Sunday, January 29, 2006
CNY
I think learning a chinese instrument isn't practical.Besides,Piano is one of the easiest ways of learning musical notes..(Enya's music is all composed on the piano :D)
Thursday, January 19, 2006
Secondary school life.
On a brighter note,i've just thought of a new way of...forget it.My idea is just going to be dismissed by you people.*sighs despondently*I am thinking of destroying my first book,
Get to meet Enya,Elaine Paige,etc,before either party dies.
Go to Ireland and visit Leo's tavern.(Enya's family pub.Maybe someone wants to come with me?)
Tour the whole of Europe.
Watch all of ALW's musicals.
Watch Les Miserables andMiss Saigon,at least.
Learn at least 3 more languages.(Italian,Spanish and French preferred)
Do Theatre studies in VJC.
Publish at least one good book.
Maybe become a writer.
Do well in studies.
Live my life in solitude until i find someone special and good enough for me.(look who's talking)
Write a sensible will.
Grow taller.
Write better.(Don't you dare say i'm a good writer.Let's just wait and see if my essay gets picked for The commonwealth essay.I'm guessing not.)
There are many more insignificant ones.I'll just keep it to these few and say goodnight for today.
Until next time,remember to be thankful for life.
Friday, January 13, 2006
The Phantom Returns..Again
Ok ok..enough about those two.I want to tell you about my life.My teachers are really really really nice..Life in 1CO is rather...enjoyable.Isolation is setting in though..As is the stress..Ok.No time to tell you more now.
GO AND TAG MY ARTISTIC RAMBLES BLOG.I BEG YOU..
Saturday, December 24, 2005
May It Be
MERRY CHRISTMAS,EVERYONE!!!
Thursday, December 22, 2005
If i die...
Moving on to a lighter topic.Vanessa,i do believe that i am not totally over Elaine yet.I still listen to her,and i still adore the clarity of her voice.What leads you to believe that i would not like her any longer?Is it Enya?Please.They are of two completely different genres and can't be compared.Enya exudes melachony.Elaine gives off a radience far younger than her impressive 57 that can only be described as effervescent.There.Learn a new word,people.Their voices are different too,but i won't bore you here.If you want to find out,go to my other blog.The artistic rambles one.
All right,goodnight and see you all tomorrow~!
Saturday, December 17, 2005
Boring Life
Wasting away,Dilys
Thursday, December 15, 2005
New blog created
Monday, November 28, 2005
Taiwan
I just love the Irish accents.Enya and Gerard Butler are perfect examples.It's very funny!!They speak really funnily.I read this interview on the net featuring Enya and the reporter was like,"I tried to keep count of the ''Y'knows'and the 'Sort ofs' but lost count after 200."And this was during a 5 minute interview!Imagine if you talked to Enya for half a day!!You would have gone bonkers just counting the number of those words.But then again,her enchanting voice should keep you rooted firmly to earth,but with your soul floating about in bliss.Did you know that she has an estimated fortune of about 70 million pounds??!!That means 210 million sing dollars!!!That also makes her the 38th most richest person in Europe.Obvioulsy that ugly git Andrew Lloyd Webber is way above her,but not even her lives in a castle.I guess he prefers to live near town,or in it.Enya's castle is in the outskirts of Ireland.It was just broken into.One of her really really crazy fans broke in,tied up her maid,and broke her safe,taking her personal belongings but leaving her cash.Apparantly Enya locked herself in what she calls a 'panic room'.Once inside,she called the police,and the tresspasser fled,taking her stuff with him,of course.She thinks that these people(her castle was broken into twice,i think) have"unhealthy fixations" and should be"given treatment as soon as possible".I agree wholeheartedly.Imagine you're an international star.Someone bashes into your house,What would you do?Tag and tell me,if you actually read the post.
Oh yes.Apparantly this Irish reporter who was kidnapped while in Iraq tried to get free by reminding his captors how IRISH he was.And you know how he told them?By mentioning Enya's name.He got free.Miraculously.
Ok.Have been searching for someone to teach me how to replace blogskins.Maybe i'll call caryl over someday.
For now,i've gotta go to sleep before i wake up at noon tomorrow.
Friday, November 25, 2005
Enya
Hailing from the distant Ireland,Enya is known for her calming voice and soothing music.Her voice can reach heights that one can only dream of.But not as high as Sarah Brightman...But still high enough.She may be only a shade taller than Elaine Paige(EP's 5 feet.Enya's 5 feet and 2 inches.You do the math),but she is so goddamn slim!!!Not to mention she has nice eyes...They're between olive green and bottle green.Go check your color chart later.Her voice can only be described as...etheral...Sorry..but there are no other simpler words to say it..She has sung a couple of songs for the LOTR movie series,i think.And one of those was nominated for and award.Don't know if they got it.She's one year younger than Sarah Brightman(SB's 45,so minus one..) but she doesn't look her age.People like Enya remain young forever.Actually,she leaves the impression of agelessness on me.Her voice can be either strong or as i said...etheral.
