@Catherine: Yea, his passing is a huge shock to everyone, especially that his concert is less than a couple of weeks away. Rest in peace.

@Brandy: Well said, Brandy! There will never be another Michael Jackson. I don’t expect anyone to surpass him, when it comes to dancing, his awesome music videos and his songs. It’s sad that we’ve lost a legendary music icon that crafted a part of our childhood.

@Rachel: My heart goes out to his family members too. But I’m particularly disgruntled at how his dad attempts to cash in on his death. How shameful. There’ll never be another MJ :(

I stumbled upon this YouTube video, sarcastically calling people who mourn after the king of pop’s dead as two-faced, blinded, dumb and etc. Thinking of it, what is mentioned in the video is quite true – in the 2000s everyone is obsessed with his lawsuits, his children and the after effects of his plastic surgeries (note on the plural). Even Bruno made fun of MJ’s unusually high-pitched voice, and during an interview with LaToya, tried to obtain personal contact information of MJ by snatching her phone. And now they’re cutting out the footages.

It’s human nature – we’ll only learn how to cherish things when they’re gone.

While Michael Jackson slowly slips away from my mind (I got tired of the lawsuits and news on how his face is slowly caving in to the after effects of countless plastic surgery), I still kept in mind that he’ll be holding a grand 50-session concert in London’s O2 arena. I can’t wait to see him rebound, and rise to fame again. Sadly, we’ll never see the moment come.

Looks like A&E will be releasing the recording of the final rehearsal for his concert. The proceeds of the recording will help to make up the losses raked up by the company for signing Michael on.

Michael also had a secret collection of a hundred plus unreleased, unpublished works. People are speculating that although they’re reserved for his kids (and to be released a month after his death), his works will have to be sold to pay the $400million debt he has accumulated over the years.

Sad, really.

The courtcases and lawsuits he was served with after being accused to be a paedophile (all counts dismissed) did negatively influence my view of Michael, but I have to say that besides that, he is still a legendary pop icon. His dance moves, his music videos… were the real ancestors of what we’re seeing on TVs and the Internet nowadays.

What really disgusts me is how Michael’s dad was busy cashing on the news of his son’s death – besides making weird faces outside Michael’s home the other day, he even had the balls to introduce everyone to his new record company/label during an interview after Michael’s death. How despicable.

My favourite song of his will be Black & White, Thirller, You’re Not Alone and Heal the World :)

RIP, Michael.

But it’s strange though, how the world’s perspective changed drastically because of his death. For one, everyone used to talk about the cases of paedophilia when he was alive, and once he was dead, they only talked about what a great legend he is. I guess it’s human nature anyways, but yeah. =\

I remember that he once came to Brunei in 1996 for a concert. He’s one of the few international celebrities to come here too. Bruneians love MJ a lot and most of them mourned for his death.

I find it sad, though, that he died, what with the tour and upcoming CD release… I guess we’ll never know what he was cooking up with those. Too bad, really.