Meeting Kenny Kwan

It was the happiest weekend I've had this year!

If you have me added as a friend on Friendster or Myspace, you would know that the few people I would like to meet most in my life are: Oprah Winfrey, Tyra Banks, Jamie Oliver, Jim Verraros, Kenny Kwan and God (if there's one). With the obvious giveaway blog headline and the picture on the right, bet you already know who I met over the weekend! Muahahaha...

Knowing that Kenny Kwan is in Malaysia already got me and Kenny (the mouse, not the artist) jumping with joy. When we heard that he will be having a autograph session for his new album "In Progress" at Cheras Leisure Mall, we kinda concluded that we MUST be there! Suddenly, going over to Cheras without knowing where exactly is the Leisure Mall and the possibility of us getting stuck in a bad jam are no longer obstacles. The most important thing is: We get to meet Kenny Kwan!

On the way over, we talked about the possibility of having less than 50 people attending the event. After all, this guy is not really that well known in Malaysia. Songs from his previous albums didn't get much airplay in Malaysia! His second album, "MusicK" didn't even make it our shores! So as we are stuck in the jam, we kinda fantasize about no one turning up for the event and how we are able to have Kenny Kwan to ourselves...

When we got there, there are only a handful of people around. Probably the least of crowd I've seen so far for an autograph session from a Hong Kong singer. But you can tell that those who are there are hardcore fans! They have posters and banners at hand, some even with digicam and paper bags filled with CDs, posters, magazines and God-knows-what... There were even fans that came all the way from Singapore!

Kenny Kwan arrived on time and sang the first two singles from his "In Progress". I was so worried that his voice might actually break when he tried to hit those high notes but he managed to make it through all of them effortlessly.

Then it's time a game. The hostess wanted 6 people to go on stage to confess their love for Kenny Kwan. Sounds easy. Since guys are allowed, I put my hands up and in my head, I was screaming, "Me!! Me!! Me!! Me!!" Then the hostess went: "You~! The guy at the back!" In my head, the voiceover immediately turns into: "Oh shit! Fuck! Really? Me?! What am I going to say to him?!"

"Really?! I'm supposed to go on stage to talk to Kenny Kwan?!" I could barely walk straight as I make my way up the stage. When I saw him standing so close in front of me... it was like I died and went to heaven. He's so fucking gorgeous up close! I can't believe that I still get star-struck after all those years with Cinema Online and meeting so many celebrities for one-on-one interviews!

On stage, I was dead nervous. Waiting for my turn, I was struggling hard to think of something intelligent to say. At the same time I was trying to calm myself down, telling myself that I've done this hundred times. This is not the first time I talk to a HK celeb. I can do this. But when it comes to my turn, all I could think of was: "Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh Shit!"

When I walked up to him and looked him in the eyes, I lost it. His eyes! His smile! He's so freaking hot! My mind's a blank. I don't know what to say. All I could remember was: He was looking at me, smiling. I was trying very hard to swallow fast and refrain myself from drooling in public. The voiceover in my head went: "Fuck it! Just talk to Kenny Kwan! Screw the world! Say whatever that comes to mind!"

I knew I have to say something smart. So I took a deep breath and went: "People always say action speaks louder than words, if all these people are not around, I would definitely kiss you!" Great! I just told one of the person that I would like to meet most in my life that I wanted to kiss him in public!

The voiceover in my head went: "Good job, Jess! You get to speak to Kenny Kwan and this is the smartest thing can you come up with?! What a dumbass!" At that point, I knew I wasn't gonna win, but I really didn't care. I was already too high to think straight. I just told Kenny Kwan I wanted to kiss him! How many guys dare to say that in public?! (Oh God… I hope no one who knows me was there!)

After the game, Kenny Kwan sang three more songs and took a couple of group shots with the fans before proceeding with the autographing session. (See if you can spot me in the pictures below. Click to enlarge.)

As most of our Boy'Z and Kenny Kwan memorabilia were locked away safely in our hometown, we only managed to get him to autograph our "In Progress" CD, his promo poster, the "In Progress" photo album... OH!!! OH!!! OH!!! And I also get to touch him!!! Wheee!!! Definitely the best weekend I've had so far this year!

One down, five more to go! =D

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