Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! Apparently, I get to relive all the moments of the concert again in 3 days, when the DVD and the VCD of the concert are released on 2 February.
3 more days... Hmmm... I think I can wait that long. Hahaha!
DVD track listing:
01) 以父之名
02) 止战之伤
03) 她的睫毛
04) 晴天
05) 你听得到
06) 梯田
07) 园游会
08) 龙圈风
09) 将军
10) 乱舞春秋
11) 星晴+回到过去+最后的战役+爱我别走
12) 我的地盘
13) 香草八哺 (南拳妈妈)
14) 小时候 (南拳妈妈)
15) 爱情悬崖
16) 搁浅
17) 借口
18) 瓦解
19) 祝我生日快乐 (温岚)
20) 人来疯 (温岚)
21) 双刀+双截棍+龙拳
22) 困兽之门
23) 倒带
24) 简单爱
25) 七里香
26) 外婆
27) 断了得弦
28) 东风破
29) 轨跻
Special features:
01) 幕后花恕
02) 乐手介绍
03) 白万动画
04) 小时候MV
Update: Damn it... I can't seem to upload the images. View them at the Jay-Chou.net website instead.
Monday, January 31, 2005
Sunday, January 30, 2005
About Our Trip (Part 1)
I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaack...
I am so tired... But I wanted to write down as much of the trip as I could remember while everything was still fresh in my mind.
DAY 1 - FRIDAY, 28 JANUARY
The mad rush...
Spent an INSANE day at the office, trying to settle as much as I could before we left for KL. (Which more or less meant I barely had the time to eat, pee or smoke.) We had to leave the office by 630 and run a few errands before our bus left at 7. I managed to finish up at 6 on the dot and had a quick cigarette with Jaime in the pantry before we left. Jas almost didn't make it. We called her at 645 screeching our heads off because she hadn't yet left and she arrived 10 minutes later huffing and puffing like a little steam engine. *grin*
The drag...
The bus ride was bloody tedious. For some reason, none of us could sleep. Jas and I were quite exhausted but our minds just refused to click off. Finally, 6 hours, 2 stopovers, 4 cigarettes and 8 kaya balls later, we arrived at Bukit Bintang. It was 1.30am by the time we reached the Dorsett and checked in, we were well pass the stage of being spaced out. Our initial plans to head out clubbing were temporarily shelved and we ended up having a late supper of porridge with 2 of Ha's friends instead.
The slumber...
The beds in the hotel were huuuuge for 1 person. Jas and I ended up watching "What A Girl Wants" and chatting till 430. Don't think our conversation was all that coherent towards the end. Heh... :P
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DAY 2 - SATURDAY, 29 JANUARY
The shopping frenzy...
Despite the severe lack of sleep, we were up and about in time to gobble down a substantial breakfast from the hotel's buffet and were hitting the shops by 11am. Haha... First stop? Mango at KL Plaza. Then we hit Lot 10, Sungei Wang and BB Plaza before trudging back to the hotel laden with bags to take a breather around 3pm. (I bought the prettiest pair of pink flowered slippers from Nose. Hee!) At 4, we set out again to conquer KLCC, but not before we had a disgustingly fattening dinner at Chilis. I got another 2 pairs of shoes... From Vinci this time! *sheepish grin*
The f#$%ed-up public transport...
You wouldn't believe how screwed the public transport system is in KL! I keep forgetting how good we have it in Singapore until I go away and come up against the sheer lack of planning and stupidity of the infrastracture elsewhere.
Due to the severe traffic congestion in the city, Jaime and I had decided that it'd be faster for us to take a train to Merdeka Stadium, where the Jay concert was being held. We left KLCC around 645, wanting to give ourselves plenty of time to reach the venue by 8. That's when everything started to go bananas... Let's see.
1) We had to buy 2 bottles of water to obtain the change we needed to buy our damn LRT tickets.
