Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Feelings...

I finally laid my hands on Kelly's Poon's debut album and it is the limited edition one hor. Not cheap though as it cost nearly $30. But the price is definitely worth it. =)

A lot of expectations are put on this album. After all, the first hit song, 爱无力, MV cost $10000 wor. Furthermore, Kelly is the female champion of Project Superstar and the second one out of this competition to release an album. The first one is obviously Project Superstar champion Wei Lian lah. Just a few days, there are reports saying that Wei Lian's album has sold more than 30000 copies. So there are a lot of buzz surrounding Kelly's debut album and we can see how pressurising it can be when people start comparing her and Wei Lian.

Before i gave my comments on Kelly's album(i will try not to be biased... haha), let me write down what i did today. Very quick one la.

Today, i went over to ICA to collect my passport. Remember i said i am going Thailand? Just so nice my passport expired around July this year so i don't have that six month validity required to go overseas. So no choice but to do a new one. Wah! Do a new one not cheap leh. $50 man. ICA really know how to suck money man. I remember last time i lost my IC and i have to part with $100. Heartpain ar...

What is even more heartpain is that while examining the brand new passport, i saw that ICA only gave my passport one year validity. WTF! Yes i know i am going NS soon and i promise i won't escape it but one year validity only!? Imagine the time wasted going down to extend it again and again until i ORD? Haiz...

But at least it allow me to go for my Thailand trip... so maybe i should say thanks?

After that ICA trip, i dropped by HMV to get Kelly's album(heard that up to now, only HMV has the limited edition. Other shops like Sembawang Music and CD Rama don't have it, not even the normal edition one). Prior to that, there was this hype about going to the Press Conference at The Balcony by KFC. One of my doubts was answered when i reach The Heeren. As expected, it is a PRESS CONFERNCE, so naturally it is for PRESS la. So we have a group of people dressed in red waiting outside The Balcony. As to whether the club is small or big, i shall answer that next time. =)

What is interesting is that halfway through the conference(i assume she is taking a break), Kelly went out of the club, make a trip to HMV, pose with her album for the cameras, bought herself 3 copies, went out of The Heeren, distribute roses to lucky patrons of 2 restaurant and her fans before making her way back to the club. It was really fun to see a big crowd surrounding her as she made did the above stuff as only a true SUPERSTAR has fans and photographers closely at her/his heels right?

To further illustrate my point, i came across this incident at the Kellyfornia forum. There was this ang moh couple who was kind of curious why this pretty lady got such a big crowd following her so they ask one of the fans this, "Is she very famous?" Not long after, they were joining the crowd and taking pictures. If Kelly can attract fans just like this, need we say that she will take Taiwan, the capital of Mandarin showbiz, by storm?

On the way back, don't know why, i decided to take a bus instead of the MRT train. It prove to be a wise decision as i managed to listen to all the tracks in Kelly's album and i must say it is very very very nice. How nice? See my report later okay?

Anyway, my niece came over today. No pictures though as camera not with me. Slowly, my nephew and niece are beginning to get comfortable playing together. I believe soon they will play toys together, than begin to have a favourite toy, than begin to snatch each other favourite toy and woo la! A World War _(fill in any desirable number) in progress. Hope my helmet will be strong enough...

As promised, here are my doubts on Kelly's debut album.
Unlike Wei Lian's one, this album has 9 new songs and 1 song which she sang during the competition. I must say they are damn nice. It got fast-paced songs, sad songs and R&B song(s) in it(i assume) and they really show just how verstaile Kelly can be. All of the songs are very comfortable to the ear and i notice they pay more attention to her voice more than the background music. This move is a good one as you can feel that she really put her whole feeling into the song, thus fulfilling the 感动度 and 麻点 that everyone expects. Overall it is a good album, definitely matching the standards that senior local singers like Stefanie Sun set. Taiwan, you better get ready for the third wave we are sending you. Kelly Poon(潘嘉丽), Kaira Gong(龚诗嘉) and Jocie Guo(郭美美) will show you what Singaporeans singer can achieve.

If you ask me whether i have any particular favourite song in the album, my answer is no. All of them are my favourite. Haha. But as of now, my favourite is Track 1, Love Me Again and Track 2, 爱无力。 I like the R&B element in the first song and it is really very nice. About the second song, it is something that we can relate to. The feeling of loneliness after losing your loved one and and how it is affecting you is portrayed out so nicely that you can't help but share the feeling while listening to the song.

What a great album. Aren't you supposed to be getting one now?