Depart at 1:30pm, Jack drove Tommy and I down Melaka.
With the intend to watch COS Concert at Dewan Panggung Budaya. It was promised to be a huge one. Perhaps because i wasnt always at Melaka to see them going to school late night to practice.. maybe that's why i didnt see how much effort they've put it in.. i was expecting something like last time... we use to have it at main hall... songs were good and we enjoy it.. and that's it...
This time... was different...
It was VERY successful... and i would regret if i did not buy a RM30 VIP ticket...
We reach there early... about 2:30.. so i hang out at Khesvin's... share some stories... update some statuses... copy Assassin's Creed : Brotherhood for them... realizing all the changes that the unit has made... Then meet my Gf... pak-toh for some while since it's one week since we've seen each other... there's too much hugs on the pending and i have to give it all out... lol... Half way between that... at almost 4:30pm... called and asked if we want to join them in dinner... them as in he and his gf.... I thought it was just dinner.. because i remember quite well she aint coming for concert.. but to my surprise... she's going... well... the more the merrier... We dine at Family Heritage. Which the food was always good... i did not take any pics because we were in quite a rush...
After everyone's ready... i told Jack that SMS is not needed.. we're waiting at downstairs.. just come when you are avail...
We reach there at almost 7:30pm... or more.. i dont know.. but the show's not showing that early.. everyone knows it... we go early just to get better places.. and since we're VIP tickets *ahem*... so there's no need to worry... Kent was at the entrance of the hall when we entered.. i gave him a long-time-no-see handshake.. and asked if there is good seats left for us 6... luckily there's one more Row of VIP not occupied yet... so we quickly took the seats... The theater was Cinema Seats based... much like an Orchestra seats for olden times... and i actually like it better than Main Hall... because now we're viewing the performers form the top... and can see everyone... rather than Main Hall which i will be able to see maximum of 3 rows only... all at the back was completely covered... Not long after i settle myself and make sure im comfortable.. Crapping with Jack about the comment paper... i said... If you find it bad... write it bad... please TRY to write it bad... because i've been to many of their concerts... i cant write them bad... so i figured this will be the same.. or perhaps better.. so write as bad as you can... because i promise you it's gonna be darn good... Then, Emcees consist of A girl and a boy... the normal combination... announcing that the show will soon be started... and frankly... i never knew I was so much looking forward to it already...
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| The Emcees |
I sat beside my gf... of course.. and hamburgered by Jack.. cause he said im more talkative... perhaps it wouldn't be so boring lol... And the show started...
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| Percussion storm the start of the concert |
Percussions team lead the start of the concert... i took this picture and realise their hands and drum stick were all blur... hitting the drum... storming the hall... creating a fabulous start for the concert...
Jack asked in the midway of the first song... why cant i see FongE? i was like.. wtf she's just IN FRONT there... at the most right hand side! lol... He and his friend laughed at themselves... FongE blend too well with the colours behind her... making her barely noticeable.. but i know... percussion team has 3 IT students inside.. all are my friends... so i noticed her... IT and percussion... do they have some kind of a relationship? lol of all 5... at least 3 are my IT friends... imba
I have to admit... the songs before the break could be boring for people who arent into Chinese Orchestra...
Im not saying that they're not good... but it's not my first time so it's ok... i get used to the oldies, the artistic musics of the people form the alpines... horse neighs performed by Er-Hu... it was pretty impressive... very good indeed.. but people like Jack may have find it boring... or maybe he do not understand.. cause it's his first time attending a COS concert...
But what makes me high...or rather what makes everyone high.. was the after break.... mainly because it consist of modern songs.. and it was so well performed... with even fantastic singers (note: not choir.. singers..) combination of western music with eastern instruments... and of course... my favourite oldie group.. ABBA songs...
It's ABBA time surely rocks... and their performances were giving me constant goose bumps... because it was rather touching.. and you know when that's good.. when a music gives you goose bumps.... that's not something horrific... but rather something touching and perfect.... yes... perfect....
The only thing tho.. is someone's string instrument kept pulled accidentally and there's messy-sounds heard. but it was small matter... just that it happens when it's quiet.. so it was clearly heard...
