I have been really horrible with my blog! I will try my best to catch up now!
A while ago I went to see the band, “Maroon 5″ live with my boyfriend, Grant. Neither of us had seen the band perform before & I probably wouldn’t have if I didn’t receive an email from Ben Abraham’s mailing list about the 2 for 1 offer on show tickets. Within a heartbeat, I purchased tickets. I have always liked a few compositions from Maroon 5. They are very talented. It was only until we went to the show did we both see how talented & amazing the band were. Grant was in awe about how amazing Adam Levine was on guitar. He just thought Adam just stood & sang. No way! Adam is so much more talented than just that!
When we both arrived at the venue, the Melbourne Cricket Ground we met up with twitter friends, Alannah & Meg. I had met Alannah before previously, but had not met Meg. I had no idea that she would be so damn TALL! Both girls were really nice, & although Grant & I had met with them, we weren’t sitting together.
It saddened me that Maroon 5 had a section of the arena covered because they didn’t sell enough seats. I remember when the band first started, they were HUGE! But they’ve been slowly slumping down the charts. I am unsure why, since they’re amazing. That said, I have never been an uber fan of theirs myself. I only love a selective handful of songs, although I definitely cannot deny their talent.
Their first act was an artist named, Ry Cuming. Although Australian, he is actually based overseas. Halfway through his set, I rushed to the merchandise stall to get his CD, as well as Sara Barielles’ CD. Ry was that amazing. Sadly, the CD is now held hostage at Grant’s house, so I can’t exactly listen to it & tell you what songs to listen out for. Maybe perhaps if I am not so lazy, I will do separate entries on music that I listen to?
After Ry Cuming, Sara Barielles took the stage. I guess everyone knows of her from her, “Love Song”. But she really is an incredible artist. I love how she does piano/folk/pop. She’s incredible & a bit of a potty mouth! This was actually the first time she had come to Australia, so I hope that she fell in love with us here & returns sometime soon! If she did, I definitely would go again to see her! The woman is bloody brilliant! Her set was WAY TOO SHORT!
An unsigned artist I admire, Ben Abraham ended up doing some viral magic with Youtube & Twitter, he wrote a song for Sara basically asking her to sing with him when she comes down to Melbourne. After much help from the Twitter world, including myself, Sara found the video & accepted his request. I was so happy to be there to experience a young artist’s dream duet come true! Although Ben said he was not nervous, Grant & I exchanged looks from his shaky voice, we knew that he was! Despite the nerves, Ben succeeded with flying colours – & we were so proud! His family were sitting behind us, but they really don’t know who I am, so I didn’t greet them. I actually wouldn’t be surprised if they recognized me though.
When Maroon 5 took to the stage finally, I was stoked. It’s not uncommon for me to go to gigs to see a support act rather than the headliner, but I have always wanted to see these guys live, but have never done so. I guess now I can happily say I’ve seen them live at least once! I was surprised that the band started off with, “Misery”: one of their latest singles. I actually really love the GLEE cover that Darren Criss sings as “Blaine” with the Warblers, so it was really nice to hear the original take on it live. Song after song, my smile grew. I loved how the band got the audience to sing, “She Will Be Loved” as a round. It sounded gorgeous. I loved listening to, “This Love”, “Misery”, “Must Get Out” & of course my favourite, “Won’t Go Home Without You”.
After the show, I tweeted Ben to see if he could meet up after as Grant & I wanted to congratulate him. Of course, he was busy & although my heart sank, it was understandable! Why wouldn’t you want to linger to chill with Sara Barielles & Maroon 5? I’ve known about Ben Abraham since last year when I was helping the lovely Coby Grant with her merchandise. I found out about Coby when I was assisting Thirsty Merc with their promotions. It’s all a wonderful loop.
Whoever says that all support acts are shit are CRAZY! I love coming early to gigs to check out the support acts. You never know what amazing artists you may miss! It’s the same with going early to the movies to check out the movie trailers of upcoming movies. Call me crazy, but I LOVE doing that. I have always been open to these sort of things though!
At the end of the night, I went home happy with my cds, & would definitely go see all the acts again. Grant also has now developed a “mancrush” on Adam Levine after seeing him play guitar – he is indeed jealous!
