We waited at the Honghum Station for a while, as we had reached there a bit too early.
Anni showed me the backstage gate which near the exit way of the MTR station. This is the location where she saw Andy praying on his firstly held concert.
At there, even I can't get to see Andy yet, but heard Andy was rehearsing the song "Angel without Wings 《沒有翅膀的天使》".
Then, we went inside the station for waiting.
While waiting, I read the book Anni just bought from a newspaper stall: Warlords picture book.
So, after finishing it, we walked across the street and reach the Red Coliseum.
It was a cold night.
The weather had changed quite a lot from the day one I arrived in Hong Kong.
Standing outside the coliseum, the wind blow. Both of us shivering.
The longer we stood there, the colder we get.
Finally, Anni suggested we go back to the station and get a hot drink to keep ourselves warm first. And, we found Starbuck!!
Each of us ordered a cup of hot drink. I ordered their signature hot chocolate. Holding that cup of hot drink, we feel much better and we walked back to the place. The staffs are arranging the setup for concert's goodies sale. Immediately, we get into the queue and waited again for them to start selling.
Finally, the order forms were given out and I ticked on what I wanted to buy.
Gosh~~
Can you believe that, at that time I left about HKD1300. After choosing and ticking all the goodies, they summed up as much as HKD870!!
Well, with the balance, I am suppose to have enough to live up till I leave Hong Kong, according to Anni.
After summing up, the staff told me to buy another item so that it can be summed up to HKD1000 or more to get a goodies bag.
In the queue, while ticking, I know the bag would cost HKD30 if we would want to buy it.
Unless we spend HKD1000 or more, then the bag will be given free. I told myself, I won't want the bag and I am not buying it and will not going to spend up to HKD1000, as I need to save as much as I could. But, upon seeing the big picture, my heart leap with happiness and excitement and as well as worry.
Worrying such a big picture, how am I going to keep it nicely if later I am going in for the concert.
So, I decided to get the bag to keep it. In the end, I spent HKD1020 for the goodies.
I became very poor and very uncomfortable.
The night become colder and colder. I wonder if my poorness do affect it a bit? Inside me, there is a small voice saying, "am I stupid or what? In such a cold night, queuing here for just a concert. Spending so much leaving myself so poor."
I stop thinking and trying to think how excited I would get when I see Andy later.
Queuing up for concert at R-gate with the ticket ready in hand.
At about 9:05pm, they allowed us to get into the building. We are each given a fluorescent glowing stick at the entrance to the hall.
We immediately get inside and seeing the place, after all, it is not a very bad one. Not very front up, but we are not sitting behind. Totally not!! We pay HKD480. Just somewhere even before the center rows. So, I assumed that was one of the front rows, after all, we bought the most expensive ticket. We shot the surroundings for one or two.
To my surprise, the stage is not really that big as I had expected. Really!! From all the years I had been watching his concert on DVD, I always thought the stage must be a huge one. But, it wasn't as huge as I had assumed it.
The show started at about 9:40pm.
The lights turned off. Only dim lights light up the stage.
All the fluorescent sticks glow beautifully.
Aliens came out from side stage and started to dance around and welcoming our most anticipated Andy. He sang "Sky High 《天比高》" for the opening. With smart appearance and also the lightning session is also at this very first part!!
Right after the first song, he delay no more and immediately he went down the stage and get changed with new costume again.
This time round, he appeared with white attire. I always love to see him wearing in all white. I am not sure if I like white or it is that astonishing that he wears in white. He really did look very smart!!
I can't really remember what he sang in this part anymore, or shall I say, I can't remember what songs he did sing in between anymore. Let's us just wait till his DVD release.
Also it is this session that he strip off his jacket.
This one he made it near the corner stage where we sat. Close enough to see him striping off his jacket and singing there!!
Very dashing!!
He sang quite a number of songs before he went in and get changed again. Before he appeared, a group artificial band appeared. Why am I saying it is artificial, because the musical instruments they are playing are all fake one.
And, he appeared. This is the dancing part with his dancers. I know Shirley. And, if not mistaken I heard him saying another is Cindy and another one is, no idea of what she called. They are not important, anyway. He sang "one 《一》". But, this song is not as nice as heard the recorded version, but compare to the one he sang in one of the Taiwan show, this 'live' version is not that bad. So, he danced the 'sofa dance' with his dancer.
Then, after the dancing part, he went to another side of the stage with the stage rising high, and he stood up there. And, of course, still singing.
Then, he appeared in clown attire, singing "Stupid Kid 《笨小孩》" with a group of clowns. After finishing the song, he said, he believes that everyone will be doing well if they are willing to work hard enough. Later, he sits on the chair which placing in the middle of the stage.
I remember he sings one song which I particularly love very much. I shall say, this is the song I love the most on that night. He introduced it as, "recently, I released a new song. Some of you might have not heard it yet, but I believe most of you had. It is "If It Is Not Mine, I Don't Want 《不是我的我不要》"". He sings it very nice!! So, I am wishing the DVD and CD would release as soon as possible so that I can have the 'live' version of this song.
In between, he sang some songs, but forgotten. He said, "there is one song I want to sing, and suppose that everyone should know how to sing this song together with me. If you don't then you can just go home now." Then, he sang "The Days We Had Been Through 《一起走過的日子》".
Then, it is time for fairy tale...
The flowers and peacocks are out.
Later, we have fairies.
Then, later the cowherd appeared too. Falling in love to the fairy, and they love each other.
Suddenly, the situation changed.
