SingFest 2008
Okay I know this entry is super late but hey, at least I've gotten off my arse to get it done anyway. Ha!
SingFest '08 was pretty damned awesome! All thanks to Mel who very kindly offered tickets! 10,300 people attended, so we were really very heng to even get tickets. For free.
(Haha, sorry couldn't resist :P )
We got in real nice and early thanks once again to Mel. "Pick that spot over there. It's the best spot - there's shade and yet has a good view of the stage with easy access." Yay.
"I shall take a picture with the SingFest logo in the background!"
.
.
.
Damn! Missed.
Kwa kwa kwa....
Becks: "Come la, I take for you la..."
Nat: "Hmph, okay la!"
So there we were, sitting on our nice little patch of land, snacking on Sun Chips and Mamee Noodles, and drinking FIJI Water (thanks, Ivy!), when the floodgates were flung open...
and the hordes came...
...and continued coming...
...and freakin' invaded the entire lawn. BUT, it was okay, as long as we had our own little patch of land. Yes, the best spot with shade and good view of the stage and easy access.
Or so I thought.
When the band began, I craned my neck, ready to see the performers in action. But alas! All I saw was...
...an umbrella and ass...
...and more asses.
(Faces have been blacked out to protect the identities of the individuals)
Great. So much for getting the best spot, huh?
Coupled with the fact that the sun was freakin' hot, and we were packed like sardines, it wasn't exactly a very nice spot to be in. However the music more than made up for that!
First up was Stacie Orrico, who was a really really good live performer. I went without expecting much from her, but came away impressed.
Next up was a dude called Jamie Scott. Hmm... he had a nice voice, but I think his music kinda brought the mood down a little. It's nice, but more to listen in the comfort of home rather than under the midday sun, y'know?
One Republic!!! Wah they are damn good. I like! My camera phone didn't manage to capture the other two members, so I replaced them with text. My bad. Oops.
Becks and I even got to meet and take a photo with them backstage! Awesomeness man. I don't have the pics though, cos' it wasn't my camera. Mel says she's sending it to 8 Days... Anyways, thanks for the awesomeness, babe! :)
When we came back, it was Jason Mraz's set. He was so good, there were fully-grown men shouting, "I love you, Jason!" Yes, really. He's that charismatic a performer.
Hot on the heels of Jason Mraz was Rick Astley aka Mambo Nite King. At least he was MNK to Mark, Boaz and Lorraine. To me, he was more like... um... a wannabe 80s porn star. He kept on punctuating every sentence with, "YEAH, BABY!"
By the end of his set, I was like, "Just kill me already." At which Rick said, "YEAH, BABY!" again. So I took a gun and shot him in the head. Kidding.
The Pussycat Dolls (aka PCD) provided a more welcome visual feast and pushed all the right "Buttons". Pity I was quite tired by then already.
Alicia Keys was another hot act that I was looking out for. She came on really really late though. And by then, my low-battery indicator was flashing and I wasn't able to enjoy her set that much. Damnit, I'm getting old.
Yeah, I know the pictures are REALLY small. I took them using my handphone camera, which obviously isn't good enough for capturing those long distance shots. In fact, all the performers were so tiny, I could have drawn in a stick figure and called him Justin Timberlake and it would have been equally believable!
Justin Timberlake was a special guest!!!
See what I mean? Haha. I need to buy a new camera. Any recommendations?
In the meantime though, check out more pictures on Becks' Blog!
SingFest '08 was pretty damned awesome! All thanks to Mel who very kindly offered tickets! 10,300 people attended, so we were really very heng to even get tickets. For free.
(Haha, sorry couldn't resist :P )
We got in real nice and early thanks once again to Mel. "Pick that spot over there. It's the best spot - there's shade and yet has a good view of the stage with easy access." Yay.
"I shall take a picture with the SingFest logo in the background!"
.
.
.
Damn! Missed.
Kwa kwa kwa....
Becks: "Come la, I take for you la..."
Nat: "Hmph, okay la!"
So there we were, sitting on our nice little patch of land, snacking on Sun Chips and Mamee Noodles, and drinking FIJI Water (thanks, Ivy!), when the floodgates were flung open...
and the hordes came...
