Culturally Preconditioned

Ryan Semencrust is officially the most annoying reality show host ever. How he got his star on the Walk Of Fame is beyond me. Anyway, the theme for this week was 21st Century Songs. Gee.. how creative. Let’s get into this real quick.

Lisa - Because Of You

Wow.. No wonder Kelly Clarkson was hesitant to allow her songs to be sung on Idol. Lisa was good in parts but was also very bad in certain parts. She’s so trembling on thin ice right now. 5.5

Kellie - Suds In The Bucket

If I heard that on the radio, I would turn it off real quickly. I don’t like her performance, she sounded as though she’s screeching, but we all know she’ll be safe for this round, thanks to the VoteForTheWorse crew. A 4.

Ace - Drops of Jupiter

On the bright side of things, his singing wasn’t as bad as last week. But that don’t stop me from wanting to punch his pretty face though. He still remains the shittiest ’singer’ left in the competition, the scar thingy was so rehearsed and people need to realize that this guy is only skin deep. I’ve heard far better singers from any random boy bands. A 2.

Taylor - Trouble

I liked his performance tons better with the lack of his epileptic stage seizures. The song might showcase his voice range (although not as much as it could be) but the song itself bored me to tears. A 6.5

Mandisa - Praise You

Ooooh this reminds me of the Malaysian Idol 2 girl who got kicked off during the first week with Atilia (can’t remember her name, can’t be bothered to look it up). Mandisa’s performance was good, but not superb. Definitely not one of the best. If this was the first time I’m watching her, I won’t be that impressed. And Simon was right on target when he said he thought the song was ‘a bit of an indulgence’ for her. A 7.

Chris - What If

Hundreds of songs and he chose this song? A repetitive what if what if what if what if? He might as well be singing I shot the sheriff but I didn’t shoot the deputy over and over again.Seriously, it was boring.. there was nothing different about his singing and his style from previous weeks. I am so over this hyped up egg head. And I so fucking hate the show for over-pimping and being so damn protective of his status in the show. The only good thing about this performance is that the song was taken from one of my favourite movies ever (Scream3), and that. is. all. No, his performance was not superb, or great, or out of this world, and if you think so, you obviously haven’t attended any proper rock concert before. It was actually just below average. A 4.

Katharine - The Voice Within

Looked like the suckiness has rubbed off on her too. She started off really wrong, picked it up a little, but in the end, it was all awful. I was very very disappointed. I thought that was a really bad song choice. I have the McPheever but that was bad. I’m pretty sure the judges had a few doobies during the break to give such good comments. I am a fan, but that wasn’t anywhere near as good as they claimed it was. A 4.5.

Bucky - Real Good Man

I am a little embarassed to say this, but that was surprisingly okay. I still don’t get who’s actually voting for this guy, though. A 6.5

Paris - Work It Out

Princess Pee? Hahahahaha ROFLMAOASTC. Well, I thought it was okay for her to be extra tergedik-gedik like she did this time, because the song called for that. I’m kinda impressed but I still don’t like her though. And if she says ‘thank you’ once more in that annoying squeeky pre-natal voice of hers, I swear I’m gonna shove a douche down her throat. Maybe it’s not her annoying mouse-like speaking voice.. maybe it’s the way she says ‘thank you’.. It’s like ‘thaNK(emphasized) (followed by a half-a-second pause) you’. What the fuck is up with that? SHUT UP!!!! But to be fair, her performance was quite good. An 8.

Elliot - I Don’t Wanna Be

I love him and I want to plant myself a vagina and have his monkey babies. A 9.

All in all, it wasn’t that good of an episode. I don’t know what’s wrong with these kids.

Top Three - Elliot, Pee, Mandisa

Bottom Three - Acehole, Kellie, Egghead

Going home - Lisa

Golden nugget of the night - “Woohoo!!! DIGITAL IMAGING!!!!” ~ BJ and Tyler, sarcastically, after winning the prize for being the first team at the Pit Stop (yeah, there wasn’t much interesting stuff said on AI)

I wasn’t exactly jumping with joy when I found out this would be 50s Week. But surprisingly enough, it wasn’t the genre that made this weeks performance suck so badly. If anything, it made me realize that most of them are just not really that good. It was nice to see Barry Manilow on the show again though (I kept chuckling when I remember how pissed he was when the make-up person didn’t know who he was last year. LOL)

Mandisa - I Don’t Hurt Anymore by Dinah Washington
Mandisa was simply amazing. There is nothing more to say, really. And I kinda dig people are starting to call her ManDiva (as opposed to Mantasia from AI3). A high 9.

