This one's for Candice, because I sincerely wished she was there too. We could have shrieked our hearts out together! But yes, I did put in one just for you!

So the lights dimmed, and Jason Mraz and Toca Rivera strolled onto the stage. Mraz proceeded to whistle aimlessly into the mic whilst Toca was setting up his own instrument, eliciting giggles from everyone in the dark. Save for a guy who hollered "Start the show already!" at the seemingly nochalant Mraz. Oh c'mon, granted we didn't pay to see him whistle and we're all waiting in absolute suspense for him to even say something, yelling something like that makes you out to be someone who paid to see a monkey perform his tricks on cue. I think artistes really deserve more respect than this, sheesh... Well, Mr A-Z whistled on aimlessly, and then without a single warning, launched seamlessly with Toca into Plane. A sign of the all the Mraz-y things to come, wooh!

The two charmed us all with their smooth harmonizings and great playing, if not their cheeky banters. Mraz is one guy who sure knows how to play the audience, teasing and acting the witty stage comedian that he is. He broke into an operatic aria of sorts after making an observation of the Esplanade concert hall's "shakespeareanth" setting - and this was weaved into the middle of... uhm... oh dear. I can't recall which song it was. Anyways. He's an absolute scream, although I do suspect he probably wasn't at his peak that night. Just another performance on a seemlingly endless road trip around the world, but that's the life for those who are in this line of business, sigh. Wish that he had interacted more with the audience, heh. The 1.5 hours really FLEW by, and they didn't even do an encore. Boo...

But alright, peak or no peak, he's still cool. They ended off with the songs that I especially like - Life Is Wonderful and I'm Yours. *squee* Can I profess to be able to die happy now? Well.... almost...? Suffice to say that I literally smiled myself to sleep last night. Hehe. Oh. And I wanted to do something random during the concert, but I didn't. Shucks. I'm shy that way lah. =p

Jason Mraz? You've got a fantabulous voice. No, really. You do. Please. Please please please please PLEEEEEASSEE take care of it by cutting down on those cigarettes. Ugh. =( You've QUIT smoking? This totally ups your appeal factor 100 percent. Mmmm-Hmmm! The man with the fantabulous voice, now cooler than ever. Whoo!