2) We ended up at this station called Dang Wangi where the stupid guy at the control booth didn't speak English and couldn't give us proper directions to the Monorail station we wanted to get to.
3) The Monorail station we finally managed to find wasn't the one we were looking for so we decided to just take a cab.
4) The taxi we hailed refused to take us to Mederka because the roads leading to it were too jammed.
5) The cabbie said it would be faster to take the Monorail, but told us to stop at a station that didn't exist on that rail line.
Thank god the woman at the Bukit Nanas (What sorta name is that anyway?!) Monorail station knew her stuff and we finally got to where we were suppose to be - Maharajalela (Phew... Talk about a mouthful!) - with 20 minutes to spare!
The lightbands...
We bought 10 lightbands before we went into the stadium, 2 of which proceeded to break and leak all over our hands, so J and I spent the hour before the concert trying to scrub the oily liquid off... Then at 840, the lights dimmed, the strains of "Yi Fu Zhi Ming" started playing and the curtain dropped...
The Incomparable Jay...
Omg. I don't even know where to start. It was so fantastic. It didn't matter that our seats were crappy, right at the side and we could barely see the stage because every chance we got, we ran and stood right in front. It was broiling hot and J and I were soon drenched in sweat (Some of which was definitely not our own, eeeew!) but god, it was worth it. Everything was worth it when Jay came to our side of the stadium and I got to see him stand 10 feet in front of me.
I can still remember the 2 songs he did that - "Jian Dan Ai" and "Kai Bu Liao Kou", towards at the end of the concert. He was wearing this long-sleeved yellow t-shirt, jeans and white beads. I sang and screamed and waved and yelled and danced around like I was on drugs. Probably looked like a mad woman but I really didn't care. The adrenalin rush was amazing... There's something different about having the concert out in the open, the atmosphere seemed so much more electric!
Jay did 3 encores. Almost got played out on the last one, since his last encore in Singapore was "Kai Bu Liao Kou" and "Qi Li Xiang". As a result, Jaime and I were on our way out when we heard the drummer start playing again. We ran like crazy back towards the stage and bounced around for another 5 minutes while he and Nan Quan Ma Ma did "Shuang Jie Gun", then it was really over.
My 1 regret? I didn't bring my digital camera. I didn't dare since we weren't sure whether they were allowed and I sure as hell didn't want to be stopped from going in. On the other hand, not taking any pictures meant I could really watch the concert and him, something I didn't do as much during his concert in Singapore last November.
The post-concert high...
The adrenalin rush we got lasted us all the way back to the hotel. We were still beaming from ear to ear after getting off at the wrong Monorail station and having to walk for half an hour. Hell, we even found Jaime almost stepping on an enormous dead rat with it's brains and guts spilled out on the street kinda funny, although we did indulge our girly sides and squeal about it for 15 minutes.
Man, there's still so much I wanna write but it's almost 1am and I've got to be up for work tomorrow. :( So... Tune in next time folks, for more exciting adventures of April's and her trip to KL! Heh... :)
I am so tired... But I wanted to write down as much of the trip as I could remember while everything was still fresh in my mind.
DAY 1 - FRIDAY, 28 JANUARY
The mad rush...
Spent an INSANE day at the office, trying to settle as much as I could before we left for KL. (Which more or less meant I barely had the time to eat, pee or smoke.) We had to leave the office by 630 and run a few errands before our bus left at 7. I managed to finish up at 6 on the dot and had a quick cigarette with Jaime in the pantry before we left. Jas almost didn't make it. We called her at 645 screeching our heads off because she hadn't yet left and she arrived 10 minutes later huffing and puffing like a little steam engine. *grin*
The drag...
