A Date With The All-American Rejects

I know it's a shit that I haven't been updating my blog for a month, err.. more than a month I guess :P But there's a saying that goes...

Good things will come to the ones who wait. Be patient! :D

For all you know, I've been a very good girl (don't deny yourself..) and have been really patient with God for all the obstacles and happenings in 2009 that have drilled me down, where lives are only painted in blues, and I.. I am just overwhelmed by His reward for my perseverance :) Yah, all I've got to say.

It was like any other ordinary night, I changed into my pj and hopped onto my bed where my lovely red companion lies- my Inspiron and played one of my favourite songs from AAR, When The Wind Blows.

*sigh* It was getting closer to 10th of October each second of the day, am I going or not to go to their concert? Roses would have gone into extinction if I hadn't received this electrifying email...

Dear Tung Hing,

Congratulations! You have been chosen as the Grand Prize winner of the DiGi Music Club Blogging Contest for your interesting blog entry.

You have won yourself a 'Round Table' session with The All-American Rejects as well as a Sony Ericsson W760 Mobile Phone and one (1) ticket to The All-American Rejects concert.

Details for the concert is as follows:
Date: Saturday, 10 October
Time: To Be Confirmed (after 2pm)
Venue: One World Hotel (Function room)

Please reply this email with a confirmation of your attendance as well as the questions that you are going to ask The All-American Rejects by Monday (5/10/09) noon (12pm).

Thank you and congratulations again!

-- Best Regards,Nicki Lee

I couldn't comprehend sentences and reality that well at that moment, as if I had never heard or seen the word, Grand Prize in my life and there wasn't any feelings felt, yah. I was dumb-struck for a couple of minutes, reading over and over again the text before I finally went...

++FrEnZiEee++ (I screamed, I laughed, I hopped, I rolled... everything at the same time and I broke into tears while my uncle came in to check on me.. Hahaha)

I wouldn't call it silly at all, everyone has their own a-million-dollar feeling, probably you don't get AAR so much as me, probably you think rockstars are cornholes.. whatever, AAR means alot to me.. I have been talking about them so much, listening to their soongs endlessly and have been dreaming of their concerts.. and this! ThIs IS IT!

On the 31st of October (it's the reschedule of their world tour due to Tyson's knee surgery), I embarked on my little adventure to Kuala Lumpur just for the All-American Rejects. Yea... That's so much passion I have for these wonderful guys.

Apart from the Round Table Session which I have won, I was cordially invited to the Press Conference by DiGi as well. I turned up slightly earlier to Nikko Hotel to check the place out, well I'm not too sure if it looks like a 5 star hotel but the catering service was quite satisfying and uplifting for the guests :)

this looked really good but i did not have a mouth on that, was busy checking out here and there :)

You know what, these pretty pieces did taste as yummy as it looked... I had a few of them while waiting AAR :P

Actually, they had a main course corner too which was at the other corner of the Junior Ballroom but I was too excited for a maincourse so I passed it :)

That was the DiGi Registration Booth

I was expecting to see tonnes of people hording around the Press Conference Venue which to my dismay, there wasn't much people and I was happy bout it. Pure touch of exclusivity :) Just the people from press, media and some winners! I met Natalie and Ean from Hitz.fm, wanted to grab a picture with them but I didn't think my battery would be sufficient for so many photos :P

The Press Conference was supposed to start at 2pm and AAR turned up at 1.45pm and I was loitering with a bunch of sweeties when suddenly I heard a familiar voice coming up from the escalator, I turned and sweet enough it was Nick! Aww~ He stood tall and amazing! My heart melted =}

As Natalie announced their presence and as they walked towards the stage backed up with the song Gives You Hell, I was feeling so dreamy... what I'd got to say? I got to meet my favourite band alive, right before my eyes! They have never been so real...

everyone cared more about taking photos of them than listening to what Tyson had got to say :D

Due to time constraints, the organisers were rather more impatient than the artists themselves.