There.Go learn this new word,cos i'm going to be using it in one of my later posts.She's not very pretty,but i can safely say that she is prettier than Sarah Brightman when SB has makeup,in particular,eye-liner,on...Goodness!SB practically looks like a zombie-crossed-vampire!!When i first saw her picture,i thought she was,like,1.7m tall.But she's not.I'm taller than her...Yay!Those who like LOTR can go to her website and check out the May It Be video...I won't say you're in for a treat,but it's quite good.It's like they took clips from the movie and blended it in with a music video.(Anyway,i doubt anyone is going to go there.If you actually go there,please tag and tell me how you felt about it)Her new album,as is the title track,is called Amarantine.It's a gorgeous song.Melachonic,yet uplifting,enchanting,bewitching,calming,sad,powerful,etheral,beautiful,loving,caring,
marvelous,magical at the same time..How she does it,i know not.You can't really hear what she's singing,but if you are,like,really really really depressed over your results or really really really really angry or happy or sad,you should go and by her album.I'd suggest A Day Without Rain,'cos i have that one,and i know it's good.
For example,if you're really really sad,you listen to it,you may or may not get sadder/happier.Depends on which song.If you're really really really really angry,you listen to a song of hers,and you hear her calming voice,and then you think about why you're angry,how you shouldn't be,and what you can do to stop the anger from coming back and how to fix the problem,if there is one.Her voice serves as that of a Guardian Angels,guiding you back toward the reality,no matter how harsh,but before doing that,she eases your soul and takes away all frustration.It's like you are enlightened.At least,that was the case with me..You feel somewhat stronger inside after listening to her songs.The emotion in her voice in the sad songs nearly made me cry.Just the emotion alone,mind you!Not even the lyrics!She opens up your soul,so parents,if you actually are reading this,or my friends,get your parents to read this.*Message to parents*If you want your child to open up,you can try getting him or her to listen to some slow,enchanting songs of Enya's.Try it.I think it might work...that is,if you can actually get your child to sit still and listen to her...
It's like she weaves this hypnotic spell upon you,and you have no choice but to obey.Reminds me of the mythical Sirens.Y'know,those half human,half bird females that have absolutely enchanting voices and lure sailors in to eat them?Not that Enya's evil though.And she certainly isn't a cannibal.You feel as though you're floating when you hear her sing..when you leave the room after leaving her,you immediately remember all the stress that she momentarily took away from you..Her music is theraputic.One of her songs,Only Time,was used in the 911 videos.They played it in the background while showing the world the carnage.Our golden-hearted Enya agreed to record another version,with all the earnings going to the victims and their families.She's rich enough,anyway.She lives in a CASTLE!!!Read...CASTLE!!!!Not even Andrew Lloyd Webber lives in one,although i think he is much richer than our dear Enya.Oh.And she's rather talented in languages.She has sung in English,Latin,Irish,and,believe it or not...QUENYA.The language of the Elves of Middle Earth.In other words,JRR Tolkein's made believe language.
I'd love to go on,but all this typing has really taken it's toll on me.If you want me to do some research on any particular star,singer or famous person,drop me a ring or tag my board or e-mail me at chuadilys@yahoo,com.sg Make sure you read my posts ok?I know they may be boring,but bear with me.
BTW.I'm going to get my stiches removed tomorrow.*Freaks out*I'm going to die.
Night!
Thursday, November 24, 2005
PSLE Results
Sunday, November 20, 2005
Franactomy
Right.About the surgery.First i went for a bout of anaesthetic.On went the topical anaesthetic(the gel like thing that numbs my gums),then Dr. Ong,my surgeon,grabbed this metallic syringe nearly a foot long (Ok,so i'm exaggerating)and injected the anaesthetic.Basically i didn't feel anything.Except for a little prick.The,i couldn't feel anything,right up to my nose.:(
Then i went to the operating room.They covered me with this dark green sterile cloth,and then they sorta 'blindfolded' me with another piece of the cloth.In short,i couldn't feel or see anything while the operation went on.Even my nose felt numb.I didn't feel a thing.But i bet without the anaesthetic,i would've been screaming bloody murder just 2 minutes into the operation.Imagine.Someone cuts off a bit of you.Ouch.
