RIP FORTCANNING OWL

Last week I went to Jakarta for Java Rockin' Land 2011. No regrets.
Friday: From school I went straight to the Changi airport and thankfully I was not late for my flight check in (like what happened in Nov '10) and I was on time for boarding, then from Soekarno-Hatta airport I went straight to the venue. Fuck yeah I was tired.

Jakarta traffic, I forgot how much I missed you. It's both annoying yet relaxing at the same time. One part of your head goes "FUCKING TRAFFIC WHY ARE YOU UGH STUPID DRIVERS IN FRONT FUCKING MOVE DAMMIT" and the other part goes "well, what else can you do? Might as well just, relax..... This is nice"
Due to traffic my friends could not pick me up from the airport like we have planned, bless their souls, thankfully my mom told my driver to standby so I get to see my driver again after several months (HE HAS A HIPSTER HAIRCUT CHYEAH). So after I met up with my friends and went in their car, again traffic was on our way. We were already so close to the venue and We Are Scientists was about to come on so what did we do?
We fucking ran that's what. Almost fell several of times, got some alays calling out "eh dek dek jangan lari2 nanti jatoh loh!" but whatevs totally worth it.

We got to the crowd and not even 10 seconds in the crowd I lost Nadia... I'm sorry Nadia... I spent 3 songs looking for her, I bumped into Omar and Kevin, then I went to look for her again, but instead of her I found Anchi. I decided to hang with her because she's probably one of the coolest person you want to hang out with in a concert. A couple of songs later I decided to look for my friends again, went around the crowd but found Naya instead of them. It's weird, it's like I met everyone EXCEPT for them. They hate me. Of course I found them in the end and after WAS finished their set we went straight over to Blood Red Shoes.
Both performances: AWE-SOME.
Next day we have AnCo lunch. Miss them all.

On the Tuesday, I went to see We Are Scientists again but this time in Singapore. I was lucky enough to meet them [minus Andy] and got Nadia to talk to them. Good times. Good times.
I should study for my exams now. What are you doing here? Such a waste of time tsk tsk.

{FORGET ABOUT IT}

Dear assholes and bitches in We Are Scientists' gig in Jakarta,

What the fuck are you doing? No don't explain, I'm pretty sure you are big fans of 30 seconds to mars I know they're playing in the same stage as We Are Scientists and you want to get a good spot to see 'almighty Leto' but please, it's really annoying for us WAS fans to enjoy a brilliant brilliant show they are putting and you guys either:

• Just standing there like a lifeless statue
• Taking photos the whole way through, oh right sorry of course you have a DSLR which makes you a legit photographer.
• Playing with your iphone app
• BBMing + twittering throughout the whole set
• SITTING DOWN

WHO THE FUCK, SITS DOWN, 4 ROWS FROM THE FRONT, WHEN A BAND IS PLAYING UP ON STAGE. DON'T YOU HAVE ANY RESPECT AT ALL? I get it ok you don't 'dig' WAS, you want to see 30 seconds to mars must be hardcore fans or whatever but didn't they teach you about manners in school? Oh right those 'alays' mocking WAS, yeah like you can make better music. I'm looking forward to hear your next 'newastuti-like' music. Twats.


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Dear assholes in Blood Red Shoes' gig in Jakarta (day one),

Yeah, you two. I know you like Blood Red Shoes, I mean you were singing along to 'It's Getting Boring By The Sea', I mean first time I saw you guys I thought "these guys are kewwwl." And when those two annoying photographers in front couldn't take our shrieking banshee-like screams and went out of the crowd, you guys fought for the front row. And pretty rough too, but then again at that time I did thought you guys were big fans and so I didn't really think of it that much. I switched places with my friend so she could get a better view since the guys were blocking her way, and fucking hell you guys are fucking tall. For fuck sakes bros what the fuck do you guys eat as kids? And then is that it? You guys got front row and just, stop singing along? Oh right you guys didn't know their songs after 'It's Getting Boring By the Sea', I mean I don't mind if you only like one song and all but, what kind of douchebags mocks the band while the band is playing? Fine you think their songs are repetitive, fine you guys only like a couple of their songs but, for fuck sakes who do you think you are? Front row + mocking the band whilst they're playing = fuck you muthafukka.
I respect that you guys were trying to enjoy the concert at least...

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Dear assholes and bitches in We Are Scientists' gig in Singapore,

When I first saw you guys, well I didn't really took a notice of you guys. I just assume the crowd was divided into two groups: the WAS fans, and the Neon Trees fans. I mean I bet people are looking forward to see one band more than the other right?
Oh look 2 guys meeting up with some British chicks, exciting for them right?

• "I know right! Their shows are like, a mixture of them playing and stand up comedy!"
• "I listen to their songs every morning!"
• "They're so big in England, we're from England!"

