FAME MONSTER: ARRIVAL

I am obsessed with limited stuff, whether they are intangible or tangible (I guess I'm not the only one that loves limited stuff? who doesn't, right?). By definition, limited stuff are stuff that are not massively copied or produced, and was never reprinted not re-manufactured up until present. So, except for it's exceptional collector's value and it might worth a while, the state of owning a limited piece reinforces your love on that domain, which obviously, you would buy limited things from a domain that you extremely like.

The first ever limited piece I bought was a parka by a crossover of Bathing Ape and Kaws. Not surprising, it was worth something back then, but then other versions, not the identical, was produced and it switched from a collector's piece into an ordinary parka. Which, I mean, at least it was limited and was popular back then. 

However, the Fame Monster Super Deluxe Edition here is obviously going to be a long-lasting collector's item.

P. S. @LadyGaga #25MillionLittleMonsters #MonsterLove #pawsup <3
 

LOVE ALL, S†AY SAFE!!!!!!!!

LOVE ALL, S†AY SAFE will become my motto from now on, in order to secure my Mother Monster's safety in later Indonesia performances. Not much to say, but...

To Indonesian Lil Monsters: Please, it's either hoping for future Balls and be happy, or be happy now and this is your last Ball. Do whatever you can to ensure the safety.

To Indonesian extremists: Just, fuck off.

To Mother Monster: again, LOVE ALL, S†AY SAFE

BUT I'VE CHOSEN JUDAS!!!!!!

Indeed, regardless of the warning of the Philo government, in other words, not a single fuck was given to them, my Mother Monster performed "Judas" in the BTWBall in Manila. "I'm not a creature of your government, Manila. People need to be free to be who they are", this, is totally what we as Lil Monsters should act in accordance with in order to authentically be "ourselves". 

Mother Monster is always in the state of fighting rights and guiding us to search for Lil Monsters' identity. Some may say my Mother Monster violates this or that, if other countries allow my Mother Monster to do such a thing, why would your country consider it as a violation? is it the fact that your "honourable" country lacks what contemporary people want from a government? Should your government reflect on what your values are, or even consider searching for a democratic yet religious-open-minded framework? Whatever you do...

I'm just a holy fool, oh baby he's so cruel
But I'm still in love with Judas, baby
I'm just a holy fool, oh baby he's so cruel
But I'm still in love with Judas, baby

I've chosen Judas.

LADY JAJA!!!!!!!!!!!

Not quite free currently, due to reviewing "Lisa Goes Gaga". But I can surely talk about my The Simpsons experience from high school.

Never really attempted to watch The Simpsons purposely, usually I was watching it by surfing through the channels when I resided in Canada many years ago. The general experience The Simpsons gave me is that, the show itself is a parody and a ridicule to the United States society. But the fact that the episodes were frequent, which were able to relate to the current topics and trends, and I believed that this was what attracted many many North American audiences. 

P.S.: I had a dream last night, though it was kinda freaky....I went to my Mother Monster's concert and was hoping to visit her back stage, with my blue bandana (similar to the design my Mother Monster wore in Judas) as a present. I was lucky, and was picked to meet her backstage. Then I was uncontrollably kneeing down to my Mother Monster. The most strange, was that, my Mother Monster brought out a shot gun from the 50's and executed me by firing it to my head. Though it was as strange as it is, I would really like to search for the definition of this dream.

P.S. 2: I had finally heard the possible new song from my Mother Monster on Youtube. Believe it or not, and up to you to believe this, I had been composing a song, in my Mother Monster's style, for the Little Monsters where I am located now. Regardless of people doubting or criticizing what I am doing now, I believe that in order to present what I am thinking and feeling right now, as a Little Monster, it is the best to convey my messages by using a Electric yet Euro-pop styled song.

MO†HER MONS†ER IN TAI PEI

FOURTH LEG OF THE BTWBALL!!!!!!! Obviously, Lil Monsters from the previous legs were still ruminating on my Mother Monster's unprecedented performance, and Lil Monsters from later legs are going to get ready for my Mother Monster's visit! Before discussing any matter, would like to wish and pray for a successful yet monsterous performance!

In the situation of Taipei Lil Monsters, although most of them are busy preparing their make up and outfit for the BTWBall, some, are concerning with the BTWBall. The largest concern, as it was sharing all through Facebook, was the average price of the BTWBall tickets. For the most convenience, I will compare the prices with Hong Kong Dollars, as a result of my Hong Kong Chinkish nature. Let's use the price level, where this price level is able to admit one person into the field where it is the most close to my Mother Monster,

Taipei: Rock and Roll Zone (?, though it's difficult for my Mother Monster to rock'n roll nowadays...)　12 800台湾ドル (TWD)  = 3 358.12689 香港ドル (HKD)

Hong Kong: Block A    1580.00 香港ドル (HKD)

3 358.12689 / 1580 = 2.12539677

Yes, Taiwan Lil Monsters gotta pay more than twice as much as Hong Kong Lil Monsters. Though Taiwan Lil Monsters are concerning on this topic, up until now there are none of official responses distributed to reply this concern. Which is, in my opinion, reasonable.

