Project Super-Blind Star?
There has been a huge buzz about this mandarin pop idol contest on Channel U recently.
I don’t normally tune in because it’s CHINESE.
Don’t get me wrong, I am proud of my ethnicity and I fully embrace my origins however I always secretly harboured a thought or possibility that I may have hidden English roots somewhere in my family tree. My parents even remarked once that I was some sort of contraband item from the UK. I can’t decide whether this is a compliment or an insult.
Evidence: Check out my aunt’s name ‘Lillian Lim Jude Joseph’. After doing some investigation, I found out that she may have some Dutch roots. Interestingly enough, my Grandma did mention of some English boyfriend during her heydays as a pretty Samsui woman in the garden city. I really wonder whether I am a by product of this inter matrimony and what went wrong with my aesthetic make up. How cruel life is sometimes!!! Secondly how on this earth did she communicated with her ang moh ‘boyfriend’.
(FYI: My beloved granny only speaks Hainanese and she’s really good. I think I have learnt almost all the vulgar language in my mother tongue from her. Note the author is darn proud of the above accomplishment, you morons.)
The point I am driving across is that even though I am a Chinese by default, I am all English on the inside.
Back to the point, controversies surrounding a particular ‘blind’ contestant gaining sympathy votes triggered me to tune in to the individual finals last week. I was curious to see for myself how good he really is.
Boy was I impresses. This guy can really sing. I was really impressed with Wei Lian’s (WL) rendition of Rick Price’s Heaven Knows and ‘Tong Hua’.
To be objective and I feel that I have some rights to comment as I had taken professional vocal training before; WL’s vocal technicalities could still do with much improvement.
WL and I share pretty similar common mistakes made by many amateur musicians. I agree with the judges that he tend not to drop his jaw when singing as a result his words sounded very shrill and nasally.
I also felt that he was projecting too much of his throat than using his stomach power when reaching the higher notes. He was also constantly out of breath and his breathing was too heavy. His opponent Jun Yang (‘JY’) had a better control of his voice and his songs were almost near pitch-perfect except for his disastrous first song.
However on the whole, WL gave a better performance as his songs bear more emotions and feelings compared to his fellow competitor.
I agree that being pitched perfect and having the necessary vocal skills is important for a superstar, but the additional factor that a lot of superstars lack is being able to convey the emotions and feelings of a song.
The difference between WL and JY is that WL can always work and improve on his vocal technicalities with a professional music teacher however it would be near impossible to teach someone how to convey the feelings and emotions of a song. This is a natural talent that can’t be taught. Its either you have it or you don’t.
Does Wei Lian have an unfair advantage with his handicap?
It is not WRONG or BAD to admit that his handicap may elicit some sort of sympathy initially.
Human beings are kind at heart; it is natural for us to lower down our expectations towards handicaps. It is natural for us to be touched when a handicap performs. So naturally, people will vote for him even though he didn’t perform up to standard. However this sort of sympathy or compassionate effect is only short-term. Its like anesthetic, the feeling wears off overtime.
People have eyes and ears; they are mature enough to vote sensibly. Why would we keep on voting for WL week after week without fail? If it’s because of sympathy, I would rather betray my moral values and not vote for him.
If he was really very lousy, I would rather not vote for him than push him to an unrealistic expectation of his talents. I will liken it to throwing him over a cliff knowing full well the ultimate consequences.
However the truth of the matter is WL can really sing and I can safely say that he has the potential to make it big in this music industry and I vote for his future knowing how much use and inspiration he brings to all professional musicians and commoners. WL has taught me a lesson about courage that no dreams are too impossible to achieve.
What I cannot understand is how some people can be so mean and make insulting remarks about WL. If you think he’s not good enough, do whatever that is within your means about it.
Vote for WL’s opponent. Do not fault WL for getting into the finals based on the common excuse of sympathy. There is simply no basis that a voter would do something as stupid as that.
His voice is unique and appeals to a wider spectrum of age groups and besides that he has an interesting personality and most importantly he posses the X-FACTOR.
He may not be as good looking as the other contestants but looks are subjective. What may appeal to me might not appeal to you, and WL has a sort of charming aura that not many so called young and good looking stars have.
I am rather shocked and upset at some of the anti WL’s remarks posted on http://www.adec-online.com/2005/07/14/Project_SuperStar's_Tan_Wei_Lian_wants.html.
As for those people who resort to making insulting and personal remarks about WL, 1 word for you- BORN LOSERS.
Retribution awaits you especially so in this 7th month.
We are all entitled to an opinion. People are free to make comments .You guys can disagree to somebody’s comment but don’t try to change his/her views. And please exercise responsibility with freedom of speech.
Draw a line when airing your views; do not let your emotions lead you to insulting someone based on a physical or emotional deficiency. Let’s be objective and comment appropriately.
One thing I know come Sept 01, my vote would be for the superstar who can touch my heart with his/her song regardless of any circumstances. They are competing from a level playing field and may the best man or woman wins.
