MTV WORLD STAGE 2010
LIVE IN MALAYSIA
♥
Yeah, I was so totally there. And yeah, it so totally rocked.
So, here's how it all started out - Kishya's dad came to pick me up round 1.45pm, at which point I was thankfully ready. I wore these black slacks and this long top which were new, and I wore MAKEUP. No joke, serious shit. The gold eyeliner, light gold eyeshadow, mascara. The works. Even all that blush stuff. My mom put it on for me, seeing as I have no pro makeup skills. Haha, I thought I looked a bit like a strange colourful doll in a dysfunctional paint factory O_O but whatever. It looked good, thanks to my mom :D
Kishya looked cool, she wore this black T-shirt, and a super-short skirt over black leggings. And her hair was perfect, as always. Mine was so NOT. Ugh D: But otherwise I think I looked alright. We were both calmly talking with her father in the car, I guess you don't really catch the hysteria til you're there. Anyway he dropped us off at Pyramid, and we wandered aimlessly around for some time while we texted Nicky who was on his way. I was busy bugging Sheila, a girl I met online, because she was supposed to meet me so I could buy the X-zone pass from her. Since both were still not in the vicinity, me and Kishya went over to the entrance to Lagoon, which looked deserted except for the small X-Pax stage smack in the middle of the area.
Nicky arrived then, with his friend Jasmine, she's cute. They were wearing matching T-shirts which apparently lit up when music played. Cool. I was the only one who looked more like Katy Perry (in her more normal outfits) than a crazy TH fan. But whatever. Then those two took off to get bottles of water, and me and Kishya decided to go down to the entrance. And. we. nearly. DIED.
The whole freakin' place was like full of people obviously waiting in front of some gate they constructed away from the main entrance. I just KNEW it was too good to be true. It was the whole Tokio Hotel-concert-in-May thing happening all over again. Except not all these people were dressed like Bill. I saw some Wondergirls posters, some obvious Bunkface fans, and people with Katy Perry's face blown up on their T-shirts. Anyway me and Kishya started panicking, well okay, I started panicking, and when Nicky called we had a fit trying to get him back there cuz they were like who-knows-where, but then they made it just in time before people suddenly started forming a thick queue. Then I was still panicking because Sheila hadn't shown up with my X-zone pass yet. I unfortunately started swearing at that point. She was supposed to meet me way earlier, so that's gotta be some sort of justification. Anyway, we spotted some dude with eyeliner on his face that made him look like the Youtube comedian Nigahiga, the thinner one. Lol!
I was starting to go on high-falsetto mode, which raises the hair on the back of your neck. Haha.. anyway finally this chick called and told me she had arrived, and she was wearing a pink tudung, and I described what I was wearing too. I finally spotted her, and even then it's like she wasn't sure if it was me or something. Jeeeeez. Anyway she was petite and kinda pretty, and I practically went down on my knees and did that whole bowing-thank-you thing. No I didn't, but I nearly did. xD Yeah so I paid her like RM190 for that freakin' pass ♥
Just in the nick of time, too. That's when they opened that gate, which is basically just two separate lanes heading to the entrance. Everyone started rushing, and I got separated from Kishyaaaaa :( And Nicky and Jasmine :( And then after being gleefully near the front of the express queue, I realised my handphone was missing and nearly had an aneurism. Thankfully I didn't, I just asked this girl next to me to hold my place for me, and I went back in search of Nicky and Kishya and Jasmine in the normal queue (separated from the express queue by those flimsy metal fences). Found them, got my phone, bid them goodbye, then made my way back to the girl, who after chatting up a bit, I found out was named Praveena. She's pretty, and I thought she was kinda familiar, but I don't see how I could have met her before. She wasn't one of the crazy TH fans from the May concert, cuz she wasn't there. And I doubt she's a crazy TH fan. Anyway, that was cool, she told me about how she met Katy Perry the day before at a Meet&Greet, and I was like wooooahh :O I wish I'd gone for a Meet&Greet with Tokio Hotel like I did in May :'( I wanted a second chance, darn it!
Anyway we finally started moving up, and they let us in several at a time. I was concerned that I wouldn't be near the front, and I waved as Kishya, Nicky and Jasmine in the normal queue went in first. Finally I was ushered along, they checked my handbag, and threw my water bottle away. Then I ran along, spotting some officials for the express lane as I went along, telling me not to run. Haha yeah RIGHT man. FINALLY after what seemed like traversing across the globe, I reached the huge, drained swimming pool which had a big stage erected at the other end. I had to slow down to avoid slipping but I still hurried nonetheless. I saw my friends but didn't stop because I was worried that the X-zone (enclosed with some sturdy metal fencing) would already be half full. Well, it wasn't yet, but the front was all taken. I pushed and subtly slipped my way to as close as I could get to the front, and ended up behind a girl hanging onto the fence holding us back from the stage. Well, not bad I guess. Jeez I was surrounded by these Wondergirls fans, one of them this petite boy from Singapore and his friends holding some heavy neon sign that he kept sticking into my side by accident. Ouch.
