Welcome home, David!

Recognize the title? It has been one of the many worldwide trending topics about David on Twitter this past week. Bravo to the dedicated fans for putting our David under the spotlight!

What has David been up to since he arrived back home in the US? After all, it has been a hectic few weeks for him in Asia, what with all the mall tours, filming for Nandito Ako and the Star World American Idol Party performance in Singapore.

Apparently, David has decided to take a chill pill from his busy schedule. Here he is dining at Betty’s Cafe in Vernal on Thursday.

Sources reported that he signed the menu for the head chef of the restaurant. How nice of him! He also told them that he had just gone to the temple. I guess that explains why his attire consisted of a suit and tie. Of course, David did not go unnoticed at the cafe. One lucky fan just happened to be in the right place at the right time and she couldn’t resist tweeting about her encounter later on.

“@HayleyKanski Just met David Archuleta! :) #celebritycrush”

Hayley, you have no idea how we’d all like to have been in your shoes!

So I guess the visit to the temple indicates that David is getting ready for his mission? I hope he gets adequate rest before leaving though. All that time zone difference must’ve had its effect by now.

On a side note, non-fans might see this as stalking. Mainly because, well, who takes a picture of someone they don’t know personally in a cafe? It’s just plain creepy! (with the exception of this one time) However, I personally love the captured moment and I would be delighted to give credit to whoever the photographer is. So if you do come across this, don’t hesitate to inform us in the comments below! It’s these very normal moments that remind me so much of why David stands out of the crowd so distinctively. It makes him seem so much more real, unlike most artistes who ensure that there is an unseen distance between their status and others’.

As the saying goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So, I’d like to know, what do you make of the above picture (the one where he isn’t looking at the camera)? After all, a picture paints a thousand words.

UPDATE: AAM Get-Together!

Hey guys!!Apologies for the late update! We were thinking of postponing the gathering tomorrow but decided to go ahead anyway andd to STILL have another gathering sometime in the near future for all those who can’t make it tomorrow! So kindly find below the details for tomorrow’s meetup:

Date: 26 Feb

Time: 3 pm

Place: Meet in front of McDonalds @ Sunway Pyramid

Hope as many of you can join us!!!Looking forward to seeing you lovely people soon!

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Hey Folks!

Just in case some of you might have missed out on the comments or tweets regarding a get-together this weekend, here’s a post to officially inform you guys! Sorry for the short notice! We really hope as many of you will be able to make it though, it’ll be a great time to catch-up with each other & of course, fangirl/fanboy about Mr.D’s latest happenings *coughnanditoakocough*. Not to mention its been quite a while since we all had a meet-up (:

For now, here’s the tentative plan:

Date: 26 Feb (Sunday)

Time: 1pm

Place: To Be Confirmed – Probably Sunway Pyramid or Mid Valley, both places have easy access to public transport.

We can have lunch together too!Just need to gauge the number of peeps who can make it, so do let us know in the comments! :D

PAYMENT REMINDER FOR YOUR FOREVERMORE ORDER!

Hi Guys!! Just wanted to give a quick reminder to those that have not made payment for your order please do so quick as otherwise we may not be able to process your orders at the current price.

All details regarding payment has been given via an email to all those who submitted an order for the album through us. If you have ordered and did not get an email on the payment details PLEASE notify us via email or in the comment below.

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Hey Guys!!! Thank you for participating in our little survey in the previous post :-)

We have submitted the preliminary numbers to the powers that be and have received confirmation to proceed with taking orders for David’s new album yay!!

Here’s the formal announcement by Ivory music on the album:

And here is the supposed inlay for the album:

So those who want to get their hands on the new album please drop us an email at archuletavenue@gmail.com titled “Forevermore Order” with the following details:

(a) Your full name;

(b) Your contact number; and

(b) The quantity of your order: eg: One (1) Copy, Two (2) Copies, etc

Upon receipt of your order, we will send you an email as to the exact amount (estimated price should be around *RM30-RM35) and the mode of collection once everything has firmed up okay.

Come on guys, its an album full of love ballads sung by David “the voice” Archuleta!!! You can’t pass this up!  Just look at that face!

