... good things like school holidays. In a few hours, I'll be thrusted into a new school term. Stressful work, screaming (at) kids, what's not to like? :P
Anyway, somebody new has entered into my life. Not too sure of things yet, but it's a good start. Will write more when I get to know Ms A more.
Monday, June 28, 2004
Wednesday, June 23, 2004
Linkin Park Live and Loud at the Padang (MAIN SHOW!!!)
5.30pm. Reached the Padang and boy, is that a long queue or WHAT? (I was hoping for WHAT, but too bad, it really was a queue). I started queuing about 500m away from the main gate, seeing the other avid/rabid fans stampeded across the junction to reach the Padang, while paying no heed to the coming traffic. This goes to show that although Malaysia and Singapore pride themselves for being different from each other, deep inside, M'sians and S'poreans still cross the road the same way when they're desparate. :P
7.15pm. Z-Sueh and his friend, Angie joined me in the queue. The organizers were letting people in by small batches. They were so short-handed that they actually asked us to tear our own tickets and pass them the stubs. I dunno much about this country, but why is it everytime when the people involved reaches the thousands, the organizers always seem helpless and disorganized? Huh? HUH? Reminds me of my Idol experience...
7.30pm. We're finally in the inner circle mosh pit. Luckily for us, the front of the stage was not filled up yet. Found ourselves an alright spot about 200m away from the stage. Was a bit miffed to see people on the rooftop of the S'pore Recreation Club, which is just behind the stage, to catch a free show. Hehe... if only they knew what surprise was waiting for them... >:D
8.20pm (and the ticket said 8pm, mind). Daniel Ong and Sheikh Haikel from Perfect 10 98.7FM opened the show. They started to tease the crowd, only to tell us the rules and regulations, exit points, blah blah blah... No moshing/body-surfing in the MOSH PIT?? We might as well call it a STAND PIT, then!
8.30pm. The opening band is a nu-metal band called PIA (pronounced as 'PEE-AH!') from Korea. A piece of advice: whatever band name that sounded cool in one language, could be merely laughing stock in another language. No disrespect, but I think they're just copying the style and moves of Linkin Park. Moreover, these guys just won't get off the stage! They just kept singing their unintelligible Korean songs and pretended that we like them! It's more fun just listening to the Mat Rocker behind me making fun of them--
PIA soloist: Hello Singapore! (Mat Rocker: Goodbye!)
PIA: You guys are lovely! (MR: f**k you!)
PIA: We love Singapore! (MR: Get off the stage!)
PIA: Our next song is called *WHATEVER THE NAME*. (MR: Oi! Speak English lah!)
9pm. They finally let go of the mikes! Daniel and Sheikh came out again to reiterate the RnR. The stage crew took off the canvas sheets and revealed Mr Hahn's turntable and Rob's drumset, complete with Meteora artwork on them! What's that behind them, lowering from the stage ceiling? Is that what I think it is? Well I wouldn't know, coz some technical glitch occured and the thing couldn't rise again!
9.30pm. 30mins of standing and listening to CD being played through the speakers. I paid $152.20 to listen to CD on the Padang? "Absurd" is a total understatement, man... The thing is moving again! It's... it's... the Linkin Park mega-screen! The mega-screen blocked the stage completely away from the view of those people on the rooftop of the S'pore Recreation Club. YEAH! Take that, SUCKERS!
More than 14 MILLION copies of their first album sold. With "Meteora" at No. 6 of THE BILLBOARD 200 year-end chart in 2003, Linkin Park is the only act to repeat from previous year's top-10. "Hybrid Theory," the group's debut, placed fifth in 2002. If that ain't cool for you, it's time to move to the north pole!
The pieces were in place, and the crowd was drooling for hardcore rock action. The familiar tune started playing... and there they come!
The GODS have landed!
As soon as they played "Don't Stay", everyone just went wild! Everyone knows their every song, screaming and singing with them. The band's energy was just amazing! Chester looked like he's either possessed or very, very, very angry, hollering into his mike. Brad looked goofy with his new-found hair, and he looked like he smoked pot before the show as he swung his arms like a conductor to lead the audience. Everyone of them was on FIRE!
Spotted! The elusive Devil's Horn hand sign...
What's the point of going to concerts if you already owned the band's CD? Obviously, it's to listen to something that's NOT on the CD, and Linkin Park didn't disappoint, them being great remixers of their own songs. "Breaking the Habit" started with a mellow piano solo by Mike. As for "A Place for My Head", they found a half-naked audience and got him on stage to sing the bridge. What a headbanger! He was running all over the stage, headbanging all the way. Lucky bastard...
Speaking of headbanging, this dude in front of me really swung his head like a hammer. Fearing for the safety of my nose, I raised my paper cup behind his head. Sure enough, he banged into cup and looked at me, so I gave him a very concerned look and asked if he's ok (HIAK HIAK). I think he took the hint coz he started headbanging SIDEWAYS after that. For a while. Then he's Mr Hammer Head again...
A chick beside me was irritated by another violent dude in front and she pushed him away pretty hard. The dude looked like he wanna fight, but eventually gave way for the lady. Heh, it's good to have an unknown pretty girl rocking and smiling beside you, instead of another sweaty hairy armpit. Remember that we weren't allowed to body-surf? One dude not far from me tried to body-surf, only to fall flat on his face coz nobody was holding him. It's moronically funny, I tell you! :P
The band just couldn't resist the crowd after the supposed "end" of the concert, like we couldn't let them go so easily. They returned for another 3 songs, including the song that propelled them into super stardom, "Crawling". For their last song, guess who's back to join them on stage? It's PIA! Don't these guys EVER give up??
11pm. The real end of the concert. It's totally worth the money, man! I'd like to thank Teresa for allowing me to hijack some of her photos and post them here. I'll post more photos of the concert as and when they become available to me. For the moment, I took these pix of my little memorabilias. Enjoy! :)
Standing ain't Free, pal...
My concert wristband
I belong to the Inner Circle, BABY!
7.15pm. Z-Sueh and his friend, Angie joined me in the queue. The organizers were letting people in by small batches. They were so short-handed that they actually asked us to tear our own tickets and pass them the stubs. I dunno much about this country, but why is it everytime when the people involved reaches the thousands, the organizers always seem helpless and disorganized? Huh? HUH? Reminds me of my Idol experience...
7.30pm. We're finally in the inner circle mosh pit. Luckily for us, the front of the stage was not filled up yet. Found ourselves an alright spot about 200m away from the stage. Was a bit miffed to see people on the rooftop of the S'pore Recreation Club, which is just behind the stage, to catch a free show. Hehe... if only they knew what surprise was waiting for them... >:D
8.20pm (and the ticket said 8pm, mind). Daniel Ong and Sheikh Haikel from Perfect 10 98.7FM opened the show. They started to tease the crowd, only to tell us the rules and regulations, exit points, blah blah blah... No moshing/body-surfing in the MOSH PIT?? We might as well call it a STAND PIT, then!
