hello mr. eric!

That’s the time I took to climb up the CN Tower in support of WWF Canada. Honestly, I thought it was tougher than I expected. After all, it’s only stairs. I was mistaken, it was pretty tough. I don’t know if I want to do it again. I’ll have too see how I feel next time. It was a nice treat to see the city from the CN Tower and the weather was beautiful.

Another fantastic singer/song writer found on youtube. Found her on one of my frequent searches for Khalil Fong videos. She is a also a fan of his and has done some fantastic covers of his songs. She also does backup vocals for some of the biggest acts in Taiwan; David Tao and A-mei.

I loved her acoustic cover of John Legend’s PDA (We Just Don’t Care). It was the first time I heard the song and it got me wanting to hear to original. It’s a very catchy song and lyrics are great. It also helps that she has such a cute English accent. Here’s the video.

Recently, she did a duet with Khalil on a radio show and she posted it on her blog. Very cool.

Enjoy the music.

A friend recommended me to to her a few weeks ago and I didn’t have a chance to give her a listen until a couple days ago.  I was greatly surprised.  I really didn’t expect to hear what I did.  She has a very clear, deep and full voice, unlike most HK/TW singers, and she’s only 19!  It’s unbelievable that she has such a mature sounding voice.  She has a hint of jazz and soul and remind me of when I first heard Norah Jones.

Her debut album was good, but what really hooked me was her youtube channel.  She performs a lot of covers of classics from the 70s and 80s.  Most of the songs or artists I’ve not even heard before, but I still enjoyed watching her performances.  Even her original songs are well written.  She keeps things simple and it brings out a lot of emotion (you can totally see in the way she expresses with her face) when she sings each song.  I enjoyed this cover of My Favourite Things from The Sound of Music quite a bit.

From what I’ve read, she wasn’t happy with her album because she had to follow the decisions of her record company on what to sing and how to sing it.  She seems to have a very direct attitude towards music and I respect that.  I hope she will be able to record an album the way she wants, it will definitely be a treat to hear it.  For now, check out her channel and enjoy the music.
 

1. KY [abbreviation of kuki ga yomenai - 空気が読めない]: This is (not a reference to the lubricant, but) an abbreviation of the Japanese expression kuki ga yomenai (”can’t read between the lines” or “can’t sense the atmosphere”), which is used to describe indelicate or unperceptive people. Example: That guy is so KY. (taken from Top 60 Japanese Buzzwords)

I first learned this Japanese slang in this video. Around the 5:00 minute mark. The guests talk about a dating experience where their date is KY.

I think everyone has some moments where they are KY. And there are definitely some people who are really KY and they just can’t stop. I think I’m in the middle… sometimes… rarely… never? LOL.

Anyways, I would love to hear some of your KY moments or experiences of others being KY in the comments.

As an aside, I actually enjoy watching Cartoon KAT-TUN. The banter between the hosts and the guests are usually pretty interesting and funny (but I guess you really have to be into Japanese artists to get into it). I can’t say much about KAT-TUN as a boy band, since i never really listened to their music, but they do well hosting this show. And I guess girls like them a lot because they are pretty good looking. The mixed models on this episode were pretty hot too, so that’s something for the guys as well. Everyone is a winner. So check it out sometime, it’s a fun watch.

I ordered this dvd from HMV Japan. It actually came out a few years ago and I wanted to get it, but unfortunately Yesasia did not sell it, for whatever reason. Since I was ordering something else from HMV, I got this as well. The main reason for getting this was because I went to see her at her Toronto show in March 2005 during Canadian Music Week. My voice also makes an appearance in one of the scenes of the Toronto part. Me yelling “Yeah!” or something like that. The DVD itself is pretty enjoyable, it wasn’t really focused on the actual shows, but it was a more behind the scenes on her travels overseas. You get to see her do some rehearsals and also her walking the streets of the city like a normal person. She was on the TTC, she was walking the PATH, she was shopping on Queen Street. Pretty fun stuff to watch.

I actually met her in person, shook her hand, told her I love her music and even got a picture with her! You can totally tell I’m like freaking happy with that huge smile on my face in that picture. I was also sitting like right in front of her during her set. It was an amazing night. She sounded so beautiful live, her voice was so strong and clear and the acoustics were great.

It’s not everyday where you get to meet someone you admire, respect or just really like. This is definitely something that I will always remember for the rest of my life.