So to conclude, for 2 for 1 tickets, this was well worth the value for money. FUCKING AWESOME!!!
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An amazing thing happened to my friend, Brad one day. He is a big Justin Bieber fan, & we both made a pact to enter as many competitions as possible to try & win tickets to see Justin Bieber live in concert.
If he won, he’d take me; if I won, I’d take him. This pact began when he, my boyfriend Grant & I all went to see Justin’s movie, “Never Say Never”. At the end of the film we all thought, “Oh my god. We HAVE to go! WE HAVE TO!” So programmed into our brains were the thoughts, “One way or another, we are going to his concert!”
The ticketing website had suggested that both Justin’s two shows in Melbourne were sold out! So we both scouted ebay for tickets, but they were all overpriced & too expensive.
Then randomly a week before the concert, I received a phone call from Brad. He told me he had won the Sanity.com.au competition for a MEET & GREET with Justin Bieber! My reaction was that of a crazy fan girl: I was jumping up & down & squealing with happiness whilst holding my mobile phone. It wasn’t one of those random lottery competitions where you just enter your details & hope for the best. This was one of SKILL. You had to say in 25 words or less why you’re the biggest Justin Bieber fan. Brad wrote the following:
“Im the biggest Bieber fan, because I’m 24yo, proudly admit I like him, have my desk at work covered in his pictures, & sing all his songs to annoy my colleagues.”
I honestly had a giggle when Brad won & forwarded the emails to me so I could see his entry. The Sanity.com.au people are incredible as I have won competitions from their company before, but never anything BIG like this!! When Brad called me, he was crying with happiness! I couldn’t be happier as for him, this is a dream come true.
The of the concert soon arrived & Brad told me when picking me up that he had a haircut for the event! Justin’s favourite colour, like mine is purple, so Brad had some purple colours on his clothes! I just naturally wear purple so I didn’t really dress up for the occasion!
When we arrived, we waited for what seemed to be FOREVER before we were allowed to enter the arena & be escorted to the room where only a select lucky few were meeting Justin. Through my waning patience, I watched as all the Justin Bieber fans grew. They are unlike any type of fans I have seen before. They scream for ANYTHING. They are like seagulls! Not all of them, just most of them. It was CRAZY.
When meeting Justin, we were escorted to a closed off section the general public weren’t allowed to endeavor. The meet & greet allowed you have a photo with Justin, but only in groups of four! Brad & I knew this condition before hand when we were notified of Brad’s prize. I thought that it was crap to have photos with an artist you admire & have two random crazy “Belieber” strangers in your photo as well.
Luck seemed to be on our side though as one of my twitter friends, Nelly & her little cousin, Giulia ALSO had meet & greets that day. I had no idea until I saw her tweet me back saying she was waiting as well & had a meet & greet too! I actually really adore Nelly’s tweets. We’ve been following each other on twitter for a year now & was very happy when I managed to organise to have Nelly, Giulia, myself & Brad be a group of four & be all in the same photo together with the lovely Justin Bieber!
It was also really nice to finally meet Nelly! We had never seen each other before hand, & if I weren’t tweeting my fingers off about the event whilst waiting to meet Justin, we would have never met! Nelly was really, really sweet & her little cousin was SO DAMN CUTE!! I was surprised by Nelly’s height! She made me feel so damn tall, which is a rarity. Whatever Nelly lacks for in height however, she makes up for with heart! I was so happy to meet her!
Earlier, the screaming fans kept giving me a headache before we were escorted in place to meet Justin. I even made a girl cry who kept harassing me asking me where I got my meet & greet purple wristband from. I was losing my patience & the crazy fan girls were getting on my nerves. So once we were moved into position, it was strange to be waiting in line with a group of fans that weren’t screaming their heads off. For a Justin Bieber concert, this IS indeed surprising.
There were some lovely girls behind me that were sisters, & actually won their meet & greet by designing a Justin Bieber t-shirt for Target! The design was actually really good, & I commended the girl who designed it for her awesome Photoshop magical skills. She & her sister weren’t screaming or going mental the whole time we waited to meet Justin. Instead, they were cool, calm & collected. I like fans like that. They’re the best. Dedicated, but not losing their marbles in the process of their fandom!
