10th March 2011: TVB City Visit For Pok Oi Charity Show 2011

Finally, my first time entering TVB in Hong Kong. This time, thanks to Sherman I have the chance to experience going to the city. The event tonight was for Pok Oi Charity Show recording. Basically I met with other Sherman fans at Tiu Keng Leung station and TVB provided a free shuttle bus service from there to Tseung Kwan O TVB city. One thing that I realise while waiting on the line to get on the bus was that 90% of the audience that were there for the event were elderly people. Most were like in their 50's. Seems like TVB is really catered to the 'si nai' group in Hong Kong. It really isn't greatly celebrated as it is among the younger generations in Malaysia. That's a fact. Most of the young people around were fans of singers.

So once we got to TVB city, the bus drove through the security gates that we always see in the series. And as the bus drove through I saw stacks and stacks of props stored all over the place. Mostly props for filming. And then we arrive at the main studio with the brightly coloured neon light '43' sign. And I wanted to like take pictures of it, but unfortunately the ruling in TVB is so strict that no pictures is allowed and also we were not allowed to get down of the bus and wander around. We were stuck in the bus for 5-10 minutes before we were allowed to get down when the studio doors open. Once we got in the studio (biggest one in TVB which turned out to be not that big in actual) and then the TVB worker started asking us to fill in the seats at the right first. She told us that we didn't need to follow our ticket seats. Its free seating. So we managed to grab the 4^th row. And TVB was really strict with regulations. No phone, no camera. Once a camera is held up they will start to warn you and stop you. Phew….

So finally they started to start the recording. And it first started with Anthony Wong, Choi Fung Wah and Chi Lam coming out to do some recording. And Wow!! I was like can't take my eyes off Chor Gor Gor (ChiLam) hahahah! Because he was so good looking and has the height! Although he is a little skinny though. Then they started recording some dialogues for the program and Chilam NGed a few times, once for talking to fast and one for being out of center point. Then after that, all the other artiste and MC came out to take pictures with the media before they start recording part by part. The MCs for the night that we saw was Astrid Chan and Patrick Tang. They came out and talked a little to the audience and thanked us for coming. Other artiste that were there that night included Hotcha, Sherman Chung, Alfred Hui, C All Star, Stephanie Cheng, Alvina Kong, Hanjin Tan and Kiki Sheung.

Kiki Sheung was really pretty in person. She did not look fat at all in person. And probably because she lost so much weight recently too. She looked really pretty. Besides that, she sang really well too together with Hanjin. Hanjin is also a really talented guy. Nice voice, bubbly personality and talented. And I also found out recently that he's from Singapore! Hahaha. Besides that, other memorable incident from the night was that Stephanie had to sing her song twice. Hahaha. I didn't know why, because her first try was actually good. She sang perfectly. Probably it's the camera angle was not taken perfectly. Another thing I learned from studio recording that night was that what we watch on television is totally different from the way they record it.

In the television, we will watch everything flow really well. Beginning to end with all the charity donors officiating the ceremony, playing games, singing etc. However, the process of recording is split into many different parts. When we went there to watch that night, we did not see them play any games, no presentation of cheques etc. They were only filming the part for singers singing because that's the part that needs audience face to be in it, applause and fans taking up banners. That's why that part is open to audience. So all the parts other than singing were pre-recorded with an empty audience. Hahahaa. The laughter and clappings that you may hear when that part is broadcasted into TV are actually fake sounds combined into the recording from editing work! So during the recording process, what we saw were mostly each singer going up on stage one by one to record their singing parts. Not much feeling of watching a full show eh? Hehehee. After the show, Astrid and Patrick thanked us for coming and said 'sanfu sai la' which really reaffirms our purpose to be here. LOL.

Then after that again when we leave, we were asked to leave in sequence and straight into the shuttle bus. Again no camera allowed in grounds of the city. So this whole post has no pictures in it! Only me personal experience. And its a new experience and I would say not truly as what I expected it to be. No wonder fans had to wait outside the road in the cold every time outside of the city to wait for their idols. Swt.

P.S. I did went to TVB toilet. HAHAHAHHAHA

Megabox Event: 27th February 2010

Andy Hui at the event

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So since I just started study break for a week, so I attended an event over at Kowloon Bay. And hell yeah, Kowloon Bay is just far from where I live! But well, it was well worth it. The main reason for me to go to the event is because of Sherman! One of the things that I have to do in my list while I'm here is to meet Sherman. If you all remember from my last event over in Malaysia with Sherman, I did told her I'm coming over to Hong Kong to study and also I will join in her functions while I'm here. And so, I did!

The event that day was an event on Hong Kong Law or something. I wasn't sure because that was not the main reason I'm there. Hahaha...besides Sherman, there were other artistes in the event too. They are Andy Hui, Chow Pakho, Ella Koon, Hotcha, Charcoal, Stephanie Cheng and some newcomers. So I met up with Sherman fanclub fans yesterday afternoon at the MTR and I was running kinda late actually. So we ran from the MTR station to Megabox!! And the weather that day being humid and hot did not help at all! hahahaa...when I reached Megabox, I was sweating!

one of the shots I love from the day

The event already started when we reached with Andy Hui there. So I took some shots. Not my first time meeting Andy. So, no surprises. Hahaha. Soon after Andy Hui, Sherman appeared. Wow, we were just in time. Haaha. She then sang her latest song 'Take It'. And so we did some screaming and whistle blowing and photo taking of Sherman. Right after that, the fans dispersed. Well, this was not normal for what I usually do in Malaysia. We usually wait for the whole event to end before we do the "side quests". Hahahaha. But because there are so many artiste in the event and also they all live in Hong Kong and have other jobs to do, they actually leave seperately before the event ends. Thus, the fans dispersed for the parking lot. And they asked me along to follow so we all ran through the complex to the carpark.

We were rushing like mad but actually there was no need for such a rush. Sherman haven't come down. She' s probably doing interview still. So while waiting, I chatted a little with some Sherman fans. And they were all kinda nice people. They were really welcoming especially when they knew I was from Malaysia and studying at HKU. So we waited and then Andy Hui passed by and left in his car. I didn't approach him. Just watched.

Another shot I like a lot! Looks so surreal here.

We waited on for Sherman and she finally came out. Together with Pakho and Ella. So Sherman fans shoved me forward and told Sherman, "This is your Malaysia fan." At first Sherman looked at me and was kinda blur and didn't really get what was said. But then suddenly, recognisition lit her eyes. And she blurted, "Eh!! Ngo gei dak nei ah!!" (Hey, I recognise you!) Then she was shoved to walk forward into her car and there were many other fans blocking so I couldn't really approach her. But I saw her in the car. Then when the door closes and all and the car started to move pass me, Sherman spotted me and was trying to say some stuff to me but obviously I can't hear. Haha..she did some gestures and I got what she meant(at least I believe I d0). She was signalling me, "Come to my other functions. I'll see you next time." And so I signalled with a nod and pointed with my finger to the ground meaning that "Yes, I will. I'm staying in Hong Kong for awhile now." Then Sherman nodded and waved a bye!

