.melissa.

Sunday, September 09, 2007

12:34:00 AM

Yes yes. I haven't blogged in a while. Been rather busy with all the shit that's been happening... Shit like school... Exams... The usual.

Anyway, the best friend finally turned 20! Happy happy birthday Daolin!!! I know its a few days late, but hey... I did spend most of ur birthday with ya... Sorta... =P

Its pretty scary actually. I'm only a year younger than DL, which means I'll be walking right outa teenage-dom in slightly more than a year. Good and bad, really. 20 = More freedom... But 20 also = A shit load more when it comes to responsibilities.

Ah nevermind. Shall not think about it till I absolutely have have have to. =D

So anyway, went with DL to AKAFEST (translation - A cappella festival) on his birthday... There were about 7 groups I think, 5 local, 1 from Malaysia and 1 from Korea.

Outa all the local groups, I have to say I only felt thoroughly entertained when Key Elements performed. See, what a lotta people don't realise is that no matter how well a group sings, they are still first and foremost, PERFORMERS. Ah well...

So anyway, the Korean group was an all-guy group. You can guess the response they got from the audience (mainly tweenage girls, and girls in their early teens). I really don't understand the need to scream everytime one of them opens their mouth *face-palm* I've gotta admit though, they were GOOD. The energy they radiated on stage... You'd think they were operating on excess batteries.

Though they were the last group of the evening officially, choruses of "encore" bounced off the walls of the concert hall.

The Malaysian group came up to perform an encore and for a while, DL and I looked at each other, silently pitying the group having to perform after such dynamic entertainers.

Then they opened their mouths, and a hush descended upon the crowd. They had, quite obviously, saved their best for last.

Their rendition of I'll Be There echoed in the almost silent hall.

You know how most Asian singers tend to have rather limited vocal ranges? Meaning, they don't scream like Kelly or Mariah (who seems to have perfected it to an art form).

Well let me tell you this. The female lead from the Malaysian group surprised us. She hit that high note with amazing accuracy... The perfect climax to the song, seeing the entire audience burst out in wild applause.

Anyway, enough 'bout AKAFEST... Here's some news

Blitz is currently working on a christmas album. It's priced at SGD$10 for 6 tracks. Why do I emphasize on SGD? My genius of a friend offered to pay me in Monopoly money... So guys... S G D!!!!!!

Why should you buy the album? Hmm... Cuz the arrangements are excellent (courtesy of DL), and the group sounds really good. And also cuz its our way of raising funds to pay for the recording of our debut album (estimated release in Jan, 2009). This album would contain mostly original songs, and we welcome any form of support from y'all.

So yeah, please don't hesitate to contact me if you want a copy. We're taking pre-sales orders now... You can even buy it as a Christmas gift! CD will be released mid-november to early december. Keep an eye on this space for updates. =)

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