Previously they were in town to promote their new album and to perform an acoustic gig and now they have returned for a full concert! How exciting! I have been waiting for these for ages, half a decade to be exact! They had a concert in 2005 on a Wednesday night and I was in Sec 2 and my Mum didnt allow me to attend because it was a school day! I was so upset because Pug Jelly was opening for them as well. However, I'm still glad that they're back once again and even featured songs from their previous albums - No Pads, No Helmets... Just Balls, Still Not Getting Any & Simple Plan album.
Interview
The day started with Baboo and I buying all the necessary items for the interview. Instead of asking them the same old boring questions, they decided to do it with a little twist to get them more involved. Hence, we purchased afew LOCAL ITEMS:
- Bakkwa (肉干)
- Bandung
- Ba Zhang (Rice dumplings)
- Mandarin Oranges
Prepared some of the interview questions in ANGBAOS (red packets) and set off to Fort Canning Park! Redzuan will be taking videos and I'll be photographing the interview.
The interview will be held in the artiste changing room and they're gonna interview; Pierre, Jeff & David. Chuck and Sebastien will be interviewed by others as 91.3FM is the official radio station for Simple Plan hence they got 3 artistes for the interview.
And so, when we entered the room together with Adam, Redzuan & 1 lucky fan, we were so close to the band members and they are standing, walking over to us, shaking our hands saying Hi. They are not even Diva at all and are so friendly! Going right up to us to introduce themselves. And the most amazing thing is:
Jeff & Pierre remembered me OHMYGOSH!!!
Pierre pointed at me saying "I remembered you and you!" The first You was actually referring to Baboo. How sweet! It happened months ago and he probably had many fans asking for photographs in his hometown, Canada. And then when Jeff told Baboo that he interviewed him before together with me (points at me) at this coffee joint (Old Town White Coffee). This is really awesome!!!
Since Katy Perry loves Bandung, we decided to let them try it. Seems like they like it :) David drank the most! Pierre reached out to drink a second time in the middle of the interview.
Jazelbelle interviewing Simple Plan
Some of the questions are placed in Angbaos. Here, Adam explains the meaning of Angbaos. Besides, there are unsafe questions in some angbaos as well haha. Pierre knows how to say GONG XI FA CAI! And also, he said a CNY greeting kinda accurately :)
Jeff got the unsafe question first!
Q: Have you lied about bad tasting food???
Waiting for David to open his angbao...
He got an unsafe one as well!
Q: Have u peed in a pool before
His answer was extremely hilarious!!! Check out the video below to find out what their individual answers are.
Pierre also got an unsafe question.
Q: Have you liked your friend's girl before??
Adam and BT giving out mandarin oranges to the band.
Too bad they didn't give them any angbaos in return ;)
Next local item to taste are in BT's hands..
It's RICE DUMPLING (BA ZHANG)
Pierre asked if the leaves can be eaten. How cute!
He doesn't dare to eat! He passed it to David who rejected and Jeff took it!
Jeff and Pierre started eating.. David is the only one without a rice dumpling. He quickly peeled the mandarin orange at fast speed and started eating. I've never seen caucasians peeling oranges cuz normal Sunkist oranges are very hard hence it's very hilarious to me. I secretly think that he's afraid that he'll get to eat the Ba Zhang so he quickly popped those oranges into his mouth hahaha!
Up next Bakkwa
And this is why Boy Thunder is awesome! There's a reason why he showed the guys the Hot 30 chart...
Wonder what Pierre is doing???
And this is what happened next! How awesome man~
That's Jeff holding onto my iPhone! They are autographing it :) I think it's kinda pointless to autograph on cd albums now. That is why some people get their favourite artiste to autograph on their chest, back, etc and they get it tattooed immediately.
Baboo and Adam
Jaz & I
Wanna see Simple Plan members trying out our LOCAL FOOD??? View the video below! It's hilarious and David is the bravest of all :D
Had a feast at Nandos with Baboo, Daniel, Redzuan, Chevonne, Jazelbelle & Sohyee. (These girls want their names in Large fonts hence they should be honoured lol!) Love the grilled vegetables ttm but chicken seems to be mild instead of the usual Lemon & Herb :(
Took some pictures with the girls haha! They kept laughing hysterically for long periods reminding me of my secondary school days where we just like to laugh in class over minor things and teachers will ended up being pissed haha.