I almost got a great photo from Tyson looking into my camera when the bitch shove him away!

can I fucking know the reason why Malaysian bodyguards are so short and rounded??

Just right before the table session, Lynn who was in charge of the Nuffnang winners introduced all us to one another and it was an amazing time to get to know a bunch of new friends there!

from left: Bryan, Shakira, Vanessa, Me, Jessica & Tian Chad

Thanks girls and boys for the great hangout, before and after the session :)

The moments we had at the round table session with Mike and Chris was truly a wonderful experience, and thanks to Bryan for uploading that video into his blog, check it out at http://www.bryanlyt.com/ We weren't supposed to bring in any cameras or videos into the session room but heck we care :P

Mike with his Jesus smile and Chris looking as cool as ever!

will always love this pic cuz Nick is in it, and Tyson too of course no matter how blur it is =)

this pic is legendary, it is historical, it is priceless... aww~

I looked freaking tired in this picture, yeah I was... waking up at 3 a.m and that time was already 5 p.m.. O.o

Nevertheless... I Love Tyson :) He has really good vocals...!

Stars do not always have great pics taken spot on..

Thanks to Razel for all the pics.. Lols!

Tyson looking utterly creepy in this pic >.<'

Like a serial killer being caught :P

Ghost of Nick...

Nick mostly wandered around without dem BLOODYGUTS :D

And all of us concluded that, Nick has a small bladder.. Lols~! Because in 1/2 time, he had gone on and off the gents for several times while the interview was still on.. LOls

What I've got to say is, thank you so much to DiGi and Nuffnang for giving me a chance to get with AAR upclose and it does feels like a dream come true in some ways. It was truly a great experience which will last for a lifetime- for sure :)

Shakira, Vanessa and I left Nikko at about 4.30p.m, after bidding our sweet farewell :)

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The journey to Bukit Jalil National Stadium was a smooth sailing and reached the venue at about 5.30 p.m to find that the queue to the entrance was super crazily long! I swear there were like thousands of people ahead of me.. zz! Yeah, and I heard that some of them had been waiting there since 11 a.m.. O.o

But I felt so sad for those who turned up early, because at the end of the day... it was all about foulplay.. Lols! The laties bashed up the queue to the entrance and I just Move Along with them and voila!

I was kinda front of, okay.. VERY FRONT ACT-CHE-LI.. Lolz!

But I wasn't in the centre/ middle of the floor which Tyson indeed covered more

I was far right, where Nick covered most.. Good enough that I could see him rocked his guitar upfront - with his aww-so-sweet smile (melting, melted, melts), he's my guitar hero! *just friggin' imagine that I'm still a 15 years old teenage freakonista rocky pocky in this post..*

Spent a month thinking, go-or-not-to-go-AAR-concert-worry-this-worry-that-got-potong-la-la-la.....

Which I finally made it to the concert at the end anyways :D

With no regrets....!

I might not have the leanest arm on Earth but I do say I have the smoothest armpit? LOls!

Anyways, I do really want to convey a heartfelt thankfulness and gratitude to someone *you know who you area* for making this happen :)

already subscribed horny devil! you looked cute tho~!

The concert started about like 7.30 p.m. featuring our local bands, which ACT-CHE-LI didn't sound really that bad, it was just that the stage break was too long and the soundcheck wasn't TAD top notch. Rating from Ms Rocky Pocky: 5.01/10.00 (Looks took the most deduction tho :P)

Everybody was anticipating AAR, even the 2nd local band had just started rocking the stage you could hear crowds cheered A-A-R! A-A-R! A-A-R! *kening kening* LOls!

Then FCUK~! I felt droplets on my skin, RAIN~! *&#*&!MOKGOBJA KINOKUNIYA )(*&^%!# What a Shit?! I came this far not to give up just like that? Persevere! Actually, it was just drizzles and it went away quickly. Pheew.. Honestly I almost felt like leaving at 1 point :)

Then I got to know very interesting siblings from Saudi, I remember the brother's name was Abdullah and the sister was Liya or smth like that. I was really caught in amaze that they were not typical at all and spoke very fluent English with great sense of humour from Abdullah. I know all of a sudden I turn from Ms. Rocky Pocky into Aisyah Montanah lulz but yah, I like them :)

Want to know how many people were there on Halloween?

