I am a Force Of Nature

1.Backstreet Boys

They look a bit jaded , but at least they can still dance a bit, albeit dancing a bit rusty. The boys have grown into full men already now... no more MMBOP style boys, but actually men who look macho and steady. I would say Howie D looks fresh and clean. Nick Carter put on alot of weight, he'd better lose alot of weight to be able to dance properly! Brian looks very cute, the innicent and nice guy , your typical boy-next-door type. AJ surprises me with his singinig talents, he could reach really high pitch and long breath when he do the high notes. Of course, Kevin Richardson looks the best alright. Why? Because he is my favourite in the group la! Abuthen??

They performed a new single for their next album. Can't remember the name of the song, but it sounded good and it kind of less-boybandish *for the boyband haters, I guess...* No more "as long as you love me-s" and "I want it that way...." but more matured song lyrics, for young teen-boppers turning into young-adults who are supposed to be wondering about life and love and everything else under the sky, like myself.....

2. BoysIIMen - Romeos

I wish they would sing "One Sweet Day" but no... they didn't .. maybe because Mariah Carey wasn't there. *Hey guys, I can do that part , you know!* But they sang all the popular hits - Mama, On Bended Knees, End of the Road, I'll Make Love To You. Great thing to actually watch them sing live.... I'll never get this chance if I had not gone to this concert, unless I want to travel to USA to watch their concert. Think COST!

3. Wyclef Jean - A crowd pleaser

He has a DJ which plays good club music, a bodyguard who dances and drives a Harley...but he himself is a guitar player as well.. Hwahhhh this guy arr... I don't even know who the heck this guy is.. except that he is an Afro-American who travelled 26 hours *long enough time to NOT allow anyone in the stadium to stick their butts to the chair during his time on stage!!!* He is a real crowd -pleaser , he knows how to tease the crowd by allowing us to sit for 3 minutes and then singing another song to make us go all frenzy again! And what's the next song which he sings so that we can rest for 3 minutes???? Quantanamera... he got the whole stadium crazyyyy!!!! I tell ya, he is SUPERB!

4. Black Eye Peas - the craziest bunch of the night
Woooooo I can't say anything more than saying that they are GOODDDDD, ok, GREAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTT.... They sing, they dance , they rap, they play music, they do all kinds of nonsense on the stage which actually grabs the attention of the crowd in the stadium. Crazy bunch of artistes! I've never heard all their songs before except for 'Where Is the Love' and 'Shut Up'.. but after witnessing what they can do (dance bonelessly, shake endlessly, sing well and play music themselves )and hearing what they can sing, I think "Where is the Love" is the understatement to what they can perform.....

Other performers:
1) Lady Sings All k-ok session : Jackie Chan and a lady- sang "Ming Ming Bai Bai Ni De Xin "(Understanding Your Heart)
His fav song obviously, but I'd rather he do some acrobatic stunts .. perhaps flying down from 3rd storey of the stadium with fire on his legs... hahhahaa..and then meet Michelle Yeoh, his lover on the way flying down , and then they gazed into each others' eyes.. and then they stay in the midair for 10seconds, slo-mo back into the stage together.... wow.. perfect! *Any resemblance to any Kungfu shows such as Crouching Cats and Hidden Dogs are coincidental :P*

2) Ravishing : Sheila Majid was great
... great dress , great voice, great rapport,great smile, great confidence.... I love that orange dress!!!!!! And she doesn't look a day older than when I first saw her , as far as my memory is concerned., that is. Her body is still slim, and her voice.... what can I say? World Class.... Woooo..hoooo.... I was half-wishing she could sing Lagenda, but then again, in an occasion like this one, perhaps it aint proper to sing any more sad songs.... She sang Warna and also Sinaran. Good enough for me... :D:D:D

3) Metrosexual Man : Anuar Zain
He was more of a model than a singer that night. He was doing the famous smiles and the all familiar waves to the crowd, but nothing that we havent seen before.... If he had not sang that duet called "Jauh" with Sheila, he may not hold the audience too well. Luckily he came out before all the heavy-weights...

4) Innuendo : Innuendo
They TRIED to be the crowd pleaser... and boy, they tried very hard. But you know, sometimes somethings fail you and so it happened that night. The sound system screwed them up nicely, and their voice was barely audible amidst the live band. It could have been a perfect blend of music and sweet singing, but alas... Sound Engineers to be blaimed here.

