New found music

Melanie Martinez

Found this charm one day while watching The Voice a few days ago. I AM ABSOLUTELY IN LOVE WITH HER.Caitlin Michelle is just as talented by the way (loved her Florence and The Machines cover).










Hannah Trigwell

Boyce Avenue led me to her :)













Bo Bruce

Was getting regular updates on my Youtube subscription, when I stumbled upon videos of her on The Voice UK. She sounds so much like the Cranberries!

DANCE

Just had the sudden urge to load up dance videos and cry a river to them. Here's some of the really really good ones that made me bawl like a baby.


1. Melissa and Ade - A Woman's Work (Maxwell)

In this beautiful piece, it talks about a woman's struggle with breast cancer, and how a friend enters her life and shows her the glimmer of hope and support that she needs to fight it.





2. Jessica and Will - Silence (Unfaithful)


This dance portrayed the beauty in Human Nature. The stunning piece reminds one of the Garden of Eden, and the love shared between Adam and Eve.




3. Lacey and Neil - Time (Billy Porter)

A personal piece by Mia, of reunion in Heaven for a father and daughter.




4.Robert and Allison - Fix You (Coldplay)

This piece is actually a personal one to Travis Wall, of his mother's recovery after a major operation.




5. Ivan and Allison - Sexy Love (Ne-yo)

Mad love for Allison. And the chemistry in this is just so good!




6. Chelsie and Mark - Bleeding Love (Leona Lewis)

Another lovely piece. Mark is one of Lady GaGa's dancers now, just so you know :)




7. Mitchell and Caitlynn - Turning Tables (Adele)




8. Melanie Moore





9. Adechike

Can't seem to get the embedded code for his performances (click here, or click here), but I want to marry this man (Click here)!

Advertisements

Back in those days, advertising of products were either passed by 'word of mouth' or published in the newspapers. Brochures and pamphlets were also given out just for advertisement sake. However, many of us lead busy lives these days and we rarely get to move around, other than the routine of traveling to and fro from home to school/work. Brochures and pamphlets were often discarded as we found it ridiculous to be receiving pamphlets that had little or nothing to do with us. We do read the newspapers from time to time, but we seldom flip to the advertisements. Instead we only read to check on the latest cases, gossips, and TOTO results.


With modern technology, people these days need not worry about not having a franchise of their own company. This is because they can simply open up their own blogshops and 'blog hop' around, tagging people or rather, advertising about their blogshops. Needless to say, more and more people use the television and radio to advertise their products as well.


Sometimes it is these advertisements that make us peeved as it cuts down on the 'amount' of the drama series that we get to watch. I remember back then, my brothers and I would always complain that "a 30 minutes show got 3 minutes advertisement after the theme song starts. Then in between got 3-4 advertisment. Like that only watch 10 minutes of show loh". As much as I hate to admit, I still do complain about the advertisements every now and then.


Over time, I got to realize that the advertisements actually had some plus points too. Even though they took up time from our television programmes, we actually get to see of the new products in the market, new television programmes coming soon and even new shops in town. All of this without having to leave our home, so why complain? Well, Singaporeans as we are, nothing is satisfying enough to us.


Complain all you want, but have you ever stop to think of how much creativity the advertisers have just so that they can catch our attention to watch the advertisement for that few seconds without complaining and switching channels?


Have your songs stopped and pause all other softwares as this post will be making your computer very laggy. Enough talk, on to the videos!



Cheers Commercial Thailand

Janice and Gina had a hard time describing the videos, but I still found it hilarious as they went to every detail (while we were in the train) just so that I understood. I immediately checked the video out upon reaching home and believe it or not, it was exactly the same as how they described. Really hilarious video (3 in 1) where the people exaggerate by celebrating 'every little thing in life' with Cheers.






Another hilarious advertisement from Thailand, promoting the benefits of exercise.






Yet another awesome thailand advertisement!






I caught this advertisement when I was on a trip in Malaysia. It's a Thailand advertisement again, but look at the creativity of having a story of a lizard commiting suicide for the sake of his other half that had fallen through a crack in the ceiling.





Another Thai commercial that Gina described to me.





And another Thai commercial





Yet another commercial where Gina showed and described.





Before you want to do anything embarressing, just make sure no one's watching.






And the last commercial is a really touching one. Just watch:






Till then.

I wish I had their talents

Ever since I was a baby, I was exposed to music and arts. My mum was a fan of the Oldies and so, the kitchen's radio was always playing Oldies that ranged from Elvis Presley to Rod Stewart, from Johnny Cash to Pat Boone.

Despite the early exposure to music, I never really tried singing (not even karaoke). I don't know if it's the fear, or simply disliking my voice.

