::Fantasy comes ALIVE!::
Monday, May 03, 2010 @ 1:52 PM
::1st May 10::
The day has arrived... It's the day of "Fantasy comes ALIVE!"; video game and anime concert!! :D And it's also Labor Day! I wouldn't miss the chance to not work at all; double pay day... but the extremely sad thing was... I down money on the day as well... $42!!! T.T It's like I didn't work at all :( Such a wasted day... Shouldn't have work, I thought in the end. I could have spent my time preparing and cosplayed for the concert T.T
Anyway, what's done was done. So after work, I rushed down to Buona Vista to meet XueNi. I was a little late due to the delay at work :( Sorry~ From there, with very little guidance, we tried our best to make our way to NUS University Cultural Centre Hall. Apparently, we took the wrong bus, walked the wrong way and ended up very very far away from the Cultural Centre Hall D: It was a disaster. We realized that after asking the security guard and looking at the main map... We were at the hostel part of NUS... We very much hated NUS after this :X
Anyway, what's done was done. So after work, I rushed down to Buona Vista to meet XueNi. I was a little late due to the delay at work :( Sorry~ From there, with very little guidance, we tried our best to make our way to NUS University Cultural Centre Hall. Apparently, we took the wrong bus, walked the wrong way and ended up very very far away from the Cultural Centre Hall D: It was a disaster. We realized that after asking the security guard and looking at the main map... We were at the hostel part of NUS... We very much hated NUS after this :X
The security guard told us to take the bus at the nearby bus depot. We didn't know what buses to take and when the bus would be arriving. After waiting anxiously for the bus for ten minutes - only thirty more minutes till the concert starts, we began to panic and started thinking of other options like going out on to the main street and get a cab to the Cultural Centre Hall. It was then we saw a taxi going into the bus depot. Without even thinking twice, we flagged for it and we were at the Cultural Centre Hall in no time at all! :D We reached there at 7.45pm :) Fifteen minutes before the concert~ Phew~~^^
Here we are at the NUS University Cultural Centre Hall~
(kinda reminds me of TRCC; the Republic Cultural Centre)
Taking pictures with the huge board xD
Here we are at the NUS University Cultural Centre Hall~
(kinda reminds me of TRCC; the Republic Cultural Centre)
So exciting to find out what songs they are going to play :3
Taking pictures with the huge board xD
We went up to the reception desk and presented our tickets. And in return, we got a rather useless booklet, which only the first two pages contain information of the concert and the rest of the pages were stupid advertisements :\
The booklet;
featuring the few useful information about the concert.
The booklet;
featuring the few useful information about the concert.
XueNi and I were starving! We didn't eat dinner at all before coming here because we didn't expect to get lost in NUS in the first place :( We browsed through the mini cafe located in the Cultural Centre Hall, everything was so expensive there. We didn't have much a choice so we purchased a sandwich each for $3 :\ Was too hungry! Dx
Yep, $3 for a cheese & ham sandwich :(
Yep, $3 for a cheese & ham sandwich :(
Well, we were one of the few last ones to get seated :P Our seats were quite at the back; the $30 seats. No photos and videos are to be taken in the theater and during the concert :( I tried my best to secretly take some pictures but there's one staff positioned at the back of the hall the whole time. So I didn't manage to take any during the concert Dx
The stage was pretty small and it's a small orchestra as well.
Like three violinists and one of each instrument players like the flute, guitar and others.
The stage was pretty small and it's a small orchestra as well.
Like three violinists and one of each instrument players like the flute, guitar and others.