First of all, ticketing and their prices would not be directly managed by my Mother Monster's herself. Every concert requires a profit range, in order for more concerts coming up in the future. Prices of the tickets should be considered as the effect of the various costs, of venue rent, equipment, human resource, etc.

Secondly, the BTWBall in Taipei was only planned for 1 show only, May 17th. It was then added 1 more show on the following day, I believe, at the end of March. If the organizer needs to ensure their profit range to be constant or more than their prediction, in the constrain of venue booking (which I suppose it would be very tight at the Nanhai Stadium), the ticket prices are obviously forced to set with a higher range.

But, a possible prediction, in future Balls or other concert events, if we assume that the organizer is obligated to monitor their profit range in constant or higher than the constant, it is able to predict how many added shows were proposed internally, by analyzing the price range of the tickets. How are we gonna do that? This leaves for your own research and analysis. So, "hey (sic), Nothing Else I Can Say~".

PURCHASING MY MO†HER MONS†ER

Yup! I was finally able to purchase my Mother Monster's The Fame Monster Super Deluxe Edition through Amazon.com

This was released on December 15th, 2009. Although it was an pretty old album, but the status, in terms of its importance, is not any lower than the new albums. 

Nothing really to say because, although the album is not on my hands, but my thrill stimulated me sharing it to the public and other Lil Monsters. But what am I looking forward to is that, to experience the "Lock of my Mother Monster's hair"... Not sure what will my reaction be...

MOTHER-MONSTEROUS COVER

By that I ain't talking about the first BTWBall last night in Japan (although it's trivial that it was also a Mother-Monsterous performance), it's rather the "Orange Colored Sky" my Mother Monster, performed at the Park Hyatt before the BTWBall.

Jazz, is not my field of interest in general. To me, they are compiled with complex chords, creepy melodies, crazy instruments (to me, guitar, no matter electric, classical, or acoustic, is the hardest instrument of all), and so on. But what I had witnessed was that, my Mother Monster's cover was not in lower quality than Nat King Cole's performance, which should be the standard of them all.

To be honest, analyzing lyrics from the 50's and 60's is a pain in the ass... but,

I was walking along minding my business
When love came and hit me in the eye
Flash, bam, alacazam,
Out of the orange colored sky 

I guess the lyrics say for themselves, especially by speaking out my attitudes and emotions since the first day I consider my Mother Monster as my Mother Monster.

P. S.: I'd like to become the second Simon, if ever possible and able, to.

A WISH COME TRUE

Reading updates from twitter and Facebook of the BTWBall from my Mother Monster is quite an irony. On one hand, I am able to get the immediate information of the BTWBall from my Mother Monster, which is extremely valuable for Little Monsters. On the other hand, since I wasn't able to attend the BTWBall in Hong Kong, reading my Mother Monster's updates brought me depressive episodes.

Especially, the image that I had to walk through hundreds of people, in the opposite direction, to the subway station. Where the hundreds of people are gaily, waiting for Mother Monster to reveal her exceptional stage performance, I had to turn on my "Poker Face" mode, by hiding my griefs and tears behind my face, and with sorrowful footsteps, reluctantly walking towards the subway gates.

A wish come true, would obviously be, granting me with a chance of lining up, becoming the first Little Monster, in the Monster Pit. If I was spared this chance, I am confident that I am able to become the first one to enter the Monster Pit.

Not sure if my Mother Monster is performing in North America in early 2013 or again in Hong Kong... if my Mother Monster does, then I will be granted with such chance, to reveal my Little Monstrous side, in front of your Mother-Monstrous performance...

I ♥ LADY GAY GAY

As it is obvious to everyone's eye, there are millions of Little Monsters, serving my Mother Monster worldwide. That's to say, my Mother Monster is capable of influencing millions of people in the world, including me. Such "powerful" figure, if misuses his or her power, for instance, influencing his or her followers to commit immoral acts, would be a definite harm for the society. In turn, Mother Monster utilizes her "power" to support unfortunate individuals. For instance, natural disasters like earthquake, HIV and AIDS support, and others, need not be stated because they are trivial. In particular, my Mother Monster's indestructible status within the homosexual community greatly attracted my interest of examining the "power" my Mother Monster has.

My Mother Monster, from her public speeches, responses to media questions, and interviews, had never attempted to avoid stating her positive and thankful attitude on homosexuality. Even from her compositions, "Poker Face" and "Alejandro", promoted the admiration of the homosexual community. Many places in the world undervalue the rights homosexual and bisexual community deserve long time ago. By utilizing her "power" in a positive way, my Mother Monster successfully made the LGBT community gaining large amount of social awareness, and should not be discriminated from the society.

