This is going to be my last post of 2008, a year which has been a bumpy ride. It’s been good, it’s been bad but you know what………….I wouldn’t have it any other way.
So much has been learnt, lost and found……literally my year has been this way but all in all I hope that you don’t look back at your year with regrets, life is not for regretting. We learn lessons and we become stronger.
I want to take you through my year, just some good parts, the ones I want to share with you and remember!
January: I have the power!
This was a very nice rolling start to the year. Getting an old show which I love, Masters of the universe. Sure…..it’s abit jialat la but hey childhood memories make up for it.
Actually come to think of it, this was how I started organising movie marathons.
Febuary: Working on Valentines day
Ah yes, Valentines day….I had a date btw….hahaha! However back then when I was still in 91.3, we had an event called the St. Valentines day masacre at BOne.
It was a great party honestly and Marco was a very nice host…..although I have heard that he has or is leaving…..well take care my friend!
March: The begining of a new interest
I love the Japanese culture and cosplay has always made me interested…….my friend Charlene in particular attenes cosplay events often and so I attened a pretty big scale one in March.
It was held at Vivo City, not the first one I attended but the first time my eyes got opened to this culture.
April: Iron Man premire
I love superhero movies and the first one to hit us this year was Iron Man, the best part was I was invited to the movie premire……how cool is that!
A nice reception, a great movie…..I’d have to pick this one as one of the best movie premires I’ve been to this year. I must also thank Janet for being my date.
May: Meeting Marie Digby and winning the Cup
This is the month where all the action began! First it began with meeting Marie Digby when she had a showcase here in Singapore at Velvet Undergound.
Manchester United won the premire league and then the Champions League! Oh this was the best of the best. I was literally knelling down praying during the penalty shoot out!
You think that’s tops……my friend Scarlett went to Moscow to catch the game, she got her tix 1 week before the match….My Gosh!
Your nuts babe but you rock!
June: Reservist and saying goodbye
It’s something we all go through and I served my fair share in June, made new friends and of course I’m already looking forward to my next one.
Most of all I’m glad I’m one step closer to finishing my 10 cycles.
Saying goodbye is never easy…………I left 91.3 in late June. I spent about 2 weeks with the new morning crew after coming back from reservist…….almost 2 years on the morning show was a great learning experience.
Some part of me does wonder what would have happened if I had stayed….the new morning crew was nice and I’ve known Suzanne since I joined the station but the decision was made and I left.
July: New beginings
After going on a 2 week break I could wait to get back on air and this time it was with Power 98! Just like signing for a new soccer club, I couldn’t wait to get into the starting line up.
And was reunited with my old partner Jensen Ho….every afternoon from 2 to 5pm! The afternoon madness needed to get you through your work day! Pretty much being thrown right into the mix on my first day but hey….I like it that way!
I’ve gone solo now cos Simone left and Jensen was transfered to the night show but we are expected to be reunited again soon so stay tuned for updates!
August: I am ElliottDanker.com
Exciting times made possible thanks to my friends Sebastian and Kenneth! The launch of my very own website!
You probably notice that banner from my old blog edanker.blogspot.com
Here’s Sebastian, the man resposible for managing this site, putting it together and making this such a success!
Kenneth I owe many thanks for all the content he has helped to provide, photos from outings and unique events, most of which have been documented on this site.
September: The first ever F1 night race, studio guests and woofball
I think many people will remember the month of September for the first ever Formula 1 night race. Loud engines filled the City Hall area.
I remember the first day when I came out of City Hall mrt and heard the engines………wow it was like music to my ears.
I owe alot to Chris from ThreeAngles Production who helped me get an invite to witness history in the making!
That month was all about cars, Me and Jensen had the Super Import nights babes come by the studio too!
As October moved along we had many studio guests, Boys like Girls being one of them, they of course had just wrapped up their tour with MetroStation and were in Singapore to perform at the Nike run.
As with my interest in cosplay and the Japanese culture increased, I helped Janet out with her ESP Clinic featuring Masahi Kimura. A guitar event done cosplay style proved an eye opener for many who attended the clinic.
