Who Is Lisha?: Counting Down with Armin van Buuren

With the arrival of the new year (and the fact that Justin stumbled across one of my old blogs), I felt it appropriate to take a walk down memory lane and reminisce on some of the rubbish I've blogged about over the last seven years, and trust me, most of it really is rubbish. It only led me to realise how poor my memory is, and how I've managed to block out a significant number of events. I've decided that I'm going to try to continue recording events in cyberspace, so that in five years time, I can still look back and think to myself, "Wow. How retarded was I then? No wonder I've kept it in my 'repressed memory' locker."

This is the first time I've ever spent New Year's Eve in Australia, in all the nine years I was here. Counting down with Armin was a pretty good decision. Good one, Lisha! Although, if I was still 19, I would have liked to have gone for Summadayze as well, to see Justice and David Guetta. Alas, I am not so deep in denial to think I could survive two events back-to-back.

Ally, Bryan, Siok & I got there at about 9.30pm. We waited anxiously for Armin's grand appearance on stage. We waited, and waited, and waited... until 11pm. Everyone went wild when the screens opened to reveal the stage; a singer suspended in the air, a full dance troupe, guitarists and Armin himself.

The screens open to reveal the stage

Armin appears on stage

Lynn provided great entertainment as she tried to fend off a random Afghan guy, who was a full head shorter than she was and clung to her like Glad wrap, whilst taking the liberty to grind his crotch on her thighs (too short to grind her ass). Afghan guy would not take the blatant hints for him to get lost.

"I think you should go meet other women!"

"I don't want to meet other women. You're the most beautiful woman i've ever seen!"

"You're too young for me, honey! You're only 21. i'm almost 30!"

"I don't care! You're beautiful!"

Ally and I couldn't help but piss ourselves laughing as Lynn put her arms around us, "Why do i always get picked up by psycho guys?". Afghan guy continued to cling and grind from behind. This is what you get when you try to score free drinks without reciprocating.

All in all, a very memorable New Year's Eve. I'm really looking forward to more good times in 2011. I feel it in my bones. It's going to be a good, good year!