seeing the stars!

I heart this weekend! :D

doing fav. activities with my fav. people. After yz's enrichment class in the morning yesterday, we made our way to bedok town centre for lunch, visit to our fav. library and groceries shopping at bedok mall. simple activities but it was enjoyable especially the library bit! ok, not for everyone... I know a particular mr ng who always doze off while the rest of us excitedly comb the shelves for the next read to borrow back. :P

before long, mummy needed to get ready for sammi cheng's concert at indoor stadium with the peeps! :DDD *woohoo*
with the boys heading to in-laws place for dinner, I made my way for my dinner with the peeps at brewerks. :)
concert started pretty on time at around 8.20pm and sammi was a blast! high energy and high standard of singing all the way for the next 2+ hours!
at 42, she is looking so good (the extra pounds on her definitely make her look much healthier now!) and im amazed at her stamina and strong vocals!
it seems like only yesterday that dd and I caught her last performance in SG 5 years back!

super good performance and outfits!

seated amidst the fan club zone, near the stage and very high the whole night! :D

 

i wonder which will be my next concert..

 

today, we brought the boys to suntec to ..yes.. catch yet another show and ended the evening with dinner at my current fav. roast pork place - kay lee!

we watched MI5 and all i can say is tom cruise still got it! at his age, im very impressed with all the stunts done by him. as the husband said, we should hit the big screen and watch it just to support mr cruise's efforts! LOL.

 

and the ng family (well, 3/4) ended the evening & night quietly reading our new borrows from the library. :D

lovely sunday!

Big bang concert - *woohoo*

the thing about k concerts, apart from their pricier tickets, is that you can almost expect very good stage set-up!
it's the case for exo and no surprise for big bang concert yesterday too! the last time I saw them live was at F1 concert 2 years back and outdoor or indoor, they really have the ability to get the crowd moving! but again, who am I kidding? what can you really expect from adoring fans listening to their songs?! LOL.

back with their new MADE album after a 3 years hiatus since their last group album. though the new hits are not as brilliant as fantastic baby which practically gets anyone hooked the first they hear it, they do grow on you. my personal fav. are bang bang bang and if you.
bang bang bamg will replace fantastic baby as the opening & encore songs I guess! :D

some blur photos taken yesterday + a video! GD still has his swag apparently but its also obvious that he is not as 嫩 as last time. :P

I wouldn't mind catching suju the next time they are here too!!

matchbox twenty - inspiring me more than they/i think

was re-listening to some of my fav. matchbox 20 songs on this rainy morning when I'm reminded once again why they hold a special place in my heart alongside with U2 for the past 20 years.

while rob Thomas is nowhere in the same league as bono but some of the lyrics written and sung with so much emotions by him really struck a chord in my heart.

sharing some of the special ones here:

1) Rest Stop


"She said - while you were sleeping
I was listening to the radio
And wondering what you're dreaming when
It came to mind that I didn't care
So I thought - hell if it's over
I had better end it quick
Or I could lose my nerve
Are you listening - can you hear me
Have you forgotten"

this song taught me how fragile love is. how there is no explanation when love just cease to exist one day. out of the blue.
and sometimes it only take something as simple as a song to let one realize that.
when you cease to care about the dreams of someone, he/she just doesn't matter anymore.

2) hand me down

 
"Someday they'll find your small town world on a big town avenue
Gonna make you like the way they talk when they're talking to you
Gonna make you break out of the shell cause they tell you to
Gonna make you like the way they lie better than the truth
They'll tell you everything you wanted someone else to say
They're gonna break your heart, yeah

From what I've seen
You're just a one more hand me down
Cause no one's tried to give you what you need
So lay all your troubles down
I am with you now"

before you love someone, you need to love yourself first. and after loving yourself enough, be sure to find that someone who will give you what you need, who will let you lay your troubles on.
if not, you are just another hand me down.

3) leave


"I'm not saying there wasn't nothing wrong
I just didn't think you'd ever get tired of me
I'm nowtsaying we ever had the right to hold on
I just didn't wanna let it get away from me"
never be complacent in love. we cant even guarantee we will never get tired of someone, who are we to expect that others will never get tired of us.
and yes, we never have the natural right to hold on to any relationships. we have to work and earn that right. love is always about efforts and commitments.