Bucky Covington - Oh, Boy by Buddy Holly

So does anyone out there knows who Bucky’s key demographic is? Who are actually voting for this guy? And Simon has it spot on by saying it was a “So what?” performance, cause it really was. A 4.

Paris Bennett - Fever by Peggy Lee

I still hate this little pretentious twerp. But I have to give credit to her for pulling off a very nice rendition of the song. She does have a voice that is tailor made for these kinds of songs. But I’m guessing not everyone likes to tune in to Light & Easy. (unrated performance)

Chris Daughtry - I Walk The Line by Johnny Cash

On one hand, I lik the fact that he knows who he is. But on the other, I would love to see a variety in his performances. His voice really wasn’t that outstanding tonight. He’s got great looks, his creativity is top notch, but flexibity.. not so much. But he doesn’t hold a candle to JD Fortune (and that coming from a non-Fortune fan). A tad overrated in my opinion. And I am officially jumping off the Chris bandwagon. A 5.

Katharine McPhee - Come Rain or Come Shine by Billie Holliday

Personally, I think she’s the best female performer on American Idol ever. She is just too awesome for words. I love her. A perfect 10.

Taylor Hicks - Not Fade Away by Buddy Holly

I actually like Taylor’s voice, but his vocals were rather weak tonight, and as an exception to the rest of the miserable performances tonight, I think it was mostly due to this bad song choice. His pose at the end was beyond retarded by the way, almost on par as Anwar’s vogueing last year. A 5.

Lisa Tucker - Why Do Fools Fall In Love? by Frankie Lymon

She’s good, but when she sings.. I can’t help but feel something is lacking. And with the new hairdo, I am convinced she will, most definitely, suffer Nadia’s fate. Only difference is, I probably would care less this time around. Wow… and to think I gave her a 20 a few weeks ago. A 5.5

Kevin Covais - When I Fall In Love by Nat King Cole

He was totally singing out of tune and has gotten way too comfortable to my liking. To tell you the truth, his performance was kinda horrid tonight. A 3.5.

Elliot Yamin - Teach Me Tonight by The DeCastro Sisters

Not his best vocals tonight, but definitely his best look tonight. I really can not complain about his vocals. I love him. An 8.

Kellie Pickler - Walkin’ After Midnight by Patsy Cline

How many layers of make-up does she have on? Can she look more like trailer trash? And I don’t care what people say, but she HAS to be the most (authentic) mind-numbingly stupid contestant to ever grace the show. However, the song went really well with her voice. So, bravo for this week, you idiotic minx. A 7.

Ace Young - In The Still of the Night by The Five Satins

What in holy motherfucking depths of hell was that? Fuck you. Fuck you Ace Young. Fuck you and your out-of-tune voice. Fuck you and your absurdly distinct rosy cheeks. Fuck you and your 8-year-olds fanbase. Fuck your falsettos. And fuck you for making me wish Constantine was in your fucking place instead. A -250.

Top Three Performances : Katharine (the next American Idol), Mandisa, Elliot

Bottom Three Performances : Acehole, Kevin, Bucky

Boot wish : Acehole

Probable boot : Bucky

Golden nugget of the night : “Paula, Paula, Paula. You’re talking rubbish” ~ Simon Cowell, although that’s like saying the sky is blue or something. However, it was rather priceless seeing people in the audience actually clapping their hands when Cowell said that.

Oh and here’s an interesting read on this year’s Vote For The Worst campaign -  Idol Haters Love Kevin. Well, if anything I’m pretty sure they’ve got it wrong by picking Chicken Little instead of Rosy Cheeks.

