my life will...

brought an album a few days a ago.. zhang xuan - ((my life will...)) its been quite a long time since i brought an new album.. the last album i brought was... cheer's newest album ba... and that was.. beginning of the year?.. or izzit last year.. o.. i lost count.. haa.. anyway, saw zhang xuan's song on MTV.. and tot that was quite nice.. simple and nice.. and her voice was soothing kind.. more to the alto side.. with abit of the "talking singing voice".. plays a guitar while singing.. cool! later i came to know tat she's also a singer songwriter.. writes all her songs.. "cooler"! =P those of you who like more acoustic folk type of songs.. this album is recommended!



listen: http://www.haoting.com/musiclist/ht_7a59be67a310e611.htm

heres an article from the internet..

张悬，一个让人有勇气生活下去的声音，地道的台湾女生，5月30日刚过25岁生日，双子座，喜欢创作和表演，气质独特，最大的梦想是：成为一个很大方的吉他手、写一本自己喜欢的书、一直唱歌、有机会嫁掉。现在这个简单的、爱吉他的女生终于发片了，不久之后《My Life Will⋯》的内地版也即将上市，本张专辑由Sony&BMG授权，北京吉神文化企划行销。

说的比唱的多 尊称“歌迷”是“听众”

张悬凭着对音乐的热爱，几年来在台北各大知名的Live House及校园演唱，并发表自己的新创作，畅谈对人生和生活的态度，“张悬”两字突然像一颗清新的彗星，席卷了所有的网络、BBS和学生界，无数学生表示最喜欢的歌手是静静做音乐的张悬，她的专辑具有收藏聆听的价值。

张悬当之无愧成为校园最受欢迎歌手之一。

张悬直率不做作的表演和谈吐、及“说得比唱得还多”的方式，吸引了越来越多的“听众”，自动向张悬表演的地方报到。张悬称“歌迷”为“听众”，她认为这是一种尊重，也认定这是她和粉丝之间的关系，也因为她这样互重的态度，让她的“听众”用DV、手机拍下她表演的影像画面，PO在网络和BBS上向更多的人推荐、记录她的演出和一言一行。除了她的歌，她的声音。张悬真正让人一听就再也离不开的，是她温暖而诚挚的人格魅力。她在表演时随性但真诚的发言被听众戏称为“心灵讲座”，她在网络上和网友们的对话经常让人热血沸腾或热泪盈眶，又或她总是在弹错唱错时就“再来一次”的表演风格⋯⋯她让每个人都相信，人生即使不完美还是非常的美丽，而这就是人生最完美的地方。

张悬，真可说是个“心灵派”歌手，创作和表演都直捣人心，那么简单却又那么深刻，给人温暖的勇气与力量！

遇见伯乐 相知相惜擦出音乐火化

因为在网络上的高知名度，张悬19岁就签下了第一张唱片合约，也经历了录音、拍照、拍摄音乐录像带、唱校园等一些发片前的过程，然而发片计划却一直产生波折，张悬始终没有等到发片的那天。

知名音乐人李寿全老师因为友人的介绍偶然听到了张悬的音乐，肯定了她的音乐才华。张悬终于遇到了她音乐道路上的伯乐。他们像是师徒，像是父女，也像是朋友。即使一个是前辈，一个是新秀，然而他们在音乐上，理念上，不但没有代沟，反而有音乐人之间才能享有的契合和了解。出于创作人之间的相知相惜，在李寿全老师的安排下，张悬再度和唱片公司合作，和Sony&BMG唱片签下了一纸新的合约，张悬经过五年的等待，终于发行了她的首张专辑《My Life Will⋯》。

张悬说，她想做的音乐就是像’70年代的摇滚乐一样，简单、好听。真正好听的旋律经得起时间，在时间中益发有光芒。张悬已经做到她想做的，并且，她会继续这么做下去。

robbie! keke~

next concert.....
Robbie Williams - Close Encounter
Venue: National Stadium
Time: 18 Nov 2006 (sat) 8pm
participant: en, mintz, smintz
Robbie!! hee.... a few years back.. mi and mintz agreed that we will go see robbie's concert together if he is performing in singapore... he's realli coming!.. haa
the tickets sales is only on the 19 to 21 june.. 3days only! if you've missed it.. too bad... i already got mine! hee.. too bad realli tat i didn't manage to get the seats i wanted to get.. the good seats were sold out on the first day of sales... unbelievable.. i tried to book the tix online on the first day ard 3pm... sold out! so, i got myself the free seating category...
use to listen to take that when i was younger... after they disband, i switch to listening to Robbie.. hmm.. switch.. is that the right word.. hmm.. nvm...
looking forward!!!!

hai zi mtv..

this song is from cheer's first album..
think they did a new mtv for it... cute... hee

congrats!

great news! congrats to quanfeng and mindy! they getting married next year!.. next one in line after wanfeng and anna! hoo! hee.. happy for them.. =P cheers!

