I’m going to save the actual “review” for when I submit my article(s) to www.junkonline.net & www.Voize.my but I will say this – it was every bit and more of what I expected! Being short sucks but having people empathize for being vertically challenged is nice too (I had this one guy who kept insisting he take the photos/videos for me).

Some highlights of the show include:

• Seeing Graham Coxon smiling along with the other dudes.
• Seeing Graham Coxon roll around on the floor on the stage.
• Seeing Graham Coxon.
• Seeing Damon Albarn reliving his younger days doing airsplits and stage diving.
• Singing along with thousands to Tender (the extended version)
• Phil Daniels singing to Parklife (I wonder if he’ll make an appearance today too).

I’m a little dissappointed when Damon Albarn said he doesn’t know how they can keep it up the next day (July 3rd) – hinting perhaps they are getting a little too old to act young!

Right, so as promised, a little photo journalism of my trip to-date:-

Aragorn blending in with the crowd at the entrance of the departure hall at the LCCT airport on our way to LONDON!

"Arr mi sword. I must withdraw to protect thee fair maiden from the H1N1 virus"

The narrow cramped space that is known as my hostel room

Sleeping with all my stuff on the bed the first night

It's Blur time

One of the supporting acts for Blur July 2nd (Foals)

The crowd thickens slowly

New found friend from Denmark, Catrina, and myself...

These guys thought it would be cool to climb that. Security was waiting for them below.

Guy about to "crowd surf" during Blur

And last but not least, here are some photos I took of BLUR (click for a slightly bigger photo)

Tomorrow I will be on an AirAsia X plane (my first long haul flight on a no frills airline) to London! I seriously need this mini break, even though I am sorta ‘working’ by churning a couple articles out for it.

Of course today of all days the POUND is selling at close to 5.9! It’s ridiculous as last month it was only 5.4. When the exchange rate differs by only a few .01 it doesn’t really matter but it does show a bit of a difference It doesn’t really make that much of a difference with .1 difference. For example I changed RM1500 and got £255 – £277 if it were selling at 5.4. That’s a 22 pound difference. With 22 pounds I could buy me enough round of beers for a massive beer hangover the next day! That says a lot.

So I’m all set to see Blur. I’ve been reading reviews and I even managed to catch a snippet of their performance at Glastonbury online. The connection was slow though because I had to change IP Proxies to a UK one (proxy descrimination!!) Anywhooo…my music playlist now is arranged according to their set list. “Purists” may complain that it’s too singles heavy but seriously though – it’s a killer set and I can’t wait. 2 Nights of Blur and some pretty good opening acts.

Check this space for more updates! I’ll see if I can ‘twitter’ from London via my phone. I’m still deciding whether I should bring my lap top. Bringing it means I’m bringing my work with me, but at the same time I can choose to ignore work. Typing everything out when it’s all still fresh in my head helps. Plus my travel buddy wants his 2 mins of fame. He’s dying to get out there and get all middle earth on you!

Watching the interaction in this makes me all giddy! I can’t wait!

I just booked my lodging whilst my stay in London this July. I decided to stay at the SMART RUSSELL SQUARE HOSTEL – it’s a tad further away from Hyde Park than my original choice (Smart Hyde Park Inn Hostel) and also a tad cheaper plus it’s got POD BEDS.. SCORE! May not be your choice if your tall but I’m not and I like my privacy so double score!

I feel more at ease now I know I have something booked. Rooms/beds are selling out like Green Day ! (oh no I didn’t)

Also, check out this AWESOME photoshop of the rooms (and people).

Maybe the theme of the hostel is “so unbelievably great it’s like you’re not really there!” ha ha haha ha

It’s official! I’m going to see BLUR this July @ Hyde Park (2nd & 3rd) – It’s like a dream come true and I don’t say that to be cliche – I really did dream about it!

Get this – a day or two before Blur officially announced they were re-uniting with Graham Coxon I dreamt I was at the concert. When I actually received word of their announcement a few days later I impulsively bought tickets for the first announced July 3rd Hyde Park concert. Tickets sold out in 2 minutes when they were officially on sale but I was lucky and had presale codes. Obviously at the time I didn’t really think much about how I was actually getting to London. Around the same time AirAsia launched their long haul flights to London for cheap but I had already booked tix to London for my October trip enroute to the US for Rosie’s wedding. Long story short – even though one of my favourite things about travelling are the airports and the frills you get on the flight like free wine and postcards – it’s a wonderful thing to know that getting to London has become more realistic for many people (sans frills) – myself included and here I am, a little under 2 months away to actually see Blur in the flesh – albeit them (and me) being older, heavier and more cynical

My tickets are all booked and I have at least 2 projects revolved around this trip. Leaving July 1st and guess what??? I bought 2 tickets for their July 3rd show and with that extra ticket I’ve traded for their July 2nd show too. Why yes, yes I can.