a piece of summer. peace of you.

8.30pm. bin+fren and Bee+junwei. Max Pavilion. small crowd. huge white cloth with flashing video montage. huge white cloth falls. Cheer in long white dress and guitar. thankfully a different lineup and setup from Taipei 花的姿态 dvd. shaven basist's hair grown out. Q-mo still ard. one of the ensemble looks like guang-liang, da-bing, and liang wen fu all together at the same time. one fan looks like chen-lei. realised lead guitarist is Cheer's bf. 躺在你的衣柜 was done twice, once unplugged, once rocked out. my fav 小步舞曲 was disappointedly not unplugged. 告诉我 got everybody singing along out the loudest. lotsa sing alongs. drawings on the guitar. few costume changes. plenty of guitar swopping.让我想一想. 还是会寂寞. 华丽的冒险. 1234567. after 17. 旅行的意义 got the hardcores wearing helmets. hated Sentimental Kill and its faux masquerade mask and glove accessory as glove is too cliche-rock. good singers close their eyes when singing. Faye. Jacky. tousled hair. nifty guitar picks. sentimental bkgrds. disco ball. havoc after she got down to the crowd during 女明星. no one sat after. everyone was standing on their seats. my first experience. glad it was a totally different lineup. one raised a Taiwan flag. two raised ENCORE billboards in chinese. rebirth is a piece of summer. 11.30pm. 30+ songs. 5 hardcore encore. 5 ENCORES. a piece of summer, a piece of you.


white banner/cloth



nobody sat down since the second half


helmet









final encore to white florescent lights




the faithful finally departs



陈绮贞 - A Piece Of Summer Live in Singapore. one of the most amazing concerts i've been to. 5 encores. now, I'm a fan.

陈绮贞 - 小步舞曲

天空突然下起倾盆大雨
恋人在屋檐下相偎相依
移动我的脚步轻松躲雨
人潮拥挤握住湿热的手心
再也不愿想起不快乐的旋律
呼吸这一秒的空气
还有多少回忆藏著多少秘密
在我心里翻来覆去
什么叫做爱情
还有多少回忆藏著多少秘密
在你心里我也许只是你欣赏的风景

夜晚静静等著电话响起
时间躺在他去年寄来的信
空荡的风叫我播放著舞曲
旋转这一秒的孤寂
还有多少回忆藏著多少秘密
在你心里我也许是你轻快的游戏
还有多少回忆藏著多少秘密
在你心里我也许只是你缓慢的练习
音乐响起我一个人演出重覆的舞曲


Cheer on Saturday. Cant wait.

Waitress - In loving memory of Adrienne Shelly

caught Waitress with Quin today. gorgeous Keri Russell of lovely locks and wide eyes i've loved since Felicity heydays. i'm a fan. and it's nice to see her in a comeback role that's widely received with praises. she plays a repressed waitress stuck in a marriage and cafe, with pie-making her only relief, until Dr Pammeter came along.

what was most ironic was how the director passed shortly after this film. She plays a supporting role in the movie as well. Adrienne Shelly, while bringing humour to the dimwit and naive role she plays, also directed this movie with sensitivity. the characters were well-loved thou flawed, except for mayb the damn husband. but hey, he's succeeded by making us hate him. those 'dear baby' monologues felt like Keri Russell's character in Felicity, when earlier in the seasons she use to record her 'dear Sally' thoughts into tapes and send them over to her voice pal/best friend (Sally of cos). Sally wld usually reply when the episode's gonna end, with highly quotable one-liners that rounds up every cherry feeling inside. While Quin saw the negative msg of how a marriage, no matter how loving one party is, will inevitable lose its spark and sag, spinning off into love affairs and the need to have babies to spark it up, Joe's "start fresh" was wat hit me the most. i'm glad the film didnt not encourage having extra marital affairs (although they did have a fling going on). and i'm glad the ending was one everybody wld love. wats not to love a cute girl in a yellow dress.

for me, there was an element of surprise. i didnt know what was gonna come, whether the cuckold husband was gonna find out the affair, or whether Jenna was teethering on spending the rest of her life stuck in a broken marriage. on top of the fortune-cookie rosy lines, the smart, subtle twists and surprises (oh that kiss!) are what really made me love this film.

how ironic it is too.

fuck the world

its so much easier to hack everything.
there's so much that i wana say, yet i do not know where to begin.
i was feeling moody, until i heard 人间 on the stereos of the toilet.
i was feeling alone, until the taxi uncle humoured me with his sexual escapades.
it's one of those days where everything that could go wrong, will go wrong.
i come back home, and see my poster lying on the floor.
and now i sit in front of a screen, tryin desperately to make sense and convince myself that all is fine.
everyone has bad days. so what makes mine different from others'?



get a grip of yourself dude.

