Showing posts with label rock n roll circus tour final 7 days special. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rock n roll circus tour final 7 days special. Show all posts

1ST (Saturday) October

How do I even begin this post? So yesterday before midnight, I booked out from Land of Depression and that managed to curb my darker side within in for at least a few more days before it starts to show symptoms again. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, it's okay because neither do I.

But before I could even decide what I want to do this lonely Saturday, my bunk mates had well planned a quarter of my day away - and yeap~ I was dragged to go prawning with them, making it my second time prawning at place near Marymount/Bishan/Ang Mo Kio.


Instead of blogging chronologically, I shall rearrange the shots this time round and introduce my "models" from 12am - around 6:30am. Did't really get many fantastic shots because lighting was horrid but let's see what we have... Okay~ First up is Jia Wei and this is one of the first shots I took that night. Technically, it was this morning.


And this is Pei Da. If it wasn't for him, I probably wouldn't be persuaded to go because he promised to fetch and send us home! Really nice of him~ Actually, I think I had more fun sitting in his car than prawning because we were pretty crazy by the time we're done prawning. Pei Da drives with such fury that I think I went a little dizzy. Plus, we were brought around Singapore early in the morning because he took the wrong exit and so, instead of heading to Yishun, we went to Commonwealth instead!


I think this is my best shot of Joel for the morning because he's so camera "shy". A little unglam but oh well~ :P


Jun Sheng should be so honored because I think this is my best "catch" of the morning - his face under Jia Wei's arm! Looks almost like a cat peeping out from a hole or something!! I think throughout the night, Jun Sheng was the one who catch the most respectable number of prawns other than Joel.


Beginner's luck? This is one of the first prawns that we caught using the rod. Yes~ Jia Wei and Joel caught some prawns using their bare hands because the prawns were swimming extremely close to the surface. Poor prawns...


Close up of the catch. Lady Luck wasn't on our side this morning and because of that, we only caught like 10 prawns in total, with me contributing to NONE of the 10, unfortunately. I definitely did better on my first trip there - probably because Poo Kwee was more experienced and therefore, my chances were better with his assistance.


Before we went our separate ways after we book out (before we meet up to prawn), we had McDonald's at Yew Tee because Joel had a craving for fast food. From 5pm all the way till 12am, most of us had nothing to eat since we already had dinner and we were starving by the time it was midnight! Luckily, with Pei Da around, no one goes hungry because he's sure to order something. And yes, satays again. This is the third time I'm putting photos of satays on my blog~!!


And the second time chicken wings are appearing as well~ The satay and chicken wings were awesome because I was starving like crazy and couldn't care less if they tasted nasty or not~ :P


After staring at the dark waters for over 3 hours and napping a little in between, we finally settled for the 10 miserable prawns that we caught and went over to cook them. Like my first time there, I flinched every time I see the skewers going through the live prawns because it looks extremely painful. Well here's a photo of Jun Sheng posing with a prawn on stick. The prawn stole the limelight though. :)


While they were cooking the prawns, I was standing at one side partly because I didn't want to get in the way and have them terrorize me with the live creatures and partly because I find it excruciating to watch the prawns on flames because some of them were still alive. Here lies the irony... I love to eat prawns but I don't like to watch them suffer. I can survive on veggies but I still love my meat. How how how? Dilemma dilemma~

I did have a single prawn this morning. Was a little reluctant to eat because the scenes of them hanging onto their last breaths haunt me a little and also because I caught none of the prawns (hee hee) but I did anyway. It was really fresh and sweet and salty because Joel sprinkled like 3 packs of salt all over the prawns. However, I guess it would be more enjoyable if I didn't have to be the one killing the prawns. :S

That basically covers what I did in the morning. After prawning, Pei Da sent us home. I showered and slept till 1pm and at around 2, I rushed out to Great World City to catch...


ayumi hamasaki Rock 'n' Roll Circus Tour FINAL ~7 Days Special~ A 3D II!! Wow~ Ain't that a long title~ Initially, I didn't want to spend the money to watch this concert because I already have the DVD and I gathered that the concert is probably just going to be the DVD shown in 3D. But parts of me told me that I might regret if I don't watch it because who knows, ayu might not release 3D concerts in cinemas anymore in the future or that Singapore might not show it. So, I gave into temptation and bought the ticket online weeks ago.

And yes... I went to watch alone because none of my friends are ayu-freaks like myself. Sad sad~ Anyway, the concert was FANTASTIC! I thought that it would be just the DVD shown in 3D, as mentioned above, but the shots are different! The concert is brought to a next level in 3D because it incorporates what's already live on stage with special effects to bring out the mood even more! It's really hard to describe but it was amazing~ The sound was also fabulous!!

Concerning that this concert is to be shown in cinemas, it was unfortunately cut down a lot to fit the one and a half hour time frame. Not all the songs were performed, the interludes were cut away and the emcee was excluded just to make the concert comfortable to watch. Kinda felt a little cheated because some of the songs that were omitted were really good but even with the cuts, the concert felt concrete and still brought across the theme and feel of the actual concert/DVD version.

Verdict: I did not regret spending that money on the 3D version of something that I already own because the experience was so different and extremely entertaining both in terms of aesthetics and the sound. Now, for the REAL concert~~ :)


Just had to take this photo when I got home - my ticket stub with the DVD version of the concert~ It's a pity the stub is too small and they had to resort to printing the words over existing words, resulting in the mess you see in the title. I wonder if ayu will consider releasing the 3D concerts on Blu-rays/3D televisions one day... But I hope if she does that, the concerts will not be shorten to movie standards.


