PAYCO concert

So I can't exactly remember when was the last time PAYCO had a full concert, but here it is, at the end of 2015 in the SG50 year #simisaialsosg50 #cantuseitmuchlonger

I was pretty reluctant to go because er I knew all of EIGHTEEN people in the entire list of performers but ok, loyalty says if everyone I hang out with goes, I also go. So off I went and the best part is the entertainment came from the stories from behind the scenes (or in this case, backstage) instead of the concert itself. 

I suppose the concert was decent by any standards (surprising, given the low expectations I was told to have), and the soloists were actually really good. So proud of this little kiddo here, who's gone on to excellent standards in his dizi!

I may have left the orchestra years ago, but I still have soft spots for my dizi kids. On hindsight, should have talked to him before the concert started but oh well, I'm sure there are future chances. 

Bumped into a couple of those 18 people and though I do miss the feeling of performing as a group, I totally did not regret my decision back then. 10 years is a long time for anything and it really was time for a change. It was only after getting out that I had the chance to pursue further studies, and to do the activities I like on a Saturday afternoon instead of dragging myself to practice and finding that no one else has reached on time (yeah, that's really the last of my memories there). Oh, and also to bitch about how terrible the members are, or to bitch about the ICs. So while it was really part of my life, it's also over yup. 

Supper with the bunch and I kind of felt some... subconscious alienation from the group but I cannot help it. It's just weird until it's no longer gonna be. 

JJ concert is as usual, ♥

Honestly, were you even expecting any other comments!?

In short, just ♥ and more ♥ .

During the 3 hrs, I totally thought of nothing but the concert. Even forgot Janelle, amongst others. :) The rock element was too good and the atmosphere was too fab!

And the images shown for the encore piece brought back sooooooooooooooooo many memories of previous parties, concerts. Ahh can't wait for the next one!!! 

OMG IT'S NEARLY 4. Time to sleep even when I don't feel like it!

1st Dec 2010

Won't be forgetting this date in a hurry! =))

1) Got my JJ tix! Woohoo!! 

2) Bought a new bag (?!) But it's nice and I like it :D

3) Got rewarded for my work =) At least now I know I'm working for something, towards something. And the feeling of confirmation is so good. Settles a little of the heart. It's gonna be damn long before MX 11, but let's work towards there!

Lesson no. 1: Never assume

Assuming gets people into silly situations and stupid mistakes.

So remember, never assume!!!!!

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Am in 2 minds about the GCIP talk on Saturday. On one hand, I know I'm not really prepared for it, both mentally and knowledge wise. On the other hand.. I really relished the feeling and mugging hard, especially with a friend. Although for now, not much can be said.. =.= Should I go, or should I not. Decisions, decisions..

Maybe I should decide on Saturday, IF I manage to wake up. ... Meanwhile.. I better get back to my paper, so that lessons 2 and 3 won't be tomorrow =.=

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I can officially drive without that triangle from today onwards! BUT. Let's be happy only when I get a car of my own which could be.. 5 years later.

Me: I don't need P Plate anymore!
Dad: Okay, then can buy car liao lor.
Me: .. You say until like buying vegetables @ market like that.
Dad: Okay, if in 5 years' time you haven't gotten a car, I will pay the downpayment for you.
Me: Wah!
Dad: Because I can get my CPF by then.

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Going for the YES933 concert, yay!

Time for a good rest!

FINALLY one day which I can sleep early without anything to work on.. Accidentally fell asleep at 11 yesterday, and woke up only at 6 plus, when I was supposed to finish my tuition stuff.. -.- BUT I can sleep at 11 today without feeling guilty and keep waking up =D I haven't felt so tired in ages.. From tuition to working to staying at PA longer than I've stayed at home for the entire week - 8am on both Saturday and Sunday ain't no joke! So stoned, I fell asleep everywhere, on the train today, there and back, almost during induction -.-, on the cab back yesterday (and cabs on both Saturday and Sunday ain't no joke either), everywhere and anywhere la!  Plus helping out everywhere and everywhere AND everywhere, chionging to find costumes still in rooms, having missing stuff here and there, and so on so forth, was totally draining.

