NDP theme song 2013

here's the new NDP  theme song for this year:


it’s very different from the previous few NDP theme songs which were slow/emo, i guess that is necessary for such a large group singing. this time the song is special because it is being sung by 68 singaporeans from all ages and all walks of life, so it is a really down-to-earth thing and reaches out to the heartlands. the song is really upbeat and and fun, and can be sung by both the young and old. it's also pretty catchy the more you listen to it.

However it sounds pretty rowdy/disorganized in some ways, I feel they should have organized the choir better if possible. The singing is pretty spaced out and not united in some parts, and the music should be better produced! the drums sound too noisy, and make the song sound kindof cheapskate and stuff...

I think they should hire someone like Dr Mark Wilson from berkeley’s gospel chorus, who can make a bunch of strangers who can sing ok to a harmonious group that can sing wonderfully! i really enjoyed my experience singing gospel chorus with him, he's able to bring the best out of each of us and make us one voice.

I believe the singing in the NDP song was also slightly off from the drum beat, it sounds like the choir was singing too fast (by half a beat?) at the beginning of each verse. This makes it sound childish and not very professional or NDP-like :/

oh well, it's a good change to have lively and catchy music rather than just the usual slow emo patriotic songs, and anyone can just join in with the easy-to-catch lyrics and melody. It’s a song everyone can sing, which I guess was the aim of the song...

birthday girl

yes my birthday just passed! this year i'm very lucky to have not just one, or two, but three birthday surprises!!! all very successful ones too!

i'm really happy about getting these birthday surprises! the first one was very early on, just meeting up with friends close to another friend's birthday last month, then turned out two of the friends bought us a cake to share! really unexpected bcos it wasn't either of our birthdays yet, but they wanted to celebrate before they left the country. sooo at the end of the meal the waitress just brought it out all lit up and i thought it's for my friend who has her birthday first, so we sang it for her. ended up it was for me too hahaha! so happy! the cake was a pandan/kaya cake with cream and chocolate and stuff, from bread talk. not bad, it's pretty innovative xD

then my 2nd birthday surprise was really truly a HUGE surprise. i planned a birthday surprise with the rest for a friend's birthday during a karaoke session at 10 dollar club, so we pulled it off successfully, bringing in the cake and all that in the middle of the session. then another hour later one of them went outside and i was wondering why he took so long at the toilet. turned out he was lighting candles and bringing in MY CAKE! so we got two cakes that time, and the other friends actually planned my birthday surprise on top of the one i was planning for my friend!! so sneaky, they hijack another person's birthday to do this for me lol!!! but it's really the best surprise ever, bcos i was so occupied with planning one for my friend that i never once thought that i would get one too! i got a chocolate cake from prima deli, it was nice but pretty chocolatey.

then the third one was just ytd, had a meal with juniors and then one of them said she has to go do something. then the rest were like she's just being shy, she always says this when she needs to pass motion xD i was doubting their words, and wondering why they were teasing her like this, then she came back very quickly. turned out she went to tell the waiter to bring out the cake, and when the cake came i thought it wasn't for my table, bcos the juniors aren't that close to me, plus my birthday was one day past. then the waiter came over and i was really surprised! i got a chocolate cake with lots of fruits on top from some neighbourhood bakery in eunos hahaha. very rich chocolate...

hmm on my birthday itself i got a small piece of strawberry shortcake from four leaves from an intern friend at bosch. it's so nice of her, bcos we're not that close and she didn't have to get me a cake. but i was really happy, and it's my favorite birthday cake flavor i've had so far hahaha! it's got strawberry in every layer and esp in the bottom! so nice to have fruits ^^

it's really cool that i had so many birthday cakes in the past two months, and i believe this is my most celebrated birthday ever. also had more than 120 birthday wishes (both fb and in person/text) this time, so i'm pretty happy. feeling really loved this year :)

i've had a really busy birthday week, been going out every night and still have to work everyday. also made many new friends, so i'm really tired out by now. so glad it's finally the weekend! i can sleep in tmr hee ^^

hmm for my birthday, i'm wishing for love, health and peace for friends and family. hope they will come true :)