Paula summed the Top 12 contestants quite nicely - well-diversed (exactly how I felt about the Apprentice 2 contestants) - although what she said afterwards was utter nonsense, as usual. So, tonight we have a tribute to Stevie Wonder. Let’s get started.

Ace - Do I Do

Seriously, Ace is pure shite. He started of terribly and stayed that way till the end. Is he the pick for the VoteForTheWorst crew this year? It was bad, bad, bad. I miss Mario Vasquez. A paltry 2. Go home, pretty boy. That was a shitty way to start the show. You suck.

Kellie - Blame It On The Sun

She kinda looks like Aguilera with the new hairdo (that’s a compliment). I didn’t care much for her singing. It was boring. And I’m starting to wonder if people are actually laughing with her, or at her - for all her hillbillyness. A 3.

Elliot - Knocks Me Off My Feet

I am just so in love with his voice . It was not his best but it was still really good. I will be totally devastated if he’s out before the Final 5 at the very least. An 8.

Mandisa - Don’t Worry Bout A Thing

A good thing about her is that she’s not annoying or mouthy like Mantasia. I didn’t enjoy her performance this week, much to my own disappointment. It was like she went straight from singing to shrieking. I totally disagree with the judges caus I think it’s her worst performance to date. A disappointing 4.

Bucky - Superstitious

Can he be more of a hick? Is that even possible? That said, I didn’t expect to like his performance, but it was a really great song choice for him and he did quite well. A 5.5. But I’m still wondering which demographic he’s appealing to, and who really are these people who actually vote for him?

Melissa - Lately

She looked promising but I thought it was quite bad actually. I wanted to like her tonight, I really did. And Paula, her voice is pleasant but it is far from “soothing”. Lay off the crack pipes before you get on the show, please. I like her vice because it’s raspy and husky. Absolutely nothing soothing about it, you washed-up superstar. A 4.

Lisa - Signed Sealed Delivered

What is going on tonight? As much as I love her, that was really really bad. I was ultra disappointed, and that was easily her weakest performance yet. A 4.

Kevin - Part Time Lover

LMAO at the dance moves. It was not as good as Nikko’s performance, but again, he actually nailed all the notes. I actually liked it (maybe because I was expecting the worst from him). A 7. Although, I have to say thata he’s getting way too cocky and if he’s not careful, he will come of as a brat to most viewers. Self-confident is one thing, cockiness is another.

Katharine - Until You Come Back To Me

Oh wow. She is smokin hot. I thought her performance was excellent! And the camera absolutely loves her. She is quickly catching up with Elliot on my pick for the Idol title this year. I love her. A perfect 10.

Taylor - Living For The City

It was a typical (fun) Taylor performance. His spasms on stge are hilarious. A 7.5

Paris - All I Do

I hate this little pretentious bitch and I refuse to make any comments on her performance except shut up shut up shut up shut the motherfucking up. Her ’singing response’ to Semencrust’s questions at the end was just excruciatingly annoying. STMFU BIZNITCH!!!!

Chris - Higher Ground

I am officially bored of Chris now. I don’t think he’s shown us much versatility. He’s good at what he’s doing. He’s a superb performer, but I can’t say the same about him as a singer. Simon can just zip it with his comments about it being “the real world performance and that’s what this show is about”. That is so far from the truth. I’m very surprised how quickly he’s forgotten the ‘actual real world performer’ lost out to a country robot last year. I like rock, but Chris is not an exceptional rocker. A 5.

Top Three : Katharine, Elliot, Taylor
Bottom Three : Acehole, Kellie, 3-way tie between Lisa, Mandisa and Melisasasasasa.

Boot wish list : Paris

Going home : Bucky

Golden nugget of the night : “I have to talk about the Jessica Simpson hair style. That has got to go” ~ Simon Cowell to Bucky. And also “You’re like every dad who gets drunk at a wedding, only you can sing” ~ Simon Cowell to Taylor Spastic.

You know, one of my favourite (non-cussing) words is “pretentious”. I seem to use that a lot when visiting so called hip and happening places like Bangsar and Sri Hartamas. It seems like everyone is going out of their way to impress other people there, and more often than not my friends will hear me say “Bitch look at all these pretentious fuckers”. Just the other day I saw this college girl wearing thick white rimmed glasses that only Dame Edna Average would think fashionable, and I was just sitting there staring at her with my Whatevia-tude saying “You’re impressing no one, bitch”.