However, my brothers and I did pick up a few instruments here and there. The love for music has and will always be in us. And singers, till this very day, never fail to amaze me. The beautiful voice that changes words into harmonious melody.


And today, I will be sharing a few new videos that simply takes my breath away.


The first one is done by PS 22 Chorus. I know I've shown this before, but it's just so awesome.







The next one is a must see, especially if you think that Acapella is awesome. This group of boys perform at graduation ceremonies. Click Here to see one of their performances where they add their own unique styles to the song.

You can click on "Green Day - Basket Case" to see how they transform from one song to the other.




Other than singers, beat boxers are on my top charts in the music industry. Check this guy out as he beat boxes like a pro! My lips go numb even by simply watching him go like that!









All the sound effects (above video) are from him.





I just feel like adding this one because I like his facial expressions as he beat box.








Listen to the speed of his beat boxing!









Yuri Lane is the first to introduce beat boxing while playing the Harmonica.








This guy's pretty cool too. He uses the recording machine to aid him in his song, just like how KT Tunstall does it. The tune is pretty similar to that of Yuri Lane.








See how this guy brings beat boxing to a whole new level when he does it while playing the flute! Though not as great as Yuri Lane, but still talented!






I actually have a Didgeridoo at home (one of my dad's impulse shopping). After watching this video, I think I shall try to learn it soon!








And lastly, my favourite video of the lot. My brother thinks they're creepy but I really like how they do it. Acapella is simply mind blowing. And I am in love with the first song that they did. It gives you the 'creepy old church with creaky doors and parquet floors, and an organ placed in the center of the church ' type of feeling.

But all the other songs are good too! Hilarious as well!





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Till then!

The beat never dies down

It is appalling to know that till this day, there are people out there who think that Michael Jackson's death is a huge joke.

I don't give a shit if you are not a fan or disliked him for whatever reasons. No one is in any position to criticise, mock and make a bloody joke out of his death. Come on, you could at least try to be humane and respect another person's death.


Even though I grew up listening to Michael Jackson, I am not able to recall every single song that he made. However, there are a few of my favourites.


These are the videos that I love since I was as young as 6. Despite not understanding the meaning to most of his songs back then, it was his moves that made me melt. I had a deeper admiration for him as I grew older. No one can top MJ's music. Not his moves, not his lyrics and never his strength and perseverance of all the hardship he had been through.

You Are Not Alone







Dirty Diana







Don't Stop Till You Get Enough

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Man In The Mirror








Ben







Why - Michael Jackson and 3T (His nephews). Why do they look so much like him? Amazing genes... So pretty looking! Anyways....here's the video:







And on to my favourite videos back then. I was so crazy over these videos back then that I would come home from school, and play the tapes (that my family had recorded just so that I could see the music videos) over and over again. I think I even had a mini crush on him after seeing 'Smooth Criminal', which was my absolute favourite then. How I always wished I could be one of those three kids in the music video.

Did you realize that his music videos and songs were not the usual type of music? What I mean is that his songs and videos had stories behind them. And that is what makes him a legend.




Earth Song








Beat It

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Billie Jean








Heal The World (* Bimbo moment* I think this has the most beautiful lyrics ever, seriously.)






Ghost









They don't really care about us







And of course, the favourite one when I was just 6 years old: Smooth Criminal

Till then.

Videos

It all started with this:



Apparently this kid's mum told him off, or rather hurt him so badly that anger bottled up in him had to be unleashed. And it seemed almost as though he got possessed by an alien, an ape, Godzilla. Who knows?

He even managed to strip to his boxers under the covers, while being on a rampage at the same time. I have no idea why he resorted to using the remote control and the boot though.

Amazingly violent.

Now someone go get him an exorcist.

Way scarier tha Chuckie, don't you think?

I found another video, but this time, the kid got possessed by his GameBoy.

Just watch:





The poor (or rather lucky) kid soon had his own circle of fans. And one of them even made a remix of him!





Excited at seeing these videos, I then went into a frenzy where I began clicking all the related videos into new tabs. And look at what I found!




For those who don't know who Annelise Michel is:

Anneliese Michel (September 21, 1952 – July 1, 1976) was a German Catholic woman who was said to be possessed by demons and subsequently underwent an exorcism. Two motion pictures, The Exorcism of Emily Rose and Requim, are loosely based on Michel's story.
(Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anneliese_Michel)


An Exorcism that happened in Philippine. There isn't much going on though, but this was actually taken from one of the shows on the National Geographic Channel.







Another one from the National Geographic Channel. However, it is set in India instead.

