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Seriously, I am not good with words... I've said that Nth times everywhere before. So for me to pen down what I've experienced from 1st Dec till today, hmmm, it's going to be a torture for you to read =X I enjoyed reading fan accounts but I'm really not good at writing it myself... My command of English, use of words, vocabulary, grammar, and whatever is really lousy! I'm not a 'writing' person but is a good 'reading' person :D So pre-warn you first, don't expect anything powerful or dynamic words from my 'mouth'... hehhehe
It's going to be a LONG story cos I won't just start from 1st Dec. It goes way back when TFS announced of Hyun Joong's Asia Tour! So if you... are really not keen on reading so much junk stuff, just go straight to the bottom^^
Well, this is just for me to remember for life, so well, as long as I can understand what I'm writing, it's good enough^^
(psst, I shall omit some dates cos I seriously don't remember the when and the WHEN...)
Here I go~~~~~~
THEFACESHOP ASIA TOUR with Kim Hyun Joong & WWW.LOVEKIMHYUNJOONG.COM
When TFS announced that Hyun Joong will be having Asia Tour, first thought on my mind, will he be coming to Singapore?? Well, subsequently details came out and YES! OMG! he's coming to Singapore!!!! Being a Hyun Joong bias (of course not to forget I'm a Kyu Jong bias too!!) this is really a piece of good news for me! Don't you agree?? For me, who had not been to Persona Asia Tour Concert and had only mountains and mountains of regrets, this is really one good opportunity for me to see our boys right in our mamaland! Not to forget, I've been to Maknae Hyung Jun's Showcase & Fanmeeting in August too, so Hyun Joong is the 2nd boy that I get to see with my own eyes.
But when I get to know of the mechanics to get to see him, I literally rolled my eyes round and round till it's going to pop out anytime soon. 120 VIP tickets available only?? I couldn't believe it... No, this can't be true! And yes, I want to be among the 120 VIPs to get his autographed poster and go up to him and look him in the eye and say 'Thank You for coming to Singapore!'. 120 tix... of course, this is exclusive! A time for (die-hard?) fans to show their love for Hyun Joong. And I was telling myself, if I have to queue overnight for the ticket, yes I would do.
At one point of time, I was asking myself, 'Why didn't the local fanclubs strike a deal with TFS for some exclusive passes??' and guess what??! The next day, I saw on Twitter that WWW.LOVEKIMHYUNJOONG.COM has good news for their Starlings! And Princess BB tweeted me to go to their forum to take a look and give it a try. I headed straight to the forum without any hesitation! Hehehe, that's how desperate I am! kekeke. And so, I left my words there saying 'I WANNA SEE WURI HYUN JOONG' and cross my fingers and toes and eyes to hope for the best!
(Sorry... let me side track a little here^^ I am a passive person, not one who will say HI upfront to new faces, I am an introvert, slowcoach, passive thinker and most of all, I am afraid of new people and new faces... My whole life is revolving around my closest families, relatives, secondary school friends and a couple of close friends from previous companies that I worked before. Friends whom I am comfortable enough to share more details of my personal life, probably can be counted with 1 hand only... No, I am not selfish not to share, but it takes me a lot of courage and time to step out from my comfort zone to talk more.) So what I am trying to say here is that even when it's on a online platform, I get jitters when I need to make the first move. So leaving a message saying I want to see wuri Hyun Joong is almost suffocating me. But because I am so eager to see him, all I can do is 'Just Do It'... not knowing if I even stand a chance, am I being welcome at a place where I had never contributed anything to and lots of thought flashed through, but heck, all I tell myself is 'DO or DIE'... so yes, I DID IT! Left my message and pray the hardest ever in my life.
The day when selected lucky 'winners' to be announced, I was tweeting @miy0 that I'm having butterflies in my tummy and she told me to check out if I've received any PM from them... Worried, shivers, anticipation, anxiety.. whatever you can name it, it's all on me! Typed my ID/pwd and logged in... first thing I saw....
Right! You can never imagine how HIGH I am! I couldn't believed it! And this is really something that CHANGED my fandom life! Yes, life will never be the same again^^ Sincerely, I want to give my thanks to BB, miy0, honeyeee, Wonderrrgirl, DivaEmz (just to name a few) and many more Starlings in @LoveKHJ for making it possible for me. :D Frankly, I've never contributed anything to the forum, and although I've joined as member for a few months, I've never actually left any comments before. And the first time I commented was when I was reading Lavender's fan account of her trip in Seoul. I thought I was really thick-skinned to ask for a pass when I've done nothing at all =X (Given my character, I probably would have chickened out just at the thought but because of Hyun Joong, that's it! Been there, done that!) hehehehe. I'm glad I'm thick-skinned enough to make this step now, really!
Subsequently, @LoveKHJ has been diligently updating their forum with updates and FAQs for many and even organized a 'buying' trip for the Starlings but sad for me, the chosen date was not a good day for me as I have my Korean language class on Wednesdays. So on the following day, I headed down to TFS@Wisma Atria to shop for $250 worth of products in order to get the VIP pass. And so coincidentally, Xiaochu also went there almost at the same time as me but we just didn't see each other :S Guess I'm too excited that my eyes see nothing else except for the products and of course, Hyun Joong's standee and posters! Buy buy buy and these are my loots from TFS^^ Till now, I haven't tried any of the products. But I put it on my hubby instead! Hehehehe =X
1st December 2010 - Tonight is the NIGHT!!^^
Yes, it's TONIGHT!! A day where I thought will only happen in my dream only. Hyun Joong is flying to Singapore! His flight will touch down at 9.20pm at Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 2!