8.30pm. The opening band is a nu-metal band called PIA (pronounced as 'PEE-AH!') from Korea. A piece of advice: whatever band name that sounded cool in one language, could be merely laughing stock in another language. No disrespect, but I think they're just copying the style and moves of Linkin Park. Moreover, these guys just won't get off the stage! They just kept singing their unintelligible Korean songs and pretended that we like them! It's more fun just listening to the Mat Rocker behind me making fun of them--
PIA soloist: Hello Singapore! (Mat Rocker: Goodbye!)
PIA: You guys are lovely! (MR: f**k you!)
PIA: We love Singapore! (MR: Get off the stage!)
PIA: Our next song is called *WHATEVER THE NAME*. (MR: Oi! Speak English lah!)
9pm. They finally let go of the mikes! Daniel and Sheikh came out again to reiterate the RnR. The stage crew took off the canvas sheets and revealed Mr Hahn's turntable and Rob's drumset, complete with Meteora artwork on them! What's that behind them, lowering from the stage ceiling? Is that what I think it is? Well I wouldn't know, coz some technical glitch occured and the thing couldn't rise again!
9.30pm. 30mins of standing and listening to CD being played through the speakers. I paid $152.20 to listen to CD on the Padang? "Absurd" is a total understatement, man... The thing is moving again! It's... it's... the Linkin Park mega-screen! The mega-screen blocked the stage completely away from the view of those people on the rooftop of the S'pore Recreation Club. YEAH! Take that, SUCKERS!
More than 14 MILLION copies of their first album sold. With "Meteora" at No. 6 of THE BILLBOARD 200 year-end chart in 2003, Linkin Park is the only act to repeat from previous year's top-10. "Hybrid Theory," the group's debut, placed fifth in 2002. If that ain't cool for you, it's time to move to the north pole!
The pieces were in place, and the crowd was drooling for hardcore rock action. The familiar tune started playing... and there they come!
The GODS have landed!
As soon as they played "Don't Stay", everyone just went wild! Everyone knows their every song, screaming and singing with them. The band's energy was just amazing! Chester looked like he's either possessed or very, very, very angry, hollering into his mike. Brad looked goofy with his new-found hair, and he looked like he smoked pot before the show as he swung his arms like a conductor to lead the audience. Everyone of them was on FIRE!
Spotted! The elusive Devil's Horn hand sign...
What's the point of going to concerts if you already owned the band's CD? Obviously, it's to listen to something that's NOT on the CD, and Linkin Park didn't disappoint, them being great remixers of their own songs. "Breaking the Habit" started with a mellow piano solo by Mike. As for "A Place for My Head", they found a half-naked audience and got him on stage to sing the bridge. What a headbanger! He was running all over the stage, headbanging all the way. Lucky bastard...
Speaking of headbanging, this dude in front of me really swung his head like a hammer. Fearing for the safety of my nose, I raised my paper cup behind his head. Sure enough, he banged into cup and looked at me, so I gave him a very concerned look and asked if he's ok (HIAK HIAK). I think he took the hint coz he started headbanging SIDEWAYS after that. For a while. Then he's Mr Hammer Head again...
A chick beside me was irritated by another violent dude in front and she pushed him away pretty hard. The dude looked like he wanna fight, but eventually gave way for the lady. Heh, it's good to have an unknown pretty girl rocking and smiling beside you, instead of another sweaty hairy armpit. Remember that we weren't allowed to body-surf? One dude not far from me tried to body-surf, only to fall flat on his face coz nobody was holding him. It's moronically funny, I tell you! :P
The band just couldn't resist the crowd after the supposed "end" of the concert, like we couldn't let them go so easily. They returned for another 3 songs, including the song that propelled them into super stardom, "Crawling". For their last song, guess who's back to join them on stage? It's PIA! Don't these guys EVER give up??
11pm. The real end of the concert. It's totally worth the money, man! I'd like to thank Teresa for allowing me to hijack some of her photos and post them here. I'll post more photos of the concert as and when they become available to me. For the moment, I took these pix of my little memorabilias. Enjoy! :)
Standing ain't Free, pal...
My concert wristband
I belong to the Inner Circle, BABY!
Linkin Park Live and Loud at the Padang (Pre-Show Makan)
Haven't been blogging when I was home in Klang, Malaysia. Shall write about my little (mis)adventures back home in the future. For now, let's concentrate on the biggest show to ROCK Singapore!
Went for porridge buffet at Suntec with Wee Lee and Pearlyn at lunch time. Had 2 full bowls of porridge. Yum! Wee Lee 'coaxed' me to snatch duck meat plates after plates after plates... By the end of it, I said we might as well ordered the whole duck at the beginning. We even got 2 duck drumsticks! Heard this from 2 insurance agents (I guess) beside us, "Rational tells, but Emotion sells." Huh!? Well apparently what they meant was if you put more emotion into selling insurance, you'd have better chances to seal the deals. Quite true. My dad becomes his clients' best friends long after he's gotten them to buy insurance from him.
Initially, I planned to go queue for the concert right after lunch, and maybe pack Burger King for dinner. However, my bloated stomach called for a walk around first, so we strolled to Carrefour to find Pearlyn's frisbee. After that, we went to Cafe Cartel for waffles and coffee (at 4.30pm!?). I ordered a Mocha Float, but only to realise that the ice cream was actually placed in HOT coffee. What happened to COLD ice cream on COLD drinks, man? Anyway, the ice creams actually cools the coffee, so it's just a sweeter form of ice cubes, I guess... :P We toyed with my phone and took this pic:
Pearlyn and Me
Our chat topics always revolve around relationships. I guess that's what happens when 3 single people are together. "What happened to you and Ms N?" Some people asked. Well, I'm sorry to let you guys know that it's not all too well. The previous posting of "All by Myself" was a hint, refered here. My spy have informed me that Ms N is not interested in anyone at the moment. That was after my spy's spy asked her what she thinks of me. Sigh...
"What do you think of Ms N?" Someone asked after that. Well, i said this:
Imagine the prettiest rainbow you've ever seen, then Ms N will be standing at that rainbow's end.
I can see where the rainbow ends, but I can never reach her place.
Ms N is the unreachable bliss, the one girl that I'll really miss.
She's like the mirage over the scorching desert, and I'm just the marooned traveller that's chasing a dream.
If the above is too profound for you, it simply means that the feeling sucks.
Anyway, after the tea break, I reckoned that it's high time that I get my ass over to the Padang ASAP. Wee Lee and Pearlyn were kind enough to walk me to the convention centre (but they just wanna walk to ease their stomach...), and planned to have dinner at Sakae Sushi tonight. You guys have just been freed by Iraqi terrorists or something?
Watch this space for the full report of Linkin Park concert!!!
Went for porridge buffet at Suntec with Wee Lee and Pearlyn at lunch time. Had 2 full bowls of porridge. Yum! Wee Lee 'coaxed' me to snatch duck meat plates after plates after plates... By the end of it, I said we might as well ordered the whole duck at the beginning. We even got 2 duck drumsticks! Heard this from 2 insurance agents (I guess) beside us, "Rational tells, but Emotion sells." Huh!? Well apparently what they meant was if you put more emotion into selling insurance, you'd have better chances to seal the deals. Quite true. My dad becomes his clients' best friends long after he's gotten them to buy insurance from him.
