GAGA-LICIOUS

An impromptu decision. An unsure decision. But in the end, i made the decision. I skipped a lesson just to watch Lady GaGa 'LIVE' in Singapore. Brought the tix on Monday for the Wednesday concert. Regret the decision? Not really. Disappointed? Just a little...



Wonder Twins brought the question up over MSN on Monday night as they know i do like Lady GaGa's music and even bought her CD in HMV. Its more like a love at first... erm... hearing? I like dance music and hers are siimply catchy. Hence, when the proposal was brought up, i was tempted. But i had a lessons on WED though... after some persuation, i decided to go for the concert over the lessons... Bad Wee Liang...

On that day, we grab a bite over at Great World City basement - Old Chang Kee's 'I Love Singapore' Curry Puff each & we shared 3 Cinnamon bread. I assure you, i can make much better Cinnamon bread (the flavours) than the place there. Its not up to standard yet... not up to the then famous Saint Cinnamon (the one famous in the late 90s in bishan J8). Anyway, we ate the food while queuing up for the entrance.

The crowd was insane. As the venue was at Fort Canning, the crowd queue up to the Carpark far away from the entrance, up the hill. No proper crowd control, no proper instructions, no proper barricades. The place was a mess. To think that nothing could probably be worse than that, i was wrong. Everything other than Lady GaGa's performance was disappointing.

The sound system was awful (no surround sound), The opening act was awful & draggy (poor song choice and boring beat box/DJ-ing), The time delay was tiring (delayed for at least 1.2Hr), The stage was lousy (No big TV screen, just a simple stage)... Poor air ventilation (lack of breath... those who know me should know i hate BIG crowds)...

Though her performance was great... I have to admit that i was a little too tired to fully enjoy it... Oh ya... 10k people in Singapore went there. Imagine how squeezy it can be... i was sandwiched between 2 females... hence i can't move much, have to use the free 'fan' to block my breath from reaching the lady in front. If not, kana charge sexual harrasment then i jia lat liao.

She did pretty good singing live... was pretty amazed as usually for someone who sing dance music, they can simply edit and add effects to their voice... but when she sing 'Brown Eyes' & soothing version of 'Pokerface', she was great.... =D Man, this girl can really SING~! Will want to go for more these type of show. provided if $$ permits...

One thing i noticed, there are really alot of gay boys around... the one that caught our attention must definitely be the one who are topless wearing a ribbon & a tie... can you imagine that...? Ok, at least he do have the body to show off... LOL

After that, we had a rest at Xing Wang HK cafe. Never had i thought that the first place i go to ION is a cafe. But the service and food are nice... will definitely go again... =D Great company... Will uploads some pics in facebook soon....

Rekindle Memories

It been more than a year since i last step onto the causeway. No, i am not talking about Causeway Point, but the actual causeway that link Singapore with Malaysia. This time round, i get to cross the bridge to the new custom of Malaysia. First Impression? Not impressive at all. The road was so jammed that we could take a nap on the bus... We spent almost an hour sitting on the bus. That is freaking long.

The new custom is cleaner, air-conditioned... more stations but same speed. We still have to slowly wait for our turn, but at least its more cooling. Took a photo at the exit of the custom, but was stopped by security to delete away. To be honest, the photo only consist of me, Dz and the background of mini waterfall. Nothing about the custom. Hmm... strict? Maybe.

We are simply hungry after the long wait. After changing our S$ to Ringit, we went to a new place to have our 'brunch', Mr Baoz. It is situated level 3 of JB City Square.


We ordered six different flavours of Baos, including Curry Chicken flavour. But when we received our orders, i think it was not what we ordered, anyway, we were too hungry to remember what is our order. Hence, we began eating... The menu was really attractive to me... The variety was special.. Imagine Baos having so many kind of fillings and toppings... it looks more like Donuts but taste smooth... Can't wait to visit them a second time. Other than Baoz, Dz had local white coffee, i had a Peppermint Chocolaz, while Ermei had Strawberry Green Tea. I simply love my drinks~!

We moved off to the first destination... Danga City Mall. Ermei recommend that place as it is rather new and give us an impression of a great place to shop. To be honest, it wasn't. I don't blame Ermei as who will not get that impression if they just judge the place with their website... Most of the tenants are the property managment's own shop. Most of the shops have no one taking care of the shops, some did not even had any renovations. No crowd in the mall. At least, the transport from Custom to the mall is FREE. Dz and i did get ourselves a top each (Buy 1 get 1 free) to make the trip not totally fruitless.

