uglysue.

Everyone laughed and jeered at her.
But she just beamed with confidence.

Picked up the newspaper this morning, and from the front page of the entertainment section, "Ugly Sue" stared back at me. She simply looked like an all-around unimpressive person. Late 40s, not particularly attractive, and grinning devilishly, it was hard to take her seriously. And that was before i saw the "Britain's Got Talent" video which made her famous.

If i thought she looked awkward in a picture, then seeing her in live action was five times worse. That grin never left her face, and she acted a bit obnoxiously. Apparently the judges had a similar perception of her, because they had to stifle chuckles at the things she was saying. The crowd was outright jeering and pitying her. Somehow, Susan Boyle remained unphased and confident.

As soon as she belted out the first note of "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Miserables, Simon Cowell's cynical grimace evaporated and became a genuine, wide smile. The man was impressed. And so was I.

At first i thought it was a joke, that someone had done a voiceover or that this hadn't actually happened, but i was wrong.

The way this woman sung, was pretty darn good, maybe not as breathtaking as Paul Potts was, but she was really good. Maybe even broadway worthy.

At least once in my life, i want to pull off an "Ugly Sue". I want someone, or even multiple someones to tell me "you can't" and then i want to make them eat their own words.

As she was singing, everyone cheered like mad, and the look on her face was filled with triumph: "yeah, that's right. I CAN SING.".

It might be a bit of a stretch but it reminded me of those times at wrestling tournaments when my opponent would look at me, judge me, and then go on to scoff right in front of me. As if to say that i would be no sweat off his back. I'm telling you right now. The feeling that you get when that cocky *not nice word* cries that single tear when you make him eat the mat, is UNPARALLELED.

So i'm guessing that's the kinda feeling that "Ugly Sue" was having as she performed, except her moment caused no harm to others, and actually invoked joy and happiness. I'm pretty happy for her.

Apparently she's got a record deal now.

It brings back the memories of Paul Potts. He was amazing too.

Song: I Dreamed a Dream - Susan Boyle

PS. Here's a link to the video clip:

Susan Boyle:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxPZh4AnWyk
Paul Potts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k08yxu57NA

plusone.

a quick announcement.
a possibly chaotic future.

Little brother Kevin has officially been added as an other to my secondary blog "Kinkeejou's Garden of Spontaneous Scribbles". This means that as of now, said blog has four authors; Kevin, Glenn, Sean and I.

Since that blog was started, it never really took off as what it was meant to be; an overly casual space for me to drop a bunch of thoughts without having to actually conduct any planning or put any effort forth.

Since Kevin and I were saying that we wanted to start a joint blog anyways, we decided to start in Kinkeejou's Garden.

Have a nice Easter!

-Justin.