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My friend, the GFF, sent me an email with a YouTube link in it featuring the recent performance of Susan Boyle at the Britain’s Got Talent 2009 contest. Intuitively, I clicked on the link and expected to watch some interesting performance by the contestant.

When I was watching the video clip, I was quite surprise to see a middle-aged lady was marching her way to the centre of the stage. Her name is Susan Boyle whose appearance looks more like a comedian than a future singer to me 😛 Just like what Amanda the judge had commented : “We are all very cynical”.

Susan Boyle seems to be a very plain and down-to-earth person from the way that she presented herself when she was answering the judges’ questions. Another way to tell that she is an unassuming person is to look at the start of the video clip when other contestants were sitting and waiting for their turn but she was eating her sandwich. It’s pretty funny 🙂

However, I was stunned when Susan Boyle started to sing the “I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Miserables song. I felt as if it was sung by an angel! I must admit that she really has a pure and beautiful voice.

Frankly speaking, I didn’t expect Susan Boyle to sing so well. Perhaps, I was judging a book by its cover as I’m used to marketing gimmick. But, the fact is that talent overrides marketing hype for Susan Boyle’s case.

What inspires me is that Susan Boyle is close to 50 years old and she is pursuing her dream. She has optimism and self-confidence. Many people at her age might think their chance is over if they didn’t crack the nut in their prime, say 20-30 years old.

Honestly, I was moved to tears by Susan Boyle’s wonderful performance. Her victory gives talented people a sense of hope. She shows to the world that age is not a matter if you have talent. Bravo!

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Susan Boyle’s Excellent Performance at Britain’s Got Talent 2009

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I have been listening to an old song entitled “The Season of Wind” being played on the FM98.8 radio station recently. I can tell that this is a hit song as it is frequently being played on air.

This old song has been re-produced and is now sung by a duo called Soler. I feel that the way that the twin brothers have sung it makes the song sound more modern and trendy.

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I remember Anita Mui had chosen this “The Season of Wind” song during the final of the New Talent Singing Contest in 1982. Her stage performance was excellent and she had sung it so well that she won the first prize during the singing contest in Hong Kong.

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After hearing Anita Mui and Soler sing the “The Season of Wind” song, I wonder whether how many people still can remember that the original singer of this song is actually Paula Tsui Siu Fung. 

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Anita Mui’s low-pitch voice was close to that of Paula Tsui. Obviously, she had chosen the right song to make herself win the heart of the judges during the TVB’s New Talent Singing Contest 27 years ago.

In my opinion, Paula Tsui, Anita Mui and Soler twin brothers have their own style in singing the “The Season of Wind” song. However, when it comes to the above video clips, I personally prefer Anita Mui’s performance to the rest.

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Today is April Fool’s Day and this is the day to play practical jokes on friends, family and even enemies 😛 So, you ought to be in the mood to enjoy April Fool’s Day rather than to take things too seriously.

Leslie Cheung was one of my most favorite artistes since my school days. I often listened to his songs whenever I felt lonely and bored back then.

But I was sad to know that Leslie Cheung had chosen to end his life on the April Fool’s Day in 2003. It was such an unbelievable and shocking news when I first watched the news on the mobile TV inside the bus when I was on my way home six years ago.

Leslie Cheung had ended his own life by jumping down from the 24th storey of the Mandarin hotel in Hong Kong. Nobody knows the reason as to why he wanted to commit suicide. Perhaps he was very depressed and was having some trouble that caused him to give up hopes at that moment.

Just like Anita Mui who was also my favourite artiste, Leslie Cheung was also a talented artiste who can sing, act and dance very well especially when he was performing live on the stage. 

His death is a great loss to the Hong Kong show business. I believe Leslie Cheung’s fans and people who love him dearly will never ever forget about his pretty face.

So, let us enjoy his great performance in Korea as featured in the video clip below when he was singing his popular “Sleepless Night” song  :

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I like Elton John‘s songs starting from the time that I first listened to his love song entitled “The One” in 1994. During that time, this song was frequently being played on the radio stations from morning till night in California.

I happened to listen to Elton John’s other song entitled “Something About The Way You Look Tonight” about 6 to 7 years later when I was still working in my previous company.

The company was developing our own MP3 recordable player so we were required to test out the sound quality of the player by playing various types of audio CDs, CDR and CDRW.

Besides listening to the sound quality, we were also required to test out the functionality of the MP3 features as well as to trouble-shoot the player if it was faulty. We would also make a feedback to the designers if there were areas that required improvement. 

The job gave me a lot of opportunities to listen to many different languages of songs. So, you can see that it was such a great pleasure and enjoyment to get paid for listening to songs during office hours 😛

One day, my former colleague passed me a compilation CD for testing purpose. Guess what? I cannot put it down when I heard Elton John was singing his love song. I was immediately attracted by his rich and powerful voice.

I really cannot stop listening to Elton John’s “Something About The Way You Look Tonight” song as it is such a beautiful love song which is as enchanting as “The One” song that I have had heard 15 years ago.

Sometimes, I really admire those talented songwriters who can produce very beautiful and everlasting love songs for the universe. How I wish I could do some creative work like this!

Click to watch the video clip and listen to Elton John’s love song entitled “Something About The Way You Look Tonight”.

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I have been writing a few Blog posts about inspirational and motivational stories recently. 

There are in fact many unusual and inspiring stories that touched people’s heart if you know the hardships that these extraordinary people have gone through.

Now, take a lighter side of life by listening to a great motivational song. Watch the video clip of an animated version of the song entitled “I Can See Clearly Now“.

I believe you will like the cute animated Gecko besides listening to the cute animated song. Enjoy it.

