Bevlyn Khoo

It’s always amazing how a year can fly by like this year had. It’s not a perfect year, but since nothing is perfect in this world, I thought yes - I definitely had a great 2009! To wrap 2009 up, let’s have 9 points:

9. I’m so happy to have more time to myself this year, be it meeting up with friends and family, getting to know new and interesting friends, or just have plain solitude.

8. I recognise that there are indeed weirdos in this world. And sometimes, you don’t have to seek explanations for why they exist. Maybe they’re here to make you stronger and wiser. So, smile

7. I want to surround myself with people who are always positive, open, and believe in me…  I think, real friends  don’t feel insecure and feel jealous of your success; real friends want you to climb higher even if you guys are using the same ladder. I’ve also come to believe that friends are not necessarily forever, because friendships need to be cultivated over time, as with any relationships.

6. I am open to competition and comparison, because I believe it’s good for my own inspirations. My biggest competitor will always be myself.

5. I actually crave for running these days. I even picked up skating. Evolution’s at work!

4. I’m thankful for the opportunity to release my 1st full-length album under S2S, and I can sense more exciting adventures coming up. And I really want to thank the local media for being so supportive so far. I can’t say enough thanks. 

3. One of my proudest 2009 moments has got to be performing @ APEC, to delegates  and ministers, Ms Hillary Clinton among one of them. Great materials for grandmother story!

2. My family @ A Little Dream just got bigger! Yeah!

1. Reading is so important to me nowadays, for knowledge, comfort, and pleasure. Here’s the latest book which inspired me, and I hope you’ll go get it!

Have a smashing 2010 everyone!
Let’s step into the new year with a sense of humour - with my spoof

If you have 1.5 hours to spare, watch this spectacular movie “HOME”, free of charge on youtube.

It is free of charge, because the maker (French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand) needs it to reach you, fast.

To know what you’re going to be watching, read here. Abstract:

“Home is a 2009 documentary by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. The film is almost entirely composed of aerial shots of various places on Earth….Opening in 181 countries, the film broke the world record for the largest film release in history…..Taking over eighteen months to complete, director Yann Arthus-Bertrand and a camera man, a camera engineer and a pilot flew in a small helicopter through various regions in over fifty countries….The film received a large response upon release, receiving over 400,000 combined views within the first 24 hours on YouTube. As of December 2009, it has a total of more than 4 million views…”

“On March 9, 2009, a press-conference was held in Paris, France, where Yann Arthus-Bertrand and various producers talked to the media about the issues raised in the film, as well as confirming that Home would be the first film ever to be simultaneously released in theaters, on television, on DVD and on the Internet in five continents.

On May 5, 2009, a second press-conference was held again in Paris, where the same crew members announced that the film’s release date would be June 5, 2009, World Environment Day. Here, they also announced that Home would be 100% free for everyone to view, as “The benefits of this film cannot be counted in dollars, but in audience figures.”"

Enjoy the spectacular pictures of our mother earth, and think about what we can do as individuals with buying power.

If consumerism rules mankind (governments, and corporations who cares about figures), then let’s make use of it to indicate what kind of products we want, and help ourselves (and them) by saving the earth.

Even if you’re not cool enough to watch it, pls pls pass it along (by blog or email) to your cool friends! :p

You have no idea how much I slept over the past few days. :p

The whole trip was tiring, mainly cos I didn’t sleep well with the new pillow, plus the excitement of exploring the fantastic room @ the ParkRoyal hotel. One of the funnie things to share is, many Malaysians I came across asked if it was my 1st time to Malaysia; my answer was always “Well, my father is from Perak” : )

Once we reached, we checked into hotel, and I zoomed out after 10min of make-up and a change of clothes. It’s usually times like this when I feel grateful for my NCC training back in sec sch days (haha).  Then we zoomed off to One Utama for a radio show where I had to tape  a performance:

All thanks to 98.8fm, DJ May-zi who readily agreed to have me on her program. This is actually a pre-recorded show, so if you’re in Malaysia, it’ll be aired on 26 Dec 09, 3pm on 98.8fm. Other than 4 songs from my album, I also sang 3 Christmas songs… :)  We even had a gift exchange heeeeeee:

Then the next day was a hectic one all over again with the preparation for the performance hosted by CD-Rama @ Summit @ 2pm! This is cool:

I was really very touched to see some fans holding my album in their hands when I was performing. All in all, I felt reeeeeeeally welcomed

They even did an autograph session for me!

Honestly I’m still getting used to all these…. as much as I appreciate, it’s still weird for me at times…

After the performance, we had a late lunch, then zoomed off to the TV station TV3! It’s so cool…cos One fm is inside the tv station! Again, all thanks to DJ Jack for having me on his program. That actually was a very enjoyable radio interview. Maybe cos he’s also from Perak!

And with that interview, my work in KL ended officially~! Heeeeeheeeee.

Then I went up to Genting to catch a joint concert by 4 divas - 潘越云，万芳，齐豫，黄小虎.

At first I was a bit hesitant about catching this concert, but at this moment in time, I am so happy that I didn’t pass it. Of course I don’t know most of the songs, well except for 我是不是你最疼爱的人，橄榄树，分不到你的爱，家后，割爱，and … 新不了情. Actually, when I heard 万芳 sing 新不了情, I felt like I had come full circle. I remembered the times when I was in 木船 as a part-time singer; this song is a song most requested for, and probably most sung. To have this song in my album was a little dream come true, and to hear the original singer perform it with my own ears… I felt like a part of my life had rounded up nicely.

听万芳唱歌是非常感人的。我是一个不易落泪的人，可是，她还没唱这首<<新不了情>>之前，我的眼泪情不自禁地流下了脸庞。那有多夸张啊。可是，就是那么夸张。万芳感性的声音，就好像是在安抚你的心… 就那么一句, “当时，以为过不去的，也都过去了。现在如果你也觉得..过不去，它总会过去的…不要让它挡住了你未来幸福的路… ” 接下来就唱了<<新不了情>>.. “回忆过去，痛哭的相思忘不了…” 加上现场saxophone手激动的演出，我想雪人都会溶化吧?

好棒的一场演唱会，因为感动得让我哭了。

你们还记得吗?

Thank you KL, I’ll be back to eat MORE food soon! :p

Also a big thanks to my S2S family who took such good care of me during the trip. Happy happy!

Ok, this is so cool. Speaking of faith in the Universe, I’m sure I did something like that too when I was reeeeeaally young:

And for hardcore fans, he’s sooooo adorable here.