Splendid Weekend

I have to say, this might have been one of the most epic weekends EVER. It all began on Saturday. MTV World Stage was to be on this day and thanks to Justine, I received my *free* pass. I was over the moon, literally. And so, I left home feeling all hyped (although not feeling really well), and just as I expected I missed the first train to my destination. Great. This is when Touch & Go comes dandy, really. I had to wait for and extra 45 minutes for the train to arrive again (sigh) and when I got there Justine was already waiting (sorry mama and papa Justine!). Although I had to go through all this, it all paid off. As Justine was to go get the extra pass for another friend from her friend (confusing, much?), the band Raygun was seated 5 feet away from us having a before-the-show meeting I suppose. After that, they were kind enough to take photos with fans and I was just frozen there that I didn't even come to me to get a picture with them! I am quite mad at myself for not doing so, but it's OK, there is always a next time. I at least got to meet them. And because of this, I am officially a fan of them. Come to Malaysia again Raygun!

Back to the story. This part is even more awesome. So, incredibly awesome that words cannot explain. As we were leaving the resort, guess who comes walking in. Tyson Ritter of All American Rejects! I was like, 'I must get a picture with him'. Justine was handling the camera and I just told her to snap away. Just as I expected though a whole crowd (might I say community?) of girls mobbed Tyson! Chris (the drummer of AAR) was kind enough to take the photos for the fans, but just as I was going to get the money shot, the pesky security shooed us away (noooooo!). Just my luck right? But it's OK, I got within 1 foot of him. Wish I had a photo though, but life goes on, right? And so, me and Justine were headed to the mall (I needed lunch!) and while walking towards it, look who passes us (pesky security included), Nick, the guitarist of AAR. Completely starstruck, I had one mission left. Meet Boys Like Girls in flesh.

The day continued with the fans crowding the pool area and waiting under the rain for the show to begin. And when it did, a local act officiated the show. Estranged (the name of the band) sang 4 head-banging songs one after another. There was even a time where I was pushed and shoved because the fans had gone wild! The next act was special. Boys Like Girls came on stage! I was overjoyed. I have no idea though what happened to Martin's voice, though. Despite that, I thought it was spectacular. After the countless times spamming their MySpace page for them to come to Malaysia, they finally made it to our shores. How thankful I am to actually see them here before I fly off to the US. Martin even added they may come here again somewhere in October. So, mark your calenders people! The show went on with Pixie Lott, Raygun and Hoobastank. They all performed remarkably. Perhaps most hilarious part of the night was when Doug (front man of Hoobastank) made us sing along to the Ghost Busters theme song. However, I think the prime of the primes of performances was by All American Rejects and Kasabian. Wow did they put on quite a show I tell you. Tyson really can sing live. The whole crowd sang along to their catchy tunes. They performed 7 songs in total and was a mix between slow soothing songs to energy-pumping-jump-around-singalongs. It was remarkable I tell you. Kasabian on the other hand, although I have only heard a handful of their songs, Tom Meighan definitely knows how to put on a show! Wow, I wouldn't think twice about catching them live again. They're awesome! I am officially a fan of them too now! Haha!

When I realised the show was finally over, I felt the agonizing pain my legs were giving me. I had been standing for more than 6 hours from beginning to the end of the show. I also still needed to eat and definitely was in dire-need of a shower. The walk out of the park was truly painful. I even pleaded to Justine to pull me uphill (didn't work though, sigh). When I finally got home, I ate my food. What I had was a KFC Zinger Burger, Cheesy Wedges, 6 pieces of nuggets and a regular Tropicana Twister. I ate like I hadn't eaten in days, no months, perhaps even years.

Moving on to today (Sunday). I was to headed to Sunway Pyramid (yet again) for a friend's farewell party, since next week we will welcome the holy month of Ramadhan, it had to be done today. As I got dressed, I texted a friend and she told me that another friend was going to pick us up around 1pm. As usual, we Malaysians have a tendency of being tardy, so my friend eventually came to pick me up around 2pm. Great. So 5 people were headed to the mall to grab a bite, and do whatever that sounded good. So we got seated in Manhattan's Fish Market, debated on which is the better deal to order for a bit and finalised our order in approximately 15 minutes. While waiting for our order to arrive, we chatted a little, laughed a lot, and also took quite an amount of photos, mainly candid ones though. Ackk!

The day went on with us 'lying' to the said friend (who is leaving next week! Bye!) so 2 other friends and I could sneak around and find a decent pair of jeans, as a present for him. We found the jeans (4 stores later), bought it and sat at a coffee shop. I am pretty sure the waiters were a tad furious. All we ordered was 3 bottles of water. Oh well, that still contributes to the profit they get right? Anyway, after a debate between bowling, ice skating and archery, we settled for archery. My focus was definitely off because a friend could not stop laughing as she was pretty much aim-less (sorry!). I got 4 bulls eyes out of all the drama happening at the archery range (is that what we call it?). Also, I almost got penetrated by one arrow which flew a few centimeters in front of me. This is the result of an arrow a friend launched to the target that decided to come back and haunt me. Thank goodness no one was injured. Today was another epic day. On the way home, 7 people squeezed in a 4 seat car, a friend was given a well-deserved farewell, I had fun, but most importantly my friends had fun.

Back home though was a different story. As my mom brought the house keys and went out, I couldn't enter my house. I had to wait 35 minutes until the door finally opened (my brother was inside doing who-knows-what). I was a tad bit furious but the fun and excitement I had today just canceled that off. And so I am left with sweet memories this weekend. I had perhaps the most wonderful time ever. I am so glad I changed my mind at the last minute to go to MTVWS. If not, this weekend would perhaps be another snooze-fest.