Sunday, December 4, 2011

Hammerfall

Fur meine liebe :)


On Wednesday, Nov.30th i went to see Hammerfall :D. The whole thing started a while ago in the summer when i've heard that they will come at Artmania Festival. Which would've been cool because i was to attend it anyway and last year me and a -at the time- friend of mine were talking how nice a Sonata Arctica & Hammerfall gig would be. But things happened and they didn't come. On the other hand they went to Peninsula, another Romanian festival, which I couldn't attend. Anyway it was also announced that they will come to Bucharest in autumn...sooo i hoped to see them here, but because I have to save money I was almost sure i won't. Things changed  about 3 weeks before the gig when I had the [splendid] idea to ask my folks for money because, in the end, the gig was in the same day as my name day, so they could make this their gift. Luckily, they agreed and I bought the ticket. Then, the real waiting began.

Until the very end I [and probably all the other people who attended] hoped that the location would be changed [Hard Rock Cafe is really not the best place for a Hammerfall gig], but it didn't. Also, apparently the bus of the opening bands broke in Hungary, so they couldn't attend. That's a pity because I would've liked to see Amaranthe. As replacements they brought 2 Romanian bands. I was in front row to both of them, not because I was interested in seeing them, but because I wanted to save that spot in order to be 1st row at Hammerfall. Wise decision. The Romanian bands were Blind Spirits and LOST. meh.

At about 22:30 Hammerfall finnaly came on stage and the real show started.
They were Awesome! Joacim is a great singer and knew how to communicate with the audience. But so did Oscar, Pontus and Fredrik, who between riffs took the time [so to speak] to smile and make eye contact with the fans from the first rows. The playlist was good with both old songs like "Any Means Necessary", "Last Man Standing", "Let the Hammer Fall" [on which the voice of the audience was really loud] "Always Will Be" [which remains a dear song of mine being the 1st one i've heard from them and the song that got me hooked to Hammerfall (thanks, VH1 Rocks)] and new ones like "One More Time" and "Let's Get It On".

I didn;t know that they will come to chat with the fans after the show, so I left. Apparently they did and I am sorry I missed that. Oh well.

I am glad that finally somebody brought this band in Bucharest and I hope they will come again. Next time I will buy a VIP ticket just to be sure. On the other hand I can't say I left empty handed I have all 3 guitar picks [Oscar's, Fredrik's and Pontus' -Thanks wifey for giving me the 3rd one :D] and bought a Hammerfall tshirt.

It was a really good way to spend that night and I am glad i got the chance to see them.  <3

Monday, August 15, 2011

Sonata Arctica...Artmania...Sibiu :)

this is for Lilith and Del :)
sooo let's start with my reason there: day 2->Sonata. the funny thing is i wasn't planing on going to Artmania this year, i was supposed to go to another city buutt when i heard about them coming my plans suddenly changed :)) and i told the 2 girls i was gonna meet anyway that i won't miss Sonata for anything or anyone. luckily Andreea and Dia had the same thoughts :)). anyway i also let them know that i was gonna stay in the large square[where the show was to take place] since noon no matter if any of them will join me or not... and so i did. but this didn't stop me from missing the signing session that took place also in the large square but in another part of it and of which i wasn't aware...:))
aannnyyy waaay... i still got into 1st row.. and as promised had the Finn and Romanian flags hanged by the fences,,,the Finn flag made a friend of mine a bit famous while she was holding it before the gig :)).also all the photographers took pics of us and the flags hanged :D
 Sonata in my opinion [and not only] were awesome! Tony and Henkka were the most energetic and this was transmitted to the public also. it was nice to see/meet people from other countries like Italy and Finland that came there especially for this band.
for the time they were given, the playlist was really good, but there is always place for better. maaybe with the next album's tour they will come here too [:)) yeah right..] and i honestly say that in my opinion they sound better live than on the cds. the band-public relation was very well done and the public enjoyed every moment of the show[i read opinions from people who were also there and talked to some of them :)]
a really nice thing and kinda cool in the same time is the fact that almost simultaneous with them beginning playing the moon showed up on the sky..and...it was a fullmoon! ha! awesome!!
time flew too fast damn it and it was time for the encore...and they still didn't play "Don't say a word"... i was like :( pleaase:o3...and they did in the end. the very last song before Vodka and even if i wanted to record it..i knew it was no chance in hell i will shut up and not sing along...soo i didn't. :D.

