Passions Needs Knowledge

For the last 6 hours, I've been watching three different singing competition. American Idol, kpop star hunt, and Indonesian Idol. And from there three, I found one similar thing.

It was one afro american contestant. He said he wanted to sing one song (I forgot the title) in jazz version. But when he sang it, it was rnb.

Harry Connick jr was the one who asked quite sinically, "Do you know what 'jazz' means?"
This contestant answered, "It is when you sing a song and you changed a little bit." (i'm not sure the exact line). And Harry Connick jr looked very upset hearing that. Even when that contestant leaved with no golden ticket, he was still want to discuss it with JLo. Maybe because she thought Harry was too hard on him. "He doesn't even know what 'jazz' is!" he said to her.

After this scene, I saw one scene from KPop starhunt. One of the group was on vocal training but they haven't prepare for it. The mentor was pretty upset.

One of contestant, Stephanie from Singapore,who was the rebel one said sharply, "I sang rnb, alternative, in english. I never sing any korean song other than Gangnam Style." She did became a youtube star because she sang Gangnam Style with guitar.

The mentor asked sharper than her, "You know what this competition is about. but why did you still join it? If you want to sing english songs, why don't you join American Idol?"

Stephanie argued him even more, "I came here just for experience. I don't expected to win."
This statement made the other contestant feel upset. Well of course, when you compete with a person with less passion but better skill, don't you feel want to pinch their cheeks?

Then I saw Ahmad Dhani during Indonesian
Idol audition. He asked the contestants to name ten female foreign singers. If they could do that, they will get the golden tickets.
maybe you think that this is how Ahmad Dhani tried to show his arrogant. But when he said, "Joining a singing competition is not only about skill, but also the effort to do it." And knowledge is one of them.

I was quite surprised watching that many of the contestants could not answer the question. What? Really?

It reminded me of one tweet from Alyssa Wahid." Back then, people got famous because their perfect ability to sing. Now, people want to sing to get famous."
What an ironic.
I think a confused generation has become bigger and bigger. Many years ago, I found this scene in college. When your friends showed their less passion to our faculty, our programme. "I chose it to pass the UMPTN." So, they said.

Sometimes I feel sad about them but also get annoyed because they could get a better point than me.

Nowaday, there are another phenomenon, how parents have become drawing or coloring competition maniacs for their kids. They even have their own community. And they would say proudly, "We come here for the money."
I always doubt their intention. I am not sure that they want their kids to become artists.

Believe me, I know that. We are living in the country where if you are not a doctor or engineer, or at least economic bachelor, you are nothing. And pushing kids to coloring competitions and even take a special course for it, felt so wrong. They get the knowledge but not the passion. Too bad. What a waste.

Back to singing competition. Again, U always
like to take this quote, that you need to make portofolio of your own. If you like movies then make ones. Show it. You don't always have to make some big movie with big budget. But the bottom line is make your own mark with something you really have passion about it. Breath with it. Then you will be amazing. Famous is just a bonus. Popularity without knowledge would make you some media social's joke.

Ah, ifAhmad Dhani asked me those question, I would answer: Christina Aguilera, Demi lovato, Taylor Swift, Avril Lavigne, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, IU, Hyorin, Britney Spears, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Madonna,  eh kebanyakan ...

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My Story: Who am I

Since I resign as an editor in one of national publisher in Indonesia after seven years, I've felt what I called losing my identity. Though I am still a freelance editor but in my neighbourhood I was nobody. Especially when I moved into Kalibata City.

I was quite afraid of become Mrs. hery. Oh, no. Being called with my husband's name feels like a sin. I feel guilty for my parents because they named their children with a specific pray to each of them and now I am going to leave it behind and put my husband's name on it. No way, Jose.

So as a person and a child I have some kind of obligation to bring out my name to the word. In a positive way. And maybe in a great way. But unfortunately, it was not easy especially when you don't make new friends.

For months, I was hanging on my old identity, as a former editor and now become a housewive. Time goes by, and my relatives started to forget who was I. While it took years for me to acknowledge them what an editor is. It wasn't an auditor. I worked in a publisher not a printing office. And now, after my resignation, those knowledge gone too fast.

They saw me like the other housewives, stuck in her daster and get fat, or pimpled. Hehehe, or maybe not. And after a year not becoming an office worker, I took a step. I promised myself not to let time goes by just like that. I need to make mark in this world. I need more things to show in my fb's update. I need to become more.

Is becoming a mother a less thing to have? No. Absolutely not. But this home is the first school for my kids. And that's why I need to keep myself not drowning into the housewive's curse. I need to show them varieties of life.

And as my first step is to become more serious as a baker. I like my status as an editor, but I am not the most popular editor or writer in the world that keeps me busy day by day. There are times when I don't have jobs to do and for me those empty day is valuable. I keep my brain work, just like when I still sat behind my desk. I make plans and datelines. And I make it happen. My www.koekieku.com is one of my commitment. If I want to have a café where my kids could learn how to run a business but still able to male friends, then I need to start it now.

I've seen many reality show such as cupcake town and rachel zoe, it took 10 years to make a kingdom. I've been many steps behind.

And as Malika get into a playgroup, I am not only known as Malika's mom but also a baker. Well, i haven't introduce myself to all the Kalibata City residences, but in mailing list, they surely has identified me as a baker.
What so funny about is, those people would found a little bit weird in me when I said that I was an editor or a writer. Guess, these titles are only known well by my colleagues at Mizan.

And the last months of 2013, I've make another commitment by joining Kumpulan Emak2 Blogger. To become a writer. Though I've worked in a publisher for years, I never related myself as a writer. And  being a blogger is my way to be known globally as a writer.

And that is not all. I still have one field to explore. To become a singer or at least a songwriter. I wish there will be time for me to really finished my lyrics that I've wrote for years. I want to be a part in that industry. To make something that inspire people, encourage them, and make them happy. My youtube channel is waiting to get activated. But let's do it one by one. No need to be in a hurry. Just keep walking.

*feelingStronger
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