Charice Pempengco's Crystal Studded Microphone

Since I blogged about the day I saw CharicePempengco in person and how I bravely used some tricks and stunts just to be able to smuggle myself into the press area to see her perform and take pictures of her during her promotional visit in Thailand, my blog received quite a lot of hits from Charice's fans. What amazes me though is the fact that the visitors who read the post Charice Visited Thailand aren't seem to be that interested about her visit in the country, rather, they are more fascinated and curious about her dazzling crystal-studded Sennheiser microphone.

About fifty meters from the platform, I could clearly see the sparks of her microphone studded with diamond-like crystals. There was a clear distinction between her microphone and the normal microphones that the Thai performer and the EMCEE, who welcomed her, were using.

Sennheiser, a leading German audio electronics brand, made Charice's dream come true - the dream of having her own personalized microphone. The hand-held microphone is customized with 2300 crystals and costs up to $999.

Charice was overwhelmed when she was told that she'll be the next endorser of the brand in line after Beyonce and Celine Dion. But when the mic, with her signature on it, was handed to her, she couldn't help but be teary eyed. After all, aren't dreams come true?

Read more about how Charice received the Swarovski-studded microphone from German company.

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Charice Pempengco visited Thailand

The Filipino singer Charice Pempengco has recently visited Thailand to promote her album "Charice". She's the first Asian in history to land on the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 album chart . She is managed by record producer David Foster and celebrity actress/television host Oprah Winfrey.

Yesterday afternoon she performed live in the ground floor of Siam Discovery performing a total of seven songs. She sang parts of "I will always love you" and "I Have Nothing". She also performed some rap songs as well as the most awaited songs "Pyramid" and "In This Song".

The venue was too small and not conducive for performance. With tons of people flocking to get a glimpse of her and to hear her voice, it was almost impossible for me and my friends to find a spot where we could see her perform. Each floor of the mall was already full packed hours before the performance.

I went up and down from the first floor to the third but I could not find a place. While on an escalator, however, I saw that there was a platform on the ground floor allocated for all the press and camera men. I checked for a possible way to get in there. There were guards who were dismissing non press people from the platform but I was able to smuggle myself in and secure a space in the middle of all the men positioned to cover the performance. I pretended to be a press too. Armed with my Nikon D5000 always ready to get a shot, I was as good as true. I stayed there throughout the performance. I decided I could as well use a fake press ID.

It was a very amazing performance with all the highest notes reached with ease and with power that makes you shake. You'd wonder how a small teenage girl can possess such power. But while you still crave for more, you'd be told "I'm coming back in October with my friends and David Foster. See you then ..."

Understandably, it was just a promotion. It wasn't a concert. And by the way, do you notice that special microphone of hers? I was told only Charice and Celine Dion model this phone. And it is said to be a German product. Well, that's something I am yet to confirm.

I managed to find my friends after the performance. We were scattered in different floors. And we were able to get ourselves some photos too.

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