The above picture shows Masashi Kimura, with the cosplayers and the Lolitas adding a nice touch to the event. It was mostly inspired by the fact that Masashi is Japanese hence the cosplay culture was added to it.
And it definately made Janet a trend setter as she took cosplay to a different level.
Woofball………….a game for kids and adults was at Suntec city for about 2 to 3 weeks in Sept and Jun Yuan and myself had not one but two shots at it.
The organisers of the event happened to be my old collegue Bob and his wife Suzy…….what a small world!
I didn’t do too well but Jun Yuan became a human hamster………..quite funny man, esp with everyone else just standing around watch the ‘big babbies’ play Woofball.
Sometime mid Sept, my good friend Sebastian left Singapore after his break to start his life and career in London. Everything settled in well for him and we hope to see you back soon!
October: The MacBook, The Shield, joint Birthdays, Lifehouse and Halloween
It finally arrived………after thinking about it for the longest time, I got the new MacBook. Months of saving too brought me to that moment when I changed from PC to Mac.
It’s been great so far, no complaints over it. My friend DJan from DJs Unity helped me get things set up to and I’m pleased to say that I’ve gotten pretty ok with the Mac so far.
Had to change the layout on my desk though but that was a pleasent problem to have. Speaking of which, I chanced upon a replica Captain America shield when I was walking around at Plaza Singapura.
Some renovation to the 7th floor was completed and they opened a Simply Toys store……………I walked in and saw the last Shield on sale…..woo hoo! The shield returns later for its very special purpose.
I’m a smallville fan and a Lifehouse fan and boy was I excited when they came to the Power 98 studios. The funny thing was that it was a public holiday and Lifehouse popped by for an interview.
Hahaha…that pretty much made it the most exciting public holiday ever man!
Oh ya, my Birthday is in Oct so I had a joint birthday gathering filled with sweet treats from Billy Bombers. You see, Leanna’s birthday is just 2 days before mine so she had to help me down a very very sweet mixture that Billy Bombers gave for my Birthday!
I also wanna say thank you for a very special gift from a very special someone on my Birthday. You know I’ve just converted to being an Apple user and you helped expand my collection………….THANK YOU!
Ok time to bring back the Shield! Woo Hoo I celebrated Halloween with the Wongs. There was a pirate, a doll, a mad scientist and a superhero but I was defeated by the mad scientist!
November: Meeting May’n and starting the FLOUNGE
AFA08 was the buzz all Nov because May’n performed here. She is the singing voice of Sheryl Nome from the anime Macross Frontier and I must She sounds great live and the VIP Diamond pass Kenneth and I got was worth it
Kudos to the organisers for their effort in bringing the Japanese culture into Singapore at Suntec City for 2 days!
There was some disappointment however with fans not being allowed to take photos with her or to get her to sign their CDs. She did however give them an autographed board which is the way things are done in Japan………..so all is good now.
Are you ready for FLounge!
Bet you didn’t count on Fendy and Me starting up this group………..catch our ‘unique’ parody songs on Facebook….you should know if you are a friend on my facebook, if not….JOIN THE GROUP!
December: Of memories, coffee and my LCD screen
Getting crafty and storing May’n’s autograph was the best way to start Dec, I mean it’s a really nice board but it needed a frame and some other add ons for it!
So after a few hours, me and Kenneth came up with this frame and postcard to add into it. It now sits nicely on my shelf in my room……….what a great memory of AFA08.
Every now and then, you get to host a show that just gives you warm and fuzzy feelings. The Starbucks open house was one such event where I met my old friend Eunice.
I think the best part of it was the familiarity and the chance to catch up with her! Further more it was for a good cause and it was close to Christmas!
And of course to draw 2008 to a close……….I’ve completed my room renovation with the biggest project being the 24″ Acer LCD monitor which is hooked up to my MacBook!
Was it a good year? Even with it’s ups and downs, I would say it’s been a great year! Much has been learnt and experienced!
All the best for 2009!
Danker in 08…..out!
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