Lightyears

The Singapore Female Table Tennis team made it to the finals of the Olympics, and would face China in the finals on Sunday! This would really go down in history, since the last time Singapore achieved a medal was in 1960 by weight-lifter Tan Howe Liang. I hope they would persevere on to get a Gold, instead of being comfortable with a Silver, but I think everyone wants to win.

Anyway, the last time the table tennis team was in medal contention was back in the 2004 Athen games where Li Jia Wei eventually achieved 4th placing. In the 2000 Sydney games, fellow Singaporean, Jing Jun Hong achieved 4th placing as well

I think the Singapore team has done extremely well at the Beijing Games, with Tao Li being the 5th fastest woman in the 100m Butterfly, and fellow swimmers Nicolette Teo, Lynette Lim, Quah Ting Wen, Bryan Tay, and Calvin Kang in the 100m sprint. Also, great job to the shuttlers Ronald Susilo, Hendri Saputra, Jiang Yan Mei, Li Yu Jia and Xing Ai Ying, and Shooter Lee Wung Yew!

Zhang Gui Rong would be contesting in her event tomorrow!

Go Singapore!!

Lee Hom’s Music-Man World Tour would be coming to Singapore on 1st November 2008! Tickets for the Taipei concert sold out within 2 hours, and I am sure the concert here would be a sell-out as well! Anyway, priority ticket sales for OCBC Credit Cardholders start on 19 August to 2nd September, after which it will be released to the public. It is on occasions like this that I am glad my parents have credit cards! The most expensive tickets would be $198, and the cheapest, at $28 (but very limited I guess)!

Visit the following link to get tickets:

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This is really a year of massive concerts. Following the massive number of artistes at Singfest’08, Kanye West will be in Singapore on 19 September 2008 as part of his “Glow in the Dark Tour”. This would be the first time Kanye West will be performing in Singapore. I can’t wait to attend his concert, but I’m not sure whether I would like to listen to rap music for 2 hours non-stop. Anyway, tickets will go on sale at sistic from Wednesday, 13 August at 9 a.m. Ticket prices range from $88 to $188, excluding the $3 sistic handling fee.

Some of his music videos:

Homecoming:

Flashing Lights:

Stronger:

I can’t believe myself tuning in to the matches of the Olympic Games. Well, actually I can, since the games are broadcast at almost every other channel these days. I am not really a sports fan, but I think watching the games is really exciting. Anyway, I probably only tune in to Gymnastics and Swimming more than any other game, since these 2 are really more interesting to watch, at least for me. For the latter, it is easier to explain since Mr Phelps is gunning for a record of 8 golds, one of which was won today. And, also we have Kosuke Kitajima of Japan looking to retain his title in the breaststroke events. More importantly, our very own Singaporean Tao Li has created history by becoming the first Singaporean to qualify for a swimming final, the 100m Butterfly Final to be exact! Hope she wins one!! As for gymnastics, I think it’s just amazing to watch, especially when they do all these flips and stuff on the horizontal bars and such.

I really hope Singapore wins at least one medal this time round!!

It’s the weekend before term starts again on Monday, and there I was along Orchard Road with my family shopping. Anyway, I needed to get new clothes for the new academic year and such, and so we started from Ngee Ann CIty, then to Wisma, Forum Shopping Mall, Palais Renaissance, Isetan Scotts and finally back to Ngee Ann City where we parked our car. On our return to Ngee Ann City, we were walking in the basement shops and suddenly I saw Club Monaco advertisement boards!! I can’t wait for it to open in September, which happens to coincide with my birth month as well! It’s about time we had stores other than Zara and Topman opening.

The Singapore Sun Festival is back! Touted as Singapore’s Premier Music and Lifestyle Festival, it is bringing in over 250 international artists and celebrities in more than 90 events in 10 days to celebrate the art of living! Performing artistes include Kiri Te Kanawa, mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade, and the world-renowned Vienna Boys Choir. And of course, there will be visual arts events, film screenings, literature workshops, Wine & Cuisine stuff, and of course, Wellness events, comprising of yoga workshops.

Since I missed the inaugural event last year, I will try not to miss it this year, especially when the ticketed events are reported to have reduced the ticket pricing (in order to encourage more people to watch and/or take part I read).

Visit www.singaporesunfestival.com for more details and get your events’ passes through sistic outlets or the sistic website: www.sistic.com.sg .

I am super excited for the 2nd leg of A*mei Zhang Hui Mei’s Star Tour! This time the Taiwanese Pop Diva will be travelling to North America and Japan, and also Singapore (again)!! Tickets are already on sale for these performances, including the Singapore show, which started at 9 this morning! And of course, I have gotten my tickets already! Hopefully the A34 side will be the side she faces more often this time round (she faced the A15 side more last year, and thankfully I was on that side!). Oh yes, the concert will be held on 4th October (Sat) at the Singapore Indoor Stadium!

Anyway, I hope the setlist will be slightly altered this time round to make the show even more exciting, and probably her alter-ego thing, Amit, will show up as well, like what happened at the 19th Golden Melody Awards in Taiwan just a few weeks ago. View her performance here: http://www.im.tv/vlog/personal/2366751/4557273

This time I will try to take less pictures so that I can enjoy the concert even more, and also will bring more cash to get some of the tour merchandise!!!

For the North America leg of her tour, she will be performing at Harvey’s Lake Tahoe/ Harveys Outdoor Arena on 19th July, and also River Rock Show Theatre on 22nd July. In Japan, she will be having shows in the ACT Theatre on 22nd and 23rd September!! I think the performances at these places will be spectacular!

Lastly, the links to get the tickets online are as follows:

Harvey’s Lake Tahoe :
http://www.harrahs.com/EventsDetail.do?locationCode=HLT&detailName=a-mei-2008-detail&eventTitle=A-Mei%20live%20in%20Concert

River Rock Show Theatre: http://www.riverrock.com/entertainment/river_rock_show_theatre/performances/event07220801.aspx or http://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/110040CBB8A695B2?brand=gca_riverrock&camefrom=CFC_GREATCANADIAN

ACT Theatre:
http://www.tbs.co.jp/act/event/ameilive2008/

Singapore Indoor Stadium:
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 Get your tickets before they sell out!