Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Susan Boyle's First Interview with Richard Mooney


Update from Richard Mooney - Where I am now.

Hello folks,

It's been nearly four years since I was last on here. I made my SuBo interview video (see below) in April 2009 and by goodness it is the biggest achievement of my career.



This video then went onto be named as one of the Most Memorable Videos of 2009 in a YouTube countdown.

It's helped to take me places I would never have been. Over the last four years I have worked in Saudi Arabia, left the UK, fell in love, got a scholarship and am now seeking new adventures in the Far East. I've travelled all over and am currently studying for a MA in International Media in Taipei, Taiwan. I love it here. I've met some of the world's foremost professionals, politicians, but none of them quite compare to Susan.

I still follow news of her. I'm glad to see this forum is still alive and well. So why am I here? Well honestly I want to tell my Susan Boyle story. I've never really shared it with the world. I was shy, told not to and that self-promotion is bad, bad, bad.

In hindsight I could have used it more to promote myself, but I am happy with how it worked out.

I'm just trying to get some ideas of where to post it and what you guys, the fans would like to know. I only was with her for one hour, but what that one hour did for me personally changed my life.

I left the my journalist role in the UK in 2010, then worked in Saudi Arabia in a place called KAUST as a journalist writing on tech and science. It's a new university aimed at providing international excellent education to Saudis and international students alike. Men and women. The campus is highly international and feels like a small village. It's cosmopolitan. There I met some of the most influential people in the world. You can read more about what happened next here:

Bellshill Student Lands Top Asian Scholarship

Meeting my girlfriend there, Erin, a Taiwanese, brought me to Taipei where I am currently studying for a MA in International Media and learning Chinese.

I hope you're all well.

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