![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Event: Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de Filming
Date: 8th July 2012, Sunday
Country: Singapore
Starting from the very beginning, I slept till 8.20PM due to the assurance from Amber that she would notify me if anything were to happen at the location, Merlion Park. Woke up at 8.20PM due to an SMS and also a phone call from Ellie and Amber respectively. Both were news that they were going to start filming as the crew members were setting up the equipment at Merlion Park. I tried desperately to rush there asap but I had to at least tidy up for the show that I was going to watch with my parents later.
Reached the area at about 9.45AM and missed 2 of the scenes that they were filming. I immediately looked for the group and missed Ellie completely as I wasn't paying much attention due to the fact that I had already found the group of people and took it for granted that she was also at the area. And this comes the emotional roller coaster ride story that I would be going through.
I have already started with the feeling of hopefulness when I got the phone call to panicking through my morning with the rush to look for clothes to wear and the train ride to Raffles Place. To continue on, I was excited to see him and at the same time, thoughts raced through my head as I was trying to calm myself down that today is not going to be an unfruitful day. And...
I SAW HIM. I SAW SAKURAI SHO. I SAW THIS ONE MAN WHO IS ONE OF THE FIVE THAT MADE ME LAUGH AS HARD AS I EVER COULD. I SAW THIS ONE MAN WHO MANAGED TO MAKE ME GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO HARBOURFRONT AND WAITED FOR HIM THERE FOR A FEW HOURS AND WENT BACK FEELING DISAPPOINTED. I SAW THIS ONE MAN WHO WALKED PAST ME WITHOUT ME NOTICING HIM. I SAW THIS ONE MAN WHO IS ONE OF THE FEW IDOLS THAT TRULY STIRRED UP THE STORM IN MY HEART. I SAW THIS ONE MAN WHO FEELS SO SURREAL, THIS ONE MAN WHO FEELS LIKE A DREAM MORE THAN A REALITY.
That was basically a summarized version of the feeling I felt at the point when I actually see him, at the point when I actually layed my eyes on him. A flood of emotions ran through me and the tons of things I wanted to say just refused to make its way out of my mouth. The feelings I held in my heart for several years almost had me bursting into tears and I would have if Sziyi was actually there. I was afraid to be looked down upon by the others that were there. I was holding my tears as the flood of emotions burst through me. I was shocked, surprised and it actually feels like my heart was going to explode with all the emotions that I was feeling at that point of time. It was as if I never knew this person actually existed and I knew if I were going to narrate the whole story to someone, they would not understand and I would be the one bursting into tears during the narration.
They filmed at Merlion Park for a good few hours before they wrapped up the filming. One of the crew member was taking videos of us, which we presumed it to be for the filming, and we didn't notice until the camera was pointing at us. We stayed in the sun for the several hours and went to get a few cups of drinks at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaves. While we stayed in there, the filming continued and we were disallowed to go out of the shop. A staff came in to shout at us for standing too close to the exit and we were forced to retreat to the end as there were no seats available in the shop. They (Sho and Keiko) were so close. They came so close to the shop that we were only a few meters away from them. The only thought I had was that "if only there wasn't a piece of glass that separated us". It was more than just a breathless feeling. It was this feeling of euphoria that raced through me, that feeling that didn't allow me to think properly and all I could do was to stay rooted to the ground and stare (albeit rudely). Amber took a photo despite the no photos warning but it was like ninja so all was good.
Raced back to meet the others and went on a frenzy. Everyone did. The filming then continued when they came out from the shop again. It wasn't much but it was the feeling of "being there" and seeing him in person that made us over themoon sun. Keiko went behind the screen, a place that is very visible to us, to hide from the sun and also to listen to certain instructions that was being given out. We waved to her and she acknowledged our presence by nodding at us. Not only once, but at least thrice or more. We felt heartened and contented by the fact that there was actually someone who noticed us. We wanted to wave and call out to Sho but he had this aura around him and he hid behind the giant umbrella most of the time when he walked past. It was only until the filming ended that everyone was dispersing to different areas.