Well, we were waiting for what felt like forever, and it was so damned uncomfortable. Wasn't as bad as May though, because this time I made sure I slept and ate something before yesterday. The giant screen above on our right kept playing these annoying advertisements and also some music videos of the four featured artistes. Everytime Tokio Hotel, Katy Perry, or Bunkface came on, I cheered and sang along, with most of the people behind on my left. But the Wondergirls fans on my right were cheering just for their vids. -rolls eyes- ANYWAY, finally after what seemed like forever, the stage people started removing the covers from everything on stage,because did I mention it had been raining the whole time? Yeah. Heavily. They handed out these huge see-through plastic raincoats which took us all a lot of struggling to get on.
They then drew the huge black curtains, and we were left with wondering what was going on. Finally, a guy dressed in a stylish suit and top hat appeared - Veejay Utt! Another guy in equally cool clothes appeared too, Veejay Sean from South Korea. He's cute. They were followed by this pretty girl in a cute dress, Veejay Juju from China, and this HOT guy in a tux with a cane, Veejay Chris from Japan. Anyway yeah, they were just talking and stuff, promoting and getting the crowd wild and all. Then they disappeared and we waited a little while more, until -
Bunkface came out!!!! ♥ We Bunkface fans went wild cheering! I love them, ever since the Tokio Hotel concert in May (in which they were the featuring act) I've been really into them. Especially Sam, the singer :D And boy, is he hot. His hair wasn't blonde anymore, but his voice was as awesome as ever! Bunkface rocked us with about five or six songs, including Prom Queen, Revolusi, Through My Window and Extravaganza. The guitarist in front of me hardly glanced down at me, but Sam came over and spared me a look enough times to keep me happy :) Anyway, go Bunkface, I'm so proud that they're local! I decided after their performance that I was officially in love with Sam, a declaration I later forgot during Tokio Hotel's performance. But that was later.
Then they left and the curtains were drawn across the stage again. So then we were all back to waiting. The veejays came out again some time, talked and threw free stuff at the crowd, then went back in behind the curtains. I was a bit annoyed at the restless Wondergirls fans, but whatever, I don't blame them for wanting to see their idols. We knew they were next, it had been announced.
So then when the cutains went up, we all screamed our heads off, even me, because of the sight that met us - five huge cages at the back of the stage, each with a doll-like girl inside, stuck in different poses. Even if I wasn't a Wondergirl fan, I had to admit, I was impressed, and when the song started, no I didn't know what song it was, but I danced along with everyone else, as the girls slipped through the bars (one of them accidentally broke them and nearly stumbled) and danced towards the front of the stage. Then they performed songs that had us all dancing, and they were talking to us in heavily-accented English, and they were nice. Like, these same two girls kept coming over to my side because of the insane fans behind me (that stupid neon sign kept hitting my head). They smiled at me too, even though I wasn't too over-excited. They were pretty good, actually, their performance and their props (electric guitars, etc.). Best was their dance moves, though.
Then after they performed "Nobody" in a rock version AND slow version, they left and we were back to waiting. Some of the Wondergirls fans left, and the girl in front of me nearly fainted, which meant I moved up to the front. That was so great, although I felt kinda sorry for her. Anyway, we were waiting tortuously FOREVER, the rain became heavier again, and the Veejays came out to tell us that we had to patient and some nosh. Well, I guess we can't blame them, the rain couldn't be controlled, and anyway I sure as hell don't blame Tokio Hotel. Veejay Utt asked us if we wanted Tokio Hotel electrocuted, and if not, just be patient and I was like ".....". Anyway, again with the free gifts, and stuff. Then they vanished. We were waitinnnnng. It was dark by then, and I waited, trying to steady my breathing (I was a leeetle overecited by then). It took for-freakin-ever but then I believe there was a technical glitch with the cameras because of the freakin' rain. The water was actually at our ankles at one point. Jeez. I stared at the screen, glancing at the black curtain now and then.
