MAYDAY EVERYDAY!!! The calm before the storm. Cloaking the stage before the start seems to be a trend
nowadays.


When Fatty meets Sally. She is probably the most gila Taiwanese friend I have. Not really a tall feat, since I only have one Taiwanese friend.


Literally packed to the rafter.


Death by the lightsticks! Think there are enough lightsticks to last for a three months long military exercise.


(Cue screams) Ahh!!!!!!!!!!!!! 五月天！


Fire in the hole! The concert started off with an enactment for a war scene.


The Fab Five in the opening set.


怪兽 and 石头 engaging in some male bonding on top of the raised platform.


Aliens invade Singapore!!! Run for your lives, earthlings!!








Oh wait, its just part of the set for the band members to narrow the distance with the fans.


The best part? We were sitted just a stone throw away from the bridge-like walkway.


And Miss Sally went all wobbly after touching 怪兽. Discerning readers may notice the chinese characters of Singapore painted on his arm.


After 3 hours of jumping around and shouting like a raving loony, you can see how beat up I was. Medic medic!

Women seeking a lifelong mate might do well to choose the guy a notch below them in the looks category. New research reveals couples in which the wife is better looking than her husband are more positive and supportive than other match-ups.

The reason, researchers suspect, is that men place great value on beauty, whereas women are more interested in having a supportive husband.

Researchers admit that looks are subjective, but studies show there are some universal standards, including large eyes, "baby face" features, symmetric faces, so-called average faces, and specific waist-hip ratios in men versus women.

Past research has shown that individuals with comparable stunning looks are attracted to each other and once they hook up they report greater relationship satisfaction. These studies, however, are mainly based on new couples, showing that absolute beauty is important in the earliest stages of couple-hood, said lead researcher James McNulty of the University of Tennessee. But the role of physical attractiveness in well-established partnerships, such as marriage, is somewhat of a mystery.

The new study, published in the February issue of the Journal of Family Psychology, reveals looks continue to matter beyond that initial attraction, though in a different way.

Supportive spouses

McNulty's team assessed 82 couples who had married within the previous six months and had been together for nearly three years prior to tying the knot. Participants were on average in their early to mid-20s.

Researchers videotaped as each spouse discussed with their partner a personal problem for 10 minutes. The tapes were analyzed for whether partners were supportive of spouses' issues, which included goals to eat healthier, to land a new job and to exercise more often.

"A negative husband would've said, 'This is your problem, you deal with it,'" McNulty said, "versus 'Hey, I'm here for you; what do you want me to do?; how can I help you?'"

A group of trained "coders" rated the facial attractiveness of each spouse on a scale from 1 to 10, with the perfect 10 representing the ultimate babe. About a third of the couples had a more attractive wife, a third a more attractive husband and the remaining partners showed matching looks.

Trophy wives

Overall, wives and husbands behaved more positively when the woman was better looking.

The finding "seems very reasonable," said Dan Ariely, a professor of behavioral economics at MIT's Program in Media Arts and Sciences and Sloan School of Management. "Men are very sensitive to women's attractiveness. Women seem to be sensitive to men's height and salary," said Ariely, who was not involved in the recent study.

In couples with more attractive husbands, both partners were less supportive of one another. McNulty suggests wives mirror, in some ways, the level of support they get from husbands.

"The husband who's less physically attractive than his wife is getting something more than maybe he can expect to get," McNulty told LiveScience. "He's getting something better than he's providing at that level. So he's going to work hard to maintain that relationship."

Men who are more attractive than their partners would theoretically have access to partners who are more attractive than their current spouses, McNulty said. The "grass could be greener" mentality could make these men less satisfied and less committed to maintain the marriage.

Physical attractiveness of husbands is not as important to women, the researchers suggest. Rather, wives are looking for supportive husbands, they say.

So it seems the mismatch in looks is actually a perfect match. "Equitable is unlikely to mean the same on every dimension," Ariely said during a telephone interview. "It just means that overall two people make sense together."

Ugly man and pretty woman make a great pair. (Ignore the fact that the Beast is leering down at the lady's boobs)


It is found that less attractive male partners readily support their female counterparts, just like how Mr. T deftly support his chin with his bling bling laden hand.


Given the scientific evidence that ugly man makes a better partner, and considering it is probably a tall order to find a less fugly person than me, pretty lasses ought to start queuing outside m door now. (Oei you there! Don't cut queue)


I will provide a level of support just like this snug fitting piece of fine garment.


So ladies what are you waiting for, I won't bite! (though I really love to)

My first concert was in 1996, a Wubai gig at the Singapore Indoor Stadium for a comparatively measly $35 dollars. 12 years later on and countless of monies spent on concerts, I attended my fourth (or is it fifth) Wubai concert.

Hand on the heart, I admit the Wubai fan in me was on the wane. His recent offerings while decent, was losing the edginess that he has long been associated with. And his latest concert DVD was disappointing, which places too much emphasis on Wubai the idol, and not Wubai the rocker. Understandably, my expectation of the concert was not on the high side. But boy oh boy, he shattered all shards of doubts with a powerful display and reminded me once again why he is the King of Live.

Gopal Gor Bak 万岁！



Wubai, on the cover of his 双面人 album.




Hmm.. are our heads too big or is the shark head too small?


Oops, someone have to feed the shark.


Oops, someone got to eat the shark fin too.


The dance segment was listed as a selling point of the concert. Seriously, it was bloody entertaining watching an out of sync 40 year old William Hung wannabe gyrate to the music. Don't believe me, watch the below clip.




Wubai's music appeals to all age group, even a small kiddo is seen at the concert. However given the unbearably loud sound system, I fear for her sense of hearing.

A surprise came in the form of Wubai belting out Singapore's "national anthem" of 2007, 一人一半 from the movie 881, which created one of the numerous climaxes of the evening.

The Emperor of Rock, working his magic on the crowd.


Bad Shark!

The encore, a mass dance along to the 你是我花朵 song! If you look closely enough, you can see me dancing along like a lunatic with Mr. Shark in my hand. Try to spot Ooof too!




Thank you Wubai for such a wonderful night!