We went towards the area where Sho and Keiko stood, the area where they actually did the filming. Amber and I-forgot-her-name actually went to reenact the scene and their photo got taken by one of the staff that was present. Not to mention that we actually took a photo too but hey, we were actually not part of the staff! With some persuasion on Robin's part, he agreed to send the picture to Robin. We then talked to a few crew members and one of which was this ridiculously handsome Japanese guy who spoke to us. He was the first person that made my heart race after counting each and every of my idols. The voice, his gestures, his smile~ all of it are etched deeply into my brain. I feel ridiculous for liking someone out of my league but I could not help it. But then again, he is out of the story. I am out of the story. I am not pretty, not skinny, not cute, not anything. The type that guys would never like so I practically gave up on any type of romance in my life (well, sort of!).
Stayed around the area and went into the shop where they had their breaks. It was a pub that wasn't open in the morning so they borrowed it for holding purposes and put up black paper to cover the transparent doors. We went in to take pictures and stayed in there for the cooling wind that was generated by the electric ceiling fans. After which, we went out to Fullerton Hotel where we contemplated on where to go next. Amber and her friend had to leave us after that as she had extra classes to attend.
-many things happened in between that I might fill in the next day or so-
Honda-san called to inform us that the filming is continuing at Louis Vuitton flagship shop at Marina Bay Sands. We rushed there immediately after hearing the news and even got a cab to ferry us all the way to Marina Bay Sands from Fullerton Hotel. We walked the place for 30 minutes as we could not see anything at Louis Vuitton. We took the opposite direction and saw them, rushed there, and called our group of people over. They were filming on board the river cruise boat that was circling around outside Marina Bay Sands and we couldn't get a clear view of them. However, we did notice crazy antics from the far distance that made us go "aww~".
I had to leave soon after that at about 3 so I did not get to witness anything else after that. Heard that Sho did some dance after the filming and waved at the fans. Disappointed that I missed it but not disappointed that I went for all these crazy stuff that I would probably only experience once. I am thankful for all the people that made today a fruitful day and I would never forget the whole lot of you who actually made my day despite me not being part of the actual group. Thank you for accepting me into this group.
Date: 8th July 2012, Sunday
Country: Singapore
Starting from the very beginning, I slept till 8.20PM due to the assurance from Amber that she would notify me if anything were to happen at the location, Merlion Park. Woke up at 8.20PM due to an SMS and also a phone call from Ellie and Amber respectively. Both were news that they were going to start filming as the crew members were setting up the equipment at Merlion Park. I tried desperately to rush there asap but I had to at least tidy up for the show that I was going to watch with my parents later.
Reached the area at about 9.45AM and missed 2 of the scenes that they were filming. I immediately looked for the group and missed Ellie completely as I wasn't paying much attention due to the fact that I had already found the group of people and took it for granted that she was also at the area. And this comes the emotional roller coaster ride story that I would be going through.
I have already started with the feeling of hopefulness when I got the phone call to panicking through my morning with the rush to look for clothes to wear and the train ride to Raffles Place. To continue on, I was excited to see him and at the same time, thoughts raced through my head as I was trying to calm myself down that today is not going to be an unfruitful day. And...
I SAW HIM. I SAW SAKURAI SHO. I SAW THIS ONE MAN WHO IS ONE OF THE FIVE THAT MADE ME LAUGH AS HARD AS I EVER COULD. I SAW THIS ONE MAN WHO MANAGED TO MAKE ME GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO HARBOURFRONT AND WAITED FOR HIM THERE FOR A FEW HOURS AND WENT BACK FEELING DISAPPOINTED. I SAW THIS ONE MAN WHO WALKED PAST ME WITHOUT ME NOTICING HIM. I SAW THIS ONE MAN WHO IS ONE OF THE FEW IDOLS THAT TRULY STIRRED UP THE STORM IN MY HEART. I SAW THIS ONE MAN WHO FEELS SO SURREAL, THIS ONE MAN WHO FEELS LIKE A DREAM MORE THAN A REALITY.