Right.Let me fast forward for a bit.About 10 minutes in,someone drops a pair of SCISSORS!!!Or so my mother says.She was watching.And then the surgeon said "Pass me the scissors again" I nearly freaked out.But then,who cares?I couldn't feel anything right up to my nose!!Dr. Ong continued on.Then,she took this really cold,wet swab and sorta dabbed my gums.I was suprised i could even feel that it was cold.I think my lips nearly cracked when she went,"Dilys,i'm going to wet your lips for you ok?"I didn't say anything(How to?My top jaw was numb!),just nodded.Finally,she said,"Almost done."I was laughing.It was done so fast!And then came the stiches.I was kinda freaking out when i felt a thread falling around my mouth.According to my mother later,Dr. Ong was using this U shaped thingy to thread the thread through my gums and then after that she was just tying lots of knots.After that came the dressing.It's this weird plasticine like thing that is harder and stays in place,of course.Dr. Ong was like,"I'm sorry,Dilys,but this dressing is going to be really ugly and bulky because i don't think it'll hold up very well due to your jaw structure."I couldn't really do anything,could i?So i just nodded again.By then,my bladder was bursting.I just wanted to go to the freaking washroom!Finally,after the surgery,and after the medicine(Yes,there is medicine.There is this mouth-wash,as i cannot brush me top jaw,and there are two types of tablets.One is a pain-killer,and one is something so that i don't get gastric because of the pain-killer.),i rushed like crazy to the toilet,which was,like,5 minutes away.
After i finally relieved my urgent bladder,i went to the mirror.Gingerly lifting my upper lip,i saw that the dressing was white.By the time i got to the car and lifted the mirror down,I saw that it was pink.Tainted pink by the blood.Naturally,I freaked.When i finally calmed down,i was at my grandma's place.I still couldn't feel most of my nose.Then i went to sleep.When i woke up,i rejoiced.I COULD FEEL MY NOSE AGAIN!!The bad thing was,i could feel the pain in my gums as well.Then,i went to watch TV.And after that,this,I'm really really really really really grateful that Kristen Tan's mother,Dr. Tay,recommended Dr, Ong,as she is really gentle.I really really really didn't feel anything.Until now.Hrmmmm...I know!!I'll go take the painkillers soon..
OK,until next time,This has been Phantomunmasked,Or Dilys,Or Kaiwen.Thankfully,i can feel my nose again.Bye!
Monday, November 14, 2005
Christmas.I hate it.Or not.
Yay!Finally found an acceptable desktop background.Not something me dad would approve of,but who cares.I'm the one using the computer.
Ok.Will post more soon...very soon.
Night!
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Dances With Wolves
Weird huh?Well,that's because they are named after what they frequently do.Extra weird now right?
Now i'm doing as much housework as i can to earn that $40 i need for the tickets to A Twist Of Fate..I hope Jephine is going,if not all my hard work is going to go down the drain!!!Oh yes,people might or might not be comforted to know that i am absolutely in love with Evita.The musical,i mean.Not to mention the movie.Antonio Banderas has a good voice,but at that point in time his accent drowned everything out...Too bad...I think he was in some ways better than David Essex.(No offence to any David Essex fans who might be reading this.Not that i know of any so the chances are slim.)But.....
Sunday, November 06, 2005
A twist Of Fate
Ok.Gotta go pack my stinking room and then after that my overflowing cupboard and then after that the fridge.
Sunday, October 30, 2005
The concert was great~!
The Concert yesterday was FANTASTIC!!!!I can't express my delight.You know,i'm getting so hyped up that i think i'm going to faint.Or not.Ok.So here are the songs the great lady actually sang.
- Don't Cry For Me Argentina
- Another suitcase in another hall
- i get a kick out of you
- How long has this been going on?
- From a distance
- I know him so well
- As if we never said goodbye
- change the world
- Mad about the boy
- I dreamed a dream
- As time goes by
- Poor old John
- Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien
- Memory
- Cry me a river
- Slap that bass
- I don't know how to love him
- Something in red
So there you have it.The list of 18 songs that she actually sang.Although the programme booklet,which cost me a whopping $20,showed a selction of 25.Add on the two ochestra pieces and you get 20 pieces.Argh.She was in tip top condition,and did i mention that she has a great sense of humor?At the beginning,she was like "Pooh it's hot here!How do you stand it?How can you live here?"and everyone started laughing.She cracked loads of jokes,and she was like,really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really good.You know what?She cried halfway through her encore song,'Cry me a river'i was really astonished.But it ended well...Except that there was no autograph session,because those stupuid DBS people had to go and meet her.*HUMPF*I swear that when i grow up,i will never sign up for that freaking card.