Anyway, here's the list of songs from video games and animes, played in order (hopefully :P)
- Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle - Break the Sword of the Justice
- Chrono Cross - Time Scar
- Granado Espada
- Full Metal Alchemist - Kyoudai
- Castlevania - Vampire Killer
- Final Fantasy IX - Vamo' Alla Flamenco
- Valkyria Chronicles - Succeeded Wish
- Echochrome - Prime#101 & Prime#7
- Sora no Woto - Hikari no Senitsu
- Bleach - Never Meant to Belong
- Neon Genesis Evangelion - Cruel Angel's Thesis
- ::fifteen minutes intermission::
- Macross Frontier - Aimo ~Tori no Hito~
- Howl's Moving Castle - The Merry-Go-Round of Life
- My Neighbor Totoro
- Final Fantasy Tactics A2
- Odin Sphere - Main Theme
- Romeo × Juliet - Touch
- Final Fantasy XII - Penelo's Theme
- Final Fantasy VIII - Eyes on Me
- Tetris Medley
- Megaman Medley
- Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle - A Song of Storm and Fire [encore]
- Neon Genesis Evangelion - Cruel Angel's Thesis [encore]
- Howl's Moving Castle - Life Miracle [encore]
To be honest, I kinda fell asleep during those songs I didn't know was playing :P But luckily, most of them I know :D!! During the fifteen minutes intermission, XueNi and I went out to explore the Cultural Centre Hall. Actually, to find whether if there's anymore food stores around :X But we didn't find any though :\
Re-entry slips were given out :)
I was here?!
You were here?!
We were here?!
(taken outside of the Cultural Centre Hall)
I set up my camera on the tripod, let it run on timer and took this picture.
We stood facing like this for a longer time; in case the timer didn't go off yet.
A group of people beside us, saw this and started laughing.
One of the females said, "I can help you take a picture if you want."
We replied, "Okay."
And she took this... xD
Re-entry slips were given out :)
I was here?!
You were here?!
We were here?!
(taken outside of the Cultural Centre Hall)
I set up my camera on the tripod, let it run on timer and took this picture.
We stood facing like this for a longer time; in case the timer didn't go off yet.
A group of people beside us, saw this and started laughing.
One of the females said, "I can help you take a picture if you want."
We replied, "Okay."
And she took this... xD
Fifteen minutes were up and we re-entered the theater for the next half of the concert~
Managed to take one picture of the orchestra!!
Well, better than nothing right??!?!
Domo-kuns watching the concert as well :3
My, they look delighted xD
We were wondering why they didn't play "A Song of Storm and Fire" for Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle; which is the most epic song in the anime. And then, during the encore, our wish was answered! :D Yes! They played the song!~~ We were so happy :) Especially XueNi!! xD
Managed to take one picture of the orchestra!!
Well, better than nothing right??!?!
Domo-kuns watching the concert as well :3
My, they look delighted xD
After the concert ended, most of the audience rushed out and began to queue for the autograph of Hitoshi Sakimoto (composer of FFXII, Romeo × Juliet). XueNi and I didn't really bother about all these signature stuffs and we left the place. It was going to be 11pm anyway. Late, late, late. Later no bus, how? We randomly took a bus out of this messy NUS place and ended up at Clementi. We were like super hungry so we decided to have a quick supper at the nearby coffee shop. Luckily, I managed to catch the last bus of 175 home!! If not, I have to walk home and I don't really know the place very well :(
Long long line of people queuing for a signature....
Our supper :P
Long long line of people queuing for a signature....
Our supper :P
When I got home and checked the concert leaflet that I've gotten when I bought the tickets... I realized... they cheated my feelings for one song!! :( There was no Super Mario Brothers songs at all!! T.T No wonder after the concert, I felt like one song was missing... T.T Oh, well... too bad for me then :\
MY SUPER MARIO BROTHER SONG!! T.T
Not there~ So sad...
& XueNi gave me a Vegeta keychain!! :D
So happy!
MY SUPER MARIO BROTHER SONG!! T.T
Not there~ So sad...
& XueNi gave me a Vegeta keychain!! :D
So happy!
Anyway...
=[END]=
"In this world, special laws are applied..."
Labels: anime, concert, game, gifts, panic, work
--xoxo,
Akira Star
Akira Star
::Pixar: 20 Years of Animation Singapore::
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 3:38 AM
::18th April 10::
Time to head down to the Science Centre once again for the newest exhibition at the Annexe; "Pixar: 20 Years of Animation Singapore". Before that, I met XueNi at 10.30am @ Anchorpoint first to purchase concert tickets but... unfortunately... the Sistic counter only opens at 12noon :\ What a bloody waste of time! Made me wake up earlier for nothing T.T
From there, we took a bus to Jurong East interchange to meet up with Johnatton and WenJie @ 12noon. You see, that's the reason why I can't be there waiting for the Sistic counter to open. Anyway, XueNi and I were the last ones to reach... Bad impression~~~ D:
(Johnatton - RP, WenJie - GV, XueNi - Epsilon(?). Cool huh? Everyone is linked to me again! xD)
And we walked to Science Centre!!!!
