These past few weeks, I've been catching up on the American Idol summer concert tour (thanks to YouTube and modern technology!!). I ain't too sure if I had said it before, but I'll say it anyway: I wish I could be there!!
Of the 10 Idols finalists who performed, the one performance I always look forward to, is David Cook's. He is someone who goes side-by-side with the phrase "Save the best for last". For each and every stop in every state, he seems to have something new to offer, one of which was something I've not seen for a very very long time. If you're wondering what that is, it's the backbend move which he did some time back, in which he kneeled down, bent on his back and played his electric guitar. Woosh~!! No words can describe the euphoria he was emitting. He certainly rocked it like a rockstar!! 
However, that move had its repercussion. While doing that same move in Salt Lake City, Utah, he sprained his knee. Apparently, it was an old wound which was inflicted on him a long long time ago, and it got kinda ruptured. Although he has fully recovered from that sprain, we won't be seeing him do that again. At least, not for a while. But fret not, there will be more surprises awaiting his fans, and that includes me. We will just have to wait and see. If you wanna find out more for yourself, the videos taken by fans are available in YouTube. 
On the other hand, right here, I'm currently coordinating an event called Sport Your Support for David Cook. No date has been confirmed at the moment. But if you're a huge fan of David Cook and you want to show support (and in the hope that he will come to Singapore to perform one day), please feel free to drop a comment right here. I'll then try to get back to you as soon as possible. Thanks in advance!! 
First up, a change of wallpaper. Credits goes to those creative Word Nerds who designed wallpapers of David Cook. I managed to figure out how to work those complicated HTML codes before finally able to customize my online site to its desired effect.
Secondly, at the site's Inbox. I've filtered updates from my contacts, so as to keep my jealousy in check. It's just not nice to feel so left out, so I'm not even going to look at those pics taken by those contacts of mine. Ignorance is bliss. And the best thing? No one gets removed from my contacts list. Ipso facto, it's now all about me, rather than the others.
Lastly, the URLs. I've deleted those that I don't visit anymore, and those that I wish to have little to do with. I only keep those that I still do patronize. Same goes to the groups I've joined. I've quit two of them, leaving only one. Can't blame me for my heart gone adrift, can you?
On a different note, the CD I've been waiting for has finally arrived in the mail. It's the To Have Heroes CD. For now, it's only available at CDBaby.com - you won't be able to find it at your nearest record store. Yet.
Finally, I have Andy's CD to keep me company, as I linger at the fact that I won't be able to be there at Andy's gig at Plan B, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Duh~ I am living at the other side of the world. If I have tons of money, I will spend 'em on a air-ticket right away! Lol.
Anyway, those who will be watching Andy's gig ... have fun! I can't wait to hear reviews from the Word Heroes over there!!
I found 'em in another blog, and I figured I may want to post these 21 questions here, alongside my answers.
1) How long will you wait for someone you love?
As long as it takes, even if it means eternity
2) What do you want to eat now?
Cookies and a Burger King chicken sandwich.
3) What is the last thing you would do/say if tomorrow is the end of the world?
"Chicks, man"
4) Do you hate your friends sometimes?
Yes. I'd definitely be lying if I said no.
5) What will you do if your best friend is kidnapped?
I'll kidnap someone close to the kidnapper! *evil chuckle*
6) Do you believe in seeing a rainbow after the rain?
Yes.
7) Who would you choose between your ex boyfriend and current boyfriend?
Not applicable because I'm a guy.
But if I were a girl, I would choose current boyfriend. 'Progression' and 'moving on' are the key words.
8) Do you tend to make relationships complicated?
Pretty much. Relationships are never easy to handle, to begin with.
9) Are you happy with your life right now?
Well, not really.
10) What if your crush ask you out?
I'll accept readily.
11) What is the thing you want most now?
Whenever I blog, it means I'm pouring my heart out. For this rare moment, I'm blogging over something that got me totally on cloud nine. Yayness!! 
Earlier today, my presence was made at the MTV Asia Awards roadshow at Wisma Atria, which is something I would never do for any other roadshow held in Orchard Road.
Hosted by the ever-so-lovely VJ Denise, the roadshow was intensely awesome. Games were played, especially with the "Guess the M", which fitted the MAA theme "Where Is The M?" to a T. Or should I say, a M. Initially, I did not want to participate - all I wanted to do is stand there and enjoy the show. But when VJ Denise announced that the participants have won tickets to the show, I knew I had to be a part of that fun.
The next segment was finding a presenter to present the awards at the MAAs. The participants who volunteered to audition were good/great. Note the (/) as they didn't sound too bad when they delivered the line "Hi, I am (-insert name here-) from Singapore, and here are the nominees for Favourite Artist Singapore". You've got to admire their intestinal fortitude for that.
Soon after, at around 3pm, the roadshow took a pause, while waiting for the members of local band Electrico to arrive. I would say, it was a long wait. But it was all worth it, considering that the performances they gave were awesomely good. Now that makes me wonder why local bands aren't receiving much support from music-lovers. Or that I could be wrong in this case - I hope someone here disagrees with me. If you think I'm wrong, go get yourself a copy of their newest CD We Satellites - support local music!! Okay, I've digressed.