Well, after that, it felt really good. Because, she remembered me! I wasn't expecting anything because I'm just being rational and realistic. But being actually remembered, felt special. So, thank you Sherman for that! After Sherman left, we waited for awhile. Then I saw few male singers and seems like its Charcoal. But I don't know them so I didn't really bothered. I also saw Ella really closeby. And she's really skinny! I wanted to ask her for a photo but there were so many fans around so I didn't take the effort.

A shot of Jason Chow Pakho. Didn't realise he has such a boyish look!

Stephanie Cheng doing a video recording for her fans.

After awhile, I saw Stephanie Cheng coming out from the lift. Then her fans surrounded her and she filmed a video for them. Then after that I called out to Stephanie. I said in English, "Hi Stephanie! I'm from Malaysia!" Then she heard me and turned to me and said, "Sorry?"...and I repeated, "I'm from Malaysia!" And she was like, "Owh!". Then I asked her, "Can I take a picture with you?" And she said, "yeah sure!" Then she turned to her PA/Manager and told her, "ngo tung kui ying sin la. yan wai kui haai san gaa. kei ta hai sik geh" (let me take pictures with her first. because the rest are regular fans). Then she took a picture with me. And because I couldn't find anyone to help me take a picture, Stephanie then said, "nei sui em sui yiu yan pong sau mou?" (do you need help?) and I said yeah. Then she asked her PA/Manager to help us take a picture. And her PA/Manager was really nice. Using effort to take picture for us. And even took 2 shots just incase it does not look good. And yeah, I liked Stephanie more too after this encounter. She's really nice. After that I shook her hand and said, "nice to meet you!"(which I felt weird after that for saying this HAHA). And she replied, "nice to meet you." Then she got shoved away too and said Bye to all of us.

A shot of Stephanie that I like. And I'm liking her more now.

Well, that was practically how it went for the event. After that, I had some snacks with Sherman fans. And I'm happy to know them because they were all kinda nice people and friendly. Looking forward to meet them for another event again soon! And of course, to meet Sherman again too!

Till next event then! Stay tuned!

Charlene Choi at Harbour City Tsim Sha Tsui: 29th January 2011

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Procrastination. HAHA. But well, here is the post on Charlene. This is not exactly my first time meeting Charlene, but this is my first encounter with her in closer distance. I've always wanted to see Charlene because first, I kinda like her as an artiste. And also because I think she's one of the artiste with a rounder shaped face which I think is quite similar to mine. Haha...so I've got to see her and see how she looks in person and also to motivate me to go on diet!

And this time, again my mum is with me. LOL. My mum came over to Hong Kong and coincidentally Ah Sa was at this mall event in Tsim Sha Tsui. So okay! The event is a chocolate event and Ah Sa is the chocolate ambassador. This is my first time attending a mall event in Hong Kong and I realise the difference in going to an event in Malaysia with one in Hong Kong. The crowd was obviously smaller than Malaysia. If Charlene comes to Malaysia, I believe the crowd would have been double or even triple.

And there's less screaming and also the event was way shorter. The event only lasted for around 15 to 20 minutes. However, the interviews with TV stations such as TVB, Phoenix, Cable TV, TVB8 bla bla bla....lasted for like an hour!! So most of the time, me and my mum was standing there with some other fans just looking at Charlene doing interview. In Malaysia, they usually don't do any interviews or do it in a function room. That's one of the main difference for an event in Hong Kong.

So back to how Charlene looked. Well, I would say she looked real skinny in person! Her face wasn't round at all...HAHAHA...its kinda bony. However, I was not really fond of her "chocolate" hairstyle that day and also her dress. It looked kinda bulky. After everything was done, Charlene wasnted to leave for her car, however there was a huge crowd rushing towards her. And that was when I saw the security guard pushing her from her back and also grabbing the back of her neck and push her forward until she entered her car. And that was when I thought to myself, "Wow! Hou San fu ah, being an artiste!!" It must have felt like chaos and blur for her with all those people crowding and screaming around. Well, trade off for fame. Hehe.

And here's a few more pictures to share from the event. I'll update on more other events in Hong Kong from time to time. So do visit soon!

Happy Lunar New Year 2011!

Seems like ages since I actually updated on anything. Many things happened since I last update. And it did cross my mind whether to continue on this blog as I felt like I was so busy to even do anything for the past few months. Well, the main reason is because I'm finally living in Hong Kong now for university. I was always out that I don't even have time to go online for updates on TVB and Cantopop etc.

However, after thinking, I decided that I will not desert my blog. Hahaha...I have too much relationshop and memories with it. It contains and preserves parts of my memories that I believe years later when I read them back, it will mean a lot to me. Also, I still do love HK and Cantopop alot. What more? I'm actually living in HK now! Which makes it much more meaningful to blog.

Well, so far in the 1 month I've been in HK, I've been to 2 events. First is the JSG Music Awards 2010 and also I met Charlene Choi last week in Tsim Sha Tsui. I've decided I'll skip on updates for JSG and update on Charlene instead. Hehehe. So stay tuned!

And of course, A HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR 2011!!!!!! MAY ALL OF YOU HAVE GOOD HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND A SMOOTH YEAR AHEAD!! GONG XI FA CAI!

22nd & 25th November 2010: Joey Yung Number 6 Concert Live in Hong Kong Colliseum

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How many of my ‘first time’ was given to Joey?? Well, for sure my ‘first time’ watching a Hong Kong Coliseum concert was given to her. This time around, I watched 2 shows out of 12! Yeah, 12 shows in total. I was trying to plan my trip to be able to watch the final show but who would have thought Joey to add shows from November all the way to December 4th. So, too bad I couldn’t make it for the last show because staying in Hong Kong for around 10 days will empty my already not-so-full pockets! Hahaha…which also meant that I miss the pyjamas party with Joey on the 5th! However, having the opportunity to watch Number 6 Concert live in Hong Kong was enough to compensate everything. Besides, the final show will be on DVD so I could just imagine myself watching the last show at home on DVD..haha! For this post, I will not elaborate on what the whole concert was about as that could be seen on the news reports and DVD later on or even Youtube now. Instead, I will write on my personal experience, special occurrence and my feelings from watching the concert.

Joey's all new black 'escape' suit with an added chicken feather mohawk.

This time around, although watching a similar concert on two different occasions, however the feelings from the two shows were different. I’m not sure if reports of it were out, however Joey started losing her voice, well not really losing, but her voice started becoming hoarse from 22nd November show onwards. And right…my first night was on the 22nd. Joey started the concert with the ‘escape’ 45 degree dance as reminiscence from her previous Starlight concert with a modified dance choreography and the exact opposite costume color: Black (as opposed to Starlight’s white). However, when she opened her voice, I was actually surprised because of the hoarseness. I notice the extra effort she needed to sing the song and also the off-key singing she had throughout the song. Similarly for the next song ‘on the treadmill’, she went off-key on several occasions.

