Finally I found the time on this quiet Sunday to type this post and it has tonnes of pictures so hopefully it doesn't cause to page to load up slow. I have been really busy with my report but that been taken care of already. Went down to NTU to submit my report on Friday, its been 5 months since I last stepped into school. Nothing has changed so I guess thats good and bad. Been playing alot of Hellgate London as well. The game is an adaptation of the Diablo series but has incorporated various game modes for to my delight. I highly recommend the game to FPS lovers and fans of Diablo. 2 more weeks to go for me then it will be 1 month of holidays for me but I reckon I should be busy with moving to the new place...hate to adapt to a new surrounding all over again...I just hope it is only temporary.
Ok this post will go from the latest happenings all the way to after what I last posted. So lets Rock!!!
Watched 3 movies since the last update. SAW IV which was just clever...it inter-weaved the 1st 3 installments into the 4th and concluding movie (or so I think will be the last). Gross factor has upped due to broken game rules and the mechanical contraptions are just wicked! Recommended to those who watched the 1st 3. Stardust was a nice romantic comedy that was set in a fantasy world. Nice effects and storyline and some big names as well. I didn't really feel the romantic part of the show as I was laughing most of the time or admiring the special effects. Lastly, Beowulf the poem turned CGI animation. I have to applaud this movie the level of detail of the CGI is simply amazing...almost life like until Rong Mei thought it was real after watching the trailler. Storyline wasn't really fantastic as it was adapted from the actual Beowulf story so if you liked the story you would like the movie and if you dunno anything about the story then don't expect to understand why things happen.
13th Nov'07
Linkin Park's 2nd visit to Singapore saw the band performing live at the National Indoor Stadium on 13th Nov'07 and I'm proud to say that I was part of this event and it will forever be etched in my memories. The day began with me meeting Mel at 5pm to queue, yes we are kiasu Singaporeans as the doors only open at 7pm. To our astonishment, we were the 1st in line and the 2nd in line only came 30mins after us. Can you imagine us talking cock and catching up for 2hrs!? I guess it helps cos the last time I saw her was almost 2 years ago. Being students I guess we had to queue up 1st while our working friends rushed down after work. I think I stood on my feet from 5pm to 10.45pm...anyways as the queue grew in length so did the level of anticipation...I was getting restless and by the time Lionel came with my dinner the rest of the crowd was getting restless as well! Shahirah came close to opening time and she was already jumping around...the ushers had to calm both the girls down hahaha...there was electricity in the air!
7.10pm we were the 1st in our category to enter the Indoor Stadium and that is something we can all proudly say in the years to come. Apparently they opened Pen A 1st so the higher catergory people were already inside for the meet and greet. Since there was no opening act the concert only started at 9pm although it was scheduled to start at 8pm but it was fun waiting with the whole group there in no time. Shahirah and her 2 guy friends (VJ & RJ), Mel & her friend Michael (i think that was his name), Lionel and me were just killing time looking at oddly dressed people for the concert and odd people entertaining themselves while waiting for the concert. Shahirah secretly recorded these phenomena and uploaded to youtube hahaha!!!
There were random cheering going on from Pen A and that got the whole stadium riled up because we thought Linkin Park were finally coming out but it was all just false alarms...bastards!!! But the it finally happened when the people just above the stage entrance started wipping out their cameras and snapped away to the cheers of the in front...we knew this was it...Linkin Park is finally here! They teased the crowd and made us go wild! And the opening song of "No More Sorrow" gave my goosebumps...yes I was in heaven...I wonder if you can call that an audio/visual orgasm!?! They played most of the hits from their new album "Minutes to Midnight" and some of the old favourites from their previous albums. The concert had no intermissions or wardrobe changes...it was pure raw energy from Chester, Mike, Jo, Rob, Brad & Pheonix. The setlist also took the crowd on a roller coaster ride of tempo. When LP walked off the stage the crowd cried for more...begging for an encore and chats such as "We Want More!" and "Linkin Park!" echoed through this great hall of music history...and we got what we prayed for...and encore set of 4 songs! The last song was "Bleed it Out" and the crowd went insane!!! Rob threw his drumsticks into the crowd, Mike tossed his sweat drenched towel and doused the crowd in the front with water from his bottle and Chester flung his wristlet into the crowd! We have been entertained and the $130 I paid for this concert was paid back during the 1st song...thank you LP!!!
Early on during the meet & greet.
Opening song illuminated our faces in awe!
Teasing the crowd with shadow play.
Amazing crystal beads backdrop.
Groupie shot after the concert!
Wrist bands power combined!
28th Oct'07
28th Oct'07
This is the day we celebrated Cal's 24th bday! I think this is the 1st time i'm planning it for her and i'm proud to say it went well I guess. Not a full turnout but I think we made full use of the evening and made it fun! We had dinner at One Night Stand Comedy Club and to our surprise it was totally empty and it kinda nice because we had the whole place to ourselves and enjoyed the full service of the waitering staff there. Started to worry whether the food was sucky since the place was empty but we were wrong. The pricing is also reasonable and we had to play "Zhong Ji Mi Ma" to finish the food. We order a larger variety of finger foods except Rong Mei who likes to have main courses. It was very informal with us using our hands to eat and drinking beer haha its really nice and laid back with a cosy ambience. Singapore is such a boring place but being in such an environment, even chatting about anything under the sun can really be a fun way to pass time...maybe we don't meet as often thats why we have much to catch up on.
After dinner we headed across the bridge to Central and head Jap dessert at this place called Azabu Sabo. They these funky fusion Jap desserts that actually pretty good. Not cheap but it was nice. Next up we proceeded for pressie presentation by the riverside! Haha no surprises there because Cal told us what to get for her. Maybe the bday card was the only surprise!
Next up Milo Peng...hahaha soon mate soon...
The food we ordered before we devoured all of it up.
My funky dessert and Cal modelling with her gift.
Group shot in O.N.S and 1 at the riverside.
Group shot in O.N.S and 1 at the riverside.
Next update will come soon once I get the pictures...sucks not having my own camera and when is my damn phone going to be released in Singapore? I can't wait anymore...Sitex is on next week but i'm contemplating upgrading or just buying an entire new set...if $ were to just drop from the sky, everything would be decided for me already. England is out of the Euro 2008 after losing to Crotia and Russia beating Andorra. Man Utd lost to Bolton last night...not a good year for English soccer and Man Utd just lost the pace keeping up with Arsenal. Have a great Sunday...whatever thats left of it anyway.