Anyway, same rule applies to folks who claims they’re ‘learned’ or ‘cultured’ just because they get  the Philharmonic Orchestra or the operas sung in foreign languages. I used to think they’re all pretentious little fuckers. My friends say I have a sickness. And I don’t really deny it. I am, however, will be eating my words cause I’m going to try my hand at sitting through an opera this weekend.

I don’t think I am ever going to get operas, but if I was going to start trying, it might as well start with Puccini’s La Boheme. I just recently found out that Astro will be showcasing Puccini’s La Boheme this weekend. And for those who really get me, they’d know that I’m only doing this because of my Rent obsession.

The broadway musical Rent by Jonathan Larson was based on Puccini’s La Boheme, an opera in four acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on Scènes de la vie de Bohème by Henri Murger. The world première of La bohème was performed in Turin on February 1, 1896 at the Teatro Regio (now the Teatro Regio Torino) and conducted by the young Arturo Toscanini. (that sentence was directly copied and pasted from wikipedia, FYI)
I have never heard of Puccini’s La Boheme prior to watching (and obsessing) over Rent. But what I have found out after reading some articles, is that the similarities between Rent and La Boheme is astounding. It really is amazing how Jonathan Larson used  Puccini’s La Boheme as a basis for the musical. If you know what Rent is about, and later read about La Boheme, you WILL be blown away by how much of a genius Jonathan Larson is. He really is a genius. Pure genius.

I got my Rent 2-disc Widescreen Special Edition DVD from Amazon.com last week and needless to say I was really over the moon. I was not, however, expecting to be moved quite as much when watching the 2-hour documentary on Jonathan Larson and the creation of Rent, but I was. I might write on the review for the DVD later though.

On a final note, I urge those of you who have watched Rent to give La Boheme ago. I’m pretty sure I won’t understand a single word sung in this Italian opera and I hope there will be subtitles, but at the very least, I’m pretty sure we’ll be amused at how amazingly different and at the same time amazingly similar the two are.

~Pretentious Bastard Izad~

No more bad days cause the RENT DVD I ordered from Amazon just got here today! W00t! That was, by far, the fastest delivery I’ve had yet from them. So I’m gonna make this a quick one so that I can watch the DVD afterwards.

Gedeon McKinney - When A Man Loves A Woman by Percy Sledge

I think he’s a good singer but God help me, I can not stand to hear him talk or speak. He really sounds patronizing when he talks. His performance - A 6.5

Chris Daughtry - Broken by Seether

Chris is great and I like him a lot. But for rock singers such as him, I can’t help but keep on wondering how they would do on a show like Rock Star, and how would they compare against the others. Is he really that outstanding? I don’t know. Maybe. An 8.

Kevin Covais - Vincent by Don McLean

People should stay away from songs that have been recorded by Josh Groban. Surprisingly, Kevin hit all the right notes in this song. It was a pleasant performance and I was pleasantly surprised by it. A 7.5

Bucky Covington - Wave on Wave by Pat Green

I actually like his tone of voice, but his overall performance was just below average. Simon was spot on for his assessment on Bucky’s performance. A 4.

Will Makar - How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) by by Marvin Gaye

Same Paris-rule applies for Will. No matter how good he might be, I will never be a fan of his. A 4.

Taylor Hicks - Taking It To The Streets by Michael McDonald

He DOES seem a little retarded, but you can clearly see him enjoying himself on stage. His dancing was god awful. I thought it was one of his weakest performance. And I wasn’t as much enjoyed his performance as I was amused (or bewildered). A 5.

Elliot Yamin - Heaven by Bryan Adams

Heaven is my favourite Bryan Adams song and probably one of the hardest song to sing. Elliot was just wonderful. He sang this one beautifully. If he sings the song Wildflower by Color Me Badd anytime during this competition, I will just cry, cry and cry. That song would SO fit him well. I really hope he will be America’s version of Kurt Nielsen. A 10.

