CTI farewell lunch

CTI is leaving! **sob sob** We had a farewell lunch for our dear American friends. After they had came to Singapore for 4 weeks, we had to bade them farewell. We specially prepared a special farewell lunch for them and they were pleasantly surprised.

CTI did not manage to eat much local homecooked food when they were here, as most of the time they are out performing. We prepared some dishes: pineapple rice, rendang, pasta, kong bak pau, salad...

CTI shared that they loved being here and Jessie said dun ask me anymore, I'm getting upset! haha! we'll make sure they cry when they reached the airport :)

We believe and meant to live MTV

Whoa! its the last video on garage. CTI sang 'we believe' from Good Charlotte latest album.

We shot a music video with CTI based on the song 'meant to live' by switchfoot.

Breakaway

Renee sings 'breakaway' the famous hit by Kelly Clarkson. Renee has such a sweet voice that it seems like she is singing straight into your heart.

Noticed that they kept switching between different instruments? every cti member has an instrument they specialised in, but they have to learn other instruments too!

CTI going home to US

CTI is leaving... They will be leaving next week on 30 October :(
Times really flies and before they are gone, we are beginning to miss them. **sob sob*
watch this blog more their last few performances!

Eliot's mandarin concert

Eliot's rendition of Faye Wong's classic and Tong Hua. And his impromtu translation...
i think Eliot, stick to English please :p

Adam Rd foodmarket and finally Island creamery!!

After a long day of work... CTI went to Adam Road food market to try the famous nasi lemak... well, most of them tried with the yummy yum yum fried chicken wing and chilli. They can't eat chilli cos its bad for the throat.. wad a pity...

then we went to ISLAND CREAMERY!! yes, the place CTI had always wanted to go... CTI crazy about music and ICE CREAM! yup! Being adventurous, they tried flavors (names they had never hear before... hee..) like pulut hitam, chendol... and they savoured every last bit of it! As a momento, we printed a CTI photo and pinned it on the wall. Next time you come to Island creamery look out for CTI's photo! :)

CTI's little get-together with JC students

CTI went to this cosy little place to meet up with some JC students. Thanks to the family that hosted us! its a great place! As it wasn't a formal setting, it was a relaxing and good time of chatting. We played a little icebreaker and realised many students came because they love music!

our day at GMSS :)

CTI went to Geylang Methodist Secondary today!

They held a concert at their cool indoor basketball court. They performed and of course the most popular song is still Renee's "courage". The students were really cool and they even brought us to the best bubble tea place at geylang east! It really made CTI's day as it was their favorite drink especially at such hot weather :) thanks girls!

the long-awaited garage

The long awaited CTI garage is finally here! CTI had a 2-night concert here in Singapore on the 19 and 20 Oct. We held it at the carpark of Emmanuel house to give it the garage feel. The response was overwhelming and the entire was packed with people! Here are part of the concert for those of you who missed it (how could u?!)

While we munch our chips with salsa, CTI started with John Mayer's 1st released single "waiting on the world to change". Next up, the band blasted the entire carpark with the popular switchfoot hit "Awakening" - my personal favorite. It got everyone clapping and cheering!

Another crowd-favorite! The silly song "Don't matter" by Akon left us waving hands and handphones and going "oh oh!..." it really doesn't matter that we don't remember the lyrics, we just oh-oh!!

more videos on garage coming your way! :)

Breakfast- - - with CTI

**yawnz**
if u didn't have to go to school on a saturday morning, what would you be doing? me? i would love to wrap myself in blanket and sleep Zzzzz... uh uh... not last saturday... it was a special...

CTI woke up early to have a breakfast get-together plus mini concert with the poly students!

I'm not too sure how many of them actually do have breakfast every morning (btw breakfast is the most impt meal! dun skip it :p) but all of them looked excited for this little performance. it was a cosy time of just gathering with friends and knowing the cti members more...

CTI at KCPSS!

CTI goes Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary!
We went KCPSS for a 45minute performance! CTI sang popular hits from high school musical and from Eliot's all-time favorite band "Switchfoot" and more... it was great time with the students!

I have to make special mention about the teachers at KCP... they are the coolest coolest! they were singing and clapping along! They knew the lyrics! Teachers, you deserved an award for most "on!" :) the students kept turning around to peep at their teachers... that's really cute too! :)

CTI live! at FMSS

FAIRFIELD METHODIST SECONDARY HERE WE COME!

