Sunday, April 15, 2007
Jie Hui.
You are still our superstar!
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11:05 AM
Sunday, April 08, 2007
OMG.
Okay actually I did not want to post anything else, but I was reading the Channel U website ( Don't ask me why, I don't know ), and I chanced upon articles about CSS season 2.
And I thought that I have to blog about some interesting stuffs that I saw.
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Alert! Campus SuperStar auditions judge dishes out pointers
April 5, 2007
Fifty-nine out of three hundred contestants successfully weaved their way past the Campus SuperStar Round 2 Auditions held last Saturday (Mar 31). [ OMG JIE HUI, TOP 59! ] Only a third of them will make it into the coveted Top 20, and it is not simply a game of odds. One judge speaks his mind about how to impress and what pitfalls to avoid.
After a tiring nine-and-a-half-hour closed-door audition, which started at 1 pm at Toa Payoh HDB Hub last Saturday (Mar 31), the Campus SuperStar 2 judges have finally picked 22 boys [OMG JIE HUI, TOP 22 GUYS!] and 37 girls to proceed to the third and final round of auditions to be held on April 14 (Saturday) at Toa Payoh HDB Hub’s open stage. The names of the top 20 finalists will be announced at the end of the day’s auditions.
Mr Paul Chan, Vice-President (Branding & Promotions) of MediaCorp TV and one of the judges on the panel since the first round of auditions, said: “Round Three will be their last chance to earn a place in the Top 20, hence we expect them to avoid mistakes they made during the last two rounds of audition.” In addition, he even has some pointers for these 59 short-listed contestants.
Pointer 1: Don’t toot your own horn
When the judges ask you to give a reason why you should be given the chance to proceed to the next round, praises that you heap on yourself, such as “I am the best singer of all” and “I am the most handsome looking among all the male participants” will put the judges off. Even super stars like Jolin Tsai and Rain never said they are the best singers or the best-looking celebrity.
Remember that you are still in a competition and the final decision lies in the hands of the judges and viewers.
Pointer 2: Pick the right song
Many contestants picked songs that are better expressed by mature adults who have gone through a lot more in life. We don’t expect Campus SuperStar contestants to convey these emotions at such a young age. Instead, these songs raised goosebumps for us because it is difficult to reconcile a teen image with such a mature singing style.
Boys this age are just not suitable for songs by Jacky Cheung, Kelvin Tan Wei Lian, Li Sheng Jie and Andy Lau; while girls also put themselves in danger by choosing sad and emotional songs by Zhang Hui Mei, Landy Wen and Sandy Lam.
[Ahahaha, heard that Jie Hui? Don't sing Wen Bie le. Pick some young songs!]
Pointer 3: Have a good image
Boys should shave off their moustaches before coming for Round 3 of the auditions because moustaches just do not look good on television! Similarly, boys should wear a neat hairstyle that does not try to be a ‘morning after’ look because sometimes it is plain messy. They should tuck in their shirts properly. One boy’s shirt appearance even prompted a judge to question if he was trying to hide his ‘beer-belly’.
For the girls, it is fine to put on light make up but heavy make up should be kept within the nightclub.
[Hahahahaha. Shave Jie Hui! And yea, get a nice and neat hairstyle!]
Pointer 4: Don’t be too self-conscious about your braces
It is normal for boys and girls at this age to put on braces, but try not to be so conscious of it that you show no emotions when you are singing or when you are listening to the judges’ comments. If you try to ‘hide’ your braces, your face can end up looking really weird and twisted.
Pointer 5: Avoid over-passionate boyfriends or girlfriends
You might become a teen idol, and many of your fans would not expect you to be ‘attached’. Keep your relationship in the closet.
If you currently have a girlfriend or boyfriend, keep the passion in check! It will be embarrassing if you are caught on camera with love-bites, as one boy was spotted with what looked like one.
Pointer 6: Emote and emote
Do try to have a thorough understanding of the lyrics you are singing and be sincere and emotive when you sing. It is really not as much about showing off your singing techniques as sharing your feelings with the audience.
{I think Jie Hui kinda excels at this part]
Pointer 7: Don’t worry, be happy!
Try not to be pay too much attention to media reports which may add pressure and affect your performance. If you worry too much about getting into the Top 20, you will not be able to enjoy the moment on stage. Treat every performance as your last.
Family and friends will make a difference in helping to calm your nerves. If there is one occasion for them to unite and show their support, this is it: Campus SuperStar Round 3 Audition, 14 April Saturday at 1pm @ Toa Payoh HDB Hub’s open-air stage. Results will be announced at the end of the audition.
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Article from:
http://u.mediacorptv.com/story.aspx?Editorial_ID=547&SubCategoryID=19
Hahas.