I watched as the girls at the front of the queue entered the mysterious room & emerged from it a few minutes later crying their eyes out. When my turn came, I was surprised to see how tiny Justin was. He’s not that much taller than me, is really skinny, but was quite lovely. Justin was really nice! I got a hug, & was happy. My friend Brad cried when we were leaving the designated area to head inside the arena.
I had thought that I had heard the worst of the screaming that night before the show started. I was wrong. After suffering through much screaming, a crappy support act & many thoughts of wishing I had ear plugs, Justin finally came on stage. Nelly was smart, she tweeted me telling me she had earplugs. I was insanely jealous. Alas, I was not smart enough to think of such a thing, & when I only did, it was too little, too late!
It was so amazing to see Justin live. His voice sounded really tired; not to his full potential. But he still did put on a great show. I am sure that Brad was jealous when Justin was singing, “One Less Lonely Girl” to a girl on a stool, & it wasn’t him! My favourite songs were, “That Should Be Me”, “One Less Lonely Girl”, “Eeenie Meanie”, “Somebody to Love”, “Never Say Never” & “Baby”.
By the end of the concert, & for the next 24 hours my ears were ringing from the experience. As we left the venue, I couldn’t help but smirk when camera men were being attacked by “Beliebers” whenever they would turn on their cameras. It was actually quite hilarious, although I did pity the camera men who had absolutely NO idea that such a thing would happen to them.
Overall, it was a great night. Thankyou Sanity.com.au & Universal Music for giving my friend, Brad the opportunity to go to a Justin Bieber concert & meet an artist he admires; Justin Bieber… & thankyou to Brad for taking me along with you. Now that my ears are back to normal, I can honestly say it was an entertaining event & so much fun!
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It’s been a while since I’ve written an entry on here. It’s not because I haven’t been doing anything eventful. I always have something special, fun, crazy or dramatic happening in my life. I can guarantee to you that my life is NEVER boring. I guess my reason why I haven’t written much in here is because I just haven’t felt like writing. Shocking & horrible, I know. One must always write! It also has to do with the fact that my laptop is still broken. It’s been weeks, months even. I have survived through using my mobile phone, the family computer & attacking Grant’s desktop computer whenever I can. I will eventually fix my laptop, but until then I am happy surviving on this.
Regarding to the title of this entry, I’ll be talking about my love & experiences a few weeks ago regarding Mr. Bruno Mars. I am unsure if you have heard of him, but he is an amazing singer/songwriter. He is half Filipino like me, but he is also very talented. A wordsmith with melodies to match! I really admire his songwriting. I first discovered Bruno Mars when I was at my old job watching FOXTEL & the song, “Billionaire” came up. I wondered, “Who is this guy featured & singing the choruses to this track?” When Bruno Mars released his first actual single, “Just The Way You Are”, that was when he won me over!
So you can imagine that when a tour was announced for Australia & that he was coming to Melbourne, I was besides myself. Previously before the show was announced, my friend Larisa & I made a pact to see Bruno Mars if he ever did come to Australia, because we always would sing in the car to his songs on the way home from work when she would drop me off.
I waited, waited & waited for his tickets to go on sale. When they did, I attempted to purchase them but found out that there were Meet & Greet tickets that were already sold out before the tickets were officially on sale. I couldn’t help but wonder, “What the fuck?” since I had by then already subscribed to Bruno Mars’ mailing list, Facebook page, Street Team, & Twitter account.
Although I was subscribed to all these things of Bruno Mars news, I received absolutely no notification about this Meet & Greet ticket. Hence my happiness for Bruno Mars then turned into frustration & anger.
For MONTHS I emailed the Street Team administrator about the situation saying how outraged I was {with good reason too!} but the Street Team Leader obviously was just THAT, a street team leader. He had no powers for anything else, but tried his hardest to contact those in charge for me. Month after month, waiting & waiting. Nothing happened.
