Maroon 5 and Sara Bareilles LIVE

So I'm not such a big fan of Maroon 5 but decided to watch them LIVE! I think it's safe to say that I like them better now :) Honest. Having a real life connection with someone changes your perception of them HEHE

Before going, I had to turn their songs on shuffle over and over so I could remember their lyrics and not just stand there at the concert like some lame-o fake fan AHAHA (but to no avail) lol

Disclaimer : these pictures were ALL taken by my friend EeJane. Credits to her. It was fairly difficult for me to take my camera out of my bag especially since mine was a shoulder handbag and there was hardly any space for hand movement.

Enjoy!

The opening act was by Sara Bareilles! The woman who sang "i'm not gonna write you a love songgggg" y'know that lady! lol i didn't know it was her. In fact, i didn't know any other song she sang besides that song :p nonetheless i was really quite impressed by her. she has PIPES y'all and she sings really in tune. I guess lay people who don't buy her album don't really realise this but her voice is pretty awesome. and she is quite vulgar on stage lol

she also sang a version of coldplay's "the scientist". wasn't as good as the original but it really showcased her quivery abilities, lol is this the correct word? y'know those quivery stuff singers always do. awesome. her other songs were just alright but her voice is just amazing.

ADAM LEVINE FROM MAROON 5! Not surprisingly, majority of the audience were girls ahahaha. he's hot! :) he started off with "Misery".

his voice is ALSO excellent live. NO SIGN of pitchiness except maybe once but you probably wouldn't be able to tell if you've never conducted a band with 10 musical instruments before lol yerseh

this is his favourite hand motion. he does it all the time! a habit really!

and again! i think this was when he sang "never gonna leave this bed". that song is just beautiful. go download it! it's nice! his face gets scrunchy when he sings with his heart LOL and i find it amazing.

in most of their music videos, adam levine has this image of the playboy type who likes to fuck around lol, but the amazing thing about seeing him perform live is the fact that his expressions on stage are clearly deeper and more substantial than that of a fucker LOL

then he unbuttoned his shirt OOLALA thought he was gonna take off his shirt for a moment there but he didn't remove his white tee AHAHAHA probably some contract he signed beforehand ensuring compliance to clauses of prevention of nudity lol

i would actually define him as "soulful" which is clearly very different than the genre of music they portray through the media. he did a cover of alicia key's "if i ain't got you" and it was almost as good as the original :) i guess i like it because he has the falsetto swagger going on for him and it is to die for :)

turnup was awesome. we had to wait outside for roughly 3 hours and an hour inside after sara bareilles's performance.

see the drummer back there? he's got lots of charisma. at the start, he had this cute nice fluffy hairdo but halfway through the concert his hair got all stringy with sweat beading down his temples, eww but awesome, in a way lol

adam levine introducing the band members :)

*drools* awesome pawsome close-up of adam levine! although he is undeniably hot, there was just an element of normality about him that sort of made me realise that singer stars are just like us after all.

i know this is kind of a "duh" realisation that everyone probably already knows but it's different seeing them live, it's that feeling / notion you get watching them that makes you relate to them in such a way that you just know they aren't "out there". they are here, probably just struggling to make it big like you and i.

indeed sara barreiles too wrote a song entitled "let the rain" which was about the difficulties she went through as an artist, being "scared shitless". that was the exact phrase :)

awesome picture for LAST! bringing sexy back, yeah. :)

group picture!

and guess who got lucky! my boyfriend got lucky!!! ahahah! adam levine threw his guitar pick after the final song (sunday morning) (which happens to be baby's favourite song of them), and the guitar pick landed somewhere amongst us. The bunch of people behind us were more gungho in looking for the pick, they crawled under and stuff so i didn't bother to check. but matt bent down, shone his phone light on the floor, and i shifted my foot and there it was, under my foot :)

Am i a clover leaf or what! :)

it appears it fell through the creaks of justyn's fingers, hit ying, and fell right by my feet which then got covered by my boots when i shifted my foot :)

anyway baby was the person who bent down and saw the "M" glow in the dark sign under my foot. The "M" is on the other side of the pick. the picture above shows the autographed side :)

I am so happy for matt because he plays the guitar so it's really appropriate! :)

Overall, the performance was quite awesome and satisfactory. To be honest the main reason i went was because i felt like it was such a waste to not have gone to ANY concert at all since i've been in the UK when there are SOOO many artists coming down to manchester.

Nonetheless, what i got from the concert was much more than i expected.

Awesome experience, and definitely one for you maroon 5 fans out there! definitely catch them live if you have the chance because they are not to be missed!

especially adam levine's falsetto ;)

and hot bod ;)

edit: They will be performing live in KL and apparently you will get 30% off your ticket if you purchase any HTC phone from maxis! good deal if you're a die hard fan and if you're a die hard HTC fan HEHE

On my way forward

So 1st semester results just came out today and i refused to look at them till i was somewhat done with my essay due tomorrow just in case it will make me emo and crawl into bed.

