The World Needs More Men Like Chris Medina

Not a fan of American Idol and I don't know who this Chris Medina is until I heard his single on the radio yesterday. Turns out that Chris is an aspiring singer, who is engaged with his girlfriend, Juliana in 2007. They had planned to wed two years after getting engaged, but shortly before they could walk down the aisle, Juliana suffered a brain injury in a tragic car accident, leaving her almost paralyzed and severely brain damaged. Some guys will walk away since they have no obligations to take care of the girl (they are not married, remember?). But rather than doing that, Chris stay on. As he puts in his interview on American Idol, "What kind of guy would I be if I walked out when she needed me the most?" Well Chris may not have won the singing competition (he didn't even make it to the Top 24), but he has won my support. Below is the video of his American Idol audition as well as the lyrics of his single. If only the world have more men like Chris.

Anywhere you are, I am near
Anywhere you go, I'll be there
Anytime you whisper my name, you'll see
How every single promise I keep
Cuz what kind of guy would I be
If I was to leave when you need me most

What are words
If you really don't mean them
When you say them
What are words
If they're only for good times
Then they don't
When it's love
Yeah, you say them out loud
Those words, They never go away
They live on, even when we're gone

And I know an angel was sent just for me
And I know I'm meant to be where I am
And I'm gonna be
Standing right beside her tonight
And I'm gonna be by your side
I would never leave when she needs me most

What are words
If you really don't mean them
When you say them
What are words
If they're only for good times
Then they don't
When it's love
Yeah, you say them out loud
Those words, They never go away
They live on, even when we're gone

Anywhere you are, I am near
Anywhere you go, I'll be there
And I'm gonna be here forever more
Every single promise I keep
Cuz what kind of guy would I be
If I was to leave when you need me most
I'm forever keeping my angel close

Katy Perry - Firework

Do you ever feel like a plastic bag,
Drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?
Do you ever feel, feel so paper-thin
Like a house of cards, then blow from caving in?

Do you ever feel already buried deep?
Six feet under screams, but no one seems to hear a thing
Do you know that there's still a chance for you?
'Cause there's a spark in you

You just gotta ignite the light, and let it shine
Just own the night like the Fourth of July

'Cause baby, you're a firework
Come on, show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go "ah, ah, ah!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby, you're a firework
Come on, let your colors burst
Make 'em go "ah, ah, ah!",
You're gonna leave 'em all in down-awe-awe

You don't have to feel like a waste of space
You're original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane, comes a rainbow

Maybe the reason why all the doors are closed
So you could open one that leads you to the perfect road
Like a lightning bolt, your heart will glow
And when it's time you know

You just gotta ignite the light, and let it shine
Just own the night like the Fourth of July

'Cause baby, you're a firework
Come on, show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go "ah, ah, ah!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby, you're a firework
Come on, let your colors burst
You're gonna leave 'em falling down-awe-awe

Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
It's always been inside of you, you, you
And now it's time you let it through-ooh-ooh

'Cause baby, you're a firework
Come on, show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go "ah, ah, ah!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby, you're a firework
Come on, let your colors burst
You're gonna leave 'em all in down-awe-awe

Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon

Madonna Tribute to Michael Jackson Speech

Madonna kick starts this years MTV Music award with a touching and true tribute speech to the King of Pop. As I have pointed out earlier, we have abandon him when he needed us the most, only to regret when we are left with only memories of him.

Milking the Dead Man Dry

Ever since Michael Jackson sudden death, the world suddenly went into a Michael Jackson fever. Every 10 mins, his name or music will pop up somewhere, be it in the papers, on TV or the radio. Even the music in shopping centers are playing his songs. -_-"

Everyone seems to suddenly become the MJ fan. When this guy is alive, nobody even bother to find out what's going on with him. Some even ridicule his weird behavior. Suddenly, after the news of his passing, everyone starting to buy his albums or praise how great a person he is. Just look at all those comments on every MJ youtube videos. Yeah right.... I find them all hypocrite.

Look at all the media coverage on his funeral. Every minor details is being shown. Do you really think they are giving the man respect? They are just riding the MJ wave, luring the sudden converted MJ fans into getting their products along with the sounds of the cash register. KA-CHING! Did they gave the same coverage to Farrah Fawcett who passed away on the same day as the King of Pop? None. Why? The money isn't there!

Like my mum used to say for this artistes, only in death will you be recognized and where your work will become valuable. This hold so true and sad for MJ that even in death, he is still being milked with no rest in peace

A Tribute to the King of Pop

So the King of Pop has left this world all of a sudden. For all his weird behavior and alleged plastic surgery, there is no doubt that he is a great entertainer. His dance moves and songs still thrill and bring people on their feet.

Rather than following the path of singing about love lost or gain, some of his songs are inspiring, telling us not to be racist or love the planet we live in. Songs like Heal the World, Earth Song, Black or White and my personal favourite, Man In The Mirror.

RIP, Michael Joseph Jackson

Getting More Hardcore

Dun know if it is due to the stress from work. Lately, the music I am listening to are getting louder, heavier and more hardcore. Breaking Benjamin, Slipknot, Disturbed and Static-X...

I love it the most when I can hear the heavy bass pounding in the background. With the music blasting in my ear, I seems to transport into another place where I can release all the pent up pressure inside me. All that rage inside that we cannot express in my normal life.

For some, these are noise to them and it only give them headache listening to such music. For me, it is a stress reliever. Sometimes it even clear my headache and helps me focus. I guess it what people say, one man's meat is another's poison.

So what's your poison?

The Humans Are Dead

These guys are damn funny. They are the Flights of the Conchords from Kiwi land. Jokes aside, their music are also quite nice and catchy. Check out more of there funny acts on Youtube.

My favorite part in the video here is when Bret perform the binary solo. Total geek talk... ROFL