as soon as they left the stage i made my way to the back of the square and to the back of the stage and waited there with some girls i met earlier to see if we have the chance to say hi to the guys..and we did:d i managed to get a pic with Tommy [mersi, Paul] and autographs from Tommy and Henkka. :D

that's the big idea of what happened Sonata-related.
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 Artmania:

nice festival... 1st time there and probably last time too :))
day 1: Lacrimas Profundere...ok band...never heard of them untill saw them being listed as one of the bands... veeerry skinny lead singer :)).
Helloween: in my opinion the highlight of the day! really great show, nice playlist and a good band-public relation.
Tarja: i left after Helloween :)). ... i had a terrible headache but i heard that she didn't play an encore and that she didn't even bothered to stay for an autograph or smth after the show. mneh. i saw her with her own show not a festival 2 years ago anyway.

day 2:
Republica: the hell were they doing there? i and everybody around me can't answer that question except for the obvious"they were paid". almost everybody in the crowd were motionless during the show. i, for one, clapped my hand 3 times during one song but changed my mind quickly:)). how much the public wanted them became pretty obvious 2 times one time between 2 songs when a guy in the 1st row yelled  "SONATAAA"...and the 2nd time when some other dude in the 2nd row raised up in the air a tshirt that said"if i throw a stick will you leave?"...this apart from the lack of movement from the public and from my 2 flags that were already hanged by the fences.

Sonata: already said:D

Lacuna Coil...missed their beginning as i was sitting with those girls waiting for the Sonata guys:D. after they left i went back and saw the end of it.. it was ok... not really into them but i still enjoyed it. during Lacuna Coil Paul [the guy who took the pic of Tommy and me] was holding the Finn flag and a Finn guy came and gave him a hug :D. that was nice:))).

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Sibiu:
a really nice city! i am glad i had the chance to see a part of it and hopefully i will be back sometime, but in the winter. I bet the streets and buildings look awesome covered in snow <3. I also got the chance to visit the clock tower and see the city from up high. to go back it's a must!
as i said before. romania is a great country, too bad it's inhabited by people:))


this is the big idea of everything that happened. it was a really nice weekend and the best way to end my summer holiday as i have to start learning for my exams from now on till September:))

oh btw. no comments because apparently they refuse to appear. i am still waiting for some from the post in april cob related:))

Sunday, May 15, 2011

bored..crap..mneah

ha. yeah. another post [that nobody will read  ahahaha:))] made out of boredom
I had an exam today. Portuguese. oh the joy. thankfully i..ahm...managed to finish it with the help of some people :D. now that's what i call team work.
one done. 8 more to go. oh the fun. and then... FINNISH learning all summer long.
in between time it's the Scorpions gig. the same day as one of the exams@ German. Muprhy does his job again.
what else?
i received the Finnish book & audio CD in the mail some days ago :D can't wait for the exams to be over so i can focus on this :).
speaking of which IS IT 2012 YET? i want for 2012 to come!! i wanna go to Finland! damn. ahaha. breaath. breaath.
if the moving there in 2 years-plan won't be fulfilled in the end [and it probably won't... you have to love my "optimism". but i'll still do my best:)] at least i won't die without being in that country for at least a couple of days on holiday. me and some Finnish city <3.
ah..but still..long time till then. in between time Finland comes to me in August. i've said it before and i'll say it again. i know. but still
Sonata Arctica! comes:D..and tarja. but eh. Sonata :D yey!
but a loooooooooong way till then
speaking of Finland [or continuing the discussion]
i am watching the eurovision show [yep. that bored]. all the 25 countries just finished singing. and man. am i disappointed.
Finland was the 1st to sing. ..'the hell? REALY? i expect[ed] sooo much more from them! [but hey! at least it wasn't Lordi again!! thank you *insert whatever god here*] but still. i think they could've done better.
but on the other hand. pretty much all the eurovision bands sucked big time. and yes. that includes my country! i just don't like the song :D. what i did like and even voted for is the Moldavian song[well yeah that part of Moldavia should also belong to Romania as well but let's not talk history tonight, shall we?] from the zdob &zdub guys. they're really good live too [yeah. did see them]. Respect, baieti!
ah yes
what's with that confused teenager from sweeden that will be popular??fisrt time i saw him he reminded me of Alexander Rybak . and i actualy like alexander's song..you should[n't] see me "sinigng" it!![and yes i know he's from norway, not sweden]
norway wasn't one of the 25 countries this year :(. maybe they would've saved the night if he would be the one in the contest again..i mean hey. germany brought that almost talentless..girl[JUST MY OPINION]..again ,,norway should've done the same. at least Alexander can sing.
hmm..still waiting for the final results...
what else?
restless teenagers in this edition. i've heard france is the favorite... WHY? :)))

