Avenged Sevenfold!

SingaporeMax Pavilion
October 24, 2008

Written by Fiona Chua

"All the king's horses and all the king's men…"

Well, they could focus on putting Humpty Dumpty back together again because we don't need their help for the barricades this time round. Yes! The band known to cause the infamous barricade breakage at 2007's Singfest have found their way back to our hardcore shores. Californian metal band - Avenged Sevenfold(A7X), has landed in Singapore once again. This time round, to perform for their own headlining show and to a slightly tamer crowd.

Like a true rock concert, there was a good hour's wait before the band appeared on stage from the slated time. Fans however, did not have to wait till then for some action. The queue started forming as early as the night before. By the time the doors opened, the agitated crowd created quite a ruckus during the routine bag check at the entrance.

All the waiting paid off the moment the lights went down and the first 2 chords were struck by lead guitarist, Synyster Gates. The energy level among the audience shot through the roof and continued to escalate as the rest of the band followed suit with M Shadow's commanding vocals leading them to a state of insane moshing with "Critical Acclaim," from their 2007 album, Avenged Sevenfold.

A7X kept true to their music, launching into one song after another with only short introductions and quick chats in between their set. Not that anyone minded though. The rambunctious music and Synyster Gates' lightning fast fingers on the fret board in particular, were the main attractions for the night. When Syn launched into his own solo bit, the crowd's adulation was unstoppable; the ladies stared in adoration while the dudes worshipped him. Heavy music aside, the band had a quick and fun interlude, when rhythm guitarist, Zacky V, bassist Johnny, drummer The Rev and Syn jamming together to play an impromptu mix called "Quack Quack," which sounded pretty much like how it was titled!

And as all rock concerts would have it, there was "The Light Up" (The 'My cellphone's LCD screen is bigger and brighter than yours') moment, when the ever popular soft power ballad "Seize The Day" from their second album, City of Evil came on. I screamed my lungs out till my tonsils started hurting for this particular number.
But as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. And it did, with the band playing their last song for the night, "Little Piece Of Heaven." This was quite a surprise ending as majority of the crowd were expecting them to end the night off on a high, heartfelt note with their current hit single, "Dear God." Especially since they've played every single they've recently released in their repertoire.

The concert no doubt, was a success. But if it had an added pinch of magic ala Singfest 2007, it would've gone down as being the perfect concert for 2008.

Setlist:
Critical Acclaim
Afterlife
Beast and the Harlot
Scream
Seize The Day
Unholy Confessions
Bat Country
Gunslinger
Almost Easy
Little Piece Of Heaven

Oh hells, fellow DeathBats! We were there.......!

AVENGED SEVEN 'FUCKIN' FOLD!!

problems...

Problems, problems and much more problems!

As if my personal issues are just not enough, work issues has to step in. When i'm in a midst of figuring out what's wrong with my life, it has to cock-up yet again. Emails after emails, they are after my freaking neck! I swear I'll turn this around. SWEAR!

Argh hells! I shldn't waste my time thinking bout it. I should be looking to tomorrow!! Friday 24th October, people! Avenged Sevenfold LIVE @ Max Pavillion, EXXXPO!! This is totally the 'shit' here! None else better than this... At least, i hope, its much better than the first time they stepped foot here @ Fort Canning! For what I know now, my camera will have tons of work to do tomorrow, and so does my throat!

And in case for those who share the same excitement as I do, I'll arrange some suicidal lessons with Achmed, for you! Cheers! =)

8th Oct..

Woke up today with a bad headache, probably from the bad dream i had last night. It was almost the same feeling I had during the accident not too long ago. Dejavu. I could almost feel the impact of the crash, and the sight of the car and our dumbstruck faces all once again. Sigh.

I learnt a totally painful lesson from this. That everyone in this world is vulnerable to anything, anytime and anywhere. And when it happens, you bear your own consequences, no matter at what cost it may be. My life changed instantly from the news last night. It is as though as I am left with no other way out of this sticky situation. Fate has taken its toll.