Loving and sweet moment turned to become parting and punishment. They caught the cowherd and punish him for loving the fairy.
Whereas the fairy is taken to somewhere else.
They tied up the cowherd and hang him high up. Swinging him to hit thing until unconscious. The background sound of him hitting to the curtain, which is soft of course, give the impression that it must be hurt.
When he woke up, he found out that the fairy had gone. He prays to the KuanYin for blesses.
Finally, even the Goddess is being touched and blessed the cowherd to be with the fairy living together happily ever and after.
Of course, that was the play part of cowherd and the fairy story. In between, he sang a lot of songs. Among those are "The Cowherd's Flute 《牧笛》", "Absolutely Caring For You 《絕對在乎你》", and can't remember all the songs.
After the play, he went down for changing again. This time with white shirt and a black pants. Look simple and yet handsome. He sang "Superman" and also "Let's Shout Together 《一起嗌》".
Can't remember if he sings any other song, but he did some chatting with us.
He said, "頭先嗰度shh~一暫哩度shh~ 喂!大老啊,我演緊戲啊!" (meaning: Just now, there shh~ me and then continuously here shh~ me. Hey, guys, c'mon! I'm acting!)
He is cute. Actually, I enjoy a lot during the time he talked to us.
And he also talked, "it had been so fast that year 2007 is going to end very soon. Within the year, a lot of things had happened. So, welcoming the new year of 2008, do you guys have wishes? As promised, I said I would let you guys to earn back all the happiness tonight, so have you guys earned enough? [we answered: NO!!] Do you wish to shake hand with me? [we answered: YES!!] So, later I will go around and shake hand with you guys. But, promise me one thing, when you shake hand, you use your palm gently and not your fingernails. I don't understand why people shake hand so aggressively? Why isn't we just hold and let go, but it was poking my hand with their fingernails? [we just laughed, as the way he said it is really funny] OK, now I will go around, please shake gently."
And, he went around.
I didn't go to the front, as I don't think I can get him. And, there is no point of getting touch of his fingers with many people pushing you away just to grab, which in the end, it might end up hurting him just like what he had encountered recently. So, I decided to have a wish: I want to meet him in person this year or in coming very near future.
As time drawing closer to the end of 2007, Andox and Blackie also come out to play around with us.
Andox and Blackie are very cute. Both of them are very obedient and obey their mommy's advise. Blackie seems over excited a little bit, as he keeps jumping here and there, until his mommy called him to stop doing it. He straight away stand straight up and very obedient. Whereas Andox is very talkative. He loves all of us and he is excited that he got his fans too. Mommy also asked them to present their dancing performance. And, I shall say they are cute and good in dancing.
After their special performance, Andy announced that it is about time to welcome our new year. There are still 2 minutes to go and all of us are very high in mood...
The seconds are ticking away very fast and soon Andy announced that there are 10seconds to do the countdown.
All of us were counting down, and finally the first second of the year 2008 had finally come. And, that we spending New Year's Eve and celebrating New Year with Andy. Andy sang "Auld Lang Syne". He is running about the stage and wishing everybody for good health and prosperity. He running crazily and happily round the stage several time, just like a kid.
Finally, he stopped down, panting...
And, he asked Blackie and Andox for new year's wishes. To his surprise that Blackie had lost his voice in all of a sudden. He suspected that Blackie had screamed and had been too excited in welcoming the new year that he lost his voice. He kept asking if Blackie is fine to go on, but Blackie still can't give even a crack of sound. Finally, he suggested that he and Andox will duet "Infernal Affairs 《無間道》", meanwhile Blackie can just pose around.
So, they started to sing and when it comes to the part whereby Blackie is suppose to sing, and he be able to sing!!
This surprised his mommy too, and they continue to sing along happily.
Then, while Blackie walking from one side of the stage to another, he fell down. He couldn't get up. The mommy is definitely tension seeing his son fell, and asked if he can get up by himself. When he was about to help Blackie, Andox make himself fell on purpose. All this happened within half a minute.
Andy was like blurred out, what happen to his two sons that both fell at almost the same time. Immediately, Andox asked: "Mommy, who will you help first?"
The very smart mommy said, all the while he only knows that when one fall down, he should get up by himself. But, the pampered Andox said he couldn't get up on himself. Blackie didn't give a voice, but obviously he couldn't get up too. Andox kept urging his mommy to help him first. Without second thought, Andy risen his round stage a little bit higher so that they can both get up. Blackie soon got up, but Andox still lying there. Without any alternative and feeling fed up with his son, he helped Andox to get up. Upon seeing Blackie had got up first, Andox asked, "How come you can get up first?"
Blackie answered, "Of course, because you're a shortie. I have a longer legs and I can get up by myself." This make Andox angry.
Soon, mommy also asked both of his sons get back to the down stage and say "bye bye" to the audiences. Obediently, both bid all of us goodbye and they went down.
Andy continued to sing. He said, due to it is New Year, he will only sing happy songs rather than the sad love songs. He sang "Thinking of You Everyday 《天天想你》", "17 Years Old 《17歲》", "Loving You A Million Year 《愛你一萬年》" and so on.
He asked again, if we had had enough. But, we still say NO. He said, it is quite late as he is old and he can't play until that late in the midnight. So, he finally called for the last song and he too bid us goodbye and goodnight.
This is all for the show.
An unforgettable one, and it is a great one too.
The thought of "how stupid in spending the night standing outside", is definitely wiped off. As the waiting is a worth one!!
FLynnx~
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