Joey's colourful carousel dress showing the witty, playful and happy side of Joey.

After hitting off with two powerful fast tracks, she settled down greeting the audience and sang to some ballads (which rundowns slightly defer every night). Even while talking, I noticed the hoarseness in her voice. As I was sitting with Malaysian fans, with Korean fans behind and Singapore fans beside, most of what we shared were, “Joey’s voice has become hoarse tonight!” Second part of Joey’s concert then showed the “joyful, playful and happy” side of Joey with a lot of colors as she sang funky songs of hers. Her ‘carousel’ dress was one daring attempt as not anyone could carry the dress, but Joey managed to carry it well.

During this part of the concert, suddenly we were interrupted by someone. And if I’m not mistaken it was Joey’s fan club leader Pui. I was wondering what did she want as she was asking some of the fans for something. And I got to know that she was asking for some lozenges. She said that Joey wants some lozenges. A certain brand if not mistaken, from the Macau leader as I think he usually carries them with him. Some fans just took out lozenges they had with them and passed to her because the Macau leader was seated quite far away so he didn’t catch what they requested. Witnessing that happen at that time, I felt bad for Joey who was all out performing and singing her best up stage in a happy and cheery mood. However, we all know inside, she’s feeling frustrated with her hoarse voice tonight. However, the incident made me realize and experience for myself, the trust and bond Joey has with her fans which is something to be cherished and preserved.

A mysterious look before hitting off to a sexy 'snake' dance without the white fur coat. The white fur coat was seen on Wyman Wong during the TVB Awards Presentation. Joey must've borrowed it to him for the night.

It may be the lozenges she had, her positive thinking or simply her voice ‘opened’ with more singing. Her voice condition improved with every following song she sang. This time around, Joey did a really sexy, nose bleeding ‘snake’ dance. ‘Mad About You’ in Starlight is child’s play compared to this. I’m not sure how many could accept the sexiness this time around. However for me, its all stage performance and art. Haha…how could I take an arts degree if I can’t accept sexy dances??

Watching a concert in Hong Kong Coliseum is good in the sense that the stage is versatile and the sound system is good. However, being my first time watching a four sided stage concert, it can be quite bothering as Joey will not always face one side. She faces left, right, front, back. So some of the dance moves would have Joey’s back facing me. Having fan club seats, I was seated on the first row (which is 4th row in actual fact because first three rows are VIP seats) which makes it hard to actually see the whole stage design, unless I watch it on the LED screen. Next time around, I think I’m going to get some nights of the concert sitting on a cheaper ticket pricing zone in the upper deck to fully see the whole design and movement of Joey on stage (or any other singer.

The once belittled singer for not having any instumental talent could strip that recognition off as Joey rises up on stage with a guitar to surprise her audience.


The ‘hei fan’(response) from the audience on 22nd night was quite good for a Monday night. In fact, the audience was in a better mood than even Joey herself. Joey’s mood that night was obviously not very good (most probably because of her voice). We were very high that night standing while Joey sang fast songs and sang along to her ballads. One of the best parts of the concert besides the B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L costumes is Joey’s little surprise. During the first or rather ‘fake’ encore, Joey reemerge on stage singing the concert themesong ‘Airport’ with guitar in hand, which made me scream and cheered. Because fans know how bad a guitar player Joey is. To see her strumming and rocking herself to the song was not only impressive but also touching as we know how determined and hard she must’ve work to finally be able to play the guitar. We all should learn from Joey’s always improving spirit.

Another thing good about HK Coliseum is that we could bring in our DSLR cameras and take pictures to our heart’s content. Which lead me to curse myself later on. Why? Because I took sooooooo many pictures that night that finally when we went out during the handshake session and Joey was right infront of me for like 5-10 minutes I couldn’t grab any photos!! Why?? My memory card was full!!! Joey was looking for a ‘handsome male fan’ wearing her concert t-shirt and she picked the fan beside me….which actually turned out to be a female. But Joey didn’t realize it! HAHAHA….I heard her friend told her in Mandarin, ‘she mistook you as a male!’ On 22nd night, I managed to shake Joey’s hand. Joey actually missed my hand, but I shouted out “Joey!!!” and she walked back a step to shake my hand! Hahaha..thanks Joey!! However, because of sitting position, on 25th night, I didn’t manage to shake Joey’s hand because the crowd in front of me was too big. But that night, I made sure my memory card isn’t full. So I manage to get more good pictures of Joey.

Joey was in a better mood on the 25th. Chatting and joking away to the audience.


The concert felt as if it ended very fast on 22nd night. To the point I felt, what?? Its ending already? So little songs? However on 25th night, the concert felt like it was way longer. In actual fact, Joey sang around the same number of songs in both nights but one just felt longer than the other. On 25th night, Joey’s voice was only very slightly hoarse in the opening. Her voice was back to the usual power and crispy clear especially towards the end that I didn’t want her to stop singing! However, the atmosphere was not as ‘high’ on 25th night. The reason?? Because we were stopped from standing up during fast songs!! The audience behind us scolded us for standing up and asked us to sit. Come on, don’t get front seat tickets if you don’t plan to stand during fast songs! Joey then said, “Today’s audience is very gentle. They stand during ballads, but sit during fast songs.” Joey’s mood was very much better on the 25th. She talked more and joked more that night. She said ‘stop worrying about hoarseness. Just sing to my heart’s contents. The hoarseness will then go away.’ Love Joey’s positive attitude to the max!

Joey Yung's 'JY' plated car waiting for her behind the HK Coliseum.

After concert, we also waited for Joey behind the HK Coliseum. I used to think all singers do this. But then I realize, not all singers actually do this. Every night and I mean every single night, Joey will come out and greet her waiting fans and sign autographs for them. On the first night, I didn’t know Joey will only sign one per person each night, so I passed two to her. Well, she looked at the two things I passed to her: A Starlight DVD booklet and Airport EP version 2. She then picked the EP to sign. And unfortunately, while she passed it back to me, she smeared the ink!!! Arrgghh!! My EP is destroyed!!

However the other fans consoled me this way, “well, having a smeared autograph by Joey is a memory to keep.” LOL, well quite true eh? Haha…However, I think the 25th night waiting was even a better memory. This night, because I was with my mum, so I could sign two things. So I passed the Starlight DVD and also another documentary album which is in a form of a book for Joey to sign. And this time, another really funny memory…….when I passed her the book, I passed it to her upside down. So, she just signed on it and the outcome is….an upside down autograph. Argghhh!!! Again!? Hahaha…Luckily Starlight DVD was signed okay..but the ink was light. Hope it doesn’t fade away! Well, however it turned out to be, it was good memory anyway. Joey was way more cheery on the 25th than she was on the 22nd as she was seen jumping around like a little kid before entering her car.