For now, I am thankful and grateful with what i possessed, and I want to leave it that way.

weekends...

Anw, earlier was juz a joy moment... Wells as for now, i'll update u on wats been happening these past few 'Ups & Downs' days..~!

Saturday 27th!
Oh yes, Saturday went amazingly good, except for the fact that i got into a lil minor accident. I'll share later on. But the whole day was bout someone's Special Day, which is Nurul Ain Yazid's 22nd Birthday! As far i was concerned, it was supposed to be such a much more happening birthday event, then the F1 qualifying race tat day. But apparently, THANKS A MILLION to those who decided to ditched last very second. Give me credits for my planning for once lor! Haiyah nvm lah, not really important. But i wld rather extend my deepest gratitude to those who came and made it a memorable one for Nurul! =)

Apparently, u really look stunning that day Babe. You made me looked my best wear, seems rather under-dressed. Hahah.. Even ppl kept saying they are jealous of your look. Seriously. =) Wells, i cant blame them though. So anw, aft the Surprise dinner at RiceTable, (5 Stars dishes and ambience), Nora, Qie, Abg Khairie, Norman, Nurul and Me decided to go Party World KTV to enjoy our remainder of the day! Extremely fun just screaming our lungs out eh.. hahahha. Dragged out all the way from 10 till 2 am that nite. Fuh! But no regrets for the entertainment, and all that for that special person on that special day! Btw Nurul, i know it wasnt such a BANG! birthday, but i hope that song that i wrote and sang to you personally had sums up everything!

Sunday 28th!
Ok lets talk bout the accident i had the nite b4. Got into a lil car accident on Saturday nite arnd Far East Plaza area. Not such a major accident, but quite a freakin memorable one. Damn long story but to cut it short, im bearing the cost for both the damages to each car but the other Malay driver was an understanding and compromising guy. So because of that, i spent half a day on Sunday to my cuz's workshop trying to figure out bout the car and the claims and stuffs.. Hassle abiz lah! This is one freaking painful accident to my wallet, Shheessshhh!! Well evertually reports have been made so juz have to wait till the whole outcome comes before my eyes. Lets just hope and pray that its quite a minimum sum. Well aft taht, i spent the rest of the day at home, helping out on the ketupat and my messy room. THen watch F1 race day thru the set at home, which kicked-ass btw, then aft that continue to finish up the work at home again. hahaha... boring Sunday!

Babe, BESOK Raya, Babe!
Gerek!
Babe, Raya, Babe!
Power!
Babe, Raya, Babe!

Gempak!
Babe, Raya, Babe!
Brutal!
Babe, Raya, Babe!

Enjoy!
Babe, Raya, Babe!
FUYOH!
Babe, BESOK Raya, Babe!
nak duit bleh tak....?

,,\/. (Oo,) .\/,,

its been long gone...

well yes, apparently it has been quite a while i didn't update this dang blog. Not because i don't wanna, but i cldn't really. My lappy at home let me down eventually, and my lappy at work hates blogger. It always played with my darn feelings, this crazy server. I think Nurul felt that last nite too. Sorie babe.. Just no luck. Frust all over. hahhahah!!

Anw, i discovered something freaky this morning.. Like a lil feeling of dejavu. Every morning when i boarded the 168 bus from the Reservoir bus stop, there's always this cool dude who boarded the bus with me, but will always take up the 4th seat from the back row, on the right sided window. Without fail. When i mean cool, i mean well-dressed casually. Ok anw, apparently today was a drenching wet day and the bus was quite full. So turns out, he sat beside me at my usual seat. The weird thing is, with all his drenched dress-code, and squishy sound from his flips and taking a seat beside me, it seems like i saw the same thingy playing in my head last nite. Totally, it was creepy. And to make the morning even creepier, Class 95 played same ol' tunes to what i've heard before. And i kept thinking whether today really happen or was it just me who's losing my mind. Hahahahha.. Nah, perhaps it was dejavu but the morning stupidity feeling kicks in.