ah time out. enough  about this for now.
another crap,,ahm,,let's see :-?
nothing interesting. and i do mean nothing. sleep school eat..eat... andlearning for the exams. but after failing  the only 2ones that i actually studied for [ last semester]...
ha. well..whatever...just waiting for all of it to be over with :D tralala.. and it was proven to me that the products of my imagination are not always harming for myself :D. this time my imagination was very very productive in an extremely good way!
oh. i wanted to put my phone in Finnish bcs i pretty much know its menu by heart. and guess what. it doesn't have it. i have English, Deutsch, magyar, Romanian and 3 others...but..NO FINNISH. on a Finnish phone :|. that's just so clever. ahahah :)).can i change magyar with Finnish, please?
HHH
i need a job. but in autumn. weekend job. the university of Bucharest[or at least the Faculty of foreign Languages] makes sure that you can't have a normal job. isn't that sweet <3. so. maybe at Ikea.. good food, close to home.. or. Nokia. but that would be too awesome to happen :)).

in between time eurovision is over. azerbaijan won :D. at least it wasn't sweden:D. Moldavia had more points than Finland and Romania. i am proud of them:D. and this should be a lesson for Finland. next time they should send a good band. they have plenty. really now :).
eh eurovision started to be a more political-based rather than talent based contest  a loong time ago anyway.

oh yes. almost forgot! Blogger sucks when it comes to comments. the ones that i got for my previous post are somewhere lost in the abyss...and if any will be posted here, probably they will be too.. so let me know if you comment with anything...:)

hmm this is probably the most...useless/stupid/smth post i've ever made.  and probably i sounded like someone who should grow up get a life and get lost all in one. ahahhaha.oh well. don't like? don't read.
die die.

Friday, April 22, 2011

Children of Bodom

riight... don't know how to actually start.
Lilith, this is for you, my dear!
[fangirling aheaad!]

so.April 20,2011. happiest freakin' day of my life [so far] !
ahm.. this is one of those moments when you realize that dreams really come true :). [especially after you lose all hope that they ever will ].

sooooooooo
i'm not gonna start talking about how i found out and my"riight..don't joke with me about this" reaction when a buddy told me the news...[in that instant a BIG smile appeared on my face. i was in the middle of a Deuthsch course and people were wondering what's wrong with me :)).]:D.
anyway
ahm... the tickets were cheaper than expected, but this..detail.. had a negative part, no backstage access guaranteed. i would've payed more to get that kind of access rather than trying to win it at a contest. and i'm not the only one. oh well. maybe next time. :).

we were allowed to enter the venue at about 6:30 pm. and after they checked my ticket me&my best friend literally ran to try to get to the 1st row[we weren't the only ones who did that]. but we only catched the 2nd and 3rd and because of the crowd we were separated... i wanted to go buy some stuff before the gig but i chose to wait till the end.good choice:)) :D. i also managed to make it to the 1st row. yey me!
then...the waiting began..

hmm let's see
machinae supremacy. honestly? never heard of them. i could've listen to a song or two before this night, but i thought it's better not to after remembering the opening band for gnr in september. they were ok. not much to say really.

during the break between m.s. and Ensiferum i took out the Finnish and Romanian flags, tied them together and the guys around me were nice enough to hold them also.[didn't know any of them] :).