Ace Young - Butterflies by Michael Jackson

Blah blah blah says the judges. To me that was a trainwreck. A 3.

Top Three : Elliot, Chris, Kevin (again, the impossible has happened again)

Bottom Two : Ace, Will and/or Bucky

Golden Nugget : “You singlehandedly could kill the music video industry.” ~ Simon Cowell to Taylor. Oh, and also “I’m not surprised” ~ Simon Cowell (his response to Semencrust’s “I had a dream about you last night” comment)

I’ll try not to be too bitchy tonight cause I really had a bad day, I take it one down, I sing a sad song just to turn it around. Well not so much as singing a sad song, but rather had everyone in the meeting room stare at their shoes while I have my outburst in the office today. Do not, under any circumstances, be surprised if you read in the news that someone jumped off the 88th floor of the KLCC tower soon. That would most probably just be me.
Before I start can I just say Semencrust’s joke about Katharine getting it on with Kevin was just in very very very poor taste. For one, it is a family show. Secondly, that guy isn’t even of legal age. Seriously, what is up with Ryan? I swear, he’s gotten way too comfortable and arrogant since he got his star on the Walk of Fame. Okay let’s get into this :

Paris Bennett - Conga by Gloria Estefan

There’s just something awkward about Paris. I loved her during her auditions, but I can safely conclude that no matter how good she is going to be, I will never ever be a fan of hers. And the judges are totally walking on eggshells with their comments on her. Why can’t they just say out loud that she stank? A 5.

Lisa Taylor - Here’s Where I Stand by Tiffany Taylor

Aaaaaaargh who the hell does she remind me of????????? This is driving me fricken nuts, I tell ya. Anyway, very beautiful, very good. A 9.5

Melissa McGhee - What About Love by Heart

Again, I loved hearing her huskiness. But she is definitely not Idol-material. A 6.

Kinnik Sky - If I Ain’t Got You by Alicia Keys

This particular performance makes me weep for our own Atilia. Kinnik has been inconsistent from the beginning. One performance she was good, in others she was bad. This was very very bad. A 3.

Katharine McPhee - Think by Aretha Franklin

Diana DeGarmo >>>>>>>>>>>> Katharine McPhee. Her version of this songs sounds way too laidback and it actually sounds lazy. Can a performance sound lazy? Apparently it can. I still like her a lot though. She still has my vote for the female winner of this season. A lazy 6.

Ayla Brown - Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield

What the fuck? I personally thought that was ultra disappointing after all her great performances. Easily her weakest to date. A 4.

Mandisa - I’m Every Woman by Chaka Khan

OMG I love her sense f humour. And as for her performance, all hail Mandissa!! A 10.

Kellie Pickler - I’m The Only One by Melissa Etheridge

Her best one yet. I didn’t expect to like the performance. I don’t like her personality though. You can take the girl out of Hicksville, but you can’t take the Hicksville out of the girl. What is this? Hillbilly goes Hollywood? I do not like her. But performance wise, it was good. A 7.

Top Three Girls : Mandissa, Lisa, Kellie (the impossible has finally happened)

Bottom Two Girls : Kinnik, Ayla.

But honestly I don’t mind seeing any of the girls cut out from the competition this week except for Mandissa, Lisa and Katharine.

Golden nugget : “I kinda prefer you to last year’s winner, actually” ~ Simon Cowell. I loved how he flatly dissed Carrie. Hopefully this will incur the wrath of Carrie fans and make them not vote for Kellie. It’s a win-win situation.

If you’re wondering what’s up with all the recent change of links and layouts and whatnots, it’s nothing to worry about. I’ve decided to take things into my own hands and host my own blog on my own server. Fricken’ blogger.com. Which kinda left me wondering how does blogger.com get away with such a sucky customer support. I’ve supported them since 2002 (I think I even signed up for Blogger*Pro back then), but unfortunately they left me in the lurch after countless e-mails and posts at the message board support.

I’ve decided to use WordPress since I already have a MySQL database and PHP installed on my server. Setting up was very easy and smooth (you should try their famous 5-minute installation setup. ssts) and to my surprise, they even had a function to import all my previous posts at blogger which made things a whole lot easier. I didn’t even know they had this function until after I finished the installation setup.

