Dear Beloved Strangers,: JASON WADE :D

It hasn't been a week yet since I came back to the capital J but I've caught 2 amazing soccer games, eaten hokben 2 twice, attended a wedding, and an awesome concert ---> remember about the Lifehouse gig I thought I wouldn't have a chance to attend? Well thank God mom said yesss!!! And thank God Vena was willing to go tooo :)

And I immediately and frantically searched for tickets- and thank God I got themm yaaayy and the price is relatively very cheap :D

About the concert day - uhmm.

It kinda reminded me of the thesis seminar presentation day, the day sooo torturing I was really afraid I was gonna catch a nightmare. Again. Here's the story.

The event was actually held to commemorate the birthday of Arthur Guinness, the founder of the famous beer brand, and it (supposedly) started at 17:59 - because it's the year Guinness was born. Nah normally (at least in Indonesia) gigs are late. And I read sooo many other bands that will perform before Lifehouse from the lineup- I wondered how lateee Lifehouse would perform. Then I read from Guinness Indonesia's twitter that there would be several stages in the area, so I thought, ohh, so they would spread the stages and it's not gonnabe very late for Lifehouse then. And because I bought the ticket just one day before the event directly from Guinness Indonesia, elsewhere was already closed, I had to take the ticket on the spot before 5 pm anyway.

Okay, so we went to Rasuna Epicentrum Walk at around 4.30, redeemed the tickets, walked around the malls, and went to the still-closed gate (which supposedly opened at 4pm), and queued for around 15 minutes. Oh by the way it's a 21+ event and I didn't get carded. That means despite the maximum effort (-cutting bangs-) I still look like a 21+. Oh well then.

We still had to wait until 6+ before getting into the venue with.. uhm.. not so many people (I really think the event wasn't promoted successfully because I know so many people didn't hear anything about it). We even played cards with 2 fellow Indo and 1 Canadian girls while waiting, spotted some bules in the event.

Okay there's a small stage near the waiting area where the bands who took part in BoldChemistry, a band competition held by Guinness performed. And I think that's what called "several" stages = the main stage and that stage. Oh no. I overheard a girl beside us talking to her friend - "Maybe Lifehouse's turn is gonnabe at 11?"

-- I hope not, girl.

Then the venue's open, everybody rushed inside to the front, we got a super strategic spot as well ahahah. Then the MCs started talking, then the first band to perform was the favorite winner of BoldChemistry. It's good. We clapped. Then they started another song. Oh. We started worrying. It's okay. Maybe 2 songs. Then they started another song. They sang 3 songs. And apparently Vena timed it hahahah. That's 25 minutes per band. Okay relax. It's not that bad. Then the MC appeared again, talking about Guinness history as the crew were preparing the gears for the next band. The next band is the winner of BoldChemistry. 3 songs. Very good. I thought, okay, enough for the bands from the competition. Time for the 'already well-known bands ---> Pure Saturday, Superman is Dead, and Rivermaya before Lifehouse. I hoped Lifehouse would start before 9. Then apparently there's still another band who wasn't even listed in the brochure ---another 3 songs. OUUCCHH.

I didn't mean to be rude, I would have enjoyed watching their performances if I was in Singapore - the island with no curfew- but this is Jakarta---the city where I'm gonnabe in trouble if I'm still outside with no convincing reason after 10--

Pure Saturday

Then it's time for Pure Saturday. I really enjoyyyyed their performance up to the 3rd song. Then they kept playing. And playing. I was really really afraid. It's 40 minutes already. Not done yet. The wait was very unpleasant. And a guest star came to the stage. They had a little chit chat (which made me wanna scream pleeeassse stop talking and finish the songgg). Seriouuusssly sorry. Pure Saturday is a greattt band but I was afraid. And they finally finished.

In one hourrrrr.

Then the MC appeared again. It's time for Superman is Dead. I really hoped they wouldn't take another hour (which they did). Sorry for their fans, SiD is definitely not my cup of tea. ---. There were so many SiD fans their I could tell. A group of them MOSHED behind us during a song - Huhhh. But they pushed us more to the front so it's okay this time. Ahahah.

And during the SiD performance I almost gave up. I couldn't bear waiting any longer. We didn't know when would they finish and we still had Rivermaya (who could take more than 1 hour). Then something extraordinary happened. Everybody was so busy watching SiD. I seemed to be the only one looking around, tired and bored. Then I looked to the right side of the stage behind those curtains.

I SAW JASON WADE standing there taking a glimpse of SiD. I didn't wanna cause a commotion so I stayed quiet but couldn't stop smiling. Couldn't take my eyes off him as well. Ahahah. Then I told Vena about that and her mood was also suddenly boosted ahahah.

SiD was finally over, then the MC again. Then it's time for Rivermaya. We sat down around 3/4 of the performance to save energy and to look at the time. Oh noo it's almost 11 already. Then we stood up hoping it's the last song. It's not. They kept playing another song and another song (which is good if I wasn't afraid). And they gave a lonngggggg (again. PLEASE PLEASE STOP TALKING I WANNA SEE JASON WADE ON STAGE A.S.A.P) greeting to Jakarta (which is also considered a good thing if I wasn't not afraid). And when they're gonna sing You'll be Safe Here which was supposed to be their last song, they sang 21 Guns first OHHHH NOOOO (untung cuma dikit), then finally. Fiuh. Goodbye Rivermaya it's 11 already. !!!!!!!

Rivermaya

And Lifehouseeeeeeeeee --- oh wait the crew had to prepare the gears up first.

The bule guy whose seemed to the head crew kept going on and off the stage. First I thought he's very hot but by that time I just wanted to shout gooo awayyyy buleeee lamaaa banget sih looooooo. I hoped they would take max. 15 minutes to prepare - then 20 - (a guy shouted HURRY UPPP!!!) then 25 - and it's 11:30 pm. And one of the crew finally gave a thumb. The crowd cheeeered hard.

AND IT'S LIFEHOUSE ON THE STAGEEEE!!!!

Vena asked me which song I'd like to hear the most. "Uhm.. Whatever It Takes?"

JASON WADE :D

JASON WADE AGAIN :D

Uhm. Again. Sorry.

Then he took the acoustic guitar. Is it gonnabe...jrenggg YES IT'S YOU AND ME. Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...!!! Finally - singing the song LIVE with the real Jason Wade ahahah. Thanks God :DDD

Then right after that --->the song I said I wanted to hear the most ---> WHATEVER IT TAKES! And by the way ---> Thanks God :DDD It's another favorite treadmill song :D