my ambivalent attitude

Sunday, June 25, 2006

It was not a smooth-sailing trip to Kallang Singapore Indoor Stadium yesterday, not unless one considered bashing through throngs of weapon-slinging soldiers and withstanding high-decibels engine revving blare from fighter planes a delicious appetizer before a well-deserved concert. As if the last few days of parade weren't enough, I even had to suffer the agony of passing by commanders, who were shouting commands at the open space in front of National Stadium to a few contingents of soldiers donned in No.1! Good thing was, I felt happy masquerading as a civilian and feigning ignorance of all the National Day preparations bustling around me. =)

Guess I'm already inured to the loneliness when going for outings alone. Even though I was a forlorn figure sitting on a $128 seat in the massive stadium, I didn't care two hoots about it. Instead, I spent my time scanning my eyes around the place for familiar faces, looking for opportunities to capture shots of famous singers. It was fruitless - the only artiste who was close enough for me to recognise appeared to be Candyce, though I knew JY was at the far end of the floor seats. Unexpectedly, I caught sight of a couple friends - Xiaocao and Oyster (due to the protruding head of Oyster among the sea of audiences in the block of floor seats). Haha.

Now to the highlight of the evening - the concert itself. There were no major technical glitches and JJ's live singing was just splendid. The guest performers included Jin Sha, who sounded a bit 嗲, and Ah-do who tried too hard to express an R&B song. My favourite segments were of course his signature performance when JJ 自弹自唱, and when he sang songs from his 前辈 to express gratitude, like 黑色幽默，唯一 and I Do. The array of glamorous costumes was also a sight to behold. Pictures tell a thousand words, so here goes...

scribbled at 12:49 PM