I don’t normally tune in because it’s CHINESE.
Don’t get me wrong, I am proud of my ethnicity and I fully embrace my origins however I always secretly harboured a thought or possibility that I may have hidden English roots somewhere in my family tree. My parents even remarked once that I was some sort of contraband item from the UK. I can’t decide whether this is a compliment or an insult.
Evidence: Check out my aunt’s name ‘Lillian Lim Jude Joseph’. After doing some investigation, I found out that she may have some Dutch roots. Interestingly enough, my Grandma did mention of some English boyfriend during her heydays as a pretty Samsui woman in the garden city. I really wonder whether I am a by product of this inter matrimony and what went wrong with my aesthetic make up. How cruel life is sometimes!!! Secondly how on this earth did she communicated with her ang moh ‘boyfriend’.
(FYI: My beloved granny only speaks Hainanese and she’s really good. I think I have learnt almost all the vulgar language in my mother tongue from her. Note the author is darn proud of the above accomplishment, you morons.)
The point I am driving across is that even though I am a Chinese by default, I am all English on the inside.
Back to the point, controversies surrounding a particular ‘blind’ contestant gaining sympathy votes triggered me to tune in to the individual finals last week. I was curious to see for myself how good he really is.
Boy was I impresses. This guy can really sing. I was really impressed with Wei Lian’s (WL) rendition of Rick Price’s Heaven Knows and ‘Tong Hua’.
To be objective and I feel that I have some rights to comment as I had taken professional vocal training before; WL’s vocal technicalities could still do with much improvement.
WL and I share pretty similar common mistakes made by many amateur musicians. I agree with the judges that he tend not to drop his jaw when singing as a result his words sounded very shrill and nasally.
I also felt that he was projecting too much of his throat than using his stomach power when reaching the higher notes. He was also constantly out of breath and his breathing was too heavy. His opponent Jun Yang (‘JY’) had a better control of his voice and his songs were almost near pitch-perfect except for his disastrous first song.
However on the whole, WL gave a better performance as his songs bear more emotions and feelings compared to his fellow competitor.
I agree that being pitched perfect and having the necessary vocal skills is important for a superstar, but the additional factor that a lot of superstars lack is being able to convey the emotions and feelings of a song.
The difference between WL and JY is that WL can always work and improve on his vocal technicalities with a professional music teacher however it would be near impossible to teach someone how to convey the feelings and emotions of a song. This is a natural talent that can’t be taught. Its either you have it or you don’t.
Does Wei Lian have an unfair advantage with his handicap?
It is not WRONG or BAD to admit that his handicap may elicit some sort of sympathy initially.
Human beings are kind at heart; it is natural for us to lower down our expectations towards handicaps. It is natural for us to be touched when a handicap performs. So naturally, people will vote for him even though he didn’t perform up to standard. However this sort of sympathy or compassionate effect is only short-term. Its like anesthetic, the feeling wears off overtime.
People have eyes and ears; they are mature enough to vote sensibly. Why would we keep on voting for WL week after week without fail? If it’s because of sympathy, I would rather betray my moral values and not vote for him.
If he was really very lousy, I would rather not vote for him than push him to an unrealistic expectation of his talents. I will liken it to throwing him over a cliff knowing full well the ultimate consequences.
However the truth of the matter is WL can really sing and I can safely say that he has the potential to make it big in this music industry and I vote for his future knowing how much use and inspiration he brings to all professional musicians and commoners. WL has taught me a lesson about courage that no dreams are too impossible to achieve.
What I cannot understand is how some people can be so mean and make insulting remarks about WL. If you think he’s not good enough, do whatever that is within your means about it.
Vote for WL’s opponent. Do not fault WL for getting into the finals based on the common excuse of sympathy. There is simply no basis that a voter would do something as stupid as that.
His voice is unique and appeals to a wider spectrum of age groups and besides that he has an interesting personality and most importantly he posses the X-FACTOR.
He may not be as good looking as the other contestants but looks are subjective. What may appeal to me might not appeal to you, and WL has a sort of charming aura that not many so called young and good looking stars have.
I am rather shocked and upset at some of the anti WL’s remarks posted on http://www.adec-online.com/2005/07/14/Project_SuperStar's_Tan_Wei_Lian_wants.html.
As for those people who resort to making insulting and personal remarks about WL, 1 word for you- BORN LOSERS.
Retribution awaits you especially so in this 7th month.
We are all entitled to an opinion. People are free to make comments .You guys can disagree to somebody’s comment but don’t try to change his/her views. And please exercise responsibility with freedom of speech.
Draw a line when airing your views; do not let your emotions lead you to insulting someone based on a physical or emotional deficiency. Let’s be objective and comment appropriately.
One thing I know come Sept 01, my vote would be for the superstar who can touch my heart with his/her song regardless of any circumstances. They are competing from a level playing field and may the best man or woman wins.
posted by theflyisneverdead at 8/21/2005 12:45:00 AM
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