Well I aimed for a mere pass in law after the whole chemical-engineering-lack-of-interest-epic-phail conundrum, but i got way better than a pass :)

Satisfied and incredibly happy, tell you a secret, i even cried in the shower because i was proud of my accomplishments. heh heh heh don't tell anybody ah LOL

Still room for improvement but this is more than i could've hoped for

but if you knew how depressed i was last year, and if you knew that i went to see a damn counsellor(actually she was a lovely lady), and if you knew that i took sleeping supplement pills to help me sleep because i got damn nightmares almost every night, then you will be happy for me :)

I'm clean of all that now because i am getting happier. BIG THANK YOU to family, bf, Grace & Jackie, friends, GOD and lastly myself. I couldn't have done it without myself :) obviously lol

Looking to the future :) with an amazing cleavage WTF

Come and hear, all who fear God.

I will tell what he did for my soul

to Him i cried aloud,

with high praise ready on my tongue.

If there had been evil in my heart,

the Lord would not have listened.

But truly God has listened,

He has heeded the voice of my prayer.

Blessed be God who did not reject my prayer,

nor withhold his love from me

Psalm 65

:)

The Future iz NAO

HEHEHHEH guess what i just did today!

I went for a dance audition for Malaysian Night! lololol wtf wtf wtf

I am not even a dancer..

and to make things worse, i forgot my steps :p

To my defence lay people with no dancing experience cannot usually grasp steps so quickly ok! and nerves get the better of us :p nonetheless i guess it was funzzzz

and parva did well because she's a natural dancer and she used to dance for her nepalese association.

anyway i think all of us will get a spot but in what dance? that is ze question lol

can't help but feel embarrassed but at least i tried out RIGHT? Actually facebook God prompted me ahahahha

If you worry a lot, then day after day you are learning how to worry even better. If you think about doing something a lot, then you are learning how to think about doing. Every moment you are happy, you are learning how to be even happier. Every time you act, you are learning how to take an action even better. What is it that you've been learning today? What is it that you want to learn tomorrow?

HAHA seee facebook God talks about ACTING on things. I always come up with excuses not to do this and that because i convince myself that

1. i am not good enough

2. i don't have the time

3. i can do it next time in the future

but the future is nao. naonaonao.

thank you facebook God LOL kinda sad that life has to be lived according to a facebook application WTF

but i am trying to improve everyday. Starting to speak up during seminars :)

And believe it or not, i've covered HALF my list of 2011 resolutions already and it's only February *PATS BACK*

YAY to me. and the past can fuck itself deep deep because we are stronger than our pasts. we are stronger than where we come from, how we used to be, the mistakes we've made and the mistakes others have made to injure us.

So see y'all at M NIGHT AHAHAHAHA. Check out muh moves LOL damn shy but i know it's gonna be damn worth it :)

A Sister

The major turning point in time was when you left.

You had to study in Australia.

I remembered crying alone on the balcony, looking out into the night sky.

Wondering how my life would be different without you.

Pondering on the many ways you have protected me, taught me, grown with me.

I used to order the drink you ordered.

I used to write school essays about you.

I used to lie with my head on your lap, crying when mom was mad with me.

or when i didn't get something right.

The time you left was the time we grew less attached.

Granted, this change would've been inevitable in every family.

You started your days with close friends

While i struggled alone, reminiscing the days you had when you were younger,

the days i never once had,

not till now.

everyday people say i look more like you,

and i talk more like you.

i know, naturally, that there is this bond that will never tear us apart

for every struggle or stress that you felt, i have felt too.

every drop of tear you cried, believe it or not, i have shed too,

halfway across the globe from where you are.

every time you feel sad or scared,

i share the same feelings with you.

so that you know you are never alone.

i carry your heart.

i carry it in my heart.

Look After Me

I am a big girl i can take care of myself

i am a big girl i can take care of myself

i am a big girl i can take care of myself

:)

a reasonably unpleasant week. but bearable...

because

i am a big girl i can take care of myself

2008 : the time it all changed. naive no more.

Be My Valentine Housemate

I just did something impulsive!

I just applied to a new accommodation hall for next year, and it's actually the hall i hate because the lights are dim and the shower is screwed up. But it's the only ensuite that's actually near the city.

Had plans for moving into my own apartment but lo and behold, i can't find anyone without prior plans of moving in with someone else to move in with me!

Matt is going to be nearby in the same place but different apartment so it would be ideal for me to stay there.

But i can't find a housemate!

Iz truez.

I am loneleh.

So sue me.

And i'll sue you right back ;)

PS Anyone reading this who's interested in staying with ze Sarah Jane text me asap. Cost is 100pounds per week excluding bills. Will let you know of location when you text me. If this works out my uni accommodation shall be my backup plan.

Requirements :

Female

Someone i know

Pretty

**Loves me :)

**= essential

Exclusion clause lol : i will not be held liable in the event i reject your acceptance as my advert is a mere invitation to treat and not an offer.

NB : don't worry everyone is pretty in their own way. don't have such low self esteem ;)

xx

Gong Xi Fa Cai

Oh yes, i forgot to wish all a very HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!!!!!

hmm there is absolutely no chinese new year feel here because there is no holiday whatsoever, though i gotta give credit to my hall because they served chinese food on the first day cny TEEHEE so sweet.