This past few days have been a mix of highs and lows. Should I comment too much about the lows? I think not.
Anyway, about the highs: Last Friday, the package that I've been waiting for has finally arrived from Phoenix, Arizona. If you're wondering what it is, it's a red wristband - a Wordnerd Wristband. Thank you so much, Kathy - you rock!! It's now slung nicely around my wrist.
In the meantime, I'm awaiting 3 more items I've ordered online. Let me see ... 2 more wristbands, a pin and a To Have Heroes EP. That makes it 4 items in the pipeline. 
On the other hand, I've successfully revamped my MySpace profile to make sure it speaks volume of my style and who I am. Also, my signature fonts used in whichever site I patronise, will be Georgia, which is also applied in my MySpace profile. Personally, it looked classy. Also, the font seems to be named after the city in the state of Atlanta, where Ryan Seacrest came from. Okay, I've digressed a fair bit. Back to topic ... if you see Georgia fonts in any message boards, Seth was there. Heh heh!! 
And now a bit about the lows. Last Saturday, I was invited to a group conversation via MSN, with others whom I know little of. The only thing I know of them is that they are regular players of a game thread in another message board. When I talked a bit about David Cook to them, one of their responses was, "Who cares?". When I saw that reply, I was really turned off. WTF??!! Hello, if you don't like or don't know who David is, can you be tactful enough to at least say, "Err ... okay"?! Everybody has the entitlement to not like something or someone, but not the entitlement to be this blunt. Anyway, that person who made that scathing remark has been blocked in my MSN, never to chat with ever again. Somehow, I wondered why he would want to add me in MSN, when we have totally nothing in common. Bleargh. 
As for the other low, I won't comment much, except to sum it up in a song. The song: Not Ready To Make Nice by The Dixie Chicks. Here are the key lyrics:
(Bridge)
Forgive, sounds good
Forget, I'm not sure I could
They say time heals everything
But I'm still waiting
(Chorus)
I'm not ready to make nice
I'm not ready to back down
I'm still mad as hell and
I don't have time to go round and round and round
It's too late to make it right
I probably wouldn't if I could
'Cause I'm mad as hell
Can't bring myself to do what it is you think I should
Okay, I realized I haven't blogged for long, so CSM (come screw me), something smiliar to CFM! 
If those who have been reading my blog, the reason why I was MIA (missing in action) from my blog was that I have been awfully busy with lots of things, ranging from work to dealing with my personal demons. And also, supporting the newly-minted American Idol David Cook.
Somewhere along the way, I finally found time to log in to MySpace and check out some of the great music churned out by undiscovered talents. You've gotta check out my latest addiction, To Have Heroes, aka Andy Skibs, formerly from Mid-West Kings, the very same band which David Cook used to be in. I'm so hooked to his single "Reasons", that I'm believing that everything happens with reasons. Come check Andy out at: http://www.myspace.com/tohaveheroes
Also, I too found a community where I can fit in to, after being stuck in a group where I found myself being left out a whole lot more often, and worse, getting myself angry over insignificant matters. Isn't it about time I progressed from that phase of life? Seriously, that sucked, especially when it's been more than a year I found myself in such misery feeling under-rated and under-appreciated (I did not feel like this 3 years ago) , hence the serious need to breakaway. Credits goes to the new friends I made at D-C.org - everything couldn't have been possible without you, so let's continue to keep the Wordnerd spirit alive, shall we? 
As for the saga to whether I made up with these people whom I had issues with in my previous blog entries, yes, it was all settled. I was forced to talk it all out with them via MSN, with my close friend from Germany to mediate between us. So a deal had been struck and lines have been drawn. Period. Enough said, now that it's officially water under the bridge.
Finally, I found time to blog again. Well, mainly because I've quite a bit to spit out. Lol.
A few nights ago, I received a call from my good ol' sis Lee, and it's not just any kind of call - it's an overseas call from Germany. Honestly, I kinda missed her lots since I last saw her last year. I hope she and her family are doing fine there. If it's possible, I wanna go there and visit her.
For these 9 minutes, we had a a good chat, cos there was lots to talk about. At least, for her to catch up on. However, the one thing I feel she shouldn't have caught up on was the beef/fallout I had with my ex-good friends. When she mentioned it to me, I actually felt bad about it because I didn't want her to worry too much, especially when she's overseas. In case you're wondering what beef that was, it was kinda detailed in my previous blog entries. If that still ain't clear, I sincerely apologise for my incoherence. Back to topic, it was, on the overall, nice to hear from Lee again, and that's she's well. Keep in touch, yeah? (:
On the other hand, I was pretty displeased that apparently someone had read my blog, yet chose to tell someone else about it instead of thrashing it out to me face-to-face. How very cowardly. *rolling eyes* It also pretty much reflects on how cold, aloof and unapproachable I am, which I can be at times. Cold, I can be at times. Thanks to you guys, you have just made me an even colder person. The dagger that pierced my heart just got deeper. From last year, that dagger had hurt me deep.