Emcees were good.. choir... (i dont believe im saying this but) they improved... at least till the second song.. not when they start dancing ye lai xiang... i cant help but laugh... but they're not so scary anymore... lol... still i do not like choir performance... perhaps im not someone that's into those sopranos or such... but i guess they do have their credit of hardwork too.. ensemble... er-hu solo by jiawen.. some special instrument consist of er-hu + Harp or something invented by someone at the recent years... which i think it was too bulky and it's just a combination of things... not something new... but they all performed good... perfect..
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| The Ensemble |
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| Miss Puteri - My Heart Will Go On |
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| Isaac & Mayi - 一眼瞬间 |
Rather, i took pictures which i think i will surely mention them...
Ensemble team is the one always gives me goose bumps.. because they are simply good...
I did not take Jia Wen's Er-Hu solo photo because i was stunned by his finger skills... running on Er-Hu strings.. making a jaw-dropping experience for the audience.... I was too focus to think about taking pictures.. what a miss..
I did not take the flute trio which August was inside... but high pitched sounds kept my eyes locked at their fingers and mouth... they're perfect....
Puteri that sang our MMU's Permata Dunia has a very good voice... but i didnt know she has THAT good a voice control... she really is IMBA....
Mayi and Isaac.. same thing... i never even know they can sing so well... especially mayi... talk and sing sound so differently one... lol no offence.. but she's really good... i'd better take her signatures when i get back after 3 months internship.. else the next thing i know, i need to queue up to take signatures from her next time in the future.... she knows how many intruments.. i dont know if my fingers can cover counting them... but she sure leads a strong percussion team... she can also conduct... and yet she wrote Wonder Girls - Nobody into scripts so that the ensemble can play... the ENSEMBLE...the last i heard that was from the flutes during a Music sharing night.. but didnt expect i'll hear this time from the ensemble team... as the last song... a song that people shouted encore... thinking back the encore moments gave me goose bumps again... man... they're too good..
Encore part was unexpected... i mean... i know they prepared encore songs... the participants who shouted encore.... last time... during the time when they performed at Main Hall... the elders were more than students... encore was shouted by the committees... and that's it... no audience shouted... at least not much... but this time... they surely touched the audience even the elders... the kids.... and us.. the students/teens... we shouted encore.... because perhaps.. ABBA time, the singers, the modern songs.. made us high... i dont know about ABBA time to the teenagers... but i definitely enjoy it because i use to listen to it when my father plays it when im small... so what song is playing... i know.... and they channel one song after another... from gimme gimme gimme, money money money, mama mia, dancing queen, the winner takes it all, etc... and they end it with the winner takes it all on the back ground.. with mixtures of all ABBA songs previously played.. sounds like the songs emerged from the tempo... and go back hidden... i dont know who wrote that... or rather how they combine it... but it was really awesome...
The concert ended with Nobody... with the cooperation from the audience when we clap during the chorus part...
The gilrs took picture... but daby and mayi were too busy... or else they surely wanna take pics with them...
FongE ah... your eyes with that make up not bad leh... can sot people ad....
memories were taken down... altho i do not mind listening to all.. but the performers are tired... it's one of the largest... longest... most songs... ever played.. and all was well...
I get into the car.. and asked Jack... how? was it worth it...? he said... DAMN WORTH IT.....
Thanks to him again, we reach Ixora for the night...
I'd be staying at Khes's unit... just for few hours' sleep... but Khesvin has brought his induction cooker and bought eggs, bread, butter, Ramlee chicken patties, Maggi seasoning... and when i entered his room he was like.. good you're back... let's cook some burger... i heard him mentioning it's his first time so i volunteered... i can cook... it's not hard when it's patty... i've cooked all vegetarian stuffs which basically are like chicken patties... already cook you just have to make it golden... so i cooked... wrapped it with eggs... and make some ayam special and ayam double... lol... my last piece... which was originally meant for tommy... was wrapped like a pentagon... but tomy doesnt wanna eat it.. so it's mine =x i signature it with tomato sauce... it tasted OK... not very delicious... but edible... khesvin even said.. ok la... know what to do for Cyberpreneurship ad la.. lol... sadly im not taking together with him haha...
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| UK Pentagon Ayam Special |
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| This was mine... the previous one was suppose to be tommy's but eventually... MINE! |
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| Pentagon ayam special |
I hereby thank my friends... FongE, Daby, Mayi, KK, Kent, for making my night... it was... after all... wonderful...
On the super-moon night...
The moon wasnt the brightest after all...
To me, COS shone brighter...
Keep up the good work...
And I bid good luck to all cosmmu members...
Thanks for reading...
Y.K. Lim
