Okay so i'm thinking this is a holiday not many people in Asia celebrate but hey, i'm a california girl and back home today is all about SUMMER getting one step closer.... we fire up the bbqs, kick it on the beach, make lots of margaritas... i make some 7 layer dip (oh sooooo gooooood!) and we spend the day laughin it up with friends.... gosh i miss cinco de mayo bbqs!
is anyone else completely stunned that it's may already?! i mean honestly, did any of you see jan, feb, march, and april? i must have been busy when they passed me by....? Hmmm well busy is right, i've been flying out once a week on average to either malaysia or thailand (girls gotta hustle you know!) but while i town i was able to host the Madonna Hard Candy album launch party AND the Fendi 10+ party/ exhibition; both events were AWESOME. i hope some of you at least made it to the madonna party! the album is dance-a-licious and ohhh man if you missed the event, you missed out on some awesome chick fights!!! we built the ring from the contender in the middle of zouk and we had 4 girls duke it out, muay thai style.... siiiiick! these girls are like my size but STRONG. they made me feel like a weak little girl!
Anyway... summer is upon us! (Almost at least!) What plans do you keikis have for summer? i can't wait to hit the beach!!! Maybe a trip or two to bali... get some surfing it :) STOKED!!!
hollatchur VJ! Lemme hear about what you're doing this summer/ what you love most about this time of year!
much love love love
EVALINE
if you're down for the rock, the roll, and a new sound with production backing by Quinn Allman from The Used then you may just fall in love with this California quintet of rockers who not only pull off the emo-rock formula but they channel in a bit of coldplay/ keane/ muse/ u2/ and even taking back sunday just to mix it up a bit... plus i hear they're awesome live... maybe we'll get lucky and they'll take on asia soon ;) *fingers crossed*
www.myspace.com/evaline
lemme know what you think
okay all you indie party kids... this one's for YOU
LYKKE LI
this stockholm born songstress has a babydoll voice paired with some sweet funk and awesome beats to get you dancin relaxin and just plain happy. PLUS you gotta see her music video for "Little Bit" lovely lovely lovely... i'm newly addicted, you should be too.
checkcheckcheck it out: www.myspace.com/lykkeli
just a quick rundown on the low down of what your newest vj has been doing...
SO march for me = moving into my new apartment, 2 trips to thailand , 2 trips to malaysia, sunburst fest in malaysia and all the beauty that came with it, interviewing incubus twice, catching incubus and the oh so rockin saosin show in singapore, a fashion show, test driving the i-real mobile for toyota at the biggest auto show in S.E.A, colbie caillat's showcase in singapore, maroon5's press conference & concert, my FHM cover, my SEVENTEEN cover, me in herworld, style, front magazine, LIME mag, 8 days, slimming mag... and so many more things...
it has been a very busy month! to wrap it all up i took that second trip to malaysia to promote the MOVE YOUR LIPS campaign plus make an appearance of the breakfast show (ntv7) and a live interview with DJ Ean on HITZ FM... oh so much fun! HA! and the breakfast show made me belly dance... not something i ever thought i'd do before 12pm!!! GOOOOOD TIMES.
i'm loving every minute of life right now... you guys ever find yourself doing exactly what you've been wanting to do? well right now, i'm doing all i wanted to do and more... i'm living a dream that i barely ever dared to have... and the most exciting part is...
i'm just getting started ;)
i hope march was enjoyable for you all and here's to hoping april brings you even more joy <3 it's SPRING!!! let yourself bloom ;p
BY THE WAY... so today i went to do a news segment/ behind the scenes shindig at the We Will Rock You musical and i got to meet Mig Ayesa (and the rest of the cast) - he is one of the coolest most down to earth amazing performers i have ever met and i highly recommend you catch the show while they're still in town (til the end of April)... PLUS, do we love you guys or what, we're giving away free tix on MTV ;) yes yes you're welcome... so get to rockin' i promise you wont be disappointed by the show!
Once again this is another long overdue entry but what can i say? this lil girl's been keeping crazy busy (check my other blog for that update!!!) ANYYYYWAYYY
so the sound on the streets is...
JUSTIN YOUNG. Those of you in Asia who recently caught Colbie Caillat's showcases in Singapore or Malaysia, etc., will recognize him as a familiar face- he plays guitar for her and sings back up right now... HOWEVER many of you dont know that he has his own thing goin on too! Yup that's right Mr Justin Young has a whole other solo project and the album that he recently released isn't his first- nope nope he's been singing, songwriting, and playing the guitar for a while now... in fact i first heard his stuff way back when i was in high school ;) been loving his vibe ever since SO now i'm passing it on to you :)
www.myspace.com/justinyoung
check it out and lemme know what you think
oh and btw, i got the chance to jam with him and mike (colbie's drummer) at a small club in singapore- they did their thing on the instruments and i was on the ones & twos and let me just say... Justin Young sure can break it down on the hip hop jams... he did this twist of a few classic hiphop tracks (like seed 2.0 by the Roots) but with a laid back lovers rock reggae acoustic type vibe that was good enough to eat off a plate with your fingers. no joke.
now go go go ;) give his stuff a listen
Some of you may have seen the new ads for the MOVE YOUR LIPS campaign running on the channel... i hope it's not only inspiring you to go out and BUY the move your lips lip balm at the Body Shop but i hope even more so that the ads are inspiring you to MOVE YOUR LIPS and strike up a conversation about HIV/AIDS...