Initially, I planned to go queue for the concert right after lunch, and maybe pack Burger King for dinner. However, my bloated stomach called for a walk around first, so we strolled to Carrefour to find Pearlyn's frisbee. After that, we went to Cafe Cartel for waffles and coffee (at 4.30pm!?). I ordered a Mocha Float, but only to realise that the ice cream was actually placed in HOT coffee. What happened to COLD ice cream on COLD drinks, man? Anyway, the ice creams actually cools the coffee, so it's just a sweeter form of ice cubes, I guess... :P We toyed with my phone and took this pic:
Pearlyn and Me
Our chat topics always revolve around relationships. I guess that's what happens when 3 single people are together. "What happened to you and Ms N?" Some people asked. Well, I'm sorry to let you guys know that it's not all too well. The previous posting of "All by Myself" was a hint, refered here. My spy have informed me that Ms N is not interested in anyone at the moment. That was after my spy's spy asked her what she thinks of me. Sigh...
"What do you think of Ms N?" Someone asked after that. Well, i said this:
Imagine the prettiest rainbow you've ever seen, then Ms N will be standing at that rainbow's end.
I can see where the rainbow ends, but I can never reach her place.
Ms N is the unreachable bliss, the one girl that I'll really miss.
She's like the mirage over the scorching desert, and I'm just the marooned traveller that's chasing a dream.
If the above is too profound for you, it simply means that the feeling sucks.
Anyway, after the tea break, I reckoned that it's high time that I get my ass over to the Padang ASAP. Wee Lee and Pearlyn were kind enough to walk me to the convention centre (but they just wanna walk to ease their stomach...), and planned to have dinner at Sakae Sushi tonight. You guys have just been freed by Iraqi terrorists or something?
Watch this space for the full report of Linkin Park concert!!!
Sunday, June 13, 2004
Swingin' Good Time!
Went to the Count Basie Orchestra concert tonite. We are so fortunate coz the last time they're here was in 1971 (I'm not even a sperm yet!). What do I think of the concert? DAMN, THESE GUYS ARE GOOD!!! The music was electrifying, the chemistry was tight, the choreography (yes, there's actually some) was fun to watch! Lovely, money well-spent. Think I better start to stock-up for white bread for all my meals in the following month... :P
After the concert, we went to Harry's at Boat Quay in hope to bump into some of the Count Basie Orchestra members. Sure enough, one of the trombone players walked into the bar shortly after us, and joined the resident jazz band for a jamming session. It's his first time playing with this band but he blended in like a chameleon. The house went wild lindy hopping to the soulful crooning of Diane and the band. When it's time for the last order of the night, we ordered a cup of Guiness for the trombone player for his great music, and he actually came over and shook our hands. I've been touched by a star!!! :P
Going home in a few mins time, so this blog won't be updated until I return to S'pore next Sunday. Looking forward to Linkin Park on 22nd June!
After the concert, we went to Harry's at Boat Quay in hope to bump into some of the Count Basie Orchestra members. Sure enough, one of the trombone players walked into the bar shortly after us, and joined the resident jazz band for a jamming session. It's his first time playing with this band but he blended in like a chameleon. The house went wild lindy hopping to the soulful crooning of Diane and the band. When it's time for the last order of the night, we ordered a cup of Guiness for the trombone player for his great music, and he actually came over and shook our hands. I've been touched by a star!!! :P
Going home in a few mins time, so this blog won't be updated until I return to S'pore next Sunday. Looking forward to Linkin Park on 22nd June!
Friday, June 11, 2004
All By Myself (by Celine Dion)
When I was young
I never needed anyone
And making love was just for fun
Those days are gone
Livin' alone
I think of all the friends I've known
When I dial the telephone
Nobody's home
All by myself
Don't wanna be
All by myself
Anymore
Hard to be sure
Sometimes I feel so insecure
And loves so distant and obscure
Remains the cure
All by myself
Don't wanna be
All by myself
Anymore
All by myself
Don't wanna live
All by myself
Anymore
When I was young
I never needed anyone
And making love was just for fun
Those days are gone
All by myself
Don't wanna be
All by myself
Anymore
All by myself
Don't wanna live
Oh
Don't wanna live
By myself, by myself
Anymore
By myself
Anymore
Oh
All by myself
Don't wanna live
I never, never, never
Needed anyone
I never needed anyone
And making love was just for fun
Those days are gone
Livin' alone
I think of all the friends I've known
When I dial the telephone
Nobody's home
All by myself
Don't wanna be
All by myself
Anymore
Hard to be sure
Sometimes I feel so insecure
And loves so distant and obscure
Remains the cure
All by myself
Don't wanna be
All by myself
Anymore
All by myself
Don't wanna live
All by myself
Anymore
When I was young
I never needed anyone
And making love was just for fun
Those days are gone
All by myself
Don't wanna be
All by myself
Anymore
All by myself
Don't wanna live
Oh
Don't wanna live
By myself, by myself
Anymore
By myself
Anymore
Oh
All by myself
Don't wanna live
I never, never, never
Needed anyone
Wednesday, June 09, 2004
Tuesday, June 08, 2004
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Watched Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind today, which was taken from this poem: Eloisa to Abelard (by Alexander Pope). Check out the poem's historical background to have a better understanding of the poem. Enjoy!
This is a part I like:
How oft, when press'd to marriage, have I said,
Curse on all laws but those which love has made!
Love, free as air, at sight of human ties,
Spreads his light wings, and in a moment flies.
About the movie:
Joel (Jim Carrey) is stunned to discover that his girlfriend Clementine (Kate Winslet) has had her memories of their tumultuous relationship erased. Out of desperation, he contracts the inventor of the process, Dr. Howard Mierzwaik (Tom Wilkinson), to have Clementine removed from his own memory. But as Joel's memories progressively disappear, he begins to rediscover their earlier passion. From deep within the recesses of his brain, Joel attempts to escape the procedure. As Dr. Mierzwiak and his crew (Kristen Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood) chase him through the maze of his memories, it's clear that Joel just can't get her out of his head. The film, which takes place mostly within Joel's mind, follows his memories of Clementine backwards in time as each recent memory is replaced, and the procedure then goes on to the previous one, which is likewise seen, and then erased. Once the process starts, however, Joel realizes he doesn't really want to forget Clementine, so he starts smuggling her away into parts of his memory where she doesn't belong which alters other things about his memories as well...
It's been quite a long while since I last seen a movie that worked my brain up so much, like Being John Malkovich, Memento, Fight Club, 12 Monkeys etc. For the record, Jim Carrey CAN act serious roles, though there's still some slapstick moments in the film. I think the love portrayed in the film is very sweet. I especially like the effect when his memory is being erased bit by bit. Houses torn down, books labels wiped out, humans blipped out. It's cheap camera and editing trick, but it's effective. Now who says good movies need big money? Sadly, I think this film will be hugely ignored here, judging by the taste of local movie-goers.
Which is why film gems like these hardly have any effect on the community... which is what movies were meant to do...
This is a part I like:
How oft, when press'd to marriage, have I said,
Curse on all laws but those which love has made!
Love, free as air, at sight of human ties,
Spreads his light wings, and in a moment flies.
