This Christmas

Today is Christmas Eve. Though I'm not worshipping Jesus Christ, I'm a lil' bit excited. Tomorrow is Christmas Day. 18th December is Christina's birthday and 2009 is just around the corner. Here to wish Christina 28th Happy Belated Birthday, wish her forthcoming album release soon and would have well-sold. You're always great!

Merry Christmas and Happy 2009 to all my friends!!

xoxo.

My Recording Sharing 2 - Run

Hi there. It's been a long time I didn't have any little recording with my fave song. Here I come with my recent fave which I recorded last night called "Run" originally performed by British Band, Snow Patrol, and then popularized by Leona Lewis and Three Graces. All versions are just blown me away. I love the lyrics that brings me to another level of just a sad love song.

It's a short 1.45" a capella recording. I'll keep updating more, so please don't forget to get back. Hope you enjoy.

Please click here to download and enjoy.

Here's the lyrics:

I'll sing it one last time for you
Then we really have to go
You've been the only thing that's right
In all I've done

And I can barely look at you
But every single time I do
I know we'll make it anywhere
Away from here

Light up, light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you cannot hear my voice
I'll be right beside you dear

Louder louder
And we'll run for our lives
I can hardly speak I understand
Why you can't raise your voice to say

xoxo.

Another Leona has born!

This season's British TV singing reality show X Factor winner has just born last night. Congratulations to Alexandra Burke, you definitely deserve it. She's described as another Leona Lewis, as Leona was the winner on the same show in 2006. I'm quite agree for certain standards, Alexandra owns a big voice, and she sings out my type of music, too. Her debut album is announced to be released on March 2009. This is another album for me to wait next year.

This is her very first single CD, "Hallelujah".

Another good news, Leona Lewis is announced to have 3 Grammy nominations for Record of the Year ("Bleeding Love"), Female Pop Vocal Performance ("Bleeding Love"), and Best Pop Vocal Album (Spirit). And my fave country artists, Martina McBride and Carrie Underwood are also nominated for Female Country Vocal Performance. I'm pretty sure Leona is gonna beat the other nominated artists like Sara Bareilles, Katy Perry, Duffy, Pink. If the focus is given to the vocal, Leona wins, no doubt. Her voice is too perfect. Go, my girl!

This girl is so beautiful in both her appearance and voice.

About the Female Country Vocal Performance nominated artists, I can't give any guesses, all are great. Not only Martina and Carrie, but also LeAnn Rimes and Trisha Yearwood. Martina, LeAnn and Trisha are veteran artists in Country Music, they have more experience than Carrie does, but not to forget Carrie's mind-blowing vocal, so everyone has her chance to win.

Don't forget to catch February 8, 2009 Grammy Awards, it would be so grand for the musicians.


xoxo.

Recent Faves

Been listening some happy uptempo songs for a whole day. Feel so refresh for having such good mood to fill myself a great time. These are what I listen to,

1. Connected by Katharine McPhee
This is a song from Barbie The Movie. It's hard not to move my body a little bit when listening to this one. I can hear Kat's voice quality has become richer than before, love Kat's current voice.

2. Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) by Beyonce
Another big R&B piece by Beyonce. She rocks this kinda music, this is her element. This song really sounds like her "Get Me Bodied" from her last album "B'Day". And i love the MV of this song, the dance is so interesting, 3 girls wearing super shorts and high heels moving the steps. I saw her singing this at American Music Awards which is awesome, she's so cool. A big kiss for Bee.

3. The Little Things by Colbie Caillat
This one is her recent single. This song isn't sounded like her previous 2 singles, "Bubbly" and "Realize", much more interesting with its easy-to-remember phrases, "back up, back up...mess up, mess up...wake up, wake up...give up, give up..." A different eye on Colbie apart of her pop folk genre.

Hope you have a good mood like I always have.


xoxo.

gniroB

Currently at my lovely hometown, Nilai, a peaceful small town. Good to sleep, good to eat but nothing to have fun, kinda dull, super boring right now. I listened and shuffled songs in my phone for a thousand times, really had a deep realization to the songs, from the voice to the music, surprisingly I've got another joy to know more about my fave music. It's the good one.

I read an interview by a China Actress, Zhou Xun from newspaper in this morning, this is personally meaningful to me. She said "everyone is borned to be distinctive, that is why every single people has his/her different name from the others, thus there is no point to compare yourself with the others. You are you" I'm so much agree with what she said. I am me, my name is Lim Kok Joo, nobody has the name like mine. I want to do everything with my distinctive ability. I'm still believe in myself no matter what..


xoxo.

One night in Brussel

I, my guitarist, Hui Hsing and pianist, Shu Chyi went Brussel to have an audition for the coming christmas eve show. Quite enjoy the time I had tonight, though there are technical problems and I was a bit nervous, I really had no idea with what the hell I was crapping up there but overall still alright. As always, imperfection is good. And I really happy with the compliments I had.

Not to forget, thanks to Hui Hsing and Shu Chyi for playing such beautiful music for me to sing. I wouldn't have done this so well without you both. Also, thanks to my big brother, Yafu for letting us to use your guitar and Lu Ling for always being our listener, I've known you better, we have something in common. Haha!

Don't know why, I just love the feelings I had tonight.

xoxo.