what a weekend it was. friday was the beginning. i have booked myself into genting resort hotel for one night (rm255) and i reached at 3p.m. to check in. i shared the room with chinching and rachel (from singapore) so when u divided the rate it was quite reasonable. the 'joined' beds had more than enuf space for the three of us. so it was rather comfortable...and quite cold too. the quilt was quite thick...if you switch off the fan, it would be hot, switch on, cold. so we just had to wear more to cover ourselves.
this is the view from our room. so if you do not close the windows at night, the first thing u will hear is the blaring of raya music from the speakers down there. that was kinda like the wake up call. i slept after i closed the windows. :)
this is the room.
and guess what...i dunno that our dear friend yoonming paints....waahahahaha....this is hanging in my room!
ok now to show time...most of the photos were taken on friday's show. i couldn't be bothered to take more on saturday since she did not have any costume change. yes...i bought the most expensive tickets for both nights....what is new? and i enjoyed myself thoroughly. it was slightly longer than last year's show mi i think. the show took about 2 hours and 30 mins. there were some changes in the run down though. one dancing part was cut from this 'show mi again' but she added a part where she sang a few memorable songs from her movies and the encore was longer by singing other singers's song (faye wong, miriam yong, stephanie sun and gigi leong).
i sat on the 6th row both nights...somewhere behind those red chairs. the fans were really high...as if on drugs or something. they were all stimulated from the moment the music started and the guards really had a hard time controlling the crowd. sammi's power medley part was the craziest! everyone ran out of their seats, stood up and some even stood on chairs (i belonged to this category). the guards were simply helpless here as sammi shouted 'stand up! stand up!'. thank god she shouted in english or the guards would be pushy and rude. there was one guard who was really adamant in getting one of the guys behind my row to sit (the guy was standing...heck...everyone was standing as well!). the guard used his torchlight and shone it straight into the fan's eyes...only at his while the other fans around him stood up dancing and singing. the guard did this for more than 5 mins...but the guy just ignored him. i was so worried that the fan would lose his temper and a fight would break out. phew! it did not happen...
the opening outfit. she had a fedora hat before that.
well, she does not look as plump as in this photo. it is always the lighting and the make-up. her double chin will definitely emerge in photos somehow. trust me, she is very thin...skin and bone...and very fair. and she has lots more smiles and sparkles in her eyes nowadays too. wave! wave!
second outfit. this is the part where she sang songs from her movie. concert-goers had the privilege to hear her sing her new song from the yet-to-be-released movie 'mama cop, papa crook' (staring eason chan too) entitled hide and seek. we also heard her sing the song from the movie 'everlasting regret' for the first time live. she din sing it last year. her first night singing of sentimental songs was better than the second night's.
sammi got a lot more gifts this time around. non-stop receiving them when the opportunity came. here she was reading an 'award' presented with the inscription : the best entertainer and idol award.
her guest star...wilfred lau ho long...from the same music company. i dunno who he is but his voice ain't that bad. a bit raspy like eason's. smirk if you want at his 'drape' shirt. dunno what to call it. but at least their red matches.
here comes the power medley. this was really great! the second night's singing was better here. the first night she was really out of breath. everyone was really worked out. heck, even datok michael chong (MCA Public Service and Complaints Department head) stood up. his wife, daughter and he were in front of my row on the second night. but he got really pissed off when the fans all did not go back to their seats after this segment was over. he even recorded sammi's performance on his handphone.
i had to be on datok chong's side here. the fans were really a bit rowdy this time around. i am not trying to be wet blanket here. it is ok to be standing at your seat and screaming your head off. but when a big big group rushed to the aisle and kept banging on ppl who were sitting there, that was too much. i pity the guards at that time. they were just trying to do their job but the fans were really uncontrollable. i was only standing at my seat ok. those are really fanatics (def=unbalanced or obsessive behaviour). so irritating.
this is the encore already. those shoes...she was navigating her way down the steps. it was really funny here. she told the band, 'no music yet...let me get down first. my shoes are high and the steps are high.' haha. how can she even jump on them?! (yes she did jump)
she sang 4 other singers' songs and then it was shake hands time. all hell broke loose. CONG AH! i din get to shake her hands although i was in front of the barriers. it does not matter anyway. she couldn't even see whose hands she was shaking or touching. she was concentrating on making her way through all the shooting and out-stretched hands. i just din know where all the hands came from. when she was in front of me, whoooshh...suddenly about ten hands shot out. scary. but at least that made fans happy. i wonder if other singers have this segment in their concerts in genting.
then it was lucky fans who got invited to sing with her on stage and sammi gave them presents from celine this time. awww...how lucky! i am also a big fan, but can't get the chance to go on stage everytime!!! so unfair! it is a sin to be thin in her concert! she only chooses those chubby and fat ones. the first night: a chubby specky guy (who was invited last year too! the SAME fellow!). but this guy was happening lah...he sang sammi's finale (sat fo) and he totally rocked it man! he danced, he shook, he spun. he was one energizer bunny.the second night: she invited two...first a male and then a female. and this female fan....AAAHHH!!! she was also invited on stage in singapore last year! chubby as well! she came from singapore for this concert. waaaa.....i told the others....next time i have to make a special fat suit to be invited to sing on stage with sammi. INVITE ME!!!
so all in all it was a good concert for both die-hard fans and her fans. most ppl in the arena of stars stood up (yup...those sitting at the back too) and really worked the power medley segment. but then again....these ppl might be her die-hard fans as well who chose to buy cheaper tickets this time around since it is 'show mi again'. i know some who did that. there won't be a show mi again and again...i am sure. she said in her interview that it might not be so soon the next time around since she made it 2 years in a row to malaysia. what a relief actually. ha haha...i will be spared of all the adrenalin and rush and exhaustion of making my presence felt.
i am tired now...but not from show mi again. time to call it a nite. but my tale of the weekend in genting highland is not over yet. till the next one.
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