Anyway i spent mine with a nice date with my friend kaykay. :) because we had to attend this workshop thing (on new year's eve!!!) to get a certificate to boost our CV LOL. so we missed all dinner celebrations because we got off at 8. anyway was nice and cosy eating with her!

and last week a couple of us hallmates had steamboat with two rice cookers!! one with spicy soup base, another with plain soup base. was v yummy for rice cooker steamboat :D

Anyway i don't feel homesick I don't know why! i feel more festive during christmas! or valentine's! for valentine's, mom used to make cute heart shaped ornaments and hang them up. like a heart shaped mirror and stuff. and for children's day, lol, mom gave me cute pink star earrings!

hahahaha but for cny, we used to all go back to sibu where we'd have the new year eve dinner at grandma's, and then at night we will talk to my lovely auntie till late :D and we would hardly get any sleep because people would be playing fireworks allllll night and trust me, it's BAD in sibu because majority of the population is made up of chinese!

and the next day we'd go to kanowit, dad's hometown and eat the food cooked by our relatives. usually hakka dishes because he's hakka.

and when people come to visit my relative's house, i'd always be really quiet because i canNOT speak hakka to save my life and my mandarin is like SHIT hahahaha. i used to get academic awards during hakka association dinners and when i went up on stage the host would ask me some questions in chinese and i'd just keep quiet LOL and he had to crack a joke like "this girl is so shy, doesn't want to tell me what her age is" and then they will blast the hakka music to neutralize the awkwardness LOL

because my chinese epic fail sigh so sad

yea and i'm not really close to my dad's sides cousins because of the language barrier and mom's side cousins are mostly overseas. so how leh! how to communicate!

the next generation is going to be CHINESE EDUCATED I SWEAR :D

anyway i've always faced this language barrier :( i guess i'm special LOL. my family is not very traditional. we don't really practice true chinese traditions like wearing bright colours to chase away the "nian", or not sweeping the floor, or going to bai bai, or saying "da jia chi fan" before dinner, or gambling/mahjong etc etc

so that is why cny is not really close to my heart SIGH sorry, but just talking about it makes me feel like i kind of miss it too :P

i think it has something to do with my family staying in holland when i was small loh, got slightly westernized, because i was exposed to fat fake santa was i was soooo little. (he really came to my house)

nonetheless i am chinese and i am proud to be chinese. and i love my culture :))) i always fantasize wearing this nice black halter cheongsam with a nice chopsticked hair bun, but then again i guess i can't wear black.

LOL anyway i promise to do something about this for the next generation. I will dress them up really really well in bright red colours, braid their hair, turn on cny songs and instill in them semangat cny from young!

gong xi fa cai! wishing ALL CHINESE prosperity, good luck, wealth!!!

this picture was taken by matt :) we are okay now :)))))

matt is more banana than me but i think his family is more chinese oriented than mine XD

Kelabbing

Firstly,

omaigoat i huge camwhore pic of me. still not used to the largeness of self images. actually it just makes me feel uncomfortable because i don't want to be seen as a bimbo but in actual fact, all girls like to camwhore, they just don't reveal it ahahahahhahhahah

anyway a bunch of us went for post exam clubbing at pure. this was my outfit

actually this was taken on a different day hence the different hair as the pic down below lol but since i was wearing the same top i'll just post it ahahahaha

Pure. quite big, comparitively. and decoration is nice? sorta? but the music was BAD. sigh. tunes were all myopic WTF (don't know if this is the right word, in fact i think it's wrong, i just read it recently in my law notes). myopic means short sightedness or something. but whatevs. what i mean is the tunes were all very short-lived.

and they were really weird trance-ish techno-ish (sorry i don't know the difference) un-mainstream songs so i couldn't get muh groove on (if i even have any)

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baby is a skinhead! wtf. nice or not nice or not! it reminds me of those budak kampung playing in the fields, or a chinaman HAHAHAHA but i guess he looks older in this hair.

i think he's handsome so he doesn't look bad in it but i would probably still prefer short and spiky. it's good he cut his hair so short so that when it's at the appropriate length i can force him to spike it and he can't say "too long to spike" blahblahblah lol

me and bf before clubbing with my makeup epic phail because we were rushing. it was a last minute event and life SUCKS without a car, have i said that before, i must have for at least a couple of gazillion times. so it's good this picture is blurred because i know i looked damn fucking ugly lol sorry for the language

sorry didn't take pics of my other friends, ying, sengtuck, jerrold, eejane, jake. we were only on the dance floor for an hour plus plus because we went really late. so it felt more like a short hang rather than an actual sweaty clubbing event. which is fine with me because i like low scale events because of my lack of social skills :D

so i didn't take many pics because i was out there enjoying the moments instead of thinking of capturing them on film which is ideal, really, and which i am certain bloggers have contemplated doing at least once in their lives lol

i had a glass of red bull vodka and that's it but i was happy because i don't like alcohol and red bull vodka is yummy.

xx hope you all club more actively than i do and may your bodies gyrate to the untranced music lol

ok sorry that was random, i am in a really weird random mood. take care all and happy birthday my good ol friend bryan lee yen fei, hope you gain weight this year :)