...About Urbanscapes 2010

I know this is a gila babeng outdated post bloody hell. No mood to blog lar nowadays. But here goes. Mostly pictures, not taken by me though.

It was my first time going to this event. Didn't know what to expect. Didn't even buy the tickets to watch the performances.

This year's 'Urbanscapes' sign is so darn ugly. You can't even see the word lar. No budget ka? Ignore the sesat boy in the pic.

For those of you who don't know what Urbanscapes is about. It's basically a day festival of arts, fashion and music. There's fashion bazaars where things are not exactly cheap, art pieces on display, and music performances throughout the day.

You can expect all kinds of fashion on all kinds of people..

Quirky stuff for sale or on display..

A friend said that the first ever Urbanscapes was the best. It was all about the music. Now, most people there are over dressed. They don't come for the music, they come to be seen. Oh well. We'll see who's performing next year. Maybe then I'll actually buy the ticket.

All pictures taken by Neoh Wee Ming (mau hire ka? drop a comment)

See ya next year... I think...maybe...I don't know.

...About redAMP's Are You ASEAN's Best Band?

The search is over. Golden Dragon from Yogyakarta, Indonesia has been crowned ASEAN's best band!

The top 3 bands that performed that night were truly Top 3! The were all great in their own way. Each band represented different genres, even different languages.

1st runner up, sixty-nine from Thailand.

3rd runner up, Pancake 80 from Philippines.

Being there during their audition, and talking to them in between, made me feel as if we have a connection somehow. I felt so revved up for the finale concert, hung around backstage, stood by stage side so I can wish them luck when they get on the stage, and tell them good job when they come down.

I felt my stomach twist when the amp cable for the guitar came off during Pancake 80's guitar solo. I was like oh my gawd! The judges didn't get to hear that solo! That was one wicked solo man! Damn! The guitarist looked so disappointed he could cry. I felt so bad for him.

The stage.

They all deserved to win. They were all good.

Golden Dragon stood above the rest for a few reasons. The obvious reason is the cosplay theme. They dress up as warriors when they perform. Another reason is that they sing in Mandarin. To me, the most important thing that made them stand out, was during their audition. When ask "Why do you think you are ASEAN's best band?" All the other bands said that this is the hardest question. But not Golden Dragon, the said "Ya, soalan ini ialah soalan yang kami nanti-nantikan" They have a vision, a mission, and they are going towards it fast.

Don't just take my word for it, go watch their audition videos to see how good they are. It'll be worth your time.







I wish the bands all the best, and keep on making good music.

redAMP

All pictures by Sri Ramani

...About Wants and Needs

We all have our wants and needs. Our needs are usually the more important things. Our wants are usually the things we can do without but we end up buying it. Here's a pictorial of my wants and needs at this moment.

wants this:

this candy yellow Nine West pumps

image from here

but needs this:

this sturdy pair of safety shoes. 

image from here

wants this:

 

Benefit's Eye Liner Cake and Get Bent Liner brush.

image from here

but what I need is:

A 1/4 drive ratchet and 12 point socket set. So shinyyyyy. Picture is just an example, it's actually a 6 point socket set, couldn't find any pic of a 12 point set. Picture itself gila hard to find.

image from here.

It's quite obvious that my wants and needs are like heaven and earth. WOWZA! HUGE difference.

MUST BUY WHAT I NEED ONLY BUY WHAT I NEED (repeat chant)