So anw, TGI-F1!! Haha.. The RACE DAY is finally here Lads! Head downtown with your plugs and binos, and get ready to be blown away with the zooming and screeching all around. But its just a shame i won't be there to watch it, 'cause the comfort of my sofa at home seems to be the best place to be. Yeah Yeah, you guys are just gonna be saying the same thing: "But its the best LIVE!" Wells, it is true, but i wldnt wanna share the best view with a smelly stampede. Haha..! Though i was never a great F1 fan, i somehow support these hyped we are doing for it. The thought of having such a massive attraction down here in Singapore, just gets your balls tingle. Ain't it?

Ok whats with the loud, Holy-Christian songs back there you sickening bitch!? (Refering to the lady sitting nearby my work-station).. I know you're religious and such but are you trying to convert us all here into Christians too?! God! I have mine so i'm happy. So the least you can do is respect others in the office too please.. If you really need to, go to Church then. No offence, i'm not even discriminating. Just slapping some harsh senses to you! KEEP IT DOWN!

Hmm.. wells good news is, tomorrow will be something to really remember by. I hope for it to happen though. It's your day tomorrow Babe! So smile! =)

[No Cheap Slogans, Just Pure Loving Music]

TGIF~!

To believe that Love exists,

Is to give Love a chance.

start of september..

Oreadi its the 2nd day of Ramadhan. Things have been goin well for me recently. Im planning to go the full 30 days tis year arnd, coz last years' wasnt reali in my favor. Lets not proceed to that anw.

Lets juz go back to last Saturday.. Yes, i had the car finally, and went to drive my famz to jemputan at CCK. My distance cuzzie got married, and it came to realise that i havent seen her for ages since i was only in pri school. The reason; its too complicated lor.. hahah. It will never ends if i share. =) But it was reali nice to see her again, and shes happily married now. I tink i ever saw her husband sumwhere.. Jgn2 jual anggur tak? =P (Joking, cuz..)

Went out wif Salim, An(Mok), and the rest during the nite for supper and lepak'ing. Didnt bother to stay out too late coz of the next day. (See Post Below)


Sunday! Its Vert-Marathon day for Keppel~! And yes, i went.. Not to compete, HELLS NO! Hahaaha.. but to cheer on Keys, and the MAIN reason why im there, Nurul Ain Yazid~! I am reali reali damn proud of both of you for making it thru again this year, esp to Nurul. D, i tink u reali did put so much hard-work and dedication thru-out all ur tournaments tis year, and also for the Vert-Marathon. U deserved much more than juz a credit and a pat on the back. Thru the painful barriers, u stl kept pushing on. And that to me, u reali deserved to be the MVP! Seriously, u are an MVP in my eyes. But even so u didnt win it tis time arnd, im very sure ur gonna work ur way there next year. And im counting on it too. =)

Well we went out to eat aft that, but not b4 i went to take the car. Then we drove all the to town, expecting to eat at Village, but somehow the Heeren basement was closed so we cldnt reali decide where to eat, until Nurul mention Esteller. Since i havent eaten Indo food for quite some time, i agreed lor. Hahahha.. Then wen we entered Cineleisure, they were having the Best Damn dance comp, wich i didnt reali bother watching coz i knew SFB will sweep it off. hahahah! And i was damn rite! TOo bad u other suckers, ur juz not tat good yet.. LoL! Esp to the girl who fell trying to do the cheerleader thingy; i saw the effort, but juz dunt die in front of me. hahah.

