Mich's Musings

singing competitions

mich — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:58:46 +0000

Since The Voice has been successful it comes as no surprise that one of the networks here will franchise the show. The Voice Australia has Delta Goodrem, Joel Madden, Keith Urban and Seal as coaches. I don’t know that all the coaches are on equal footing compared to the US show where there is a more “equal” feel. I mean like if Seal and Delta turned around for you, would there be any question as to who you’ll go with? With the blind audition shown so far they go to Seal. I don’t see that happening as much in the US one. But really what do I know right? I am not in the music industry so I don’t really know if the observation that I have is even a valid one. But that is also hubby’s impression of the the shows we’ve seen. Anyways, another thing that surprised us is that it feels like there is much more talent auditioning for the show compared to say Australian Idol before or even the past seasons of Australia’s Got Talent. I wonder how the ratings are?

music

mich — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:48:25 +0000

I was with a group of mum friends the other and while the kids where playing we were talking about who among the kids are learning to play an instrument. Some were but mainly piano and guitar, although some of the kids are said to want to learn to play the drums as well. One mum has even said that they are looking at pearl drums and percussion instruments because of this. I wonder what E will be interested in learning because I would want him to learn how to play an instrument or two.

storing stuff

mich — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:42:29 +0000

From the different buildings that we’ve lived in, I noticed that a lot of people use the small space behind their basement parking slots as storage. You can usually find shipping/moving boxes, old furniture, old toys stuck behind that space to free up spaces in the flats. It would be nice to have like basement tiles even in that area to make that more usable and nicer to put things on.

slow dance

mich — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:34:51 +0000

Wong Fu Productions recently made a short about slow dancing, I didn’t really realise that there is not much slow love songs these days. I guess coming from the Philippines where it is like ballad country, I didn’t notice it as much. But come to think of it yeah, there’s not much love songs these days, you do have lots of slow songs but a lot are about heartaches. What do you think?

Here’s the short:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iigHz-uxboE

weak

mich — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:18:52 +0000

The older you get the more you start to feel the aches and pains in your body. You are also easily tired, I think even if you are fit, as you grow older you start to feel the changes. You start to need to take supplements, in men sometimes you need testosterone supplements to give you that extra strength and energy, you can click here to read more on this.

movies: movies coming soon

mich — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 11:25:53 +0000

The Bourne Legacy

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnsAU3iH6Sk

The Dark Knight Rises

www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-mf5IyVIAc

The Amazing Spiderman

www.youtube.com/watch?v=siqo1X-gKTk

Brave

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_GeQmhxc6g

Mirror, Mirror

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCdMHUx59mQ

Snow White and the Huntsman

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Moa6lGuhw4

to buy?

mich — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 10:26:46 +0000

There is this piano that is being sold but you would have to have it tuned and it also needs new piano hinge. Aside from the expense of having it fixed I don’t know how good of a condition it is in. I wonder if it will be a good buy? I’m probably better off buying a keyboard and then just upgrading in the future. I think I have to scour the net again for another option.

bags

mich — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 10:11:52 +0000

For us girls, there seems to be a never-ending quest for a good bag. I don’t really buy expensive brand named ones which I think are nice but unaffordable. But even with the bags that I have I seem too find that after a while it’s not the “right” one. It is hard to find the perfect one. I saw some northface bookbags the other day and they seemed nice but I think right now those are not what I need. I wonder if I will find one that will be a “treasure”.

web series: Home is where the Hans are

mich — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 10:06:05 +0000

Recently Wong Fu Productions did a short web series for Freemantle Media (the outfit that brings us American Idol among others) titled Home is where the Hans are. It is a 4 part series.

part 1

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gZkfwDFKOc

part 2

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxkQRzX4i28

part 3

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK3V9YYNHcA

part 4

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRVnX1-nfLQ

hair maintenance

mich — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 09:52:01 +0000

I had my hair digitally permed last December and I could not be more happier as it definitely is easier to get ready in the mornings. Before I would have to set time to blow-dry my hair either that or make sure I have a short hair style. The problem now though is getting good hair products to make sure my hair is soft and wavy and to make the curls last longer. I didn’t like the first brand that I bought and have switched to a new one recently, so far I feel it is more suitable for my hair. Let’s see if it really is.