I would like make an announcement – I’m gonna have my final exam for my A Level starting from the 16th of January to 1st of February. Due to its significance in deciding my fate & future, I’ll have (or more suitably, I’m forced) to put this blog on hiatus for around three weeks in which I won’t be having major (which indirectly, means lengthy) updates or page maintenances within the period.
P/S: There might still be some short and quick notes though if I really can’t hold the urge to blog xD
I hope you would be patiently waiting for me my comeback because I would be doing some huge projects and a number of changes to my blog.
We’ve come so far.. It’s more than four years since I first started blogging. Every year end I’ve been doing some sort of flashbacks. And I wanna do something different this year. That’s why I’m having this countdown combo.
Here is the second production – Favourite Post of the Year. As the current year marks my most productive year ever with over 170 posts, some of the highlights are handpicked so that you could have an overview of what I’ve been doing all year round.
It’s the end of the year and everybody’s doing all sorts of countdowns. As a hardcore music fan, I’m gonna post a list of my favourite songs for all genre.
2011 has been a great year where the American indulge themselves in an overflow of pop/dance musics as you can see from Britney Spears to LMFAO and from Lady Gaga to Pitbull. Of the whole list of Billboard Hot 100 number-ones which consists of 14 different titles this year, merely two of them are neither pop nor dance (or at least not as mainstream), namely Black And Yellow by Wiz Khalifa (Hip-hop) and Someone Like You by Adele (Soul/Blue).
There’s no time to lose! Let’s have a glimpse of my pick of top songs in the 2011.
But first of all, here’s the way you’re gonna ‘decipher’ this post:
Only officially released singles are eligible to compete for placing in this chart.
The numbers on top of the songs indicate my adoration towards the song which incorporates play count and the addictiveness & message of the singles.
The clips are the official music videos unless stated.
Release dates of the singles are provided. Together with play counts of the songs (inclusive of the album version and the remixes of the song, in which each of the two will be indicated), they provide an overall picture of the play rate (How often a song had been played since it was released).
Hot 100 peaks show the popularity of the songs in the United States, published by Billboard. This sums up the radio airplay, physical and digital sales of the singles.
In the last page, I summarised some other songs that did not garner enough points to enter my chart. But the songs still have sustained longevity and are representative of the year 2011.
I hope you would enjoy reading this post as it is purely made for your and my own entertainment. Cheers!
Today marks the end of my sumptuous Advanced Level. Frankly I really can’t bear leaving this town. It’s a place full of unforgettable events.
I still vividly remember how much I disliked being here during the first day of my arrival. That night itself was the most torturing night ever. I didn’t get to watch my favourite tv shows, lost contact with the outer world (hadn’t installed Streamyx back then), and couldn’t even talk or bicker (used to do that so often) with my family. I still had to face a housemate whom I had difficulty talking to (I was not very outgoing at first gotta admit that, but this housemate here became one of my closest friends subsequently).
Humans evolves with their surrounding environment. No matter how much I hated this unfamiliar place, I got to be adapted to it sooner or later. And I truly did. Before half a year passed, I found a best buddy, a few gangs of fantastically crazy friends, and a group of hyper and passionate housemates.
Every friendship begins between strangers. And it blossoms through laughter, tears, joy, fun and madness.
Now that her single ‘The One That Got Away’ is seemingly falling short for the summit of Billboard Hot 100, tumbling down three spots to #6 from its peak of #3 this week, Katy Perry’s label released an acoustic version of the song hours ago on iTunes. Listen below:
Fan responses from the official Youtube account ‘KatyPerryMusic‘ are mostly positive, with many complimenting that the current version is the best of the three (the other two being the album version and the B.o.B-assisted remix) as it shows her vocal, and that it should be released in the first place instead. Others think that her label is too desperate to snag the crown.
elmofreak91: ‘lol who cares that she’s desperate to get another #1 song. In fact, this version should be #1 on the chart!’
lolobenja: Finally an studio-recorded song wothout autotune, just showing her real talent, wich is better than all the other singer ones. The guitar chords are composed by her. MASTERPIECE. QUEEN OF POP. Like it o r n o t.
cutiehs96: i got the chills….. maybe its just because my room is cold but still this is amazing
Top40earthmusic: Not very good. And it seems like she’s desperate to get that #1 hit record, releasing version after version on itunes.
Katy currently holds the aforementioned record unmatched by any other artists except Michael Jackson, with both of them having five number one singles from an album.
Since the impact of the acoustic version of the song will only be affecting its chart position next week, I’d expect it to fall back a couple more this week, as it is down to #12 on iTunes and its digital sales has been showing a decline. Airplay-wise, ‘The One That Got Away’ continues its strong dominance on Mainstream/Top 40 and Hot/Modern/AC radio (#3 and still holding up on both charts).
Will Katy eventually be in the record book? We’ll see. As it is now facing a tough competition from the lengthy stay at the peak of ‘We Found Love’ by Rihanna and Adele’s fast-rising ‘Set Fire To The Rain’.
Dedicated to all the Pokemon fanatics out there is this, a collage of drawings of some Pokemon and their respective human forms. Check it out after the jump – I have to put it this way because it is just too big a picture to be left on home page, as you shall see.
Here’s a heartwarming holiday tale for animal lovers! Pink is known for her toned frame and tatted up tough girl image, but the new mom also has a big heart. The ‘Bridge of Light‘ singer has a soft spot for animals — she even has a tattoo to show it. Recently, Pink put her money where her mouth is when she paid $5,000 to save a strange puppy’s life.
TMZ reports that Mrs. Carey Hart was surfing the Web when she found an article about a poor puppy that had been tossed over a Los Angeles overpass into the L.A. River, breaking three of its legs (and our hearts!). The unfortunate fur ball, named Stella (aw!) needed immediate emergency surgery to survive — and Pink foot the bill.
Pink was completely proactive in her aid to the pup. She personally contacted Ace of Hearts, an animal rescue organization, and offered to pay for absolutely any medical expense necessary to rescue the dog. The total costs came to about $5,000. The dog has since not only recovered, but was also adopted into a loving family just in time for the holidays.
This Christmas Eve, we’ll raise our glasses to Pink and her protective, generous nature. Willow Sage is a lucky little lady!
