what to do everyday ... Study ??? Can't become a study machine everyday ... Do something i that i like ??? ... I feel guilty whenever i'm playing computer or watching drama ... When i'm studying , my mind will be on the computer ...

Haha , just hope that i can continue to survive ... Must be strong in heart , mind and soul =)

South Africa - Standerton

After 7 days in Aberton , our next host families came to fetch us to our next stop - Standerton . Standerton is a large commercial and agricultural town lying on the banks of the Vaal River in Mpumalanga , South Africa which specialises in cattle , dairy , maize and poultry farming . We went to many places there in five days , which include Lion Park , Drakensburg Mountain , Drakensburg Pump Storage Scheme , chicken farm and maize farm and the man-made water dam . Standerton was indeed a very beautiful place . I stayed in Peter Daniel's 'mansion' for 5 days , and his house compound was really huge . We had a really great time there =)

Day 7


Reached Arina's house and Standerton's Lions Club in the evening

The mansion that I stayed for 5 days ( Peter's house )

Day 8


Lion Park

Went to Arina's house for dinner

Day 9


Drakensberg Mountain !!!!! Really AMAZING !!!!

Day 10


FARM !!!!

Went to Arina's mother's house for swimming during afternoon

Man-made water dam

Farewell dinner at Standerton Lions Club

Clockwise from me onwards : Me , Kirstin Daniel , Norma Daniel , Yen Yiing , Peter Daniel & Kevin Daniel

Day 11

Last day at Peter's house , gonna move to Durban on the same day

South Africa - Alberton (5)

I'm gonna sum up all the events that happened in Alberton for day 6 and 7 through photos posted here . A picture speaks a thousand words , therefore it is better to see than reading from words =)

Shades of Nwenya Glass

Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria

Farewell Dinner in Johnny's house

Last Day at Lawrence's house

Rocky

Host father , Lawrence Michau

Host sisters , Samantha & Catherine with small Gabriella

Host Brother-in-law , Micheal

Host Mother , Fabienne

Before leaving to Standerton :(

Sick

I think that i'm sick mentally and physically now . The first thing that i did was to ask my mom whether i can use sickness as an excuse to skip school on Monday . Of course , that is quite impossible , because i'm not really that sick . Running nose & sore throat on Friday night ; flu , sore throat & internal heat on Saturday ; headache , blocked nose , blocked ears & internal heat on Sunday which is today only . No big deal . But i was quite disappointed because , i really cannot skip school tomorrow . Argh !!!

Whatever i have stated above was being physically sick , mentally sick is when i'm having stress in doing homework which i really dislike - MUET essay & PA essay , & doing bio stuff assigned by teacher . I still haven't touch my MUET & PA homework until now . Don't know when i'm gonna do it .

The best remedies for me these 3 days are sleeping & watching videos in you tube . Thank god for letting me to have 3 days of holidays , i really sleep a lot these days . Meanwhile i also found out a really interesting & funny korean variety show - We Got Married . It highlights the "marriages" of four celebrity couples at a time, the program shows what life would be like if each of these couples had really married . Each couple are to act out the lives of newlyweds, they are given a mission each week , such as a housewarming party, couple vacation, meeting the families, etc . In between scenes there are interviews with the participants asking questions about their day, as well as discussions about conflicts and developments in the relationships . I really love the show , realistic , funny and sometimes quite romantic . I like Hyun Joong & the Ant couple most ^^

Crown J & Seo In Young ( aka Ant couple )



Alex & Shin Ae ( aka AlShin couple )



Andy & Solbi ( aka AnSol couple )



Kim Hyun Joong & Hwangbo (aka JoongBo / Lettuce couple )

Audition

I can't believe that i've gone to my first solo and group audition in my life by joining CHS Idol in Catholic High School . My main motive is to conquer my fear to sing in front of my friends .

I chose Angela Chang's - Invincible Wings for my solo audition . People may think that i'm crazy , due to my song selection , but i have no choice . At that moment , i just know Angela's songs and i don't really listen to chinese songs until beginning of this year . I thought that the way i sing was ok , so i just went straight to the audition without getting advices from my mom and friends . Why ?? The reason is very simple , i'm still afraid to sing in front of them . Now i understand the feelings of contestants joining audition of Astro Talent Quest Show . I really felt like dying standing outside the room , my heartbeat was like gonna burst out anytime . When my turn was up , I walked into the room with all the courage i had and started singing after my name was called out . The judges 'ting' me after i finished my first sentence . It was quite embarrassing though and i don't know what was my problem as they didn't give any comment .

So i demonstrated once to my mom at home , and then i only know that i sang using falsetto , not my real voice . Of course , i was feeling very upset at that moment , i don't really have the mood to do everything . But soon after , i realized something more important in my life . I understand that LIFE ISN'T ONLY ABOUT WINING ONLY , losing also plays an important role in our lives . Losing causes a person to be motivated in order to gain success in future . This experience has caused me to love music and singing even more .

