Sorry for the long break!

*Highlights* Catch me at the Timbre Music Festival @ The Arts House on Monday 29th October from 10pm onwards.

I'm back after a tremendously long break of not updating my blog. So yes I'm sorry! Live The Dream's run is over BOO HOO! I had a tough time getting over being booted out of the competition on Oct 10th. Was pretty bummed about not getting into the finals. Not just for me, but more so for my family, friends and fans who have been voting faithfully and subjecting their thumbs to countless SMSing. It somehow felt like I let everyone down. But I kind of put things in perspective for a bit and realised it is a competition after all. Took a while to get over it and was feeling really blue about it. You win some and you lose some right? Thank you & many hugs & thousand kissies for all who played a part in my journey.

It was an awesome journey for me on the show. I met so many wonderful people! And some I will take away as lifelong friends for sure. Andrea is always so sweet to me on the show...a real sweetheart, not to mention gorgeous la. Michelle is gorgeous too. Sometimes I find myself staring at her! Not lesbian or anything, just like looking at beautiful people. I will certainly miss being in close proximity to Utt la. Such hotness, plus he seems like an awesome guy. Ok, I am beginning to sound like some zit-ridden groupie. You know, at the Grand Finals after-party, I took this picture with Utt and have been asking friends if they'd like to see my wedding photo. They'd go all wide-eyed and of course I'll show them the pic taken with hottie Utt, then I'd be plagued with eye-whites and many a sarcastic 'Yahhh right, you wish'. That's goofy 'ol me for you.

Anyhoos, it was really great to get a chance to come back in the Grand Finals and soak up the last of the show's atmosphere. I will really really really miss that more than everything! The hanging out and goofing around before showtime with everyone. Alot of stuff goes on behind the scenes and in the dressing rooms before the actual show! Ah haaa...getting curious are we? Not to mention the people behind the show...will certainly miss them ordering us about and their quirky personalities. I am so glad i did this. I am getting so emotional!

Life goes on, and it'll only get better. By the way, I will be part of the Timbre Music Festival. I performed a half hour set for the very first time all by myself. Freaky! Went ok for a first timer I guess, but could've gone better I felt. I will be performing again tomorrow, Monday October 29th at Timbre at The Arts House. You can catch me from 10pm onwards. Fendi and Victor will be there performing as well. Fendi is a resident performer at Timbre weekly in case you guys would like to know. Check out this website for more info - http://www.timbre.com.sg/musicfest/livethedream.htm. So maybe I'll catch some of you there if you can make it.

Ok pokes, me thinks it's time to crash. Will upload some pictures soon so it won't look so boring with just words. Nighty night and cotton candy dreams!

Boohoo, my shoe...

Haven't quite had the time to blog. So, here are some pictures of the performance last Wednesday. I think you can get a clearer view by clicking on them. Anyhoos, been busy with work and LTD, but all is really great.


Had dinner with Fendi and Victor earlier on at Border's Cafe. Ate and drank so much water I kept needing to go pee. And guess what...My shoe broke! You see we had to go down to Mediacorp for vocals this morn, and later on to learn the dance choreography for our party song this coming Wednesday. And I decided in the morning to wear this pair of shoes that I'd bought some time back (well, ok maybe more than a couple of years la). I guess it had been in storage for too long and the glue became weak. So there I was trying to get the dance steps down and my shoe strap just gave out! Lucky I had ribbons (don't ask me why I have them in my bag) in my bag and did a make-shift tie-around. Worked for a while until after dinner at Border's Cafe. I had to walk barefoot to hail a cab to go home. Just as well because I need to rest. I had to hold my pee in because it would just be disgusting going to the loo without shoes on! Yuck.

The dance choreo was pretty new to me. I mean I've taken dance classes before but...it's pretty tough to get your act together, remember lyrics, the moves and try to sing without sounding laboured. But I'm excited about this coming Wednesday...so close to the Grand Finals. I hope I do well. *crosses fingers* But I know I'm here because of my faithful supporters who have seen me through the various rounds of competition. So thank you and kisses for all. :D

K. Am going to go sleepy sleeps. Nighty night and cotton candy dreams!

Gimme more, Britney!

"It's Britney bitch." I so dig Britney's new single Gimme More. I think her song rocks even though there's a ton of drama surrounding her recent comeback performance at the VMA 2007 Awards. Leave the poor girl alone I say. She's been through alot. It can't be easy juggling a career, lousy husbands/boyfriends and two kids in merciless Tinseltown. Her songs are always played in clubs, dance studios and everywhere else no matter what awful things people say about her. Go Britney!