Get Your HEART On 2011
Setting off to Fort Canning Park at late evening. I have no idea why the girls wanna linked arms. It's a funny experience haha!
We're still considered kinda early as the stage isn't that far from us. However, it is not held at the main stage area hence there isn't a gentle slope and we will get blocked by others. Also, it will be crazy to squeeze with others and we don't think we can last.
Some last minute stuff happened and we're able to access VIP area which is elevated! How awesome :)
We can see everything clearly other than a few disgusting inconsiderate people who blocked 2 girls who have been there early and some people who sneaked in without VIP passes.
There, those inconsiderate people behind us...
The Concert started with them singing SHUT UP!
Set List (not in order)
- Shut Up
- Can't Keep My Hands Off You
- You Suck At Love
- When I'm Gone
- My Alien
- Astronaut
- Your Love is a Lie
- Addicted
- I'm Just a Kid
- Summer Paradise
- I'd Do Anything
- Thank You
- Loser of the Year
- Jet Lag
- Jump
- Perfect
- Welcome to my life
- This Song Saved My Life
Covers by other Artistes
- Forget (Fuck) You - Cee Lo Green
- Dynamite - Taio Cruz
- Raise Your Glass (P!nk)
I'm sooooo excited! Jumping and flailing like mad because it's like a dream come true.I love that they included songs from all their previous albums especially, "Perfect', "Welcome to my Life" etc. It brings back wonderful memories since I was a Simple Plan fan for like 7-8 years hence I know all of their songs. Been following them since No Pads, No Helmets.. Just balls was released. Pierre still have spiky hair back then :)
As for covers, Forget/Fuck You is extremely funny! As y'all know, the actual song is supposed to be 'Fuck You' but most countries censored it to be 'Forget You'. Hence, they purposely sang the uncensored version and I can see some people are shocked hahaha! So the crowd and Pierre were like pointing to each other for the part 'Fuck Youuu~' hahaha!
And Dynamite is the funniest! The 3 of them decided to shake their booties to the crowd according to the beat causing everyone to scream and shriek!
As for Summer Paradise, David was looking for a Singapore Girl to go to the beach with him NAKED. He even exclaimed that he's very horny and wants to have a Singapore girlfriend which got everyone in a frenzy!
Obviously he's kidding but it's so funny & Chevonne was yelling nonstop that he's so horny and Sohyee was shaking her backside to and fro telling me how hot Seb is. It's so hilarious hahaha and Baboo kept laughing at Adam nonstop as well..
Photo courtesy of Redzuan, 91.3FM Intern for the upclose shots~
Simply put, they are LEGENDARY~
Before performing Astronaut, Pierre got everyone to whip out their mobile phones and wave them in the air so it will resemble stars in the night sky.
The concert was kinda long, I lost track of time and I took about less than 15 pictures of which they turned out blur because Pierre was moving and most of the time I was jumping like a mad woman until my clip almost dropped off and Jazelbelle was laughing about it. I left all the photo/video taking to Baboo because he has EXTREMELY FLAT FOOT, hence couldn't jump for too long and he's DSLR is able to take superb pictures as well. Anyway, the best thing to do at a concert is to jump and sing along right? Better to experience this Live with your own eyes, rocking out with them! I look so cui ttm and even my arms are sweaty. I was so breathless that even if I stopped jumping, I can feel my body emitting heat like as I just finished running 2.4.
Baboo took these videos..
P.S: Do credit if sharing the pictures but do not steal and claim it as your own
Glad to see many young fans around as well. Most of the fans are around my age group in their 20s as we have all grown up with Simple Plan. Speaking of which, it's really touching and heartwarming to hear them pause in between songs (before singing), and talk about some of the Simple Plan fans, who have known some of the songs from their album "No Pads, No Helmet.. Just Balls", following them since 2002, 2003 and so on. After that, they started singing 'Welcome to my Life' and said it's dedicated for all of us.
Oh and before the concert started, we saw Venus in the night sky with the help of Sky Safari app :)
As I think to myself that night, it's been a decade and yet many of us who used to be young teenagers have grown up, but we're still young at heart, rocking out to Simple Plan at their concert, knowing all of their songs, showing great support to them.. It's sucha wonderful journey and I'm very glad that I grew up with Simple Plan. No band can ever replace them (Excluding One Direction because they are a boyband) and I still have songs from their previous albums in my iPhone, Laptop!