The week of the concert, I CRACKED IT on the Street Team website. I cracked it because although my situation had not been resolved about the Meet & Greets, I saw that the street team Facebook page was giving AWAY Bruno Mars meet & greets for a competition!! I was ENRAGED. So I complained & displayed my anger about the situation on the Street Team Facebook wall. It turns out it wasn’t the street team leader that was posting these promotions, but the actual record company. Warner Music were not responsible for the problem either; it was the actual Australian promoters. Even though it was not Warner Music Australia’s fault, they decided to make me happy & resolve the situation anyway by giving me a meet & greet pass. I was satisfied.
During my rant on the Facebook street team page, a girl, “Tami” ended up adding me on Facebook after following my rant & seeing it get resolved. She praised me on my Facebook wall calling me “clever” & a “genius” for my efforts for resolving my issue, & explaining to me that she had a similar problem with her meet & greet pass. I ended up meeting Tami when I arrived at the venue with my friend, Larisa after Grant was nice enough to drop us off. Tami was really nice & Filipino as well! She had an awesome big SLR camera, so when it was time to meet Bruno Mars, Tami was happy to have my picture taken using her camera.
Meeting Bruno Mars was eventful, but not how I wanted it to be. I ended up writing a short song for him with all his song titles to show how much I admire him. Although I did do this, even writing a copy of the lyrics on a card, I was not able to finish singing my song to him. I was upset & was thankful that I never paid for the meet & greet to not have been able to finish a small song for him. The song I wrote is below…
“Hey there, Bruno Mars
I may not be a Billionaire
But I’ve something to say
& I’ve, got no Grenade
So I want to say you’re great
Just The Way You Are
I’ve been Talking To The Moon
Wonderin’ if I’d ever sing to you
I hope you don’t Runaway Baby
I don’t want to Marry You
I hope to meet you on The Other Side
when all my dreams come true…
So hey there, Bruno Mars
I may not be a Billionaire
But I really admire you
& I hope I get to sing with you, one day.”
Despite my upset, his show was actually really fantastic! There were stupid teeny-bopper girls that kept screaming in my ears & screaming during the songs INSTEAD OF ACTUALLY LISTENING TO THEM that annoyed the shit outta me, but at the end of the day it didn’t ruin my overall experience of Bruno Mars’ show. I was so happy when Bruno Mars started singing, “Marry You” which is my favourite of his songs! Being apart of the Meet & Greet although sadly not being able to finish my song for him, still had it’s advantages. We were let in before the rest of the ticket holders to the very front of the stage. So I was front row during the show! I absolutely LOVED how all his band members danced in sync together with him. I have never seen that done before the way HE did it & it was AMAZING! My jaw was hanging open out of awe & amazement several times during the show! The guy is just bloody fantastic!
At the end of the day, I ended up getting a free meet & greet, I met Bruno Mars, organised for my friend, Larisa to meet him, sang to Bruno Mars, was complimented that it sounded great, made a new friend, Tami, & was front row during the show! The positives still outweigh the negatives & I would definitely go see Bruno Mars play again the next time he is in Melbourne, Australia.
I was very thankful to Warner Music Australia & ended up emailing them with my gratitude, & the next day in the morning I found that Tami had emailed me my photo with Bruno Mars. So even though bad things DID happen that night, I forgot them all & could smile after seeing what I accomplished when I finally could see evidence of it in that photo.
I am so happy I am so feisty & stubborn when I need to be. It really is a good thing when your persistence & determination overcome all obstacles. Always try hard to get what you want & fight for what you believe in. Nothing is impossible.
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Last week I went to see the movie, “NEVER SAY NEVER”. I have always been a firm supporter of Justin. I know you’re all probably going to judge me because you think Bieber sucks. Feel free to be like that if you must, but it will be only your loss for succumbing to your own narrow-mindedness.
Now I am not a “Belieber” or whatever you call it. Perhaps I would be if I were a lot younger & more around Justin’s age; who knows? I also don’t wear purple because it’s Justin’s favourite colour. I wear purple because it’s MINE. But enough about that, let me tell you a story…
Back when I used to scout Youtube a lot, I found “kidrauhl” with a video of him seeing Ne-Yo’s “So Sick”. All I could see was a silhouette of a young boy, but I could hear his angelic voice. Four years later, that boy, “kidrauhl” is now known as “Justin Bieber”. So of course, when I heard his tune on the radio singing, “Baby”, I freaked a little bit thinking, “It couldn’t be…” but it was. It was the same Youtuber that I had found four years ago. I don’t scout Youtube much these days, which is probably why I was so surprised that he succeeded in his dreams to get a record deal.