Hmm.. aft the Esteller meal, me and Nurul caught up wif Keys and her Mr Z.. hahha.. Cant believe u guys took such a long time to spot us outside the shop. And thanx to D, i cant stop thinking of (Mr. Well Hung).. LOL! Tat was a cracker...! Wells, i tink mine is. *grins*
And then aft that, the TAKA chilling session. Reminds me of all the times we both spent most of our time there in the past. But it was great nonetheless, doin nothing most of the time. And the joking sessions are always the memorable ones beb! LoL... SHakespear?! hahhahha.. Crazziez~~!
But tat was reali fun, and we shld hang out again sumtime, the 4 of us. hahah..

That night dinner, we had Indo food again.. Nasi Ayam Penyet tis time. hahah.. dunt noe why but we will never get sick of it at all. Walau mcm mane pedas pun, i took it in. *punch air*. And D, the lil talk during dinner was a good one, i must say. =)
Oh yes, it was bowling aft that.. Hahaha.. I improved myself, but im sorie Dear.. perhaps its not ur day i guess.. the balls juz wunt go straight. hehehe.. But we'll have rematch until u puas k. ANd it can also train for ur bowling next year too.. ;)

Wells we met Yaya, Sham and Fizah aft the game. Headed to YPark to eat coz the working Sham is hungry. So everyone got their food, but i got bird wastes all over the car..! They pisses me off real bad, but i wld rather get outta that place fast than being attacked again. hahhahhah.
From there, i sent the girls back home first b4 sending Sham last, back to the airport for his duty.


It was reali quite a day that day.. It was sumting i reali missed such a long time. And juz by being wif u, Dear, it gets better by the minute. =)

wat a monday..

feeling kinda 'light-headed' today.. literally. the feeling came tis morning ever since i got outta bed. And its been suckier by the minute. cldnt reali find the mood to work today, but somehow im in the office now wif tis pile of workload. and this blur visions are reali not helping me get thru the day.

Wells the weekend somehow was a much needed break for me. Batam wif the famz, juz wandering arnd, cldnt reali ask for much more. Had seafood and stuffs, but didnt reali do lotsa shopping though. And my lil bro cant stop bugging me bout the Olympics. SHeessSShh~!

Gonna be another bz, bz, and more bz week.. And yes, i am a workaholic, Nurul! =P

ANd now i gotta go back to work..

its finally here.. the official license to drive. LoL! aft nearly 2 years of freakin effort, i'd succesfully obtained it wif flying colors! hahah..

Went to Kaki Bukit camp tis early morning to get my application form for Class 3 conversion. Then aft wich i had to make the schlong journey to SSDC to claim a lil stupid slip of paper, wich of coz is my temp license to drive b4 they post me the card though. JIMBRENG btul uh!

but nvm, at least the most impt part is tat i got wat i wanted hahahah.. yes, it is free license, but damned, i had to put alot of blood, sweat and tears juz to work for it aight. And not to mention thru unfavourable conditions as well man... *relieved sigh*

now at work, nothing to do.. so i tink im gonna play 9-ball first b4 work resumes.. LoL! Thats wat im being paid for too u noe..

updates lah..

the week is coming to a close.. FINALLY! Hell of a week lah. stl have to endure today and the half of tmrw.. Tsk Tsk Tsk~!

Had been working extra long hours since Monday, to cover up for tmrws' hours. Cause we all noe wats tmrw rite?! Muahahha! The LICENSE to Kill! So i'll be taking a half day off in the morning to retrieve my license at SSDC. Wich aft tat, i'll come to work by lunch. LoL! I need to work too u noe.. Cld have easily taken the long weekend break but im a workaholic! =P

Well, like i said, been working OT since Monday.. but its stl damn worth the OT pay hahahah... Dinner at Causeway Point aft work everyday, but everytime we ended up eating fast food all the time. Gentlemen, i tink we shld stop tis habit! LoL..

So yeah.. anw Salim invited me to head down to MOS tmr for some function. But from the looks of it, i might not go even though i wanted to. Saturday goin Batam beb, so i need the rest and stay afresh! Sorie man.. =) And im gonna have to miss the Suntec Dance semis too.. Shoot! Update me on tat pplz~! Hahahha...