So far, everything looks great. Needless to say, I am too lazy to grab all the fancy schmancy WordPress themes off the net, so I’m just using this one to get me started for the time being. I can’t even be bothered to edit out the links at the moment. And there’s so many other functions and plugins I’ve yet to explore. So far, WordPress - 1, Blogger.com  - Not so much.  I mean, blogger.com is fine, it has many useful functions yada yada yada. But you have to pray that you don’t hit a problem. Once you get one, well.. you better hope some helpful user will be able to help you on that.

Oh, and on a side note, WordPress.com also provides free hosting if you don’t have your own host.

Okay.. updates, updates. I’m not even sure whether Survivor was shown on ntv7 last Friday, or even what episode. But I might start blogging about Survivor again, cause so far Survivor : Exile Island has been pretty good. So far, it’s definitely better than Guatemala. And Episode 5’s tribal council results were one of the best I’ve seen in yonks.

On the American Idol front, my bitch Brenna is out, so the VoteForTheWorst crew needs to find someone new this season - personally I don’tt hink there’d be a problem since Kellie is still in there. Heather is out - heather who? Sway - I have to tell you that I am a tad surprised that he got out so soon, seeing how the Hawaiians and the Pinoys had Jasmine’s and Camille’s back all the way into the Top 12. David - I’m just glad he’s out before I got sick and tired of his voice. I still kinda liked it as of last week. But oh well. So we’re down to the last bottom 4 that will be kicked off this week. My ultimate choice would be : Melissa (forgettable), Kellie (overpimped), Kevin (boring) and Will (looks like my ex housemate).

And of course, there was the Oscars. I didn’t catch it on Star World last night, cause I was too busy gorging down Nasi Kandar and scoops of Baskin Robbins at Taipan last night. Anyway, I have to say I’m kinda glad Brokeback Mountain didn’t win Best Picture. Personally I think it’s one of the most overrated movies this year. Okay, I must admit that the line “I wish I knew how to quit you” was one of the best lines ever heard in a movie, but overall, the movie was just plain to me. It was good, but not Oscar-worthy good. Nope.
My girl Reese Witherspoon won Best Actress. Woohoo! A giant step for Reese!! I must admit, I have a soft spot for her. I don’t watch much girly girl movies, but one of my deepest darkest guilty pleasure is the movie Legally Blonde. LOL. And, I also loved her in Sweet Home Alabama. Her performance in Walking The Line was pretty good, but as much as I like her I’m actually quite surprised she even got nominated for this. I thought Joaquin was superb and deserved the same recognition. I was actually rooting for Felicity Huffman for the win (even though I haven’t seen Transamerica) just because she’s had an amazing year so far, but Yay Reese!

I’ve heard many good things about Crash so I’ll definitely be on the look out for the movie. I guess I’m still a little peeved that Rosario Dawson didn’t even get a supporting actress nomination for her performance in Rent, cause she was superb. However, I’m glad Rachel Weisz won the supporting actress award for her performance in The Constant Gardener. I always liked her, and I wanted to watch the movie, but unfortunately, I think the movie only screened like 4 days in the cinema. Idiots. Oh well.

Let’s get into this real quickly :

Taylor - Easy by The Commodores
Is it just me or does Taylor seem mad, mad, mad? Mad as in loony bin mad. But I like his voice, regardless, and I will confess that I am a Taylor fan (though he gotta be careful to not overdo his wooooooo! as Fantasia did with her yeah,yeah,yeahhhh). A 7

Elliot - Moody’s Mood For Love by James Moody
Monkey Boy scores high points again this week. Though personally I tought it was not as good as his performance last week, I still like it a lot. Totally loving the R&B and Jazzy thing he got going. An 8.5

Ace - If You’re Not The One by Daniel Beddingfield
That was pure shit. He fucked that one up so very badly. The only thing that
s gonna keep him in this competition is that prettyboy look, which I totally gon’t get. A 3.5

Gedeon - Change Is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke
Does he really need to e-nun-ci-ate every single word? Sheesh! Anyway, he sounded quite goodm but I got bored halfway through and went to the toilet. A 6.