Till then

When insects aren't insects anymore

Not for the Weak-Hearted
This post might make your computer a little laggy as it contains over 10 videos.

Why begin the post with a clear warning? It's because today's post is pretty much about insects. Well, maggots to be more precise.

It all started with Syuh and her discovery of seeing videos of coke causing maggots to grow on pork.


Here's the video:

From what I know, maggots are the larval stage for the common flies. They feed on dead tissues, and take less than a day to grow. So is it really possible for maggots to be formed on the pork that had been soaked in coke? Coca Cola, like all 'gas drinks' contain carbonic acid which is 'strong' enough to cause a nail to rust. However, is it possible to cause pork to rot?

Anyone willing to try this experiment out for me?

That was where my own journey filled with curiosity began. I had the habit of clicking stuff that looks tempting to me, but I always end up hitting myself for making such a move. And this time, I did the very same. I went crazy over the 'Related Videos' bit and began clicking videos after videos.


First, I side tracked a little as I found a video that showed how 'powerful' ants were. Apparently, these ants were able to digest an entire house lizard/Cicak/ I-have-no-idea-what-its-called-in-Mandarin-nor-in-Tamil.


This, my friends, is simply amazing. Watch it, and you'll know what I mean.





Realizing that I was side-tracking from the initial task of finding more maggot videos, I hopped back on trail and this was the first video that I found. Maggots are also known as Botflies. And both of these dogs had maggots in them. Coincidentally, both of them are in Costa Rica (is it a botfly infected place?). I have no idea why there are botflies in the first dog, but I do know that the second dog was injured in some barb wires. The wounds were not healing (of course lah, infected what. Rusty barb wires right) and they soon discovered botflies near the mouth of the poor dog. Here are the videos of the process where both the owners try to remove the evil botflies.











For animal lovers, it may have been cruel to see such a painful process. However, the 'fun' doesn't end there. Here's one, where the owner of a cat found a botfly in the rat that the pet caught. The black thing on the left of the video is actually the eye of the rat. Obviously, it's been chewed up by the cat. But that's not the main point. The main point is to have a look at the botfly that's movig near the rat. Awesomely gross!






This time, it's a squirrel. It's a little more gruesome as the boyfly is wriggling in the squirrel the entire time. The main focus is again, not on that nor is it on the squirrel, but rather, the size of that bloody maggot!





Now that's all for the torurous part for you animal lovers. On to the more squimish parts! Botflies in humans!


Let's begin with this girl who had a botfly in her neck. What hit me hard was the hole that the maggot caused when it was squeezed out of the girl's neck. The freakin' hole is like the size of a bubble tea pearl!

Okay, maybe a little exaggerated. But still...






And on to the head. This unfortunate lady was returning from Costa Rica (See, almost all the cases are from there!). She seemed fine at first, but over the next couple of days, her head began swelling. Tests showed that she had a botfly growing in her head. Watch as the doctor pulls out the maggot from her head (you never know what's in you until it's too late).

She even gets to keep it as a souvenier!





The last two videos, have nothing to do with maggots. I happened to side track again as I found an interesting video about parasites growing in our stomachs because of processed food, fast food and all the major no-nos.


The creepy fellow actually looks like a small dragon!


Unfortunately, the embedded request is denied, thus you have to Click Here to see that dragon!

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And lastly, the video that got me all freaked out. This video claims that we have worms in our faces. And the person actually proves it by wiping some stuff all over two man's face. Watch as this tiny whitish-transparent worms begin crawling out of the mans' faces.


Do we really have worms in our faces?!?!?



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More Hilarious Videos!

Taken from the description: "A day in the life of a typical working class Singaporean named Terry reveals to us many Singaporean characteristics that we do not pay much attention to. This film shows how little things can bring out the "singaporean-ness" in us, and gives us a good reason to be proud of our country. ".








Just be wary of who the person might actually be, the next time you plan on "jio-ing"/ whistling at someone.







What the actor and actress in Titanic, actually wanted to say. In hokkien!







This video is a parody of Wonder Girl's 'Nobody'. Done by Mr Brown and gang, they comeback with hilarious lyrics (to the tune of Nobody) based on the recent H1Ni pandemic.




*Credits to Rafidah





And what good way to end this post other than to show you my favourite video? Pokemon used to be one of my favourite cartoons but I soon got confused over the many versions of it.

And this my friends, is an awesome video of the Pokemon theme song.

Enjoy!

Video!

I once dedicated an entire post to videos found on Youtube a long time ago. I posted videos such as the Tamil thriller, the colourful Hokkien Songs, the two talented guys, and also, the two hilarious girls.


