lullaby nomad


last night mingyao and i attended jo dong's concert, and launch of her ep, at the esplanade recital studio. the funny thing about meeting up with vj people is that, 99 percent of them looks the same. it's like time never passed and we just had a tsd lesson yesterday, or something like that. saw lineng, flo and judy helping out at her concert. at the beginning of the concert when the lights dimmed the video showed her singing when she was aged 9. it was kinda cool, the direction of her concert - reinterpretations of songs she sung growing up. when she sang danny boy i could feel a lump in my throat and you could her sniffles and people blowing their noses in the audience. later outside i bought her album and got her to sign it. she's got a beautiful voice and i can't help but feel admiration that she's taking steps to further fulfil her dreams. i hope someboday signs her on.

i think talent's dead when it's nonchalently picked at once in a while. fueling it with passion makes it an amazing thing that people can feel and acknowledge a connection with.

i think when i attend concerts like that, whether i know the performer or not, i feel like i have to take stock of my life and address the issues that curb any ounce of passion- for anything- that i have and make it alive and active. even if i am scared, lacking confidence and not informed and experienced enough, everybody takes small steps to get somewhere. i think there's something else that renders action to be alive - compassion. i feel that everybody has compassion but most of it lies dormant, at least for me. passion and compassion - without action, both of them are as good as being non-existent.