Still unbelievable, but everyone on my Twitter timeline is saying 'See You Later' (at Changi Airport of course!) to each other and readily preparing a warm welcome for Hyun Joong. Fanboards, handmade cards, gifts, pressies, forum banners and more! Everyone is going there well-prepared! But me?? I don't know what should I do! I borrowed a D70 from my colleague, but darn... I'm a total idiot when it comes to such gadgets @_@ so my colleague just say,'Set to auto mode lor!' and so... I just set it to Auto and let it do all the trick. :)
When I reached T2, there wasn't much crowd yet. Small groups of gals standing here and there, at times like this, you'll be able to hear fans and friends exchanging their fandomship and stuff. So cute^^
I found a corner beside the exit door to the car... which I thought was a good spot but nope, as a very inexperienced fan (although I've also went to airport to welcome my first love Lee Min Ho-ssi but I wasn't mad about getting good fancams back then) I was not at a very good spot. *Tonnes of regrets* Waited and waited, it gets more and more crowded. Noise gets louder and louder too...
I'm getting more and more tired of the wait and hungry and thirsty too... but nope, I am not gonna step away to find food or drink least that my spot gets taken. Josie came, then her friend came... And we chatted and chatted, while waiting...
As the clock flips to 9.20pm, everybody seem to be on their guard, standby-ing for the God of Cosmo Universe to step out! But nah, where got so fast!! Still gotta wait for immigration clearance, luggage clearance etc... he'll probably come out around 10pm??
Ken from FM100.3 was there trying to heat up the atmosphere. Sometimes he's funny, sometimes he's not =X I don't need him to heat up the atmosphere and I'm already very hot! It's getting stuffy!! *Breathe in, Breathe out*
Tick tock, tick tock... Finally, the time has come! For the God of Cosmo Universe, uri 4D Prince Leader Kim Hyun Joong to step out from the Arrival Hall. Screams and screams and screams are all I can hear! It's really deafening! Be it I tip-toed, stretched all I can to see where is he, I can't. I can only follow where the hands holding their cameras goes.
Then, bodyguards, cameraman, TFS crews appeared from the other end of the barricades and.........JJANG!!!!!!
In sunglasses, earphones, beanie, grey/black top, black jeans and a pair of sneaker.
He is smiling!!
Hyun Joong was in the middle of the troop of protectors and in split seconds, he whisked past me.... Before I can digest his look and his smiles, he's in the car already! And what happened to my camera? With all the chaos and frenzy, I managed to take only 2 pics of him when he walked towards the exit door where I'm standing.
Indeed, hours of waiting and only 5 seconds to see him but I'm carrying full load of happiness back home. Many was saying.... 'this is the fastest walk from any Kpop artist ever' and 'he walked so fast! I didn't even see him clearly and he's gone into the car...' Really, he walked faster than Lee Min Ho! You know, when I was focusing my camera on him when I saw him, I actually moved my camera away so that I can see him with my own eyes before I start pressing the shutter... hehehehe.... me bad^^
So that's the end of Day 1 of my 'adventure' with a Hallyu Star.^^
2nd December 2010, TFS Presscon @ MBS and Shop Tour @ Tampines Mall
Much thanks to @Yen4KHJ who gave live updates at the Presscon with pictures!
After the Presscon, he probably went for lunch somewhere before heading down to the shop at Tampines Mall. I couldn't make it... sigh.... but thanks to many like @Xiaochu1004 and @Yen4KHJ who were giving live updates via Twitter. Do check out the pictures and videos they tweeted! It's fantabulous!! :D
3rd December 2010, THEFACESHOP Fansign at IMM
It's D-Day finally! A day where my dreams come true to see him with my own eyes, go so near him and receive the autographed poster from his hands.^^
I thought... I thought... I've prepared enough to 'handle' the whole fansign event.... but... sigh... still I messed it up. The Sony Cybershot.... memory card only 2GB... @_@ totally cannot make it!
I shall start from the moment I reached IMM and joining the queue at 3rd floor for VIP registration.^^
Reached around 9am. Xiaochu came earlier than me and she and her friend were already in the queue, so I joined the queue from the back instead.
Queue wasn't long and everyone looked so fresh and anticipating! :D
Nearing the entrance, TFS crew checked our ticket stub and gave us each a red chop on our hand.
And also issued us each a goodie bag^^
Poster!!! Yes, I'm with Kim Hyun Joong!!! :D
The stage!!^^ I wished I can bring the backdrop home *wishful dream* ㅋㅋㅋ. And the table on the stage is where all the pressies and gifts were placed and Hyun Joong will pick out 3 pressies and open them on the stage^^ Didn't see mine though ㅠ ㅠ 야, 어디야?? ㅋㅋㅋ 
And the drum rolls @@@@@@@@ Can someone tell me who this handsome guy is??!!!
Just look at his smile, look no where but his smile! Gosh! *Breathe in, Breathe out*
'Cool down, keep your cool, don't faint, ppali breathe in breathe out and open your eyes wide! This is not a time to faint gal! Stay calm and stay cool!' I kept repeating this in my head! 하 하 하 하 하..... 난 완전히 미쳤다고!!
After his speech to Singapore fans, Ken requested Hyun Joong to leave his signature on the backdrop poster. And do you know what he signed?? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I'm sure all TripleS will be so rejoiced to see this! Hyun Joong signed...
Kim Hyun Joong
SS501 in HJ
2010.12.3
-현중- 
I'm skipping the details here for now and end with the below picture where he started the autograph for VIP pass holders^^
Once I get the pictures all ready, will continue with my 'fan account'.... Till then....
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