Can you imagine what would happen if we could have any dream?
I'd wish this moment was ours to own it and that it would never leave.
Then I would thank that star that made our wish come true.
'Cause he knows that where you are is where I should be too.
If this was forever, what could be better?
We already proved it was.
We're gonna make everything
in our whole world change.
Right here, right now..
I'm looking at you and
my heart loves the view...
cause you mean everything.
Right here, I'll promise you somehow, that tomorrow
can wait for some other
day to be. Right now, there's
you and me. Je t'aime, I love you.
biography
I fell in love ♥ 18/05/09
Name is never to be given out on internet. Rule set by loving parent. Oh who am I kidding? So yes, my name’s Jeneva. Most call me Jen and I most prefer it that way, thank you very much. Some call me Jenny. My dad calls me Neng. Until now, I never knew how that came about. I have a much much longer name but I'll leave it as it is for the sake of internet safety precautions... but on second thought, not that many people read this crappy blog... at least I don't think so.
Emotional is my middle name. Well, not really, but you know where I’m getting at. I cry at literally anything. Whether it’s happy/sad/sweet/ridiculous/pathetic, yep, I tear up. I seriously don’t know what’s wrong with me. I should get my tearducts checked, shouldn’t I? They’re uncontrollable it’s not even funny.
Sibling is fortunately one and only but that does not mean that she couldn’t be considered an endangered species and taken away, in case one of these days I go psycho, kill her, and then she becomes lost to the world. If I had 3 words to describe her: violent, rowdy, noisy. Mind you, she’s only 7. Keywords are ‘she’ and ‘7’.
Music is something I love. Of course, who doesn't? I'm not the kind who listens to anything, everything though I must admit. I cannot stand rock/hip-hop. Well, if it's John Mayer-esque rock, I'd love it. But if it's AC/DC-esque rock, I'd probably don't. Yeah, I'm picky. Being in my church choir, of course I love gospel music. Pop, Soul/Blues... yup. I think my dad plays a huge part in how I came about liking only those genre of music. The fact that I grew up in a Filipino community where we consider soprano-type voices fan-flippin-tastic doesn't help either.
TV is one thing I never have time for. If I'm lucky I may be able to watch a few shows a week. Other than that, I basically don't watch it. I know it exists. It just doesn't exist in the places I want it too. For me, it has always been the internet. Seriously, I cannot go a day without switching my computer on. I guess my so-called addiction on graphic design doesn’t help. Neither does knowing that there are awesome people waiting for me at Archuletafans.com, Team Archie and ZF. Besides, without the internet, how the heck could I act all Mission Impossible (in this case, possible) and find juicy stuff regarding Zac and Vanessa's relationship? Cyeah, I thought so.
Actors are people I have total respect for. I honestly can't imagine having a camera shoved in my face while I'm trying to do something that everyone else does. Besides, some of them are so good it’s just amazing to me that they can revert back to being normal people when they're roles are all over. I don’t know, being an actor is just not my forte. It’s funny how people say I could be an actress. After reading this paragraph, think again.
I find fan-girling insanely embarrassing but that hasn't stopped me yet. That's about it. True, my opinion about fan-girling isn't much of a clincher but hey, no one actually reads this part.
to see you again.
for a Singapore vacation.
for that dress in Just G. for that striped shirt + vest in Just G. to meet David Archuleta. for a Build-A-Bear bear. Thank you so much Kyle for Jr. ♥
for that "Shield of Faith" necklace.
for John Mayer's guitar string bracelet.
for John Mayer's Delux "Continuum". for John Mayer's "Room For Squares" album. for John Mayer "Where The Light Is - Live in LA" DVD/CD.
for the "High School Musical 3" album. for the "High School Musical 3" DVD. for a proper iPhone case. for a laptop/Tablet PC. for a docking system for my iPhone.
for that "Live In Love" leather bracelet. for that locker-type case to keep my albums. for new jeans.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 7:28 PM
The day I spent 30-45 minutes with David Archuleta.
