SUPER JUNIOR SUPER SHOW 3

Lately Saturdays are my workout days; golf in the morning, cardio dance and 90 minutes of line dance funk. Then out cold for the night with a lot of zzzzz. 19th March 2011 was no different but I had a shorter LDF session because I had Super Junior's Super Show 3 with Eela. Saphhire time baby..!!

So, the first program of the day is Golf Clinic with Zaim, Huda and Zaid; the bros first class, mine and Huda's third. Abah was there, he took videos and also hit a few balls. As we were getting more familiar with our swing, the golf balls disappeared at a faster rate compared to the weeks before. And little white dots littered the range by the time we were finished. So pretty.. We stopped by Pizza Hut for a semi-heavy lunch before heading home.

I went to gym for cardio dance. A new must-class for me especially since the instructor likes to teach different parts of the choreography and the sequence will tend to be quite fast and really hard. Lo and behold, he's also using JLo's new song!! Reminder: Must download "On The Floor" later. Then it's Line Dance Funk time!! Though I didn't really had time to spare, I stuck around for One (Epik High), Sway (Michael Buble) and On The Floor (JLo feat Pitbull baby!!) before rushing off.

I picked Eela up a little before 5. Since we took the MEX, we managed to get to Stadium Putra at 5.45pm. We got a nice parking spot not faraway from the entrance. We stopped by to see the official goodies (RM100 for one freaking towel..!! Eeeps..!!) while smiling seeing all the girls and some boys in blue and then quickly got inside when they announced that the doors were closing. Our seats were a little higher up the incline was quite steep; I actually think if we were to lean a bit further we'll tumble down all the way to the bottom.

The show started just a little after 6. Donghae rose from the middle of the stage and when he came down he was joined by the rest; Leeteuk, Eunhyuk, Siwon, Yesung, Heechul, Shindong, Sungmin, Kyuhyun and Ryeowook. They started with an awesome performance of Sorry Sorry.. Aah, how viral this song was and possibly the only song that non-fans know.. Never get tired of hearing it.. They followed that up with Super Girl and during Don't Don's finale 4 of the members were suspended in mid-air with fireworks shooting out of their fingers. HOTT!! I was always on the lookout for a bit of EunHae love (Coz they're just the best.. EVER!!) and among the first ones was during No Other, but was foiled by the meddling powers of Yesung.. Sheesh.. Leeteuk and Sungmin then rose to the air with balloons on their back throwing confetti in the air..

The official introduction was cute with each member being a specific character.. Off the top of my head, Eunhyuk was a native Indian, Ryeowook was a snake charmer, Heechul was a bullfighter of sorts and someone was a Royal Guard (Siwon?).. Anyway, it was uber cute the way they came out with costumes and all and even had their own caption..

As far as solos go, there were many Chinese songs. I especially loved Leeteuk's rendition of Kiss Goodbye originally sung by Lee Hom and Henry's sentimental-turned-super-bouncy Baby by JB. EunHae's duet dance song (I Wanna Love U) was just brilliant. I loved every bit of it and am super jelous of the dancer girl they were fighting for. And a big shout out for Yesung for singing 'It Had To Be You' a track from the kdrama Cinderella Unnie. Hearing the song live was definitely my highlight of the concert. Gomawoyo..

Sapphire lightsticks ON!!

The video inserts in between live performance range from dark to over-the-top cute and downright funny. They made a video showing how SuJu T was formed which involved a Fattinator (none other than Shindong) and Horse1000.. Totally ROTFL.. There were cool fight scenes and the last one showed life of the rich and famous. But my absolute favourite was the tribute to Kangin. Suddenly we saw a figure hovering around the boys as they were performing and it turned out to be Kangin in his official attire, saluting the ELFs with a smile.. And then confetti showers!! Aaaw, soo sweet.. I had a tear in my eyes by the time it was finished. Yeah, we miss him too..

Bonamana was also one of my fave performance of the night. The high energy was contagious. Unfortunately, we couldn't jump up due to our precarious seats and had to contain all the excitement. Such a waste of energy.. Eunhyuk was bouncing everytime he was on stage. The man could not stop dancing. Even while everyone was just walking around, he'd be dancing. He actually danced till his shoelaces untangled.. Precious..

