Jonas L.A. was a show I rmb playing on Disney Channel, back when I was a boy.
I dun rmb much from it, except dat I tot it was boring, lol. Tbf I was like, 7 years old. I didn’t care a whole lot abt Joe Jonas’ fictional romantic plotlines. There was oso no laugh tracks in the show, to sorta tell me when I was supposed to be amused, so like… 🤷
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The very first episode of the show had the JoBros sing the song L.A. Baby (Where Dreams Are Made Of).
Part of the segment in the episode oso became the music video for dat song. My brother and I used to watch it alot, becos the song’s absolute 🔥🔥🔥
The music video itself was captivating to me. I rmb they were all up in a helicopter, looking down at a sexy aerial view of Los Angeles (as beautiful as old 480p YouTube quality cld be…)
I tot it was very cool. It oso sorta made me dream of going to Los Angeles one day. I wanted to sink into the mesmerising city lights near Hollywood.
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Over the years I had forgotten abt dat dream. The increasing amount of weird shit going on in the US sorta made me not wanna step foot there. I mean, I noe the US is a very big place. But still though, I’m a dumb and vulnerable city boy, who’d probably unintentionally get into trouble regardless of where I’m at…
And oso Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash. Dat definitely steered me away from ever wanting to ride a helicopter…
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The other day, I was in my friend’s car, going to the CBD. As I think I’ve mentioned b4, I dun usually like dat part of Singapore. Too soulless and depressing for me…
However, driving there at night, towards the big ass buildings, instantly reminded me of my “L.A. Baby” dream. In a way it sorta scratched dat itch I forgot I had. It’s like o shit, dat was something I rlly wanted to do at one point.
It felt weirdly nostalgic but foreign at the same time. Which is weird considering, well, I live here.
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Part of me feels nice noeing I can live out my oddly specific childhood fantasies rite here in my home country. But the other part feels I shld live it out for real. Maybe I will visit Los Angeles one day. And oso ride a helicopter, just like the Jonas Brothers. Will dat be a once-forgotten life mission complete 🤔 ?
Perhaps….
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08.07.2026
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