Happy Boxing Day!

Hello! It's Boxing Day today! I'm fine, and how have you been?

Peter, Joanne, Celin and myself have just finished our Christmas performance at Chinatown point, and we're now preparing hard for a New Year's Day performance there. Karen, Jessica and Eddy are performing later today at Bian's Cafe. To say that all of us have been performing and preparing hard would be an understatement.

Speaking of performances, after a recent performance, someone whom I know (also a performer) told me that he wasn't in a position to criticise my singing because he felt he wasn't good enough to do so.

Why does one feel that he has to be a good singer to be in a position to criticise another singer? You aren't using your mouth to listen to my singing; you're using your ears. If we put criticising as a privilege which should be extended only to people who can do your job better, many newspaper columnists would be out of job, as there won't be any reviews about movies, cars and food. You don't have to be a good film-maker to tell everyone that a movie made you laugh and cry in equal amounts, you only need your eyes. You don't have to be a good mechanic to say that a car is easy to operate; you only need your hands. You don't have to be a good chef to know that the plate of fried chicken wings is too salty; you only need to use your mouth.

"You don't have to have been a horse to be a jockey." - Arrigo Sacchi, former Italian national soccer team coach.

If you happen to have a thing or two to say about how well we did (or where we need to improve) as a whole, please do not hesitate to tell us, no matter who you are, or what you do. Your views matter a lot to us. Therefore, please feel free to talk to us after our performances, so that we know where we did well, and where we can do better.

We are a bunch of performers who give our best every time we go up on stage, and if you wish to give us a pat on the back, or would like to tell us how we can improve, come talk to us when you see us perform. We value your feedback.


Happy Boxing Day, everyone. :-) Come support us at Chinatown Point on 1 January 2011! More details to come!

Cheers,
MK 2010

Performance at Liang Court (Sunday 12 Dec 2010 5pm-7pm)

Yesterday's performance at Liang Court (5pm) was quite special. It was during the midst of a Glamour Kiddies' event, which involved a Best Dressed and Talent Contest, showcasing some very talented children who could do plenty of things even we adults had trouble doing! Two of them did some acrobatics like cartwheels (!) and somersaults (!!), one of them played "It's a Small World" on the keyboard - with her feet not even touching the floor when she sat at the keyboard (!!!) and the eventual winner sang a song by Alicia Keys (!!!!). It was a pleasure to watch them strut their stuff, and it only proves that the sky's the limit for children when given sufficient training and sufficient parental support.

I took the stage after Celin's typically precise renditions of "Lydia" and "Why Did You Lie?", and the two songs I sang were English oldie "Heaven Knows" and a new Chinese song "Baby" (dedicated, of course, to the young children who illuminated the crowd with their innocence and talent). The reception was amazingly encouraging - a group of around eight people seated at the food court near stage right actually applauded me when I was only two lines into my song! Even a group of women wearing some sort of uniform (I think they were either the food sellers or the cleaning crew) seated to their right joined in as well to make my experience on stage a very pleasant one. Thanks for your enthusiastic support...I hope to be able to perform there again.

Hope to see all of you during future RIG events, and bye for now!

Cheerio,
MK 2010 :)

皇室表演组

皇室表演组, 走到这一代, 也应该是第四代了. 前三代起起落落, 并没有太大的成就, 到了这一代, 我感受到了他们对音乐, 对表演的那股热诚. 他们虽没有很强的唱功, 没有太华丽的外形, 也没有惊人的才艺, 可是他们现在有的, 是以前表演组没有的, 就是"用心努力"和"没有心机".

以前, 每个人都想当歌手, 让我觉得很心寒, 因为不是每一位都肯努力. 有些就太自以为是, 以为外形不错, 以为声线不错, 就可以得到机会发行专辑, 可是他们错了. 皇室国际要的是"用心努力"和"没有心机"的歌手和表演者.

这一代做到了! 或许他们曾在不同的音乐学校上课, 也曾被给予太大希望, 最后导致失望, 所以可能对皇室国际就更加珍惜. 而我们也不停地寻找好的表演者, 加入我们的家庭, 但往往就碰到闭门梗, 遭人拒绝. 可能我们以前太爱钱吧? 哈哈哈! 但没收入, 我们要如何维持一间公司的操作呢?

如果皇室国际曾对不起你, 在此说声对不起. 但不要放弃我们的表演组, 因为他们的音乐, 真的可以感动到大家的. 虽然第四代加入皇室国际并不是很长的时间, 但我们彼此之间已在不知觉中培养出感情, 大家都好像一家人, 没有约束, 没有隐瞒. 更可贵的是, 他们都很谅解我的坏脾气, 和我说话的直率. 谢谢皇室表演组为皇室国际加油!

大家记得! 皇室表演组的合辑, 即将在 2011 年 2 月 发行! 请一定要多多支持我们的皇室表演组! 谢谢你们!

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