About the movie:
Joel (Jim Carrey) is stunned to discover that his girlfriend Clementine (Kate Winslet) has had her memories of their tumultuous relationship erased. Out of desperation, he contracts the inventor of the process, Dr. Howard Mierzwaik (Tom Wilkinson), to have Clementine removed from his own memory. But as Joel's memories progressively disappear, he begins to rediscover their earlier passion. From deep within the recesses of his brain, Joel attempts to escape the procedure. As Dr. Mierzwiak and his crew (Kristen Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood) chase him through the maze of his memories, it's clear that Joel just can't get her out of his head. The film, which takes place mostly within Joel's mind, follows his memories of Clementine backwards in time as each recent memory is replaced, and the procedure then goes on to the previous one, which is likewise seen, and then erased. Once the process starts, however, Joel realizes he doesn't really want to forget Clementine, so he starts smuggling her away into parts of his memory where she doesn't belong which alters other things about his memories as well...
It's been quite a long while since I last seen a movie that worked my brain up so much, like Being John Malkovich, Memento, Fight Club, 12 Monkeys etc. For the record, Jim Carrey CAN act serious roles, though there's still some slapstick moments in the film. I think the love portrayed in the film is very sweet. I especially like the effect when his memory is being erased bit by bit. Houses torn down, books labels wiped out, humans blipped out. It's cheap camera and editing trick, but it's effective. Now who says good movies need big money? Sadly, I think this film will be hugely ignored here, judging by the taste of local movie-goers.
Which is why film gems like these hardly have any effect on the community... which is what movies were meant to do...
Saturday, June 05, 2004
Singapore Idol Wanna-be
Woke up at 5am this morning to catch the first train to City Hall. Some geezers actually started queuing since 9am the day before the audition. Spoil Market! Anyway, the rain started pouring relentlessly and before I even reach the MRT station, my shoes are wet. (read: splash)
Made it to Suntec at 6.15am, and there's no queue there... just HORDES of refugees from the rain. "Hey Mr Channel-5-Crew, where's the end of the queue?" "We'll make the announcement VERY soon, so just wait around, ya?" Ha! Make that VERY un-soon. About 30mins later, then they asked those with stickers (apparently those who'd been queuing since yesterday) to stay at the taxi area. Those who just came? Too bad! Bugger off you go to the queue barricades in the rain. Oh, and try your best to ignore the ankle-deep puddles. BOLLOCKS!
So there I was, in the queue, in the rain, in the puddles. Should have brought some Drypers diapers to suck the puddles dry, like that TV ad. My shoes were completely submerged in the water (read: soaked), and my jeans absorbed the water up to my calves level. And guess what? The stickers gang came gatecrashing into our queue, cutting the lines coz they got "priority" over us Muggles. Obviously, the organizer didn't prepare a bad weather plan. One constestant started tearing his registration form's Singapore Idol logo to fake it as a sticker. Rather desparate, don't you think?
7.50am. Ken Teh from Channel News Asia and Camie De Souza from Channel 5/8 came to shoot the crowd, asking us to cheer and sing for the camera. Needless to say, profanities were heard among the chaos.
8am. Registration started. Dun have a sticker? Stay put then, you. The sticker gang got "priority". And stay put we did... for another good 1 hour.
9am. Muggles were finally allowed to enter the building. And what's waiting for us in the Registration Hall? ANOTHER queue! Splendid... People were busy drying their clothes with hand-dryers in the toilets. Last minute touch-ups. When I walked, I got a squishy feel in my shoes, like those squeaking shoes you let infants wear...
11am. It's my group(of 5)'s turn to proceed to the Waiting Room. And we had to wait outside before we go in. We had to wait to go into the Waiting Room to wait? Now, that's quite a mouthfull. Another queue! Excellent... The producer was constantly prowling the room searching for ppl with flashy appearances and eager to show off, and the crowd cheer them on tirelessly. It's a fun and stupid atmosphere, really. Thanks to Shawnna, Zoo, Hillary, Andy from my group for making the waiting process bearable! :)
1pm. My group had reached the head of the queue for the audition, but then the organizers mixed up the sequence and started letting the groups behind us to go in first! MORONS! Took her 30 bloody mins to realize her mistake. That, coupled with this morning's queue system, tell a lot about Mediacorp's "Efficiency".
1.30pm. After much delays, hiccups, temper flare-ups, the moment of truth had finally arrived. 2 judges (not the official ones), 1 cameraman, 1 mike, and me. Sang for 1 min plus, and that's it. More than 7hrs of wait in exchange of 1 minute in front of the judges.
2pm. We were in the result room, waiting for our impending doom. They just called some ppl's number and then said either "I'm sorry you all didn't make it" or "You all made it through". The process was made even slower coz the camera crew was around interviewing the contestants. The butterflies in my stomach had evolved into cockcroaches... a mix of anxiety and hunger...
2.30pm. "When I call your number, please stand up. ... 5059, ... I'm sorry you all didn't make it." So that's it. The end of the road for my Singapore Idol journey. For this year. *wink*
Singapore Idol Wanna-be
5059th?
I survived Singapore Idol!
So how do I feel after all this? A bit disappointed lah, coz I expected to at least move on to the second round of audition. But nevermind, coz I'm actually quite happy, coz (1) I won't face problems to take leave for the competition, and (2) I got another reason to call Ms N! As my friend so aptly put: If I made it through, I could celebrate with her; If I didn't make it, I could ask her out to accompany me. Either way, I will walk away a happy man! :)
Made it to Suntec at 6.15am, and there's no queue there... just HORDES of refugees from the rain. "Hey Mr Channel-5-Crew, where's the end of the queue?" "We'll make the announcement VERY soon, so just wait around, ya?" Ha! Make that VERY un-soon. About 30mins later, then they asked those with stickers (apparently those who'd been queuing since yesterday) to stay at the taxi area. Those who just came? Too bad! Bugger off you go to the queue barricades in the rain. Oh, and try your best to ignore the ankle-deep puddles. BOLLOCKS!
So there I was, in the queue, in the rain, in the puddles. Should have brought some Drypers diapers to suck the puddles dry, like that TV ad. My shoes were completely submerged in the water (read: soaked), and my jeans absorbed the water up to my calves level. And guess what? The stickers gang came gatecrashing into our queue, cutting the lines coz they got "priority" over us Muggles. Obviously, the organizer didn't prepare a bad weather plan. One constestant started tearing his registration form's Singapore Idol logo to fake it as a sticker. Rather desparate, don't you think?
7.50am. Ken Teh from Channel News Asia and Camie De Souza from Channel 5/8 came to shoot the crowd, asking us to cheer and sing for the camera. Needless to say, profanities were heard among the chaos.
8am. Registration started. Dun have a sticker? Stay put then, you. The sticker gang got "priority". And stay put we did... for another good 1 hour.
9am. Muggles were finally allowed to enter the building. And what's waiting for us in the Registration Hall? ANOTHER queue! Splendid... People were busy drying their clothes with hand-dryers in the toilets. Last minute touch-ups. When I walked, I got a squishy feel in my shoes, like those squeaking shoes you let infants wear...