Click Here to watch them again!
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Now, over the years, we've seen tonnes of videos of people performing covers of great artistes. And we've seen many hilarious parodies of certain artistes as well. In fact, I've even seen subliminal messages in some videos such as Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven (below).




Even songs by Rihanna were not left untouched. The wonders of Youtube.


We've seen and heard all of this already. So what's new?


The Hokkien Version of Rihanna's hit song, "Umbrella"!






Till then!




Yes, it's a new layout for my blog. Fresher, cleaner look. And of course, with a huge writing space for my posts.


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Videos!

In case you didn't know, I am a huge fan of Youtube. And every once in awhile, I'd be searching aimlessly around Youtube until I settle on something that really catches my eyes, ears and heart.

When it comes to singing, it's not what makes the song sound right, but it's what makes the song RIGHT. I don't have ideal genres that I worship in particular (it used to be in the Metal Genre, then shifted to Oldies, and then R&B. But I have since shifted my taste all around, because there can never be just one artist that is good.)

Anyways, the addiction to Adam Lambert and Susan Boyle is now over. I'm now totally head over heels for PS22 Chorus!


I think that this is by far their best video(below) because it's meaningful through the lyrics, and the kids portray the song is such a beautiful way that I can't stop replaying the video.


Great song choice by Perez and also great vocals from the kids.


Enjoy!





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And just before I end this post, I'd like to share two other videos.







Who'd knew that 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' could be sung in so many ways?!? I really enjoyed the first video and I think that Bhangra/Punjabi music is really upbeat and fast, so much that it makes you wanna' get on your feet to groove!






And no, this is not a means to be racist and make fun of their music. Douche Bags.

A Must Watch

Hilarious!

Lordi

I think I like Lordi more now. I realized that Lordi has the more "monster" appeal than Slipknot. And I find their songs more catchy and less "complicated shouting" as my mum puts it.

Click to read more about Slipknot

Click to read more about Lordi

Lordi is a heavy metal band from Finland. The concept for Lordi was devised in 1992, however, the band was not formed until 1996 by Tomi Putaansuu (known as 'Mr. Lordi')^[1] of Helsinki, Finland. Members of Lordi are noted for their elaborate monster-like costumes seen during live shows and in music videos. Lordi are also known as "The Finnish Monsters" and "The Monsters of Finland."^{[citation needed]}

Lordi won the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest with a record 292 points, giving Finland its first ever victory. Lordi featured on the 2006 MTV Europe Music Awards in Copenhagen when Mr. Lordi presented the award for rock, and they were also the closing act playing their single Hard Rock Hallelujah. They also performed on Britain's Making Your Mind Up for the Eurovision Song Contest. Lordi performed on the main stage at OzzfestType O Negative and Twin Method until Halloween night. 2007 and later that year toured with

My favourite Music Video by Lordi.




Love, totally love that music video.



And one from Slipknot.





Loved the video, but not my favourite song. And nope, my favourite song isn't Wait And Bleed anymore. It's Before I Forget.





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Videos

Watch the entire 4 minutes of the video, and try not to laugh or even break a smile! I lost it at 2:03, that guy's laughter was contagious!

*Credits Mus for showing me this clip.




And to the HSM fans, no offense, but the next two videos are funny!

Who know the choreography "Bet On It" had a different meaning to it!










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Shigga Shay

Edited

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Someone who speaks his mind about local bands. I'm not saying I support him or anything. It's no harm hearing from other, isn't it?



I caught the later part of "Live N' Loaded" last night, and of all the performances shown, and I think ShiGGa Shay wasn't too bad.

You can find his MySpace profile here. There, you can find his background info, full name and even how he became a rapper.

Yes, you're not seeing things, he is a rapper. A Singapore Rapper.

Now, most of you would go "huh? Singapore Rapper? Sure or not? Sure very lame loh, or got 'lah' or 'loh' here and there. So malu!".

Well, at first when I heard Utt introduce him, I too thought the same. But after hearing him rap, it totally changed my opinion.


I really liked the song that he performed, "Still Fly". You can watch it below, and give your opinions on it.






And the next one is actually a dedication to all momma's out there.





You can head on to his Youtube channel to watch more of his videos, including the pranks. Click Here.




The funny thing was, he spoke like a Gangsta' from the Bronx when interviewed by Utt. I wonder if he did the same for his English Oral Examination?


Well, some of you might say "Aiyah poser". Well, that's for you to decide. I think it's pretty neat to have a local talent that raps tight music.