Beautiful Sunday is finally over. All the intensive practices, for that one hour on stage which I felt rehearsal did a lot better. Rather screwed up, I think. =.=! But never mind, all's over. At least I do know that 第二民族 was at least good at some point of time, and all songs do have their perfect moments. I will never fall in love with 第二民族 like what I did with 冬，but after so long, at last I'm starting to accept the 立體感 and uniqueness that the song brought. And at the very least the entire orchestra has improved leaps and bounds since November, when I felt so cui at the thought of concert in less than a month's time. -.- It's always like that, PAYCO. Only during the last month will they produce decent results. Kinda like TJCO actually. Shrugs. And most of all, at least I know that my dizi ppl has improved by leaps and bounds too. I'm so proud of Juncheng! And Jiangjun. And William. And Jazz Variant was quite well performed, in my opinion. I loved that piece and was glad to see it executed nicely. Guitar on Fire was a pity, that it was so rushed that I could barely hear the 附點，and the music felt all wrong because 柳琴's sounds came out from the speakers instead of merging with the rest of the instruments. It's just more than odd, to hear the sounds floating from up there while the rest of the instruments' sounds stayed down there.

Rest and relax now! I'm lagging by a couple of episodes for my 桃花小妹, but I'm in no hurry to watch them now.. Sleep comes first! Oh, welcome to another short work week :D

Mayday DNA! (2)

A cut off version, because my battery died in the midst of the video. Heh.

Mayday DNA

was fabulous, even though we were tired out from all the standing, shouting, and mad waving of sticks.

2030 - 0015 worth of Mayday music passed by in a flash, even though there were around 20 percent of the songs that I donno, they have good solid beats enough for me to lose myself into them without knowing what the heck the song is about! It came as a big surprise when they came to the "end" of the concert at around 11.

The encore lasted over an hour! Coolness... At least there was no unfair treatment of not ending before 12, even though I think they might pay dearly for it.. :s Fab fab fab concert.

Unfortunately, as superb as it is, it failed to take me away from my eye's attention, as well as my brain's attention.

Rushed off to send Andy off to Brunei after the concert, and apparently I was too late to send my brother. Ate some food before going home, and some undone questions for tomorrow's tuition, resulting in why I'm not yet asleep now. :s It's like a mahjong game sleeping time and all I did was to watch a concert!!!

Collected my phone back on Friday, after they changed a motherboard for me (: It's like having a new phone again! I'm rediscovering N85 through adding in new new new applications (:

A very huge thanks to Clement. for being the 出氣桶 today and letting me rant out all that was going through my head. If he ever sees this, that is.

Starting to wonder if there's something wrong with the whole world, or is it just me.

Okie, time to sleep, else I'll start muttering gibberish to Susian again tmr :s

5pm!

Half, or one hour to the weekend, depending on whether I'm brave or not.. Haha.

Will be watching SPCO's concert later. Can't believe it's the first CO concert in 2 yrs that I'm watching.. Haha. Because I didn't watch TJCO's concert last year! So my last concert must have been the TJCO concert 2 years ago.. -.-

AND tomorrow's a public holiday, which means I still have tuition, but there's no PA after that. Free time! One truly enjoys being free only when time is limited, I always believed in that. Heh.

Cleared all the stuff YP left for me to do, and then she told me she won't be in on monday too. Oh no! How to act busy when there's nothing to do? And apparently ADAD came out just now to chat with me and XF for around half an hour. Interpretation: he must be rather bored too. HAHA! But luckily I wasn't reading my book or something when he came out =.=

Ok, time to look at those files and cook up something for YP on tuesday.

JJ World Tour 2009 Videos

All of them are finally up and running on youtube :)

JJ World Tour 2009

Very very nice lightsticks. :) The World Tour 2009 kicked off in Singapore, one day after his birthday. Am lazy to go into details, but I enjoyed the whole thing rather alot. Just a few pictures to represent the significant moments during the concert.

First introduction of the dancers in the costumes. They are extremely cute..

Fan Fan. She's sooooooooooooo pretty and elegant, and 1cm shorter than JJ. -.- Hahaha. But she did a very good job with the songs that she sang with JJ! I especially like the 黑白配 that they sang together. The fact that I liked that song originally alot helped too, haha! She certainly can hold herself well in such situations.. Which is more than what I could say for the other special guests..

The Lin family went up to perform, with mum playing pipa, dad playing erhu, and brother playing piano. The dad even sang a portion of the song! It was very nicely done, and the fact that a family is up on stage performing together added so much value to its worth. I like!!

All the lights shining on him alone and his piano. I totally like the effects here..

Thanks the 9 people who shared for the price of going to see JJ! :D