went for laneway yesterday!
in some ways, it didnt meet my expectations but in some ways, i had loads of fun.
mostly had loads of fun dancing and singing along to FANTASTIC MUSIC <3

warpaint was up first.
I LOVE THEM, THEY ARE TOO AWESOME.
one of the best girl bands around? :D
girl power hehehe!
but the crowd was like not reacting to them at all? WTF MAN PEOPLE.
maybe they should perform at night, the atmosphere would be much more suitable for their music.
but the girls were great on stage, enjoying themselves on stage nonetheless.
my favourite song from warpaint set would be beetles, 10x better live damn shiok :D



ladyhawke was next, i sat down and didnt bother.
beach house was after that, moved slightly more in front but i think they are not festival music.
better off in some intimate setting like esplanade!

deerhunter was 4th.
AWESOMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
performing live really gives their music bonus points, their music is like a build up of magical full sounds enveloping you hehe.
and when my favourite nothing ever happened kicked in, SHIOK MAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.
and a very polite band!

holyfuck was good just as i expected but it really blew my mind that it sounded so good and so shiok!
maybe it was like the good sound system or smth but holy fuck sure knows how to produce good good good music to get us enjoying ourselves :D

then we skipped !!! for dinner :x
came back for yesayer, and the whole time i was just waiting for them to end and for foals to come on :x

and then FOALSSSSSSSSSS.
BEST. PERFORMANCE. OF. THE. NIGHT.
FREAKING LOVE THEM <3
every single song they played was awesome.
best songs were probably cassius and balloons, got the crowd going crazyyyyyyyyyy.
got to hear my spanish sahara <3
but whats up with singaporeans, too lazy to sing along or what tsk HAHA.



and the night ended with temper trap!
some bits were abit boring, they had veryyyyyyyyyy long transitions.
but of course if your songs are good, it makes up for everything :D
fader and down river got the crowd going the most and love lost and sweet disposition were the singalongs <3
down river was surprisingly good live, i normally skip down river when i listen to temper trap :x
and omg the lighting effects were damn awesome lah, totally made the performance even more up HAHA.
but they didnt play soldier on, COME ON MAN WHY NOT :(



whole thing ended at like 130am, drenched muddy and tired.
my jc class was playing tong xiao mahjong but i skipped that and decided to go home instead, totally knocked out in the cab HAHAHA.


ok off to catch up on work zzzzzzz

yesterday, i went for the tarot card reading thing at the univantage bazaar.
i originally wasnt interested, i told myself i wont go for such things again after the retarded palm reading.

but you know how in life things always dont turn out the way you expect to.
so i got a message from yihui in the afternoon saying she went for the reading and reserved the last slot at 350pm for me.

well ok so i went.
first time going, didnt really know what questions to ask.
but i think i should record down the stuff i was told so that i can look back and be like 'wah so true' or 'wah so rubbish' HAHA.

- new people in my life may not stay, just coming and going
- there are some conflicts right now, be in with others or within myself
- some people are hiding things from me, perhaps monetary concerns
- there probably wont be anyone soon

- i am logical and fair in relationships
- relationships arent my first priority
- head over heart (i beg to differ)
- should channel my energy somewhere else and excel in that area instead
- queen of swords, ace of swords, guy carrying swords

- stable and peaceful family, perhaps boring
- page of wands: child like, likes things to be done quickly, likes a constant flow of new events, outgoing

- career will be tough in the beginning
- but i am emotional strong so ill tide through it
- bad times will end at a particular point
-

i remember listening to this during study week <3

and the lead singer is easy on the eyes too hehehe

2 good finds to end the night.



what a good cover, as good as the original? (:



why are local natives so good <3

all time favourite albums:

where i love the whole album from track 1 to the end and i like it as a collection.
and in no particular order,

1) the cranberries's bury the hatchet
2) imogen heap's ellipse
3) the temper trap's conditions
4) death cab for cutie's transatlancticism
5) corinne bailey rae's the sea
6) both of damien rice's 0 and 9
7) rachel yamagata's happenstance
8) travis's the boy with no name
9) the xx's xx
10) muse's black holes and revelations

wow i just went on and on.
since young ive always liked making lists, makes myself feel good. (:

i think i can pretty much conclude that imogen heap's ellipse was the soundtrack of my summer.
awesome awesome album.
i practically forgot about it till i was on the plan to korea.
i was surfing through the music and i came across ellipse and listened to the album on repeat.
i remember during the days in ubc, half life, canvas and wait it out were absolute stuck in my head HAHAHA.

i think half life will probably be one of my favourite songs by imogen heap (:

i will stay strong and independent through trying times.
because i know things will be good and i wont be denied from the happiness i deserve.
and i need to stay grounded and remind myself that all i need is simple happiness, nothing more nothing complicated.

but sometimes, i cant help but feel lonely.
in a much much much greater sense.

but that's not to take the smile off my face, or the laughter from mouth, or the strength from my heart and mind (:

can norwegian wood hurry come to singapore!!
so excited!
cant wait to watch it :D

maybe i should try watching it alone, should be an experience!