I went to change some RM and SGD to Euros for Spain,
and have to say, i *used* to be good at math,
but now i really suck.
Thank the fairies for my Blackberry
I just surf for the currency converter and let it do the calculating for me,
while waiting for the dude to calculate it on his side
(just so i don’t get conned!)
Since i got my Blackberry, i’ve been using Xpax’s RM2.50 a day plan,
where i get unlimited access to all i need to do using my Blackberry.
Now, it just got better for me cos of a new promo they’re having
By subscribing to the BlackBerry® Advance (2.5G) for RM 2.50 per day plan, i get free subscriptions on the weekends, after 5 consecutive weekdays of using the plan!
So that means for a week, i only pay RM12.50 for unlimited data use, including push email.
Which also equals to RM50 for 4 weeks.
I’ve been telling Yishyene how i’m planning to do Europe for summer,
and she sent me a link of a festival she was thinking of going for: the Isle of Wight festival.
The first one took place in ’69 after Woodstock closed down…
and hey, if i can’t do Woodstock,
maybe this is the next best thing.
I’ve never been to a festival this huge before (with past ones drawing crowds of 50,000 ppl and above)
and just looking at the acts got my heart beating faster
and i was typing IN CAPS TO HER THE WHOLE TIME COS I WAS SO EXCITED.
Blondie! Vampire Weekend! Calvin fucking HARRIS!
The Strokes! Friendly Fires!
Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
I promised her i’d fly to London,
we’d rent a car and drive there,
sent up some colourful tent and CAMP there,
and she’s such a CHAMP cos she bought our tix yesterday!
It’s 150 quid per person for 3 days
but i don’t care cos this is gonna be an experience of a lifetime.
And highly doubt it will cancel on us like how the acts around here seem to be doing lately (i.e. Rihanna, Killers)
Woohoo!!!
I wasn’t even online when Yishyene bought the tix,
i read it on my Twitter stream last night when i was out.
I think it’s amazing how Twitter has really changed the way we communicate now.
And how fast news spreads before it can hit the newspapers, or even news blogs.
Like today my Dad was telling me: “The Sultan of Johor has passed away.”
Me: I know… i read on Twitter last night.
Aps recently got on Twitter and finally *gets* it
If you want to get on Twitter too,
you can do so on your phone by simple smsing
Just create a Twitter account, then sms <T> to 29800
and it’s set!
For only RM1 a week, you can Tweet from your phone via SMS and follow others as well!
Yesterday i was hanging out with Niki and SmallSerena,
whereupon at one point, Niki was a bit frustrated at the connection on his phone
cos he couldn’t connect to Twitter. Me: *meekly* “If you Tweeted via sms you wouldn’t be having a problem… “ Niki:
But hey, instead of going on and on about, i’ll let the pictures do the talking
Agrikulture was up after TAG,
and despite the perception of how earlier acts are usually more toned down,
they weren’t at all!
I had to make a CONSCIOUS effort not to dance so much
and save my energy for later!
Earlier on in the night, i bumped into DikHaHaHau
and he hung around for awhile before i purposely bugged him by saying: “Where are you friends? Aren’t you gonna join them? You’re, like, cramping my style here.”
Cos he looks all corporate
After he huffed and went off,
i went looking for him to make sure he’s still friends with me,
and bumped into heaps of people just by making my way across the dancefloor.
As i walked back towards the other group,
i had a fleeting sight of a very familiar choker…
and pretty much went up to a stranger and asked, “Is that from Bimba & Lola?”
It was.
And we pretty much stood there yakking about B&L stuff ,
how i wanted to get the choker but got the shoes instead,
and how i have the blue shoes she had her eyes on!
She even exchanged necklaces for a picture, so kiut!
See how fashion bonds people.
Huai Bin,Jasmine Foong + Desmond Kiu
i couldn’t have timed this picture any better…
with Desmond too busy checking out his Heineken instead of at the cam
The visuals for the show were rapid and stunning.
So many said the visuals were a big piece of amazing that night!
I got my Magic Glasses from another event in Bangkok,
and have got very attached to them.
I’ve tons of pictures of ppl wearing them (cos i make them try it on) :p
If you’re wondering what makes them so *magic*,
here’s what you see!
Superlayan right.
DidiBuli calls them her beer goggles.
When 2ManyDjs’ Beathoven mix came on,
i wasn’t that tipsy but SO over the moon at the song coming on,
that i climbed on to the railings and screamed myself hoarse.
There were SO MANY tweets saying how AWESOME Green Room was that night!
Those who didn’t go went, “Saw all the tweets… wish i went! I don’t want to hear about it anymore!”
One weekend, my Lovelies and i packed heaps of food, our swimmers,
and went to DarlingDhanya’s family house in Country Heights.
Just to spend time with each other,
eat our hearts out,
and have a belated birthday celebration for Dhanya and Cammy.
The house is very new,
with the pool looking like in Bali,
cos Dhanya gave design plans to make it look like that!
Imagine having Bali in your backyard… how awesome is that!
That afternoon, i was Tweeting about it *here* and *here*
Everyone knows i’ve been using my Blackberry incessantly,
and anyone who has one,
knows how much you love your Berry when fall asleep with it next to you, or in your hand.
Besides using it for all the stuff we already know about:
Tweet, check emails, Facebook updates and msgs,
i’d say my favourite features right now are the BBM
– (it’s like texting. But FREE) cos so many ppl i know have Blackberrys,
and i find it strange now to have to sms ppl (cos they don’t have BBs :p)
And how i cansurf as much as i want.
I love how when i’m waiting for someone (or in the train like in BKK),
i can totally utilise my time to read up on articles in Time or my RSS feed.
At least i’m absorbing something instead of staring into thin air!