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Happy Chinese New Year or Happy Lunar New Year!!! Gong Xi Fa Cai to everybody.

Let us welcome the arrival of the “Year Of The OX“. As this is the Golden Cow year, it signifies a good harvest year to bring along good prosperity and lots of wealth to the world.

As year 2008 cum the Year of the Rat was a turbulent year, let’s hope that year 2009 cum the Year of the OX would be a very much better year than the last one in all walks of life. How we wish the Golden Cow could start another bull run in the stock markets around the world.

Let us enjoy ourselves in this festive season of the east and forget about the world economic downturn for now. Pay your parents, relatives and friends a visit to wish them well.

Here is a very entertaining Happy Chinese New Year song sung by the radio DJs of the FM98.8 radio station. The song title is roughly translated to “Let The Wind of The Spring Blow To Your House” (Chun Feng Chui Dao Ni De Jia).

Enjoy watching the Chinese New Year video clip. Once again, Happy Chinese New Year to you and your family.

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I always remember that the second last day of the year is the death anniversary of Anita Mui since 2003. Time really passes very quickly and today (30 Dec) is Anita Mui’s 5th death anniversary already.

Although Anita Mui is no longer living in this world, she is still one of my most favourite artistes since my school days. I remember that I used to take my pocket money to buy Anita Mui’s cassettes whenever she had released her new songs or albums. 

I inserted the cassette to my walkman and listened to Anita Mui’s songs when I was sitting on the bus on my way to school. I was never lonesome as her songs were keeping me company throughout the journey. I often listened to Anita Mui’s songs when I was lazing about on my bed too.

One of Anita Mui’s most popular song is entitled “Bad Girl“. I still can remember her singing : “Why Why Tell Me Why?” although I seldom listen to this song these days.

Just like Momoe Yamaguchi, who is also my favourite artiste, Anita Mui had low, husky and yet powerful voice. She was a born-singer and her good voice had attracted millions of fans and supporters.

Anita Mui was also an excellent stage-performer who sparkled prominently whenever she was on the stage. She can sing, dance, act and perform well. Anita Mui had her talents and her charisma as an artiste of the Hong Kong show business. 

In my opinion, Anita Mui is still the best of the best Chinese female artistes of all times. Her all-rounded talents made her outstanding. Nobody can replace Anita Mui so far or forever. Anita Mui is indeed a legend of the Hong Kong entertainment circle. 

Let us pay a tribute to Anita Mui.

Hope you enjoy watching her live performance by clicking the video clip below :

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MERRY CHRISTMAS! HO…HO…HO….Santa Claus is coming to town! I hope that you have a great holiday and a wonderful coming New Year 2009.

It doesn’t really matter whether or not you celebrate Christmas in your country. Christmas Day is indeed a great day to spend some quality time with your family, friends and loved ones. 

This is also a day to share joy and fun with those people who are close to you. I really hope you could spend some time with them on this festive season day. 

Slow down your pace and keep them company. You will never know how grateful and delighted your loved ones could be having you by their side.

I think it is all about prioritising what really matters in life. Take a moment to think about it. Maybe you would realise the source of your motivation is actually coming from those people who matter most to you.

By the way, the coming week would be a great time to plan out the coming year 2009. It is about time to set your goals for your personal life, studies, career or business. Have a good thought. I hope you have a wonderful time for the day. 

Enjoy this video clip entitled “All My Bells Are Ringing” by Lenka :

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Just watched a cute video clip on YouTube featuring a bunch of animals singing Christmas song. I find it very entertaining to see the animals of different species singing Christmas song with the help of some special effects produced in the video. It is indeed very cute.

I think the creator of the video clip has done a very good job in designing the animation to match the song. It makes the flow of the video a smooth and interesting one.

Besides the popular “American Got Talent” and “Briton’s Got Talent” shows, I think the creator of the video clip has produced a successful “Animals Got Talent” video too.

As Christmas is drawing near, I think the “Cute Animal Christmas Song” is a fun video for the families, friends and loved ones to watch and share the joy.

Here is the video clip of the “Cute Animal Christmas Song” :

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Today is the second anniversary of my dad’s death. How time passes? It has been 2 years since my dad was gone on 22 Nov 2006. He was 82 years old at that time and died of stomach cancer.

I still can remember that I had received a call from my family to inform me about our father was in critical condition while I was still working in the office on 21 Nov 2006. I informed my boss about my dad’s condition and told him that I needed to go off immediately. Then, I grabbed my bag and dashed off as quickly as I could. 

When I reached the hospital, the nurse told us that my dad was still very energetic in the morning but he had lost his consciousness closed to noon time. The doctor told us to be mentally-prepared and predicted my dad would be gone within the day by 3pm.

My dad used to have a strong will to live and he didn’t pass away within the day as the doctor had predicted. My family kept him company round the clock. On the next day, my dad was still in unconscious state. Then, my siblings and I took turn to stay by his bed to look after him.

In the afternoon and closed to 3pm, my eldest brother and I were by my dad’s side. Suddenly, my brother saw my dad was trembling with breathing difficulty and he signalled me to notify our siblings. The medical staff were rushing in to diagnose my dad and were trying to revive him. Unfortunately, my dad’s heart had stopped its beating and the doctor declared that my dad was dead.

My dad was a very determined person and his strong-will to-live had earned him one more day to survive. The message that my dad was trying to convey is that “never give up hope easily”. Thanks dad, you are always in our heart. We hope you are doing well in the other world. To dad, with love.

My school teacher taught me to sing the “Oh My Papa” song when I was a kid. I found the video clip of this song sung by “The Everly Brothers” on YouTube. Hope you enjoy watching the “Oh My Papa” video :

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