On a more serious note, this is new music from David for what might be a pretty long while guys. Those that have been following him closely for the past couple of weeks would know that he has put in crazy hours and really worked his butt off into making this album (amongst other things) as a parting gift for the fans. He has really gone above and beyond to give us music and other goodies, to last us for the next two years, so let’s give right back and order this album! With David’s voice at the helm, you know its gonna be a good one.

So why wait?  Send your orders to us now!

*estimate only

NEW DAVID ARCHULETA ALBUM!!!

David has been a busy bee guys!!!

In addition to the 25 episode mini series of Nandito Ako and all the performances he has had in the Philippines, David took the time out to shoot this funny skit for Vangie, the Philippines’ (spoof) equivalent to Siri!!

There’s also buzz that David has been signed as a celebrity endorser for the BENCH clothing line and joins the likes of Bruno Mars and Lucy Hale (of Pretty Little Liars fame) as the face of BENCH.  See the tweet below about this.

Tim Yap @officialTIMYAP

David Archuleta (@DavidArchie) will be launched as part of the@benchtm family next week. He is shooting the campaign tomorrow.

Really hope its official, because I think David deserves ALL the endorsements he can get TBH !!$$!!

AND in addition to ALL that and what we think IS QUITE POSSIBLY THE BEST NEWS EVER FOR THE FANS IS THAT DAVID IS RECORDING A BRAND NEW ALBUM, WOOHOO!!!!

Seriously guys, this boy is AMAZING and is just working his butt off to give his fans all these AWESOME goodies before he goes off on his mission!!

If you haven’t heard the details about the album, well apparently its an album of OPM songs, i.e. Original Phillipines Music which is pop music (mostly ballads) produced in the Philippines or composed by individuals of Filipino descent, regardless of location.

This is what David has to say about the Project:

“This is a project that came about quite suddenly. It wasn’t really planned out, but while I was here filming Nandito Ako, it just came about and came into work and we just figured it would be a great gift for the Filipinos fans to go alongside everything that has been going on.”

“Since I’ll be leaving for a couple of years, it just seems like something really fun and special to give, he added. “And the songs, I think, not just Filipinos would enjoy but fans elsewhere would really like because the songs tend to be really heartfelt, emotional, and you can really sing them, and so I think my other fans would really enjoy listening to them as well.”

You can see the original article and a video of the interview HERE.

AND, TO GIVE YOU A TASTE OF THE SONGS IN THE ALBUM, CHECK OUT DAVID SINGING THE OPM SONG “WHEREVER YOU ARE” BELOW (THIS IS A MUST SEE GUYS!!!) :

SO IMAGINE A FULL ALBUM OF SONGS LIKE THIS!!! ARE YOU STOKED YET????????

So while we’re on the topic of David’s new album:

[(i) which may possible come out as in early APRIL 2012! and

(ii) which is said to be titled “FOREVERMORE“!!!), and

(iii) which incidentally is also the title of another OPM song (hmmm…);]

AAM NEEDS YOUR HELP to gauge the possible number of orders that may be coming from the Malaysian fans. Since this is a side project, we’re not sure it will get the full distribution as your average album under a formal label, SOO IT WOULD REALLY HELP US OUT IF YOU COULD COMMENT BELOW AS TO WHETHER YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ORDERING THE ALBUM AND IF SO, HOW MANY COPIES YOU WOULD WANT.

Note though, we’re not currently taking orders, but this is just a preliminary survey as to possible numbers if we do :-)

HELP US AND DAVID OUT FOLKS AND COMMENT BELOW!!!

Thank you!

David says Thank You

Well its been a real whirlwind of activities in Archuland lately and I honestly can’t complain. It was a blast sharing the last couple of weeks with David, Kari, the Nandito Ako team and of course the Filipino fans who have been awesome with their updates. What an amazing ride, and like David, I’m kinda sad that it has come to an end. I’ve never been really big on soaps just because I don’t really have the time to follow and keep up with them, BUT you can bet I’ll make the time to see this one! After seeing the preview (which unfortunately has been taken down from youtube by the powers that be), I have to say that I’m pretty stoked about it!