So I am a day away from Tomorrow. Capital 'T' because tomorrow's important what. Time to go Cross Cultural on Live The Dream! I'll be doing a Japanese number by Ayaka called I Believe. It's beautiful and inspiring lyrically. Will also be doing a more familiar but vocally challenging song Before I Fall In Love by Coco Lee. Gambette!!!

Anyhoos, here's a link to an interview done last week after the results show. You can tell in the videos that I'm just recovering from all that sobbing! http://ch5.mediacorptv.com/wassup/interviews/view/929/1/.html

Here are some behind the scenes pictures from our trailer shoot 2 Saturdays ago.



I love the Saree look. If you guys haven't yet checked out my personal Vlogs on the official website of Live The Dream, here's a link. There's a funny video of me in my Saree. It gets updated every few days so do check back. http://livethedream.mediacorptv.sg/vlog_vlist3.php?id=357&owner=7004

Ok pokes, that's it for the moment. Tata for now!

Live The Dream Roadshow and other ramblings

There will be a Live The Dream roadshow this Saturday, 29th September at Plaza Singapura from 3pm onwards. Do come down if you are passing through and get up close and personal with us. It will be fun! Hope to see you there.


It's been a week of ups and downs for me. But all is good still. Was a bit annoyed on Wednesday during my performance. My ear monitor which I practiced with was not working when I went on stage to sing! Had to rely on one ear to hear everything else. Was truly upsetting. But am over it. Sure hope it doesn't happen again. There seemed to be a couple of technical glitches that night.

That night, it didn't quite register that I had gotten through when Utt announced the results. It was only when I saw my entire sector suddenly jump up that I realised I must be safe. I was so emotional after that I guess everything started to pour out. My fears, relief, upset that Robert had to leave us, the sight of seeing my family and friends scream and jump for joy. I felt so much love and everything all at once it was hard to keep the tears from flowing.


The whole time on stage I kept seeing my daddy and mummy's toothy smile. Holding up my banner proudly. I see only love and how proud they are of me...and it moves me to tears. And I see my friends and the rest of my family, my beautiful sisters and my precious brother, all there. My cousins shouting their lungs out with the cute loud hailer, friends holding up the huge letters of my name with pride. My auntie and uncle who believe in me like crazy, shouting and giving me the thumbs up.

I went up to my family and friends after to say 'hi' for a very short time and had to be called back. :( I saw my daddy proudly smiling and waving a red package (a beautiful pendant which he bought and prayed over) for me and went to hug him and my family. I felt so much love and support and everyone was whispering words of love and encouragement. I heard my sister say when she hugged me, "God Bless you Jie". It was so emotional. I felt so lucky. I'm am so thankful for everything and everyone in my life. I think this is the best part of my journey in Live The Dream, because my family and friends are on it with me. You guys mean the world to me.

A quick one

I did this wallpaper real quick. It's now up on my desktop as sort of like a morale booster for me. I'm hoping that by looking at it everyday, I'll remember that it's my time to shine and all the nerves will "POOF", be gone. I just need to believe in myself and not worry too much about people judging me. The rest will come naturally I guess. I got the words "It's Shauna Time!" from a friend. He told me last week that I should utter these words right before I get on stage to sing so I won't be so nervous.

You may download it if you like.

Juggling work, Live The Dream as well as the President's Star Charity is a mean feat and I am starting to feel the strain that the business demands. Am much more susceptible to falling ill and am down with a bad throat and a dry cough. I feel awful physically from fatigue and all that jazz.... But still, I am having the time of my life. Highlight alert! I got to ride pillion on the coolest Harley through town (part of a roadshow promotion for us Dreamers) on Sunday! Anyhoos, I feel the Zzzzs hitting me now so I guess it's off to bed for me. Sweetest dreams...

My random stories on video

Haven't had much time to ramble, but you may check out my personal Vlogs (Video Blogs) at the official webby of Live The Dream. Take a peek into my life at http://livethedream.mediacorptv.sg/vlog_index.php

Also, do check out one of the interviews done at the press conference on Wednesday. I think there are videos posted too. http://ch5.mediacorptv.com/wassup/interviews/view/921/1/.html

I think I will write for a little bit...

