Monday, February 11, 2013

I Like "I Dreamed A Dream"

I'm a fan of the talent show "Britain's Got Talent" since 2007.
That year, Paul Potts was the winner.

Two years later, an "auntie" came on to surprise the crowd and the world with the song "I Dreamed A Dream" from Les Miserables. She was Susan Boyle.

That was the first time I heard of that song.

Sometime later, I heard an original version from the Les Miserables musical sung by Ruthie Henshall.

While Susan Boyle's version is sweet, Ruthie Henshall's version is more "powerful" and emotional.

The latest version came with this year's screening of Les Miserables and sung by Anne Hathaway.

Her version is a bit "soft" and lack impact.

My personal preference, I really love the version by Ruthie Henshall the most and that powerful vocal and emotional feel it brings.

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Strange Phenomenon of the Gadget World

Not many years back, companies like Nikon, Pentax, Casio were trying to make their cameras as small and compact as possible and charge a higher price.
Today, we see people shooting away with a 9.7" squarish and flat device.




A biggest-sized camera of all time. (2013)
















Again not many years back, companies like Ericsson, Sony, Nokia were trying to make their mobile phones as small and compact as possible.
Today, we see people putting a 5.6" flat slab to their face. One can even see people holding a bigger 7" one with a brand starting with "S".


Are we "going backwards"?!
Strange phenomenon.