Don't worry Jie Hui,
I'll try my best to be there on 14th.
Don't dissapoint us!
Haha,
I still want to be your fanclub president! xP
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9:32 PM
Finally decided to download videos off my camcorder today.
Realised last year's MAF videos that wei jie took was still inside.
I'm really lazy.
=X
And yea, that of course means the assembly dance item that 4C put up has also been downloaded onto my computer!
Can't really wait for teacher's day!
Where we can dance together again.
I really like my 4th year in hwa chong.
I realised that this year is so much full of events.
Aphelion Nite.
Assembly Dance Item.
CSS season 2. [That will take up more of my life if Jie Hui gets into top 10 guys!]
SYF.
Thats all that happened so far.
Each brought about a different experience.
And yea, not forgetting the many random outings I had.
Haha.
And theres more to come!
Elections, teacher's day, MAF (I'm sure thinking far ahead. Haha.) and etc etc
Ah..
I love my life.
Youtube link for class dance
http://youtube.com/watch?v=mc52g_O3NB4
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7:34 PM
Friday, April 06, 2007
I'm glad to see how fast my juniors can get over it.
I'm glad that they have motivation to work harder.
I'm glad that its all over.
My juniors are really changing.
For the better.
I'm really starting to like them.
Starting to like their 自强不息 spirit.
And their willingness to work harder.
To do better for the next SYF.
Its all over.
Its a new beginning.
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9:34 PM
I felt sad.
I felt depressed.
I felt that my life was meaningless.
And then,
I got enlightened.
By this certain person.
He made me realise that actually,
We were lucky that we even gt a gold.
We should now plan for the next battle.
Where we will come back in power.
And show them,
That we don't give up easily.
Although I'm not as depressed as before.
I still can't gather enough courage to face my seniors.
And those from the honours schools.
I don't know what to say or how to react when I see any of them.
Sigh.
2009 SYF.
...
......
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12:40 AM
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
We didn't make it.
I have this confidence in me when we were all on stage.
Things were looking good and stuff.
But when the music started.
Things started to get haywire.
Ying zhun was very bad.
And there were flops here and there.
And so...
We got a gold.
A GOLD.
What can I say?
My life still goes on.
It has to go on.
I probably have to act as if nothing happened today and go to sch tmr for my Projects Day.
I feel dissapointed.
Sad.
I have let my seniors down.
The seniors who acheived for us a gold with honours.
I dun think I have any more face to face them.
We dropped.
We dropped out of the honours.
We were the ONLY one who did not mantain the honours.
And so, I dun even dare to face people from DHSCO, CHSCO, NYCO, RVCO, PRCO.
I finally realised why people want to be left alone when despressed.
How I wish I can just.. just.. get over it.
but I can't.
I can't face the fact that we got a GOLD.
Our seniors mentioned that we couldn't make it.
I didn't believe it.
But reality proved them right.
We were not up to standard.
The whole orchestra seemed depressed.
Guan Chye was putting on a brave front, but everyone knows hes dissapointed.
Justin too.
Everyone was trying to act normal.
But who isn't sad?
Yet what can we do?
We can't go back in time.
Now I can only hope that this GOLD will wake all of them up.
WAKE UP PLEASE.
STOP SLACKING AND STOP BEING UNCOOPERATIVE.
YOU THINK GOLD WITH HONOURS IS SO EASY TO GET?
YOU THINK THAT JUST BECAUSE OUR SENIORS GOT IT FOR LAST TIME WE CAN DO IT AGAIN?
Wake up please.
You guys have to go for SYF 2 years later AGAIN.
Use this gold as a lesson, and get back our honours 2 years later.
With double power and effort.
We have let our school down.
We have let our seniors down.
We have let our conductor down.
We have let our instructors down
We have let our teachers-in-charge down.
We have let our friends down.
We have let ourselves down.
How I wish I can just take out a knife and kill myself right now.
Right now.
Kill me.
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9:38 PM
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Nanyang did it today.
Dunman and Cat high did it yesterday.
We are going to do it tmr!
Why?
Coz we are HCICO.
We are one strong co.
I'm feeling so hyper and excited now.
Finally I managed to experience what probably my seniors were feeling 2 years ago.
Its just a kind of special feeling.
I shall name it SYF feeling =/
Mixed emotions.
Mixed thoughts.
Syf feeling.
Tmr.
Gold with honours.
HCICO.
Lets do it.
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9:16 PM
Monday, April 02, 2007
Omg.
Cat High with Gold with Honours.
And of course the expected Dunman High.
But oh well,
We can do it too.
One more day.
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9:19 PM
Sunday, April 01, 2007
Am I really that bad?
Am I really that extra?
Am I very hypocritical?
Am I still as clownish as ever?
Did I really not change at all?
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10:04 PM