Today was awesome because I got to see my family at church. Had lots to eat as usual for dinner. I haven't had suckling pig in so long! I scoffed down 4 pieces even though I know I shouldn't have. What to do, so tempting. But I am trying to practice some self control ok! And it didn't help that I received a box of absolutely delish assortment of chocolate desserts yesterday. Of course I had to finish it, what is chocolate addict to do? How la like that.

While we're on the topic of food; I have been taking Brand essence of Chicken lately. Getting used to the taste. My auntie swears by it, so we'll see if it does anything for me. Is it me or has the bottle shrunk over the years? I sort of remember the bottle to be bigger when I last took it in Secondary school. Wow, that is a long time ago.

Anyhoos, I best be off to bed. Got to wake up early for vocals and filming till dusk. Hopefully I'll have some time to post up some pictures I took recently. Nighty night!

An interview with an orange

Here's an interview I did with Sebastian of Youth.sg sometime back. I look orange! I'm lazy to edit the colours in Photoshop...

Dream Over, All Too Soon?
Written by Sebastian Chin, Wednesday, 22 August 2007

Shauna may be the baby of the lot but she sure has loads of wisdom. Confident and full of swagger, nothing seems to ever bring her down.

Youth.SG: Any reasons as to why you joined Live the Dream?

Shauna: I’ve always loved to sing, it’s a hobby. Now it’s time to make it more than just a hobby!I think it’s the right time for me to come out of my shell a little bit more. I’m having a little break from my work so the timing was right as well.

Tell us more about yourself.

Shauna:I try to be as active as I can. I’m actually a happy-go-lucky person. Every once in a while I go to the gym, do sports climbing and inline skate! I used to be a rather tomboyish person, (I’d) run with the boys, jump staircases and (now I’ve) got lots of scars on my body! I wear jeans most of the time so it covers everything (laughs).

Any special juice to win those votes?

Shauna:I don’t think there’s no real special tactics. It’s quite fair. A little of it is left to the judges and the rest pretty much left to the audience. It’s really anybody's game. No matter much you prepare and focus all you can, you can only do your best and give it your all and hope for a good outcome. That’s simply no telling what’s going to happen.

What are the emotions you go through when you are performing?

Shauna:The very first emotion I feel on stage is nervousness. A lot of people actually saw that! (laughs) There’s also uncertainty… you have overcome that by telling yourself that what you need to do is focus on the amount of time you have. You can prepare all you want, but you only have that one minute and 30 seconds to show what you got. Everything just boils down to that moment. Everybody will agree with me I guess.

How’s the Live the Dream experience so far?

Shauna:My experience has been quite enlightening! It has taught me more about myself as a person and I am also happy to see that people, even the ones that didn’t get in to the final, are so passionate about their music and they are all here for the same reasons. There are a lot of talents in Singapore that are forgotten, often never heard or seen. I think it’s great that Live the Dream actually provides a platform to give more visibility for people like that.

Any plans to turn your dream into a reality if you win the competition?

Shauna:I know there’s a $40,000 cash prize but to be honest, there are times, like when we are doing the shoots, it’s really not on your mind. The first thing on your mind is to go out there and do well. That is definitelythe utmost thing on my mind at the moment. If I do win, it would be a tremendous blessing. I definitely will wantto do something more with it… wouldn’t want to stop at one concert showcase! Once you start doing it, you’ll never stop. It will be an insult to the others who didn’t have the chance and disappoint young people who have dreams. I know the Singapore musical industry is still growing and there are limitations but you just got to keep on going.

What were your preparations for this week’s show?

Shauna:I have been trying to get sleep because it’s really important. Drink lots of water. Stay away from foods that are going to be detrimental to your voice. I have never had proper vocal trainings aside from the one I did last week but I do go online to look for vocal tutorials and guides to care for my vocal health. The vocal tutorials are really useful as they have taught me how to go about practicing and warming up my vocals.

Who’s your biggest fan?

Shauna:My family!! Mom and Dad have been very supportive through the whole thing. My sister has also been helping me buy stuff. I feel really grateful to them.

What other dreams do you have?

Shauna:Travel the world and see lot of things I guess. With music, I believe it is easier to accomplish this as there will be tours and that means traveling! This gives me a chance to explore the world and at the same time do the stuff I love, music!

What you do think of the judges, Dick and Ken? Who do you prefer?

Shauna:Ha-ha! Well, there is no real preference. I would say Dick is very fashionable and gives really good advice. Ken, well, I guess he’s really different from the personality most people see him on TV. I have always preferred forward and upfront, vital advice which is what Ken is really good with.