Like any overplayed song on the radio, many people end up hating songs & artists due to hearing something so much. But there are artists & songs that you also never get sick of. For me it is Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, Powderfinger & Justin Bieber. Like a seed that needs time & nurture to grow, so do artists. I really liked how Justin’s style was back when he was still developing as a person & as an artist. How he used to sing jazz, motown, rock, folk… also with an acoustic guitar… But now he has developed into more of an R&B artist. I like Justin’s pop/R&B sounds, but can’t help but think how much better he’d be a soft-rock artist.
For ages I have told people that Justin Bieber IS talented. He can sing, he can dance, he can write, he can play guitar, piano & the drums. I really admire him. But people go into phases where they just assume & believe that their assumptions are correct, & therefore become stubborn & blind to anything else – especially the truth.
I believe that “NEVER SAY NEVER” was created not only for the fans, but for the haters so that if they were open enough to see the film, you would see that Justin is NOT manufactured pop. The boy is probably one of the most hardest working 16 year olds in the world. There are A LOT of things that he does for his fans, that his crew does for his fans; all things that NO OTHER artist does. With talent, creativity, hard work, passion & the ability to give back; what people don’t realise is that through social media we have not only found a star, but have all had our part to help fuel a phenomenon.
Justin is not the first to be discovered online. It is more common these days for talent scouts to scale the internet to find someone popular & worthy of their investments. For example, Lily Allen was actually discovered on MySpace.
I laughed, I cried, I was in awe for all parts of this film. Maybe not all at once, but I felt all these emotions whilst watching this film. It was funny, it was sweet, it was inspiring & it delivered. It was just so satisfying to watch a story about someone’s dream come true. Words cannot describe that feeling or emotion, it was just so incredible to feel & to experience part of his ride.
I actually went to see the film with my friend Brad who is a big Justin Bieber fan, as well as my boyfriend, Grant who was a ‘hater’. Both left the cinema in wonderment, as did I. Even though I know all of his story already, it was still great to see on film.
To conclude. I highly recommend you to go see the film, “NEVER SAY NEVER”. It doesn’t matter who you are, how old or what gender. I urge you to open your eyes. If not for the story of him, go to experience the true power of social media. If you’ve ever wanted to get out there to be a famous actor, producer, director, musician, singer… If you’ve ever had a dream; GO SEE THIS FILM. You will see for yourself that Justin is not manufactured pop at all.
This movie is not an ego story about a star, about a kid pushed into fame, but the story about a boy with a dream… which came true.
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I don’t like writing about things that I don’t want to remember, so I will only say this; I met Tom Felton.
That is all.
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Last night, I went to see Coby Grant perform at the Toff in Town with Coral & Grant. It was actually Coby Grant’s final show in Australia before moving overseas.
Even though it was Grant & Coral’s first time seeing Coby perform, it was not mine. I actually won Wil Anderson tickets to his comedy show that night from a friend, but had felt that Coby’s show was more important. I guess you could say that I picked Coby Grant over Wil Anderson. I felt like a total prick messaging the comedian himself to tell him I had previous arrangements & wouldn’t be making it to his show. But my decision was the right one, & was so worth it.
I actually first met Coby last year when I was helping Thirsty Merc as the Victorian Street Team Leader, at their show at the Northcote Social Club. Coby was the first supporting act. Even though she was the first act, & it is known stereotype that the first act is usually the worst, Coby was amazing. It was a small intimate venue, but it was to a packed audience. Patiently waiting for Thirsty Merc to arrive on stage, everyone was happily sitting down quietly watching the supports sing.
I fell in LOVE with the sincerity of her voice & her songs. Never before had I burst into tears listening to an artist I had only just been introduced to. I actually couldn’t believe how moved & teary I was, as nobody had ever done that to me before. In tears after her set, I went to the merchandise table still in tears to compliment her songwriting from one songwriter to another. Coby had a gift, & I was charmed by her magic.
