Friday, April 27, 2007

the sun, rain(iE) and the fashion runaway show ©

8 April 2007
3AM
The Central

I went for Stefanie Sun's autograph session and it was akin to a China Students' Day Out! There are throngs of crowds, but you'll be hard-pressed to find a single Singaporean among the sea of faces. I'm talking about those who genuinely make an effort to go down to The Central to catch Stefanie Sun in action. Unless you're talking about curious, just-happened-to-pass-by-and-stop-to-join-in-the-fun-
because-it-may-be-a-queue-for-freebies, then there are plenty of Singaporeans.



Stefanie Sun's autographed album

I spent roughly one-and-a-half-hour jostling among sweaty bodies for more breathing space, before I finally obtained Stefanie Sun's autograph. And, still, not one of those sweaty bodies belonged to a Singaporean. Well, maybe one or two.



Event Venue

I will strongly recommend anyone to come to this newly-opened shopping mall, The Central, located near Clarke Quay. Besides a generous cleavage view of the sea, the whole design of the shopping mall is very different from those boring straight-four-walls kind of shopping malls that dominate Singapore.



The design was made to resemble a boat, like "Titanic"...Stefanie Sun even gamely posed the trademark Titanic pose, to much laughter from her fans.



I think throughout the autograph session, Stefanie Sun was having some problems with her ear monitor. Hence, when she finished singing her hit song, "Against the Light", and her fan club prompted her to deliver another song, she was rather hesitant at first, as she said she couldn't hear the rhythm of the song from the ear monitor, but finally, she relented to much cheer among the crowds.



Saying "Hi" to the crowds...



Giving out posters, the crowd always gets the most high during this time.





Gifts courtesy of Fan Club...

The Fan Club gave her a hand-made poster, using various mini pictures of her to form the numbers '1' and '0'. The ever cheeky Yes933 DJ asked pointedly what was the meaning behind those letters...and the Fan Club said that it's to signify or commemorate Stefanie Sun's release of her 10th album. The cheeky DJ then replied, "Oh, so it isn't 蔡依林 (Cai Yi Lin aka Jolin Tsai) lah?"

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My friend went to Taiwan for a holiday trip, and guess who she met over there?



Rainie Yang!!! (cues screams) She was doing a promotional appearance for the brand "Sonia" which she endorses.



Who is cuter? Rainie or the big-headed dolls surrounding her?





Rainie Yang attempts to up the cute factor so as not to lose out to those four cuddly cartoon-y characters.





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Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
Diploma Graduation Fashion Show + Exhibition 2007
10 April 2007
Tuesday, 6.30pm



This retro-inspired dress is accentuated by the frolicky, flirty nature of the scarlet hearts that lighten up the entire frock and adds a gentle, vivacious touch to it. Makes you get into the romantic mood of things and oh, dream of falling in love all over again.









































The winning collection...1st prize



And, finally, Stef's design!



Well, Steff got her inspiration from knights. In her own words, "The shield-like pants is unique and successfully transferred from hard metal to fabric."