The Monsters were Born This Way.

Hi guys, I hope you were as excited as I was when I heard Lady Gaga had announced another World Tour! Those of you who don't know, I was lucky enough in 2010 to get my hands on a Monster Ball ticket, Fly from Christchurch New Zealand, to Auckland (still New Zealand) skip school and be accepted into the cult like following of Gaga as the 'freak' I was and still am. Tickets in NZ go on sale in exactly one week through Ticketmaster. One week!  7 days! Im anxious as hell to get my 'paws' on a ticket to see my 'Mother Monster' rock the city again. Personally I think she should come rock Christchurch, after the many earthquakes in Canterbury. Since the quakes, I have been to one concert! only one and i'm beginning to have withdrawals! But Im sold by Gaga's theatrical edge, Im going no matter what the cost or how much school I will miss. I think many fans across the globe will feel the same way as well.

Gaga in 'Marry The Night.'

The previous tour, The Monster ball was everything I dreamed it would be and better. I'm not ashamed to admit that I sometimes still close my eyes and imagine the lights, hear the sounds, and wish I could escape back to that moment for just one more minute. Recently Lady Gaga released a fantastic DVD Of The Monster Ball Live In Madison Square Garden. I bought it ofcourse. I was bawling my eyes out after the first 5 minutes! (Don't worry I laughed and smiled too). The point I am trying to emphasize is that Lady Gaga is relatable to everyone who has ever felt different or like the 'underdog' of the pack. Whether the difference is your sexuality, ethnicity, religion or even music preference I can say that I don't think there is anyone out there who hasn't  felt like an outsider before. If no one can accept you for you, Its their problem.

Gaga in 'Born This Way.'

 Gaga encourages diversity and sends loving messages to her 'Little Monsters' about acceptance and the simple fact that "You were born this way." In other words its OK to be abnormal. Its OK to be yourself and Its OK to become who you want to be. Therefore, I feel this phenomenal woman has genuinely earned the trust of her fans and become one of the most (if not the most) successful artists of our time. She is brutally honest and admits her flaws both in interviews and her music. After all, "No ones perfect."

A few days ago on  social networking sites Facebook and Twitter, Gaga announced the new tour.

"To give you a bit of insight on the design of my new tour, the central area within the stage will be known as "The Monster Pit." "The Monster Pit" is General Admission only, and Little Monsters unlock it when they arrive to the arena or stadium. Entry to "The Monster Pit" is relegated to the fans who have arrived first, waited all night, + dressed to "Ball." 

I can only imagine how many desperate Little Monsters will be clawing each others eyes out for the limited spots! But it seems fair, line up early and fight for your place (in a lovingly monster way of course!)

Garr!!! So the plan from here is to study hard, save hard and book flights for yet another unforgagattable experience. Did you see what I did there? - Im sorry Im breaking out the awful puns! Im just so darn excited! I will keep you posted on my ticketing progress.

Proposed staging for the new tour.

Thats me.
I will see you at the Ball!

Christchurch Quake

Yesterday morning a 7.1 earthquake struck Christchurch City. My family and friends have all been so lucky loosing only small items that could easily be sacrificed. last night was all aftershocks,it got to the point where the motion became gentle as we all became immune to each hit. However i do find it rather ironic that 30 min after the very first wave, National NZ radio plays 'Good Vibrations' by the Beach boys ;)

Christchurch's inner city has been closed until Wednesday as well as all local schools as they still need to be accessed for damage. This is just awesome considering I have NCEA exams coming up (National New Zealand Qualifications) and our mocks were due to start on Wednesday.

My mum and I went driving to visit an aunt and on the way we spotted a massive,super size brick chimney that had gone crashing down on top of some poor family's car (a sturdy 4wd,,,, not so sturdy anymore). my stomach dropped , our side of town had had minor damages that would just involve a lot of clean up , not until this point did i realise how disastrous the quake has really been.


The last 24 hours have been very strange. As a city Christchurch has been extremely lucky most of the city now has power or has hold of a generator. Water is now running in some parts too. (We have to either bleach or boil to make safe), and no deaths! In fact in the last 24hours more babies have been born than any other day in the city before , we now have 23 new residents! Pets are returning to homes and phone calls are being made across the country, our family alone has been contacted by friends and family from all over the globe. Australia,Taiwan and even America (who funnily enough, had heard no such news of the 7.1 quake that didn't effect their country).

Near by neighbours have had extreme flooding and those horrible,smelly sand volcano things cover lawns,roads and house doorsteps. All I remember of the quake was it hitting at 4:30 am ,sitting up and thinking 'wow an earthquake' and as i always sleep through the small ones thinking nothing of it ,, i was kinda like 'yay i finally get to wake up to one!' then I hear my family calling me from the hallway,all clinging to door jams shouting to me to see if I was alright. I dash to the hall to join them then all i can remember thinking is 'shit I'm not wearing a bra!' so i really wasn't that phased.

My 14 year old brother on the other hand soon had all the guns out and was ready to take on any looters. (we may have had to calm him down a bit). Although he was on to something , looters were arrested in the city for taking small items that had been thrown out of shops during the shock.

My mum is a nurse who works in mental health so she went down to see if all the patients were ok. My Grandmother was staying in her town house and none of the family had been able to get hold of her, my step dad drove up to check on her he stood knocking at the door and when she finally opened it she was right as rain, had felt the quake, driven her car out of the garage, then gone back to bed.                                  

   Over all it's been a very eventful weekend, I wish everyone luck in the cleanup and hope anyone who has suffered injuries is well. Good luck to those who are still with out power or water and I really do hope these aftershocks stop soon (there was one right there). They are really starting to piss me off.

I will be sure to post further updates.

Thats me.