Just got back from Singapore yesterday afternoon
Where i went with SpankyCammy + VinceSkyrocker
Of course, there are other pictures we snapped of other stuff we did there
But screw that and straight to the point of WHY we went in the first place!
We bought our NIN tix the first week it was released earlier this year
for SGD70 each
(i think Vince upgraded it to priority for an additional SGD16)
And i really couldn’t think of any other two ppl more perfect to go with
who are insane Nine Inch Nail fans, and close friends of mine ๐
In fact, Vince is the one who burnt me all the NIN albums i didn’t have three years ago
He’s so mad, he paid USD100+ to meet Trent for 5 minutes before the show
(there were 10 ppl who paid to meet him)
Having to choose between SpankyCammy’s (slightly whacked out) digicam and mine,
he obviously went with mine to ensure he got a shot!
He wasn’t very happy with LAMC because apparently,
in other countries where ppl buy meet-&-greet sessions with the artiste,
they get allowed into the concert area before others are let in.
Because they’re such die-hard fans who pay so much to attend the concert,
and pay for that M&G pass,
best they can do is allow them that priority.
Some girl from Paris who bought the meet-&-greet didn’t get to park herself at the railings,
despite turning up at the venue at 2pm.
0_0 a bit psycho right :p
We stood at a fantastic spot near the front, a bit at the side
It was a lil slope, so short Cams and i could see clearly
The crowd from the side at Fort Canning Park
Terrible Lie
He played songs like The Wretched, Piggy, Downward Spiral, Head Like A Hole, Closer…
La Mer (Got this vid off some dude who shot some pretty good vids of ALL the songs performed that night! Click here)
Cammy went crazy when they played La Mer, cos it’s her favourite song (i think, so hard to choose favourite!)
I just remember the amazing visuals from one of the concert DVDs when he played La Mer
Ok, so we didn’t have screens there for that, but the lights were better than i expected to be honest
(i went with low expectations yay. Non disappointment!)
He seemed like he was ending the show, and i said to Vince, “He didn’t play Hurt..!” Vince: No… he will play it. He always plays it in all his concerts.
Me: I hope so….
Then Trent took to the mike shortly to apologise for taking it this long to get to our part of the world
Everyone cheered like crazy of course
Then he played Hurt!
I don’t know what to say man.
Hurt was a song i listened to heaps through a transitional period in my life.
His entire concert live was already so powerful,
to hear that song last…
i started tearing!
:*/
And was still wiping my face as we walked out of the compound.
We were looking forward to it all year, and not an ounce of regret.
So powerful, 15 times better than hearing it on my iPod or car (it’s never going to compare now!)
I went quite early to have dinner with media and artistes at Hotel Maya
Thanks to all the roadblocks due to the protests that day,
i arrived an hour lateย
(even after i managed to sweetsmile my way through 2 roadblocks unto closed roads!)
Hung out with Mira + Jeremy while waiting for the place to get crowded
On our faces are these stickers Zouk peeps hand to us after testing our temperature for H1N1
Zapped my Heineken card on the machine to redeem my beers –
Checked out Barsonic, where the installations were being displayed.
By MNEP
On tables…
Electric Feel by sevendays boutique
We went back downstairs in time to catch the Filthy Dukes starting their performance
It was getting REALLY crowded
So i moved to the area next to the console and continued snapping from there
Bloody Ming pushed me to him when he was walking past once wtfย
Joe + Vandal
And my FAVOURITE picture from that night!!! >
DidiBuli, AprilPikachu, and a tongue your mummy would tell you to keep away from.
On Sunday, the Heineken peeps were nice enough to hook me up to meet the Filthy Dukes
(who are nothing like their names. Then again, i only hung out with them for a couple of hours )
I ees so shortย -_-
Can’t wait for next Heineken Green Room!
Very quickly cos internet here costs SGD10 for 15 minutes at the Meritus Mandarin where we’re staying
-_-
Had a great dinner while watching the fireworks from Chatterbox on the top floor of the hotel last night
Tried that chicken rice everybody raves about… and i have to say i’m slightly disappointed :p
Chicken was great, but rice was so-so,
And rice is very important to me!
Then went to Butter Factory
Love how some ppl dress up there
Hate the music
So boring
But i asked the DJ to play Single Ladies (it was R&B) and he did
Very nice of him
I would think for an upcoming, or any artiste for that matter,
nothing beats putting on your music resume that you performed at MTV World Stage alongside these acts.
And if you’re all for supporting your favourite local act MAKE IT THERE
then Channel X has a gameplan for you.
The Top 3 downloads from their website for song ringtones
will actually get to perform at MTV World Stage Pre-Show at 4:30pm, 15th August at Sunway Lagoon Surf Beach.
Just listen to some of these songs which are at top of the list:
Yuna‘s Dan Sebenarnya got over 1 million hits on Youtube
I’ve been hearing a lot about Bunkface
This is their song Situasi
To support your favourite act and ensure they make it to MTV World Stage,
click here to dl the tones.
Just 2 simple steps to download the Call Me Tones:
1. Type CMT<space><Song Code>
2. Sent to 22990
And to subscribe to the Call Me Tones:
1. Type ON CMT
2. Send to 22990
Voting ends August 14th so you gotta chop chop!
To be honest, i’m quite happy that Yuna is top of the list right now
I think her songwriting and voice naturally put her up there in the ranks
And she simply appeals to all Malaysians regardless of race and age.
That’s one of the main topics i remember from our little office dinner yesterday night.
We went to La La Chong @ Kampung Kayu Ara
to commemorate Maybritt leaving to study illustration,
and SarChan’s + Myra’s birthdays.
Paid RM40 per person for:
2 types of crabs, tofu, lala in spicy soup, asparagus, kailan, steamed fish…
Was damn full.
Cos all i had all day was a few scoops of leftover noodles for brekkie + 1 piece of toast in afternoon.
So whack only la for dinner.
Scooping veggie is the F4 (Famous Not-so-Funny Fahmi Fadzilย )
SarChan + Myra cutting stabbing the cake
Oh yeah, back to the topic:
Pushmore is a cult.
Seriously la. All the people i know who go to Pushmore keep on bugging me to join it.
When i say i’ve already joined a gym, it’s like they didn’t hear a thing and keep on asking me to join Pushmoreย
When i say i’m not into intense workouts, they (again like kenot hear) tell me how great and amazing it isย
It’s only when i look like i’m about to whack them or walk away, do they stopย
All the same ok – AnnaCanBeatMeUp, GarfieldChak, Adam. All you crazy Pushmore people.
Stay away from me!
Adam even started a blog about his workouts!
What?!
The last time he started a blog was when he tried getting my attention to get with him!
So… Pushmore is like his new love now.ย
Enough about Pushmore.
Writing about it is making me feel like running to my bed and falling asleep.
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I felt zany today.
So i pulled on an array of patterns and colours
and wore my bright pink sandals with it.
top + bottom; cheep cheep in bangkok
necklace; aldo
I just noticed how my Circle of Peace is bengkok at 2 places…
from some major partying with it at Palate Palette
๐
Well, i was thinking if *i* were a hula hoop,
I’d rather have some party scars and a GREAT HULA HOOP LIFE,
then being all pretty but boring and kept at home.
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Via Michelle Gunaselan,
this is too good not to share!
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