when i heard sm entertainment was going to hold their auditions in kuala lumpur, malaysia... it took me only seconds to decide that i was going.
finally... i could follow my dearie's footstep.. not only just concert tours.. but literally walk the path that he had taken! (for the uninitiated, sm entertainment is behind boa, tvxq, suju and kangta... well.. vanness too, if you insist)
so on friday, me and yuenling embarked on our journey to kl via the express train. what an experience! it was my first time on the train and it was an overnight train.. madness though, they sold tickets at face value. which meant a 30 sing dollars ticket costs 30 ringgit if you buy it in malaysia. i think that's just plain crazy and it doesn't make good sense at all. next time i would take the bus to jb and take the train from there. arghz.
only take the train if you have time to spare. 9 hours, to be exact.
we took the economy seats and i swear that the next time i take the night train, i will get the beds no matter how much they cost. our seats were facing the wrong direction so i felt funny the whole time.
we reached the kl station at 7... and after washing up, it was breakfast at macs. and then we realized that road directions are generally unclear in the whole city.
me: where's the monorail
train station staff: (point to somewhere) see? see that building?
me: huh? where??
train station staff: that building that building.
buildings are in thousands when you are in a metropolitian city. we took a few tries to get to that place and on our way are taxi drivers who were so scary that we took quick steps to get away from them. credits to the city govt though, their transport system is generally very efficient with the monorail and lrt.
i generally liked the monorail. but the platform is a tad too big for a small train.
we arrived at bukit bintang and it was too early.. either for shopping or for going over to the audition site at regent hotel. so... we went to starbucks!! hahah ever since working at starbucks, i made it a point to try starbucks overseas (minus korea's).. hongkong and KL's so far.
i make better lattes!! haha.. but seriously, i think since latte is just espresso + milk, it will taste good as long as you don't screw the espresso or use expired milk.
alright.. so KL is boring. i mean, it's too much like singapore, too much like orchard road. so we just had lunch at planet hollywood and decided to go to.. .
ta-da! where it all began for my dearie.. eh.. not in malaysia though.
there were altogether only 150+ people who turned up but i swear they took longer than superband.. 4+ hours altogether. we almost died waiting because we were sooo tired.
i felt more tired than nervous or excited. geez.
there was a guy there who was in charge of the waiting people.. oh boy he's cute. he's cute enough to replace some of the people in super juniors. i swear.
audition was quick and i don't know.. fun? because one of the panel... was my type. haha.. he was pretty cute with his glasses and all.. and his comment for me was ...
"your pronounciation is like a korean."
well, that has nothing to do with singing right? anyway screw it, i'm not there to join sm entertainment. haha.. seriously i went there so that i could write about it on my blog. haha.. yes.. true-blue blog-ger!
here's to me and my spontaneous-ity (erm... i don't think there's such a word?)
dinner was at a korean restaurant.
good service, good food but not a pretty price. blew 100 ringgits on this meal.
after that we washed up and went back to the train station.. i made a mistake to buy the upper deck of the sleeping cabins. i swore it was better downstairs, bigger windows even.. but never mind, it was all good. i loved the bed!! nice mattress, soft pillow... aaaaah.. i slept so soundly.. all the way from almost 11pm to 6am..
well.. i think there you have it, my weekend escape to kl. it was a crazy experience.. the last-minute getaway.. the budget travelling, the audition... wooo~ i think i need to do such things once in a while to remind myself that i'm a globe-trekker wannabe and a young girl at heart.
my good mood was dampened by the news of dongwan falling off the stage during shinhwa's concert in busan yesterday night. good to know though that he wasn't seriously injured, only a shoulder dislocation. i want him to rest and be sure to be very well before i see him again in thailand..
i can't believe it.. 3 months after the first time in seoul, imma see my dearie in thailand in august then again in september back right here in singapore.
i feel beautiful.
listening to: pussycat dolls -- buttons