Since my first meeting with Coby, I have supported her. During her “Fanfare For Love EP” launch, I helped Coby for both nights with her merchandise, & was introduced to her mother who kept bringing me red wine. In return Coby gave me all of her cds which I was stoked to receive! From going to Coby’s gig, I was introduced to artists like Ben Abraham & Tom Tuena that supported HER.
It had been a while since I’ve actually seen Coby play. She went overseas on a big overseas tour. The last time I saw Coby play was last year. It was really wonderful seeing Coby sing again, & being able to sing along to her songs. It was so wonderful to hear my favourite of hers, “Once Upon A Long Gone Time”. The first time I heard her sing it, it was just her & her acoustic guitar. It may be Coby’s saddest song, but it’s the one I identify with the most. I couldn’t help but shed a few tears when she started singing her new {still untitled} song about her leaving to chase her dreams. I was so moved. I’ve been to so many gigs, & no artist has ever moved me to tears like Coby has. She is definitely indeed amazing.
Like during her EP launch, I wrote Coby a note again, but this time I wrote it on an Australian flag postcard to wish her luck. I didn’t expect her to read it in front of me. The room was dark, so she used her mobile phone light to read it whilst I was standing with her. I remember last time I gave her a note, the following night {two night gig booking} she wrote me one back saying that she wished the same for me. She didn’t have to write me back a note, but I guess this shows just how beautiful of a person Coby is. I wish her the best of luck on her goals!
If anyone should have their dreams come true, & be successful as a music artist; it’s Coby. She’s got a fantastic voice, perfect pitch, sings from the heart, is humble, modest, talented & is an amazing incredible songwriter. Wherever she may go, I hope that prosperity finds her. I also hope that last night isn’t the last time I see her perform live. Whether she fails, whether she succeeds, it’s still an amazing move to want to pursue her music career overseas. I admire her, & I will always support her no matter what the outcome.
Personally, what Coby has done; release EPs, & perform on stage would be a dream come true for me. I just need to be determined like Coby, try harder & strive with all of my heart to make my dreams come true. When it comes to these things, nothing is impossible. You just have to believe. I believe that Coby can make it. She’s already almost there!
I hope one day I will too. I still have hope. I don’t want to do it because I want to be famous. I honestly don’t care about that. I want to do it because I want to make my dreams come true & share my stories in song with the world. I believe that I can do it. It CAN be done.
I will not give up.
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Today on the way to work, Grant had a car accident. I found out through reading his text messages & posts on Twitter. I usually check my phone for messages in the morning, so I literally called him when I woke up.
Grant was annoyed at himself for damaging his car because he just got it fixed for a previous issue. It’s understandable to be upset because it would be financially & emotionally frustrating to fix things all over again. But at the end of the day, it’s just a machine & what we should really be grateful for is that there was no loss of life.
Part of the reason I don’t drive is because I fear death. I have a phobia for it so bad that even talking about it frightens me. So I will make this quick. I don’t trust the people on the road with my life, & if I were to drive, I wouldn’t want the responsibility of other peoples lives in my hands either.
I also never want to “go out” by dying in a car accident. I don’t even jay walk from fear of being hit by a car.
After Grant had finished work, he dropped by for hugs. We didn’t talk much. He didn’t cry, & I never told him my stress. But whatever distressed us seemed to become irrelevant because we had each other.
At the end of the day, a car is just a car. But a life is irreplaceable.
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I know you fly away tomorrow. I know I promised many things that never happened, like showing you around my city, & staying over at your accommodation. But I am honestly upset with you.
You caused a barrier to form between us. Between my friends, & affected their relationships by your choice of actions in this domino effect. Our barriers; no longer separated by oceans, but by your ignorance to those around you.
Why did you not think about how your actions would affect others who want to help you? Why do you hurt others that only want to let you into their hearts? Why are you a walking contradiction? You say you’re not something, but your actions speak louder than anything you’ve claimed not to be. Your lies do not match to the facial expressions & truth hidden behind those contacts over your eyes that you hide.
My heart aches for you because I thought you were more than what you actually are. I don’t know whether this is my fault for believing you were amazing, or yours for pailing in comparison to the person that I admired & remembered.