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congrats to 小虎 winning 17th golden melody awards - best music producer of the year!! and 徐筠庭 winning the best music video director for 表面的和平!!
Cheer's work was nominated for 5 category, namely best female singer (陈绮贞), best producer (钟成虎), best music arrangement (李雨寰), best music video (徐筠庭-表面的和平), and album of the year (华丽的冒险).. finally cheer's works is getting regconise... so happy.. =D yeh!
too bad i didn't have chance to that touching moment of the award ceremony.. =''=



陈绮贞的男友钟成虎为她制作的《华丽的冒险》获最佳专辑制作人，她在台下激动痛哭，是晚会感人的一幕。 获得最佳专辑制作人的钟成虎，女友陈绮贞在台下泪流满面，他在台上说：「感谢才华洋溢,充满梦想的陈绮贞。

encounter with true musicians...

its been some time since the last concert i went to..
so i didn't consider much and agree with mintz to go to chen sheng concert last last fri... plus plus i've seen him perform a few years b4.. (o.. not a few.. 6 years liao.. wah) and his live performance is nothing to say one.. 3 musketeers, mintz, simon and me went.. no regrets man!
sad to say.. but the truth is sheng ge newer songs dun realli touch mi... but but but.. his old songs.. his lyrics and tunes mesmerize mi eh... haa.. and "bie rang wo ku" was attached to my brain for a few days after the concert.. =''=
like the way sheng ge "tell stories".. full of meanings yet funni.. and not fake like some other singers.. hee.. he said this -->
"all of us here are champions! once upon a night, when ur parents........... u are the champion runner! but after that night.. most of us never became champions anymore.." haa.. wat a way to put it.. =P

another thing he said was -->
"no point guess and compose what a audience like to listen.. what if i guess it wrongly.. and both parties "bu shuang".. i compose wat i like and if the listeners dun like it.. at least i "shuang".. haa"
true! haa.. that sentence will help mi with chosing wat songs to perform during performances... hee..

anyway, thanks to mintz.. i got the chance to meet sheng ge(that wat they call him) and his band members.... ah wen drummer, xinyi basses and the others i dunno their names.. its an honor to meet them! especially xinyi the female basses.. haa.. i knew abt her thru cheer chen's works.. know that she plays the bass for cheer b4.. hee..
came to know that they onli practice once a year! for 4 to 5 days they practice... and they hav a whole database of sheng ge's songs.. u name it, they can play it if its in that songlist... i think its more then 100 songs.. maybe 200.. not sure.. amazing.. respect them for that.. dunno when can i do that.. =''=

mac ad.. cool.. hee

http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads/

i'm a mac user! haa..

love me Tender..

finally! i have Tender my resignation! 1 month more to freedom land! yeh! hee..
i've talked abt changing job for like... more then 6month??.. can't remember.. anyway, finally!
Thank God i have the chance to go taiwan last week.. and KL weeks b4.. to get some rest and recharge myself b4 going on to face the i believe is the turning point of my life..
hmm.. actually i never thot i would go full time into music related stuffs.. Thank God for showing me the way.. knowing this path will not be a smooth one.. but i'm willing to take up this challenge..
i'm reading this book [If you want to walk on water, you've got to get out of the boat].. and one sentence hit me: "How much faith do i need? Not a feeling of certainty. Just enough faith to take a step."
yes! i've never thot of it that way as i'm always in my safe zone.. always waiting for tat feeling of certainty before i do anything... and now, if i'm still waiting for that certainty.. i know i will miss the chance and i may be stuck with this job.. this job that i never like doing for the next.. 10 years?
well, there will be much more barrier ahead.. communication barrier, financial barrier.. etc.. pls pray for me brothers and sisters... pray that i will hav the courage from God to go on.. pray that i will learn to manage my time.. thanx!
God comfort me with his word juz b4 i tender my resignation.. :

"The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and i will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalms 23

oo.. i'm MCing and home now.. again.. =''=... i got pinkeye (conjunctivitus) or wat the chinese call "yan zhen" (eye needle) it doesn't realli hurt.. but its realli annoying.. irritating!.. i dunno how to discribe the feeling.. u noe wat i mean if u have got this pinkeye before.. O_o..
anyway, wat i wanted to say is i was at home going thru some stuffs.. and i came upon this bible verse card i got during this year's chinese new year... its like the verse of the year or somethin like tat.. (we'll get a bible verse card every year during chinese new year).. its like this.. :

"Peace I leave with you; my peace i give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." John 14:27

i remembered when i got this verse i was thinking what will i be afraid of....
now i know... my verse of the year indeed... =)