i'm addicted to social media

you know you are when you google " addicted to social media".


it's the first thing i check when i wake up, bleary-eyed,
trying to kickstart my brain in the morning.
it's the last thing i check before i sleep, scrolling through tweets, instagram pictures.

when my lunch/dinner date leaves for the toilet mid-meal, i reach for my phone immediately and subconsciously.

when i stop at a red light, i reach for my phone immediately.

i don't know, maybe someone emailed me about asking me to act in a Hollywood movie and i had to reply within 5 minutes or my chance is over, you know?

i'm sure i'm not the only one.

social media overkill

So I was at the Social Star Awards earlier and it was such a mega event,

at the end of the night I felt overwhelmed and half-deaf (partly due to the acoustics at the MBS theatre that just wasn't meant for Aerosmith, LMFAO and Psy. )

明明就。。。

才发现我还蛮喜欢翻唱男生的歌！
第一次唱周董的歌，你们喜欢吗？

I've neglected my Youtube for a long time, 
and I miss my Wednesday Wideos!

Since I no longer sing anywhere regular, I do think I owe it to myself and you guys :)
a regular Wednesday Wideo is in order!

Thanks to Episene for the knitted cape dress
SNAP Productions for the video
and The Loft for the venue




love~*
kewei

starting now...

Start-Up! 创 was recently on Channel U,
starring Rebecca Lim, Tay Ping Hui, Kate Pang and Zhang Zhen Huan...

I was fortunate to meet the very passionate and dedicated director Phillip Lim who roped me into this project.

Drama theme songs are usually churned out in a very efficient manner,
but for this one, it was really the brainchild of Phillip and his trusted music partner Jonichiro Takahashi, and me! :)

Phillip related this story of entrepreneurship and suspense to me while the drama was still in its editing process, and showed me the trailer way before it was properly done.

We also had several sessions of brainstorming for the musical style and direction before we confirmed the melody, and the arrangement was also tweaked several times!

I was tasked with the lyrics, and we also wanted to include some English words in it for the urban touch.

This story was about challenges in entrepreneurship, and had to be inspirational, so we eventually decided on a cinematic soundscape that sounded waaay bigger than for TV :)

Starting Now
U 频道 《创!》 主题曲 (Channel U's Start Up Theme Song)
Music: Jonichiro Takahashi
Lyrics: Tay Kewei

同样的悔过    同样的脆弱    共同的脉搏

不要再等候    不要再懦弱    命运自己掌握

遗憾是生命的磋跎

多少眼泪    多少痛       

多少梦    被遗忘在其中

泪水换来的成功

只要努力    就值得拥有

开创新的以后        下定决心    就绝不退缩

勇闯未来的梦        相信自己    就放手一搏

Starting now    热血    带领我    冒险

同样的借口    同样的节奏    时间不停留

现在是时候    现在就行动     不向现实低头

Repeat Prechorus, Chorus

下一刻    会走到    终点

Repeat Chorus

You can buy the single on iTunes here :)

<真善美> ~ Don't Stop Believing 我们等你

its always exciting to be part of drama theme songs,
because the characters and stories lend so much depth and meaning to the songs,
and it reaches out to so many more people,
not just through the radio,
but through TV as well!

it was great to be featured on Channel 8's highest rated/viewed drama of 2012,
Don't Stop Believing! 我们等你！
Featuring Felicia Chin, Kimberley Chia, Ian Fang, Edwin etc...

 During the Meet & Greet ^ _ ^

thanks to Zenchi for this cute dress!


Here's the drama theme song 真善美

Featuring Chriz Tong 薇恩as well!

You can purchase this song from iTunes here :)

Music and Lyrics by Colin Qi and Jack Lim

年少日子青春不曾放假
不同经历学习茁壮成长
有时流泪要和笑容说话
吵闹对着温馨牵挂

人性的真善美
让梦想伟大
我们等你把爱散发

真情照亮四方
就尽请欢唱
歌颂友谊不间断

感情的种子在年月里发芽
每段旅程都有它的代价
今天看树上开满希望的花
明天甜美果子都挂满枝桠

This theme song was also nominated as Best Drama Theme Song for Star Awards 2013!

 

Thanks to Colin and Jack who created this song :)

It was my first time attending the Star Awards, and it was great meeting all my old friends!

 

with my bestie Einein <3 br="">

with Lesheng, old friend for more than 10 years!
He won the Best Drama Theme Song as best lyricist!

 和Felicia Chin一起过马路

 with Belinda, gorgeous and lovely host and actress who won 3 awards!

 with Chongqing, best host (to me!)

Big thanks to BEBE for the dress
Fanny from Shunji Matsuo (Ngee Ann City Branch) for the hair
Jyue Huey from Makeup Room for the makeup
Bimba and Lola for the accessories (my metal bangles)
and Surrealist Love Scene for the Irregular Choice heels!

Thanks to Surrealist Love Scene for this gorgeous pair of Irregular Choice heels,
you can get them from http://www.wearto.com :)

maybe this time it's for real

i know i have been away from this blog for years and i keep wanting to come back, but i fail.
for a while this blog seemed like a news bulletin,
since i had so many shows, promotional gigs, etc

i was sucked into Facebook and Twitter and Instagram,
i couldn't read or write anything longer than a paragraph anymore,
and i truly miss that.

i enjoy reading and writing,
and i want that back.

now that i'm back in my creative phase,
preparing for the next album,
i feel like i have more to share :)