The bus ride was bloody tedious. For some reason, none of us could sleep. Jas and I were quite exhausted but our minds just refused to click off. Finally, 6 hours, 2 stopovers, 4 cigarettes and 8 kaya balls later, we arrived at Bukit Bintang. It was 1.30am by the time we reached the Dorsett and checked in, we were well pass the stage of being spaced out. Our initial plans to head out clubbing were temporarily shelved and we ended up having a late supper of porridge with 2 of Ha's friends instead.
The slumber...
The beds in the hotel were huuuuge for 1 person. Jas and I ended up watching "What A Girl Wants" and chatting till 430. Don't think our conversation was all that coherent towards the end. Heh... :P
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DAY 2 - SATURDAY, 29 JANUARY
The shopping frenzy...
Despite the severe lack of sleep, we were up and about in time to gobble down a substantial breakfast from the hotel's buffet and were hitting the shops by 11am. Haha... First stop? Mango at KL Plaza. Then we hit Lot 10, Sungei Wang and BB Plaza before trudging back to the hotel laden with bags to take a breather around 3pm. (I bought the prettiest pair of pink flowered slippers from Nose. Hee!) At 4, we set out again to conquer KLCC, but not before we had a disgustingly fattening dinner at Chilis. I got another 2 pairs of shoes... From Vinci this time! *sheepish grin*
The f#$%ed-up public transport...
You wouldn't believe how screwed the public transport system is in KL! I keep forgetting how good we have it in Singapore until I go away and come up against the sheer lack of planning and stupidity of the infrastracture elsewhere.
Due to the severe traffic congestion in the city, Jaime and I had decided that it'd be faster for us to take a train to Merdeka Stadium, where the Jay concert was being held. We left KLCC around 645, wanting to give ourselves plenty of time to reach the venue by 8. That's when everything started to go bananas... Let's see.
1) We had to buy 2 bottles of water to obtain the change we needed to buy our damn LRT tickets.
2) We ended up at this station called Dang Wangi where the stupid guy at the control booth didn't speak English and couldn't give us proper directions to the Monorail station we wanted to get to.
3) The Monorail station we finally managed to find wasn't the one we were looking for so we decided to just take a cab.
4) The taxi we hailed refused to take us to Mederka because the roads leading to it were too jammed.
5) The cabbie said it would be faster to take the Monorail, but told us to stop at a station that didn't exist on that rail line.
Thank god the woman at the Bukit Nanas (What sorta name is that anyway?!) Monorail station knew her stuff and we finally got to where we were suppose to be - Maharajalela (Phew... Talk about a mouthful!) - with 20 minutes to spare!
The lightbands...
We bought 10 lightbands before we went into the stadium, 2 of which proceeded to break and leak all over our hands, so J and I spent the hour before the concert trying to scrub the oily liquid off... Then at 840, the lights dimmed, the strains of "Yi Fu Zhi Ming" started playing and the curtain dropped...
The Incomparable Jay...
Omg. I don't even know where to start. It was so fantastic. It didn't matter that our seats were crappy, right at the side and we could barely see the stage because every chance we got, we ran and stood right in front. It was broiling hot and J and I were soon drenched in sweat (Some of which was definitely not our own, eeeew!) but god, it was worth it. Everything was worth it when Jay came to our side of the stadium and I got to see him stand 10 feet in front of me.
I can still remember the 2 songs he did that - "Jian Dan Ai" and "Kai Bu Liao Kou", towards at the end of the concert. He was wearing this long-sleeved yellow t-shirt, jeans and white beads. I sang and screamed and waved and yelled and danced around like I was on drugs. Probably looked like a mad woman but I really didn't care. The adrenalin rush was amazing... There's something different about having the concert out in the open, the atmosphere seemed so much more electric!
Jay did 3 encores. Almost got played out on the last one, since his last encore in Singapore was "Kai Bu Liao Kou" and "Qi Li Xiang". As a result, Jaime and I were on our way out when we heard the drummer start playing again. We ran like crazy back towards the stage and bounced around for another 5 minutes while he and Nan Quan Ma Ma did "Shuang Jie Gun", then it was really over.
