| LINKIN PARK OBSESSION Updated 17 Oct 2003 |
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| 15th Oct 2003 And so the story begins... couldn't sleep till 4 am cos I kept thinking about...well...work and what if I forget my passport, what if Ames forgets her passport, what if Shir is late and we miss the bus. Turned out that Amy and myself were late but we didn't miss the bus and no one forgot their passport. WHEW! We took the Aeroline First Class Coach *only the best will do, we are spoilt* the bus had massage chairs, big seats and aircon. The annoying part was having to watch Lizzie McGuire -The Movie, trying to sleep and waking up with a neck & headache. We stayed at the Renaissance Hotel, quite a nice hotel. Concorde Hotel was just across the road [where Linkin Park were staying] so we were pretty central. We got to the hotel, had lunch, showered, picked up the tickets from Fariq. * *THANKS A MILLION FOR SUCH GREAT TICKETS!!!* * After which, I had a nap.... yes, a nap. I felt like I was 60 or something but it was good, took two paracetamols and I was ready to .... well... get a cab (a freaking smelly cab). We got to the Merdeka Stadium and HOLY CRAP it was packed! We had to find Tunnel B, and we cut the queue. And I must say the sly way we did it..... makes me quite proud of myself. So we were in the stadium by 6.45pm. Standing, 3 rows from the front!! It's was an excellent place to be. You could have a conversation with the band... that's how close we were. Standing for 3 hours kinda makes a person cranky and TOO PHAT comes on.... sigh. Seriously, they aren't bad but the performance they put up was a real mess. It's was 30 mins of wasted time. Too many people on stage, groupies taking pictures of the duo on stage... what's up with that?? * Valley voice - Like Helloooo, Linkin Park don't need a bloody opening act!! 30 mins of listening to half of NIN's Pretty Love Hate Machine and LINKIN PARK comes on!! FINALLY!! And the crowd goes wild. And my headache is gone!! I'm jumping up and down like a bloody school girl!! Mike Shinoda is HOT... I mean I don't really notice these things cos I like their music and have no interest in their personal lives etc... but HELLO... hottie in the house!! Ahaha! It was AWESOME!! Actually it was more like a karaoke session, cos everyone was screaming along... myself included but it was all good!! We were jumpin' and wavin' our hands up in the air like we just didn't care...woohoo! And we were getting totally drenched! My jeans, tee, hair were soaked. But who cares... we were so close to the stage, I swear the dude with the giant earphones was flirting with me!! Heh Heh Heh. Worth a mention - the band have some really good looking roadies/riggers. 2 of them look like Fred Durst (for those who don't know me... or scoff... Limp Bizkit, Fred's my future husband) |
| By 11pm it was all over... sigh. It was a great show and I hope that they'll come down to Singapore sooner or later so I can have a blast all over again. We got back to the hotel, smelling like crap ....at first we thought... you know, we're all tired, lets just have a bath, get supper and sleep. That didn't happen... Since we had to go out and get food, we each had a shower, got dressed.... decided to put on make up etc... We had supper and since we were all 'glamed' up it would be sinful to just go back and sleep...rite? So we walked down to The Beach Club and surprise, surprise the Linkin Park crew was there! Yeah baby, TWO Fred Durst look alikes... woohoo! Too bad Linkin Park themselves weren't there. Got to bed at 4 plus.... woke up at 9am!! Had a swim at the hotel pool, got ready to leave, checked out and went SHOPPING!! I won't bore anyone with the details. I had a fantastic time sans the snoring, wheezing, moaning and groaning *you know who you are* I have to admit KL was actually fun. |
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| LINKIN PARK in S.G 28th June 2004 |
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| 22nd June 2004 - Like a bloody fool I started queuing from 11ish. In the hot sun... thank goodness, it was a slightly cloudy day. I'm all alone...my Mommy comes to bring me lunch around 2.30pm. Angie comes at 4.30pm, so that I can go pee at the nearby SRC (it rhymes!!) and have a shower. My back is killing me... not cos I'm old! Try sitting with no back support for hours...even if you're 16! Anyways, Wendy comes at 6pm, gates open 7ish....muthafuckers cut the Q. I'm seriously pissed... it's not just a few people it's a whole load of them! So of course by now I'm annoyed, tired and grumpy (yeah, I got my period the next morning... bet the guys didn't need to know that.... but it will explain my behavior....) We're 5 rows from the front, some Malay chick behind is gonna faint and the stupid opening act hasn't come on yet! We notice that a) we could have brought in water. b) some people had beer c) tons of people had cameras d) there were quite a few kids. PIA comes on.... I don't care if LP likes them... I have no idea what they were singing about and their music doesn't rock. Mid way thru... this 6ft tall Asswipe, Mat with an English accent (go figure) starts pushing girls around. We get into a fight. Sigh. Him pushing me, me grabbing his shirtless side fats and giving him scratches (look... it's fair ok... I can't be as strong as him...so I have every right to use my damn nails!!) and the total 'Ah Lian' side of me takes over... Ape boy: This aint a fucking ballet, it's a fucking rock concert. Me: Don't fucking push me. Ape Boy: Don't scratch me!! Bitch! I'm warning you! Me: Why? Think I'm scared of you is it? Fuck you! Come lah!! We stare "lovingly" into each others eyes.... Me: Yes, it's a damn rock concert but don't think you can get away with bully me just cos I'm a girl! People pull us away....sigh. I really want to kick him... you know where... urgh. Anyways, Linkin Park comes on FINALLY!! Mike still looks damn HOT!! But everyone else... kinda looks gross.... Sorry ... but they ALL looked better and happier at the K.L concert. It was too hot to keep 'rocking' in the front so Wendy and myself edged back... it was cooler, the people happier & nicer and we could sing along, jump and slam into each other happily!! BTW, this Chinese dude got pulled up on stage by Mike (lucky bastard!) and he pranced around the stage like he totally belonged there! Hahaha! Cool stuff! I'm not pleased; I spent 152 bucks on a concert I wouldn't have minded missing... I just feel that they were better in K.L.The K.L crowd was better too, it felt like they were there for the music... because they were real fans.... not because the LP concert was an excuse to get drunk and on purpose hurt people. I really hate Ape Boy and his stupid white trash friends.... Security at the venue sucked as well, glass bottles were sneaked in, cameras etc....I didn't get any shots on my mobile camera...cos well... I used up the battery playing games while waiting. Sigh. And William... thanks for nothing. People who don't give a rats ass bout LP got damn backstage passes! |
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