Flowers Have Blossomed Again

So I got the limited edition of S.H.E's latest album and the contents are super pretty and they look perfect, the songs are perfect, asdfghjkl everything is perfect.

What a ride. 12 years; 13 albums. It is amazing how they have managed to stay together for so long despite all the things that happened. Every artiste/group has had their own problems and hurdles but honestly, you just can't compare them to those of S.H.E's - Ella's hip-shattering accident in 2003 and her getting depression, numerous reports on Hebe's sexuality, to most recently, Selina's accident which resulted in third-degree burns and the hiatus in their group activities, just to name a few... Just, wow. Of course, Selina's and Ella's weddings did make us feel really happy for them. How sweet was Lawyer 'Ah Tiong' when he took the initiative to make their relationship public at their concert in Taipei?

And this music video of Ella's solo song featuring none another than the leading lady and her husband themselves...

Everyone has to stop being so sweet, seriously.

While many critics have doubted their return after Selina's accident, die-hard fans (like me) have been awaiting it. My dad said they wouldn't, and I almost cried (for real I'm not kidding).

But they did, and it excited me so much when photos from their photoshoot in Milan were released.

After all these turbulence, I'm sure S.H.E has again rooted themselves as the top girl group in Asia. And they are totally deserving of that title - they can sing (all of them have solo EPs/albums), act (Ella's portfolio is growing day by day), host, and they are just the sweetest and most down-to-earth people ever.

I don't see myself ceasing to support them anytime soon, after all, they were my first ever idols... And one doesn't simply forget their 'firsts'. Lol. I'm hoping that they have promotional activities here because I'm really missing them a lot after seeing them for consecutive years at their autograph sessions.

我永远爱你们, 永不说再见.

On a final note, HIM, are you really expecting me to plant these sunflower seeds?

Is This All

Only two days left of internship and I'm having mixed feelings right now. I am relieved that it's finally over but yet kind of reluctant and sad to leave. I really will miss doing programmes, especially my K-Pop ones. Not to mention the thrill of getting and opening new CDs every time. Hahaha.

I'll be having a proper update soon, but not before Miss A's showcase on Friday that Brenda won us tix to! Excited!

Before I end, do check out this song: "Is This All" by Vanness Wu featuring Ryan Tedder from OneRepublic.

I hardly listen to C-Pop now but I really like this song. Not the conventional trashy pop or ballads, you can totally hear OneRepublic's style in there - all the strings instrumentation and basically the arrangement of the music. Blah blah blah okay it's time to sleep. Good night folks, all the best for the last couple of days of internship!

In a City of Fools I Was Careful and Cool

I just watched the whole All Time Low Straight to DVD and homygawd they are one of the best punk bands around now no kidding.

Freaking amazing I love them so much. Seeing them live on day will be one of the greatest days of my life.

Speaking of All Time Low, happy 23rd birthday to you Jack Barakat! :) Keep being crazy on stage you are awesome! I will never understand how you can jump around like that without tearing your skinnies.

I booked my tickets for Mayday Parade's gig in Singapore! I'm going with Wenhui and this makes it her first rock band concert (virgin concert stealer strikes again). There's another band performing too called Eyes Set to Kill which is fronted by a female and they are a rock/emo band. I hope my ears don't burst. I just wish the tickets were cheaper though. Mayday Parade in Indonesia's ticket prices are like, 10bucks.

For those who don't know Mayday Parade they are the singers of Miserable At Best which is an amazing song

The guy who has the lower voice has left the band but it hasn't affected the band much. They released another album Anywhere But Here which is a pretty solid album as well too. They also just released an EP (which I haven't listened to yet) and a third album's coming out soon too. I really wanna buy their CDs but the last time I checked HMV they were going for like 38bucks/42bucks. What the heck.

Oh yeah, do check out DJ Masa's K-Pop Till the world Ends Mashup for the first half of 2011!

If you click the 'CC' button you can see that Stef and I did the Chinese translations. Hahaha it's quite funny watching the video with the captions. It's an awesome mash-up although I would have liked it better if Infinite was inside. :P Oh I still prefer the mash-up he did for last year's second half though! Can't wait for the next one!~

And speaking of Chinese, happy 30th birthday to Ella Chen from S.H.E!

She was my very first idol for obvious reasons. She was the most charismatic member of S.H.E and I totally aspired to be like her. She can sing, dance, act, host, she has a great personality to match too. My colleague was telling me that when he interviewed them, she was the only one to turn back to bid them goodbye. I love how sincere she is to people around her, including fans. I went for two S.H.E autograph sessions and her handshakes are always the firmest, even though her arm was injured once. Major love for this girl!

Stay happy Ella Chen Jia Hua! :)

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Round two of recording to finish our (Stef, Brenda and I) covers of Pinocchio and Mr. Taxi tomorrow. Hahaha I sound damn man in Mr. Taxi. MS B fighting!! ^^

Have a great weekend!

Love! To Hebe

Currently listening this. This is totally perfect for a Saturday afternoon when I just wanna chill. This disc is the full performance from one of her showcases. I can't say how perfect it is.

She sang English songs (including I Kissed A Girl and You're Beautiful) too and although her diction and slang is still kinda weird, they are still really really listenable. I just can't get enough of her voice.

I can imagine her showcase which will be held in Singapore on the 15th of Jan as a very laid-back performance; not a performance to get high to, unless she suddenly sings a rock song, like the first track of this CD.

Her style is very acoustic, jazzy, and blues-y. Not something that I will usually listen to, but because it is Hebe, I don't mind. :)

She's pretty, has a great voice, talented and beneath that cold exterior is a spunky, fun-loving personality. Hebe Tian, Y U SO PERFECT?

I really want to go for her showcase but it is $141 inclusive of Sistic charge - the same amount I paid for S.H.E's full scale concert in Singapore in April early this year. I know I will earn money during internship which is probably enough to cover my concert expenses for next year though..

Dilemma...