Yup it really isn't.... all of you lucky people back in
Singapore... just don't know what I'm going through here. I have to admit it's really, really tough... with so many activities in my schedule... so many places to go to... and so many things to do.... and as you are going to see, I am absolutely
NOT talking about work. ;)
08/25/06: Nickelback @ Houston Toyota CenterYeah! My first real
Rock Concert!! Ok I know some of you are saying... "
Nickelback isn't even
REAL ROCK..." but to me it's the
loudest concert I've ever been to. Add to that the fact that
Hinder,
Chevelle and
Hoobastank (yes..
THE Hoobastank!!) opened for the 2 hours, and you get a great concert experience!!
"Chad Kroeger and friends!!"To make the experience even more worthwhile, I actually bought tickets for General Admission, which pretty much means the general standing area in front of the stage and you can get as close to the stage as possible as long as you're early!
Sharon and I, being typical
Kiasu Singaporeans, actually made it to the
2nd row from the front of the stage! The downside was that there were 2 really big (and I mean
Texas-size BIG) ladies in front of us who were jumping up and down and doing their rock thing.... but then again we still got a great view so it was ok.
"Check out the Pyro and the Devil Horns! I was one of them... for the night only of course!!"All in all, despite the standing for 4 hours, the squeezing amongst scores of sweaty young ladies (hehehe), and the ringing in my ears for the next week or so, it was all worth it as
Nickelback put up a really great show.
Chad really had good rapport with the crowd and their use of pyrotechnics, smoke, and of coz their great-sounding music, made sure it was a night for everyone to remember!
09/01/06: Cedar Point @ Sandusky, OhioThis was the start of our 4-day
Memorial Holiday Weekend.. so what do you think I decided to do with it? Well, being the roller-coaster junkie that I am, I actually made a pilgrimage down to the
Best Amusement Park in the World (and by the word "World", they actually mean USA),
Cedar Point, as voted by Amusement Today!! Click
here for the
2005 Annual Golden Ticket awards, which is like an Oscar for Amusement Parks.
As you can see from
Cedar Point's website, they've got some of the greatest roller coasters ever built and I was inspired to go there after catching a documentary on TV showing the best rides and roller coasters, most of which came from
Cedar Point!
"Cedar Point's amazing range of coasters...."Although I was there
ALONE, I did manage to have quite a time. The most memorable rides I think were the
Millenium Force (with the steepest drop in the world of
80 degrees!!) and the world-renowned
Top Thrill Dragster, which broke down early in the morning and took the WHOLE DAMN DAY to repair! I only managed to get on it at 9-plus at night, after queueing for more than 2 hours!!
I did a count at the end of the day though and realized that I actually got on
13 rides altogether... and do take in mind that I queued up for
FRONT ROW seats for ALL my rides! Best experience for all!! If any of you roller coaster fans ever, EVER, make it to
Cleveland, Ohio (which I highly doubt), do take a trip down here and you won't regret it!
09/07/06: Counting Crows and Goo Goo Dolls @ Woodlands PavilionAfter my solo debut at
Cedar Point, I took it one step further and went for this concert by myself too! Actually it really wasn't my choice... obviously I would have loved to go with someone.. ANYONE.. but no one around here had a clue why I would wanna play with
Goo Goo Dolls and
Count Crows... hahah
"Let Love In - Goo Goo Dolls"
The concert was held at an open air pavilion and thankfully, the weather was good and pretty cool in the evening actually. Both of the bands had simple yet nice eye-catching video screens (looks like
Coldplay is rubbing off on EVERYONE) which made for a visually stimulating experience along with the good music. I especially liked
Johnny Rzeznik, the front man from
Goo Goo Dolls who took some time getting warmed up but ended on a real high with everyone singing along with him.
"Johnny Rzeznik leading the Dolls..."I have to say though, that the energy levels weren't as high as those at the
Nickelback concert but I guess that boils down to the fact that it was really a different kind of music and with an open air concert, you don't really get the fans pumped up as much. Still, I had a great time.. even though I was sitting in between 2 couples and looking like a loser... argh... haha
"Colourful Counting Crows!"09/08/06: Carlos Mencia @ Houston Toyota CenterWoohoo! My first live
Stand-up Comedy!! And I wasn't alone.. WOOHOO x 2!!!!
Peter and
Angie were together with me this time.... and they were big, BIG fans of
Mencia's TV show,
Mind Of Mencia, whereby he lets loose at politics, races, genders, and pretty much everything you can make fun of.
"Mencia is the one in the middle... with 2 strangers beside him... haha"I have to say that this was a really great performance.. not just from
Mencia but also from the openers (there were 4 other comedians who opened, including Mencia's brother, Joe, and a
Wee-Man lookalike comedian!!) who performed more than admirably. This was one of the few occasions I can remember laughing so hard that I actually teared at many points during the show... and at the end of everything, my jaws were aching from laughing and smiling for 3 hours on end. Yes I know you can imagine me looking like the
Joker from
Batman, but I sure as hell ain't that pale... grrr...
"Spot the Wee-Man lookalike! He actually did the Wee Man Dance!!"As you can see, I have had a hell of a week and I've got more in store in the coming weeks... namely a trip back to
Singapore, a business trip to
Washington DC,
Evanescence is coming to town and so are the
All-American Rejects.... how can any normal human being take something like this!?!?!
HELP!!!
These are not all the bags. There are more in my wardrobe and some have not even arrived yet!