i think we've ALL gone kinda MAD with this entire thing ...
still hurting from e astronomical cab fare ... it's so very inconsiderate of our public transport providers to keep changing their rates without a very clear message to the consumer...
i admit i'm a bit of a blur... but then they could have INFORMED me FIRST BEFORE the booking was processed so that I can decide if i STILL want to book e cab a not mah... so unprofessional... how can they expect EVERYONE to remember their rates when they r changing by e month??? RIDICULOUS!!!!
ok... back to e topic of e aftermath...
some clarification & some advice to ms Alwaysane on "classic fan-see behavior"
1. BANNERS:
u see...fan-sees DEPEND/USE/RELY ON their multi-colored, as-large-as-humanly-possible to-carry banners to GAIN/CATCH e ATTENTION of their idols... cos everyone oso screaming, need something MORE to attract their attention... so... needless to say they must be pre-prepared with that in mind... thus e detail put into making them...
*PS: a more REFINED/EVOLVED method of doing this is by using light sticks... cos they r not commonly available... except during concerts lah where e ppl sell them like mad all over Indoor Stadium & on ur path of walking there from Kallang MRT...
2. PLUSH TOYS:
meant to be either GIFTS for their idols...cos fan-see know their idols like them.... like Kunda from Energy like Snoopy... so he gets loads of Snoopy soft toys from fans...
or MASCOTS (like during football games) for the idols... like our much detested one's is e orange ginger cat Garfield... though e similarity is "uncanny"... i've seen better ones like Sylvester e Cat = Sylvester Sim...
3. WHISTLES:
THE MOST DESPICABLE/CHEATER-BUG WAY OF CHEERING for ur idols...
cos u dun need to scream, ur vocal chords r spared e torturous ordeal of having to hold e long & high-pitched squeals for 30 secs as they do safety recordings or warm up e crowd before e idols come out...
i think its just e easy way out... cos there's no NAME being called... NOTHING BEING SAID in e high-pitched whistle blowing... so its just adding to e irritable noise level & not much content to e atmosphere/ ambience at all... at least to me...
4. UNITY:
like i said before... such events r e easiest to forge short-term/ long-term friendships... cos of e LONG HOURS spent WAITING & doing virtually NOTHING... cos wats there to do when u r eithe standing/ sitting??? NOTHING... so... u start listening to ur cds... u start taking out ur photos/mags/etc to check them out OVER & OVER AGAIN.... others near u see ur photos/mags/etc & get interested & ask u abt them... thus begins e "beautiful friendship" built on mutual interest & understanding.... honestly u'll find urself still toking to them even after u get ur stuff signed/etc... its a tried & tested formula...
we've even made some friends with foreigners through pen pal services so that we can exchange photos, etc when our idols r in their countries... i had an Irish penpal, cos Boyzone was from Ireland... & she even helped me get their autographs... I also had a British penpal... cos a lot of e singers/ bands were from UK... got loads of good photos from her too...
so... basically by e time e idols appear, u have already forged an alliance with ur surrounding strangers... so that's when u start asking them to scream for u fave together with u, & they ask u to scream to gether with them for their faves... THIS is e REASON why fans ALWAYS seem so organised... cos basically there's ALWAYS someone in charge leading e screaming at one time or another... it takes a group effort to scream REALLY loudly to catch attention & be heard... so that's y we forge alliances with fellow strangers... & we make fast friends...
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peace out
Same Old Fanatic \(*O*)/
1 comment:
Coming from a fine-tuned, rain and sunshine seasoned idol chaser... I'm impressed and full of admiration.
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