Zoo...

I went to the Singapore zoo today! Before you start saying anything or try to question my sanity, stop. I say stop! Haha... Yep, I went to the zoo and that's a fact. But the truth is, I haven't been there for at least 10 years. Honestly, I can't remember when was the last time I went to the zoo, I think it was in lower primary. I didn't even know what the zoo looks like anymore! Anyway, it was a fruitful trip. Took pictures with lotsa animals and I still love the penguins and the polar bear. But the giraffes aren't as tall as I imagine them to be. Ok, I guess they are too young, only 1 year old... I like the fragile garden but I am still afraid of coming into contact with the butterflies and I didn't get to see the full glory of the peacock. In any case, I still prefer the safari that I went to in Thailand. It was a drive in zoo and you could have full contact with the animals. I had to wind up my window before the camel could stick its head into the car! That was the most interesting trip because it was up close and personal with the animals. For the zoo, the animals are still largely kept in enclosures and its hard to take close shots of them. That's my only complaint though...

Shopaholic

I just finished reading the Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella... What can I say? I think it is a must read for every girl! It is hilarious and I honestly believe that every girl can identify with it. The things we do when we go shopping, how we try to rationalise (or find an excuse) for our purchases and how we can never have enough of bags, shoes, clothes, make-up blah blah blah... Its like we are shaped up with these. How our clothes must match this bag and that pair of shoes etc... Haha... Anyway, this genre of books is call Chick Lit. It deals with every day life - work, life, friends and shopping. It might seem shallow but these books makes you happy cos everything works out just fine for the character. It ain't that smooth-sailing in life but it gives you hope that everything will work out if you just persevere and work hard. So gals, go ahead and read a Chick Lit, it does helps and it can get addictive and that's why I am reading so much now...
PS: Kudos to Hui Juan for introducing chick lit to me... Heh...

Who's your superstar?

I saw one of the Chinese papers today. It had a hotline that allowed readers to voice their feedback and I saw an entry which made me angry. The reader was responding to Project Superstar. He said that next year there will be many disabled persons participating in the contest because they just need to rely on sympathy votes and win the contest. Now, what was that suppose to mean?! If he was just taking a dig at Weilian, I am fine but he practically referred to all persons with a disability! That to me is demeaning, and it just shows that he looks down on them! With Weilian wining Project Superstar, I know that there is a lot of feedback. Some people think that he won on symapathy votes. But I absolutely don't think so. Perhaps this was true in the initial stages of the contest but when Weilian proceeded to the semi-finals, I don't think this was the case anymore. Alright, he may not have the best vocals but essentially this is a contest based on the votes of the audience. In my opinion, will you be willing to spend 2 months of your time and spend so much money on just sympathy knowing that none of the money goes to Weilian? I don't think so. Besides that, if he really depended on symapthy votes, I don't think he would have won the contest with such a big margin. Frankly speaking, Weilian has mass appeal. If you look at the other contestants, it is true that some of them have better vocals but most of their fans are teenagers. But for Weilian, he has supporters from the youngest to the oldest. And not to forget, his supporters from listening to him singing at the MRT stations. For those of us who have heard him sing at the MRT stations, we know that he has a voice that touches the hearts of people. Every time when he sings at the MRT station, there will be lots of people surrounding him. The only time that I stopped to see buskers would be listening to Weilian and the little boy that played drums outside Paragon. So for those who are still sore over Weilian winning the contest, grow up and stop behaving in a childish manner. I know that this is Project Superstar and each one of us has a criteria who is befitting of a superstar, someone who is good-looking without disability. Weilian does not meet the qualities but he still won because he won the hearts of the people. He can't see but he sees and sings with his heart and that makes the difference. He might not be as successful as other singers but at least he tried. How many of us is that willing to go for our dreams like him? He had to withstand criticism and brickbats on national television but yet he showed a positive attitude. He marched on with all the criticism and emerged as a winner. He showed me what is 残而不废.