Ensiferum.
yes... this i like! hehe :). they were good. really good. i like them now more than i did before the gig! i'm glad i had the chance to see'em live as opening act for CoB.

the longest period of waiting was the break between Ensiferum and CoB. time flew really reaaally slooow.!

then..suddently... it all began. the reason i was there! Children of Bodom !


the setlist was really nice. songs like Needled 24/7, Angels don;t kill, Downfall, Cob, Hate Me, FtTR In Your Face, Living Dead Beat, Everytime I Die, Hate Crew Deathroll etc...
of course they also sang wiwi, which, after listening to all the RRF tracks, remains my least favorite one.
anyway,I can honestly say they were Awesome! just Pure awesomeness. and i'm not saying that bcs i'm a fan or stuff like that. but really, they were great! it was worth every second of waiting! but...as a fan that is a girl..i can say that..uhm..they are cuter in reality than in the videos/photos. ahahahaa:D i sound like a 14 year old :)).

about RRF what is it to say? great album! in my opinion it's [way] better than Blooddrunk. it has something that reminds me of what some call 'the old CoB'. [and no. i am not expecting any of the future albums to be like Hatebreeder for example. don't  want that anyway]. least fave track, as i said, wiwi. why? alexi's voice-too edited. alexi has a good voice. i, for one, like it unedited. and the beginning sounds [too much] like this . but eh. in the end, who am i to judge?

i've uploaded some pics on deviart. i'm lucky my Nokia takes rather good quality pics. haha. nokia rulz!aand some were made with the camera.
what i am also really really proud of  is:












what's next? Scorpions in June and Sonata Artica, Tarja &a couple of other bands in August in Sibiu. but the main reason i'm going there is Sonata..:) and after that..saving money for my next year's bday in Espoo [or at least somewhere in Finland... :D]
..and let's see if my ultimate dream, that i've had for the past.. oh well..many years[more than the cob one].. will come true. oh well. we'll see. but my ambition regarding fulfilling it gets bigger and bigger from one day to another. :)


now let's thank people:

thanks to:
- the people that made this night possible
- the ppl that i've talked to beforehand on fb and told them that if they see me to leave me the hell alone! and listened to me :)
- vampiria for being the crazy friend that i love&for helping me with all the finland-reladed stuff that needs to be done in order for me[/us] to [hopefully] move there :). and ilinca and ileana also for helping with stuff.
- my ex friend, alina, for sending me the needled 24/7 video in spring, 4 years ago. you won't be reading this, but still, sending me that link is probably the best thing you ever did.
-most of all thanks to Children of Bodom for the show! it was really a great night! hopefully i'll get to see them again... :). NO. wait. make that: can't wait to see them again :). maybe i'll have to chose between them and Finland next year. or better. seeing them in Finland [this my friend is called masochism induced by dreams that are almost impossible to fulfill :D]

hmm..yeah.. that's about it for now.
Die die :)

Thursday, April 7, 2011

what i love about people

i've decided to write in english from now on :).
you don't have to read this.
you don't have to like this.
you don't have to take this serious.
=)


sooo...what i "love" about people. there are so many things to be said.. oh my.

i loove how they usually are at least two faced. being fake is sooo c0o!. i love how they pretend to like you and behind your back they are your biggest ahm..let's say enemies. i don't really get this. why is it so hard to tell your opinion without gossiping. i [don't] feel strange for being one of those who have the [bad] habit of telling people in their faces what i think. oh my. what's wrong with me?

i love how people pretend to care just so they find out what's wrong with you, just so they could gossip some more. and this becomes related with what i've said earlier. well everything that's on this post is somehow related one with each other. anyway. i love those people that are like "sweetheart. what's wrong?" and after telling them all you get is ":(". or. if you are really lucky a"i'm sorry/poor you". how can't you love those kind of people?

i love most of the christians. i really do. they love their god and praise him but if you dare something like taking their seat in the bus,well.. you will be surprised how easy they forget about their religion. i love the fact that the biggest christians are also those who judge the most, regardless of the subject that is being judged.  for that matter i am proud to call myself an atheist. and what's wroong with those so called christians that actually don't judge people by religion?