What's the use of regretting not having done enough now. i have only myself to blame.
and i do hope this is for the better, that it comes as a relief, rather than deprivation.
to all my dear friends, i love you.

Daughtry-fied

Daughtry showcase at St James today was awesome. it was an acoustic set and Chris sounds as good live. pity it wasnt a full fledge gig. pity i didnt know all the lyrics to the songs. pity they didnt rock harder(thou i like the acoustic set anyhow). the drummer's look was pretty hilarious though, highly orgasmic expression. and the company of Quin, Haz, Gerald, Zif and Linda was greaaaattt.

crapweasels

why does it feel like i am doing everything on my own?

Nepal

Dear all, pls take time out to read this.my dear friend "Nincompoop" Ruifen is doing this for a meaningful cause.

Dear friends,

For a few years now, I have been wanting to do something hopefully, halfway, earth-shattering to mark my youth. Something meaningful. (I must inform you that I've just graduated from Uni, almost in despair). The point is, I've always wanted a good cause to contribute towards, and I wanted for the cause to be sustainable and vital.

I've found it, a cause worth investing in. It is with an organization called Students Partnership Worldwide. An organization which will tackle development through youths, using youths. An organization that will give me the opportunity to go to Nepal for seven months to work with youths who lack proper access to important information and opportunities.

Part of the pre-trip excitement and anxiety (you can never tell, they come together) means that I had to set up a blog to detail the 101 thoughts I keep buzzing in my head all day about my upcoming life in Nepal. I am also fund-raising to support the organization that will send me there, so the blog will be a convenient billboard for me to advertise to potential Samaritans.

Therefore, since the blog is up, I boldly ask you to give my cause your attention, and for you to drop by for a visit. Its www.pledgingnepal.wordpress.com. Please excuse the core narcissism of it all, and read about one girl's desperation to go to Nepal, to understand another way of life. The contents of it won't be meaningful just yet, but I promise it will be, soon enough.

Most sincerely,
Ruif.

p/s. Pass it forward! Your forwarding this email, will cost you ten seconds, but will bring me much joyful moral support. Thank you!

GOOD MORNING BALTIMORE!

Quin and I experienced temporary escapism when we caught Hairspray today. it is one of the best movies i've seen this year. by a mile. throughout the show i couldnt wipe the smile off my face. The opening number proved what a budding talent Nikki Blonsky is. SHE CAN SING! it sets the mood for the rest of the movie: high energy throughout, very very catchy tunes, and splendid dance routines that makes you wana tap ya feet or, heck, stand up and jive. i hate to say this, but it's so much better than Dreamgirls!

i love how it manages to blend heart and a positive msg, without being cliche or preachy. for the 1 hr and 20 mins, it felt like the world really didnt care if u're plus-size or black. to dare to be different and really go for what u want. and to fight for it. to discover your true talent and stand up for what is right, even if it makes you different from everyone else. it all sounds like a huge American Dream in disguise. i don't deny. but what's so bad if it sends u re-evaluating and thinking.

for that short duration, Hairspray fulfilled the true cinematique experience of transcendance. simply put, temporary escapism that makes you forget the sorrows of present day and look forward to making a difference.

and in the words of another movie i caught the day before (Evan Almighty. Lauren Graham alert!!! Steve Carrell rocks!!!): ARK: "an Act of Random Kindness", can change the world.

and speaking to Vincent made me realise i really should be more generous with selflove.

and while John Travolta reminded me of Miss Piggy, Christopher Walken dancing in a musical reminded me of this MV he did a long time ago. it remains, till today, one of the best MV i've seen by far. so if there's any video u sld watch this week on this site (i'm using the same tactic. but trust me when i promise u tt), make it this one. Fatboy Slim - Weapon Of Choice.

Amy Winehouse - Love is a Losing Game

i didnt like this on first play. or so i thought. it became stuck in my head. love, is a losing game.

wait, they don't love you like i love you

there is nothing left for me to write here it seems.
a few days ago i met up with some old friends. some were driven and wants to change policies. others were successful in their own rights. makes me wonder what i've been doin with myself.
yesterday i felt redundant. unhappy with everything about myself. i need to become a better version of me.

this is beginning to sound like the whining of a twelve yr old's blog.

i love Maps. i wish i wrote Maps.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps

a love song in disguise. this is what i wanna do everytime i hear a blardy fantastic rock song.



and the fantastic Karen O with sad eyes.

