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YAY. 6th post.

I'm sure many of you would have heard the song "Without You" by Mariah Carey. But just in case anyone hasn't, here it is.


Mariah Carey - Without You

Listed as one of the classic heart-break songs, many people would have heard of it before, and thus on programs/competitions such as American Idol, Singapore Idol, or other singing competitions, there would be contestants using this song.

I'm sure many people would know what song they are singing, however, on Bulgarian Idol, there is this contestant who went for the audition, and insisted that the song that she was singing was known as : "Ken Lee"

Enjoy.

Valentina Hasan - Ken Lee

Without You lyrics

No I can't forget this evening
Or your face as you were leaving
But I guess that's just the way
The story goes

You always smile but in your eyes
Your sorrow shows
Yes it shows

No I can't forget tomorrow
When I think of all my sorrow
When I had you there
But then I let you go
And now it's only fair
That I should let you know
What you should know

I can't live
If living is without you
I can't live
I can't give anymore
I can't live
If living is without you

This is part of the lyrics. Hopefully you could actually understand what she was singing. haha.

I think she is rather famous now, at least half the people in Singapore would know her, I guess. But of course, not by her name, but rather, by "Ken Lee". This is because that was what made her famous. Also, she got famous via 2 ways. 1, was on television, but probably only in Bulgaria. 2, was on the internet. I don't think she intended for it to be so, but due to the mass media nowadays, she is famous, mostly due to the internet.

Nowadays, there are many ways to become famous. In the past, the only way of becoming famous, was if you were a celebrity that many people knew about. But nowadays, mostly due to the internet, you could be famous doing anything. Be it blogging, singing, acting, or even just for getting into a scandal, you would be famous. Take blogging for instance, in the past, who knew about the blogs? Who actually bothered? Now, locally, we have xiaxue, Mr. Brown, Dawn Yang, and many others.
Other than that, for singing, there have been stars like Colbie Caillat, who got famous through the internet, and finally got to launch an album of her own as well.

So I guess for those of you out there who want to get famous, there is an alternative now, instead of having to join Singapore Idol 3! :D

Just in case you're interested to know, Valentina Hasan obviously didn't get in, but they did invite her back during the season. Her english improved quite a bit! :D

Back on Bulgarian Idol. her singing is actually not too bad! ;D

Jane.

HAIYA!

I wish I could feel like this cat now. :(

Point aside. Today I'll be talking on, a new movie.

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KUNG FU PANDA! (haiya!) haha.

I'm sure many of you out there would already have caught this movie.
Here are some clips for those who haven't anyway. :)



Clip 1


Clip 2

The synopsis for this movie:

A clumsy panda bear becomes an unlikely kung fu hero when a treacherous enemy spreads chaos throughout the countryside in this animated martial arts adventure featuring the voices of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, and Jackie Chan. On the surface, Po (voice of Black) may look like just another portly panda bear, but beneath his fur he bears the mark of the chosen one. By day, Po works faithfully in his family's noodle shop, but by night he dreams of becoming a true master of the martial arts. Now an ancient prophecy has come to pass, and Po realizes that he is the only one who can save his people from certain destruction. With time running short and malevolent snow leopard Tai Lung (Ian McShane ) closing in, Furious Five legends Tigress (Jolie), Crane (David Cross ), Mantis (Seth Rogen), Viper (Lucy Liu), Monkey (Chan), and their wise sensei, Master Shifu (Hoffman), all draw on their vast knowledge of fighting skills in order to transform a lumbering panda bear into a lethal fighting machine. Now, if the noble Po can master the martial arts and somehow transform his greatest weaknesses into his greatest strengths, he will fulfill his destiny as the hero who saved his people during their darkest hour.

Personally, after watching this movie, the first word that pops up in my mind - CUTE! haha. Don't you think so too?
The movie, as you may already have read from the above synopsis, is about this Panda, named Po, becoming the "Dragon Warrior" by accident, and thus having to train under the Master Shifu. However, Po is not very successful. But becoming trained and turning into the true "Dragon Warrior" becomes an urgent task when Tai Lung, the bad guy in this show escapes from the prison that he was previously kept in.

In the first clip, we can see how Po felt when he was first appointed the Dragon Warrior. He was determined, hopeful and full of zest. But because the Master Shifu did not believe in him, he delayed his training on purpose and did not put his heart into training Po into the Dragon Warrior. But when Tai Lung escapes and is on his way back into the city where they are at, the Master Shifu has no choice but to trust Master Wu Gui, who appointed Po the Dragon Warrior, and try to train Po in the shortest time possible, to fight against Tai Lung.

In the 2nd clip, Master Shifu finally found a way to train Po - by luring him with food. This is as food, is Po's greatest desire and thus he will do anything to get it. The Master Shifu first found out of this when he saw Po getting food from all the cabinets, and decides to test him by telling him that Monkey hides his cookies in one of the top shelves. Po gets to the top shelf, and even manages a perfect split, all in an attempt to get Monkey's cookies. In the end, Po manages to learn master the art of Kung Fu, though very unknowingly.

