Mai, Oh My!

I hate to see the hot and talented Jean-Claude Van Damme aka the Muscles from Brussels and his super dancing skills be booted back an entry so it’s no longer my ‘latest update’. I guess you could always refer back to that entry here:  or straight to the gif. source here:

Well it’s an update folks! I know, I write as though I actually have an audience. Call it wishful thinking that some multibillionaire will come across my site and decide to hire me based on my AWESOMENESS. Stranger things have happened! Like recently, I asked a question to Conan O’ Brien that if I were to get a 5 year old to draw a picture of him, I’d get it tattooed on me and in return, would he consider giving me tickets to his first show? Of course, should that happen, I’d have to push my dates in LA a few days later but I suppose it’d be worth it!

Oh yeah, so I’m going to California in a little under one month! This latter half of 2010 has been a good to me in terms of travel. Since July I’ve been to London – Brussels – Dour – Saigon – Singapore and it’s Los Angeles and San Francisco next month. I haven’t really planned anything after but I have been thinking a lot about making a ‘move’. Everything right now are just puzzle fragments in my head and I have yet to piece them together. There are things I didn’t know in my 20’s which I feel I have a better grasp on entering my 30’s. I’ve ‘been there, done that’ and I’m quite happy where I am in life but I know there can be more! It helps that I have awesome friends here and across the globe that will support me in what I do.

Since pictures are worth a thousand words, here are 4 that sums up the latter half of 2010. Make what you will of it.

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!

21 more days till London for BLUR and a little under 4 months till I make my ‘grand’ return back to the good ol’ USA for a week and another week in London after. What’s different this time around is that I’ve actually managed to get 3 of my friends from the States to fly over the Atlantic with me. We’re thinking about flying to Glasgow from London for a couple days cause tix on Ryan Air are seriously cheap! (GBP 2 for a round trip ticket – ur kidding me right?) I also found a pretty reasonably priced guesthouse for 13++ Euro a night. You’ve got to love the name – McLays Guest House (The cheapest way to get laid in Glasgow!)…