It's BRITNEY, BITCH!

BRITNEY is back with her new single GIMME MORE. but all i wana really scream and say is: GIMMMMMME MOREEEEEEEE!!! take a look at her in her prime, sans boa, gyrating, and that to-kill body. then watch her much awaited/debated opening for the VMAs yesterday. she looked like she was pregnant all over again with two kids, sans bad lip-synch, unbelievably fugly wig, and worse dance moves. it seems like her dance skills were gone with her hair, and she's reduced from a front-runner to a backup. even her dancers were more entertaining. and thou the song is catchy, it sounds like an early 2000 Dark Child reject, with no vocal challenge at all. sighhhh.i know i am a lil too critical. but c'mon Britney.she's the supposed queen-of-pop of our time. surely she cld gimme moreeeee. no excuses man!





fyi if the AOL vid dun work:
http://music.aol.com/video/gimme-more-mtv-vma-2007/britney-spears/1969376

free!

after gruelling nights of wee morning cramping, i have FINALLY completed my assignments. hoorayyyyy!!!! this means i can spend more time catchin up on movies and tv, doin prom stuff, catch up my lib books, and, yes, prepare for my next assignment. =(

i got my limited edition air-flown-in Chet Lam EP yesterday! woots! 5 great canto covers. gosh i love it! here's some pics, and some overdue pics.





tsian yang bday at marina sq





meetup with slackin gang @ smu ice-cold-beer. the place was pretty warm thou.





shujun bday at clarke quey and susan bday at st james

Mysterious Skin

i finally could strike this movie off my list of movies to watch.

Mysteriuos Skin is about how two kids, who were raped when they were young, grew up to become totally different. one has no recollection of what happened, and assumed he was kidnapped by aliens. the other gre up to become a street hustler.

it's provocative. some scenes wld make you feel really uncomfortable. one part i was literally jaw-dropped at wat i was seeing(towards the end). i wished the writing could have been slightly better, the screen at the Arts House screening room bigger, and the seats more sloped.

but Joseph Gordon Levitt was a knockout. those piercing eyes. "godlike".

one of the more shocking movies i've seen this year. not for everyone.

i dun wana do my assignment or go to work. i just want to sit down and catch a comedy. four weddings and a funeral. kill bill. borat. i want to sit on smthin other than my hard stool. face something other than my computer screen or my books. i am throwing a tantrum...


looking forward to mysterious skin tml.

enjoy AIRMAIL SPECIAL by Nikki Yanofsky. hope it made u smile, like it did to me =)

come, quick.

cant wait to finish my assignments and catch Mysterious Skin this weekend.




and Nicole Kidman in The Invasion.





and why does Daughtry have to come on 20th Sept? it's a weekday! i'm catchin JBJ! he sld come on a weekend! weekdays r for plays! sighhhh.i really hate this.




and i cant believe it's September already. feels like 8 months lost.


i wish i am smarter than me.


"beloveds have only one life, one death, and another would never be the same."

王菲,将爱,不留,如果我还有快乐,也许吧

词曲:作词:王菲 作曲:王菲

我把风情给了你
日子给了他
我把笑容给了你
宽容给了他
我把思念给了你
时间给了他
我把眼泪给了你
我把照片给了你
日历给了他
我把颜色给了你
风景给了他
我把距离给了你
呼吸给了他
我把烟花给了你
节日给了他
我把电影票给了你
我把座位给了他
我把烛光给了你
晚餐给了他
我把歌点给了你
声音给了你
麦克风递给他
声音给了你
画面给了他
我把情节给了你
结局给了他
我把水晶鞋给了你
十二点给了他

我把心给了你
身体给了他
情愿什么也不留下
再也没有什么牵挂
如果我还有哀伤
让风吹散它
如果我还有快乐
如果我还有哀伤 让风吹散它
如果我还有快乐 也许吧

不留

On 23 Dec
i shall walk with tranquility, knowing that i have fulfilled all that i have set out to achieve, and perhaps more. it will be a night for me to look upon, to look back on and be proud of. i will have no regret as i look upon the faces who have stood by me, knowing that my trust in them is what that has led me thus far. tears will likely overwhelm me; tears of joy and tears of pain. i will utter appreciations and love profusions to those that have made it easy. i will be proud of my juniors and know that all is not lost through time.


i hope.

王菲講笑話

if there's any video u sld see from my blog this mth, it's this.







sigh. i feel like i dunno an old fren today. like, again, a further confirmation.