For those of you who don't already know, HIV is a disease that attacks the body's immune system. Once infected with HIV, a person has it for life... eventually HIV can lead to AIDS. Today, there is no cure for either disease.
HIV can spread in various ways: HIV can spread through unprotected sex, transfusions of unscreened blood, contaminated injection needles (this means tattooing as well!!!), and from an infected woman to her child during pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding.
I know it may be a bit overwhelming to realize that HIV can spread in so many ways, but the good thing to remember is that HIV IS ENTIRELY AND EASILY PREVENTABLE.
a few scary numbers....
Globally nearly 40 million people are living with HIV or AIDS
Last year over 5 million people were newly infected with HIV - about HALF were under 25 years old.
In Malaysia 2,395 people were newly infected with HIV between January and June 2007 - 692 are between the ages of 13 - 29.
So are you ready for the good news?
HIV is entirely preventable if you're smart and you love your body and the people around you.
Dont be pressured into doing anything you dont want to do. You DONT have to have unprotected sex and NO everyone else ISN'T doing it.
If you dont have a condom, DONT have sex.
Discuss protection with your partner before you have sex.
Learn the correct way to use a condom.
Have a supply of condoms ready if you choose to have sex - GIRLS, this means YOU TOO. Dont be shy to buy condoms (besides, most cashiers at the store are women any way) - if you're going to be sexually active, at least be smart about it. The 30 seconds of embarrassment at the register could save your life, seems totally worth it then huh? And btw, you shouldnt be embarrassed to begin with. If guys can buy them, so can girls.
OKAY so it's been WAYYY too long since my last blog! so sorry for that, i was without internet for quite a while as i moved into my apartment and work was keeping me busy on the side =) which i'm LOVING!!! soooo here's an update on what's been keeping this vj busy:
a few weeks ago i flew out to jakarta where i checked out the embassy playground event got to meet/ interview Paul Van Dyk, Grant Nelson, Jose Padilla, VHS or Beta, DJ Rico from Belle & Sebastian, and wow wow wow! the festival was INSANE! i'm sure some of you have seen the interviews of coverage already but my favorite has to be SILENT DISCO! hahah have any of you seen it yet?! most hilarious thing ever. you walk into a tent and there are two djs up on stage spinning and all these kids with headphones on and they're dancing but the tent is SILENT hahaha until they start cheering for the new song that comes on.... it's so bizarre but funny! i'll be putting pix up soon too :)
let's see... since then its back on the grind here in singapore.... lots more interviews coming out soon! Incubus and Saosin were just here and OH GOOOOOOODNESS they are amazing live. Both bands completely blew the crowd away... no joke i was speechless through most of it... anyway if you didnt make it to the show, the interviews and coverage clips will be on MTV soon so keep your eyes peeled for that! Alsoooooo Incubus will be playing with The Roots and John Legend at Sunburst Fest in KL so try to head down to that if you can! ANNNND I want to know if YOU guys have any questions for Incubus =) is there anything you guys want me to ask them for you!? let me know and i'll do my best to make it happen!!!
okay gotta finish decorating my new hale now :) take care, keep smiling, watch your mtv, and let me know if there are ever any questions you want me to ask!
okay now the band i'm mentioning this time is hilarious fun... for reals. i kicked it with them in vegas about a year ago and the boys are awesome, the music is bomb, and the new video for "dear maria count me in" is classic. these boys are just starting to make it big and already they're causing a huge commotion online :) check out their page
www.myspace.com/alltimelow
by Dr. Bob Moorehead
"The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints; we spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy it less.
We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time; we have more degrees, but less sense; more knowledge, but less judgment; more experts, but more problems; more medicine, but less wellness.
We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get angry too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too seldom, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.
We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. We've learned how to make a living, but not a life; we've added years to life, not life to years.
We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor. We've conquered outer space, but not inner space; we've done larger things, but not better things.
We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul; we've split the atom, but not our prejudice.
We write more, but learn less; we plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait; we have higher incomes, but lower morals; we have more food, but less appeasement; we build more computers to hold more information to produce more copies than ever, but have less communication; we've become long on quantity, but short on quality.
These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion; tall men, and short character; steep profits, and shallow relationships. These are the times of world peace, but domestic warfare; more leisure, but less fun; more kinds of food, but less nutrition.