Besides that, I wanted to give some encouraging words to Joey before I leave. However, I was interrupted by some guy behind me which voice I could recognize. He once asked Joey for a photo while Joey was rushing up the road into her car and Joey denied his request. After that, he posted a video of it on Youtube spreading words on how arrogant Joey is for rejecting him bla bla bla….If I could recognize the voice, I’m sure Joey could too, because Joey herself said she did watch the video on Youtube. And this time, he requested Joey this way, “Cho Yee, ho em ho yi lo zhu di seung tong nei ying yat zheung hap jiu mou?” (Joey can I take a picture with you while holding this picture?) I’m not sure what picture he meant but I think it’s a postcard of Joey. Joey then moved on signing stuffs for the person beside me while she slightly shook her head and said softly in Cantonese (Joey is surprisingly kinda soft spoken on a one to one talk with her fans…hard to imagine?? Haha…not at all, because I’m like that too. Loud in group, soft alone.), “Requesting for something that I could not fulfill.” The annoying guy behind me probably didn’t hear Joey’s respond because I heard him started smearing Joey to his friend again. He said also in Cantonese, “How arrogant…not even bothering to give me a respond.” I wonder if this guy is even a fan….why bother waiting and asking for something that you know could not be fulfilled? How do you expect Joey to take a picture with you with guards, crowd, grills blocking and parting us from her? And you should also know that this is not even a right time to ask for pictures with Joey. Seem like he’s just here to find fault with Joey.

Well, after Joey left in her super cool ‘JY’ number plate Toyota Alphard (Joey wind down the window and shouted a Bye and waved to us while her car was moving on the road..how cute), it was the end of the concert for me. It was a really good concert on its own. It will not be fair to compare it to Joey’s Starlight concert because they are two different products although made from the same core ingredients. Just like how it will be unfair to compare bread from cakes although they are similarly made from core ingredients of flour, egg, sugar and butter. For me, both Starlight and Number 6 has its own uniqueness and specialty. Saying Starlight is better than Number 6 is not true but saying Number 6 is better than Starlight is not true too. That’s the feeling I have. So my conclusion is, Number 6 is an all new product from Joey and one can be rest assured that a Joey Yung production is always a quality production.

Finally, here's a video I took from the concert of Joey singing 'Only one in this world' dedicated to her mother. Enjoy!

P.S. I will be flying to Istanbul in a few days time. After that, I’ll be flying to Hong Kong again and will be able to meet Joey again for JSG awards if everything goes well! And to all my blog readers, an early Christmas and new year wish to all of you. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! May the coming year be a happy and blessed one. Thanks for reading!

Updates*

I just got this from my comments section by a reader:

"Great personal review.
A little correction on Joey and the lozenges part.
Pui, the fanclub leader was actually trying to reach Wing because somehow, backstage people knew that wing carried those lozenges with her as her own voice was bad.
So the lozenges did play a part in Joey's voice being better after that. "

P.S. Thanks for the clarification! And guess we have to thank Wing too~ Haha.

14th November 2010: Jessica Hsuan Bizzy Body Ambassador Search Event

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Wow sorry for the delays in updating this post!! I've been so busy recently and going to be busy until the end of the year actually. I've just came back to Penang from Hong Kong and Taipei only today (1st December) and feeling really tired from all the travelling and also watching Joey Yung's concert! It was an awesome concert by the way, well leave the concert to another post later on. Hahaha...

As for this event, since its so long ago, so I'll update as much as I can remember. LOLS. The event was actually a slimming challenge contest and so at first, I was standing by the side watching until me and my cousin eventually decided to go and sit at the seats which were actually meant for media. However, since we saw many normal audiences sitting there, so we decided to sit there too. After awhile sitting, suddenly we both saw Jessica walked pass and sat infront of us! We didn't even realise she was just right in front! Hahaha...my first impression of Jessica was...wow!! She's so skinny in person!

Then so I went forward and took some pictures and Jessica must've thought that I was from the media so she looked into my camera for me to take some pictures. Here's one picture where she looked right into my camera!

So after that, the slimming challenge continued and Jessica finally went up stage after awhile. The event was actually done in English and the organisers actually hired a cantonese speaking MC specially for Jessica's part...but come on, Jessica doesn't need one lar!! LOL...her English is many times better than many of the Malaysians around. Not to mention, her British accent. So here's a video for you guys to listen to Jessica's English.

During the interview, there are some details that I admire Jessica for. In my previous post on Linda Chung, I mentioned that Linda didn't do enough homework on the product that she was endorsing before coming for an event. However, Jessica was the exact opposite. Her preparation deserves to be mentioned. Jessica could actually name the treatment she received or provided by Bizzy Body and the name of the treatment is not something easy such as face firming treatment etc but something like microfiliating detoxifying treatment bla bla etc..... Jessica could name the treatment and even describe the procedures during the interview! That shows how prepared she is for the event and what a responsible spokesperson should do. Besides that, as shown in the following video, Jessica mentioned that she has a funny hobby of loving to wash cars...HAHAHA..how weird! I guess we could all bring our cars over to Jessica for washing! LOL

After the interview, Jessica got back to her seat and again I was sitted right behind her. And when I say right behind I really mean the next seat right behind her. My face was like 5 inches away from her hair...LOL!!! While she was sitting down there, I wanted to ask her if I could take a picture with her. And to do that, I would have to tap on her shoulders or to call out her name and ask for it. Jessica was watching the fashion show performed by the contestants at that time and I felt that it will really be awkward if I were to interupt her..not to mention rude too. So, in the end, I didn't approach her. I only watched from behind. LOLS. I kinda regret afterwards, but well, it really is inappropriate to interupt her halfway and also I'm afraid it'll attract more people to bother her by asking for a photograph.

After that, Jessica went up stage again to present the prizes to the winning contestants. Jessica may look plump in the pictures but in real life, she's really skinny!!!! Its just that she's not photogenic enough, thus, she looks plump in pictures. Similarly, Benice Liu faces the same problem too. After the event ended, Jessica's fans rushed over down stage and started asking for autographs etc and Jessica fulfilled a few of them while waving to her manager for help as the crowd became bigger. LOLS. She then left while being escorted to the lift by guards for a press conference.

My thoughts on Jessica is that she's really bubbly. She laughs a lot. While not considered being on the extremely friendly and down to earth artiste side, she's considered as quite a likable artiste. She seems to be really straight forward and more Westernised. Well, which may explain why she has a Western boyfriend. Haha. Well, I'll not write any longer as I'm starting to doze off..hahaha. So, enjoy the photographs!!

Album link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivycreations/sets/72157625382510385/

Back from hiatus!

Hi all!!! I'm finally back from my long long one and a half month hiatus!! Not that I enjoyed it one bit! LOLS! Sleeping at 2am and waking up at 8am everyday having to open a book and study is not one bit enjoyable. And I'm not too happy with how I did with my papers either...sighs..but let's not think about the past and look forward to the future!!!!

So being back, let me update on some event happening this week for some of you guys to attend if you do not have any plans scheduled yet!