11am. It's my group(of 5)'s turn to proceed to the Waiting Room. And we had to wait outside before we go in. We had to wait to go into the Waiting Room to wait? Now, that's quite a mouthfull. Another queue! Excellent... The producer was constantly prowling the room searching for ppl with flashy appearances and eager to show off, and the crowd cheer them on tirelessly. It's a fun and stupid atmosphere, really. Thanks to Shawnna, Zoo, Hillary, Andy from my group for making the waiting process bearable! :)
1pm. My group had reached the head of the queue for the audition, but then the organizers mixed up the sequence and started letting the groups behind us to go in first! MORONS! Took her 30 bloody mins to realize her mistake. That, coupled with this morning's queue system, tell a lot about Mediacorp's "Efficiency".
1.30pm. After much delays, hiccups, temper flare-ups, the moment of truth had finally arrived. 2 judges (not the official ones), 1 cameraman, 1 mike, and me. Sang for 1 min plus, and that's it. More than 7hrs of wait in exchange of 1 minute in front of the judges.
2pm. We were in the result room, waiting for our impending doom. They just called some ppl's number and then said either "I'm sorry you all didn't make it" or "You all made it through". The process was made even slower coz the camera crew was around interviewing the contestants. The butterflies in my stomach had evolved into cockcroaches... a mix of anxiety and hunger...
2.30pm. "When I call your number, please stand up. ... 5059, ... I'm sorry you all didn't make it." So that's it. The end of the road for my Singapore Idol journey. For this year. *wink*
Singapore Idol Wanna-be
5059th?
I survived Singapore Idol!
So how do I feel after all this? A bit disappointed lah, coz I expected to at least move on to the second round of audition. But nevermind, coz I'm actually quite happy, coz (1) I won't face problems to take leave for the competition, and (2) I got another reason to call Ms N! As my friend so aptly put: If I made it through, I could celebrate with her; If I didn't make it, I could ask her out to accompany me. Either way, I will walk away a happy man! :)
Friday, June 04, 2004
Singapore Idol?
To join, or not to join: that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The comments and insults of outrageous judges,
Or to take arms against a sea of contestants,
And by opposing end them?
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The comments and insults of outrageous judges,
Or to take arms against a sea of contestants,
And by opposing end them?
Wednesday, June 02, 2004
To eat or not to eat?
Yesterday, I had lunch for breakfast and breakfast for lunch. Confused? Now that I've got your attention... :P
Had to report to school at 11am and woke up at 9am, so I had to eat something quick. Thus, I ordered 公鸡面, which is literally Cock Noodle. In reality however, it's just 肉脞面 served in a bowl with the picture of a Cock at the side. Could be philosophically interesting ("Is the Cock inside the noodle or is the noodle inside the Cock?"), or just plain stupid gimmick.
After settling matters in school, I went to Funan to buy some blank CD-R to burn my files. Saw an Ah Kun store there and realise for the past 5 yrs in S'pore, I never had Ah Kun before! Needless to say, I ordered a kaya toast set, which comes with coffee, soft-boiled eggs and kaya toast. That's lunch for me.
So what's next? Should I have ice cream for dinner? :P
Had to report to school at 11am and woke up at 9am, so I had to eat something quick. Thus, I ordered 公鸡面, which is literally Cock Noodle. In reality however, it's just 肉脞面 served in a bowl with the picture of a Cock at the side. Could be philosophically interesting ("Is the Cock inside the noodle or is the noodle inside the Cock?"), or just plain stupid gimmick.
After settling matters in school, I went to Funan to buy some blank CD-R to burn my files. Saw an Ah Kun store there and realise for the past 5 yrs in S'pore, I never had Ah Kun before! Needless to say, I ordered a kaya toast set, which comes with coffee, soft-boiled eggs and kaya toast. That's lunch for me.
So what's next? Should I have ice cream for dinner? :P
Tuesday, June 01, 2004
JB Food Quest!
Back in May, me and my NIE classmates went over JB for shopping and eating. But first, we had to go through this thouroughly poorly planned visit to Singapore Discovery Centre. Bored the BEEJEEZES out of me. But then... Ms N looked fine after reporting sick in KL, so I still had an eyefull. :)
As soon as we reached JB, some went shopping, while the others go car-cruising. And me? I went pirated games hunting. WOOHOO! Sure feels good to earn SGD and spend RM! :P
Helped the gals with their shopping decisions. Sometimes, a MAN gotta do what a MAN gotta do...
The MAKAN Crew
Dinner time! We went to the Third Floor Restaurant for seafood, which has only one storey. Why is that so? Some of us actually suggested maybe they torn down the two storeys below the restaurant. Nice. Moulders of our nation's future, indeed... :P
What's on the menu? Butter Crabs, Chili Crabs, Wild Boar Meat with Ginger, Vege, Fish, Prawns, Bee Hoon. We were totally spoilt by Lisheng's treat. Thanks, man!
MAKAN Holy Grail!
Dig in!
Sisterhood
Tao Keh's
Raise your hand before answering!
Here's looking at you, kid.
Aftermath of our Rampage...
After dinner, we hit the bakery before we went home. Wee Lee insisted that a piece of Kuih Lapis was smiling at him. Well, judge for yourself...
The Smiling Kuih Lapis
As soon as we reached JB, some went shopping, while the others go car-cruising. And me? I went pirated games hunting. WOOHOO! Sure feels good to earn SGD and spend RM! :P
Helped the gals with their shopping decisions. Sometimes, a MAN gotta do what a MAN gotta do...
The MAKAN Crew
Dinner time! We went to the Third Floor Restaurant for seafood, which has only one storey. Why is that so? Some of us actually suggested maybe they torn down the two storeys below the restaurant. Nice. Moulders of our nation's future, indeed... :P
What's on the menu? Butter Crabs, Chili Crabs, Wild Boar Meat with Ginger, Vege, Fish, Prawns, Bee Hoon. We were totally spoilt by Lisheng's treat. Thanks, man!
MAKAN Holy Grail!
Dig in!
Sisterhood
Tao Keh's
Raise your hand before answering!
Here's looking at you, kid.
Aftermath of our Rampage...
After dinner, we hit the bakery before we went home. Wee Lee insisted that a piece of Kuih Lapis was smiling at him. Well, judge for yourself...
The Smiling Kuih Lapis
Friday, May 28, 2004
Oh, the JOY!
I was having dinner with my firends at Heritage north indian food restaurant. Suddenly, I got an SMS. Guess who? It's Ms N! I didn't reply her last SMS yesterday coz I thot the conversation was over, and now she message me to check if I'd received her message coz she think it's quite unlike me to not reply her (I'm always the one to send the last SMS during our chats :P).
Oh, the joy, THE JOY! Jubilation! :D
Oh, the joy, THE JOY! Jubilation! :D
Chalet!
Just returned from a class chalet with my NIE classmates. This might just be the very last chance for us all to be together again, before we go our separate ways into schools...