My number one wish on my wishlist finally crossed out.
8th April 2009 Private Meet & Greet with David Archuleta at Ritz Carlton hotel, Singapore!
Today was like literally one of the best days of my life. Mannn. He's probably the most genuine and sweetest guy ever!
The moment I woke up at 8.45am, I felt like puking. I didn't want to eat... man, nervous was an understatement. I really couldn't believe that I was chosen to be one of those who'll meet him. I owe it all to Sheryl, Sal, Larissa, the other DASG members, and Sony Singapore. Thank you so much.
I didn't know what to expect, but I knew I couldn't wait to see him again. After seeing him face-to-face the day before, it's like this feeling that once you met him, it's hard to not want to see him again. His presence is addictive, like you don't want to let him go out of your sight. Ever. So, I met Lily at Pasir Ris MRT at around 10am. We were to meet the others at City Hall MRT at 11am. We took the train there and whilst the ride, I told her stories, shared pictures about the night before. We laughed, giggled, screamed (when i told her about my 'moments' with him haha) and shared our nervousness hehe.
Once we reached the station, we waited for about 5min before Sheryl came and briefed us about what was gonna happen. Our ICs were needed cause Sony BMG Singapore had a name list with them. Everyone started coming one by one... there were 14 (is this my lucky number or what?) of us, some where Daniel, Steven, Zaren, Larissa, Sheryl, Sal, Wendy, Sahira, Farhana, Rachel and a few others. Gosh, I was practically shaking by 11.30am. We were too meet David at Ritz Carlton hotel, which was pretty near the MRT station at 12pm. The time said we were to meet him from 12 - 12.15pm. In my mind I thought,15 minutes? But I knew it was better than not meeting him at all.
We walked to the hotel and we were lead into a place with a sign saying "Private Meeting" in front of 2 closed doors. His co-manager, Ray, came at around 12.05pm, saying that David was still in his room , getting ready and he'll soon be there. That pretty much confirmed that David was staying at Ritz Carlton. From that moment, it really hit me. It really was happening. We weren't allowed to go inside yet, so Larissa set up her camera. She was going to be our 'photographer' for the day. At around 11.20pm, we heard voices inside the room. Larissa said David was inside already. We joked around saying "David's such a ninja!" cause he obviously went through another door through the meeting room and not through the entrance that was facing us.
There were several voices in the room, probably the hotel staff and the people from Sony BMG, including his handler. Someone exited the room through the door which was directly opposite of me, and I caught a glimpse of him, wearing a red t-shirt and posing for a picture with the hotel staff I suppose. I held my breath and told Lily... then we told everyone else. Everyone suddenly got so overwhelmed and nervous! Gosh. People kept going in and out of the room, all the while we were hoping to catch a glimpse of him. We did - every single time. We waited for another 15 minutes before his handler came out of the room and told us that we were finally allowed to go in. It took a moment for me to realise that it was already 12.35pm! I prayed and hoped that the 15 minutes will be fulfilled.
I was the first one to enter the room - which got me shaking like crazy - cause I was directly across from it. Inside, I was hyperventilating like I've never hyperventilated before! David was still taking pictures and signing autographs for the hotel staff - and when he saw us, he looked up and said "Hey everyone! How're you guys doing?" and he gave us that huge grin of his. Lily and I practically died. Everyone started taking pictures/videos, while the Sony staff were explaining to David what was the plan.
The plan was that we were going to line up, and one by one, we'd take a picture with him and then line up again. The second round would be the giving of gifts/say whatever you want to say to him. Lily and I felt horrible ): cause we were the only ones with nothing for him. We were so nervous for the second round cause we didn't know what to say to him and we didn't have anything to give him!
