I was seventeen and sis was fourteen, and we both love
Michael Learns to Rock. So there we were, on a rare occasion Dad let us go out
on our own to KL, waiting to see MLTR in Bukit Bintang Plaza sings a few songs
from their second album (I think). As
usual we went early, walked around Sungei Wang Plaza because as usual nothing
much is happening in BB Plaza, and there in front of Horizon Music store we
encountered two members of MLTR walking around and the funny thing was I just
stared at them thinking “Oh my god, they are really tall!”, I am still kicking
myself today that I didn’t think to say “Hi, I love your songs“ or something
like that.
I was reminded of all this when yesterday after 19 years I
get to see MLTR live in concert. They still sound as good as they were, and the
lead guitarist is still as ‘lustable’ as ever. And as always I have Adik to
thank for this, she was lucky enough to win 2 VIP tickets on Mix FM, so I got
one and a half hours of walking down memory lane and falling in love all over again
with MLTR. It didn’t take my mind of stuffs troubling me but it kind of ease
the pain and singing along to The Actor,
25 Minutes, Paint My Love and That’s
Why You Go Away, and listening to a couple of their new songs live was an
amazing experience. (Thanks Adik, sorry I was a grumpy puss throughout).