4) push


"She said I don't know if I've ever been good enough
I'm a little bit rusty, and I think my head is caving in
And I don't know if I've ever been really loved
By a hand that's touched me, well I feel like something's
Gonna give
And I'm a little bit angry, well

This ain't over, no not here, not while I still need you
Around
You don't owe me, we might change
Yeah we just might feel good

I wanna push you around, well I will, I will
I wanna push you down, well I will, I will
I wanna take you for granted, I wanna take you for granted
Well I will"

and of cos, the lovely lovely "push" that allows the world, or at least me, to discover them.
the song is everything about how love should not be.
how many of us are aware of the fact that we are doing such pushing in our relationships now?
we know we should not but we continue to do it.

EXO : XOXO



 

the ng family went to kallang wave mall for dinner and also to take a look at the new stadium.

it's not my first time there since sun yanzi's concert was held here but this is the first time im seeing it as it is.

it sure looks good though the soccer field seems smaller than it should be? just an optical illusion perhaps. 

 

happy boys

 

so why were we there? that is because they have to drop mummy off to watch her concert at the indoor stadium later in the evening! hehehe.

the long awaited EXO concert was finally here! :P

 

the gates were supposed to be opened by 6pm but obviously it was not done so. that resulted in snaking long queues before we can settle down in our seats!

we only managed to get in like 10mins before the concert started..

 

the concert! it was crazy sitting among girls mostly half my age who were screaming their heads off...

to counter that and saving my eardrums from bursting, I have to scream too right? LOL

 

still, I think the concert was a superd one - thoroughly enjoyable.

can see the organizing team puts in a lot of effort in coming out with the sequences and performance items. im suitably impressed.

and it surely helps that we are seated close to a mini stage so we can see the boys upclose..:D

 



 

ms chan and me - happy groupies!

 EXO members! from top left in clockwise direction:
tao, xiumin, D.O., lay

but Korean concerts are too expensive to go on a regular basis....I went for this one since I get to see 11 of them so it's more value for money?
if only B1A4 will come to Singapore! well, one can wish right?

jul and aug - the dry months of a year.

when they are over, it will feel like we are hurtling towards the end of another year again.

jul is almost over sadly, so what can I look forward to in the month of aug?

2 public holidays so I better think of something to do with the boys - nothing fanciful but hopefully enjoyable for them.

oh, im excited about a concert too! im going to exo's concert! LOL

but those who know them, you will know them.

for the uninitiated, you wont appreciate my decision anyway. :P

but im excited, I think it will be an interesting and entertaining concert! :D

 

some outfits for the week:

left: dress from warehouse

middle: top from gg5, skirt from zara

right: top from zara, shorts from topshop

steph sun concert!

yeah, attended steph sun's concert yesterday.

my first time attending her concert and I must say im quite surprised with her performance.

it was good.

though I would have prefer her to sing more slow songs, it was still an energetic and good 2.5hrs performance put up!

 

and it seems like the whole world was there as well from all the FB posts. LOL.

I guess most of my age group peeps were there. hehehe.

 

next concert: Mayday @ F1?

 

top: with Alvin and jt!

and of cos after a concert, famished us have to head out for supper.
it was onwards to 85 market at bedok!
nothing beats pipping hot bak chor mee at midnight. :P

eason concert + KTV = falling sick

 

 met up with gb, ser & pff for pre-drinks and dinner at brewerkz at stadium.
we were all ready to head to the concert with the lightsticks & clappers! lol.

 

happy quartet!

 

this is my first time at his concert and I have only 1 word: 赞!

his voice live is really the same as listening from CDs!

 

and i think my 哭点 has continued to lower over the years.

now I teared at concerts too.

so sad when I heard his live renditions of 多少 and 背包. :'{



 

awesome concert!

 

after the concert and feeling in the mood for more singing, we headed to KTV @ bedok point.

needless to say for an old fogey like me, singing K and drinking whiskey until 3am = falling sick with cold & cough today.

ARGH!

is late night + drinking combi no longer doable for me?!

*sob*

 

i wonder how the upcoming HK trip will turn out.

perhaps its better for me to buy chips to munch on in the hotel room rather than hitting the drinking scene.. :(

 

ending the post with one of my fav. song of eason's!

matchbox twenty - i didnt see this day coming

i first fall in love with matchbox twenty's first hit song -"push" from their debut album: "yourself or someone like you".

and as i listen carefully to the other songs in the same album, i realised ive discovered a gem. :)

rob thomas's voice is the best. good, strong, soulful and so distinctly his.

and i like their songs fast and slow.

recommendations from first album: push, kody, back to good

that was back in 1996.

fast forward 4 years, finally they were back with their second album: "mad season".

getting better with string arrangement.

lyrics were more mature - you go, rob!

recommendations from second album: mad season, rest stop, you wont be mine

i love the slow songs from this album more.

"peak" of their career?