That was basically a summarized version of the feeling I felt at the point when I actually see him, at the point when I actually layed my eyes on him. A flood of emotions ran through me and the tons of things I wanted to say just refused to make its way out of my mouth. The feelings I held in my heart for several years almost had me bursting into tears and I would have if Sziyi was actually there. I was afraid to be looked down upon by the others that were there. I was holding my tears as the flood of emotions burst through me. I was shocked, surprised and it actually feels like my heart was going to explode with all the emotions that I was feeling at that point of time. It was as if I never knew this person actually existed and I knew if I were going to narrate the whole story to someone, they would not understand and I would be the one bursting into tears during the narration.
They filmed at Merlion Park for a good few hours before they wrapped up the filming. One of the crew member was taking videos of us, which we presumed it to be for the filming, and we didn't notice until the camera was pointing at us. We stayed in the sun for the several hours and went to get a few cups of drinks at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaves. While we stayed in there, the filming continued and we were disallowed to go out of the shop. A staff came in to shout at us for standing too close to the exit and we were forced to retreat to the end as there were no seats available in the shop. They (Sho and Keiko) were so close. They came so close to the shop that we were only a few meters away from them. The only thought I had was that "if only there wasn't a piece of glass that separated us". It was more than just a breathless feeling. It was this feeling of euphoria that raced through me, that feeling that didn't allow me to think properly and all I could do was to stay rooted to the ground and stare (albeit rudely). Amber took a photo despite the no photos warning but it was like ninja so all was good.
Raced back to meet the others and went on a frenzy. Everyone did. The filming then continued when they came out from the shop again. It wasn't much but it was the feeling of "being there" and seeing him in person that made us over the
We went towards the area where Sho and Keiko stood, the area where they actually did the filming. Amber and I-forgot-her-name actually went to reenact the scene and their photo got taken by one of the staff that was present. Not to mention that we actually took a photo too but hey, we were actually not part of the staff! With some persuasion on Robin's part, he agreed to send the picture to Robin. We then talked to a few crew members and one of which was this ridiculously handsome Japanese guy who spoke to us. He was the first person that made my heart race after counting each and every of my idols. The voice, his gestures, his smile~ all of it are etched deeply into my brain. I feel ridiculous for liking someone out of my league but I could not help it. But then again, he is out of the story. I am out of the story. I am not pretty, not skinny, not cute, not anything. The type that guys would never like so I practically gave up on any type of romance in my life (well, sort of!).
Stayed around the area and went into the shop where they had their breaks. It was a pub that wasn't open in the morning so they borrowed it for holding purposes and put up black paper to cover the transparent doors. We went in to take pictures and stayed in there for the cooling wind that was generated by the electric ceiling fans. After which, we went out to Fullerton Hotel where we contemplated on where to go next. Amber and her friend had to leave us after that as she had extra classes to attend.
-many things happened in between that I might fill in the next day or so-
Honda-san called to inform us that the filming is continuing at Louis Vuitton flagship shop at Marina Bay Sands. We rushed there immediately after hearing the news and even got a cab to ferry us all the way to Marina Bay Sands from Fullerton Hotel. We walked the place for 30 minutes as we could not see anything at Louis Vuitton. We took the opposite direction and saw them, rushed there, and called our group of people over. They were filming on board the river cruise boat that was circling around outside Marina Bay Sands and we couldn't get a clear view of them. However, we did notice crazy antics from the far distance that made us go "aww~".
I had to leave soon after that at about 3 so I did not get to witness anything else after that. Heard that Sho did some dance after the filming and waved at the fans. Disappointed that I missed it but not disappointed that I went for all these crazy stuff that I would probably only experience once. I am thankful for all the people that made today a fruitful day and I would never forget the whole lot of you who actually made my day despite me not being part of the actual group. Thank you for accepting me into this group.