New sphere! :D
I ♥ it when they changed the sphere according to each special exhibition held.
Proceeded to the counter to get tickets at a discounted price of $16 each~ Due to Johnatton's Science Centre membership card. Saw Puikwan's friend, Linnet working at the counter; but she didn't see me :( (actual price: $20 for just the entry to the Pixar exhibition.)
Tickets + free postcards given.
WenJie immediately grabbed the Ratatouille one.
Mine's the Nemo one... the leftover D: No one likes Nemo!?
Toy Story 3 standee~
Be prepared. It's coming soon :D
Tickets + free postcards given.
WenJie immediately grabbed the Ratatouille one.
Mine's the Nemo one... the leftover D: No one likes Nemo!?
Toy Story 3 standee~
Be prepared. It's coming soon :D
Excitedly, we made our way to the Annexe - just right beside the Science Centre main building.
Presenting, the Pixar exhibition!
Presenting, the Pixar exhibition!
Outside the exhibition hall, there is a small area where they sell all the Pixar merchandise and stuffs. And also, there's life-size(?) statues of Sulley and Mike from Monsters, Inc, right outside of the exhibition hall. Sulley is so cute and furry; and it's also out of bounds to touch and take pictures together with them :(
Real nice~ :3
Real nice~ :3
Before entering the exhibition hall, the staff took a group picture for us first. We can buy the photo later if we want. Nah, of course we are not going to buy... Too expensive for an effing photo :\ And with that, we took a step into the exhibition.
The first thing we saw was these doors of Monsters, Inc.
It's like entering into the different worlds of Pixar xD
Now it's pictures spam time :P It's not allowed to take pictures in there. But I still take them anyway... just a little; there were others who were taking pictures of the entire exhibits as well!! So don't tell on me!! :@ Of course, there were staffs patrolling around inside... most probably to catch people taking pictures... At first, there's only 2-3 of them... as the crowd grew, the number of staffs patrolling increased as well :( So I really have to keep a look out for them when taking the pictures :X
Pixar shorts.
Luxo Jr. and For the Birds.
(I have never watched this Pixar film before T.T Now I have!! Download it and watched it already :P)
Clay models of Doc Hudson, Sally & Mater.
The first thing we saw was these doors of Monsters, Inc.
It's like entering into the different worlds of Pixar xD
Now it's pictures spam time :P It's not allowed to take pictures in there. But I still take them anyway... just a little; there were others who were taking pictures of the entire exhibits as well!! So don't tell on me!! :@ Of course, there were staffs patrolling around inside... most probably to catch people taking pictures... At first, there's only 2-3 of them... as the crowd grew, the number of staffs patrolling increased as well :( So I really have to keep a look out for them when taking the pictures :X
Pixar shorts.
Luxo Jr. and For the Birds.
TOY STORY exhibit!
Can you tell whose x-ray images belong to who??
The Toy Story Zoetrope; one of the most amazing thing in the exhibition.
The Zoetrope is made up of maquettes that spin around on a turntable. The strobes fire at a frequency that seems to animate these maquettes on a fixed position.
(my camera is too lousy to take this properly T.T low shutter speed, I suppose.)
Can you tell whose x-ray images belong to who??
The Toy Story Zoetrope; one of the most amazing thing in the exhibition.
The Zoetrope is made up of maquettes that spin around on a turntable. The strobes fire at a frequency that seems to animate these maquettes on a fixed position.
(my camera is too lousy to take this properly T.T low shutter speed, I suppose.)
CARS exhibit!
Clay models of Doc Hudson, Sally & Mater.
MONSTERS, INC. exhibit!
I like the doors in Monsters, Inc :)
Sketches of Sulley; and clay models of Sully and Mike.