After leaving Danga Mall, we head to Taman Sentosa to shop, sing & eat... I got myself some socks and briefs... *shy* at The Store... Taman Sentosa's KTV is cheap... we spent around RM25 for 3 person... singing for 3-4 hours? I lost count le... We also recorded some videos during our KTV-ing... Despite going out of tune etc, we enjoyed alot... and that is what matters most... isn't it? its been a long time since i last went there... so it do brings back some memories... walking around Taman Sentosa or JB... finding food.....

Talking about food, we 'Da Bao (take-away) some famous roasted pork/duck/char shew ate at the Famous food hawker... Thanks to Ermei, he recommended us the delicious dishes... Other than those we brought... we also ordered Beggar Chicken & Fried Oyster Omelette there. All taste delicious... Can't forget the strong herb taste of the chicken & duck... How can we forget the gigantic Sugercane? The meal make us BLOATED... sh*t! our tummy all came out... except for Dz...

The Beggar Chicken

Roasted Delicacies

After dinner, we head to Danga Bay... Its our first time there. Walked down the beach, we came to see a stretch of restaurants before the Bay Leaf Convention Center. Its pretty nice... The building looks like a GIGANTIC Bay leaf... inside, it was having Orchid & Bonsai Exhibition... Overall, it looked cool, but i do not fancy the exhibits from other Asian countries... it lack of life... i prefer Singapore's National Orchid Garden.      Next to the convention center, there is a BIG stage. But it was still early then, no show was put up. We walked along another stretch of food center & shopping village. Man, it was so long... Our legs are tired after walking through it... Other than that, there are also a Pasar Malam style theme park, plant market... Its a nice experience, but definitely will not go there again due to inaccessiblity....

Entrance to Danga Bay

Restaurants @ Danga Bay

Festive Street Mall

Merry-Go-Round

Petting Zoo @ Danga Bay

Though tiring, its sure a great trip... looking forward to the next outing =D Malaysia, Truly Asia...

$ING DOLLAR

Before Sunday, i wondered if i would be disappointed. I waited anxiously for the day to come. My first musical in Esplanade. My first musical since Secondary School days. Will it be a flop? Will it worth the money? But looking at the list of theatre casts, deep within my heart, i was expecting a great show ahead.

On Sunday, i was treated with an awesome show. Never did it let me down right from the beginning till the very end. I laughed, I tear, I was touched. Kudos to the eight greats - Lim Kay Siu, Sebastian Tan, Hossan Leong, Selena Tan, Emma Yong, Pam Oei, Kumar & Najip Ali. Lim Kay Siu may seems to be outshone by the other seven casts, his existence added colours to the show. Sebastian's voice wowed me since i last heard him in the national song 'Will You'. i was surprised to find out that he was the singer for the theme song for 'Price of Peace' (Ch 8 TV Drama). Dim Sum Dollies, Selena, Emma & Pam, was simply great as well. They started out as the three 'Lui' (Hokkien for Money) before transforming into Tiger Auntie, Chinese Prostitute & Philipino Maid/Prostitute respectively. I simply love their accent. They are hilarious.

Kumar, the Bangladeshi worker, was simply acting naturally, communicating with the audience and adding a new dimension to the show, Najip Ali, as Macik, was the first to touch my heart with his Malay rendition of "Keeping It Clean". But yet his small segment ended with laughter over his new-age dance move. Simply great. Did i miss out anyone? Oh yeah, Mr Hossan Leong. Hossan Leong was simply being himself, right from the beginning. I was like "hmm... ok, that is so Hossan". But he received one of the loudest applause when he impersonate Michael Jackson.

He re-acted the classic scene of Michael Jackson's Triller and dance moves. He was joined by the other guys who acted as the well-known criminals with financial fraud in Singapore. Together, they dance and sing. Its like a small tribute to Michael Jackson. Initially, i was laughing and impressed by the idea and the various characters. But soon, i found myself in tears. When i saw the scene of the 5 guys dancing to the song 'White Collar Criminal', i couldn't help but think that it was great to see so many talented artistes sharing the same stage. I even thought this will be the greatest National Day performance compared to NDP parade shows over the years. Its a show that speaks truely Singaporean language... reflects truly Singapore culture... this is home... TRULY...

Get your tix @ Sistic.com

It definitely worth the price tag. I will consider going back to the broadway if time, schedules permits... Especially if such a powerful casts were put together again...