Singapore, January 24, 2024
Coldplay Concert: Music of The Spheres
Alhamdulillah, Thank you Allah SWT for making the dream happen and for the blessed that never ending You have pour in my life!
It begin with just a wishing that if I can go to abroad again, I only want go to; 1st Coldplay concert, and 2nd I want to go for Umroh, and well after the covid period passed and global access was opened, Coldplay starting their worldwide tour concert. Hoping that they will go to Asia, and yes its answered. Indonesia is in their list, preparing with friends for the war ticket, and yet failed, as sooo many people joined the war and well it just not my luck. Disappointed? ofcourse! but I accept it, maybe in another time...am trying for Malaysia, but yet its the same, failed!
Then, there is announcement for Singapore for 4 days (+2) concert! in January 2024, and again helped by my friend Lisa and Etta, we're in better prep for the tix war, as Ticketmaster.sg is like more strict and the D day was in June 19, 2023 (Presale) with big hope that this time I will get the ticket!
OMG when 3 of us enter the war, we were all in like no 600k queuing! however, a least the timeline is running eventough slowly, and finally after 3 hours waiting, I get the access to execute the tix, and yas!! succeeded bought 2 tixs.
My friend Lisa and Etta were only helped for the tix war but they dont want to go to the concert, so I share the tix with my other friend; Ulfa!
Since then, starting the prep to attending the concert in Singapore; renewing my passport, hunting hotel with reasonable price, and also the flight ticket.
After reading the reviews and price comparison, I booked thru Agoda.com and decided to stay at Summer View Hotel.
I think for booking hotel, Agoda is one of the best among others in term of price!, this is based on my experience booked hotel for domestic and abroad destinations.
For the flight I have also recommendation, which you can get best offer from Tiket.com, so far when I booked the flight tix, it offers the best price for both domestic and abroad.
I choose for DPS-Singapore with SQ, I got good offer at around IDR 2.2 mio/pax and Spore - DPS with Batik Air at IDR 1.5 mio/pax
Time flies and close to the D day, my flight was on Jan 23, 2024, me and Ulfa arrived at Singapore around 4PM, and we decided to go around Changi Airport; visit the Jewel at Terminal 1, what an experience!
This place is cool, green vibes, like having clean oxygen around! 😀 love it.There are several photo spots around, most people that arrived at Changi will spend their time to visit Jewel. If you already at T1 to reach this area you can follow the direction and there is kind of "bridge" that you can walk by to reach Jewel.
If you are in T2 or T3, to go to Jewel, you can use the Skytrain (free of charge)
What else? well there are lot of restaurants around and if you have good budget then you can enjoy the food there!
At around 7PM we took grab to go the hotel! as we dont have much energy again to use the MRT with the suitcases we bring along!
Sometime after reach hotel, we go out for buying meal, and I booked the right hotel, because it close to Seven Eleven and also next to a Korean Store ✌. Me and Ulfa bought ready to eat meal...heat it up at sevel and bring them back to hotel, after finished the meal, we go bed for charging the energy for the D day!
On Jan 24, 2024 we took grab (again) to Kallang Wave Mall which in one area with the National Stadium where the concert will be held, we go around, bought merchandises, taking pictures, and starting queuing for the gate to be opened. We came too early, and wait too long, this kind of learning lesson, because in Singapore, I can say no need to worry, you will be able smoothly attend the concert as long as the tix is in your hand, yes you can bit early to anticipate traffic, like 1 hour arrival before the main concert, you still have time tho. At Kallang Wave Mall, we also experience lunch at The Soup Spoon, and took cheap offer, with SGD 9.9/pax you will get a big plate of warrior salad bowl with jasmine ice tea included.
This is resto is recommended! one of best salad bowl that I ever tasted, it just sooo good!
The waiting is over! and eventough it was heavy rain, it didnt stop the coldplayers to enter the gate for the Coldplay's performance. At 8.30PM the show is begin and I cannot describe my feeling at that time, tears, blessed, happy, still cannot believe I can attend the concert, all those feelings mixed at once.
Almost all of my fave songs were presented; A Sky Full of Stars, Viva la Vida, Something Like This, My Universe, Fix You....I think I also heard Charlie Brown? whatever, I too enjoying the concert and not really remember all the songs tho.Chris was performed well, eventho I mostly of time seeing him thru the big screen, its totally OK, this moment will never be forgotten in my life. A blessed that even until the time I write this post, I still feel that Allah is sooo kind to me. He allows this moment crossing in my life, exactly like I want, smoothen all the process from the tix war, renewing my passport process, booking the hotel and flight, the whole trip in Singapore, everything!
Friends or whoever happen drop by and read this post, wish and believe in Allah (God), He might postpone your wish to happen, because he knows the best time for you, and He will guide and be with you along the way, this is my spiritual experience, even though I was sometime neglecting Him, He still gave me endless blessings!
-Believe in Him, He will never fail you, it just about timing-