Well~ That's all the photos I have for today. Dreading tomorrow as I have to start packing again for my overseas exercise. Can't wait to get it over and done with because after the exercise, I can start counting down to freedom... :)


*P.S. Pardon my bad English in this post because I'm feeling really sleepy and distracted from blogging but stubborn me still wants to get it done. :)

君がいない時に、私は何もない。。。

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ayumi hamasaki - A 50 SINGLES ~LIVE SELECTION~ + Rock 'n' Roll Circus Tour FINAL ~7 Days Special~

Hello hello! It's been awhile since I've blogged because as y'all know, I've been really, really busy last weekend because of all the things that I had to do. Well, now that Kaka is back in Singapore, I can stop worrying about some stuff and continue to live life as per normal. :D Yes~ I think I'm extremely dependent on her already.

Anyway, it's a Thursday and I'm home tonight! I'm finally passed out as an operator! That means no more throwing me here and there and getting bossed around (well, this may not be true anyway since I'm still technically a man). By the way~ I got a plaque!! Photo's on Facebook because it's irrelevant to today's post.

Well, first up...

ayumi hamasaki - A 50 SINGLES ~LIVE SELECTION~
It's ayumi hamasaki's A 50 SINGLES ~LIVE SELECTION~ DVD!! This DVD set comes with 2 DVDs featuring all her singles performed LIVE during her tours. Well, other than her single "kanariya" which she did not performed live at all throughout her career - weird isn't it? This DVD set is to commemorate the release of her 50th single "L".


All 50 clips of her best live performances of her singles! This DVD was originally released alongside with ayu-mi-x 7 but due to the fact that Japan press DVDs are extremely expensive and that they are not compatible with my PS3, I had to wait until the Code 3 Hong Kong version is out before getting this one. It's so much cheaper and it comes with a free toy (which I will show you later on~)!


Surprisingly, this DVD set comes with a sticker! Love freebies!! But I wonder what this sticker can actually be used for though. Looks like something that you would stick behind your iPhone or something but I guess I will just slot this inside the box for keepsake purpose.


Due to the sheer amount of contents, this collection has to be split into 3 DVDs and here is a close up on some of the tracks. Basically, the songs featured are picked from all her major tours (arena tours, Asia tours, etc) and they are supposedly the best! Can't wait to watch this collection - when I can find the time...


How the inside look like - simple and clean.


The lyric booklet that are colored using the colors of the rainbow. Cool concept but sadly, it's all text and there are no photos at all. A little disappointing because I would love to see ayu pose in some costume or something for this DVD set but oh well~ Better than nothing right?


At least she put her personal touch at the end where she thanks her band members, dancers and (can't you just read from the photo?!) of course, me. :) And yeap~ Isn't her signature adorable!

Okay~ That's all I have for A 50 SINGLES ~LIVE SELECTION~... Now...~~




ayumi hamasaki - Rock 'n' Roll Circus Tour FINAL
~7 Days Special~
Ta da!! Finally, the long awaited tour for her Rock 'n' Roll Circus album. This time, there are definitely more photos than the LIVE SELECTION DVD set so keep your eyes peeled. I've watched segments of the tour on Youtube and I must say, I'm really looking forward to watching this concert because it's so energetic and the stage design is awesome! "Microphone" was extremely well done!!


Well, unlike (miss)understood, My Story, ASIA TOUR 2010, this box is solid and opaque - no plastic, no transparency, no gimmicks. Just plain old cardboard holding the 2 DVD boxes inside. Weird design decision considering that the previous designs are so nice. Furthermore, I disagree a little with the front cover because ayu's background is a little distracting. Anyway, here's the back with the track list at the bottom. At least the logo's nice~


OH NO!! I missed out the photo of the second DVD covers! Oh well, please google it because I believe it's on the internet (somewhere) or wish that one fine day, I might decide to be a little bit more hardworking to go and take a picture of it because right now, I'm half-asleep and therefore, I shall not go back to the light box for more photos. This is how the inside looks like for the second DVD casing - 2 DVDs. One of which consists of the continuation of the first DVD (which is the main show) and the other one contains the special features like the MC segments, making offs and things like that.


And the long awaited lyric booklet has ayu's fierce face on the cover! Wow I've never seen her open her mouth this wide and angry before~ I've watched the opening segment on Youtube before and it was really fiery and fierce! Really brings out the whole mood of the "rock 'n' roll"!


"あなただから~"!! One of my favorite songs by ayu by far - "Microphone"! I can listen to it now and then and never get tired of it because it's so fierce and fantastic! Even the performance is good~ Loving her huge dress and energy on stage~ You should totally get this DVD to watch her perform because it's damn good!!


Some other snapshots of the lyric booklets - here's ayu in an Indian/Egyptian-inspired costume performing INSPIRE and Don't Look Back.


I may like the song "Microphone" but I think that these pages are the best ones in the entire booklet because of the bright and cheerful colors as well as the spontaneous energy from ayu. I'm all about good energies and that's why I'm also a fan of AAA~ Makes me feel like jumping and singing along with them!


And since I got these DVDs from Yesasia, I'm entitled to a free toy and here's the toy for this shipment - another Boo from Mario Bros! Just that this time, it's a really small toy but I like it anyway~ I think I can totally collect all the Mario toys from Yesasia one day.




Well, hopefully for the next few days, I may be able to bring you another entry, provided that I have the time and energy. I shall rest well this weekend to prepare myself for the next phase of my NS life in my new unit. Will probably be stuck there for slightly under a year until I ORD~

Can't wait!! Freedom is nearing~~

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