But most of all, you hurt my feelings because you were so completely insensitive towards my dreams. I opened my heart, shared them with you, & you stomped all over them as if it were okay to be cruel. As if the whole concept of having dreams meant nothing to you.
When you left smiling, disappearing back into your burrow, I cried. Not for your leaving, but from your aftershocks. I was not prepared, & your careless bite stung. You hurt me with a smile. You didn’t care about anything but you, & it frightened me. I never asked for this. Ask yourself this; what kind of friend beats up their dreams & makes them feel worthless, & cry?
Maybe if I had approached things differently, I wonder if things would be different now? But how is it that my actions would change the course of your future to whether you would be a better person or not given the change in circumstances? It wouldn’t make a difference.
As much as I keep thinking these things, you are still you. I can’t change that. There is no excuse. You are an adult now. We are no longer teenagers under school rules. You should be completely aware of your actions.
I do not regret trying to help show you my world. There is a reason why I never toured the city, took you around & showed you my favourite places. It’s because you broke my heart.
I once spoke to you about tuning to the world & people having different radio frequencies. I told you that if we tune in & focus on what we want, things will change & it will happen. It works both ways. I don’t think we share the same sounds. I am the carefully strummed strings on an acoustic guitar, & you are a synthesizer. I don’t belong in your world, & I cannot help you to change.
Perhaps once upon a time I listened to your tune, but no longer.
I am changing the channel.
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Last week I saw the movie, “Red Riding Hood” with my friend, Kat. Over the past few years I HAVE become a fan of Amanda Seyfried, but for most of my life I have been a fan of fairytales. So obviously, I just HAD to go see this movie!!
Even though the story was an original, I really liked the way the movie made small little references to the original Little Red Riding Hood tale.
I thought the storyline wasn’t predictable at all, that it was entertaining, the acting was good, the filmography was pretty, the costumes were well done, the graphics were fine, that Amanda Seyfried shone & her character, “Valerie” was stuck between a really nice man sandwich! Also, I REALLY want her red hood!
Overall, I give the movie a 7 out of 10. I have no complaints. It wasn’t awesome, but it wasn’t bad either. It was a good movie for what it was.
I DO have one question though! If the setting was so cold, why did they all wear so little clothes?!?!? Oh. Nevermind.
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Last night I went to an amazing charity gig at The Toff In Town called, “HEAR MY VOICE”. I went along with the lovely Grant, & my friend visiting from overseas, June. I get the feeling that Grant doesn’t really gig around stuff unless it’s for artists he already knows, & June had actually never been to a gig before {I know, right?}, so this was quite an experience for her too! For me, I actually love going to shows & gigs for things I haven’t experienced or seen before. It actually helps a lot with opening my mind & heart to new things that I love, things that would have never found any other way if I hadn’t been so adventurous. “HEAR MY VOICE” was one of those fascinating experiences.
It was actually Tom Tuena that invited me to this charity gig. I knew of it a month ago when I bumped into Tom at Federation Square when he was with his awesome housemate, Michael. They were both sitting around watching kids perform on the Federation Square stage, the arranged gig for children suffering from depression to express themselves by writing songs & performing them together on stage. Now that I think about it, I am not surprised that I bumped into Tom there. Tom is an amazing soul that wears his heart on his sleeve, & wants to help the world; & try by all means necessary to help heal those he can by sharing his music. I really admire him.
We all ended up grabbing a hot chocolate, & ended up yacking about how much I loved Disney {I have no idea why, now that I look back on that day…}, & Tom ended up telling me about this particular charity gig that I was writing about. I found myself singing to them, & Tom seemed quite thrown by my song & my voice – which surprised me! Tom had known about my flashmob magic, & met me last year when I helped artist, Coby Grant with her merchandise. So Tom was aware of my organisational skills; but not my aspirations for music. Tom suggested for me to sing at the charity gig, but due to not being prepared & also my asthma flaring up, I chose not to sing.
I feel like I’ve missed opportunities. Both due to health. Last year I was meant to have a gig when I was in a short-lived music duo called, “Less Than Three” but ended up getting pneumonia. This time around, my asthma started to flare up & I was coughing like a bitch. I hope I haven’t passed up my chance of performing on stage.
