Sing your way home. Please.

Been a while since my last entry. Didn't have nothing much interesting happening, been busy preparing for interviews and with the looming house moving. But most importantly, i didn't really feel the urge to write anything. Oh well.~shrugs~

Anyway, i remember this time last year, its Project Superstar again. Time for more self-deprecating narcissistic people who all seem to think they have perfect pitch.(read my entry last year to know how i REALLY feel about the contestants;) I don't know but it seems that this year seems to have a better crop of wannabes compared to the previous one. We still have the kiddo/uncle variants who think they sound like JJ but in actuality sounds like Mickey Mouse(can't avoid 'em);  but somehow, i feel the overall quality seems to have been raised up a notch. Though i think the judges seem to favour candidates who possess one common trait. The full baritone voice types. you know, the "warm" sound, rich and deep, with an ability to raise it up an extra octave when needed. While i do admit most of the contestants sings very nicely, I can't help but feel everyone sounds the same. They're all gunning for more or less the same image, singing more or less the same type of songs. Most of them even look more or less the same.>_<.
Seems after the first contest, aspiring idols have figured out the knack of picking songs that the judges like. It would be refreshing to see someone who got through using a Theresa Teng or Cai Qin song though.

Now its time for a gripe. I have a sister and she's quite a few years younger than me. As always, when that happens, some communication problems are inevitable. On the flip side, i guess its also good to know the opinions of the younger generation. Anyway, I've realised one thing as she gets out of her teenage years and enters the realm of adulthood, and I can only say young people nowadays expect more respect than they give. And sometimes, its hard to justify this expectation that they have. Now, I know I'm not the best guy to say this. I'm not exactly a yesman at home, and sometimes i disagree with my elders for all the wrong reasons. But even someone like me knows she needs to work on her attitude. Pity she doesnt think so.

Now i am aware this is not reflective of the behavioural patterns of this particular demographic, but i think its not that far off from the truth. I see this in my neighour's kid too. Its not the disregard of authority that jerks my chain. that i can take. we all have that phase.  I just don't like it when they seemed to do the inflated ego thingy. Maybe its not as bad as i made it out to be, maybe this is all just the constipated ramblings of someone whos more than halfway approaching the big three O. Well, in any case I've said my piece and i guess thats all that matters to me.

Anyway, never written for so long and suddenly it seems like i've got loads to write. its sort of like going on for a few days without taking a crap and then suddenly unleashing the fury(Malmsteen anyone?). lol .