In my point of view, homosexuals are not actually what people think they are; that's to say, our society, because of its discriminative attitude towards homosexuals, greatly undervalue the rights and voices of homosexuals. Everyone, believe it or not, should have both a female and a male side of their personality. From Sexual Psychology literature, the physical gender should be treated separately from their psychological gender. One can have a male body, but with a psychological gender of female, or even a blend of both gender in the psychological aspect if one decides to. However, due to social roles and norms, one is often influenced to converge their psychological gender with their physical gender. As a homosexual and bisexual advocate, my Mother Monster was able to disregard the social norms, and admitted that, she was a lesbian during the BTW Ball. Whether or not my Mother Monster was answering this question with the peripheral route due to her high cognitive load and stress caused by depressive events, the simple courage to accept such question and admitting it without hesitation deserves everyone's admiration, again, including me as a Little Monster not a while ago.

At the end, one would ask, why is this matter important for me? There is a typical answer and an authentic answer to this question. The typical answer, obviously, it is because everyone in this world is equal and each of them deserves their rights! I wouldn't use the above answer because it is over-altruistic doesn't completely justify one's basic attitude, the selfishness.

The authentic answer to the above question is able to incorporate the selfishness, in which it would be more authentic. Such that, the concern of homosexual and bisexual community is important because, one would never know when, where, with what influence, that he or she will have their psychological gender tilted to the other side, or resulting as a balance between both sides. If it actually happened on some day in the future, no one would be regretful and feel shameful of violating the stubborn social norms and enjoy their social and sexual life as an ordinary individual would, yet with a brand new domain of experiences.

BORN THIS WAY

Yesterday was surely a remarking day for most people. Some had their first ever concert experience in their life, some had their first trip to the Asia WorldExpo, some had their first experience enjoying the famed Mother Monster. The most unfortunate, I was not able to experience any of the above. The experience I had yesterday, was rather more complex and valuable than any of the above: Unleashing my lust of becoming, a Little Monster.

Anyone would think, how hard would it be to become a Little Monster? Just by purchasing records, buying BTW Ball posters or key chains, memorizing the lyrics of "Scheiße", or even grinding a tattoo behind your ass would make you a Little Monster? These should rather be the "Effects" of becoming a Little Monster, and not the "Causes" of becoming one. 

I had a virtual contact with Mother Monster in between late 2009 and early 2010 through a television channel, when the MV version of "Bad Romance" aired. Undeniably, "Bad Romance" is one of her remarking early singles. However, I wasn't attracted by her music at that point of time. To be honest, up until today, I had never purchase any records, posters, or any other merchandises under the label of my Mother Monster. It was Mother Monster's distinctive, outstanding, and dauntless physical appearance, that caught my unconsciousness and magnetized it towards my Mother Monster. 

Yes, from then, I had been collecting pieces from Alexander McQueen and Gareth Pugh. The first question I asked myself after I purchased those pieces from Lane Crawford and Gareth Pugh, why the fuck on earth would I ever buy them? I won't be able to wear these stuff when I am out on the street cause it's so outstanding...surprisingly, my answer to my own question was that, very simple, "it's me". 

Concluding with this experience, I have no negative attitudes to other Little Monsters for buying records, posters, memorizing lyrics. I have had feelings that I would also be committed to these after today. But just to point out, every single Little Monster had their valuable personal experience with their road of becoming one. What I would like to stress was that, my own pathway of becoming a Little Monster was not as physical, materialistic and conscious in comparison to others, but rather an unconscious influence in the first place.

In between early 2010 and several days ago, I had absolutely no conscious awareness or desire of watching the BTW Ball or any conscious attitudes towards Mother Monster. Last Saturday, it was the critical point of unleashing my rage and lust. Immediately after it was announced that Mother Monster had already left the hotel, then suddenly a roar, exclaiming "WHERE THE FUCK IS SHE?". Whole field of Little Monsters, media individuals, and hotel executives attempted to search for the voice. I admitted that it was a Displacement on the fact that Mother Monster left without receiving our greetings. As a reflection of this Displacement, I finally consciously realized that I do care about where Mother Monster was. Did it made me a Little Monster, or does it matter if I classify myself as a Little Monster after I had realize that Mother Monster is important in my life? I believe that a title such as "Little Monster" was not capable to illustrate how Mother Monster influenced my life, first in the level of unconsciousness, and several days ago on the consciousness. 

After having my unconsciousness overflowing into my consciousness, I was trying my best to get hold of any chances of attending Mother Monster's concert on May 7th, 2012. However, due to the corrupted nature of people taking advantage of Mother Monster's tickets, I was not able to attend the concert, and ruminating episodes of catastrophe during the bus trip back home. Maybe there were higher-order creatures, leading me to a more valuable experience in the future? Who knows!

From today on, as a Little Monster (for the convenience of classification), I shall value the chance of being so and securing my connections, from virtual to physical, hopefully, with my brand new admirable figure, my Mother Monster. At the end, who cares if we are "Born This Way", as long as "Yoü and I" are for life...