...and continued coming...
...and freakin' invaded the entire lawn. BUT, it was okay, as long as we had our own little patch of land. Yes, the best spot with shade and good view of the stage and easy access.
Or so I thought.
When the band began, I craned my neck, ready to see the performers in action. But alas! All I saw was...
...an umbrella and ass...
...and more asses.
(Faces have been blacked out to protect the identities of the individuals)
Great. So much for getting the best spot, huh?
Coupled with the fact that the sun was freakin' hot, and we were packed like sardines, it wasn't exactly a very nice spot to be in. However the music more than made up for that!
First up was Stacie Orrico, who was a really really good live performer. I went without expecting much from her, but came away impressed.
Next up was a dude called Jamie Scott. Hmm... he had a nice voice, but I think his music kinda brought the mood down a little. It's nice, but more to listen in the comfort of home rather than under the midday sun, y'know?
One Republic!!! Wah they are damn good. I like! My camera phone didn't manage to capture the other two members, so I replaced them with text. My bad. Oops.
Becks and I even got to meet and take a photo with them backstage! Awesomeness man. I don't have the pics though, cos' it wasn't my camera. Mel says she's sending it to 8 Days... Anyways, thanks for the awesomeness, babe! :)
When we came back, it was Jason Mraz's set. He was so good, there were fully-grown men shouting, "I love you, Jason!" Yes, really. He's that charismatic a performer.
Hot on the heels of Jason Mraz was Rick Astley aka Mambo Nite King. At least he was MNK to Mark, Boaz and Lorraine. To me, he was more like... um... a wannabe 80s porn star. He kept on punctuating every sentence with, "YEAH, BABY!"
By the end of his set, I was like, "Just kill me already." At which Rick said, "YEAH, BABY!" again. So I took a gun and shot him in the head. Kidding.
The Pussycat Dolls (aka PCD) provided a more welcome visual feast and pushed all the right "Buttons". Pity I was quite tired by then already.
Alicia Keys was another hot act that I was looking out for. She came on really really late though. And by then, my low-battery indicator was flashing and I wasn't able to enjoy her set that much. Damnit, I'm getting old.
Yeah, I know the pictures are REALLY small. I took them using my handphone camera, which obviously isn't good enough for capturing those long distance shots. In fact, all the performers were so tiny, I could have drawn in a stick figure and called him Justin Timberlake and it would have been equally believable!
Justin Timberlake was a special guest!!!
See what I mean? Haha. I need to buy a new camera. Any recommendations?
In the meantime though, check out more pictures on Becks' Blog!
August 9th, 2008 at 2:22 am my gosh.
i wish i had free tixs too!
i was dying to see one republic & jason mraz!!
but controlled myself.
$200 is no small sum!
August 9th, 2008 at 8:14 am AHH... It sure looks fun. Btw... did u get my text?
August 9th, 2008 at 9:22 am hi there, so long nv c u le..how hv u been ?
btw my cousin sell camera, i cn help u ask her..which brand u hv in mind ? hehe
August 9th, 2008 at 10:39 am Hor hor Nat, you take picture of girls' backs ah... cheeky fella. No lah, kidding only... still, I must say u and Becks were very lucky to get tickets for SingFest. No lah, I dont think the entry is 'super late' at all, since SingFest happened less than a week ago. Can see you had a really great time there... as for me, I was at the West Coast rooting for your 'in-laws' from Huang Jin Lu (Ping Hui and Felicia) ;-)
August 9th, 2008 at 11:51 am wao... no chance to get the ticket. sad. look at your photo imagine and enjoy the hot sardine oven!?? hahaha~ rocks pussycat dolls and alicia keys!?
August 9th, 2008 at 2:57 pm Hi there, seems like Singfest was great, I wanted to go too but the tickets are too expensive. As for cameras, probably Canon, since its known for its cameras and photo printers. I caught a glimpse of this poster thing at Yio Chu Kang MRT yesterday about some event on 23 and 24 August at Esplanade Park and you're one of the artiste who will be there. Could you tell us what is it about?
August 9th, 2008 at 10:15 pm eh, nat. I gt trick by u la. for one sec I really believe JT was there and kept looking for him in the photo. stupid me. haah.. nice fotos too..