"I am Titan, I am strong... No one wants to sing along~!"

the slightest reasons..

another freaking boring weekend.. Great! Its juz so not me, ppl...!
i guess things have been too diff for me lately, i juz hadnt break outta my shell yet.
Maybe i will..? Maybe not now..? yet? Not ever..? I dunt have a damn clue. Pffftt!
"Live high, live mighty.. Live righteously.."
Mraz is always right with his words man..

Well anw, i'd been hoping to clear my head these days, and its never easy.
You cant juz, CLEAR ur head, not without killing urself in the process..
I dunt noe bout others, but im taking loads of time to do so. Deep scars.

Hmm.. to start off. i went to Suntec Dance ystday. Damn.. I reali miss all those sick moves man. For bloody 10 mths or so, i hadnt been getting the chance to watch them bust 'em moves! Totally smooth, all 'em crews. Met C.A. there, also Mahadhir and some old buddies of mine. Everything was pleasant ystday uh. Then aft taht, i actuali went to Explanade and guess wat i heard. LIVE MUSIC! LoL!! How i missed them so so very much all these times..! Its like back in heaven again. Kudos to all the groovy performers, and also John Molina! Yes.. The guy who indirectly inspires me to pursue my singing dreams wif his voice. Hahahha! Master! Gotta do tat often though. LIVE Music is juz me. I missed doin those. Sigh.. Actuali, i miss goin to Esplanade wif her, juz chillin, and listening to 'em performances, no matter how sucky they can be sumtimes. But its all good.. Its quite different ystday without her arnd. Maybe its the fact that wen im wif her, is wat makes it truly magical. It truly is.

Well, Monday blues today.. and the pile of workload on the desk. LoL! Another day in hell i guess. Working late again as per normal. Gotta work lotsa hours till Thursday coz i wunt be coming to work on Friday! Its License Collection day babey~!!! Muahahhahha...! Finally..!
Have been waiting for this moment a hell of a long time. For now, tats gonna be the one thing im looking forward to, tis week. This weekend, Batam wif famz.. A lil family outing aft a balls time, perhaps its about time lah actuali..

Oklah need to get back to work now. Too many shitload! Later..~!

hey yeah..

have u ever been living a lie?

Simple Steps:
Go away for awhile,

Leave the door ajar,

And then watch helplessly as ur life flashes by.

AND pretend its gonna be alright again..

this week..

Juicy news..?

Not reali.. the week went passed without me knowing. Kinda preoccupied wif lotsa stuff nowadays. Working is taking almost part of my life eveyday. Since Monday, i had been goin work xtra early then leave extra late! LoL! Nak carik rezekit kan.. And im expecting it the moment i signed tat contract.

Well anw, im taking things slowly nowadays. Hmm, she came back Tuesday morning and i was very much glad she arrived back safely. Been wanting to meet up wif her for dinner these couple of days, but shes always wif plans and such. Sigh. I miss her though.

So yeah.. i finally met up wif my old NS buddies again last nite @ Arab St. Juz 4 of us: Salim, Iqbal, Shidi and myself talking crap all thru the nite till bout 10+. All working man now, so must go back early beb. LoL! Went back, straight to bed.

Hmm.. im expecting another hectic day today at work. Though its the skool holidays, and the skool seems too empty, i can never get a break from this yet. Hahaha.. GG! (inside joke..)
I wanna eat out today... hopefully.

weekends..

havent been doin much updatings lately.. Almost nothing to update on actuali, but here's wat happened lately;

Thurs, 07 Aug.
Finally holding a job to occupy myself during the weekdays @ RP. Started last Thursday and its gonna take me till Oct end. Though it might be a temp job for 3 mths, i stl take it damn seriously. Reasonable pay for reasonable work. Juz sumting to kickstart my working life officially now. No more spoonfeeding man! A man's gotta do what a Man's gotta do....

