i am kristy

i was getting so excited about going to coldplay, but you know just wanted to play it cool so was like yeah, i'm going to coldplay, it'll be sweet and just going about the day doing the work i needed to do and getting things done, but really my mind was somewhere else...

i was late leaving early (?? not quite an oxymoron) but i did manage to get out of the office before 630pm which in itself is quite amazing! was too excited to eat so just grabbed a pretzel and smoothie and boarded the train to the stadium. it was weird heading out to the airport and not actually flying anywhere... which made me a little sad as i'm really wanting to go away ( sanya baby!!) but that time will come... it was coldplay for the night. the airport express was so crowded with so many people everywhere, just hanging waiting for friends... i guess i was naive in thinking it'll be a pretty quiet night out, but everyone was going as well! we got there and of course we were late! 8:05 it was suppose to start at 8pm... but that was very unlikely... the asiaexpo place was crazy! so many people milling around, and a lot of expats... it kinda felt like the sevens, but not and at the same time like a huge stadium event. i don't even know how many people can fit into asiaexpo, but i imagine it's A LOT.

it was just funny texting people, like tammy+nat, cherie, may, rocky, dan, mari... getting them psyched up and yourself, and bumping into random people there like a friend's sister, and i couldn't remember her name until way later, and it's sarah, same as my sister - doh! and pippa, another friend's sister... i met her when she was 3, she's now 14! i felt old... walking into the bowl section was crazy, it felt like we were in some boxing arena going in to watch a match... cold cement floors, huge long flat section with a stage and elevated seating around. anyway sat down and realised dan was two rows behind us! the music they were playing while we waited was actually pretty good ha...

and THEN IT STARTED!! by that time it was nearly 9... well first, the music changed, the house lights went off and everyone got really excited and stood on their chairs or rushed forward to 'get' closer... ha... they weren't even on stage yet! regardless, it was rather frustrating as i really couldn't see anything :( and not because i'm little, just because the venue was so long that you literally couldn't see the stage, and it wasn't raised up or anything... and on top of that people standing on their chairs arghhhh... so was rather put out. someone even mentioned to just pretend you're listening to them on cd?!?! yeah right

i actually said to someone "DON'T STAND THERE!" ahhh he was standing right in front of me!!! so annoying! the guys we were with were nice and let me stand by the aisle hoping that i'd see better... i could... only see one guitarist... nice. ended up standing on the back of a chair, supported by a friend so i didn't fall over. the rest of the night was sooo sweet... loved it!! they are really good live and they did songs from all albums which was great, as i absolutely love parachutes and rush of blood, ahh good memories. one of the best songs was scientist as he got everyone singing along after him! thanks dan for grabbing me and telling me that chris martin was right behind us - he came all the way down from the stage to the opposite side which was near us. honestly i really wouldn't have noticed!! also managed to get some good vids so that's cool, tho for some reason they won't download off my camera?? weird..

sigh it was a good night... tho by the time it ended was hungry as