Every single time I go to a gig, I always think to myself whilst I’m looking up at the artist singing, “I don’t want to be down here, I wanna be UP THERE.” I then become a mixture of entertained, inspired, hopeful, negative & miserable. I hope that these aren’t the only times I will be able to sing. It’s actually really hard for me to get my act together with my music. I can’t play anything, but I do sing & write songs – not just lyrics! I need to find someone that connects with my music & my songs… Until then, I feel like I’m stuck & my dreams will never come true.
What Tom Tuena, John Flanagan, Coby Grant & Ben Abraham are all doing would actually be a dream come true for me. Just to gig around, to release an EP… I would be ecstatic. That would be enough for me. It’s not about fame. I am the type of character that will draw attention, no matter if I want it or not. It’s about telling my stories, sharing my heart & song with the world.
I am a really emotional & sensitive person, so being able to express myself through song is an amazing feeling. It’s really beyond words. To have been a singer/songwriter all my life, writing songs since I was 7… this is a part of me that I love, & that I can’t deny. That I shouldn’t deny. Here I am, helping others, making people smile… but I need to not forget that I have dreams too. Until I find a guitarist or pianist that will help me on this potential journey, I will continue to think that this is impossible.
I thought that what Emily Hanscamp had done to organise this gig was absolutely incredible. I really in awe by the charity event, how well it was done… It would’ve been great to just have organised a gig, but Emily had an EP with some of the girls she had helped singing on the EP! This was so amazing! This woman is definitely a powerful force with an amazing heart! I thought that Richelle Boer had an amazing voice too, I really liked her songs & she’s definitely someone to look out for in the future. As always, it was nice to see Ben Abraham sing on stage again, to see John Flanagan on stage with him, hear HIS wonderful voice… but then realise that it wasn’t the usual performance from the two, as they actually swapped & were singing each others songs. I was pleasantly surprised.
To be honest, it was great to see Tom sing on stage again. The reason I came to the charity gig was not only for it’s mission, but as well for Tom. The last time I saw him on stage, & actually saw him was at his “The River” EP launch. I sat with Tom’s housemate, Michael & we both had a great time. As I had stated before, I really admire Tom. His ability to multitask is fantastic! Haha! Tapping his foot on a box, playing the harmonica, singing, & playing the acoustic guitar all at once!? Oh come on, that is AMAZING!!
Not only am I amazed by his magical musician skills, but I honestly like Tom because he has such a good, kind & genuine heart. It really hit me when Tom offered & gave me a lift to the musical theatre when I was passing on my way via bumping into him, when he performed at his gig & sang with disabled people who were in wheelchairs a song that they wrote together, when he spoke shamelessly about his past at his gigs… I honestly feel that the world is very blessed to have someone like Tom in this world. I am flattered that he considers me a friend, & asked me to sing at the event… even though I failed to do so. It would be an honour to write a song & sing with him. I don’t think I have the courage to ask this of him though.
Overall, the night was amazing. It was an awesome gig & the heart & talent of all the little unsigned artists of Melbourne is amazing. Being apart of something special makes you special. It really hit home {literally} since the charity was against human trafficking in the Philippines.
I am half Filipino & am well aware of these happenings. It breaks my heart that in this world, in this day & age this stuff is still happening. I honestly hope that all the money raised from last night’s efforts will help the girls that are back in the Philippines hoping & still believing in the best for themselves, & for a better life. I was stoked to get a good gig night out of it, & an EP along with my ticket. I just hope that the girls benefit from this more than I did. But in saying this, it’s not just about throwing money at a situation & hoping to fix it. It’s about raising awareness for the situation, & letting the world know that THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. Spread the word. Whether it be through song, art or poetry… let your voice be heard that THIS IS NOT OKAY.
Us as humans, we thrive on company… we need each other to survive. To do this to each other is WRONG. We all need to open our hearts & make this world a better place. We need to care for each other, look out for each other, LOVE each other. One step a time, one day at a time… One by one, we need to change our perspective to make things right. Even if it just starts with one voice, one song… It is never too late to make a difference, & to get things right. This world is full of dreamers for a reason, we need to act, we need to believe.
There is still hope in this world.
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