I was sitting down and looking at up at you guys (since you guys were standing up) and thought "wow, I would like to talk to these people and share my love to WAS with someone in the concert). The concert was about to start, my friend and I kept staring at this little peek-hole and you could a view of the backstage area. I yelled out "CHRISSSSS!!" when I saw well, Chris walking backstage. It caught you four off guard huh? Sorry I have the tendency to do that (aka laneway '11). Boy 1 turned around and said "haha wow you're obsessed than I am!"
I didn't think of much of that back then, I mean they were in the first row and I was in the second, since they're such big fans right?
WRONG. Are you guys really obsessed with this band? ARE YOU?! I don't care if you're not I mean it's not like in order to like a band you have to be obsessed with them, but don't fucking act like you're their #1 fan when YOU GUYS DID NOT DO SHIT THROUGH OUT THE GIG. DIDN'T DO SHIT. MUTHAFUKKA. Yo bitches and assholes didn't even sing along, didn't even jump! Didn't even look excited about it! The only thing I saw you guys did was clap and scream when the band came on. Oh and girls, what the fuck ok I guess you guys are fans I'm cool with that but, why were not singing along to any of their songs then? you don't remember the lyrics? Fine let's say you don't, then why weren't you jumping or at least try to have fun? One of the most annoying thing that you guys did was scream and viciously wave when Keith went to our side of the crowd.... Really? Really? Really?
Man with hat you are pretty funny, at first. But ohmyfuk stop requesting for "the great escape" or "after hours" EVERY-FUCKING-TIME WAS finish playing a song! I'm sure they will play it, but I mean come on, they already have a setlist, even if they don't play it then what? Ok you weren't really an asshole, just kind of annoying, I mean I saw you talking to them I guess you're cool. But still a bit annoying.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING WITH MY LIFE

JULY TO DO LIST:

• Finish shooting Drama IP
• Finish shooting Art BOW
• Help Anthony with his editing
• Drama group assignment: practice and finish script.
  
• Decide a university and a course
• Dad's birthday
• Krovvy and Gopher coming
  
• Harry Potter 7 on the 16th
• Study for trial exams starting on the 1st of August
• Go to Jakarta for JRL
• We Are Scientists in sg
  
• Art and drama logbooks
• english assignment on Run Lola Run

Ok...... ok.

WHAT MAKES A CONCERT, A KICK-ASS CONCERT?

photo by Talia Craiu

What makes a concert memorable? The one that would leave the audience having post-gig depression for months. The one that would be a conversation starter, in a good way of course. These are a couple of elements that would make a concert good, in my opinion anyway.

1. FRIENDS
Don't get me wrong, going alone to a show could be pretty 'epic' (did I use that word correctly? No? ....appy polly logies y'all). But coming with your best friends, would be even more 'epic'. Your best friends would get you, would have fun with you, would accompany you to stalk the bands, or maybe accompany you to sneak in backstage. Going with friends would be fun, and memorable. "hey remember the time that-" yeah I remember.

2. NEW FRIENDS
For me, one of the best concerts I've been with I make new friends at. My mother always give me this weird look when I say I met a certain friend from a concert, but that's socializing right? Meeting new friends in concert would be the ultimate ice breaker. Obviously you both would have a fascination towards the band or musician you are currently watching, that's one thing in common, and after exchanging number/facebook/email/aim whatever you would realize you guys have more things in common and tada! a new friend.

3. ONE HELL OF A CROWD
I've realized that if the majority of the crowd is unresponsive, or just plain rude, it would bring your mood down. It doesn't have to be the whole crowd, but the more the merrier. Even if you were standing at the right spot with a bunch of seemingly hardcore fans (but sometimes they're not, they just want to have fun) would be one of the key element of a good concert. So if you go to a concert to a band you don't really like, then a) what are you doing there? and b) just have fun and don't bring other people's mood down. Because trust me, if you just stand there being unresponsive or have the case of ACASP (Angry Cross-Armed Statue Phenomena*), it will bring others' mood down. [especially you Indonesian chick in the vampire weekend concert who spent the entire concert looking down at her blackberry, tweeting and bbm-ing... bitch]

4. CONFETTI
Because confetti is awesome. Especially when you weren't expecting it and then BAM! hundreds and thousands of tiny little colorful papers.

5. NO CELL PHONES
In this day and age, highly unlikely.

6. A GOOD BAND THAT YOU ACTUALLY ENJOY EVEN IF YOU ONLY LIKE A COUPLE OF THEIR SONGS
It would be more fun for your experience if you can sing along to the songs the band/musician is playing. And then you find yourself singing along with hundreds of other strangers and think "wow, this is a beautiful moment right here"

7. A BAND/MUSICIAN THAT ACTUALLY INTERACTS WITH AUDIENCE ENOUGH, NOT THOSE KIND OF PEOPLE THAT COME ON STAGE, PLAY AND LEAVE.
the subtitle says it all, right?

Don't get me wrong here, this is just my opinion. You can also have a good time going to a concert alone, these are just some points that I have found in a good concert. Sometimes it doesn't matter what band/musician you're watching either, even if it's your all time favorite musician. I don't know, what do you think are the elements to a good concert?

I JUST WANT TO MAKE MUSIC VIDEOS-

..i really do, or: