Ho Hum...

Ladies and Gentlemen (whatever's left of them anyway), I took part in the 98.7fm 'Black Paraders' contest! I still have no idea whether I made it or not, and so now I am constantly listening to the radio to hear when they are going to call the winners! They never even said which show they'll be announcing it! Then anticipation is killing me! Anyway, no matter what happens, I am happy just to try out for it! At least I had the chance to go for it!
So here's what happened...
I arrived at my destination, the scape youth park, at around 4.20 when they said it started at 5. I was one of the first few to register and had to spend my time waiting watching other people who came dressed much better than I did! There were 2 female (thank god!) Helena's and one male and female patient, the latter came with a IV drip! I have no idea how they managed to secure the hospital gown! Then there was this girl who was in front of me the entire time, she was a large girl, with ''Gerard'' make up, wearing fish net stockings and a real short skirt. I thought she was such a poser, and ''all talk and no action'' people, but she sang real loud! And her voice was not bad too. I thought that I could just rock it out, even though my voice was not as loud as hers, but my nerves got the better of me! I did not plan anything to say except to sing 'Teenagers'. So right before my name was called (I was about the 5th one), I decided to tell them how I truly became an MCR fan. No one knew the story before I told them! And ya'll won't either! Hee... Long story short, I started to cry! I seriously did not expect to cry! This is like the first time I ever cried in public! And on a stage, no less! Man, I am a dramatist! The judges were smypathetic and when I shook their hand after a 5 min interview and a shaky performance of 'Teenagers'. After that, I hurried off the stage and urged my mum to leave that area, all this while still crying! Darn it. If I did not cry, I would have put on a better performance!!!! Well, at least I tried! I'm still gonna see them anyway, but the concert may come with a side dish of jealousy, watching the Black Paraders! Hee...

You can see my tiny head in the red circle!


Here's the link with more pictures that those of you who are free enough can go see. Hee...
http://www.moblog.com.sg/blogger/987_photo_list.asp?uid=FA20968D-273C-4B31-8BB3-7F0D40FF8029&aid=7D78D96A-B89F-4970-8975-665CBBE4B2DC

So besides crying on stage, I've been fortunate enough to watch a few good movies in a few days. Here they are in the order I watched them...

Hunting and Gathering at Cineleisure. I love these kind of ''character'' shows where the film is about the characters finding themselves. I think this is my favourite type of movie to watch. I like the raw sense of the film, and its a nice kind of raw, the kind I wish Asian Cinema had. In my opinion, when Asian Cinema decides to do ''raw'', it just comes off as ''uncooked''

Adapted from Anna Gavalda's bestseller, "Hunting and Gathering" (Ensemble, c'est tout) is the story of four destinies at a crossroads, four people who learn each other's ways, come to know one another, love one another and live under a single roof. Camille (Audrey Tautou) works in the evening as an office cleaning woman, making graceful drawings in her free time. Philibert (Laurent Stoker) is a young, aristocratic history buff. Timid, emotional and solitary, he occupies a spacious apartment owned by his family. Franck (Guillaume Canet) is a cook who has an undying love for his grandmother, a fragile and funny woman named Paulette. Together, they learn to ease their doubts and sorrows and make their dreams come true.


Factory Girl at Plaza Singapura. I never knew Sienna Miller had this kind of acting ability! She really stood out in this one, when she sort of blended into her other ones. There was a substantial amount of nudity, but it was done tastefully (for her) and I applaud her for being confident enough to do that!

Edie Sedgwick (Sienna Miller) is a beautiful and wealthy party girl who drops out of Radcliffe in 1965 and heads to New York to become Holly Golightly. When she meets a hungry young artist named Andy Warhol, he promises to make her the star she always wanted to be. And like a super nova she explodes on the New York scene - only to find herself slowly losing grip on reality.


Moliere at Cineleisure. I watched this right after the MCR contest. Mum and I did not really know what it was about, but I remembered watching a trailer of it. It's a very artsy film with very charismatic actors. French humour like you never knew it could be...

This witty romantic period drama tells the story from which Moliere would emerge as France's greatest dramatist. At the age of 22, following a spell of imprisonment for debt, Moliere - a well-born young man who had abandoned his privileges of his birth for love of a woman and the theatre - disappeared without a trace. His reappearance, several months later, launches his troupe into touring the provinces of France - a tour that goes on to last for 13 years and culminates in Moliere's triumphant return to Paris.


Lars and the Real Girl at Vivocity. A very touchy show. You definitely have to have an open mind to watch this one. I had no idea that Ryan Gosling could act in this kind of role. He usually plays a more upbeat character and this was just so different. Throughout the whole show I was half-smiling and half-sad. Definitely a show that I did not expect to make me smile and think.

A lonely, delusional young man (Ryan Gosling) buys a life-size sex doll on the Internet and falls in love with her, telling people it's his girlfriend. His brother and sister-in-law step in to help him with his delusion.

That's all for now! Punching out...

K.T.