I may have said it before, but I will say it one more time: I treat you guys nicely and this is what you have paid me back in return. When you ask me out to hang out together, I agreed readilly, regardless of my own situations. And now that the VIP is back, I got cast aside. From how I perceive it, I am nothing but his substitute. Because of that, I felt horribly betrayed. Is it my fault? Yes, it's my fault that I am this naive to have trusted you all to be my friend.
Last weekend has been a fun one for me!!
Saturday
I finally had the chance to watch Horton. Gosh, that movie was hilariously wicked, it got me laughing out loud, especially with the part when Horton hollered a hello at that "speck of dust" (which is actually a planet known as Whoville). Jim Carrey is as hilarious as hell, while Carol Bennett is absolutely wicked, voicing as the tyrant plus protective Kangaroo, who regarded Horton as a pain in her arse because he "went against her beliefs".
Bleargh~! Because of her being a stick-in-the-mud, Whoville almost met its end. The ending would really have ended up as such, if the people of Whoville hadn't being united to sound out their existence. But credit really goes to the Mayor's emo-influenced son JoJo, who eventually broke his golden silence and hollered out to Horton's world. After watching the movie, Horton and Jo-Jo officially became my fave characters, though Jo-Jo is my bigger fave. Lol. [=
Sunday
I met up with the babes Lynn, Nysz, Liya, Feza and Ad-Liana at 4pm to have high-tea at Secret Recipe, Suntec City. It may be high tea, but it sure was a storm in a teacup, because the laksa Anthony ordered contained bean-sprouts, which he detested big-time. Although the laksa had been changed, it was still that very same bowl (with a few stalks of bean-sprouts sprouting out of the gravy), and boy, was Ant absolutely displeased. Needless to say, the waiter was screwed big-time.
Finally, a third bowl (or was it second?) was served to Ant, with 100% NO beansprouts. But by then, it tasted really bland. Sighz~ tough luck. For one sure thing, it looks like we're not gonna dine at Secret Recipe ever again, as long as we're hangin' out together, eh?
Thank goodness for Good Friday - it was really a good good Friday for me yesterday as I could at least breathe easy from all that stressful work this week. Even if the boss is stressed, he should never take it all out on his employees. Thank goodness it will be over, when he won't be in the office next Friday. At least, for a while. If I want that to be permanent, I may as well quit my present job. In cases of which, I will need to find myself a new job. When will I be able to score my dream job? Arghhh~!!
For almost the entire month of March, it's been pouring, leavin' me either down or sleepy. With weather like this, I would rather be snugged up in bed.
And lastly, I'm looking forward to my upcoming trip to KL - I can't wait!!
Speaking of which, I have to make the rest of the payment by next week as it's the deadline - when I made my booking last week, I managed to stall for a bit of time by paying the deposit first. Then, I was short of money. But now that my paycheck has arrived, I can now clear the outstanding balances.As I close my blog entry, I'll be praying for those who are trying to get tickets, for the upcoming APM, on their own. Hwaiting to you!! Hope to see ya there! =)
Bleh.
I'm still feeling sore about what happened this week, but this time it didn't hurt as deep as back then, as I've taken action towards these "hypocrites" - I've removed them from my Facebook friend list, a sign that my friendship with these people have ended. Period. If I ever see them IRL (in real life), I will ignore them, not even a "hello" from me.
Besides, I had other friends to tell me to cheer up. Because they are the ones whom I feel I can lend a shoulder to cry on, I felt a whole lot better. Thanks for these kind words - now I felt more perked up, bit by bit.
On the other hand, I finally booked myself a trip to KL for this year's Anugerah Planet Muzik (APM), set to be held in KLCC (Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre). It was a tough choice, choosing 1 out of 3 attractive packages, but I managed to choose the most expensive one - the 3D1N package, in which Saturday is for me to go around KL on my own, while Sunday is APM night. After the event, that's the cue for me to go back to the bus and head back to Singapore. For a moment, I almost wanted to choose the U-turn package as it was a whole lot cheaper - it's just going there for the event, after which you have to hop back into the bus and head back to Singapore.
I know there's gonna be one massive problem which will lead to us reaching KL late - the congested checkpoints. As we already know by now, the checkpoints between Singapore and Malaysia are screwed up, no thanks to some loser who pulled a Prison Break stunt, escaping from the Detention Centre. Those residing in Singapore will have, by now, seen his mugshots, and they can well agree with me that he's nowhere as hawt as Wentworth Miller. Hahahahahaha~!! As far as I know, the manhunt for that boho is still on.
But then again, I was already all prepared for that piece of bad news when I made my bookings. Because of that, I almost harboured thoughts on whether to go to KL via intercity train or by air. I could have done just that, but I perished these thoughts, knowing that utilising these modes of transports, there's hardly any chance I will get tickets to the APM. At least, when I booked my trip via Azizi Travels, the event's official travel agency, there's a chance I can watch it without the need to GC. Don't ask me what that means.