The encore was them coming out as vegetables and singing Cooking Cooking. Donghae was beansprouts and Eunhyuk was mushroom, don't really remember the others. (EunHae bias again). But through half of the song Eunhyuk fell down and couldn't get up and Kyuhyun just laughed and looked at him. It took him a few minutes to actually help the poor guy, and that was after a few futile attempts. Bad Kyuhyun!! Then they took out this basket full of little autographed colored balls and threw them to the audience. Some tried to throw them to the top tier but failed magnificently.

There were a lot of fail moments in the final ment, mostly due to their totally adorable fail in English. Siwon did try to attempt some comprehensible strings of sentences and asked that we pray for Japan. In the end the boys shouted a lots of "Apa Khabar" and resorted to singing English songs (Donghae sang Just The Way You Are). We all sang Happy Birthday for Eunhyuk, but sadly no cake.. Boo!! Heechul would come out occasionally during the performances, with shades or mask that hides his injury from the previous concert in Shanghai. In the final bow he said, "Don't worry I not sick", LOL.. And after all of them waved goodbye, they made their exit at a little after 9pm.

Me and Eela quickly made our way out before the exit became congested and barely managed to beat the jam. We spazzed a bit on the way back, noting that our section were a little quiet and it felt like just the two of us were doing the screaming. Because the seat was not so ergonomic and we've been siting for 3 hours, my back was killing me..!! And once again, I failed to meet up with Helman. Sorry bro.. Next time k.. Thank you thank you thank you again to Eela. My only KPop concert friend.. My true savior you are..

Some photos from: http://ecentral.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/3/22/soundnstage/8315939&sec=soundnstage

LET'S BOWL TOGETHER

When: 23 January 2011, 12am.

Who : Abah, Mama, Aunty Darl, Husna, Dini, Adam and me.

Where: Songbox, Jaya Jusco AU2

And we only realized it was the 23rd after we finished karaokeing at about 1am, when Mama promptly gave Ayed a call and I sang "Happy Birthday" to him with the last vestiges of voice that I had. As per usual, our post karaoke activity would be to stop by a nearby mamak's place and this time it was Ali Maju. I had just finished my Toffee Nut latte (Sigh, till we met again this Christmas...) and it was freaking ONE A.M. so I only ordered plain hot water. The others were mostly eating roti (canai, bakar, planta etc..) and generally managing to finish their food through the grogginess. We only got home at just before 2 and its lights out almost immediately.

I woke up around 9 and the early part of the morning was mostly spent with TV. Abah practically ordered all of us to join his "Let's Bowl Together" program at Alamanda. The event was organized by Landskap Malaysia, Sekretariat Malaysia Prihatin and Pejabat Tun Abdullah Badawi and to differentiate between the different organizations, people from Landskap Malaysia were supposed to wear white. Not really sure about the others though, heh..

I had a leeeetle problem with my phone memory card like right before when we were supposed to go to Putrajaya, which was why I ended up lugging my netbook around the entire frekking time. Huu.. We got there just as they were about to start but in the chaos of getting ready we forgot to eat!! Since Husna and me are not bowling (and Mama had to mingle) we had to go to McD and play delivery girls. Just as we reached the bowling alley shamelessly carrying our food and ignoring the "No outside food allowed" sign, the assignment of team began. Zaim had come with his "groupie" (LOLs) and he was the only one assigned to Team 2 while Huda, Zaid and Abah got in the same team (Team 4).

Husna and me sneaked out for a while to buy Ayed's birthday card, which took quite some time since I have never been to Alamanda and was kinda taking my time. We also had a hard time choosing a birthday card (sweet vs. cool) so when we got back they were already playing their second game. We spent the remaining time taking pictures, cheering and high-fiveing untill everybody has finished playing. Then, it's makan time!! After everybody had their fill, it's finally time for prize-giving. Abah gave a short remark and then the winners were announced. Zaim's team won a placing to our delight. The program ended amidst applause from all.