My 1 regret? I didn't bring my digital camera. I didn't dare since we weren't sure whether they were allowed and I sure as hell didn't want to be stopped from going in. On the other hand, not taking any pictures meant I could really watch the concert and him, something I didn't do as much during his concert in Singapore last November.
The post-concert high...
The adrenalin rush we got lasted us all the way back to the hotel. We were still beaming from ear to ear after getting off at the wrong Monorail station and having to walk for half an hour. Hell, we even found Jaime almost stepping on an enormous dead rat with it's brains and guts spilled out on the street kinda funny, although we did indulge our girly sides and squeal about it for 15 minutes.
Man, there's still so much I wanna write but it's almost 1am and I've got to be up for work tomorrow. :( So... Tune in next time folks, for more exciting adventures of April's and her trip to KL! Heh... :)
Thursday, January 27, 2005
About KL's Weather
KL Weather Forecast
Just did a check on the weather for the rest of the week in KL and it looks like it's gonna be a wet weekend. Drats... Was hoping to catch some rays on Sunday afternoon before we made our way home. Ah well. As long as it doesn't rain the night of the Jay concert. Somehow, watching my husband sing while I get all soggy in the Merdeka Stadium isn't the way I envisioned things to be. Heh heh...
I hope we have fun on this trip. Jas, J and I have been looking forward to it all week. Heh... I think it's the only thing that's keeping us sane at the moment. Work's been kinda crazy, today especially. *rolls eyes* Talk about mid-week madness!
Just another 2 days before we zip off. Haaaaaang on, April, haaaaaang on...
Speaking of zipping off... I haven't had the chance to meet up with him to pass him the present. *grumpy face* He was suppose to come over on Thursday night but we had to take a raincheck because he had to be up by 5am on Friday. (Gack!) Looks like I won't see him till after the KL trip. I have a bad feeling about this... Looks like this whole gift giving thing isn't panning out, eh? Sheesh...
Tuesday, January 25, 2005
About Joni Mitchell
Rows and flows of angel hair,
And ice cream castles in the air,
And feather canyons everywhere,
I've looked at clouds that way.
But now they only block the sun,
They rain and snow on everyone,
So many things I would have done,
But clouds got in my way.
I've looked at clouds from both sides now,
From up and down and still somehow,
It's cloud's illusions I recall,
I really don't know clouds at all.
Moons and Junes and ferris wheels,
The dizzy dancing way that you feel,
As every fairy tale comes real,
I've looked at love that way.
But now it's just another show,
You leave 'em laughing when you go,
And if you care, don't let them know,
Don't give yourself away.
I've looked at love from both sides now,
From give and take and still somehow,
It's love's illusions I recall,
I really don't know love at all.
Tears and fears and feeling proud,
To say "I love you" right out loud,
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds,
I've looked at life that way.
Oh but now old friends they're acting strange,
They shake their heads, they say I've changed,
Well something's lost, but something's gained,
In living every day.
I've looked at life from both sides now,
From win and lose and still somehow,
It's life's illusions I recall,
I really don't know life at all.
I've looked at life from both sides now,
From up and down, and still somehow,
It's life's illusions I recall,
I really don't know life at all.
-- Joni Mitchell
-- "Both Sides Now"
I've loved this song forever. I'm not sure what Joni Mitchell had in mind when she wrote it, but I've translated it in my own way.
I feel as if the words describe me. My cynicism about the world we're in. My fluctuating belief in the existence of true love. My innate need to put on a cavalier face for the rest of the world. And last but not least... My fervent hope that there's much more to life than I've already experienced.
Gosh... How heavy and depressing does that sound! I should get myself a new theme song. A chirpy, happy, annoyingly-catchy, bop bop number by Westlife or something. Heh... :P
And ice cream castles in the air,
And feather canyons everywhere,
I've looked at clouds that way.