Here’s David looking pretty spiffy and singing a beautiful version of the title song “Nandito Ako”

I believe this would be the 5th language that he has sung in and from all accounts, he nailed it! Even his idol Regine Velasquez commented on how he sounds so Filipino. Except for the words “Nandito Ako” which means “I am here” or “Here I am,” I have absolutely no idea what the song is about  BUT with David singing it, I sure can FEEL every emotion of the song. If he can act as well as he can emote a song than he just might have a successful career in acting as well!

Amidst all the craziness of this new project, David took the time to come down to Singapore for a signing. None of the mods here were able to get to Singapore this weekend unfortunately but thank you for all the Archies who did make it down. Hope you had an awesome time and glad you could represent :-)

David also had a special acoustic performance at the Fox American Idol party held at Avalon club tonight which apparently is only open for contest winners and selected few.  Have to admit, its really difficult to know that he’s so near us performing and yet we were not able to attend, particularly as this would likely be one of his last few performances before he goes off on his mission  :-(

Nevertheless though, really happy for those fans that were able to attend and hopefully they get video!!

Apparently, his setlist included Wait, Elevator, Heaven, Crush, MKOP, Good Place/Let It Be, My Hands (Acapella), TOSOD and… the Pokemon theme song?!? Wut?? What the heck? Who goes to a club and sings the Pokemon theme song?? LoL! Well apparently David Archuleta thats who! #likeaboss

And as if his schedule wasn’t hectic enough, he managed to squeeze in a VLOG, a LIVE CHAT AND did a bunch of interviews during the day despite having little to no sleep in the past few weeks.

David looked absolutely knackered but he was still so amazingly heartfelt in his interviews. If you haven’t yet, check out this great interview with MSN Entertainment Singapore where he talks about acting, his mormon mission and recording songs for the fans before he leaves.

 

Some quotes:

“I’ll be leaving in a couple of months. I’ll be going for two years… .  I’m not giving up music.”

Q. Do you think it will it (leaving for the mission) effect your (music/showbiz) career?

“I think so and I think it will effect it (my music career) in a good way because I’ll be able to grow in my own way while I’m gone. I’ll gain new experiences, it will inspire me emotionally. Music is an art, its a very emotional thing, so what you take in emotionally affects what you do as a performer so being able to take on these new experiences and meeting new people and having a new understanding of life I think will affect what my music will be like when I get back and also before I leave, i’m gonna try to  record as much as I can and whatever I can of songs so that even though I’m gone, I’m gonna be releasing songs for the fans to listen to and connect to so that  I don’t leave them with nothing, because I don’t want to do that …“ 

And this is his Thank You to the fans, for their support (from Blogtv.sg):

 

Not gonna lie, I’m seriously all choked up after that interview and the Thank You vid. He’s definitely one in a million and we really struck gold with this guy..

David – Dreams

 

I marvel at those of you guys who have never had a dream of David.

 

What? –  you talk about him incessantly…stare at his face in the computer all night long…have his voice blarring into your weakening eardrums…and you’ve never dreamt of him?   Your spirit has never transcended to his spirit while your body is doing nothing but lying down motionless in slumber?

Hm…sort of heartless and inhuman, wouldn’t you say?   :D

Moi – I’m a frequent David-dreamer…..well, not THAT frequent…..I mean, I do have other things and people coming into my dreams as well…….the Mid-East conflict….the evolution of monkeys….why my dog Goof is looking rather gaunt lately….rose petals falling on my head from the sky (do I deserve them?)…..does Josh prefer Eula or Jasmine…or me……..how Nadal lost in the last Finals…..yeah I dream alot.

 

Relating to you my non-David-dreams would, I guess, test your patience and have you question my relevance here.

So I’ll tell you a David-one which I had sometime late last year.   David-dreams are precious and are not allowable to be taken lightly and forever forgotten – so I have had them jotted down in my diary..or “journal” as David puts it.

Here goes:

 

-  News arrived in KL (or wherever, I don’t remember) that David was coming for a concert.   All the Archies went berserk with excitement.   It seemed like the skies turned bluer than blue, rainbows appeared everywhere, flowers bloomed and birds chirped their happy songs, dark clouds floated away and the sun and moon smiled.   :)

The buzz was palpable.

It was like Paradise Regained.

 

-  My Archumates and I, stricken with high fever and enveloped in a ball of molten hot energy, arrived at the concert venue.

