Tuesday, March 01, 2005

Dewa: Atas Nama Cinta 2005 (Singapore)

I have never been so awestruck in my whole life. (or have i?)

I've so much to say about this "singapore-history-textbook"-worthy day but i'll talk about the concert first.

When the gates were finally opened, I was the FIRST person to step into the Fort Canning Park. I proudly made my way to the VIP enclosed section and strutted straight to the front. I was right in front of the stage (behind the barrier)...juz me alone and the stage. My heart pounded like mad...this is it, I 'm goin to see, listen, feel & witness DEWA live right in front of my eyes...LITERALLY. WOW.

Then the other fans started coming in and killed the moment. HAH. btw..it was super humid and cloudy. In the meanwhile the three of us, my sis, me & suhaily sat down...conserving our energy for later. Sarah Sechan then came on to hype up the crowd by gettin ppl to ans qns to win free tshirts. Fyi, i won one. Cool Dewa tshirt...

Later this local band called Aegyptie came on. Didn't really know who they were but they were not bad. We were standing right in front and there were these huge speakers lined-up in front of the stage and the music was super loud so u can imagine how my eardrums were crying out for help. The crowd - lackadaisical.

Then came Bhumi band...only one thing to say, super irritating back-up singers. Crowd a little hyped up...also kinda pissed coz DEWA not out yet..

And then...the moment we've been waiting for! The magnifcent DEWA finally came on stage.WOW! They walked humbly up on to the stage...AHMAD DHANI...ANDRA....YUKE....TYO...and ONCE!

Their first song was Roman Picisan which is a beautiful song.
Blew me away. After i sang along of course :)

Then one song, and another.....all literally rocked my mind.

I dunno which song i enjoyed the most coz i loved them all...like

Matahari Bintang Bulan
Satu
Dua Sejoli
Separuh Nafas
Angin
Pupus
Kosong

and of course

PANGERAN CINTA!

That one swept me off my feet..I had a fabulous time. Did i mention that it rained?...Twice? And that this was an outdoor gig? Go figure :)

The finale song was Arjuna after which the whole band line-up in front of the stage and bowed. Wow.

ill remember this day forever. i've never been so awestruck by anyone. I've never actually come upon someone i m highly impressed by......Ahmad Dhani.

He started the band in 1986 after which they changed names, the music they played, the members. Yet after much perseverance & determination..he is now highly recognized for his music. And he's now a very successful millionare in Indonesia with a gorgeous wife & three adorable kids. Not forgetting he wrote almost all the songs not only for Dewa 's 7 albums but other artistes as well. Ahmad Dhani...you're worth my every WOW.

And not forgetting that their vocalist, Once (pronounced On-Chur) was actually a lawyer who decided to join Dewa as a vocalist instead and will be setting up his own law firm.

I took awesome close-up pics of 'em..will link up the pictures on this page. Not now though..coz im tired and very pissed off with the stupid SingPass. Effing SingPass.

the glamourchine laughed at 7:27 PM