Brought PS2, but no one wanna play. Brought DVD player, but no one wanna watch, till I started showing Spirited Away and left it on. Helped Wee Lee to start a fire at the BBQ pits. It was so hot that I think Hell may be a better place to be. :P Thanks to Elaine, Pearlyn, Junhui for being so kind to serve us 2 food and drinks during our ordeal. Marvelous sushi! Fabulous beehoon! Sumptuous chicken wings! OK bak kut teh... :P Sorry lah, but my place's bak kut teh is still the best...
Prepared a lindy hop session with Elaine since last week, but everyone's so shy to try... felt quite disappointed lah... but thanks for the few brave souls who heeded my call! Betcha had fun for trying, eh?
Thot I can sneak a chat or 2 with Ms N during chalet, but didn't expect that she's not staying overnight... sigh, fate has a funny way of making things happen (like we just HAPPENED to bump into each other at Jurong Point the other day) and things not happen (like this).
The late night programme was The Eye 2. Since I've watched it before, I had more fun watching the other audiences get shocked. Afterwards, me and Wee Lee slept in the living room to make space for the girls. And what did they say when they took over our room? "Eeee... so smelly... must be coz got guy's smell..." (!?) Then some other girls were giggling away about how fair and hairy the other sleeping guy is... :P
Started Day 2 with a morning swim and a dip in the jacuzzi to massage our sore backs from sleeping on the floor. So relaxing... felt like I could crawl back into bed and sleep the day away. Dream on. Have to check out with the most unfriendly staff of the chalet. What's with the long face, pal?
Watched The Day After Tomorrow at night today. Confused? The show's the kind of stuff you expect from Roland Emmerich, so there's really not much to say here. He must really hates New York City coz he blasted it in Independence Day, trampled it in Godzilla, then flooded it in this show.
(Note: I SMS Ms N today. Let's just say what's not done last night may yet to happen still in the near future... :P)
Brought PS2, but no one wanna play. Brought DVD player, but no one wanna watch, till I started showing Spirited Away and left it on. Helped Wee Lee to start a fire at the BBQ pits. It was so hot that I think Hell may be a better place to be. :P Thanks to Elaine, Pearlyn, Junhui for being so kind to serve us 2 food and drinks during our ordeal. Marvelous sushi! Fabulous beehoon! Sumptuous chicken wings! OK bak kut teh... :P Sorry lah, but my place's bak kut teh is still the best...
Prepared a lindy hop session with Elaine since last week, but everyone's so shy to try... felt quite disappointed lah... but thanks for the few brave souls who heeded my call! Betcha had fun for trying, eh?
Thot I can sneak a chat or 2 with Ms N during chalet, but didn't expect that she's not staying overnight... sigh, fate has a funny way of making things happen (like we just HAPPENED to bump into each other at Jurong Point the other day) and things not happen (like this).
The late night programme was The Eye 2. Since I've watched it before, I had more fun watching the other audiences get shocked. Afterwards, me and Wee Lee slept in the living room to make space for the girls. And what did they say when they took over our room? "Eeee... so smelly... must be coz got guy's smell..." (!?) Then some other girls were giggling away about how fair and hairy the other sleeping guy is... :P
Started Day 2 with a morning swim and a dip in the jacuzzi to massage our sore backs from sleeping on the floor. So relaxing... felt like I could crawl back into bed and sleep the day away. Dream on. Have to check out with the most unfriendly staff of the chalet. What's with the long face, pal?
Watched The Day After Tomorrow at night today. Confused? The show's the kind of stuff you expect from Roland Emmerich, so there's really not much to say here. He must really hates New York City coz he blasted it in Independence Day, trampled it in Godzilla, then flooded it in this show.
(Note: I SMS Ms N today. Let's just say what's not done last night may yet to happen still in the near future... :P)
Day 4 + Day 5
We now continue our programme of the evening:
Day 4 - the day of anticipation. I had discussed with my parents the best restaurants in Klang to bring Ms N. Went to watch Troy with mom in the afternoon coz dad's having dinner outside that nite and mom decided she don't want to join us "youngsters" for dinner for fear of not fitting in our conversation topics (I SWEAR she sensed something about this "guest"!). The show's not too bad, with credible performances from Eric Bana and Brad Pitt. However, my phone received a SMS from Ms N after the show, and my heart sank. Ms N felt ill while in Chinatown and almost fainted, so she's resting then and couldn't make it to dinner anymore. I was more worried than disappointed, but thankfully she's fine. She was very apologetic about how things turned out. SIGH... Imagine my sense of lost... Looked like it was not meant to be...
Day 5 - the day of my departure. Mom "forced" me to watch Ju-On with her in the morning. Jeepers Creepers! I didn't watch this in the cinema last time and boy, am I glad! The shock factor was still quite prominent on TV. Anyway, my parents sent me off at Klang KTM station. With warm hugs from both of them, I left them, again. It's always sad for me, and I always struggle to keep the tears in as the train pulls away. Haven't shed a tear since 1997. Always think that I should find a chance to do that again.
I SMS Ms N on the train. She felt better already. We promised each other we'll message each other when we're bored on our journey back to Singapore. I think I walked with a skip in my steps afterwards. :) The train trip was an agonizing 7-hr ride, with the most slap-worthy kids in my cabin. I tell you, I've yet to see mothers so weak at parenting. This kid was making high-pitch squeaks and annoyed the hell out of everyone. My neighbour stuffed her ears with headphones and blasted her MD player, while I purposedly cover my ears with my hands to show his mom my utter displeasure. She just kept going, "Diam! Diam! (Quiet! Quiet!)" and bitch-slapping the kid right in the face. Did he shut up? Surprise, surprise. The kid changed from high-pitch squeaking to high-pitched crying. I had it. I snapped. I grabbed my wallet and literally ran for my dear life to the canteen cabin. Sheesh...
11pm, home at last. Hoped I wouldn't have nightmares about screaming kids, but prayed I would dream of her.
(Note: That was 16/5. In retrospect, I dreamt of nothing that night. D'oh!)
Day 4 - the day of anticipation. I had discussed with my parents the best restaurants in Klang to bring Ms N. Went to watch Troy with mom in the afternoon coz dad's having dinner outside that nite and mom decided she don't want to join us "youngsters" for dinner for fear of not fitting in our conversation topics (I SWEAR she sensed something about this "guest"!). The show's not too bad, with credible performances from Eric Bana and Brad Pitt. However, my phone received a SMS from Ms N after the show, and my heart sank. Ms N felt ill while in Chinatown and almost fainted, so she's resting then and couldn't make it to dinner anymore. I was more worried than disappointed, but thankfully she's fine. She was very apologetic about how things turned out. SIGH... Imagine my sense of lost... Looked like it was not meant to be...
Day 5 - the day of my departure. Mom "forced" me to watch Ju-On with her in the morning. Jeepers Creepers! I didn't watch this in the cinema last time and boy, am I glad! The shock factor was still quite prominent on TV. Anyway, my parents sent me off at Klang KTM station. With warm hugs from both of them, I left them, again. It's always sad for me, and I always struggle to keep the tears in as the train pulls away. Haven't shed a tear since 1997. Always think that I should find a chance to do that again.
