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Wednesday, July 08, 2009

His Memorial...

I stayed up all night to catch Michael Jackson's memorial live. I'm thankful for Channel 5 showing it.

I was never a huge fan of Michael Jackson, but I do listen to his music. My favourite song of his is 'You are not alone'. Recently, I'm addicted to 'Billie Jean'.

I watched a video of him on Youtube recently, and I thought his legs were crazy. His moves were so slick, even 20 years later.

I fondly remember owning a Sega MegaDrive game called Moonwalker. It features Michael Jackson, together with Bubbles, going around and defeating thugs with his dance moves. At that time, I was still a young kid with no idea how huge he was. Sure, I knew who Michael Jackson was, but I seriously had no idea that he was such a superstar, being brought up in a Chinese speaking family. It's a shame, but after so many years, it was until after his death that I realized that the game was re-enacting scenes from the 'Smooth Criminal' music video.

Like I said, I'm no big fan and I'm no journalist, but I will provide my own little tribute here to one of the greatest people who ever lived.

Michael Jackson was a brilliant entertainer. They were not exaggerating when they called him 'The greatest artiste ever'. He changed generations. He started young, thus he touched many lives, young and old. One of the guests said that he raised the bar, and then broke it. I could not agree more.

Even today, perfomers and dancers are greatly influenced by him. His moves have been imitated countless times, and will continue to be imitated. It's just a pity that future generations will never be able to see, with their own eyes, this powerful performer. He was preparing to make a comeback, to show the world his brilliance, but he died trying.

His life was not without controversies, but you just have to look beyond those things to see a person who loved to perform, who loved to give. People continue to bash him, even after his death, but like the congresswoman said, no one is guilty until proven otherwise, and as far as the law was concerned, he's innocent. His private life was scrutinized closely, so much that his brother wished that he would be left alone now that he's gone.

As I sat there watching the memorial, I can't help but wonder, what if those accusations were a move to destroy his illustrious career? What if he really did have a condition that made his skin pale? What if all the accusations were false? Would the world be different today? I believe it would, at the very leasy for him.

Yes, his features changed over the years, but look past the crooked nose and chin dimple, and see the revolution he brought to the world through his performances and his efforts to help the world. Every death should be mourned, but it's extremely pitiful when one who changed the world so much and had the power to continue doing so passed on. Just take a look at the distinguished guests who were there to celebrate his life and salute his death, and listen to their eulogies at the memorial and you would know that he was not a mere man. He was a great son, a great father, a great brother and a great man. He's the greatest artiste who ever lived and a true legend. He is... The King of Pop...

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Hanged @ 2:13 PM