I like the doors in Monsters, Inc :)
Sketches of Sulley; and clay models of Sully and Mike.
STORY BOARDING PROCESS!
Toy Story 1.
For the Birds.
Geri's Game.
My favorite birds in For the Birds.
I went to download this short immediately, once I got home xD
Toy Story 1.
For the Birds.
Geri's Game.
My favorite birds in For the Birds.
I went to download this short immediately, once I got home xD
THE INCREDIBLES exhibit!
Landscape and clay models of Mr. Incredible's expressions.
Double oops :\
Landscape and clay models of Mr. Incredible's expressions.
Double oops :\
THE ARTSCAPE projection!
The Artscape is a panoramic projection made up of 4 projectors, showcasing
design artwork that is digitally manipulated to create 3-dimensional motion into the artwork.
And staring at it too long makes me want to puke Dx
(I know it can't really be seen well in my photo but I couldn't take anymore shots
because the number of staffs patrolling have increased :\)
With wonderful fish background :3
The Artscape is a panoramic projection made up of 4 projectors, showcasing
design artwork that is digitally manipulated to create 3-dimensional motion into the artwork.
And staring at it too long makes me want to puke Dx
(I know it can't really be seen well in my photo but I couldn't take anymore shots
because the number of staffs patrolling have increased :\)
FINDING NEMO exhibit!
With wonderful fish background :3
(the staff actually caught us taking this picture and asked us to delete it...
luckily she didn't take my camera and check, if not I'll be dead :\)
luckily she didn't take my camera and check, if not I'll be dead :\)
UP exhibit!
A BUG'S LIFE exhibit!
RATATOUILLE exhibit!
RATATOUILLE exhibit!
WALL•E exhibit!
With that, I have completed the whole Pixar exhibition!!! Hope I didn't miss out anything though... because they have so many exhibits and the layout of the hall is pretty confusing. We have spent two hours in there!! Reading everything, seeing everything. It was awesome. I didn't know A Bug's Life is a Pixar film :P I have watched all the films except for Cars :( Perhaps I will go download it and watch :X Those who like Pixar films, do go down to the exhibition!
It will be open until 27th June 2010. For more info, click here.
Heh, taken outside the toilet xD!
Polaroid group picture taken!
So cool with Woody in the middle :3
It will be open until 27th June 2010. For more info, click here.
Heh, taken outside the toilet xD!
Polaroid group picture taken!
So cool with Woody in the middle :3
WenJie left us to go to work and the rest of us went to Jurong Regional Library to play a card game, Bohnanza. First time playing this game; and it's actually pretty fun even though we were just growing beans. Communication plays a huge part of the game. It's like being bean farmers and doing trading/selling with beans. The ones who earned the most coins wins the game.
"TO BEAN OR NOT TO BEAN!"
(this game belongs to Johnatton)
All the pretty bean cards xD
During the game play.
Johnatton won! Followed by me, then XueNi.
"TO BEAN OR NOT TO BEAN!"
(this game belongs to Johnatton)
All the pretty bean cards xD
During the game play.
Johnatton won! Followed by me, then XueNi.
After that, XueNi and I bid farewell to Johnatton and we made our way back to Anchorpoint to purchase the concert tickets!! We were super disappointed that the $20 tickets were sold out and we had to buy the $30 one. The discount given was pretty lame. $3 off per ticket, if you are a PAssion card holder. However, the booking fee cost $3. So in the end, we were still paying $30 per ticket... LAME! :\
Tickets to...
Fantasy Comes Alive!
-Video Games & Anime Concert-
Tickets to...
Fantasy Comes Alive!
-Video Games & Anime Concert-
"Our goal is to make something believable in a make-believe, fantasy way"
-Ralph Eggleston-
"You have saved our lives. We are eternally grateful."
-Squeeze Toy Aliens-
-Ralph Eggleston-
"You have saved our lives. We are eternally grateful."
-Squeeze Toy Aliens-
=puǝ=
Labels: concert, excursion, game, GV friends, info, RP friends, science centre
--xoxo,
Akira Star
Akira Star
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