Chaotic is the word i can use to describe this. Fans were pushing and shoving trying to get to the front. I was initially at the front but after 45 mins of jostling with the crowd, I admitted defeat and moved to the back. Though so, it wasn't that bad becoz the fanclub members got the chance to stand at the dance floor. Further, with daniel enchanting us with his vocals, it was worth every shove.

Fans were already queing at Canto as early as 1:30pm though the function starts at 7pm. Me and me fren came at 4pm and we could already hear dAnIeL inside Canto doing his soundchecks. It actually felt great queing there coz we were entertained by dAnIeL's singing.

dAnIeL only came out to perform at about 7:40pm wearing a grey (or issit brown?) shirt, white pants and a white jacket. And he began with "Mind Game", doing his famous nifty dance with it. After that, confetti poured in. Zhenrong, the host of the show then proceeded to take 3 questions from the fans. One asked when is dAnIeL gonna hold a concert in Singapore - dAnIeL replied was "I dunno". That was pretty blunt and unexpected and the crowd laughed. But he did add that he wishes to come to Singapore more often and perform for us. Another question that Zhenrong took was "Can dAnIeL's song top the chart for 93.3fm?" dAnIeL then instead reverted the question back to Zhenrong.

dAnIeL then performed another song for us, "Ai Ni DuO Ni" and he took a huge drawing of "dInG DaNG" from one of the fans. And he mentioned that that is his favourite character and explained to us why it is so. "dInG DaNG is a character that both adults and children can like. For a child, he is a friend that he wants coz he has a lot of ways to solve problems. For an adult, you wish yourself to be like him coz of the ability that it has to solve the problems.."

There was the giving out prezzies time. And dAnIeL is giving away the EP of "Intimate"!! However, Zhenrong was out to get us fans by asking dAnIeL to give the most difficult questions that only very close fans will know. So the questions that came rolling out were 1.How big is dAnIeL's shoe size? Ans "8" Someone guessed that it was 38..and another 9. When the correct answer was given, a fan remarked that it was so small. dAnIeL was like "So small?" He then lifted up his feet to show the fan how big is feet were. 2.What is the name of dAnIeL's brother? (This was proposed by Zhenrong) Ans "Chen Zhuo Lian" If i didn't remember it wrongly. 3.Which of the wisdom tooth is giving him problems? (I guess that should be the correct question) Ans "Right Side up" 4.How big is dAnIeL's chest? Ans "41 in" Actually it is 42in, this he said at 100.3fm interview the next day. He brought up the A,B,C,D too when someone said 41 in. And she guessed correctly when she hit B.

The highlight of the show! Well..to me, was the UnPluGGeD SeSSioN! dAnIeL can sing so well and he blew me away with the songs that he sang. dAnIeL sang a total of 4 unplugged songs. The first was "Now And Forever" by Richard Marx, the second was "Falling in Love with You" (I'm not sure if that is the right title), follwed by "XiN ShaNG XiN TonG bU toNG" which dAnIeL said that it was his favourite song. dAnIeL got so carried away that he sang another english tune "That's Why You Go Away" by Micheal Learns To Rock, much to our enjoyment too!

After the songs, a fan offered dAnIeL a tissue. And it seems like she was the same gal who offered another tissue to dAnIeL later in the show. dAnIeL then began to speak about the "USA Cotton" Commercial. But he didn't say much. When Zhenrong asked him how does he feel about the commercial, dAnIeL gave the answer of "pretty okay". This led on to dAnIeL singing the song "YaO Zhi DaO ni De GaN JUe". Singapore fans really dote on dAnIeL. There is this girl who brought chicken soup for dAnIeL! LucKY GuY!

dAnIeL then went into to change another set of clothes and this time he came out with a baby blue shirt and grey pants. According to the newspapers, dAnIeL actually forgotten to zip his pants! Alamak! And dAnIeL was thankfully told by one of the Polygram officials there that he emerged "properly clothed".

Before dAnIeL was out, a table was carried to the stage. When dAnIeL saw it, he asked Zhenrong, "What is it for? Is it for some magic tricks?" (He misprounced the word "magic" and made it sound really funny!)Zhenrong replied that it was for him to pose there. dAnIeL sat on the table and probed playfully, "Issit to cut people up?" Then he proceeded to lie on the table. Zhenrong said jokingly "How about you lying there and i cut you up?" dAnIeL laughed. But i guess he really dunno coz he asked another time, where Zhenrong honestly told him that it was for the cake to celebrate the setting up of "daNieLaNd".

Then the cake was carried out and Zhenrong asked if we know the 93.3fm version of "Happy Birthday" song. The crowd then began to sing while dAnIeL swang his arms like a conductor. At first he seemed to think that it was the usual "happy birthday" song, then as he payed more attention to the lyrics, he seemed to realise that it was different. He cocked his head to one side and listened, then began swinging his arms again.

After blowing out the candles on the cake, dAnIeL mentioned again the perils of fans chasing him on highways as he cited this incident in Taiwan where he was being chased by the fans on motorbikes. And dAnIeL added that it wasn't a good idea for fans to wait at the hotel as he always have to breeze past them due to his tight schedule. So it will not be fruitful.

Following that, dAnIeL sang the song that the fans have been waiting for -- "XiN yOu Du ZhOnG". Then Zhenrong said that dAnIeL have to go. The crowd screamed and chanted "Don't go". dAnIeL then proceeded to sing "Intimate". That was the last song to be performed. dAnIeL then started to throw the T-Shirts at the crowd, creating quite a stir among the fans.

dAnIeL went forward to shake hands with the fans but the fans refused to let go of his hand. He missed singing a few parts of the song coz he was trying to pull his hand back. Though so, that didn't scare him to avoid more handshaking around the stage. And this time, dAnIeL managed to take back his hand in time. Finishing the song, dAnIeL said his byes and that was the end of the Canto performance. It ended at about 8:50pm, though so, dAnIeL's job was not yet complete. He stayed behind for the interviews by ShowBuzz and Entertainment News (Local Programmes).

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