I’ve watched mask changing performance by this artist only once previously, perhaps about two years ago and since that time, which I failed to capture on video because I didn’t take it along, I didn’t have the opportunity anymore. This Chinese New Year, Kinta City invited him again and from the programme schedule, he was supposed to perform three times. The first time, he did not turn up, the second time, I had to work, this evening, was his third time, and also his final appearance here in conjunction with Chinese New Year. I was pretty apprehensive that I wouldn’t be able to make it again, or perhaps he would not turn up again, but luckily he did.

Funnily, there was something wrong with my camera and when I powered it on, I was shown an error message and I had the option to either shut it off or to format the memory card. I shut it off hoping that it would be all right when I powered it on again but I was shown the same error message! So this time, I chose to format the card, but it says that the card could not be recognized. I was like, “Oh shit, why am I so jinxed? This is the last show already and I couldn’t get it on video again?”

Somehow, when I turned it on again, it worked! As you can see, I got the better half of the mask changing performance on video. It’s not the best video in the world because the guy had this again on the camera most of the time but what the heck, better than no video at all, right?

So, enjoy the video!

This Spring Festival holiday, I “eat full nothing to do” and was browsing the web when I came across some freebies online and decided to put them together to create my first iPhone skin. It’s called “Go Green” based on the theme of the icon set.

I haven’t actually tried this out on my iPhone yet because I am going to upgrade my firmware later this week so there’s no point installing it on my iPhone, you see. So if it doesn’t work as well as it looks on my screen, just leave me a comment but please don’t diss me. LOL

I have included the download file in this post; credits are duly given in an attached text file. Enjoy and Gong Xi Fa Cai!

Update - 20th Feb, 2010: This Go Green iPhone skin has been tested on my own iPhone and it works as you can see from the updated screenshot above. So, go ahead and install it!

Download: Go Green iPhone Skin

I made my way to Kinta City last evening to catch a “drum performance” as written in the Chinese New Year programme schedule. I was telling everyone that I MUST shoot a video of this as I love this performance and would like to have this on video even though I have watched it a few times already. I said that I kept missing the chance for the past few years already so I must not miss out on this too. That was why I went even though the show started at 5pm and you know, I would usually be in bed at that time. LOL

Anyway, I was disappointed that the drum performance wasn’t the one that I was expecting. I really wanted to watch a drum synchronization performance where there would be 15 drummers or so performing at the same time but this one was like a lion dance performance without the lion. But since I was there, I just shot it though I wasn’t happy with it.

After one round at the supermarket, on my way out, I caught this. And thank God it saved the day. It’s a performance by MJ Nada, a local Michael Jackson lookalike. He performed a dance, which I caught on video as you can watch below and lip-synced to “Beat It” which I didn’t managed to get on video. All the more reason to replace my camera. No, I’m not replacing the memory card since this isn’t even my own camera. Anyway, I was amused and entertained by MJ Nada’s performances. Enjoy!