2012 is finally here! Wow. Can you believe it? Time flies by so fast
Well, I don’t know about you, but I’ve started off the year great! I was in the 123rd Tournament of Roses Parade, and it was amazing. I was invited by the Indonesian Ministry of Culture and Tourism to be part of the Indonesian float as the guest of honor =D
After 16 years of absence from the Rose Parade, Indonesia made a huge comeback. The float was called Wonderful Indonesia, and it was a beautiful two-part float designed by Raul Rodriguez and constructed by the Fiesta Float Builders. The main float had a huge Garuda in it, which represented the day of independence of Indonesia, which was August 17, 1945. There were eight feathers on the back for August, 17 smaller feathers for the 17th day, and 45 feathers around the Garuda’s neck to represent 1945. Cool, huh? And the front float was of Pagar Alam with a dancer on it =)
I got to ride on the main float, and it was such an honor. Just to be in the Rose Parade is such a huge deal, but then I got to ride with the legendary Raul Rodriguez! The Indonesian float was his 500th…plus the day of the parade was his birthday. Insane, right? Well, it was definitely a once in a lifetime experience.
There were so many people in the 5.8 route. The sidewalks were absolutely packed, the stands were filled, there were photographers everywhere, and TV stations covered the entire parade. I mean, wow. I knew it was a huge deal, but I didn’t know it was that big of a deal. Lol. It was so surreal. Take a look at the video to see the behind the scenes with me!
Anyways, hope you had a wonderful start to your new years and a great holiday season. May this year of 2012 be prosperous for you and your loved ones =)
Do you ever leave the water on when you’re brushing your teeth? Do you throw cans and bottles in the trash? Don’t! Don’t waste water and make sure to recycle! Going green is super important and the new generation needs to become more aware of the consequences if we don’t. We’re taking our planet for granted, and next thing you know, we’ll have wasted all our natural resources and destroyed the earth! We can’t let that happen.
I’m doing my part by turning the water off when I brush my teeth and definitely recycling. Not only am I recycling bottles and cans, though. I’m also recycling…..(drum roll, please!) JEANS! Yes, you heard right. I’m recycling jeans. I’m wearing Reuse Jeans, and they’re a company that makes jeans (skinny jeans, jean vests, jean skirts, ANYTHING JEAN!) out of recycled jeans! And they look fabulous! You’re helping the environment and looking hot while doing it. Isn’t that awesome? My dancers and I have been wearing Reuse Jeans during our performances to create more awareness of protecting our environment =) It feels good…and it looks good =P Thank you, Reuse Jeans!
Along with my awesome jeans, I wear the hottest kicks. Thanks to Pastry Shoes, I have the cutest kicks a girl can have. It fits me well, too, because I can do my high-energy hip-hop dancing in them =D They’re comfortable and super hot. I absolutely love them! And I can say they’re “sweet treats” because they’re from PASTRY shoes. Get it? Haha. Cute, right? I love it!
I just wore my new red Reuse Jeans and white Pastry kicks at the Pemuda Pancasila event today!
What do you think? Red and white for Indonesia, right? Totally hot. Haha.
Oh, and the hat and glasses I stole from people in the audience. Lolz!
It’s what I’m known for, so if you come to any of my shows, don’t wear any
cute accessories you wouldn’t want to have taken away =P Jk, of course.
Been working hard in the studio recently =) Coming up with new songs and new ideas. Everything is getting along pretty well.
Plus, I have a new single coming out! It’s one of my favorite songs, and it’s definitely a song everyone can have fun with! It’s called Crash A Party! Woohoo! Haha. Sounds like fun, right? I’ve never actually crashed a party, but I kinda like the idea of it. It just sounds fun….especially if you’re not having such a good, eventful night.
Anyways, that single will be out next month =)
Crash A Party is also nominated for Best Dance Song by the Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA)! How awesome is that? I found out, like, last week or something, and I’m pretty excited about it. I hope it wins. Haha. You can have a listen to it on my myspace, which is www.myspace.com/meeghanhenry. It’s the featured song, so tell me what you think =)
Other than that, I’m just working on more music while also doing school at the same time. Lol. And of course being Miss Teen Asia USA, which has been really fun. I love going to events and being able to be part of charities and make a difference.
