and i u n f o l d

Where to start? Where to start? Hmmm.

We were there early and scoped out a good place. Middle stage, middle of the crowd so that we could see the whole performance. It wasn’t very crowded, surprisingly and the demographic was a little weird. Random people, basically. Anyway, the night opened with a performance by O.Sch.ool. G.in was FIERCE. Like OMG!FIEEEEERCE! Damn girllllll. I was all screamy and then one dude in front of us asked, is that your friend? Hahaha. Then came the F.4 boys and then Hani was all screamy and again the dude was like, your friend? This prompted Hani to comment, “If we scream for Marty, will he ask if he’s our friend?” AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA.

After that was, I think, the DJ battle which was interesting. There was also a beatboxer, who was pretty good and another dance solo. Sometime in between all that, someone approached me cos she picked me as one of the candidates for the Best Dressed and she snapped a photo of me. Heh. And also, at one point, I totally spotted Marty&co standing at the side/back of the stage and I was all OMG!OMG!!11!!!OMGGGGG!!11!! And dragged Hani and Cal there. They were just standing there and I so wanted to approach and say hi and get a photo but no. (Today I found out from this guy I know from dance class that he did approach them and got a pic. But after that, the “people” didn’t let anyone else through. GAH!) So by that point, I was super duper excited and squeeing about Maaaarty being here. Heh.

Finally, what we were waiting for: they came on. Did a medley of My.Love, Sexy.Back and LILY. AWESOMENESSSSSSSSS. Just, perfection. They were so good, all three of them. I don’t even know how to describe it. I got it on video and there’s a helluva hot of screaming/squealing from us. I bet people were irritated by us. AHAHAHAHAHAHA. I was in my Happy Place yo. Marty was amazing, of course. The way he moves is just…. GUH. No words. Nick was also amazing. Live, his dancing has a lot more charisma compared to watching him on videos. Eddie really surprised me with his hottness. And his insane energy.

After that was a really short interview with Maaarty which I wish had been longer. Then came the interesting part of the evening, haha. Sheikh.Haikel asked Marty to pick 3 people from the crowd. And Hani was all pointing at me. I was torn about whether I wanted to do whatever it was: on one hand, Marty! but on the other hand, potential for really embarrassing moment. Anyway, given that the crowd wasn’t very enthused and Hani was quite obviously pointing at me, I was the 2nd person picked. Oooookay.

So there were 3 of up onstage and we’re told that the prize was a No.kia phone (HELL YEAH!) and that we’d have to dance and Maaaarty would pick the winner. Cue the nervousness and OMG!OMG!!!!. So much for me being freaked out at the possibility of being in his masterclass; now I have to dance in front of him, for him to “judge” and in front of an audience of about 100-200 people. Niiiiiiiiice. *facepalm*

At that point, I was thinking…. okay, you’re up here anyway and so you might as well try and rock it and win this thing. Like a CARPE DIEM moment. Heh. And then the music starts, and it’s My.Love! I was like, HOLY SHIT. Then I stopped thinking and just… started to move. I can’t remember what I did, honestly, or if it was any good. I just put myself in that zone, tried to have fun with it, tried not to suck and just like performed. I was too busy trying not to look the fool that I didn’t even glance at my “competitors” and certainly not at Maaarty, ‘cos my brain and body would’ve freezed if I did. Wahahahaha. Basically, I tried to pretend there was no one there. I hoped that the song would get to the chorus cos I was just WAITING for the step-step-slide. Haha, when it finally came, I was like yeaaaaah fun times and hit the step-step-slide. LOL. Throughout this, Hani was screeeeaming for me and I also noticed some of the O.Scho.ol peeps cheering too which was uber-cool.