3rd album: more than you think you are is out in 2002.

so many good songs from this album that i lose count.

personal fav: hand me down, unwell, could i be you

a member left and the 4th album:exile on mainstream was released only after a 5 years gap in 2007.

how far we've come is so good sung live!

and then when you are about to forget who is matchbox twenty, they released their 5th and latest album last year!

North.

LOL. to be honest, i have not listen much to the last album and im not sure how long it'll take before i get to there.

but again, i think i have the next 3-4 years at least to do that before their next release... :P

so ive been their biggest fan for the last 17 years thinking that i will never have the chance to see them perform live.

but i did tonight.

and it was AWESOME.

rob thomas's voice is totally good live.

i think my tears welled up in my eyes a few times during the performance, no joke.

i may start to understand those hysterical crying girls in concerts.

if ever 1 day i get to see U2 live in SG, i think i will sob the concert away. ha!

and i really must have heart matchbox twenty TONS for i went to catch the concert alone!

beat that!

ending the post with my fav. song of the band: hand me down.

pls ignore the crazy expression below and just listen.

the lyrics and his voice are what make this song so good. like real good.



weekend is coming to an end again....
after the tiring F1 concert on friday night, it was almost 3 am before im all bathed and ready for bed... @_@
yesterday was spent rather quietly with the boys at home, with me "recuperating" and napping in the late afternoon.
attended my cousin's wedding at traders hotel and it was really tiring handling both boys as they turned all rowdy in the presence of grandparents....

some photos:

and today, wanted to buy the tickets for running man fan meeting ONLY to find out that ALL tickets are sold out.

omg. and the ticket sale only started yesterday.

super zzzz. :(

BUT i found out from sistic website that matchbox twenty is coming to our small sunny island in NOV!

OMG, im like their (or rather rob thomas) biggest fan since 16 when i heard their debut album - do you remember "PUSH"?!.

awww... so now im going to their concert in 1.5 months time!! cant wait!

anyway, went zara at vivo today and realised this season is really too black for my liking.

uninspiring designs and the drab colors!!

still, i bought a BLACK long sleeve top. zzzz

i hope the spring color will be in when im doing the shopping in HK in nov. *teehee*

big bang is a blast!

my colls and i bought the F1 walkaround tickets for friday night back then when we knew that big bang is coming.
we were pretty excited until we read that the concert will only start at 11.30pm till 12.15 am last week.
zzzzz. what a damper.
as the ticket is not really expensive at 68 bucks, i was entertaining the thought of giving up the ticket entirely.
just doesnt make that much sense to brave the crowd for only a good 45mins and then facing the blah problem of making my way home..

but im glad we made it in the end.
we met only at 1030pm at city hall with the intention to just watch the performance from afar.
no way can we compete with kids who actually started queuing up and chopping good seats at 4pm!

but miraculously, we managed to make it to a really good spot.
the crowd started standing up and moving forward at 11pm so we just followed suit..
before we know it, we half walked, half being pushed forward and ended up in the fan zone..
and then we are just 5 human rows away from the side stage! *hoot*

so, we got to see the big bang members up close when they came to our side of the stage! :D
and the best thing is, the performance lasted all the way from 1130 to almost 1am!
for 68 bucks, i think its damn worth it.

yes they were this close! really like a mini concert!

top: T.O.P! haha

bottom: Seungri & GD

this is my first time seeing them sing live and they are really good.

very interactive with the crowd too - trying their best to communicate with limited english. ha.

i took videos mainly and showed to the boys who are huge fans of their fantastic baby!

if they are coming to sg again soon for concert, i sure am going!  :))

soju & limoncello

this weekend has been a foodie one once again - not good.
after a long working week, its always good to wind down on friday evening, no?
had korean dinner at a pretty authentic restaurant near red dot museum with my colleagues.
im not sure i was more drawn by the company or the soju... lol.

anyway, the evening was well spent with good food, soju (!) and company!
3 women can really talk alot of nonsense, i realised. heh.


yesterday was long, tiring but a good day nevertheless.
woke up early for the elder son's enrichment class, went home caught up with some chores and was out of the house once more!
met up with gb and jt for ktv @ partyworld from 3-7pm!
we had fun belting out songs from yesteryears! think mid 90's eg: 宽容 by jeff chang, 像风一样的男子 by 陈晓东... etc. LOL

after ktv, gb and me adjourned to meet the rest of the gang at shinyeh for yummeh taiwanese food!
we were yakking non-stop till closing time.
after that, it was onwards for some drinking at clarke quay... :D

we had wine at one of the drinking place there and was given free samples of limoncello to try.
limoncello is a kind of liquor from italy which the locals typically drink shots of it after meals for digesting food purpose.
it has a great lemony taste.
still, it is liquor which still burn the throat a little when it goes down, not unlike tequila.
though we were pretty surprised by its high alcohol content >25%, given its easy taste.
hmm, i think we should have that next time soon...