August 9th, 2008 at 10:51 pm Get SONY or CANON!!! I'll only aim for these 2 brands whenever i'm out to look for cameras... =)
August 9th, 2008 at 11:22 pm Hey Nat,lucky you to get to watch singfest and meet them too!!If i had money i would go too. Yeah i agree Jason Mraz and One Republic are awesome.I watched thier performace at youtube!!
August 9th, 2008 at 11:59 pm Ahhh! Jason Mraz rocks big time okay! Haha! Lucky you... =D
August 10th, 2008 at 11:36 am michelle>> nvm can start saving up for next yr's SingFest!
tanat>> haha at this rate, sooner or later i'll be "related" to everyone in mediacorp, hehe. somemore we always shoot those kind of family dramas, lol.
rina, *michelle and delphine>> yup, i'm kinda thinking about Canon, heh. my very first digicam was a Canon and i still have fond memories of it :)
ah lao>> haha, your comment made me laugh! lol, sorry sorry, but it was just too funny :P
August 10th, 2008 at 4:04 pm I wanted to go Singfest! But the price is way to expensive for me to afford it. Haha.
Anyway, get Canon, their cameras are not bad. (:
August 10th, 2008 at 5:01 pm *rolleye* haha.. its ok la. I laughed at my own stupidness also. hm.. am i the only one gt trick here? :[
August 10th, 2008 at 7:33 pm Ah Lao, do u think we should 'shoot' Nat for tricking us abt JT being in the show? Haha, kidding!! No hard feelings...
Sniff, I never get to see any of these artistes in person once... the last Western artistes I ever saw in person were probably Maroon 5.
August 10th, 2008 at 7:53 pm yay Singfest'08 rocks! haha Jamie Scott was indeed nice for a lazy Sunday afternoon but not under the 1000 degrees sun. :P One Republic and Jason Mraz were AWESOME. thou my battery was also dying by the time Alicia Keys came out, her live was truly GREAT. haha oh yes, the icing of the day, was my snapshop with you!
August 10th, 2008 at 10:23 pm omg shit you for having free tickets to Singfest! hahah.
if JT was really the special guest i think i wld kill myself for not going...
August 10th, 2008 at 10:55 pm haha! NIKON cool pix 5100 would be nice and panasonic lumix too : D
August 10th, 2008 at 11:06 pm my suggestion 2 u is a canon cam..cos i m oso using tis brand of cam..is can shoot clear pic..wif many functions..hehe..n e design is oso v de nice lei..m sure u will oso lyk canon cam rite..is actually a popular cam brand..hope u can update 2 us abt ur cam once u had brought ur new cam..hehe..oni being kapo.. :)
August 11th, 2008 at 12:02 am Nice one man!!!!! Canon is great seriously but i bought Olympus camera because its shock and water proof hahas!
Take care alright!
August 11th, 2008 at 1:03 am i would recommend the Canon Ixus 860! the camera i recently just bought and i'm so in love with it! maybe you can go take a look at the coming COMEX show in late aug.. :)
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August 11th, 2008 at 10:45 am My suggestion... try Canon PowerShot A630, thats what I have. Or Lumix also can ;-)
August 11th, 2008 at 5:22 pm Yo Nat,
Glad to know you are taking some time off that you well deserved. Remember to re-charge often! Take Care!
August 11th, 2008 at 9:23 pm ALL>> thanks for the many recommendations! thanks esp to florence for reminding me that COMEX is just round the corner! yup, i really should wait for that...
marc>> wahahaa damn cute lah. but i think the design isn't v flattering for most body shapes. dunno, gut feel. and yup, i have checked out ur 7th mth collection. my faves are the sadako, mummy and chinese ghost, heh.
August 12th, 2008 at 11:20 pm I am sure it'll look cute on you!
let me know if u want some of the exclusive ghost freebies.... can pass some to you =)
August 15th, 2008 at 6:18 pm hello! got the link of your blog from felicia's. geez, your thumb is so bend-y. haha! i'll suggest canon as well. been using it ever since erm i own a camera. hehe. anyways, keep up the good work! take care.