Finally the music was stopped and I snapped out of my zone and self-consciousness moves in. Also the whole I-can’t-believe-I-did-that! feeling. *facepalm* SH commented on how he saw Maaarty smiling and asked if he has picked a winner. AND HE TOTALLY PICKED ME! :D I was in major major shock (and also GLEE!) and disbelief. He commented that the guy was good and was like having his own concert, and that the other girl was like having fun as though dancing in her room and then he motioned to me and said something “but this young lady….” and said a bunch of stuff that is hazy in my mind. My brain had shut down at that point yo. It was all EEEEEE! so there was no room to remember what exactly he said. I do remember the comment about being like the female Justin.Timberlake and how all I need is a mic to sing cos it made me CRACK UP SO MUCH (and made me go HUHWTF?!?!). I also remember something about me knowing the choreography from the video, i.e. the step-step-slide. (Hani, Cal: do you recall exactly what he said? Fill me in!)

In the middle of all that, he came over and shook my hand (Eeeeep!) and gave me my prize. And he was so polite: when I thanked him, he stopped whatever he was saying and said “you’re welcome” (this was in the middle of his spiel about why he picked me) and then continued with what he was saying. He just gave the impression of being a really nice person, which is cool. Also, only he can rock an oversized white tee with a slightly effeminate beige scarf around his neck. Heh.

The step-step-slide totally won the day for me. And I was lucky that there was no real hardcore dancer in that “competition” cos I would’ve have my ass handed to me on a platter by their freestyle. Haha. As it is, I try not to think about the other dancers in the crowd who saw me dance cos then I’ll just start feeling mortified. o_O I don’t even really wanna think about MARTY KU.DELKA WATCHING ME DANCE ’cause…. *hides face*. At least I won, cos if I hadn’t, the mortification would have been OVERWHELMING. Haha. Today at dance rehearsal, Rya.n asked me what I won and asked if I heard them cheering and going crazy. He commented that the guy was quite good and in his own world, the other girl was only so-so and that I looked comfortable up there. Heehee.

ANYWAY. After that, a group of girls performed but we totally didn’t pay attention cos I was still like HIGHHHH and we were all just in that OMG! stage. And then, another perf by Marty&co. This time, it was a medley of CMAR/Summer.Love/Love.stoned and IT WAS SO SO GOOD. I esp. loved CMAR cos I loved that choreography since the first time I saw it yo. So Marty&co + CMAR = HELL YEAH!

Needless to say, it was a really really great night. I love dancer!boys and I esp. love JT’s dancer!boys cos they’re some of the best. It was so cool to see all the choreography live and the three of them were TEH SHIT and it was almost as good as a Jup concert. Heh. And then, of course, the dance competition and me winning and all that is just the icing on the really yummy cake. It’s allllllll good y’alls! Damn good.

It was surreal. SURREAL. It’s late (or rather, early early morn) but I just gotta let out some of my squee before I get some sleep.

The awesomeness that is seeing those routines live and seeing them danced by Mart.y and Nick and Ed.die! It was like being at a J.T concert… only y’know without Jup. Haha. Still, it SO ROCKED.

And then the mini dance “competition” where Marty picked 3 people in the crowd and thanks of Hani’s pimping, I was the 2nd one picked. Freestyle to My.Love. I have no idea how I did (and honestly, I almost don’t wanna know cos I bet I’ll cringe and be horrified at the thought of looking like that in front of Marty and the other dancers in the crowd…. yikes!) and I just winged it and tried to enjoy and not stress myself and just keep moving. The step-step-slide won the day yo. HELL YEAH. Marty freakin’ picked ME as the winner and said a bunch of flattering/highly amusing things and I’m still a bit LOL/OMG!/HEE! about it. BUT IT WAS SO COOL. And I got to shake Marty’s hand! And I won a new fabulous No.kia phone! And I got to shake Marty’s hand! AND HE PICKED ME! AAAAAAH. INSANITY. INSAAAANITY.
HighhighhighHIGHHHHHHHHH.

How freakin’ surreal is that? Long, gushy post coming soon. But for now, SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

I’m part of the small nation of Sparkly fans who love both the Pups and ‘Street. You can’t make me choose which group I love more, although admittedly I probably know more about the Pups than the Boys. But still. Love them both.