Just had a party to celebrate my win as Miss Teen Asia USA!
Thank you to 72 North in Pasadena for providing me with a venue and thank you to Jans Juice, Pacific States University, and Kabari News for their sponsorships and support =D
It was so much fun! I got to perform, which was cool, and all my friends came, and we just had a blast dancing and eating and being silly. Oh! And I got to wear this awesome plastic outfit made by Anh Volcek, courtesy of the Haus of Chic Showroom. It was so awesome and so out there. I loved it!
The Miss and Mrs. Asia USA royal court came….
…and Tania Gunadi and Romi Dames from Disney Channel came =) Love those girls
Overall, it was tons of fun and I’m so glad everyone got to be a part of it =)
This summer has been so hectic and so crazy, but things are finally coming together. First, I’d like to formally announce that I’ve been crowned Miss Teen Asia USA! Yay! Haha. It’s so exciting =D It’s such an honor and privilege to have this title. I’ll be able to go around to schools and events and influence people, especially young people, which I think is very important. I believe in living above the influence, and I don’t mean just anti-drugs. I mean anti-drugs, anti-drinking, anti-peer pressure, and anti-bullying. Teens and kids can have a fun and great life without succumbing to society’s pressures of doing drugs and just things under the influence.
I’ve also started college, which is also very exciting! I think my favorite part is having such great friends who accept me as a 16-year-old in college. Oh! And the flexible schedule I have. Haha. I can do my singing, be Miss Teen Asia USA, and still have time for studying =) And did I mention I’m on the cheer squad? Yup! It’s so much fun to be involved and I love the spirit and the energy from being on the cheer squad and the spirit and energy I’m able to give to and receive from all the people around me.
This year is gonna be a great year. The glass is definitely half full =)
If I could write everyday, I would, but too much has been going on lately. LOL.
First of all, I’m proud to announce that I’m finally done with high school! I have graduated at the age of 16, which I’m so greatly happy about, and I will be going to a university this fall with honors and a scholarship! I’m so excited. Haha. It’s time for summer now, though, and I’m so happy to be able to relax and get some time to myself. I’ve had way too much work on my plate.
I’m still part of Miss Asia USA as the Indonesian delegate, and the pageant is coming up soon! Rehearsals for the show have been getting hectic, but I know that it’s all gonna be worth it in the end =D
I’ve also been doing lots of events like the Arthritis Walk and the Torch Run for Cancer =)
Other than that, things have been pretty normal.
Oh! I shot my music video for my new single Trouble! It will be out very soon so keep an eye out for it =)
How are you? Is your spring break here yet? Mine just passed. A lot has happened since the last time I wrote, though.
I actually just came back from Indonesia about a week ago. I stayed there for two weeks, and it was crazy hectic. I brought school work with me to do over the trip, but I couldn’t do any of it because my schedule was already packed before my books were! Haha.
In Jakarta, I got to do so many things, like a photoshoot and interview for Marie Claire Magazine, which was amazing and fun. I also got to do a live performance at a new place called @America, and I also sang with Indonesian teen singer, Petra Sihombing. He’s so nice, and so talented. But one of the biggest highlights was getting to perform on the nation’s most watched television channel (RCTI). I performed on the show DahSyat, which means “awesome” in English, and I got to meet so many Indonesian stars. It was so much fun, and I loved it.
Then, I went to Surabaya, and I got to do more photoshoots and interviews, and I performed at a big mall opening with Indonesian Idols.
You can watch what happened in Indonesia in the video above.
Also, my first album will be coming out in Indonesia by the end of the year! Woohoo! Hahaha.
It wasn’t all about work, though. I got to see my family, like my sister and my dad in Jakarta and my grandparents in Surabaya. I think that was the biggest highlight of my trip.
Now I’m back in the U.S., though, and I’m finishing up school. I’m going to a university this fall, and I’m super excited. I can’t believe I’m 16 and I’m gonna be a freshman in college. How strange is that? Haha.