and today shall be a lazy day with the boys before the whole closing madness start again tomorrow...

some outfits for the week:

left: top from axara, pants from zara (yes, wear twice then can wash.. :P)

right: top from seoul, shorts from gg5

yoga & bo's wedding

it's been an eventful weekend and i'm totally not complaining!
after the boys' nap yesterday, we made our way to star vista for dinner.
why all the way there? 
its because i was watching yoga's long awaited concert later in the evening!!! *wee*

so after dinner, dear hubbi brought the boys home while i met up with zy for the concert.
we were seated on 2nd row by the side aisle!!
yoga was really upclose & personal. hiaks.

四年前的大男孩蝉变成男人了。
轮廓明显消瘦，更立体了。
话匣子也打开多了。
这样的yoga似乎更懂得接受自己歌手的身份以及在舞台上的价值。
这样的yoga，我很喜欢。
希望他能够继续热爱音乐下去，继续唱下去，

三个半小时的演唱会就在用心的听他唱的当儿一下子结束了。
没有神秘嘉宾，没有过余的诠释别人的歌。
这样的演唱会很focused,很赞。
我很喜欢。

using my blur hp camera ha.

come sunday, its bobo's wedding dinner!

so happy for her & thong.

hope they have a blissful marriage. :)

good short catching up with the rest of the girls at the dinner too.

some outfits for these 2 weeks:

left: bejewelled black dress from bysi
middle: pink top & black skirt from gg5
right: dress from ms selfridge - wore this to bo's wedding!
i esp. like its asymmetrical hemline though not apparant here.

gaga..ooh lala!

it was gaga night with some of the peeps on monday!

despite it being the first workday of the week, our mood was not dampened at all!

most of us made the effort to dress up after work before the concert.

and mad dd bought the most atrocious headgears/wigs for us.

we had fun trying them on in the car park but decided to ditch them last minute simply because of the mad hot weather.

and being in the standing lot for the whole night was just not going to help!

i dont want rash on my scalp by end of night!

   

me in crazy crab headgear





me, dd + ser with our neon wigs





the concert was a blast! gaga gave us a solid 2.5hrs performance belting out songs after songs.

her vocals were really good despite all the dancing and her theatrical antics were super entertaining. :)

and i so so so love the finale encore - edge of glory followed by marry the night! *hoot*

but my knees and calves were aching after all the dancing and jumping the whole time....

still, one of the best concerts ive been to in my life!

the boys are in love with.....

yes, selena gomez. LOL
now they are hooked to the song and demand to see it before sleeptime for the past 2 nights!
YZ can sing the chorus while YR can go," beep beep beep". hahah.
but you have to admit it, the song is catchy!

my kinda of songs from a long time ago (maybe not that long...)

1) everytime you want - vertical horizon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwSaldFJofM
He's everything you want/He's everything you need/He's everything inside of you/That you wish you could be/He says all the right things/At exactly the right time/But he means nothing to you/And you don't know why
best i ever had by them is awesome too.

2) closing time - semisonic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGytDsqkQY8&feature=related
Closing time - every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end

3) hanging by a moment - lifehouse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYqDJ_EEhGY

4) here without you - 3 doors down
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPBzTxZQG5Q&feature=related

5) how you remind you - nickelback
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cQh1ccqu8M&ob=av2n

6) one last breath - creed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnkuBUAwfe0

7) boulevard of broken dreams - green day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNRUVMboq4
and of cos, when i come around.

8) wonderful - everclear
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUfgAbFY4CA
please dont tell me everything is wonderful now...

9) drops of jupiter - train
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xf-Lesrkuc&feature=related
one of. my fav. band!
Tell me, did you fall for a shooting star?/One without a permanent scar/And then you missed me/While you were looking for yourself out there?

10) somewhere only we belong - keane
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oextk-If8HQ
So why don't we go/Somewhere only we know?

11) yellow - coldplay
who doesnt love this song?! 11 years back... wow. a berry young cute chris martin. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MwjX4dG72s
but the scientist always strike a special chord in my heart.

