everyone knows i'm not a morning person. but this whole week (which includes tomorrow as well), i find myself in the office before 8am to attend meetings. the only break i had was taking a half-day leave on monday morning to catch the live miss universe telecast.
speaking of miss universe. this year's program proved to be quite unpredictable. a lot of pageant favorites, including miss philippines, didn't make it to the semifinals - at a year when they actually upped the number of semifinalists to 20.
puerto rico won the title. but japan seems to have won hearts of more people. she has more charisma, and her response to the final question seemed totally candid and sincere. plus, with a name like kirara chibana, who wouldn't find you unique and interesting!
in any case, puerto rico, apart from being somewhat a deadringer of angelina jolie (minus lips, that is) had a very stunning gown. it's unique to say the least. loves it. apparently, it weighs 30 pounds and was quite warm. so at the post-show press conference, she collapsed.
at that moment, i bet, fans of miss japan were wishing puerto rico is deemed unable to complete her reign, is stripped of her crown, and the first runner-up - japan - assumes the title!
isn't it ironic?
jamie cullum
it's past 1am on a weeknight. why am i still wide awake?
well, i just got home about half an hour ago. should have taken the airport express instead of the slow boat to china. shouldn't have minded the $60 fare. but that's a totally different issue.
anyhow, came back from the fantastic concert of jamie cullum. i must confess, i decided to watch the concert with a friend with a bit of hesitation.
you see, jamie cullum isn't one of those artists that i would kill just to see perform - unlike, say, john mayer. and apart from twentysomething, i haven't really listened much to his other two albums. so i felt a bit "unfamiliar" with a lot of his songs.
but it's been a while since i last saw a concert so what the heck. and i wasn't disappointed.
some say that his live performances are bad 'cause they're rough. but i must say, it's rough because it's raw - unpolished and without frills.
without a set playlist nor props - oh, and with a grande can of beer - jamie cullum was as raw as he can get. and it's something that i truly enjoyed. he improvised. he adlibed. he was hyper. he rocked - big time!
although the concert was at a large venue. he treated it as though he was just performing at a small lounge. he was intimate with his audience, and made sure we all enjoyed the concert.
so the "main" part of the show ended a little over an hour after the show started. but the best has yet to come. i actually felt his encore was the real concert.
while encores of other artists last for only one or two songs. his was i think three songs with loads of adlibs that stretched the encore to a good 20 minutes or more.
he just let loose. enjoyed the moment. made people stand up, get close to the stage (freaking security i bet), dance, and simply have fun.
it was sooo worth the money - and the exhausting trek to asiaworld expo and back.
screwed-up weather
the weather these past two weeks has been dreary! it sucks!
and it's starting to affect my mood sanity. i'm feeling awful and gloomy. i actually feel depressed.
being bogged down - almost - by flu (a bad sore throat is all that's left now) didn't help either.
bright sun-shiny days, where are you???