So, today was like a big day in the Sparkly World.

First came the news a few weeks back that JC had collaborated with the Boys (AJ, in particular) to write a song that’s gonna be on the new Back.street album. Then came the article where AJ basically gives JC an open invitation to perform with them. Then came actual pictorial proof of them all together. Hee, too cute! JC with the Boys! Looking like a new group! Inter-boyband love! It filled fandom with major major GLEE. I’m real excited about the album (dropping end of Oct!) and hearing the JC-AJ collabo.

(P/S: I heart heart heart JC and I hope he gets on another label that supports him and releases his album! I need some new JC-crack, thankyou.)

Then came the excerpt from L.ance’s upcoming book, in which he says (confirms, really) that it was Jup’s decision to leave the band and that he felt really betrayed when it happened. Cue insanity.

Now, that’s not really news… I mean, I think everyone suspected that Jup wanted out and that he wanted to go solo. And, to some extent, I can’t blame him for wanting that. It’s still hard to swallow and accept that the hiatus is a forever kinda of hiatus. They should’ve just come clean with everyone and said, this is the end thanksverymuch.

I wouldn’t have wanted to miss out on solo!Jup, on the awesomeness of the fuck-off that was/is CMAR, on the step-step-slide of My.Love, on seeing Jup really come into his own as a musician-performer. He really is a star and his success is well-deserved. I just wish it didn’t come at the expense of the Pups. I wish it really was a hiatus and that Jup didn’t essentially turn his back on the group, on the friends, on the fandom that became the basis of his solo success. There would be no Justified, no FS/LS, no complete insanity the entire world over for him… if he hadn’t been in NSYNC, if the fans he had gained through NSYNC hadn’t first supported when Justified came out and half the world wrote him off as a boybander-gone-solo-without-any-musical-credibility. It was a good album, yes, but without his NSYNC background, it might not have been as much of a success.

So, I guess it really RIP NSYNC. :( You will live on in footage.

At least, I still have the Boys. Now, with a new temporary addition. Heh. (And now I want some fic where JC actually becomes the new member of the Boys. Hahahah. Funnnnn.)

EDIT: I forgot to mention the other big thing that rocked fandom (rightfully so, cos it made me wanna retch when I read it): the Vani.ty Fa.ir expose on Lou.Pearlman. Just UUUUURGHHHHH. Horrible, horrible, horrible. Even worse than anyone could’ve suspected. Makes me wanna take a million showers and douse myself in Dettol for even meeting the creepy dude. EWWWWWWW.

What’s with the trend of tv shows that have an awesome first season, a not-as-awesome-but-still-quite-interesting 2nd season and then by the time the third season rolls around, you’re like HUHWTF?!?!?!

I’ve been watching S3 of PB but my attention has been waning (i.e. me multitasking while the ep is playing) despite the Pretty that is Went.worth. But now, 4 episodes in… I really don’t know if I want to keep watching.

Hmmmph.

A.yo Tech.nology is a freakin’ misogynist/chauvinist song (as is every other Fiddy song, so I’m not surprised) but damn that shit is catchy. Or maybe I’ve been programmed to love every damn thing that Jup even remotely touches. The video is like every Fiddy video and I can barely watch it…. except for the Jup parts. I get all mesmerized by his little face and him acting all naughty. Damn boy! I want it, and you can so give it to me, Justin! Wahahahaha.

P/S: Jup, please please please for the love of all things Sparkly, bring your FSLS tour here. I need to see it. NEED.

See exhibit A: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz8pjdVQjTc

Things that are Awesome:
1) The acoustic beginning
2) His female dancers- hell yeah, work it girls… I’d flirt with/touch him every damn chance I could too! Heh.
3) Extended dance break!!1!!!11 HOLY CRAP!!!!11!!! *dies*
4) His back-up singers doing the step-step-slide. Too cute! Haha.