And Simple Plan, thanks for such an awesome start for 2012. Thanks for making my dream come true. Thanks for coming back to Singapore to perform a full length concert. I was still very young when you rocked the Singapore Indoor Stadium in 2005 but you do know that I support you deep down in my heart although I can't be there. Thanks for being so warm and friendly. And lastly, thanks for this AMAZING GIFT :)
Come back to Singapore soon cuz you are a legend!
Prepared some of the interview questions in ANGBAOS (red packets) and set off to Fort Canning Park! Redzuan will be taking videos and I'll be photographing the interview.
The interview will be held in the artiste changing room and they're gonna interview; Pierre, Jeff & David. Chuck and Sebastien will be interviewed by others as 91.3FM is the official radio station for Simple Plan hence they got 3 artistes for the interview.
And so, when we entered the room together with Adam, Redzuan & 1 lucky fan, we were so close to the band members and they are standing, walking over to us, shaking our hands saying Hi. They are not even Diva at all and are so friendly! Going right up to us to introduce themselves. And the most amazing thing is:
Jeff & Pierre remembered me OHMYGOSH!!!
Pierre pointed at me saying "I remembered you and you!" The first You was actually referring to Baboo. How sweet! It happened months ago and he probably had many fans asking for photographs in his hometown, Canada. And then when Jeff told Baboo that he interviewed him before together with me (points at me) at this coffee joint (Old Town White Coffee). This is really awesome!!!
Since Katy Perry loves Bandung, we decided to let them try it. Seems like they like it :) David drank the most! Pierre reached out to drink a second time in the middle of the interview.
Jazelbelle interviewing Simple Plan
Some of the questions are placed in Angbaos. Here, Adam explains the meaning of Angbaos. Besides, there are unsafe questions in some angbaos as well haha. Pierre knows how to say GONG XI FA CAI! And also, he said a CNY greeting kinda accurately :)
Jeff got the unsafe question first!
Q: Have you lied about bad tasting food???
Waiting for David to open his angbao...
He got an unsafe one as well!
Q: Have u peed in a pool before
His answer was extremely hilarious!!! Check out the video below to find out what their individual answers are.
Pierre also got an unsafe question.
Q: Have you liked your friend's girl before??
Adam and BT giving out mandarin oranges to the band.
Too bad they didn't give them any angbaos in return ;)
Next local item to taste are in BT's hands..
It's RICE DUMPLING (BA ZHANG)
Pierre asked if the leaves can be eaten. How cute!
He doesn't dare to eat! He passed it to David who rejected and Jeff took it!
Jeff and Pierre started eating.. David is the only one without a rice dumpling. He quickly peeled the mandarin orange at fast speed and started eating. I've never seen caucasians peeling oranges cuz normal Sunkist oranges are very hard hence it's very hilarious to me. I secretly think that he's afraid that he'll get to eat the Ba Zhang so he quickly popped those oranges into his mouth hahaha!
Up next Bakkwa
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| IKR! I should wear a plain shirt that day and get them to autograph on me too! If you wanna win this shirt, tune into Hot 30 on 91.3FM from 7:30pm onwards :) |
And this is why Boy Thunder is awesome! There's a reason why he showed the guys the Hot 30 chart...
Wonder what Pierre is doing???
And this is what happened next! How awesome man~
That's Jeff holding onto my iPhone! They are autographing it :) I think it's kinda pointless to autograph on cd albums now. That is why some people get their favourite artiste to autograph on their chest, back, etc and they get it tattooed immediately.
Baboo and Adam
Jaz & I
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Had a feast at Nandos with Baboo, Daniel, Redzuan, Chevonne, Jazelbelle & Sohyee. (These girls want their names in Large fonts hence they should be honoured lol!) Love the grilled vegetables ttm but chicken seems to be mild instead of the usual Lemon & Herb :(
Took some pictures with the girls haha! They kept laughing hysterically for long periods reminding me of my secondary school days where we just like to laugh in class over minor things and teachers will ended up being pissed haha.
Get Your HEART On 2011
Setting off to Fort Canning Park at late evening. I have no idea why the girls wanna linked arms. It's a funny experience haha!
