oooo eeee!!

DISNEYLAND: accomplished!!

..mic-key-mou-se!!..

truly,aly

when the good times are rolling...

...we tend to think about those who aren't along for the ride.

..muka kesian..

well, i'm sure he's having fun doing whatever he's doing back home. and he wouldn't like them hongkies much anyway.

huggies bum bum!!

truly,aly

owh how lovely

winter in hong kong is kinda alright.. it's only when the wind blows that it gets cold. so mum and dad got me a nice warm jacket. been seeing the sights since i got here on monday, the harbour and the china hong kong monument thingy and places around admilralty and central. today we went to ocean park. got lots of things to say. but now, got to go bathe cause i got to wake up early tomorrow. cause i'm going to disneyland!!!

..hello hong kong..

truly,aly

cheers aid

this time tomorrow, i'll be in hong kong reunited with afie bum. YAY!! haha.. i'm damn excited!! this is just a quick post cause i don't think i'll be able to blog much in the next couple of weeks. this post is actually for aid.

..blackieee..

we (bum bum, julynn, aid, besty and myself) went to mardi gras where wally is working. it was ezra's last day there. and because aid wasn't driving, he had a good good time. and as bum bum mentioned, that was the night that mardi gras' "no house policy" was torn assunder.

..and he ended up on the floor..

seasons greetings everyone. thanks be to Jah. amen.

truly,aly

christmas is coming!!

laadeedaa.. i'm as happy as can be!! finals are over and here i am on holiday. i know going for ARMIN with three papers to go made it seem like holiday mode had kicked in. bedmate more champion, she went to see lap sap when next day paper was at 9am. anywaaaaay, christmas is coming!! and how can i not be happy??

it's sad that this will be the second christmas that bum bum is not along for the ride. he missed last year's awesome jawesome cruise. this reminds me that on boxing day, it will be one year since i've been saying awesome jawesome. thank to mr billy graban.

..daddy did most work on the tree..

hahaa.. christmas memories are the best for me. i haven't had a sad christmas. at least not yet. this year it will be my first winter, DISNEYLAND, dressing outrageously, eating pork burger at MacD's, hanging on to my stefanie yan's hip like a baby koala, speaking awful cantonese, shopping and running amok on the streets of hong kong as well as a probable trip to my fatherland, china.

..these angels and the tree is 28 years old.maa and dad bought it for their fisrt christmas as man and wife.they picked three angels but didn't know why.later in life,they were given afie bum,bum bum and me.three "angels"..

i'm really excite this year. the christmas bug never fails to bite me. owh how the birth of Christ brings joy to the world. what a feeling. putting up the tree, buying presents, wrapping them, getting a christmas dress, singing christmas songs, showing my middle finger to anyone who say humbug..

..me helping daddy decorate the relic we have for a tree..

i live for childlike joys like this. everybody, christmas is coming!!

truly,aly

i should be studying but my muse begs me to rhyme

float it on the ocean waves,
i've carried all of this weight,
the clock's run out of time to wait,
measured all i could of fate,
bent and broke accounts of faith,
though it calls not to fade,
i don't remember thy name and face,
i float it on the ocean waves,
and drift away all i erase,
farewell to ye and to this place.

truly,aly

i.ARMIN.loves

our journey to ARMIN started six months ago, when besty told me about the gig and when i marked it down in my planner. then as the date drew closer, we executed the ticket attaining actions. we went to 1U to get two tickets from ticket access but nope, no sale. so we then went directly to zouk, and bingo!! after giving the lovely lady rm260, she gave us two ticket to our dreams. thanks lady for being so nice to us.

..heading to zouk.go lrt!!..

yes, getting right to the point. ARMIN's set was awesome jawesome and way beyond anything that i have ever heard in my entire life. three hours of pure raw amazing trance. it was the best-est. dream come true?? owh, very very very very much so.

local boy terrence c, zouk's resident dj, was on when besty and i walked in. and it was a real good thing that we got our tickets early cause when i reached zouk, i was so pumped that i couldn't function properly. i calmed down once we passed security and terrence c's brand of house is relaxing as it is exhilarating.

..testing the camera settings.gotta get some grrrear shots..

i had no problem going into zouk with short shorts, a hoodie top and CHUCK TAYLOR's. God bless the sensible people at zouk. we were two hours early but that was a good thing cause we caught all three slotted dj's for the night. after terrence c's set was done, glen morrison of canada was up.

..terrence c on the left and glen morrison on the right..

..good stuff all the way from canada..

electro house galore. beautiful. i think he may have just made a fan out of me. and it was pleasing to see that the crowd acknowledged it well too. so i began to sway a little harder and besty began his shakey shake shake. naf and bf and friends joins us at the same spot we conquered for the PVD gig.

..naf naf and i,both damn excited..

..she and her bf..

the best spot in the whole place. glen morrison progresses the crowd rather well. but then when everyone started to look at their watches and phones, i knew the time was coming. ARMIN was coming. why do i say that we had the best spot in the place?? cause ARMIN would walk right pass us to get to the consoles.

..let's play spot the dj.where's mr van buuren??..

..can you see him now??terrence c damn happy right??..

and that he did. i managed to catch him on his left shoulder as he walked pass. besty got his back. ARMIN was all smiles and shaking hands as he made his way to the consoles. the whole floor was screaming. my mouth quivered with excitement. there he is, the man who would make this dream of mine come through.

..glen morrison closes his set while ARMIN gets ready to take over..

..ahhhhh pengsan!!..

in the start he played a mix of the cure's love song. out of this freaking world, i promise. and then it got better and better and better. as i can recall (in not particular order), he played noting at all, man on the run, begging you, ramsterdam, broken tonight, falling in and out of love, time among lots of amazing others. alot of stuff from universal religion four.

..the world's number one dj playing the purest of trance..

..a dream come freaking true..

it was greater than great. towards the end, people started to crowd the front to try and get autographs. i managed to get a spot right in front of the console. i pounded fists with the lighting and visuals guy, who winked at me. then i did what i said i would do... i sreamed ARRRRRRRRMIN!! as loud as i could and he heard me, he said "thank you". i must have turned uber red cause then he said "thank you" with his palms together again.

..he even reached out and shook hands when he could..

..and the set was beyond great..

i also managed to get his autograph for one of naf's friends and for myself. i asked him to autograph my camera. i moved away from my space and let besty stand there. i went to naf and showed her my camera and i was shaking so hard naf had to hug me really tight.

PHOTOS OF THE CAMERA COMING SOON!!
i couldn't use my camera to take pictures of my camera now could i??

besty didn't have anything for ARMIN to sign so i got him an empty water bottle. and ARMIN signed that for him. and besty shook his hand. besty came down and got me by my shoulders and we both were screaming at each other. it was all rather overwhelming. we steadied ourselves and stood facing the consoles and took one last look at ARMIN, for this encounter.

..the next would be to go for ARMIN only..

..or the 500th ASOT party..

we got into a cab and got home. i was still shaking until the cab stopped in front of my house. i got the woot woot!! major time. it was really an experience that i will look back on and tell my grandkid's about and laadeedaa. and no better people to have been there with that night. thanks naf and friends. and thanks besty, you really made it jawesome for me.

next time, yanee and cubu come along. i hope that i can catch ARMIN one more time before i head off to aussie. ARMIN VAN BUUREN, simply the best that i've seen and heard. thank you for the inspiration, the memories and the music that is beyond any measure.

..yes,i will remember healesville sanctuary as you played it that night..

and thanks besty, for being there with me and knowing how much this means to me.

..now,we have bigger dreams don't we besty??..

truly,aly