Oh yes.Then there were her gowns.First,she wore this spaghetti-strapped gown that was a little translucent from the waist down(I could see from where i was sitting cos of the really really bright lights shining on her).It had loads of sequins on it.But that was nothing compared to her second gown.The second gown was,like,composed entirely of WHTE cloth sewn together with sequins.I practically couldn't see her face!!!Then came the last gown...The one that i have always adored(She wore it in the ALW video in Beijing).But she wore a huge coat over it.Then she took the coat off.I was like"Oh god!I love that gown!!"Let me describe it.Firstly,the gown itself was black,and it's kinda like a really really long tube top.Then,over that,she wore a matching jacket.The jacket had leather for the sleeves sewn to the shoulders.That's what i love about it.It may be simple,but the gown gives a rather rough yet elegant feel...Even i struggle to describe the feeling i get...
She shared loads of her experiences.It was really entertaining and the music was fabulous.Even my aunt enjoyed it.I didn't dare to scream because she was sitting next to me though.Elaine was so damn gracious...Argh.I've gotta go.I think i'll just go satisfy myself by re-living the concert in my head...Maybe more later!
ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I COULD HAVE GOTTEN EP'S AUTOGRAPH AND PICTURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ONE,I COULD HAVE GOTTEN HER AUTOGRAPH,
TWO,I COULD HAVE GOTTEN A PICTURE WITH HER!
A PICTURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.I'M SO DAMN PISSED.I FEEL LIKE BITING A HUGE CHUNK OUT OF MYSELF.
Thursday, October 20, 2005
9 days more
More on this CD.Unfortunately,Sarah Brightman took Veerle Castelyn's place as Jemima.I don't know how to put it,but Sarah Brightman is better suited for The Phantom Of The Opera,as she has a higher range.(Well,duh!The whole score was originally going to be written for Elaine Paige,but then the stupid,highly operatic and YOUNGER,not to mention,much uglier,Sarah Brightman had to come along and get married to Andrew.Too bad,the marriage didn't work out.*Silent personal cheers*Ha!Serves them right.)But then again,she can dance,so that's an advantage as well.As usual,Elaine Paige is the depressed,close to death Grizabella.And singing along-side her as Jennyanydots is Susan Jane Tanner.Both have been in the original cast for a total of 17 years,i think.Then there's the baritone,Ken Page.He plays the "King of the Jellicle Cats" so to put it,Old Deuteronomy(sp?).He was in the video,as were the two ladies mentioned above.And he was also in the London cast recording.This is freaky.Barbra Streisand is 63.This is just weird.She looks so darn young.Maybe she went for botox or surgery or something.Ok.Enough about the freaky Miss Streisand.More on the wonderful Miss Paige.Actually,i think that i've told you people enough about her to bore you like crazy.No wonder no one comes to tag my blog.Who cares.
Ok.You know the stuff i said about Sarah Brightman earlier about her not being good in CATS?I take part of it back.She was ok only in one song though,and i think that Veerle Castelyn did a better job.And then,as usual,Elaine was there.Hrmm...I wonder.Did she get Veerle Castelyn to do a special recording with her?'Cos in this CD,Sarah Brightman dosn't sing with Elaine AT ALL.But in the video,as well as in the Centre Stage album,Veerle does sing with her.Tragic,Veerle is so much better than Sarah.Ah well...
Ok.Going to surf the net now.Byee!
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
11 more days
I found out what cancer Elaine had.It was breast cancer,not surprisingly.At least she recovered.I know it's sick,but c'mon,people get all sorts of cancer.Look at Eva Peron.She died at 33 of ovarian cancer.So sad...she was what Argentina needed.Someone to rouse their spirits.But then again,look at the freaky dictator guy,Juan Peron,she married.He was possesive,i think.Ok.Gotta go.Catch you tomorrow,i think.
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
second post of the day!
I'm going crazy anyway.
UNHHH...Why can't those 19 days pass faster??!!I wanna go to the concert.Argh.Jose Carreras is a little weird.He's over 50 and he still behaves as if he is still only over 40.And the life newspaper is exactly as weird.They said that he was good looking.Granted,he does have good looks,but now they are,like,almost gone.Can't say the same about his charm though,cause i've never seen him live,or even hear him speak.But he sounds ok.Not obnoxious or anything.EWWW!!!So much blood!This episode of Heartlanders is sick.This guy is psycho.And desperate for revenge.You know what?I haven't done anything today but watch TV and videos.This is the life man!!!EWW.The guy just got acid on his face.Now Vincent Ng is trying to psych this villain out by saying how his brother is a coward.And now the villain just killed himself.How foolish.Ok.Gotta go.PEOPLE!!!YOU MUST TAG MY BLOG OK??!!
OK,
Dilys,
phantomunmasked,
kaiwen,
and whateva alias you know me by,
Signing off!