- walking towards the Distant Worlds

hey!
okay, no way in the world i'm going to miss talking abt this.
LOL!

KUDOs! to Arnie Roth and Nobuo Uematsu for coming to the Esplanade Singapore!!

why?

i'm sure you know why!

Distant Worlds: music from Final Fantasy Orchestra

okay 1st up! Pictures!
LOL!

getting seated and ready for the show

Nobuo Uematsu was like 50M away from where i'm sitting!!

Show time.

the moment we saw Uematsu sensei walking out from the back stage
someone from above shouted
"UEMATSU SENSEI!!!!"
haha.. full of energy

everyone started to shout and applaud..
awesome atmosphere man!!

yeah too bad we cudden whip out the camera anymore that time.
kena caught. haha!

but anyways. i curi curi got some shots later on. haa!

The Conductor - Arnie Roth then came out.
and the music begins.

here's the Song list

FINAL FANTASY VIII: Liberi Fatali
FINAL FANTASY X: To Zanarkand
FINAL FANTASY VIII: Don't be Afraid
FINAL FANTASY VII: Aerith's Theme
FINAL FANTASY I - III : Medley
FINAL FANTASY V: Dear Friends
FINAL FANTASY IX: Vamo' alla Flamenco
FINAL FANTASY XI: Ronfaure

in between every two songs, Arnie would talk to the audience.
and he'd intorduce the next piece.

so before the intermission

FINAL FANTASY series: Main Theme

went for a rest.

came back

continued with the next part

FINAL FANTASY VII: Opening - Bombing Mission
FINTAL FANTASY VIII: Fisherman's Horizon
FINAL FANTASY XI: Memoro dela Stono- Distant Worlds
FINAL FANTASY IV: Theme of Love
FINAL FANTASY series: Swing de Chocobo
FINAL FANTASY VIII: Love Grows
FINAL FANTASY VI: Opera "Maria and Draco"

and that was like the last song on the list. and yeah... everyone in the room was quite dissappointed.
why?

WHERE THE HELL IS ONE WINGED ANGEL!!

ARRGH!!

so nvm... at the end of the show...
Arnie gave a speech about how singaporeans like surprises
"so we have a surprise song for you... and i know you think you know what i'm going to play"
"then he said: the next peice would be a surprise piece from.... .... Eyes One Me"
every one was surprised.
then he said
"no we don't have Faye Wong here today i'm sorry"
"but we'll play you an orchestra version"

okay so after that.
every one started shouting again.
"Encore!! Encore!!!"
and the guy above was screaming and yelling
"ONE WINGED ANGEL!!"



den Arnie walked out again...
said: "okay.. i'm not going to leave you just like that am I??"

*people were on the edge of their seats*

they did some poll thing about the next performance arrangements
A: "okay.. here are your 5 choices now... vote.. remember.. there's only 5 and we choose the best 2"
" i feel like i'm in some british idol or american idol or something"
*laughs*
"okay... here we go.. it's your vote.."
"the results are instant"
*laughs*



the vote for the next Orchestra arrangement was
Final Fantasy VI: Dancing Mad
Final Fantasy VII: J-E-N-O-V-A

CAN'T WAIT FOR THOSE!!

then

"i know that you know what i'm thinking to play for the last encore song for you"
*laughs*

"but it is not the one that all of you were yelling at me... haa. i'm sorry"
"here's Terra's Theme"

it was awesome to. and the song was for the credits...
and yeah... felt a lillte disappointed..
but things don't just end like that.

not when it's Final Fantasy;
after another voice shattering session of shouting ENCORE!!
this time, both Nobuo and Arnie walked out.

N: "Ni Hao" (chinese)
*laughs*
A: "ah... Nobuo-san can speak chinese"
N: "I can speak chinese"
whips out a paper
N: "Wo Xi Huan He Pi Jiu"
(i love to drink beer)
*laughs*
A: "okay... so Nobuo-san told me backstage and asked if he could sing for you as and Ending"
N: "haa.. nonono i can't sing solo.."
A: "come on... give it a try"
N: sings a tune lamely and laughs
"I can't sing Solo... nono"
A: "haha... okay so how about one more song?"
*the orchestra stompping their feet*
A: "would you like Nobuo san to sing one last song?"
*cheers*
N: "but i can't sing solo... i'll sing with the chorus behind.."
*walks to the Chorus*
A: "okay.. we'll play one last song for Nobuo san to sing for you... isn't that an honor?"
"and i know that you think you know what song i'm thinking to play and going to play for you don't you?"
" here we go ONE WINGED ANGEL"

**WHOLE CROWD WAS TOTALLY SURPRISED AND CHEERED**

and Nobuo WAS SINGING TOGETHER in the Chorus!!
how awesome was THAT!!

Finished with the whole theater's Standing Ovation to Arnie and Nobuo


The ending was with Sephiroth in the Fiery background
and this is the reason why the change of colour in the logo at the screen.

every song was played with Nostalgic scenes from the game
displayed on the projector screen.


had a dialogue session at the end where we get to talk to them
ask questions and all.


hmm.. kinda wasted that the Black Mages wasn't able to come perform..
due to complications with Square Enix.
two band members are from Square Enix.

but Nobuo already resigned from them...
so i guess... it'll be hard for them to join in future performance.


then was the autograph session

but THIS IS WHERE I GOT DAMN DISAPPOINTED!
(not counting all the other disappointment of the day)
but!

I GOT CUT OFF THE QUEUE!
they said it was at their limit. and i was freaking TWO people away from the CUT!!
i was like WTH?!??!
my cousin and his friend were complaining and all.
but failed...
then more pple complain

AARGGH
den i ran to the front trying to get a picture and this are the best i cud get... sigh...





yeah.. Coke light was ditributed for FREE!! lol!

damn....
DAMN!! NO AUTOGRAPHS!!!
but nvm...
they said they trying to get the performance in KL!!
wahahahhaa
WAHAHAHAHAH I AM GOING FOR SURE!
and THE AUTOGRAPHS!!!


bought a T-shirt


Souvenior

damn... it was an experience of a life time...
there isn't a word to describe the feeling
really.
not a word.
i dont' know which to use if there was.
hahaha

AAAH... NICENESS!

lol!

after that.. walked back to JB

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okay this is a Funny, lame, yet frustrating experience for me when i reached back.
the place i parked my car.
the freaking person in the booth to pay the ticket was missing
and i was like
"shit.. now i'm stuck here."
then some evil ideas came into my mind.

the side of the booth wasn't closed.
(the exit for motorcycles)
the barricade wasn't long enough.
and i saw my car... able to just fit thru.

it was blocked by some cones and stones...
so yeah.. haha
what i did was i went down
removed them

drove off...


took the parking ticket.
threw it out the window.
xD

i don't know if i'll get caught...
but haha... whatever!
who ask the pple to go skiving ard...

i didn't put the cone back tho...

gosh i feel so evil..
hahaha.

that was the icing on the cake. xD

alrighty
better go study for tmr's test.

still living in the moments of the orchestra.
aaah...

those who didn't get to go...
you don't know what you've missed...
and i feel wasted for the pple i invited but cudden go in the end.
Dickson.. yea... he was utterly disappointed with his mum.
and so was Estella with her mum...

damn.. i'm sorry wey... =/

we'll go together the one in KL when it's confirmed!
=]

gtg
smell ya'll laters!