Friday, 08 Aug.
Woke up very early in the morning to bid her a safe trip to Bali tat day. She'd been looking forward to the trip since ages, and finally shes there. Despite the issue, wich im sorry i cldnt be of any assitance, i reali reali hope shes enjoying herself there and feel better wen she comes back. Safe journey back, Nurul.
Well, other than tat, work was fine for the 2nd day. Getting more used to the things there so i tink i shdnt have any problem adapting. I never do have issues wif adapting. =) Seriously!

Saturday, 09 Aug.
Happy National Day, Lion City! Sorie i didnt get u a gift, but we pay taxes dont we? =P
I stayed home to watch TV the whole day (someting i missed doin for a long time!) and juz took the opportunity to rest at home. Too lazy to go out coz i noe its a massive packed day. PHEW!

Sunday, 10 Aug.
Bumming day! =)

another thing..

giving up is never an ally
that sums up wat u expect me to do.

but whatever we'd been thru in the past,

plz never think less of me.

dejected..

ORD'ed yesterday..

Got a Job today..

Working man tmrw..

Supposed to be overjoy..

But numb.

the door is slammed shut..
'DO NOT DISTURB' hangs by the knob.
shall i knock, or juz turn and walk away..
im still standing at the doorstep looking at the floor
thinking if i shld juz wait..
till the door finally open.

Love Led Me To You

Such a cold morning greeted me

Such a lonely evening i'd been through

Last night..

I had been feeling all so down

When I realise you're not around

I cried..

Its tough to go on

Without you by my side

When I need you the most to

Take away this pain inside

Everynight i see your face

You came to me in my dreams

I miss you so...

How much more can i endure

Being without you i juz cant

I closed my eyes and pray
That you'll be back here someday
Back here with me,
With me once again..

confuse..

somehow, someway..

my excitement and anxiousness is being overshadowed by confusion.

As much as im trying to shake it off, it seems stuck on me. I juz need an explaination somewhere from someone or anyone..

But fact is, im not prepared to hear it yet. Not wen it cld turn either way. My mind is off-balanced now, so i tink its best i focus on one single thing at a time.

And it have to start at Singfest!

Nothing else...

Singfest!

what a week...

Been quite a good week...

Sunday 27th
I got Punk'd! LoL! Never saw something like tat coming to me.. Was juz supposed to be a friendly date, turns out to a homecoming-cum-belated b'day surprise by the Siloso Beach! Reali, tat was something. But the highlight of the day have to be the Luge rides tat nite! Totally having fun, juz the 7 of us there. Thanx a million ya guyz, esp to my dearest Nurul. =)

Monday 28th
Didnt do much tat day.. Juz went to babysit dear coz shes on MC. Accompanied her @ home till she has to go out and meet her relatives. LoL! I cant believe i havent watch Art of the Devil b4. Not on sequel of it. But since u said it was awesomely gross, im not gonna miss it again. HAVE TO WAAATCH!!!

Tuesday 29th
Head down to P.S. to catch up wif Shamil. Applying for some guitar classes bro? Hahahah.. I swear who looks like a freaking girl wif those long hair. But then its not the first time others commented tat to him. SOrie dude!
Anw headed straight to JW aft tat to watch some soccer training. Reali, never play wif Myanmar guys... They'll play without remorse. And if u happen to be the keeper wen they shoot, time to Pray hard to GOD he stl wants u alive man. LoL! For the girls' team, need more collaboration wif each other. CEH!

Wednesday 30th
Went to dad's school. Dont ask. Juz to finish off some stupid document. =)

Thursday 31th
Again, went down to watch soccer training at JW. Well i can safely say that they are ready for the Sunday tourney. Esp the girls team coz they are reali putting tremendous effort to work as a team. Proud of them, and reali proud of my Nurul too. Stevie-G lah kirekan.. =P
I wish u guys the best for the tourney, and go KICK, KILL!!!!!