Let me talk about my trip to National Stadium last year to catch Palmy 'live' in Singapore!Tampinese played Chon Buri FC on 26 Nov 06, special guest appearance by Palmy to hype and liven up the post-match atmosphere.
Managed to convinced simon to tag along. Reached the stadium early, bought grandstand ticket ($8)...nothing less.
Kids at the gate refused to let us in early, so we decided to hang around the steps for a fag. simon decided to do some shooting for elson's wedding video, a decision that I regret for the rest of my life.
While smoking....the sound system from within the stadium came alive. Could hear "Tick Tock" in the background. Wow...getting very excited. Sound check. At the second "soundcheck" song, we finally decided that they are getting enough practice and made our way into the stadium. Simon decided to take a leak while I made my way to the grandstand.
Wah lau! the whole stadium was almost empty. Only people around were the helpers and police. The poor Thai early-bird supporters were at the East gate. And there....Palmy and her band set up on the shabby grass patch right next to the track. And guess, what? The "soundcheck" songs we heard earlier were actually part of her gig!
I flew down the steps and sat at the very front row by the ledge, about 20m from Palmy! Palmy was her usual bouncy self, walking up and down the track behind while singing and waving to her fellow country people at the other side of the stadium. After 2 more songs since I got in, she said: "Byebye! chan kup krung tep leow"
Ma de....wtf??? $8 for 2.5 songs. Singapore FC had thoroughly disgraced themselves with such poor organization and planning. Mind you, Palmy is a superstar in Thailand. She must have felt very sian when she saw the turn-out.
Sorry for disappointing you na, Palmy. Kor tod krup. Please come back to Singapore again. I kid teung you mak mak! Hope you still remember the 2 guys asking you to pose for the camera. I was the one in Red Bull t-shirt.
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