12) and my fav. fav. fav. band - matchbox 20!!!!!!!!!!!
push -1996
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAkHqYlqops - rob thomas look so so so cute here before he put on the pounds.. :P

ok, movie time with the husband.

more play and less work! ^ ^

flurry of activities since the weekend! just the way i like it! oh yeah!
love mi concert on saturday with mad DD!
it has been a long while since my last concert - yoga's one.
this time round, im sitting 6th row from the stage! shiok!
but ended up standing 80% of the time cos all her 粉丝 stood up so we got to do the same, if not cant see her!!
never mind lah, cos we like to dance to her ah lian dance songs!
*woohoo*
realised some of my fav. songs of hers are 冷门 in the 1st place so didnt manage to hear most of 'em that night.
oh well, at least have 唯独你不可取替！！

went to marina square with the kiddos and hubbi on sunday.
bad mistake. realised that most of the jewellery shops are having mega discounts.
started browsing for fun, then asking some questions, then poring over the inventory list with the sales people.
uh-oh.
the pricing is really very reasonable given the specs!
hence, requested for the loot to be transferred to the shops for me to view on monday lunch!

monday came and with excitement, went down to marina sq again with the husband.
after lunch, im one gleeful owner of a pair of ear-rings but with a big hole in her pocket too.
tsk tsk.
i think i should not buy another bag next year.

and its been a long time since i last went on leave!
for me-time, that is.
so today i tried to as muchie as possible. i mean, what's new?
so the usual: eyebrow tweezing in the morning, gym at noon, "social network" after lunch and then off to fetch the son and hubbi for "megamind"!

yup, 2 shows in a day. very shiok!
especially when social network is such an awesome show!
coming from david fincher, the directing is really cool and fast-paced not unlike fight club.
the dialogue is fast and witty too. reminds me of juno. :)
and the acting delivered by the main leads is commendable too.
esp. Jesse Eisenberg. he really has the knack of delivering funny lines with a deadpan face.
i first saw him in zombieland and found him really funny and good. so im glad to catch him again here.
justin timberlake and andrew garfield are credible in their roles too.
im so glad i managed to catch this show. though it breaks my heart that the girl who kicks the hornet nest is no longer available.
sigh. you cant win 'em all.

megamind amuses the elder son to no end.
though hubbi and i agreed that the plot is more suitable for the adults than the kids.
nothing fantastic like toy story 3, but much better than alpha & omega and despicable me still.

coming up next: our pre-30 party @ MBS this saturday!
gimme the strength to stay sober... wahahaha.
the theme of the party is SO YOUNG. LOL.
i guess getting intoxicated is part of being young? :P

River by RDJ

i know that RDJ can sing. like really sing.
but do you?
pls click and listen for yourself. :)

random random

taken @ my mum's place when peanut was down with HFMD, can you spot the rashes on his forearms?
and check out the string of drool! hiaks.

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最近迷上这几首歌：
1）房祖名- 假动作
2）石康军 - 不完美的完美

还有，还有，觉得曹格的声音非常撩人。
听了《天使嫉妒的生活〉，你就会明白我的意思了。

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finished reading "what the dog saw" by malcolm gladwell.
very inspiring book. profound truths lie in the most mundane stuff!
halfway through reading "blink" by gladwell too.
interesting book on how the subconscious mind work.
i really like his style. easy and engaging!

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me with my boys!
do the brothers resemble each other?

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瞎拼真是一件美好的事！
上个星期买了一件上衣，是我非常喜爱的品牌之一 - club monaco!
虽然老公尽泼冷水，说物非所值．Bleh.
国庆大热卖也来得正是时候！
GG5８５折，一件上衣与短裤．不多也不少！
dressy ８折，连身裙买的划算！
to have the spoilt-for-choices feeling when deciding outfit for the day is one of the greatest joys in life！
啊，多肤浅的我！呵呵．

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its the little things in life that count:
told the husband that my mouth is itchy and i want some supper.
in 5 mins time and a trip to the 7-11 downstairs, he came back with my fav. jack & jill potato chips and pokka green tea.
:) i felt loved.
time to feed our muffin tops!
yumyum!

U2 - With Or Without You

the BEST song ever in my whole life.
though until now, ive yet to 100% grasp the meaning of the lyrics. :P
the MV screams 80s so much!
the side stance with the dangling left arm is to-die-for. LOL.
and BONO! men with cleft chins are so sexy, no?

ive always feel the man is a legend.
all the events in his life leading him to where he is.
all the actions taken by him creating impact on many others' lives.
all his philosphies and takes in life from his autobiographies/interviews.
it must be tough being married to a man like him.
or maybe made easy from being able to hear him sing anytime. haha.
still, salute to ali for holding up to bono.
she is an extraordinary woman too, im sure.

Always Be My Baby By David Cook

i'm madly in love with david cook's rendition of this song now.