Event 1: Meet Jessica Hsuan for Bizzy Body Ambassador Search Challenge

Date: 14th November 2010
Venue: Sunway Pyramid
Time: 12-6pm (exact time of appearance will be confirmed later)

My status: most probably will be going =)

Event 2: Ekin Cheng Stormwarriors video game promotion

Date: 14th November 2010
Venue: Mid Valley Megamall
Time: 3.30pm

My status: Can't split self to two right? So...we'll see!!

2nd October 2010: Linda Chung Bio-Essence Roadshow

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I can't believe this is the second time I'm rewriting this post. I wrote about more than a thousand words on this post and when I click publish, the whole thing wasn't posted because of connection error!! OMG... and the auto-save function wasn't working for Blogger!! What happened?? Totally spoiled my mood to rewrite the whole thing again. And considering I'm not very free to re-write the whole thing again because I have to do my revision for my coming exams! HAIHZ...I'm so pissed off now! Don't think I have the inspiration now to re-write the whole thing.

So, I'll just put down brief comments on the event and put up pictures then.

First, Linda arrived late for the event. Like 8.50pm instead of 8pm because she was having her favourite chicken rice. And IMO, that was a really bad excuse to make, considering fans have been waiting from as early as 6pm and I believe many haven't had their dinner too. Can't her chicken rice wait till later since isn't having late dinner something accustomed to being an artiste?

Linda arriving to the event

Second point: I realise the lack of interaction Linda has with her fans. She just gave small waves and occasional smiles at her fans. Instead, she spent most of her time chatting with the two Bio-Essence executives who came with her.

chatting most of the time with the Bio-essence executive

Third: Linda didn't do enough homework! While chatting with the MC on the product, I was surprised that she didn't manage to get the name of the product she was promoting that night. Luckily the MC was there to fill in the flaw. She only knew the product was a sleeping mask.

Favourite shot of the night. The only shot where she looked over at my side.

Fourth: To those interested to know as to how Linda looked in person, well she's tall. Standing at 1.73 metres, she's taller than most of the guys around. However, I can't help commenting that she has a broad shoulder. Probably because she's brought up in Western countries. Being fed with healthy grown potatoes as carbohydrate instead of rice and also an abundance of Canadian cow milk as source of calcium. HAHAHA...Just look at other artiste brought up in Western countries such as Leaane Li, Bernice Liu and Sonija Kwok. LOL! Compare them to likes of Natalie Tong and Leila Tong!

Posing to media camera..but not fan cameras....

My thoughts: In my opinion, Linda needs to improve on her 'people skills'. Being 'horoscopically' superstitious, probably because she's an Arian! LOLS...I'm an Arian too and we tend to act cool and not interact much with people that we are not familiar with. However, as an artiste and public figure, Linda should improve more on this. Little gestures such as shaking hands with random fans during an event or randomly flashing a smile and posing to a fan camera could change the situation big deal! Fans nowadays need more direct interaction and a feeling of existance by their idols. That's why Weibo is so popular nowadays.

And also, I'll probably be on hiatus from now till Mid November. Because this is a tough and crucial semester in uni for me and I have to start pumping on the revisions!! Gonna click 'publish' post now..hope it doesn't fail again!!!

More photos from event:

Sharing: Super Trio CBML Special plus JSG

Hi all! While finding for time to update on the Linda event under pressure of assignments and coming exams, let me share some treats with you all first.

Download links to Super Trio episode featuring casts from Can't Buy Me Love and also Jade Solid Gold episode featuring Joey Yung, Susanna Kwan, Mimi Chu and Denise Ho etc.

Super Trio Game Master (Can't Buy Me Love special feat. Charmaine Sheh, Moses Chan, Susan Tse, Lee Heung Kam etc)

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Jade Solid Gold (Feat. Joey Yung, Susanna Kwan, Denise Ho, Mimi Chu etc.)


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Astro On Demand Drama Promotion

Another event for fans at Kuala Lumpur falling on the same date with Linda's event in Penang.

Astro On Demand [Rosy Business 2] Promotion

Venue: Sunway Pyramid
Time: 2pm
Artiste appearance: Fala Chen, Wayne Lai, Pierre Ngoh Ka Nin

Venue: Berjaya Times Square
Time: 6pm
Artiste appearance: Fala Chen, Wayne Lai, Pierre Ngoh Ka Nin

Ivy: Now they choose to go to Sunway Pyramid when I'm not in KL!!!!!!! Pissing me off!! Anyway, have fun! To those who are going to the event!

Event: Linda Chung Bio-essence Malaysia Promo 2010

Here's an event for interested fans to attend:

Linda Chung Bio-essence product promotion

Date: October 2nd (Saturday)
Venue: Gurney Plaza concourse, Penang
Time: 8:30pm-9:30pm

Date: October 3rd (Sunday)
Time: 12:00pm-1pm
Venue: JUSCO BUKIT TINGGI CONCOURSE ROADSHOW

Date: October 3rd (Sunday)
Time: 2pm - 3pm
Venue: 1 UTAMA SHOPPING MALL HIGH-STREET CONCOURSE ROADSHOW

Ivy: I'll be in Penang that time. So hmm..I'll probably be at Gurney to snap some pictures if I don't have any other obligations at hand. Stay tuned!

12th September 2010: Sherman Chung Meet-and-Greet at B.B.Q Plaza, Times Square

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Hong Kong artiste Sherman Chung which is one of my favourite singer came to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to promote her album 'One Mission' and book 'My Way' last week. She's also here to be the new brand ambassador of facial product 'Beautymate'. The title of my post stated BBQ Plaza, Times Square, however there is something which I should mention. If you refer to my previous post regarding this event, the promotional poster stated that there is an event happening at Cheras Leisure Mall on the 12th of September at 3pm. So, I did went to that event and after searching through the mall with no sign of Sherman anywhere, I finally turned to the information counter lady which told me that the event was yesterday. I was like....What!!!??? *sniff sniff* How am I going to get Sher's book then??

What a big error with the poster! I wonder how many fans who ended up like me? Luckily I had a final event to attend thanks to Mr Poh for his arrangement which is at BBQ Plaza, Times Square. The event was meant for One FM contest winner, however Mr Poh was really nice to special arrange for me and my mum to attend. Many thanks to him! So I ended up eating Roast Goose at Cheras and did a little shopping before leaving for Times Square. Again, arrived at Times Square early so again, more shopping..means spending more $$$....kidding. Haha.

I went to BBQ Plaza at around 5.10pm and nobody arrived yet except for Mr Poh and some One FM crew. So I met up with Mr Poh and he got us a seat first at the side table. So I just waited and prepare my camera gear. LOL. And I realise they are serving us food because there's the BBQ wok set up on all the tables ready. Since no one is around so test snaps of the table set ups!

