Sunbeams & Moondreams: Michael Buble

The world's super-est duper-est crooner was in town last Sunday. And managed to keep a stadium-full (9,000 people to be exact) of audience happy, if not having left them even bigger fans.

Sure enough, the evening seemed pretty dampened before the concert due to a heavy downpour, but it did not deter two solid world-class sensations from picking everybody's spirits up.

The show started about half an hour late due to the rain, but when Najwa, who did the opening act for Michael Buble at 8pm took the stage, everyone's mood got set just right. I personally found her first song off her debut album, Got to Go very catchy and memorable.

At about 8:35pm, we caught glimpses of the one and only Michael behind curtains, and the crowd went wild. Dressed in a light grey suit, Michael looked sharp and typically suave. He opened the show with Cry Me A River, which I never really liked until that night :)

Michael did a wonderful job engaging the crowd the whole night. He was funny and of course, had an AWESOME voice. He wasn't just your regular run of the mill singer. This guy was a true entertainer. The highlight of the night was when he just sat down in the middle of the stage, introducing his 13-men band. One by one he narrated fanciful and hilarious introductions for each of them. Scripted or not, you could tell that this guy's not all about his own fame, he gave each and everyone of his team members a good opportunity to shine.

Other than belting out a whole list of songs that I loved - Everything, Crazy Love, Georgia, Home (which he did it acoustic), Haven't Met You Yet and a chain of others, he did his usual twirls of the microphone and slid across the stage. There was even a part of stage that was slightly tilted, such that he could slide up and down throughout his performance.

The show ended when he returned to the crowd's cheers for encore, closing with Feeling Good, Me & Mrs Jones and lastly Song For You. He sang the final verse acappella and without a microphone. The crowd was silenced and burst into a standing ovation after he ended.

It was truly a memorable concert. One of the best I've been to in my lifetime. If Michael Buble ever makes a trip here again, I'm sure J & I wouldn't mind forking out that few hundred dollars to go see him once more.