All thanks to CD-Rama, I’ll be going to KL to do a performance to promote my album next weekend! Will also be doing a couple of radio shows (yeah!).

I recalled what Tienyao said to me over a dinner recently. It doesn’t matter what work anyone does, there’s always the challenge of getting something done, and the satisfaction after. Even for music. Preparing for a show is usually arduous and even, boring (cos it’s just practising and practising and practising); it’s only when you perform that the satisfaction happens. Yes, I suppose nobody lives in fairyland.

My reward will be that, and to head off to Genting after everything’s over! (And to finally try Malaysian food again heh).

If you’re in KL on 5 Dec, do drop by if you’re in the area:

The Summit Subang USJ
Persiaran Kewajipan
USJ1,47600 UEP Subang Jaya,
Selangor

Performance’s @ 2pm. See you!

I wanted to perform at OOOM since early part of 2009, and thanks to Jonathan’s patience, we finally managed to pin a month down with my hectic schedule. I totally ENJOYED myself last night. I dig the cosy intimate setting..people seated on the carpeted floor, many of them performers of their original songs before my turn. Here’s some photos taken by Dengli who’s back for holidays!

Was really happy to share “Play With Me”, and 2 other unpublished works.  I think I go into another zone when I perform my own songs..like hypnosy you know?

Hope to see you there! I’ll be performing my originals, and for sure 1 (or 2) unpublished work! More info here.

cheers,
bev

I’m usually not the kind to be star-struck..but it was cool to see the oversea artists in real life, esp Tanya, Jam and Lala - their singing rock! There were really many songs which I didn’t know and had to turn to Tien-yao to ask “What’s the title of this song?” etc…well well. I gotta hand it to myself for not going to the toilet and not drinking any water from 715pm - 12am, never imagine I could do that. Really happy to be seated with Yet and his lovely wife though (Tanya’s mum was just seated next to Tien-yao haha)

Didn’t bring any goodcamera, but a memorable experience nevertheless!

One fine day, Monica (who took my photos for ‘You Are My Angel’ album) facebooked me and asked if I wanna do an MV. At first I thought she was joking…. Things rolled from there and wow, we’ve actually finished shooting my first music video

I had so much fun throughout the process, from auditioning for my male lead to the actual filming itself… honestly I’m not an actress, so to act in an MV was quite a scary thought (1. left or right profile 2. smile too big or too small 3. fats fats fats??! Then repeat from no.1 again). But the team - Monica (director), Sharon (director of photography), Ryan, Alex, Shawn, Seng Yew and Sam (the male lead) - made the whole filming so relaxed and fun. It’s a whole new experience for me, and I’m so glad I enjoyed it

Actually what I enjoyed the most, were the jokes + goofing around + laughing. And really, the dedication from the team, and the new friendships made!

Special thanks to Ngiap Heng for lending us the location, which is really really cool, and cannot be more suitable.

We couldn’t finish the shoot on day 1 (7am to 6pm), so we had to continue on a 2nd day. I love cool and relaxed ppl. I have to say Sharon and Monica really rock. It feels so good to be inspired and liberated.

Here are some photos  (my comments revealed upon clicking on photo):

Hope to share the video with all of you soon!

I…..can’t….wait….for….October…to…be…over….3 more days…….

Many weddings to do, many songs to learn… October is really tough, but I’ve some exciting news to share:

1) Am invited to attend the Singapore Hits Award organised by Mediacorp’s 933 on 6 Nov.  Funniest thing is, when I was reeaaaallly young with loads of passion for singing and music to the brim, I listened to 933 all day and all night. The pop chart programme on Sundays was something I would never miss out on. To think that I’m now invited to attend as an artist, how incredible…I’d never imagined.

2) Will be filming an mtv this Sat, and I-AM-SO-NERVOUS <– See how I will be stressed right till the last day of October. Thanks, my Universe.

3) Will be recording an album of my dreams in Dec in Philippines. Am so excited just cos I’ve never been there!

It’s so ambiguous; I wish Oct will pass by very fast, but when I see Xmas lights/trees up already, I wish Xmas won’t come so fast.

Sigh, I just want to watch movies.

…this Sat (17 Oct 09) from 8pm! We recorded 2 originals and 3 covers. All thanks to the support of DJ Harry and the crew of Power 98:

DJ Harry

Hey guys! If you still want to get a copy of my EP album ‘Lonely Afternoon’ (limited stocks), it’s still available at 2 cool shops in Singapore!

Cat Socrates and Casual Poet Culture

If you’re into those Taiwan indie cafés (with all the cute notebooks and bags etc which you wish you could buy all at once), then these are the places to go. You can find them right here in Singapore!

I MUST BLOG ABOUT GOOD FOOD.

Ok, so I am a food person. But I don’t really snack (except for the occasional dark choc), but each and every meal to me is important. I do have times when instant noodles are good to fill the stomach and I’m happy with that, but the way to make it taste good, ah, that is a skill by itself. Truth is, I get bad-mood (to put it mildly) when I have a lousy meal.

In September, two wedding couples raised the bar very high when they provided dinner for me and my band. Ta-dah!

Vincent and Huiling (27 Sept 09) ordered this 8-course dinner for the live band. I was still recovering from a bout of food poisoning but thank goodness I could make it to the wedding..and savour all these!

Adeline (pianist) and I having the excellent fish fillet for dinner at Au Petit Salut at Esther and Huan’s wedding (20 Sept 09). Photo courtesy of Eu Lee Photography. It felt so good to dine in the petit alfresco area with the breeze… I wished I could sit there all evening!

If you’re think I’m some high-food-expenditure-diva, I am not. I am equally happy with $2 chicken rice and McChicken. Haha. Do you have any good food places to recommend? Tell me! I can go the distance for good food!

Thank you to all the familiar faces I see that day. Be it coincidence or that you came all the way  to give your support, seeing your faces brightened my day (the clouds were looming threateningly).

Thank you to all the unfamiliar faces. It might be your first time hearing my songs, and I hoped you were sufficiently touched to spare some cash for this good cause.

This performance was smacked right in the middle of 2 other shows, and the drizzle before the performance didn’t help cos I was worried that the rain may keep the crowd away. But the universe has ways of working things out - the rain stopped just before our segment!

Feel like sharing a ‘breezy’ song with you (NB. dorks are ‘in’ now, so pls don’t act cool.  acting cool is ‘out’ ):

The lyrics is so plain yet to the point. Interestingly, this could have been a mandarin song. Hmmm.