While waiting, more fans arrived and at around 5.30pm the place was full already except my table which only had me and my mum...Nobody came our side, maybe because they thought I'm part of the crew. Our table was supposed to sit 6 pax. Hahaha. As someone who loves to snap pictures of people, of course I don't stay still and sit..instead I kept taking pictures around at the crowd and then I spotted Ah Peng! Hahaha...seems like I always see her around in events. So I went to say hi to her and also I told my mum I want to get Sherman's book and she then asked one of the organising crew and she sold us one copy. Then while continuing on snapping pictures suddenly I heard the MC saying "Welcome Chung Shu Man!!" and I was like Huh? And I saw Sherman just walking pass me to her seat. Hahaha..how blur was I?

Then everyone with cameras got up from their seats and started snapping pictures while Sherman greeted with a big warm Hello! Then she sat and listen to the MC saying the necessary stuff with chin resting on her hand, listening and smiling for photographs at times.

After that, the MC said that we can ask Sherman some questions....but he then added in cantonese, "I know you all are shy to ask, so let me ask for you all! Sherman, when will you come to Malaysia again?" And Sherman gave a laugh and replied, "If everything is on schedule, then I'll come again in October with a few colleagues for a music show." That's a really good news for me! And October is just around the corner! The MC then invited Sherman out to say a few words and Sherman said that she's really happy to see people coming today and also the previous events. She said she had a fear that there will be no one turning up for her functions! (aww...come on Sherman, give yourself more confidence ya!) Here's a video I took on part of her speech and also a rough idea on the surrounding atmosphere of the place.

After that, the MC asked Sherman out again to take pictures with fans and she happily stood back up and walked over for pictures. So fans went rushing up again. So I got in line too and it was starting to take lots of time that the MC said to the person in front of me that that's the last individual photo. However I still went forward to take...but I got a little problem. Because I'm using my DSLR and nobody knows how to use it. The MC did offer to help but when he said just click on the shutter right?? Then I know he didn't know how to use it..LOL. And my mum said she didn't know how to too! So, I went alright then, come let me 'ji bak'! Hahaha..Sherman saw me trying to 'ji bak' and she asked me 'Can or not?' (In English) which I later on wonder why she spoke in English with me? Hahaha...So I took the first shot...(I'll only reveal these shots on my own facebook since I try my best to keep myself mysterious on blogspot...hahaha) When I saw out first shot...I went...OMGosh in my heart...why do we both look like we are cam-whoring!!??? hahaha...so I said, another try! This time, the effect turned out better, although we both still look really silly. Hahaha...Then after that I took a shot for my mum. I told Sherman this is my mummy and Sherman looked at my mum and she gave a big and said, "Har! gaam nin heng geh!" (har!so young!?) LOL...I guess my mum must be happy to hear that. So I for my mum and then after that I asked Sherman, "Sherman, nei li chi yam jor gei doh pui kat zai bing ar?" (Sherman, this time how many glasses of Sour Lime juice (a malaysian drink) did you drank?) She didn't hear me clearly so she said, "me ah wa?" (pardon?) So I repeated and once she catched what I said she went very excited and went, "Waah!! Ngoh yam joor hou doh ah!! Cha em dor yat yat yaam leung pui!" (Waah! I drank a lot! Around 2 glasses per day!") I giggled and she asked me back, "Eh, nei dim ji gah leh?" (eh, how did you know?) And I replied, "ngoh yau gan nei geh mei bok ge mah!" (I follow your Sina Weibo) And she went, "hai ar! hou ar, post di ye seung lei la" (Really! Good, post some stuffs up la!). Here's a full length picture of Sherman on that night. I think her shoes is like 6 inch high? No wonder she looked so tall compared to the last time I saw her. Haha.

So after that, the MC said we could all eat our dinner now. Then I saw a waiter gave Sherman a menu. She flip through it and told the waiter she doesn't want anything. At that time I was thinking, artiste keeping fit? Haha...So we waited for our food and the waiter first poured soup to let the wok hot first. So while waiting we looked at Sherman while I occasionally. Then she started signing autographs for the fans seating the same table with her. And my mum told me aren't you getting yours signed? I said yeah, later on. Then after awhile Sherman suddenly left her table and went to the table over the other side and sat with the fans there. I'm actually a little surprised. She actually took the initiative to approach her fans. So I didn't know what happen around there since its two tables away so I can't hear anything. After a few minutes, she then went to the next table, which is Ah Ping's table. And so I manage to get some shots and heard Sherman saying something like she recognises Ah Ping (aiyo, Ah Ping..she must've chased Sherman a lot these many days..hahaha). She then took more pictures with them....while I took pictures of Sherman from my side. Hahaha...Here's one to share!

Then after that, Sherman walked over to my table. And I sat further in so she could sit beside. It feels a little awkward that she's just sitting beside me. Hahhaa..then my mum took my DSLR and forced herself to get a little tech savvy and took pictures for us. And the same funny thing happens to people who take pictures with DSLR when they are not used to it...they keep shooting without realising that there's already 5-6 shots taken. So we both posed until I move apart so she realise she took too many shots. Hahaha!

So the first thing Sherman asked me was, "nei hai em hai li tou ge yan ar?" (are you from here?) I didn't really get what she meant so I go closer and ask her "meh ah wa?" (pardon?) and she repeated. And I said, "em hai!" (nope) (hahahaha) Then she added, "gaam nei dim gai wui lei li dou geh? nei hai li dou zou meh gah?" (Then how did you end up here? You're here for?) And I said, "ngoh hai li dou duk shu geh" (I study here). Then she added, "eh..gaam nei em hai li dou yan? nei hai Malaysia yan?" (So you're not from here...you're Malaysian?" (gosh!! now I get what she actually meant! hahaha...she was asking if I'm from another country! Maybe I don't look Malaysian? haha..which is why she spoke english to me the first time? Maybe yes, maybe no?....'hou yu ar'!!)So I clarified myself with my broken half-past-six cantonese, "ngoh hai Malaysia yan..bat guo hai ling yat goh 'state' lei gah." (I'm Malaysian, but from another state) Then she went, "Oooowh!"

Then out of the blue the conversation just went on. I said I'm going to Hong Kong to study soon. (on exchange) Then my mum chipped in on it too. Then Sherman was like "zan hai gah!?" (really!?) and I said, "Hai ah, Hong Kong dai hok" (Yeah, University of Hong Kong). Then Sherman gave a really cute expression, she said "Wah!! Nei Yap jor ar? Nei hou lek ar!! Hong Kong dai hok hou nan yap gah!!"(Wah, you entered? You must be really smart! University of Hong Kong is really hard to enter!) And my reaction was like...*speechless*...HAHAHA. Then she added, "nei Mummy yat ding hou hoi sam ar nei gam lek" (your mum must be really happy you're so smart) then she turned to my mum and start telling her, "wah aunty nei yat ding hou hoi sam la....." (wah aunty, you should be really happy...) then she stopped and turned back to me and say, "nei mummy sik ting gwong tong wah mou?" And I just nodded...but Sherman ended up speaking in English to her. She said, "You must be happy." And my mum said some 'yuk mah' stuff around the lines of me being very sweet and her darling........which left me.... ........'gaam gai, gaam gai!!' And Sherman just smiled and giggle...HAHAHA. Then she asked my mum, "nei wooi tong kui hui Hong Kong? You're going to HK too?" And my mum said, "Yes. But not for long just to accompany her for holiday."