IMO this was just another excuse for the family to take pictures and be all cute with each other. But it was fun nonetheless and it was a good first Alamanda experinece for me.

And also Happy 19th to Ayed. The last of your teen years. You'll be twenty next year!! OMG and I still remember when you were just the cutest littlest brother, all curly hair and no front teeth.. It's been wonderful seeing you grow up into a man and coming into your own. We still butt heads (literally) sometimes but we always have fun together right? Do your best in life and know that you'll always have us.. Muah!!! Love you Yed..!

HAPPY WEDDING DAY, MAYA UNNIE!!

25th December 2010 marks a historical day for Maya unnie.. She's getting married!! Unfortunately, I had an event the night before so I couldn't be at her house earlier as originally planned.. Plus, I was not feeling too good and is not really confident driving alone to KL from Ipoh, so I only ended up being her pengapit for her side of the wedding.. Mianhae unnie.. :(

A photo of us before our long drive..

Anyway, the night before I slept over at Ama's and we only woke up at 8 when we originally wanted to start our long drive at 8.30am.. We had stayed up late wrapping up the wedding gifts..Huhu.. But, with some deft driving, lots of singing (Christmas songs!!) and 20 pieces of nuggets, we managed to get to her house before she officially got 'nikah'ed.

And this is totally a first for us; the bride stayed home while the akad was taking place at the masjid.. Interesting.. But imo, the waiting was much more unbearable when you're at home just because you don't freaking know what's going on at the masjid..!! Hehe.. Kak Maya just couldn't sit still, wondering what was going on and just hoping everything is all right. Also, they were running a bit late because they were still not back yet at 11.45am even though the pengantins were supposed to get ready for the sanding by then.. Kyaa!!

Kak Maya waiting.. Listen to my heartbeat!!

Alhamdulillah, she was safely married to Fahizal and both were whisked to the pelamin for the requisite 'sarung cincin' where I officially started my pengapit duties. After a brief photo session, Kak Maya retreated to her room to change and re'make-up' for the sanding. She took quite a while, because the MC kept on announcing 'Mane la pengantin nie...' And the MC was just on the other side of the room.!! LOL..

Huwaa, Kak Maya da kawen!!

Kak Hawa also came by then, together with Abang Bale, Kak Manja and their parents.. It's been awhile since I saw Kak Hawa, but I forgot to take any pictures with her.. Sob.. Sorry Kak Hawa.. :'( Then, it's time to break out the umbrella and the fan!! Haha.. When she was all set (at last!!) I escorted Kak Maya to her husband outside.. I got a little confused with the fan because I didn't know whether to keep covering Kak Maya's face or just let it all show.. Kak Maya looked gorgeous btw.. Her head pieces are all so nice and kinda unique..

After the pengantins were brought to the pelamin, it's time for tepung tawar.. Everybody was so fast that I barely had enough time to clear Kak Maya's hands before another family member was called.. Her hands were practically covered with the bunga rampai and were kinda wet.. We had a brief photo session and my duties were finished..

Ama basically spent the time taking pictures and both of us just sat down drinking while waiting for the guests to go back before we ate. But, we just couldn't ignore the grumbling tummies after a while, so we just got in line and got us some food. I loved that the wedding was a collaborative effort of the neighbours. A kind of gotong-royong wedding. It just felt homey.. And the best part was I got myself an 'Aiskrim Pop'..!! Haha.. The last time I had one of those was when I was in primary school, almost 15 years ago.. Wow!!

Me with the wedding cake ; no pictures with Aiskrim Pop though..

Me and Ama headed back at 3ish and I dropped her off at her Aunt's. I slept as soon as I reached home. And to top off the day, we had a karaoke session with Aunty Darl and her kids at Songbox AU2 where I sang Gee, Oh and danced to Waka Waka, while sipping on my Toffee Nut latte.. Yum!! I only managed to get to bed at 3am, and I had a full day the next day, too.. Hmm..

This post is beginning to wander off, so I just want to congratulate my unnie again on her wedding. May she stay happy and blessed and I pray that she'll have a wonderful and loving family.. Amiin~

Stay tuned for my second pengapit duty in Feb!! Peace out..