I SMS Ms N on the train. She felt better already. We promised each other we'll message each other when we're bored on our journey back to Singapore. I think I walked with a skip in my steps afterwards. :) The train trip was an agonizing 7-hr ride, with the most slap-worthy kids in my cabin. I tell you, I've yet to see mothers so weak at parenting. This kid was making high-pitch squeaks and annoyed the hell out of everyone. My neighbour stuffed her ears with headphones and blasted her MD player, while I purposedly cover my ears with my hands to show his mom my utter displeasure. She just kept going, "Diam! Diam! (Quiet! Quiet!)" and bitch-slapping the kid right in the face. Did he shut up? Surprise, surprise. The kid changed from high-pitch squeaking to high-pitched crying. I had it. I snapped. I grabbed my wallet and literally ran for my dear life to the canteen cabin. Sheesh...
11pm, home at last. Hoped I wouldn't have nightmares about screaming kids, but prayed I would dream of her.
(Note: That was 16/5. In retrospect, I dreamt of nothing that night. D'oh!)
Tuesday, May 25, 2004
Sidetrack...
Recently, I attended a seminar regarding kids with special needs namely Dyslexia, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and Autism. After the talk, I made a very important conclusion:
Gollum (Smeagol) is Dyslexic, ADHD, and Autistic.
What do you think? :P
Gollum (Smeagol) is Dyslexic, ADHD, and Autistic.
What do you think? :P
Genting! (Day 3)
Man, can you believe that I'm typing this, like, almost 2 weeks after it happened? Ah heck, I'm always playing catch-up after things. Moreover, my previous photo hosting site sucks, so I have to find another site. Anyway, here goes Day 3:
Woke up around 8.30am and guess what? Wee Lee had already been to the casino and back, and lost more than what he won the previous night. No wonder the hotel's window can't be fully opened. The only place where people can jump off should be planes, not hotels.
Had breakfast that's ok. OK to feed dogs, that is.
After we pack our room, we take the Skyway cable car down the mountain. The experience of the cable swinging out into the valley, while hanging on to that cable for dear life, was a heck of an experience. I noticed that we all wore the same pair of shoes for the past few days, so I just snap this pix.
It didn't occur to me that yesterday was too sunny, until I removed my themepark wristband last night. Hello zebra!
Once we reach the bottom, we grabbed the first bus tix to KL that we could find. Being the internet addicts that we are, the first agenda once we reached KL: find an internet cafe. Instead, we found this place with interior lightings that look like a brothel... in the day! Well, RM 1.50 for half an hour net time was really cheap, so we dun mind much. Zhang Yan bid us an early goodbye and ditched us two lonely dogs.
Now this is the part concerning my pre-Genting posts: the Ulterior Motive girl(hereby called Ms N). What a coincidence that she's coming to KL the same time as us! So we just contacted her to meet at Berjaya Times Square. However, Wee Lee wanna look for a Louis Vuitton wallet for a friend back in S'pore, so we just zip our way to KLCC in a cab. No luck, and we might be late to meet Ms N. Imagine my stress...
Sidetrack a bit though, the way Malaysians cross the road is just unbelievable. Wee Lee and I actually took the effort to classify them into: (1) 超级联邦人 - crosses the road when there's a window in the traffic. (2)超级无敌联邦人 - crosses the road lane by lane and stands in the middle of traffic, with cars zipping in front of and behind him. (3)超级无敌Bohchap联邦人 - crosses the road in slow-mo style and let the whole traffic wait for him. It's like everyone in KL is playing a game of Frogger, you know?
Anyway, managed to reach Times Square before Ms N. Guess what? There'll be a S.H.E. concert on that night! Just my bloody good luck! We met Ms N at Delifrance with her sis. Had a nice chat with them. Wee Lee bid us adios to go up Genting, again. The dude got perseverance, I say. Now it's time for me to walk walk with Ms N...
I showed her around the place, picking up chats from time to time. We dun chat too much, coz I was having a blast just looking at her. I believe that sometimes, it's the moment that matters, not the words. She is a sight to behold. Not because she shines like a lighthouse, nor a shower of brilliant fireworks, but because she exudes an aura of grace and tenderness around her. It's like watching the purest of lilies. She didn't catch my eyes on first sight, but the more I look at her, the better she looks, until I'm totally sucked in and had nothing better to look at but her. Yet, seeing is all I do, coz doing anything beyond seeing would seem intrusive. It would be a desecration to perfection. So I just watched and indulged.
A friend once called me a hopeless romantic. I think I'm just hopeless. :P
Am I in love? I dunno. Experience = 0. Am I interested in her? Maybe. Am I intrigued by her? Definately. Her eyes looked like there's an ocean of emotions in her, waiting to be explored. Black hair that flows like curtains of waterfalls. A gentle smile emerged on her face from time to time, like a bunny hiding in the bushes, popping its head out to peek at the world. The world seems to fade into a blur, all the sound dimmed. Only her face is still in clear focus, only her voice is relevant. None of the 4 seasons can match her. There should be a new season, where the flowers grow, the rivers flow, the birds chirp, the stars shine... just for her.
I am clumsy with words, so none of these would do her justice. But I have to try anyway.
I was reluctant to leave when her friend arrived, and my parents were waiting for me at home for dinner. I had to go, but we settled to meet for dinner at my place tomorrow. I couldn't wait till then!
So how will things turn out? Stay tuned for the next episode!
Woke up around 8.30am and guess what? Wee Lee had already been to the casino and back, and lost more than what he won the previous night. No wonder the hotel's window can't be fully opened. The only place where people can jump off should be planes, not hotels.
Had breakfast that's ok. OK to feed dogs, that is.
After we pack our room, we take the Skyway cable car down the mountain. The experience of the cable swinging out into the valley, while hanging on to that cable for dear life, was a heck of an experience. I noticed that we all wore the same pair of shoes for the past few days, so I just snap this pix.
It didn't occur to me that yesterday was too sunny, until I removed my themepark wristband last night. Hello zebra!
Once we reach the bottom, we grabbed the first bus tix to KL that we could find. Being the internet addicts that we are, the first agenda once we reached KL: find an internet cafe. Instead, we found this place with interior lightings that look like a brothel... in the day! Well, RM 1.50 for half an hour net time was really cheap, so we dun mind much. Zhang Yan bid us an early goodbye and ditched us two lonely dogs.
Now this is the part concerning my pre-Genting posts: the Ulterior Motive girl(hereby called Ms N). What a coincidence that she's coming to KL the same time as us! So we just contacted her to meet at Berjaya Times Square. However, Wee Lee wanna look for a Louis Vuitton wallet for a friend back in S'pore, so we just zip our way to KLCC in a cab. No luck, and we might be late to meet Ms N. Imagine my stress...
Sidetrack a bit though, the way Malaysians cross the road is just unbelievable. Wee Lee and I actually took the effort to classify them into: (1) 超级联邦人 - crosses the road when there's a window in the traffic. (2)超级无敌联邦人 - crosses the road lane by lane and stands in the middle of traffic, with cars zipping in front of and behind him. (3)超级无敌Bohchap联邦人 - crosses the road in slow-mo style and let the whole traffic wait for him. It's like everyone in KL is playing a game of Frogger, you know?