We discovered that the seats were sold on a first-come first-served basis.   Instead of being provided with tickets or passes, we had to make a super-fast run into the auditorium and tie our personalised handkerchiefs (who uses this kind of things nowadays?) onto the chairs we chose.

 

-  So of course pandemonium broke out as we made a mad dash for the best seats.   The scenario resembled something like a game of “scrambling musical chairs” except that this performance was much more aggressive and ferocious – clamouring and climbing over the rows of seats…..screeching and screaming…..grabbing and grasping…..

It was immensely un-David-like, as our vows of David-emulation flew out of the window when it came to the crunch of claiming proximity to him.

The chaos deteriorated into a physical fight at some point.   I too was guilty.

Rafael Nadal (my favourite tennis player) walked past.   I gaped stupidly at him for a second or two and resumed fighting.

 

- Eventually the handkerchiefs were securely tied and the “seat wars” came to an end.

I settled down breathlessly with the others to wait for David’s appearance onstage.

 

- Then……..POOF!

I woke up.   

The images dissipated and the forces of my mind pulled me back to harsh reality.

No David……No Concert……No Nuthin’…….

Whaaaaaat?!

 

-  Why did that beautiful dream, so full of gritty anticipation and delightful chaos turn into a nightmare of loss and cruel emptiness…and with such abruptness at that crucial moment?

Strange dream…..

…..But perhaps not that strange.

 

-   Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist and psycho-analyst (1856-1939), theorised that “wishful-thinking” was behind most dreams;

-   that dreams are a connection to the human subconscious;

-   that dreams are manifestations of our deepest desires, anxieties and repressed thoughts;

-   that dreams are easily influenced by factors in one’s life and spirit.

 

-   I would have been Mr. Freud’s model patient whose dreams are so easily psycho-analysable for their transparency and obviousness. – the perfect candidate to proving his theories right on target:

The Singpore Concert no-happening…..The MKOC no-go…..the departure on a 2-year Mission – one after another – 3 bitter pills to swallow in a matter of several weeks.

-   As for the root disease called ODD, Mr. Freud would have just just shaken his head with a grim and apologetic smile and said:  “Sorry Madam, just deal with it.”

 

-   David-dreams, as I said, are undeniably precious.   But, if tinged with disappointments and ending with emptiness and making me feel like getting a hole in the head, I look forward to the day when a “happier” reality of David’s career brings me sweeter dreams.

 

So how about you guys?

Sweet Dreams?   Bitter Dreams?

Psycho-analysable Dreams?

:D

 

TRace

(awake….I think)

Singapore Anyone???

As you may have heard, David is making his way to our neighbouring country this weekend!! Woohoo!!

Considering it is a long 4 day weekend for Malaysians, I would say that this is indeed a very timely visit :-)

Here’s the thing folks. David will be leaving for his 2 year mission soon (not sure when exactly though), so opportunities like this won’t come by for a long while I would think :-(

SOOO, if you are free this Sunday (5th February), then GOOOOOO!!!! Who knows, you might even be one of the lucky ones that wins a “money can’t buy experience” with David at the Star World Party to be held on the 7th of Feb!!!

To find out what David will be doing in Singapore this weekend and how you would be able to see him, see the event deets below:

You also might want to take note of the following Terms and Conditions for David’s auto session:

1. Autograph signing is applicable only to The Other Side of Down: Asian Tour Edition purchased at HMV Marina Square or HMV 313@Somerset between Wednesday 1st February and Sunday 5th February.

2. Each purchase of The Other Side of Down: Asian Tour Edition entitles customer to a free photo print of David and a coupon to enter the signing session to have one item signed, either album or photo print, and is valid for one entry for the lucky draw.

3. To redeem the free photo print and coupon, the customer must present their receipt at HMV Marina Square on Sunday 5th February.

4. Due to limited availability, photo prints and coupons will be administered on a first come first served basis.

5. This is a signing only session i.e. photos with David will not be permitted.

6. 10 lucky draw winners will be personally selected by David to win a pair of tickets to attend the Star World American Idol Party featuring a special performance by David.

7. The 10th lucky draw winner will also win a “money-can’t-buy” experience with David.

8. The organisers reserve the right to change or amend any aspect of this event at their discretion.

So who’s up for a weekend getaway in sunny Singapore??