But now they only block the sun,
They rain and snow on everyone,
So many things I would have done,
But clouds got in my way.
I've looked at clouds from both sides now,
From up and down and still somehow,
It's cloud's illusions I recall,
I really don't know clouds at all.
Moons and Junes and ferris wheels,
The dizzy dancing way that you feel,
As every fairy tale comes real,
I've looked at love that way.
But now it's just another show,
You leave 'em laughing when you go,
And if you care, don't let them know,
Don't give yourself away.
I've looked at love from both sides now,
From give and take and still somehow,
It's love's illusions I recall,
I really don't know love at all.
Tears and fears and feeling proud,
To say "I love you" right out loud,
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds,
I've looked at life that way.
Oh but now old friends they're acting strange,
They shake their heads, they say I've changed,
Well something's lost, but something's gained,
In living every day.
I've looked at life from both sides now,
From win and lose and still somehow,
It's life's illusions I recall,
I really don't know life at all.
I've looked at life from both sides now,
From up and down, and still somehow,
It's life's illusions I recall,
I really don't know life at all.
-- Joni Mitchell
-- "Both Sides Now"
I've loved this song forever. I'm not sure what Joni Mitchell had in mind when she wrote it, but I've translated it in my own way.
I feel as if the words describe me. My cynicism about the world we're in. My fluctuating belief in the existence of true love. My innate need to put on a cavalier face for the rest of the world. And last but not least... My fervent hope that there's much more to life than I've already experienced.
Gosh... How heavy and depressing does that sound! I should get myself a new theme song. A chirpy, happy, annoyingly-catchy, bop bop number by Westlife or something. Heh... :P
Monday, January 24, 2005
About My Horoscope
Weekly Forecast for January 24, 2005:
It's okay to feel emotional on Monday. Your family is a source of a lot of stress, and outbursts are to be expected. Get what you're feeling off your chest, no matter how tough it is to say. Then you'll be able to better enjoy the rest of your week. Tuesday and Wednesday are going to be particularly great -- charged with adventure and the possibility of romance -- and even though the weekend will be mostly quiet, something good is going to happen to you on Sunday. Something you've been hoping for is going to finally fall in your lap.
Weekly Love for January 24, 2005:
If you're feeling overly emotional or just worn out on Monday, give it a little time -- Tuesday and Wednesday promise some unexpected romantic excitement that'll change your tune very sweetly. Don't get swept away by it all on Thursday or Friday, though; whatever's going on now in your love life deserves a little serious contemplation before moving forward. Be sure to take the high road this weekend -- being selfish will only get you somewhere short-term, while a little charm and giving will do you a fabulous favor in the long run.
Taken from http://astrology.yahoo.com/astrology/.
Hmmm... Sounds promising... Especially the bits about something I'm hoping for falling into my lap and the unexpected excitement on Tuesday and Wednesday. *grins* :)
It's okay to feel emotional on Monday. Your family is a source of a lot of stress, and outbursts are to be expected. Get what you're feeling off your chest, no matter how tough it is to say. Then you'll be able to better enjoy the rest of your week. Tuesday and Wednesday are going to be particularly great -- charged with adventure and the possibility of romance -- and even though the weekend will be mostly quiet, something good is going to happen to you on Sunday. Something you've been hoping for is going to finally fall in your lap.
Weekly Love for January 24, 2005:
If you're feeling overly emotional or just worn out on Monday, give it a little time -- Tuesday and Wednesday promise some unexpected romantic excitement that'll change your tune very sweetly. Don't get swept away by it all on Thursday or Friday, though; whatever's going on now in your love life deserves a little serious contemplation before moving forward. Be sure to take the high road this weekend -- being selfish will only get you somewhere short-term, while a little charm and giving will do you a fabulous favor in the long run.
Taken from http://astrology.yahoo.com/astrology/.