5) Young sweet princess : Dayang Norfaizah
Wanting to replace either Ning Baizura or Siti Norhaliza or both*I suspect* , she wasn't given a chance to prove her salt. Sang little and didn't communicate to the audience much, although this stage is one place where she could have strut her stuff since many foreign dignitaries and important VVIPs were there that night. She looks great anyway... :)

6) Rebel Prince-turn-Good Boy: Nicholas Tse
When I see this guy, I can only remember his crime. But everyone deserves a second chance, therefore I hope he is knows he is being freed by grace.He sang a Canto number that night, a song which has lots of Oriental influence.Nice song, would have been better if he had a longer time on stage to see him strum the guitar and hopefully not too tempted to smash it in front of the likes of Paula Abdul and Bai Ling.. hahhahahhaa....

7) Solo dancing :Yumiko Cheng
Pity her... I don't know much about this girl since she is still new in the HK musical industry, except that she used to be a ballet dancer, she has a pretty face and she sang fairly well. She didn't get good response frm the crowd that night but I hope this didn't break her heart. Everyone starts somewhere ,and with some training and push from the record companies and radio stations, she would make it in NO TIME...

8) Emcee De Orange : Michelle Yeoh
One beautiful, graceful , fantastic and inspiring woman... that's what I would say about Michelle Yeoh. Albeit being Bond Gal, or Jean Todt's Gal... she still kept her identity and refusing to sit back and relax. She keeps moving, keeps updating herself with the latest activity. You can see her in much rigour, much energy, a lot of zest in whatever she puts her heart in. My role model definitely.The only thing perhaps she should improve on? Her public speaking skills.. Try not look at the paper Michelle, you're my role model... you can do public speaking!!! Ohh, btw she looks cute as a translater for Jackie Chan. As for Jackie Tai Kor.. I hope he speaks Canto the next time and not put himself in a difficult position.:)

9) Dinty tame looking things: Soong Ai Ling , Camelia and Bai Ling
But they kick a$$ ok, don't pray pray with them!!! They look beautiful on the stage , although not much time there... They did make a good impression. Camelia in particular, looked wonderful in that green dress. Wonder where she got that from...

10) Teacher, how do you sing ahhh?? :Clay Aiken
Nerdy-looking cikgu turned superstar overnight. He still looks VERY down-to-earth , with khaki bermudas and a green shirt and a belt. Also holding a paper to read *Whats with public speaking talent?? They can do it la, Mr Organizer!*, he still has the little nerdish look when he speaks. I wish he sings too!

11) A few other artistes : One looked like Ricky Martin, can't remember his name but he stars in NYPD Blue. He also made a brief appearance on stage. Also Lance and Joey of N'Sync... bonus man!!! Hehhee.. Joey was very big as usual. Hey man, you won't be able to dance soon if you're continuing your current diet! Too bad they didn't do "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" .. would be fun!Didn't manage to see Paula Abdul though.. Carol and Malc were luckier... We also saw Tan Sri Razali Ismail on stage.

12) The Queen from Indonesia : Ruth Sahanaya
This is ONE BIG BONUS... I've never heard her live. She looks great and she sang even better. She wore a white lacey dress that night.... Looks wonderful on her ; almost regal-like minus the tiara. She sang a duet with Halle Berry's ex-husband *can't remember his name either* and she looked comical because she had to crane her neck up high to see him next to her. Hahhaha..... Perhaps they should arrange for a not-so-vertically-challenged-singer for her next time.:P Otherwise, she is fantastic. Like I said, bonus track for the night.

13) Grammy Winner : Lauryn Hill
She can sing .. she can sing... she sings so well until I can't describe much more about her *partly because my fingers are aching now since I've typed such a long entry*. Ask me when you see me online la... if you really must know about her.

The little things that could have been much better:
1.Too much breaks
2.Too many people smoking
3.Lousy sound system sometimes - barely hear what the lyrics are!
4.No bringing in camera, water and food, ESPECIALLY CAMERA!!

The crowd : Fantastic. Very supportive and very active , responsive crowd.
Our seats : Good, but not much difference with RM82.Tough luck. Better get either RM552 or RM82 next time.
My company : The girl was on the quiet side. Lillian, why so quiet?? The guy? Haha... Sweet memories for me, my dear . It's just the way we groove, baby... How about you?

Overall:

This is one concert I didn't regret coming to. Where else on earth would you get crowd like the above , singing 7 hours for you, and not even a penny into their own pockets except for the expenses covered? It's the meaning of the concert which also appealed to me, besides BSB.

Humans are a force of nature. Amen.