The week after my solo audition was group audition . This time i finally dare to sing out loud in public after recovered from my failure . Win Zee , Miao Ling and I ( aka TLC , Tendon , Ligament and Cartilage / Table , Ladder and Chair / Tender , Love and Care ) were practising like mad in school everyday for the audition . Even though i was frustrated at some point of time for not singing with stomach , but i never give up to try it again and again . We chose S.H.E's - Lian Ren Wei Man for the audition last minute which was one day before audition after we found out that the previous choice was really unsuitable for us .

The second time was quite different for me , rate of heart beating was quite normal , don't know whether it was because of THE SECOND TIME or being not alone that time ( with Miao Ling & Win Zee ) . The overall performance was not bad , the judges commented that i didn't sing loud enough ( Sorry guys ! I've tried my best already ) and Lian Ren Wei Man isn't a good choice for audition without music . They also said that the range of our voices are quite similar and matched quite well . The judges even suggested that IF we can get into the finals , we have to choose another song other than Lian Ren Wei Man . We were happy and excited .

However , we still didn't make it in the end . For me , i'm quite ok , already immune to it as this is my second time . I know that i have to work even harder from now onwards . But Miao Ling was quite upset with it . I know how she felt , because i had gone through those earlier . I hope that she is really fine now .

Even though i may have lost in these competitions , but i think that i've gained a lot from it .
1. The meaning of failure is different to me now
2. I've achieve my goal of joining these competitions - sing in front of people
3. Passion for music and singing is even greater now ( I hope that i can learn piano and go for vocal classes in future )
4. Valuable experience in joining an audition
5. Knowing how to stand up from failure

Drama Craze

I'm currently addicted to this drama - Korean version of Boys Over Flowers !!!! It tends to let me dream of something impossible ... Watching this drama is the best way for me to release school stress , relax and have fun ... To catch up with that drama , I even wake up at 2.30am mid night ... It has been such a long time that i didn't watch drama ... The last one that I was really really crazy about was Full House last November ...

For those who would want to watch this drama , please stay tune to KBS World , channel 333 in Astro ... Monday and Tuesday 9.00 pm ... Repeat on Tuesday and Wednesday 2.30am , Sunday 12.10pm ... A really nice drama :)

It All Begins With RM150

I don't know why ... Just feel like writing something about how I feel now ... Even though I've spent about RM 150 to buy to 2 of Khalil's album and feel kind of bad about it ... But as I listen to his music , I know that my RM 150 didn't go to the wrong place ...


He simply just gives me a lot of inspiration indirectly and directly ... In fact , I've learned a lot of things from him ... Songs that I'm listening now is not solely about the rhythm and music ( like how I listen to japanese music without concerning what that song is about ) ... Songs to me now can be as simple as trying to convey a simple message to someone , or about things that are in our daily lives in the lyrics ...


He is also the trigger that makes me get indulge into music ... He makes me have the urge to learn some music instruments and also to sing ... I never enjoyed singing last time ... Singing , to me is something that I will never do in public because I'm afraid of something ... But now , he taught me that singing is something very natural ... And I think that I've improve a lot from the last time as I'm trying to be brave now ... To sing in public by joining singing competition ...


He is a person who is not really that good looking ... He is ordinary in terms of appearance ... However , I find him very special to me ... He is a person who is very quiet ... However , there are a lot of treasures that could be found within him ...He is so so so talented in singing and playing music ... To me , i think that a guy like him is far more attractive than any other guys who are good looking , noisy or like to show off ... He is so humble in person that everyone will like how the way he presents himself to everybody ... He will show out his amazing abilities whenever it is necessary and keep them whenever it is not suitable ... That is a skill that I've to learn from him ...


The power of silence from him is truly magnificent ... Now i know that a wise person will only speak when it is necessary and avoid talking crap to others ... Speaking unnecessary things will sometimes hurt other people's feeling without ourselves noticing it ...


He also awakes the artistic side of me ... Studying science now is somewhat a torture for me to me ... But i know i have to bear with it ... Because I know that at the end of the day I can do something that I like in future after this hard time ... I know I will go something out of science in future ... I love art , music , fashion , singing , dancing and surprisingly MATHS ...


To him , his source of inspiration may be from Stevie Wonder ... However , to me , my source of inspiration is you - KHALIL FONG ... RM 150 may be big to some people ... But it may also be small as nothing to some people ... To me , RM 150 has given me things that I don't even get if i spend it on books with gigantic amount of information ... I appreciate this RM 150 ... It sort of light up the fire in myself ... Thanks to you too , Soulboy ...

( All the descriptions above are based on my observations only )

Khalil Fong Dai Tong