On Susan Boyle, ugly duckling, and internet sensation...

Every so often, unlikely internet sensation would surface that delights. Couple of years ago, there's the star war kid which was then much improved to become a near legend on youtube.

Last week or so, there's this 47-year-old lady on the talent show Britain's Got Talent, who went on to become an even bigger sensation, since it's on TV as well. I must confess that, right when she started singing, my eyes welled up for some unknown reason. She has such a beautiful voice, and yet, so many people had looked down on her, simply because she looks like a cleaning lady or your grandmother. But, is it so inconceivable when she said she wants to be a professional singer? She has, in fact, more talent than all those women who rolled their eyes (caught on camera and TV), combined. For that alone, for her dream to come dream, for indeed an ugly duckling has risen to become the white swan, right in front of our eyes, it moves me.

While she could well fade away after her 15-minute of fame, she has achieved what she has promised her mother. I'm profoundly happy for her.