{"id":8145,"date":"2022-08-25T18:34:12","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T10:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/?p=8145"},"modified":"2022-11-13T15:58:33","modified_gmt":"2022-11-13T07:58:33","slug":"a-life-changing-contest-4c-lau-fong-sheung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/archives\/8145","title":{"rendered":"A life-changing contest (4C Lau Fong Sheung)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Why I joined the talent contest<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

     Ever since I was little, I have always been fascinated by the wonders of the human voice. I would turn on the television and look up videos on reputable singers. In music class, I would bring along a notebook in which I had jotted down all the countless skills I was trying to hone. At home, it was either during showers or while doing homework when I had sudden bursts of fits of excitement and turned my room into a little concert. My family had always been supportive of my passion and they believed that I had a vast potential hidden inside me, waiting to be unleashed entirely. In the end, with their whole-hearted support combined with my flaming passion for music, I worked up the courage to sign up for the contest in hopes of expressing my inner emotions and mind to a wider audience through the magic of music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How my life has changed since I won the contest<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

     When I first applied, becoming the champion was only ever in my dreams since there were also a handful of much more gifted contestants who all had, I believe an equally passionate heart for singing as me. Subsequently, when I heard my name announced along with the title of the first place, I was flabbergasted and only after a few days did the realization of becoming a public figure come to my mind. Before, I was simply a young adult studying in college. Now, I had pedestrians recognizing me and my classmates treated me like an idol. I feel that this marked the start of my music career and I have a vivid career conjecture in the near future. The contest has surely made my dreams come true and provided me with a broader perspective of my future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mental hardships throughout my journey<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

     Obtaining the title of champion was indeed a monumental milestone for me, but the journey was not always smooth and pleasant. Perhaps due to the immense scale of the contest, I forced myself to practise for long hours every night, which eventually put a lot of stress on me. Moreover, since we spent a lot of time preparing for one song, I, being a perfectionist, always wanted to have a perfectly melodic rhyme or lyrics or something else in order for every element in the song to compile with each other harmoniously. However, things were not perfect in nature and I treated failure with an unhealthy attitude. After my friends and mentors offered insightful advice, I learnt to accept these flaws and instead look at the brighter side by trying to convert these into something else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My plans for the future<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

     As of today, I have decided to finish my final year of my degree before considering contracts with record companies and truly starting off my career of singing. I wish to be one of Hong Kong\u2019s household names of singers and to spread the love of music to more people. I might also become a part-time music teacher in order to encourage the future pillars of society to step out of their comfort zones and go the extra mile to realise their true potential and I believe my own testimony will be a convincing inspiration to people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Why I joined the talent contes<\/strong><\/p>

Ever since I was little, I have always been fascinated by the wonders of the human voice. I would turn on the television and look up videos on reputable singers. In music class, I would bring along a notebook in which I had jotted down all the countless skills I was tr.........<\/p>Read More<\/a>","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":8474,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","language-en","classlevel-s4","schoolyear-82"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8145"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8147,"href":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8145\/revisions\/8147"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}