Hmmm... Sounds promising... Especially the bits about something I'm hoping for falling into my lap and the unexpected excitement on Tuesday and Wednesday. *grins* :)
About My Gifts
I don't seem to have much luck when it comes to giving him presents. The 1st time I did was ages ago, back in 2001 if memory serves...
We were both in Melbourne. He'd mentioned casually in an ICQ conversation that he really wanted to get the video for a movie called "Four Rooms", a collection of short stories by Quentin Tarantino. Problem is, it wasn't available in Australia or Singapore. That night, I looked for hours for a website where I could purchase the tape and have it delivered to Melbourne without having to pay a bomb. Finally, Martin, who was studying in Vancouver at the time, offered to buy and ship it over. I was so excited at the thought of how his face would look when I gave him my present, I checked my mailbox twice everyday for the next 3 weeks...
It finally arrived. I messaged him on ICQ later that night, asking if he remembered telling me about the show. He went something along the lines of... "Oh yeah, I just got the video last week. 1 of the shops I went to managed to import it in for me..."
Doh!
The 2nd time I gave him a present was this past Christmas. Unfortunately, it didn't fit. *rolls eyes*
Despite all these "setbacks", I've doggedly gone ahead and gotten him another gift. *grins* 3rd time's the charm, right? Keep your fingers crossed for me girls and pray that it won't be another fiasco. Should be giving it to him later in the week. *gulps* I'm nervous! Hahaha...
We were both in Melbourne. He'd mentioned casually in an ICQ conversation that he really wanted to get the video for a movie called "Four Rooms", a collection of short stories by Quentin Tarantino. Problem is, it wasn't available in Australia or Singapore. That night, I looked for hours for a website where I could purchase the tape and have it delivered to Melbourne without having to pay a bomb. Finally, Martin, who was studying in Vancouver at the time, offered to buy and ship it over. I was so excited at the thought of how his face would look when I gave him my present, I checked my mailbox twice everyday for the next 3 weeks...
It finally arrived. I messaged him on ICQ later that night, asking if he remembered telling me about the show. He went something along the lines of... "Oh yeah, I just got the video last week. 1 of the shops I went to managed to import it in for me..."
Doh!
The 2nd time I gave him a present was this past Christmas. Unfortunately, it didn't fit. *rolls eyes*
Despite all these "setbacks", I've doggedly gone ahead and gotten him another gift. *grins* 3rd time's the charm, right? Keep your fingers crossed for me girls and pray that it won't be another fiasco. Should be giving it to him later in the week. *gulps* I'm nervous! Hahaha...
Thursday, January 20, 2005
About Team Spirit
I get the impression that the entire team's feeling sort of disjointed and grumpy. Not too sure if it's because we're suffering from post holiday season discontent or if morale's flagging due to unhappiness and dissatisfaction between us and you know who.
All I know is, I'm looking forward to the break in February. I feel like I'm on a downward spiral when it comes to work. Especially since Wendy left. It's clear now that I depended on her irrepressible sense of humour more than I realised. It's getting increasingly hard to work up any enthusiasm in the office, no matter what the project entails.
Ah well... 1 week till my little jaunt to KL with Jaime and Jas. 1 week till Jay's concert.
Please god just let me get through this week without any major hiccups. Photo shoot on Monday. Period on the way. Pain in the ass clients to deal with. 3 Ps I'm really not looking forward to. *grumpy face*
All I know is, I'm looking forward to the break in February. I feel like I'm on a downward spiral when it comes to work. Especially since Wendy left. It's clear now that I depended on her irrepressible sense of humour more than I realised. It's getting increasingly hard to work up any enthusiasm in the office, no matter what the project entails.
Ah well... 1 week till my little jaunt to KL with Jaime and Jas. 1 week till Jay's concert.
Please god just let me get through this week without any major hiccups. Photo shoot on Monday. Period on the way. Pain in the ass clients to deal with. 3 Ps I'm really not looking forward to. *grumpy face*
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