R.I.P. MJ!

You see...I've never really been a big MJ fan...I know he can dance real good, and he's got a unique way of singing...but I won't put him in my top 10 fav artists...until his death...I, like millions around the world, started revisiting his masterpieces on Youtube...perhaps I was too young back then to appreciate his genius...but watching his videos now make me realize how truly gifted a performer he is...he is truly in a realm of his own...I still may not fully buy into his way of singing, but there's no denying he's the King...

as i kept listening to his old hits i was thinking how has he influenced my life, then it suddenly dawned on me...you see, when I first came to Singapore, I figured I needed an English name...and being a Hong Konger without much command of the language to speak of...Michael is the one English name I know...i would find out later that it was the english name of Sam Hui's elder brother, and since my younger brother is called Sam, I conveniently took that as a reason for me being named Michael...but truth be told, as I recall now, I chose the name Michael because really, I don't know any other English name...and that, I guess, is a clear manifestation of his global influence...

R.I.P. MJ...