We're still considered kinda early as the stage isn't that far from us. However, it is not held at the main stage area hence there isn't a gentle slope and we will get blocked by others. Also, it will be crazy to squeeze with others and we don't think we can last.
Some last minute stuff happened and we're able to access VIP area which is elevated! How awesome :)
We can see everything clearly other than a few disgusting inconsiderate people who blocked 2 girls who have been there early and some people who sneaked in without VIP passes.
There, those inconsiderate people behind us...
The Concert started with them singing SHUT UP!
Set List (not in order)
- Shut Up
- Can't Keep My Hands Off You
- You Suck At Love
- When I'm Gone
- My Alien
- Astronaut
- Your Love is a Lie
- Addicted
- I'm Just a Kid
- Summer Paradise
- I'd Do Anything
- Thank You
- Loser of the Year
- Jet Lag
- Jump
- Perfect
- Welcome to my life
- This Song Saved My Life
Covers by other Artistes
- Forget (Fuck) You - Cee Lo Green
- Dynamite - Taio Cruz
- Raise Your Glass (P!nk)
I'm sooooo excited! Jumping and flailing like mad because it's like a dream come true.I love that they included songs from all their previous albums especially, "Perfect', "Welcome to my Life" etc. It brings back wonderful memories since I was a Simple Plan fan for like 7-8 years hence I know all of their songs. Been following them since No Pads, No Helmets.. Just balls was released. Pierre still have spiky hair back then :)
As for covers, Forget/Fuck You is extremely funny! As y'all know, the actual song is supposed to be 'Fuck You' but most countries censored it to be 'Forget You'. Hence, they purposely sang the uncensored version and I can see some people are shocked hahaha! So the crowd and Pierre were like pointing to each other for the part 'Fuck Youuu~' hahaha!
And Dynamite is the funniest! The 3 of them decided to shake their booties to the crowd according to the beat causing everyone to scream and shriek!
As for Summer Paradise, David was looking for a Singapore Girl to go to the beach with him NAKED. He even exclaimed that he's very horny and wants to have a Singapore girlfriend which got everyone in a frenzy!
Photo courtesy of Redzuan, 91.3FM Intern for the upclose shots~
Simply put, they are LEGENDARY~
Before performing Astronaut, Pierre got everyone to whip out their mobile phones and wave them in the air so it will resemble stars in the night sky.
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The concert was kinda long, I lost track of time and I took about less than 15 pictures of which they turned out blur because Pierre was moving and most of the time I was jumping like a mad woman until my clip almost dropped off and Jazelbelle was laughing about it. I left all the photo/video taking to Baboo because he has EXTREMELY FLAT FOOT, hence couldn't jump for too long and he's DSLR is able to take superb pictures as well. Anyway, the best thing to do at a concert is to jump and sing along right? Better to experience this Live with your own eyes, rocking out with them! I look so cui ttm and even my arms are sweaty. I was so breathless that even if I stopped jumping, I can feel my body emitting heat like as I just finished running 2.4.
Glad to see many young fans around as well. Most of the fans are around my age group in their 20s as we have all grown up with Simple Plan. Speaking of which, it's really touching and heartwarming to hear them pause in between songs (before singing), and talk about some of the Simple Plan fans, who have known some of the songs from their album "No Pads, No Helmet.. Just Balls", following them since 2002, 2003 and so on. After that, they started singing 'Welcome to my Life' and said it's dedicated for all of us.
Oh and before the concert started, we saw Venus in the night sky with the help of Sky Safari app :)
As I think to myself that night, it's been a decade and yet many of us who used to be young teenagers have grown up, but we're still young at heart, rocking out to Simple Plan at their concert, knowing all of their songs, showing great support to them.. It's sucha wonderful journey and I'm very glad that I grew up with Simple Plan. No band can ever replace them (Excluding One Direction because they are a boyband) and I still have songs from their previous albums in my iPhone, Laptop!
And Simple Plan, thanks for such an awesome start for 2012. Thanks for making my dream come true. Thanks for coming back to Singapore to perform a full length concert. I was still very young when you rocked the Singapore Indoor Stadium in 2005 but you do know that I support you deep down in my heart although I can't be there. Thanks for being so warm and friendly. And lastly, thanks for this AMAZING GIFT :)
Come back to Singapore soon cuz you are a legend!
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