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Science Freaks

I have always loved Science Experiments. When I was younger, I would head to Toys R' Us and would pick out those boxes with experiments in them. (Yes, then I would use the 'hug the toy and not want to go home till it's bought' method)

The experiments were basically amateur ones, like cornflour (with water..duh) that prevents an egg from breaking despite being a liquid. And chemistry sets like changing the colours of water in test tubes (back then I had no idea what copper(ii) sulphate was what....)

Till now, I still find the self made fire balls to be the coolest, yet have not had the "mood" to make one yet.





And it was only yesterday that I found more cool science videos on Youtube.

Yes, I love nerdy stuffs too. It's hot.


For the first video, it's something to do with dry ice. I love dry ice, and when I was working in Wall's Ice Cream, I would sneak a few dry home home. I love throwing them on the floor, and then see how the "smoke" spreads all over, like some vampire show.





I only wished the bubble would have formed fully. I'd like to see how it floats or something like that. But this is still cool. And the replay part with it going backwards was nice too. Dry Ice anyone?



The second one. No one said that water can be lighted with fire, till now.





The third one. Have you ever wondered what makes the loud noise (thunder). I was told(back then) that rain was god's way of relieving himself/crying. And thunder is when two clouds bump into one another. But they were too soft to do it, weren't they? So I found out that truth.




Liquid Nitrogen please! It can help to make Ice-cream too!


The fourth one is AWESOME. I love gummy bears but I had no idea that it could form a reaction so COOL. hahah.








And lastly, I want a BristleBot too!!!!

Dance!

Putting all those negativity aside, it's time to share videos! I must say, that the dance "Sexy Love" done by Ivan and Allison in "So You Think You Can Dance" is ranked number one in my heart. I really like it alot, and I think that this pretty much show that Hip Hop isn't always about 'Gansta' moves.








And then I did more Youtube-ing on "So You Think You Can Dance" and found another dance which I really liked alot. This is done by Chelsea and Mark, using the song "Bleeding Love".








By this time, I was like a mad person searching Youtube. And I found other dance videos which are really impressive.


Enjoy!



Who ever said Robot Dance was "out"? Uniqlo brings it back with style.






Another robot dance, this time done by a Japanese named Takahiro. His moves are like water, so smooth. And check his flexibility!













Then there was Star Search. Okay some of you may already know that Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera were from Star Search. But did you know that Justin timberlake, Wade Robson and David Archuleta were from it too?




And who would have thought that the Justin Timberlake now, was all country then?











And it seems like Wade Robson had his talent since he was a kid! His sleek moves are exactly the same as the Legendary Micheal Jackson. Even the ponytail seems the same!










And then there is the very adorable David Archuleta. He seems much more confident than the shy one we see on American Idol.










And I love how Sophie Oda sounds. Her voice has the "Disneyland", "Fairytale" kind of voice, if you know what I mean.










And then there are the hilarious ones. I know it's kind of bad to be laughing at a tone deaf person, but I can't help it!









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Def Jam Poetry

My brother just introduced this programme called "Def Jam Poetry" on Youtube. It's really interesting because it's about people who say put their opinions, truth, their lives and experiences in the form of poetry.


Here's the ones that I like alot. Enjoy!







Mc Lyte talks about her ups and downs in her Life and career.





Shihan - Sick and Tired








Love Poem








The Gift





Stinky Breath

This one is pretty funny.







Nothing is for Nothing








Well there are definitely more to see and hear. If you are interested, you can Click Here!



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Pontianak

I'm unhappy because my hair feels like Barbie Doll's hair. Yes, that ruined. But, on a lighter note, I'm happy because my brother, Jason, the botak is coming home tonight. Hahah.


And on a even lighter note, here's one movie you should watch. I caught it about two years back, and it is really funny. But there aren't any subtitles so you either get a friend who understands Malay, or you start learning it now!


Anyway, the movie is called : Pontianak Menjerit.


Enjoy!



Part One






Part Two






Part Three







Part Four







Part Five







Part Six







Part Seven







Part Eight







Part Nine







Part Ten











And before I end this post, I would like all of you to have a look at this poster (below).






I bet it's a little too obvious if I were to ask you for the title of the movie. Yes, it's called Twilight. But my friends, I have seen, or heard far too many people literally saying that they watched, or want to watch Twiglight.

Now what the hell is Twiglight? I mean it's okay if you make a mistake because you have not seen or heard the movie, and would honestly accept that it was your mistake of not having to look at the title properly. But to those stuck up asses who still continue proclaiming that Twiglight wasn't as good as the book, and even after watching the movie, you still say the title as Twiglight, then my friend, you need to have your eyes checked.


Stop embarressing yourself and the movie. It's called Twilight, not Twiglight, you twit... You might as well associate it with Twiggies.






Now that wouldn't be nice, would it?



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