Talent-time

i realise that ALOUD isn't just any talent-time but it's a MUSIC contest so screw the title.

the concert wasn't as good as last year's. maybe it was because i was filming and couldn't really concentrate on the music. y'know, trying to get the singer within a suitable camera angle while keeping in mind that you shouldn't move it too fast but she's walking so fast. i don't know why but after the first half i couldn't stand being in the auditorium anymore so i rushed out the moment the interval started. and then when i came back i got scolded by the seniors :( oh wells, i guess it IS kinda my fault. my new tagline: "Duty calls"

about the performances, i guess maybe it's cause the semifinals got cancelled so that the "quality" was compromised. don't get me wrong, some of the girls were really great. i didn't even know they could sing. their lovely voices made people like me who are deafer-than-tone-deaf, whose music careers are completely out of the question, extremely jealous. i'm just kidding :)

but of course, rachel's performance is still creme de la creme. she's better than amazing and her voice is really really sweet. she's got the best control of her voice too, and i bet that's the secret to her success. not that i'd know anything about it =X

oh and xiuqi, that girl is WONDERFUL. i didnt even know she could sing. and of course she didnt even consider TELLING ME. she did a great job with Behind these hazel eyes.

OH and one more thing, when thanh was filming, it hit me that it takes a LOT of effort from a LOT of people just to make a concert like this one. and the saddest thing is that although these people are absolutely crucial to making the concert a success, they get the least recognition if they get it at all. i mean i know, the emcees thank all these "invisible" people at the end of the concert and that's good. but i still think that they really do deserve more than what they get.

guess that's life