Since i got my Blackberry, i’ve been using Xpax‘s RM2.50 a day plan,
where i get unlimited access to all i need to do using my Blackberry.
Now, it just got better for me cos of a new promo they’re having
By subscribing to the BlackBerry® Advance (2.5G) for RM 2.50 per day plan, i get free subscriptions on the weekends, after 5 consecutive weekdays of using the plan!
So that means for a week, i only pay RM12.50 for unlimited data use, including push email.
Which also equals to RM50 for 4 weeks.
Who said using a Blackberry is expensive now, huh?
The 5 of us polished off:
1 and a half Nando’s chickens,
5 packets of chicken rice + extra siew yoke and char siew,
a tray of brownies,
a chocolate cake,
2 large Pizza Hut pizzas,
Cornetto ice creams,
and lots of wine
SpankyCammy went cupping recently,
and emerged with horrible marks.
I spent the whole time calling her Ms. Blobby / a spotted crocodile.
StephTheVolcano always likes to do her own weird thing by herself.
Like stare up a wall.
Or submerge herself underwater face up.
We’re totally in love with the fuzzy carpet.
Playing games in what Dhanya calls the TV room.
Personally, i’d call it the theater room 0_o
I was really naughty and wanted SO BADLY to write a particular word on SpankyCammy’s spot.
DarlingDhanya found a market and i immediately cornered Cammy to do it.
A day later she smsed me saying, “THE MARKER WON’T COME OFF!”
Sorry… (not really but i heartchu!)
The rest of the house:
Dhanya’s parents may sell the house (dunno yet) but quite sayang cos they all put in so much effort in building + decorating it.
(I hope they don’t cos i still want to go hang out there again haha.)
Dhanya did mention that the house is available for rent for shoots / features tho, so if you’re interested you can email her at nmdhanya@gmail.com
Last Thursday was a milestone in the learning curve for me
when i emceed the official Blackberry Bold 9700 and Storm2 9520 launch in KL.
When Simon + Eddy from Tempus first asked me to emcee it,
they said they didn’t want a personality who has emceed typically before.
I remembered what SmallSerena told me before about undercutting,
and therefore quoted them market price before proceeding.
A month after that, they said they could get a male emcee as well,
and were thinking of Rudy.
I replied that i couldn’t think of anyone else i’d rather emcee with!
They first told me the initial date for the event was Jan 12th,
and i wanted to strangle myself,
but maintained with a squeak instead.
Because.
Jan 12th was the night of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs in Singapore.
But i didn’t have to think twice that work like this was more important,
so i dismissed it.
Then in early Jan, the Blackberry date was confirmed for Jan 14th,
and i was like, “MANNNNNNNNNNNN!”
and tried ignoring ALL tweets saying how AMAZING the Yeahx3 was,
cos i couldn’t get tix anymore.
It’s okay.
Couldn’t be helped and i’ll just throw a Yeahx3 party for myself.
In my room.
Anyway i was totally okay the week before the event,
it was the DAY before that i started freaking out.
I’m trying to count how many times i’ve emceed before (sorta).
Okay i did some Junk one years ago with KinkyPugKevin,
i emceed FoxyLisa’s wedding (but i don’t think that counts!),
something at Attic…
did the opening for Styliste,
and… that’s it, i think!
I wrote a bit of the below last week:
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
4:10pm
Stress.
Stress balls till they drop off.
If i had balls.
See what this is doing to my head!
5:29pm
Am reading through the prompt sheet and imagining what would happen if i said the wrong word/name.
Imagination progressed into a scene of me blushing and stuttering on stage.
Oh god.
What was i thinking?
WHY did i take up this job?
Ok breathe.
The whole point was to try something new,
and i can’t be a scaredy cat and not try it.
Every other host you spoke to told you they were super nervous as well.
Till now.
That’s right, so it’s okay to feel nervous.
Just shut up and breathe.
5:42pm
Now i know why emcees are paid so much
It’s kinda like money for – “Don’t you dare fuck up!”
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
Then i didn’t write anymore cos i went to meet RowdyRudy for dinner,
and go over our parts to say.
“Are you nervous?”
“Yes. *flops on table*” “Just pretend it’s like Cat Got Your Tongue! Come one… you’ve done this loads of times before!”
“Yeah, like Cat Got Your Tongue! *sits up brightly* … but it’s NOT. It’s for… *whispers*… Blackberry *flops again.”
He couldn’t say anything to that.
-_0
On the day of the event, we all met up in Neo at 12:30pm for a dry run (which didn’t happen)
and for the media launch which was at 3pm.
I was really bored with all that waiting around,
so took pictures (being the blogger-posing-as-emcee i am).
The media launch went well (minus one minor f-up from me >.<)
and i felt much better and ready for the evening event.
Went back to the hotel room they provided us to rest at.
I had 2 and a half hours to get make up done,
and RowdyRudy flat out refused to let me off the premises,
cos i initially planned to have it done by Milcah at her salon @ Plaza Damas.
The night before, i suddenly thought of MaintainMing
and asked him whether he’d help me do my make up.
He replied: “Of course. I want all my bitches to look good.”
and i almost cried with joy.
Yeah, i was so stressed okay. Got me superemo.
All the clothes i brought, cos couldn’t decide in morning what to wear for night event.
My amazing X-Mini speakers (from Machines @ Gardens)
SpankyCammy introduced it to me last year,
and it’s super loud!
Not to mention you charge it via USB cable so no batteries wasted/needed!
At the night event,
RowdyRudy and i were going over the prompt sheet just before starting,
and i’m sorry to everyone who came to say hi…
i really couldn’t talk to you then cos i was a ball of nerves all over again and wanted to remember what i was supposed to say on stage!
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