The seventh track on “My True Happy” is titled “Don’t Run. It’s got a little bit more of a country vibe to it, thats the Texan in me kicking in again. I was jamming out with Travis Graham from New Heights band (very talented singer/ guitarist/ producer) a couple years ago. We wrote a couple songs together, one was called “Love Divine” and the other was “Don’t Run”. The words in Don’t Run are exactly the things I say to my friends when they’re discouraged or even the things I say to myself when I need a pick-me-up. I wrote this song to encourage my fans and hopefully bring a smile to those going through hard times. Travis and I really wanted to record it a couple years back but unfortunately it didn’t work out. Luckily, when I was working on my EP, Koo Chung (who produced the album) loved the feel of “Don’t Run” and we did our best to make it happen! 

Only 2 days left until the album release! Presale CD’s are still available until the 22nd, only presale copies will be autographed so make sure to get it now! I also have the Official Music Video of “I’m the One to Blame” releasing very soon along with a pretty cool giveaway/event so make sure to keep checking in! 

The fifth track on “My True Happy” is titled “I’m the One to Blame”. I suppose this is my song about the one that got away and the words I never got to say. I was never really good at saying “I love you” or showing how I really felt. I would push people away because I was so scared of getting hurt. Shutting down and keeping people distant is what I’ve always been good at. But my defense mechanism to protect my heart only ended up hurting me in the end. There were days I used to think back and regret that it didn’t workout. But now when I think back I feel like we were both too young and too insecure. Since then I’ve grown a lot and I’m much happier with who I am and happier with my life. It’s hard to be in a healthy relationship when you’re not happy with yourself. Timing really is important. You probably have no idea but I still think I was really lucky to have met you. Thank you for all the joy and laughter you brought into a chapter of my life. It’s good to know that nice guys do exist. I’ll make sure the next nice guy I meet, I won’t push away. 

The fourth track on “My True Happy” is titled “Memory”. I started writing this song in 2009 and didn’t finish it until 2012. It’s a very personal song and makes me feel extremely vulnerable, which is probably why it took me so many years to finish it. “Memory” is the darkest track on the album but it’s still one of my favorites. It may not be a beautiful song but it was freeing for me and I needed it. You’ll know what I mean when you hear it in 5 days. Sometimes I say I’m over it to convince myself I am and to move on. But sometimes, no matter how much I say it, it just doesn’t become a reality. I don’t regret many things in life, but there was one I definitely regret. Too many tears, too many years, too much time wasted. But I can confidently say that with this song, you are no longer a memory… just a dusty chapter of my life I’ve completely closed and forgotten. 

Less than a week away, 5 days left until the album release. Presale CD’s are still available, only presale copies will be autographed so make sure to get it before the 22nd!

Preview Tracklist of “My True Happy” 

Preorder an autographed copy of “My True Happy” 

Please support me by sharing this EP with your friends and buying my album! Thank you :)

Photo story by Melly Lee & Wardrobe styling by Jenny Ong 

Presale CD’s are still available, only presale copies will be autographed so make sure to get it before the 22nd, only 6 days until the album release… 

The second track on “My True Happy” is titled “Better Off”. When I initially wrote this song I was devastated because I couldn’t sing it. At least I didn’t think I could. The way I heard it in my head was big and free. But I didn’t know how to sing like that. I had never “sang out” or pushed myself to sing in an uncomfortable zone because I always believed I just wasn’t born with the range. I was scared to try. But thankfully a good friend of mine believed I could sing this song and helped me take the steps to get there. I was scared to make mistakes but I was pushed to try. I stopped judging myself and realized failing wasn’t as scary as I thought. I didn’t get it the first few tries but that’s okay. It’s okay to fail, you make mistakes but you keep trying till you get it right and boy does it feel good when you do. I’m still finding my voice but pushing myself to sing this song makes me feel like I got one step closer to finding my true voice. I’m still a baby when it comes to music and there’s so much more to learn but this growing process has definitely been worth it. This recording turned out exactly how I had imagined it in my head a year ago. It used to be the hardest song for me to sing but it ended up being the easiest song for me to record on this album. I was literally bouncing up and down as this track was born. Jumping, dancing and singing this song in the vocal booth. Singing “Better Off” is what makes me know that I love to sing. It feels fantastic, to let it out and have fun doing it. I finally felt free. Anyways, I hope you love it as much as I do. Heartache hurts but sometimes you get something good out of it. In the end, you might have just been “better off”. 

7 days until the album release! Are you excited?

Preview Tracklist of “My True Happy” 

Preorder an autographed copy of “My True Happy” 

Please support me by sharing this EP with your friends and buying my album! Thank you :)

Photo story by Melly Lee & Wardrobe styling by Jenny Ong 

My first EP album is releasing on Jan 22, 2013. The album is called “My True Happy” and the first track on the album is also titled “My True Happy”. This first track is a ditty that sums up a part of my life journey and sets the tone for the stories that will be revealed throughout my songs on the rest of the album. 

This album is a big step for me and as exciting as it seems, it’s quite terrifying. I’ve never invested this much time, money and heart into a passion project. Nor have I had the courage to really invest into something I wasn’t confident in. Most of my life I considered music to be my hobby. Although I’ve always loved music with a passion, I never thought it could be more than just a “hobby”. At least not for me. If you told me a year ago that my stories scribbled in journals, would one day become songs I share with the world, I would have laughed at how ridiculous that sounded. It still hasn’t hit me that I’ve finished this album and in 8 days it will be available for everyone to hear. Even though it’s terrifying to put myself out there, “My True Happy” is just another step as I continue along this path. Life can be full of surprises but sometimes you just have to push yourself to do something you’re scared of. In the end, you might be pleasantly surprised. Even if you put yourself out there and no one receives it, at least you can be happy you tried instead of dying wondering what it would have been like.

I hope “My True Happy” is a good start to a musical journey of my thoughts and I hope my songs bring you joy. Counting down… 8 days until the album release!

Preview Tracklist of “My True Happy” 

Preorder an autographed copy of “My True Happy” 

Please support me by sharing this EP with your friends and buying my album! Thank you :)

Photo story by Melly Lee & Wardrobe styling by Jenny Ong