The message that this film brings about are determination. Determination when Po stayed on no matter how much Master Shifu seemed to deny him his position of the Dragon Warrior. Team Spirit and Group Work, when the 5 gathered together to fight against Tai Lung, in hopes of defeating him. Trust, when Po trusted that Master Shifu would be able to turn him from a regular, noodle-selling panda to the true "Dragon Warrior", and when everyone trusted in the Dragon Warrior to defeat Tai Lung. Hard work, because it would not be possible that Po could defeat Tai Lung if he had not trained hard for it. And last but not least, the idea of having dreams. Po had often dreamt of becoming part of the famous 5, and being a good warrior, and in the end, he managed to achieve his dream.

My verdict? 4 stars out of 5. ;D
Those who haven't watched it, quick go catch it NOW! :D

Jane.

GREY'S ANATOMY!

GREY'S ANATOMY! I'm a greatttt fan of the TV series.
Anyway, point aside. The 2 videos that I'm about to show you, actually show scenes from the serial itself.


Chasing Cars (Grey's Anatomy Version)

The first is actually a video of the song Chasing Cars, by Snow Patrol. It shows many different scenes from the show and is actually, kind of a summary of the whole show. In the different scenes, there are actually many instances where non-verbal communication comes into place. 2 particularly prominent ones would be Eye Contact (Oculesics) and Touch (Haptics). 0:41 of the video shows Dr. Preston Burke (Black Guy) hugging Christina Yang (Asian Girl) when she looked really frightened, to comfort her, and show his support, indirectly telling her, through non-verbal communication that he is there for her. Another small part in the video which shows support would be 1:12, where Meredith Grey (Caucasian Girl) leans on Christina's shoulder and gives her a hug. 1:02 also shows 2 people hugging each other, but from their expressions, one can tell that they are actually feeling quite happy, and hugging each other would be just giving company and showing the each other that they love the other.
However, not all form of support is shown through only hugging another party. 2:00 of the video shows Meredith lying in the arms of her 2 friends, while they seem to be cleaning her up and washing away the dirt off her. This comes right after the scene of a person exploding in front of her. Her friends are showing her support by doing the things that she would probably be doing (i.e. washing up) if she were in the right frame of mind. The reason she is not doing it herself would probably be because Meredith was too traumatised by the scene.
1:26 of the video shows Izzie Stevens (Caucasian Girl) having eye contact with her patient / fiancee, Danny. In that scene, the eye contact between the both of them, them holding hands and kissing, all show that they are in love with each other. This is an instance of non-verbal communication.
The eye contact between Meredith and Derek Shepherd (Caucasian Guy) show this mutual understanding between the both of them. The fact that they are both dancing with their own partners, but still looking at each other shows that they probably are thinking of each other, and more interested in talking to each other, rather than their own dance partners.
Eye contact at 3:10 between Christina and the other surgeon showed disappointment. And was furthur enforced with the tear coming out of her eye, and the expressions on both their faces.
The ending part of the video is better explained and clearer in the 2nd video.


Grey's Anatomy Signature Scene

The 2nd video is actually the finale episode of the season. Izzie's voice was started breaking at 0:50 when she started talking about how Danny was still talking to her an hour before. It initiated the start of her losing control, and starting to cry. Alex Karev (Guy in Suit) carrying Izzie away at 1:14 showed him giving her support by bringing her away from the corpse of Danny, which was causing Izzie's devastation, and hugging her. 1:40 showed Preston Burke trying to regain control of his fingers, (Previously in the season, he was injured and being a surgeon, it was important for him to be able to have 100% use of his fingers.) but failing to do so. Christina comes in to help him at 2:01, not talking, simply holding his hand and helping him achieve what he was trying to do. (i.e. bend his fingers) This is also an instance where Haptics comes into place.
2:55 showed some eye contact between Izzie and the Chief Surgeon, but most focus is on Izzie's expressions where she attempts to put on a brave front while confessing to the Chief what she had done. She shows sadness in both her expression and her voice when she tells the Chief that she quits being a surgeon. In that scene, the 2 guys behind her show her support by walking away with her, as well as company. At the concluding scene where Dr. Mark Sloan (Guy with Bow tie) is expecting Meredith to walk away with him, she is looking at Derek. Both of them call out to her, and she looks at both of them in the eye, showing that she seems to be thinking, and is still undecisive as to who she should go with. The 2 guys' eyes meet and look back at Meredith, showing her that they are waiting for her to make a decision.

I didn't manage to watch the next few seasons, but I think Meredith ended up with Derek in the end. ;D
Hope my post helped in your understanding of these 2 videos! :)

Jane.