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Sunday, December 10, 2006 It has been the same programme for the last few weeks. Thus, it was a welcome relief when I got a complimentary ticket to drink beer and watch a concert last wednesday evening. The beer part was nonexistent, since it was my own wishful thinking that I will be provided beer at the stadium. Nonetheless, I am pretty embarassed to say that this is my first live (popular) concert that I have attended, other than some artistic performances or dance routines I cannot comprehend the profundity of. ~ ~ The artistes were chen sheng (some old singer), huang pin guan (formerly one half of the now defunct wu ying liang pin) and mayday (wu yue tian). Chen started the balls rolling, when he jested about being tasked to ignite the crowd. Understandably, the crowd was muted about, when even a oldie listener like I am, did not know the number he was singing. It ended up that it was a "new" song. It dawned on me that it was actually a duet with Cheer Chen, titled "happy fish" or something, incidentally having the same name as a rerun on Channel 8. Well, I think that teens nowadays do not listen to as wide a reportoire of songs nowadays, and are too quick to delve into ballads, rap, hip hop and R and B. Not that it matters, since teens can listen to anything now, with just a touch of a button. I still recall the days when songs were hearsay, or had to be introduced by deejays who had compelling desires to enhance listening tastes of their audiences. The archaic cassette tapes are now in one recess of the storeroom, since nothing works with them anyway today. ~ ~ Well, Chen was having such a hard time warming up the crowd, since the teens must have been drinking too much water prior to the concert, and toilet trips were so frequent it was not funny. I actually enjoyed the Hokkien song he was performing with a guy (his protege who sang the opera in his hit, One Night In Beijing), since it was pretty off beat. Chen's droning delivery was boring a lot of people nonetheless, who were obviously here for the latter singers. After an hour (way too long), Huang took over and charmed his fans with the usual delivery of ballads, and a medley of sorts on his guitar. Obviously I am not a fan, as I think they are too syrupy for my preferences, but who cares about me, if the crowd is lapping it up. Incidentally, the crowd in front of the stage swelled, and considerably less people needed to empty themselves. One thought I had, was that Huang has a pretty mechanical delivery, that did not veer or surprise. It was like he sang his all his numbers in the same fashion, and has not evolved in terms of vocal maturity. In a way, I could be listening to his record, and it should not make a difference. I guess that being safe in his choice of songs enables him to captivate the select audience again and again, which is what ultimately determines the fate of the artiste anyway. ~ ~ Mayday came out to rousing cheers, that even I was impressed with. The crowd was clearly here for Mayday, and it showed when they brought the house down with deliveries of sun wu kong, lian ai-ING, and a few other songs I do not know the titles of. I was amazed by the individual performances on their respective instruments, akin to performing trickshots in billiards. A good live band was clearly the winning formula, and although I am still not a converted fan, I am satisfied with their energetic performances, and self-depreciating antics. The downer is the fact I had to leave at 11 (the media reported the concert to end past 12) due to self imposed demands. I should have taken ill, but the rain earlier did not get to me. ~ ~ That was wednesday, and today is yet another weekend. I am relying on externalities to keep me blissfully satisfied, and that I seem to have sold my soul to the devil again, of all things. I have been warned, and yet I plunged, akin to most faiths. As usual, I do my fair share, and hope for the best elsewhere. In a way, I learnt to immerse myself into trivial things and be less serious, since weekdays were meant to be exchanged for bread, butter and a dollop of cash. I actually took the time to study all the labels and on-site promotions when I was shopping with mum, and actually spotted a few discounts even my mum did not note. I played some badminton with my brother, the first since a few weekends back (weather was bad or I was out). I decided I will be cranky, and had some good fun monkeying around. I tried to borrow some books to read, as what I have done in the past, but failed. In a way for me, reading was taboo, except gossip and news. I simply do too much reading now, and they are obsolete for weekends and beyond. I still think I will get in some books to read, since I have not been reading as frequently as I will have liked. I probably just need some settling-in period to begin. ~ ~ Life can be better, but at least I am better off than some others, since everyone is with me. That is the best gift you can give to anyone, and the best gift one can give me. weijie froze in time on 10.12.06

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