Suddenly, the screen went off, and music started playing and. we. WENT. WILD. I am fcking serious, no joke, it's like most of us were TH fans, all insane. The curtains opened, and we saw Gustav at the drums, and Tom on the other side and Georg right in front of me. Freakin' awesome. "Noise" was the opening song, and BILL CAME UP FROM THE CENTRE OF THE STAGE OHMYGOD. It was epicsome! Yeah, I was totally crazy, cheering, singing at the top of my lungs and all. The works. All traces of fatigue suddenly gone, I was jumping and like clutching at the air as if I could grab the words right out of Bill's mouth. Haha! They played (not in order) "Noise", "Automatic", "Humanoid", "Hey You", "Human Connect to Human", "Dogs Unleashed", "World Behind My Wall", "Dark Side of the Sun", "Screamin'", "Zoom Into Me" and "Forever Now". Bill said that since this was their second time in Malaysia thanks to us, for bringing them there, they'd like to share a special song with us, something they had played before so many times and was special to them. I heard people yelling "World Behind My Wall", but somehow, I knew.. it was "Monsoon". It just had to be. That song WAS special, it really was. It had to be. And... IT WAS. They played "Monsoon" and I nearly cried, but I so didn't ;P Honestly it was beautiful. Their performance totally rocked, and with my crazy antics, Bill totally smiled my way (YESYESYES) but even that was not the highlight of my night.
TOM. Seriously, he was on the other side of the stage, but they switched positions a few times, and like, when he came over here, he was RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, seriously. I was still being insane (not too insane because I was trying to take pictures) and he caught sight of me (DUH.) because, of course I was right in front of him. And I'm tall. And I was majorly over-enthusiastic. But like, he didn't look away. IT WAS SO EFFING AWESOME. He was playing and looking down at me as I mouthed the lyrics, my camera totally forgotten as I stared right back at him. I mean, he did look around too, of course. But still, it was AWESOME.
He went back to his side of the stage, but came back soon enough. Again with the gorgeous gaze ♥ I was so caught up in it, I stopped yelling so much, and during "Screamin'", after the bridge (and the insertion of Monsoon's chorus, something they did at the May concert too), I stopped mouthing the lyrics for a while and yelled "Tom!" when he looked away, and he just smiled down at me ♥ I can't describe that rush I felt. I mean, that's what rockstars do, but still. During one of the two-minute breaks they took, I was just wondering if it was all my imagination. But then the Malay girl on my left turned to me and SAID something like "Dia asyik tengok kau je". Not her exact words, maybe, but that's what she said, so you can imagine my speechlessness. I was so thrilled, haha!
When they came back I totally paid Tom a lot more attention. Well, so what? Rockstars are rockstars, and this was totally fun! :D But he was more on the other side of the stage than on my side, and Georg was mostly looking out at the people at the back :( Bill was just... everywhere. He didn't keep eye contact as long as his twin did ;) OHMYGOD I am so never forgetting this! TOM YOU ROCK! ♥
Well, yeah they played "Monsoon", I mentioned that right? Then they left, but they came back for one last song - "Forever Now". I nearly cried. That was the song I always imagined myself yelling to, reaching towards the stage. And this was it. Another dream come true. I guess, just maybe, my life isn't trying to kill me after all. Not all the time, anyway. During the last song, although he was on the right side of the stage, Tom was facing my direction and I was like waving at him madly and he definitely saw that. He came a bit closer to the centre and I was like taking as many pics as I could. But he was more focused on the other people in front of him then.
After one of the breaks, I saw all the guys except Bill, and that's when he came out of the middle of the floor (again) and I was BLINDED by something but then I realised he WAS ON A MOTORCYCLE! I SWEAR I nearly died of joy, major lol! I mean, he is just SO DAMN HOT. His shades and his motorcycle.. I LOVE TOKIO HOTEL, say whatever you want about them. They just ROCK. Their performance was flawless, as always. Bill's strong voice, the deafening guitar riffs, the awesome bass and the pounding drums. I tried my best to capture it in pictures and a few short videos, but it was hard, the lighting was too flashy for that. And the dark just doesn't help a phone camera (they checked us all for proper cameras but couldn't take away our phones ;) haha) , not to mention being shoved around by people, clear, proper pictures are just out of the question. But I tried ;) And I'll post them up later.
God, I have so much more to tell. But I can't now, it's 1.33am and I haven't checked my theory homework for my piano lesson at 9am tomorrow. So, yeah.
Guess that means I gotta go. Goodnight guys. :)
TOM I LOVE YOU! (Not obsessed though. Never wanna go there again, especially if it's for Bill's twin now!)
TOKIO HOTEL ROCKS! MTV WORLD STAGE ROCKED!
And now I truly have to go :)
Goodnight!
Oh, did I mention last night I dreamt about Tom? Yeah. Already I'm more into Tom than Bill.. weird, eh? Just from all that staring xD
Okay, okay, I know I'm babbling.. buhbye :)
My portrait of Anna
Anna holding the portrait in her car! :)
Anna and me on our day out terrorising Taipan! :)
My first colour portrait ever - Bill Kaulitz from the early days.