CTI went to FMSS and performed during their recesses. And the students were really awesome! (I got to pick up some american lingo too :p) They crowded the band as they performed and were very welcoming and friendly too! I have photos as evidences! Their bright smiles brighten the day of our band members :)

More to Life

Michelle singing Staccie Orrico's More to Life

CTI goes to Chinatown!

Ang mos go to Chinatown. A food tour at Chinatown was organised for CTI to experience authentic local food!Poly students kindly brought them around to try out the different food in that area! They tried char kuay teow, tutu kueh, desserts... and many others! It pretty funny when we tried to explain what the food is, cos though we ate them since we were young, yet we found it tough to explain... haha!

To the beach and BBQ! Plus my favorite photo of the day!

We went to East coast this week. The weather's been unpredictable, we prayed that it won't rain and it really didn't! We met some NYP students for BBQ there but we reached early. So, we played volleyball.

The darker photos you see below are actually Eliot's game of snatching clothes pegs off each other. hmm...I'm pretty amazed cos we can hardly see the pegs! haha! anyway most of the time its cti that lost the pegs 1st... is that how Singaporeans welcome our guests? haha! well...

I'm sorry that the photos for their performance didn't turn out too well... we just have to imagine more! 1 of the photos shows Tim clinging onto the lamp post horizontally... thats really tough!

Here is my favorite photo of the day!
I hope you can guess who she is... haha!



If Jessie can cook so can you...
Tips on bbq-ing your mashmallows:
Eat it when it turns BLACK! "Not brown?" I inquired innocently. "Black. Caramalized." replied Jessie firmly.

Best way to eat your mashmallow:
Heat up your skewer and poke through your mashmallow. Allow it to melt from the inside. then bite and pull the mashmallow from the stick.

that is really cool~

CTI goes Vivo

Here's part 2 of CTI goes shopping at Vivo. There is a waterfall (that's how Jessie calls it) at vivo, it is actually a piece of glass with water streaming down on one side of it. We actually spent quite some time there cos they kept taking photos! haha!! Does anyone know if there is a proper name for the waterfall? leave a comment!

Awakening

CTI's version

CTI's games day with students

CTI met up with some ITE students for a time for games and fun. Turns out they're not too bad at our games. well... not all of them... haha! I'll post Shawn's banana dance soon! he sure can dance! maybe he should not stay at the sound board that much now we've seen his hidden talent... Brad's pretty sporting by spelling his name with his butt... heh...

I snooped around and discovered a little secret... Any quick guess on who has the "holey" sock...

CTI's 1st lunch in Singapore

CTI's 1st lunch in Singapore! Canadian pizzas! haha! Though the team commented that the taste's not too bad but they saw weird toppings (we had lettuce on the pizza) which they never seen it in the states... Nonetheless, they finished their food.

Michelle, the Canadian eating "Canadian pizza", said that they do actually taste like pizza back home in Canada! well... i doubt you knew that huh!

CTI's Jamming Session

more photos from CTI's 1st Jamming session. U heard them now more photos!

cti goes shopping!

CTI wanted to go Sentosa on sunday.... BUT ahhhh! it rained! and we all ready to soak in the sun... so we went shopping instead... i think they really love to write, most of them bought notebooks! except Brad, he bought a merlion magnet... they r tourists afterall :)

CTI will be having a LIVE! concert on 19 and 20 Oct.

They will be performing tunes from Switchfoot, Good charlotte, The Fray, Kelly Clarkson and more!

Have dinner with the band-the American style! Chefs from Botak Jones will cook and serve you at your table! And to top it up, the original root beer float!

So what are you waiting for? sign up by emailing us at

ctisingapore@gmail.com

CTI's 1st rehearsal

snippets of their 1st rehearsal in Singapore. though they suffered from jetlag and from the hot sun, they sound really really good! we were clapping and cheering (in the background of cos) :)

CTI is here!

The long-awaited October CTI team has finally arrived in Changi Airport on October 3 at 1145pm! Actually we wanted to welcome them with something singaporeanish (which explains the garland) but eliot (the 2nd guy) said he felt like he's in Hawaii?! oh well they seemed delighted with the little surprise :)

CTI performance in US

CTI toured in US before coming to Singapore! They travelled to quite a few places, mainly in 3 states: Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Here are some pictures to excite you as to what to expect over here in Singapore! hopefully we can quickly post up some new photos and videos after they arrived!

meet the band

CTI @ play in US

what does CTI do in between their concerts?

meet the Oct '07 CTI band