Damn you lucky bitches who have seen his live show. Double damn if you’ve seen it more than once. DAMN YOU LUCKY BIAAATCHES!!!! *shakes fist at sky*

I LOOOVEEEEE YOU, JUSSSSSTINNNNNN! [/crazy]

I’ve raved about dance videos, I know.

BUT SERIOUSLY I’VE FOUND MY NEW FAVOURITE.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU99GH87GZs

GO AND WATCH. NOW.

So y’alls know that I LOVE KENNNNNY, right? My lil dancer heart is bruised cos Ken.ny won’t be coming with Ma.rty. An article in the papers on Over.drive and the popularity of hip-hop dance mentioned that he’ll be coming with Nick.Bass (who is also made of awesome) and Eddie.Morales. I’m not familiar with Eddie, but damn his resume is impressive.

When I got home, I had to youtube them and found that fabulous vid. Seriously, that shit just blew my mind. (You all should know which one is Kenny; Nick is the one in the hoodie; Eddie in the bandanna.) 1) I already have so much overflowing love for the My.Love routine (Ku.delka is a fuckin’ genius, I tell ya); 2) KENNNNY! (I adooore him; he is like my fave hip-hop dancer, I swear); 3) Add to that the awesomeness that is Nick & Eddie; 4) BEST EVAAAAH!

This is pretty much the first time I could really focus on the choreography. In performances, we don’t get to see it cos of camera angels and y’know Jup being the center of attentiom. So this was cool. I really love the routine and the execution in this vid is just about flawless. Kenny’s still my fave. Nick’s a bit more smooth. Eddie’s like giving 110% percent and it looks like he’s hitting a little too hard. I LOVE that they do the step-step-slide, hee!

While I’m all :( about no Kenny, I just know that Marty+Nick+Eddie is gonna freakin’ make me loose my shit when I see them dance. I’m gonna be all shocked into silence and flailing and OMG-ing all the way through. GUH.

Lovelovelovelooooove.

I am also now KICKING MYSELF IN THE ASS for not signing up earlier for the masterclass. But then, I KNOW that I’ll look like an idiot if I were there. Haha.

CAN YOU IMAGINE THE AWESOMENESS THAT IS JUSTIN’S LIVE SHOW?!!? JT, you need to bring your skinny ass here so that I can ogle all your dancers. I think I’d need to watch the show twice: once for Jup, the other to watch the dancers. Heh.

I CAN’T WAAAAIT FOR OVER.DRIVE!!1!!!111!

After enduring a cough/sore throat that emerged last week, I finally threw in the towel and saw the doc today. Now I feel drowsy from cough syrup. Also, the logenzes are TEH SHIT (aka really effective). And I get to stay at home tomorrow. Yay for sleeping in and resting and hopefully be 100% healthy again.

I’ve found one instance in which I miss my longer hair: dance. No more hair to fling about! Gah. And my hair looks weird-funky when I’m dancing and it flips around and doesn’t land correctly. BAH. I need to figure out how to rock this hair when dancing cos this is the hair I’ll have for the O.Schoo.l thingy! Maybe a ton of ultra-strengh gel/wax will work wonders? Haha. If anyone has any ideas, lemme know. ;)

Speaking of that, rehearsals begin in Sunday. My slot is 4-6pm. I’m a little jittery about it, to be honest. Cos it’s gonna be hardcore, I just know it. LAHH on Thurs killed my brain. I just couldn’t get the last eight or so. And then G.in made everyone do full-out and I was like, SHITTTT. And then she picked some peeps to do it and then she was gesturing to me to join them and I was like, I CAN’T GET IT. But she made me anyway and I still screwed that last eight. BAH. I FEEL THE PRESSSSUREEEEE. Heh. Cos I want to be good at it, y’know? But still got some way to go before I get there. Maybe I’ll get back into the groove once fasting is over and my energy levels are 100% again during class and rehearsals.

The meds are really starting to take effect….