i love those people who read that i am an atheist and their first thought was "oh. she's young. what does she know"...i'm [not] sorry to inform you that i pretty much figured out my religion a long time ago, just as i figured out what i want to do with my life.[and by long time ago, i mean years]

i love how much we can judge. how people officially claim to be open minded...but if you dare to wear a t-shirt that has the reaper printed on it or if you won't give your seat in the bus to some 5 year old kid you might be called  an emo :|.[i am not referring to the Finnish meaning of the word(mother) :))]. and don't ask me where is the connection between an emo and any of the 2, because i can't see it either.

speaking of which. i love how people look at me on the street during late autumn/early spring when i usually wear just a t-shirt while the rest have jackets and stuff. and of course i love love how people look at me during winter when i tend to wear just a t-shirt and a coat that is usually unzipped. oh well. some got used to me :). [no. this one i really love..they're like"wtf. what's wrong with her?" ahaha sooo funny. their faces=priceless]


ah yes. i love those people that judge the ones that want to move out of the country [yes yes. me included]. they say things like 'how can you say you love your country but plan on moving out as soon as you can. why would you want to study/work &live in another country? that means you don't actually love your country". well i am [not] sorry for wanting/hoping for a better life. i am [not] sorry for wanting to fulfill my biggest dream. yes. i love this country. and always will. and if my dream actually comes true i'm gonna miss romania like hell. no country could take the place that romania has in my heart. not even finland. but that doesn't mean i don't want to move to finland. at least i'll try. if i succeed, good for me. if not, well. let me try and feel like crap afterwards.

let's write one more kind of people i love. those friends that promise you can trust them and prove you otherwise. you tell them stuff that they supposedly won't tell anyone and you end up finding out some 3rd person knows about it. funny thing is when the 3rd person is someone they don't even really trust. so they lie to you and [sort of] gossip you. 2 in 1! those are some great...friends... oh well... i am proud of my trusting issue[s] that i've developed during time :).

and i want to thank all those types of people that i've mentioned for making me develop the -don't give a fuck/crap/whatever you wanna call it- attitude that i have towards well..everything i've just mentioned.



hah well that's about it. i hope you had fun reading :)) ahaha.

die die :)

p.s.  : from Ilinca, with love:

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

2010

s-a mai dus un an...cam repede..prea repede..parerea mea.
a fost un an plin:)). plin de detoate. cateva examene. apoi am dat si bacu. apoi admitere dupa care a urmat o vara plinaaa si inceputul facultatii..
anu asta am vizitat cateva orase prin care n-am mai trecut de mult, un oras in care nu mai fusesem niciodata si orasul in care ar trebui sa am o casa avand in vedere de cate ori merg acolo <3.
tot anu' asta am mers la niste concerte pe care le asteptam de ceva vreme...incepand cu AC/DC unde am avut un loc special pe geamu cladirii din dreapta scenei[de unde chiar aveam o vedere f buna a scenei], continuand cu Aerosmith& Reamon,pe trupele de la Sonisphere,din diferite motive[precum bacul] le-am ascultat ori din herastrau ori de acasa, gnr si Ozzy, dar si Iris de cateva ori & Trooper de cateva ori. chiar azi m-a intrebat cineva de cate ori am de gand sa merg la concerte Iris.
nu stiu ce sa mai zic. as putea sa incep sa povestesc in stilul caracteristic despre chestii gen pretenii castigati, prieteniile pierdute si distractia de care am avut parte...daaar imi e cam lene si oricum am mai scris in postarile trecute:)).
anul asta se anunta interesant...incepand in forta cu ACEL concert CoB din aprilie...pretul biletelor nu e inca afisat asadar sper sa nu se intample ca acum cativa ani...dar pana atunci am o sesiune peste care tre' sa trec :)).
mult succes tuturor celor care au examene in perioada asta.

cam atat pentru azi...ca nu mai am chef sa scriu dupa o zi de drumuri fara rost...

die die :)


modificat: AM bilet la CoB!!! :X:X:X:X:X<3