My music is also getting along. I’m working on my second album, and I can’t wait until it’s finished. Keep coming back to stay posted =)
It has been a month and a day since I have written, and so much has gone on. Crazy days have passed and there’s more to come. Haha.
First, I’m so proud because I finished 11th grade! I’m now in the twelfth grade, and will be graduating this year at 16! Oh, yeah. I’m 16! Haha. Had my birthday, which was a lot of fun. I ate Korean BBQ with my friends and family, and it was so good. I love Korean BBQ. Haha.
As some of you may already know, if you are a fan of my music page on Facebook, I am currently a delegate for Miss Asia America representing my amazing home country of Indonesia! Woohoo! My first event was at the Asian American Expo in Pomona California at the Pomona Fairplex. The Asian American Expo is considered to be one of the biggest expos held annually in the United States, so I was very happy to be part of it. Not only did I get to promote Indonesia, but I also got to meet some Indonesians at the expo. You know the company Indo Mie? Well, I passed by their booth and they gave me an entire box of Indo Mie. It was crazy. Haha. There’s a video up above of my time at the expo.
Other than that stuff, I’m working on my second album and I can’t wait for everyone to hear it! Some of the styles are completely new to me, but it’s exciting, and I think you guys are gonna like it.
Keep checking back for more blogs and more updates!
Don’t forget to check my facebook! www.facbeook.com/meeghanhenry
Happy new year to everyone! It’s finally 2011! Can you believe it? No more of those new years glasses with the two zero’s…because there’s no more zeros! Haha.
Wow. I haven’t written a blog in forever. Sorry! Haha. I’ve just been super uber busy. It was only last month that I came back from my trip to Indonesia! Yes, I went home. LOL. If you followed me on Facebook, Myspace, or Twitter, you would’ve known about it all. Haha. Anyways, I was so busy with interviews, performances, and photo shoots that I barely had time for school, which I brought there because I had to finish it. Haha. But It’s totally cool because I loved every second of my time there. It was so much fun to do all the media stuff and see family and be back home again. I wanna go back now….You know, I went shopping almost everyday. I love the malls there. Especially Pasar Atum in Surabaya. Haha. The bomb! You can get the best deals there. And the food…gosh. Delicious! My favorite is sate ayam. Yummy, yummy, yummy! If you look above this blog, there’s a video showing bits and pieces of what happened back home =D
What else did I do?….
Well, Christmas was awesome! Haha. How was your Christmas? Did Santa treat you well? I know he was nice to me this year =D Gave me exactly what I wanted! Haha.
And new years! I actually had a party on new years eve. It was a combination of my birthday party (Sweet and Sour Sixteen) and a new years bash! Along with it being 2011, can you believe I’m finally turning 16? I feel so old! Haha. JK. I feel young…Maybe I should write a song about that. LOL. But my birthday is Friday, soo…yeah.
As for my singing, I have been back to working on my second album and writing songs for it. I can’t wait to get back into the studio and record everything I’ve been working on. I’m also back on my school tour, which is awesome, and I actually just had a show for the Ruth Moore Annual Christmas Party, which is a big event for children who aren’t as fortunate as others. It felt good to give back to the community =D
Next is my gig at the legendary and world famous Whiskey a Go Go! Ahh! It’s on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, and I was invited to sing, and I’m stoked! Haha. But back to school, first. Sucks.
I’m in the studio right now making an awesome song with artist and producer Excel. I’m having a total blast! He made such a sick beat, plus he’s singing on it with me. I think this song is a totally different feel than any of my other songs because it has a kind of club feeling to it. It’s pretty exciting. I feel like I haven’t been in the studio in a while, too, and it just feels good to be back. It’s like my home away from home…I think I already said that before. Haha. But yeah. It’s true.
I love collaborating with people on tracks. I actually have another song where I worked with Jeff Timmons from 98 Degrees. He was so nice and so talented. The track came out great, and I can’t wait for everyone to hear it. LOL. It’s called It’s Time, and some of you may have heard it if you came to my first live concert at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills earlier this year. It feels like such a long time ago, but yeah. There was a great response to the song then and I’m positive it’ll get a great response later when it’s released.