Anyway, managed to reach Times Square before Ms N. Guess what? There'll be a S.H.E. concert on that night! Just my bloody good luck! We met Ms N at Delifrance with her sis. Had a nice chat with them. Wee Lee bid us adios to go up Genting, again. The dude got perseverance, I say. Now it's time for me to walk walk with Ms N...
I showed her around the place, picking up chats from time to time. We dun chat too much, coz I was having a blast just looking at her. I believe that sometimes, it's the moment that matters, not the words. She is a sight to behold. Not because she shines like a lighthouse, nor a shower of brilliant fireworks, but because she exudes an aura of grace and tenderness around her. It's like watching the purest of lilies. She didn't catch my eyes on first sight, but the more I look at her, the better she looks, until I'm totally sucked in and had nothing better to look at but her. Yet, seeing is all I do, coz doing anything beyond seeing would seem intrusive. It would be a desecration to perfection. So I just watched and indulged.
A friend once called me a hopeless romantic. I think I'm just hopeless. :P
Am I in love? I dunno. Experience = 0. Am I interested in her? Maybe. Am I intrigued by her? Definately. Her eyes looked like there's an ocean of emotions in her, waiting to be explored. Black hair that flows like curtains of waterfalls. A gentle smile emerged on her face from time to time, like a bunny hiding in the bushes, popping its head out to peek at the world. The world seems to fade into a blur, all the sound dimmed. Only her face is still in clear focus, only her voice is relevant. None of the 4 seasons can match her. There should be a new season, where the flowers grow, the rivers flow, the birds chirp, the stars shine... just for her.
I am clumsy with words, so none of these would do her justice. But I have to try anyway.
I was reluctant to leave when her friend arrived, and my parents were waiting for me at home for dinner. I had to go, but we settled to meet for dinner at my place tomorrow. I couldn't wait till then!
So how will things turn out? Stay tuned for the next episode!
Thursday, May 20, 2004
Genting! (Day 2)
Yo! We continue our little escapade. Day 1 hadn't ended when me and Wee Lee made our first run at the casino... at 12am! Well, quite an eye-opener for me, coz I never see RM 100 disappear in 10mins before. You go, pal! :P
Woke up the next day at 8.30am, n he had already went for his 2nd run at the casino and actually won some money. Well, if the money is not coming into my pockets for sure, I ain't gonna gamble. Went to Hainam Restaurant for breakfast. Quaint little place. Check this out.
The satisfied customers.
Me trying to be Wong Kar Wai for once.
After that, we loitered a bit so that when we go for rides, the Merlions won't appear at Genting. We just go at everything with our Unlimited Theme Park pass, even the very unimaginative Pirate Train. Can you imagine a fright ride with only broken statues and without a single live actor? Anyway, luckily not everything is as disappointing. Check out the photos tour. We even went for a ride on Jumbo.
First World Hotel, Third World Facilities. Stayed there for choral festival in Dec 2003. Human pigeon holes. Luckily this time we're staying at Genting Hotel.
The formidable Space Shot, along with its puny dangling victims...
... which includes us! This ride is truly bitchin', free falling from a 9-storey height, with a view of the surrounding valley.
The Spinner. This is the angle and height it spun us. A sort of Jumbo ride, but with Steroids I think.
RM 3 for a donkey ride. Pretty affordable. Pretty dumb. Pretty fun too!
Here's me trying to mount *wink* my donkey.
Successfully mounted on my first try. See how please I am with myself? :P
Zhang Yan shot the brudders at the Theme Park entrance. YO YO YO!
Yup, that's me! Sky Venture may be a bit ex at RM 50, but it's one hell of an experience. You get to dress like parachuters, learn sign language, and have every hair on ur head to be completely blown dry. Best of all, it comes with a free show from the instructor himself, who really flew like a butterfly in that room. Me? More like a crippled kite, but at least I floated. :) The bloody management don't allow photography coz they wanna sell these stuffs, so my friend Zhang Yan have to sneak a pix for this one. :P
We actually got certificates for Sky Venture. This has got to be the fastest certificate I ever obtained. The last one I got cost me 4 bloody years and thousands of dollars...
After a long, long rest, we finally came out again for dinner at 10pm (!?). This restaurant actually have the balls to serve us stinky rice! Luckily, I always sniff my food before eating them. You never know what shit they hope to slip into our mouths unnoticed. They changed the rice as soon as we told them, without hesitation, which further proved that they knew the rice stinks. They might have pissed in our tofu to get back at us, but I hope not... Here me n Wee Lee expressed our love for stinky rice.
The nice ceiling lights of First World Plaze, where we dined.
So ended Day 2. It's been great fun with my 2 pals. We'd be going to KL the following day, so stay tuned for Day 3!
Woke up the next day at 8.30am, n he had already went for his 2nd run at the casino and actually won some money. Well, if the money is not coming into my pockets for sure, I ain't gonna gamble. Went to Hainam Restaurant for breakfast. Quaint little place. Check this out.
The satisfied customers.
Me trying to be Wong Kar Wai for once.
After that, we loitered a bit so that when we go for rides, the Merlions won't appear at Genting. We just go at everything with our Unlimited Theme Park pass, even the very unimaginative Pirate Train. Can you imagine a fright ride with only broken statues and without a single live actor? Anyway, luckily not everything is as disappointing. Check out the photos tour. We even went for a ride on Jumbo.
First World Hotel, Third World Facilities. Stayed there for choral festival in Dec 2003. Human pigeon holes. Luckily this time we're staying at Genting Hotel.
The formidable Space Shot, along with its puny dangling victims...
... which includes us! This ride is truly bitchin', free falling from a 9-storey height, with a view of the surrounding valley.
The Spinner. This is the angle and height it spun us. A sort of Jumbo ride, but with Steroids I think.
RM 3 for a donkey ride. Pretty affordable. Pretty dumb. Pretty fun too!
Here's me trying to mount *wink* my donkey.
Successfully mounted on my first try. See how please I am with myself? :P
Zhang Yan shot the brudders at the Theme Park entrance. YO YO YO!
Yup, that's me! Sky Venture may be a bit ex at RM 50, but it's one hell of an experience. You get to dress like parachuters, learn sign language, and have every hair on ur head to be completely blown dry. Best of all, it comes with a free show from the instructor himself, who really flew like a butterfly in that room. Me? More like a crippled kite, but at least I floated. :) The bloody management don't allow photography coz they wanna sell these stuffs, so my friend Zhang Yan have to sneak a pix for this one. :P
We actually got certificates for Sky Venture. This has got to be the fastest certificate I ever obtained. The last one I got cost me 4 bloody years and thousands of dollars...
After a long, long rest, we finally came out again for dinner at 10pm (!?). This restaurant actually have the balls to serve us stinky rice! Luckily, I always sniff my food before eating them. You never know what shit they hope to slip into our mouths unnoticed. They changed the rice as soon as we told them, without hesitation, which further proved that they knew the rice stinks. They might have pissed in our tofu to get back at us, but I hope not... Here me n Wee Lee expressed our love for stinky rice.
The nice ceiling lights of First World Plaze, where we dined.
So ended Day 2. It's been great fun with my 2 pals. We'd be going to KL the following day, so stay tuned for Day 3!
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