Picture 1 caption: Conversation with Sherman on studies....

Then next topic, my mum said, "I love your hairstyle. It suits you very much." And Sherman replied excitedly, "This hairstyle? Yeah!! I like it too!" And my mum continued, "I looked at your older albums with the long hair...its not as nice as this short hair." And she said, "Yeah! The long hair...uurghh *shakes head*, I don't like it. Not beautiful. I love this short hair!" (I was laughing inside my heart...that's really cute and funny!) Then some food came and Sherman was like helping us arrange the food and plates in place. And because there's a hot pot infront with boiling soup so she told us, "siu sam ar" (be careful). OMGosh...she's too nice la!! Then I asked her, "nei em sek ar?" (you're not eating?) And she replied, "em la...ngoh tau sin yau sik jor di ye...em ngor" (I ate something earlier, don't feel hungry) After that, she wanted to stand up to leave and said, "man man sik la" (bon apetite). Then I stopped her! Not because I didn't want her to leave..LOLS..but because we talked until she forgot to sign my albums and book! Hahaha...I told her, "Eh, ho em ho yi pong ngoh chim ar!?" Then she was like, "Owh!!" and sat back down beside me. Then I first passed her 'A letter to myself album'. So I opened the inner side instead of the cover because I don't want to ruin the cover picture. Hahaha...So she said, "chim li dou ar?"(sign here?) And I said, "hou ar, chim lo dou la" (Ok, sign here). So she signed then surprisingly she asked me, "nei kiu meh meng ar?" (What's your name?). And a stunted me who didn't expect her to voluntarily ask for my name replied, "Oh, Ivy." And she said, "I-V-Y ar?" And I replied, "hai." (Yes). Then she wrote on top of the album, "Dearest Ivy". Gosh, I am so Gam Tung-ing...HAHAHA.

Picture caption 2: Asking my name......

Then, I let her sign the Joey Yung Metro Radio Concert where she was one of the guest for Joey. She signed on the back cover but I actually wanted her to sign in the inner booklet so I said, "kei sat leh ngoh yiu nei chim li dou geh."(Actually I want you to sign here). And she didn't say much and signed on the booklet too. Hahaha. Then while she signed on it I asked her, "nei tai jor mei ar li goh?" (have you watched the concert?) And she said, "tai jor lu" (watched it!). And I said, "hou hou ah! Nei geh yin chut!" (your performance was good!) and she said, "Doh jeh!" (thank you!). Then I asked her while passing her book for her to sign, "nei sap yuet wooi tong ping goh lei ar?"(who are you coming with in October?). And she answered, "Erm...ngoh la, Wing Yee, William tong mai Hung Cheuk Lap."(Erm, myself, Vincy, William and Ken) And I said, "Wah! Ngo sei goh dou zhung yi wor!" (Wah, I like all four of you)....(man, do I sound too 'fa sam' here? hahaha..I just meant that they are all singers that I do listen to. Haha. I'm sure I'll enjoy the mini concert that way)

Picture Caption 3: Talking on concert performance and upcoming mini concert in October

So after that Sherman really had to leave and attend to the other table. She gave us two vouchers of BBQ Plaza of RM50...hmm I wonder where are they now..I think my mum's having it. Hahaha. Then she said, "doh jeh nei dei gam yat lei ar". In my heart I was like, Thank YOU instead, Sherman!! So nice and humble!!

Then we started eating and very soon again we were asked to walk outside for a group photo. So again we walked outside and everyone started crowding around. Sherman took a picture with the BBQ Plaza manager first and after that Sherman was like, "lei ngoh dei pai hou goh wai sin"(come let's arrange ourselves) And Ah Ping asked her, "nei keh bin dou ar?" (where are you standing?) And she said, "ngoh keh li dou em yuk ge lar!" (I'm just going to stand here). HAHAHA. Then I didn't know where to stand because both left and right was already full. So I just stood infront of her and squatted down halfway. I didn't pass my camera for the group picture coz no one knows how to use it. Hahaha. Then Sherman said, "lam sik geh lei doh yat chi!" (blue one, another shot!). I was wondering why blue one another shot? Later on I realise, blue one is her Iphone. Hahaha. You can view the group photo at Sherman's weibo: http://t.sina.com.cn/chungsherman which she uploaded soon after she left the function.

So after group photo, me and Ah Ping was still around. So I went up to Sherman and said, "Sherman, ho em ho yi pose har bei ngoh ying gei jiong siong post siong mei bok ar?" (Sherman, can you pose for some shots so I can post up to Weibo?) And she's like "Owh, Ok! li dou la" (Owh Ok, over here)*poses* then *giggles*. And then many other people took pictures too. So she ended up posing for everyone to take even after I stopped taking pictures. Hahaha. Here's one of the shot with a more cheery look:

Another one with our green dragon friend which BBQ Plaza would love:

And a final one which I'm satisfied with. Making Sherman look outstanding and sharp in here:

While outside, Ah Ping also asked her why she's not eating. And she said she's not hungry and said she was sleeping in the car earlier. Hahaha. She said, "ngo geng ngo ying seung ying dak em leng ar!" (I'm afraid the pictures I take don't look good!) And I said, "mou ah! Hou leng ar!" (No, they're good!) And she smiled. Then the MC joined us and said that actually Sherman is very nice. He'd seen many singers and very few will take the first move to go over to every fans table to interact with fans. And I seriously agree with him. So we all nodded in agreement and said, "hai ah!!" (Yes!). And Sherman was like, "hai ar? *giggles* and *smiles* keeping humble. Then before we went back in, I told her, "Ha chi ngoh hui Hong Kong si, ngoh hui nei geh function la!" (next time when I'm in Hong Kong I'll go attend your functions yah!) And she replied, "Hou ar, hou ar!" (Okay!)

So we went back inside and me and my mum finally seriously ate. Hahaha...Sherman then said Bye and Thank You to all of us and said that she's leaving. So we all waved bye to her!! And enjoyed the food that was served to us. There was so much food provided that we were so full! The organisers were really generous and the event was simple and yet enjoyable and pleasant. A good job done there! Before we left, I thanked Mr Poh for arranging this. And once again here, Thanks to Mr Poh!! Appreciate it! Looking forward to seeing Sherman again in October!!

From Sherman:

Words to Sherman: Give more confidence to yourself. Stay humble and continue working hard in your passion for music and singing. Hardwork never go to waste. You put your efforts out, people will eventually feel it. Add Oil and all the best! I believe in your potential. Finally, God Bless!

Event venue: BBQ Plaza, Times Square
Organisers & Sponsors:
Hung Fook Tong
Beautymate
One FM

Flickr Slide Show:

Sherman Chung Malaysia Album & Book Promo 2010

Yeah, Good news! Sherman is coming again!! Do come support her, she's a very nice singer!

22nd August 2010: Wang Lee Hom Album Showcase

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"Crowd, crowd, crowd.............."


