Monday, March 27, 2006
A little something I call The Celtic Rage.
Have any of you ever experienced that fierce passion within you before?The aggressiveness that drives you to go on a warpath,led by sheer bloodlust?It's easy to supress,but sometime in the near future,i do believe that i would want to don Ancient Celtic armour and go into battle.It would obviously be impossible,so the next best thing i can do is listen to Celtic music to drum up this emoti0n.Clannad would do well...Hmmm...Time to go CD hunting.
I coined it "The Celtic Rage"as when i felt this unfeeling rage,the Celts immediately popped into my mind.They're so brutally crude,yet elegant in their own way.It's the way that they cultivate and inherit their amazing culture that amazes me.Till today,Irish and Scottish folk ballads and cultures have been one of the most unique.There's this distinctive primal beat about the Irish songs that awakes this certain craving for destruction within me.It makes me feel free,makes me feel as if all worldly troubles are gone.It makes me feel like i'm ME.It makes me feel liberated,emancipated,makes me feel as though i've just let out the most throaty call i can ever produce.
I close my eyes,and visualise myself dressed in crude leather,iron,steel and fur.My hair hangs matted around my face.In my right hand I am hefting a large hatchet.In my left a oval shield decorated with the emblem of a rearing horse is held aloft.I am sitting astride an ebony steed fitted with a simple,light saddle made of worn leather.Iron gauntlets encase my arms and studded rawhide gloves fit snugly around my knuckles.Slung around my back is a longbow constructed simply from the middle ring of an Ash tree.A quiver of arrows is slung across it,forming an X.At my waist hangs a curved,light sword.A scythe-like sword,if you like.Another item hanging there is a jet-black horn.As expected,tough leather boots protect my feet and a flowing,black silky torrent that is a cloak shrouds me in darkness.
My imaginary clan leader,a 1.8m tall dark haired muscular male,is clad in similar garb.He speaks in an ancient tongue i cannot fathom,and motions for all of us to follow.Wordlessly twenty riders ride tall and proud,a battle cry forming on their lips.We canter to a stop in a forest clearing.Facing us is another rival clan,their emblem being that of a magnificent Eagle in flight.The two leaders ride up to each other.The representative of the other clan is a female,but she looks no less than capable of killing than anyone of the males present.She is a blond and her steed is snow white.Fire burns fiercely in her eyes and no one dares oppose her wisdom.For a fleeting instant,we lock eyes.I calmly meet her gaze,the only other female in the whole clearing.Briefly inclining her head in acknowledgement,she shouts in another unknown dialect and soon her clan follows.It is time for battle.
I shall not let my warped imagination twist your reality any further.Inspired by this new rage,i have resolved to write a book on this.Not that you care though.
Good night.
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
March Hols
Ooooh!!I'm so darn excited!!Julie Andrews seems to be really interesting,long career and all...Plus she's just got this royal,regal air about her...::respectable crush::Did i mention she ages with such grace??!!
Just unearthed some treasures today.Found some of the rarest Enya videos at youtube.com!!I am so darn excited!!!And my new phone is due to arrive any day..Oh!And my dad just bought me 2 CDs,which is realy really rare...YAY!!I am so darn happy!!!::passes out due to hyperventilating::
OMG!!!I am watching a recorded live performance by Enya and she is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo darn nervous!!!Her voice is shaking and all...::disappointed and sad,not to mention pity::She looks ill and as if she is going to cry.I think she really did after the darn performance...ooooh!!Disappointed face there...
P.S.if you were curious enough to wonder about the ::emotion:: things,they're taken from Unity-The official Enya forum.I used them here to show my emotions.DUH!!
Friday, February 10, 2006
Blogging,finally??!!
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.