15-000 rockies pokies :D

AAR techies took bout an hour to set up their sound system and soundcheck was monitored to the finest tune before they let loose DEM REJECTED BOYS!

The most epic shot I snapped. I concentrated most of my time watching, recording into my mind than snip snapping lousy shots :P

In a sea of people~ there was only you~ I never knew what the song was about~ Suddenly now I do~ Try to reach out to you touch my hand~ reach out as far as I can~ only me only you and the band~ CAN'T LIKE THE MUSIC STOP!

don't freaking as me why i like them so much and you don't cuz i dun know why, don't freaking ask me why you don't like them and i like them so much CUZ I DON'T KNOW WHY!

When The World Comes Down is a masterpiece to me and AAR performed about 12 songs not lesser on that night. EPIC!

The concert ended at about 11.30 p.m. and I was already having post AAR blues. The only thing I regretted not doing on that day, prolly in this life would be not telling them face to face that I love their music, they are an awesome band and please come back again :D Somehow, these words crossed my mind during the meet and greet with them in Nikko but I just couldn't bring myself to say such cheesy things... you know my pride and issues :P

Even if I had said that, that would probably be another fan adoration praises... Plus most people that got to meet up with AAR had gifts to them which I have 0 anyways.. Haha! What kinda fan am I... :P I just thought that there's nothing they can't buy and I really don't want end up buying junks that Tyson is going to You-Tube it.. Hahahahha~!

The night ended with chilling for 20 minutes in Quattro, which I literally couldn't remember anything more happening that AAR concert, I sorta like felt so stale even if you put me in the best club ever, you would still be seeing me in my straightjacket face =.='

Quattro's concept is kinda alluring (Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring Bar) but I find the crowd a bit offsetting :P

The pic was taken in the Winter Bar and it was ACT-CEH-LI icy cold inside that room.

Not-in-the-mood-for-anything-tho!

So, that was kinda the experience I had in KL for the last weekend for All-American Rejects which I thought was a pretty breath taking experience. Would I ever do it again? Well, I'd done whatever ought to be done at this age when I'm still feeling on the beat and energetic. Whatever comes along the way we shall see :)

And Hey! I did not return to Penang empty handed!

Look what I've got!

My prize which I name it..

WheeLTeR MiChriS! (Wheeler + Ritter + Mike + Chris) :D

Sony Ericsson w670i

I just need a new phone I dun friggin' care what ancient model it is.. Lols! Pillow bit mine, torn apart :S

*~You slide it honey, you slide that baby~*

and you see me with Tyson! :)

When I first learned about the contest from Nuffnang, it was stated that there would be 5 winners (One which is the Grand Prize who will win a Phone, a table session with AAR and concert tix ALONG with the other 4 Consolation winners to meet AAR), I thought to myself, "forget that Grand Prize you noob..."

And not many people know what I did exactly to win the contest :P, it was actually my last post on DiGi Music :) No one had paid much attention to what I wrote tho, it sounded pretty advertorial but this winning means more than just prizes. It's a sense of achievement considering this is the 2nd time I won Grand Prizes for written entries.

Back then was for Female Magazine which I did not get to redeem my prizes cuz was STPM season and there was dateline to redemption. I remember they were a collection of Guy Laroche purses and bags... *sad* I failed Pure Maths anyways, should have gone down and got my prize :D

And I've got this, priceless CD autographed/ signed/ imprinted or wahtever shit you like to call it from

Nick and Tyson :)

All-American Rejects is AWESOMEY!

(stood close enough to rage and hug them but did not.. why am i so calm when i shud not be?)

Check out my next post on my adventure in KL, maybe a good tutorial for runaway from home plans :)