The only thing I could use to describe this event is C-R-O-W-D. Just mention that Wang Lee Hom is coming to town and people go into a fan frenzy. To a very unexpected me who only arrived at the venue at 5.45pm (because of some other obligations) when the event starts at 6pm, I was shocked at the number of people there waiting for Lee Hom. This star could make people travel all the way and probably even from overseas (the couple standing beside me is from China) to just have a glimpse of his face. And when I say a glimpse, I really meant it. Having a stage with a 7,000 people crowd (fit for an Arena of Stars Concert), no projector screen, really, how clear could you see him eh? Well, of course, unless you get his album and bring it up for him to sign? Nah, that too, only lasted probably less than three seconds?

Well first, arriving there, I met up with Eunice and Wai Wai who were already there since like 12pm?? When I finally managed to meet them, I was already soaking wet. Not because of the rain, but because of the humidity and heat from such a crowded place! The word I said the most to make my way through was, "Sorry, excuse me.....sorry, excuse me....." Just so you understand what I meant, here's a picture of the crowd.

And besides crowding outside, people were also crowding around window panes inside the mall. Well, at least they had air conditioning! Hahaha....

After waiting for like 30 minutes, Lee Hom finally appeared on stage with sunglasses to frenzy screaming fans singing his new song, '你不知到的事'(Things you do not know). I enjoyed his singing though. His voice was clear and powerful. Good vocals! Here is a video taken by a fan:

After singing one song, the MC(Royce) said that its time for media photographs and also autograph session. And our reactions at the time was 'One song only???' There were fans shouting encore, however Royce said Lee Hom can't do an encore because of time constrain. He's rushing for a flight after this (Geez...can't imagine how pack his schedule is!).

So alright, autograph session time. However, things were so unorganised, we do not even know where should we be to que for autographs. And its not easy to find or even ask because with 7000 fans waiting for autographs, things were really chaotic. We soon realise that people from the fanclub and with special passes from organisers were given priority to get an autograph first. That's very different from the fanclub I'm in..LOL. In Joey's fanclub, we let the public get an autograph first. And when I say fanclub members get to get an autograph first, its not like 20-30 members. I think the number of 'Homaniacs' members present was like 100-200 of them! It took Lee Hom like 45minutes signing, but he was still signing for people from that group. So what we were doing?? We just walked around and some Astro personell approached us to do an interview for them. So I dragged Eunice with me...(because I'm not really a Lee Hom fan!!!)

So, with camera pointing at us, the interviewer started asking us questions...what time did we arrived? (12pm...what a lie!! Well, at least for me..haha)...What's your opinion on Lee Hom's new movie? (haha..not bad, very comedic.....gosh another lie...haven't even watched it)...what song of Lee Hom is your favourite?(Wei Yi...which is his song that I'm most familiar with and also a song from N years ago) to which the interviewer replied..is Wei Yi your only favourite? (of course not! there's still many I love!...LIE!) Can you sing us the song? (Erm..'~ni jiu shi wo de wei yi~'....oops forgot lyrics...pushes mic to Eunice..to which Eunice didn't sing...BIGGER OOPS!) Anything to say to Lee Hom? (Add Oil! Support You!)

After the interview I was laughing..gosh what a failure. I'm sure Astro would cut everything away and probably just put in the last part, Lee Hom Ga Yao! LOLS...maybe those who watches Astro AEC's Show Power programme or something like that can lookout for it..since I don't watch it. And this made me realise that the interviews we all watch of other artiste...they may be just the same...fakeness..LOLS. But having chasing stars for a few years now, I'm very clear of this fact. So to the fans that go all fan frenzy and believing whatever their idol says, this is a gentle advice. Don't sink too deep and end up getting dissapointed. Replying interviews is just a promotion and part of their job. It does not necessarily represent them or their beliefs. Have something more realistic that you could cling on to idolise. Eg. their talent. Do not choose good looks. That's the worst!

So after lingering around the place not knowing where to even start queing, suddenly there was action up stage. Lee Hom suddenly stood up from his seat and walked forward. I thought he wanted to sing another song for the waiting crowd. Hahaha...turned out he said he needed a toilet break! LOLS....that's really something to laugh out to. So, while he was standing and talking, I took some pictures.

Then as nightfalls, we started crowding around and looking for the que. We saw where all the crowd was and just joined in. It was soooo crowded that people started gettting sick. First, I heard someone vomitted and then I saw another lady walking pass me almost fainting. She walked to the side and had to sit on the ground..her whole face was red and sweating. Gosh...getting sick because of Lee Hom, is it worth it?? The question "what am I doing here?" honestly did cross my mind. Haha..Being squashed between the crowd..standing, waiting...luckily there's no sun! But once you're in the crowd, there's no way out. You do not take a step forward. You wait till you are pushed forward.

After being squashed for like an hour, we heard that Lee Hom will only sign until 9pm. Looking at the number of people still waiting for an autograph, I actually don't put much hope! And true enough, when we were so near the entrance for que, they said they are not accepting entry anymore. Then things became chaotic. People start jeering. They said its unfair! Then the security guards were screaming telling people not to push. Some people were pissed off and left the venue. That was when I spotted Aiko (a friend in the fanclub) and waved to her. She then came and asked Wai Wai to throw over her lyric book so that she could go up and get it signed. Funnily, after Wai Wai threw hers, many other people threw theirs at Aiko too. Hahahaha...Aiko only took Wai Wai's up to sign though. After awhile, Lee Hom had to speak up...he said (while signing), "He has a flight to catch. However, he asked his assistants to first go to the hotel to pack his stuffs for him so he has extra time here to sign." (good strategy to calm the fans down. Although in reality, the luggage must have already beeen packed earlier on...LOLS!) So, finally, we all managed to get in the queing zone.

As I mentioned earlier, even getting to get up to get an autograph, its just a glance at Lee Hom. Lee Hom looked really blur at that time. He doesn't even has time to respond or shake hands with fans. He just kept signing and signing, while looking up at alternate occasions. I can't help wondering how much he earned from album sales that night?? Must be several tenths of thousand!

So after that, we went to the back to wait for Lee Hom to get up the car. And when he finally came out, I don't know what happened to my camera!! Must've gotten the wrong settings!! It didn't do continuous shots so everything turned out blur!! Arrghhh!!! What a waste!! Once Lee Hom went into the car, he straight away adjusted his seat to sleeping position and vanished from sight. LOLS. After everything ended, we went for food and here's a picture of the autographed album with Eunice posting to it.

All I can say, famous Taiwan artistes are scary...well untag that. It should be Taiwanese artsite fans are scary!!! Scary in the sense of its number and also their selfless support towards their idols. Rain or shine, day or night, they'll stay there and support. Phew, I'm more selfish in this sense...KEKEKEKE....

Pictures which mostly consisted of 'Artistic' shots...LOLS...the flowers were more to the focus than Lee Hom was! Hahaha....

Venue: One Utama, Petaling Jaya