So once David agreed to the plan, he stood in front of Larissa's camera and we went up one by one to take a picture with him. When it was my turn, I said "Hey, David!" and he was like "Hi there!" He put his arm on my arm/shoulder, mine was on his waist and Larissa took 2 shots of us. After that, I turned to him and said "Thank you so much!" he gave me his signature grin and replied with a "No problem!" Larissa was right. Once you look into his eyes, you'll forget everything! Sahira, one of those who came, was wearing once of those half-jackets - you know, those jackets that reach up only to the top of your stomach? Yeah. The room was quiet and David suddenly said "That's a small jacket..." whilst in the midst of posing for the camera. Everyone cracked up! That was incredibly random and cute!
The second round. When Rachel brought out her Winnie The Pooh bear for him to sign, Sony BMG didn't allow it. But David rebutted, saying "What? Why? There's so little of them..." I love him. He's so sweet. Ray told Sony "Let him do whatever he wants..." Gosh I love Ray too. Lily wanted to take a picture with him but she didn't get a chance to. I think Sony was embarrassed cause they totally backed out and suddenly became so nice to us haha!
I walked up to him and said our hellos again. I asked him if he could sign for me this picture of him from the ELLE photoshoot he did.
He's like "Sure!" He started writing "To..." and I said "Jeneva. J-E-N-E-V-A." While writing it down, he said something which got me into a frenzy but I didn't show it haha! He said "Nice name... Jeneva... sounds like 'Jeneva' (some other pronounciation)." We laughed and I swear I was melting! After signing his name across the picture, I turned to him and said "I'm so sorry I didn't get you anything... I feel horrible!" Gosh, he's full of surprises. He gave me that grin of his again and said "Aww, it's okay! Let me give you a hug..." and he gave me his signature one-armed hug. That was all I could ever ask for. I gave a one-armed hug too... I seem to do that nowadays haha.
After all the autograph and shout-out requests from the rest of the DASG/TA members, Sheryl told him about the project we were doing for him - where we recorded our singing w/ Sheryl's piano accompaniment for a medley of his songs from his album and "Let's Talk About Love". Sahira and Wendy edited them, added pictures/videos of us and tada! The final product - in a CD. Sahira took out her laptop cause we wanted to show David our video for LTAB. His handler disagreed cause she said we were 'running out of time' Larissa was like "3 minutes." and she agreed.
Here's a video of that epic moment. It's full of his giggles! I was right beside him for that whole moment (on his left side, wearing the grey shirt).
When you hear someone say "Oh my gosh!", that would be me haha cause it was the part where I was on the computer screen - but the grin from his face never did fade so I was relieved haha. At one point I said subconsciously "Larissa's so cute..." and I didn't expect him to reply cause I was muttering it to myself, but he said something along the lines of "Yeah-huh" and Lily gave me an "Omg Jen!" look haha!
Sheryl was practically bawling while he was watching it because she was the one who came up with the project and David Archuleta was actually viewing it. After the video, David was the first one who started clapping and turned to Sheryl saying "Good job!" but then he saw her crying... He said "Aww, don't cryyyyy..." and pulled Sheryl into a hug. He sang the words "Don't Cry" which got everyone saying "Aww..." Gosh, Sheryl is one lucky girl. When he was asked how was the video his reply was "It was... interesting..." which got everyone laughing, he's so cute.
After everything, we asked David if we could take a group picture with him and of course he said yes. After that, it was time for goodbye. Before leaving, he said bye to everyone and said his thanks for everything. He bade Larissa a personal goodbye and gave her a last hug since they practically know each other from Larissa's countless times of meeting him. Once the door clicked closed, with David gone, Larissa ran across the room and shouted. After that, everyone literally cracked. All the "Whooo!" started coming out, cheers, claps and tears. Sheryl, Sal, Farhana and I were crying! We were so overwhelmed! We had one huge group hug and cheered cause we brought David to Singapore and even got to meet him.
That supposed 15 minute meeting turned into a 45 minute one - it could have been longer if not for his flight to Malaysia later on that day. Gosh. I'll never forget that day. Never in a million years.
Group Picture!
PS: We found out that David visited Davidarchuleta.sg that morning. Sal asked him and he said so. We were damn excited! :D
Today was like literally one of the best days of my life. Mannn. He's probably the most genuine and sweetest guy ever!