Kevin - I Heard It Through The Grapevine by Marvin Gaye
I love the fact that he’s able to take a piss at himself. He reminds me of a fugly dawg I knew in high school who calls himself “Handsome”. I know I sound like a mean bastard, but it’s true. Kevin’s singing was just okay, but his jigging on stage was totally horrendous. A 5.

Sway - Overjoyed by Stevie Wonder
For once, I actually liked a sob story about how it was the first time in a long time that he saw his two parents together. Awww. His singing was average, not nearly as bad as the judges said it was. But definitely way much better than last week. I honestly don’t mind having some of whateverthehell Randy and Paula was smoking tonight. A 5.

Will - Lady by Kenny Rogers
I got bored and went away to clear the kitty litter. A 5. And again, why the fuck is Semencrust trying to undress the guys on stage? Will is still underaged, you moron.

Bucky - The Thunder Rolls by Garth Brooks
I like this song a lot. It was the first song by Garth Brooks that I really like. Bucky’s performance was pretty good, but not good enough. A 5.5

David - The Way You Look Tonight by Frank Sinatra
I honestly like his voice. He could be the second coming of Michael Buble. But is he right for the competition? Probably not. A 7.

Chris - Hemorrhage by Fuel
I absolutely love this song, the only other perfectly outstanding rock song in recent years aside from Blurry by Puddle of Mudd and I Think God Can Explain by Splender. That said, his performance was indeed enjoyable. It didn’t exactly blew me away, but it was very very good. An 8.5

Overall, it was a much better show than what the girls gave us yesterday. I am officially rooting for a Final Two between Elliot and Chris. Oh what a showdown that will be. The rest is just forgettable to me now.

Top Three : Chris, Elliot, Taylor

Bottom Two : Ace, Will (We know Ace is going nowhere though..)

Golden nugget : “This really is La La Land, isn’t it?” ~ Simon Cowell (referring to the unintelligable comments made by Paula and Randy)

My new Wednesday schedule :
17:00 Sneak past my project manager, and head straight for the office lift.
17:10 Shove everyone out of my way to catch the LRT from KLCC to Kelana Jaya.
17:50 Reach KJ. Shove salesmen at carpark trying to give me bogus winning cards.
18:30 Reach home in USJ. Watch second half of American Idol.
19:30 Cook dinner
20:00 Watch first half of American Idol
20:30 Watch Come Dine With Me
22:00 Watch Amazing Race
23:00 Write scathing reviews

4 hours of TV to write about, so I’m gonna try and keep this short. Oh make that 3.5 hours worth cause I’m not gonna write about Come Dine With Me - except that Sarah WAS indeed a sly minx.. and I would totally be signing up if we have a local version of this show.

(Will update this entry with pics later. If I can be bothered)

American Idol - Top 10 girls

Katharine - All Is Fair In Love by Stevie Wonder
I like Katharine a lot! She’s beautiful and kinda has that ’selamba’ attitude on stage. Unpretentious, I love it. And the girl can sing too, although her performance tonight wasn’t as good as last week. A 7. I predict if we’re getting a female winner this season, Katharine would be it.

Kinnik - I’m Here For The Party by Gretchen Wilson
She was really good tonight. I’m loving her country-western style. That was an unexpected surprise. An 8.

Lisa - Who’s Loving You by Terence Trent D’Arby and En Vogue
Her performance tonight was just okay. I love her but I fear she will suffer Nadia’s fate and leave the competition before the Final 6. Hope I’m wrong. A 7.

Melissa - Why Haven’t I Heard From You by Reba McEntire
I like that we’re hearing her huskiness this week, but man, I don’t know what it is, but to me she is ttally forgettable. Kind of like a filler. A 5.

Heather - Hero by Mariah Carey.
Why do they keep putting these two forgettable girls back to back? Again? Brave attempt, she started out okay but her high notes definitely did not wow me. A 5.5.

Brenna - Last Dance by Donna Summer
I was laughing my ass off when she did her se pout poses, because it reminds me so much of my drag friend who loves doing that. I know many hate her, but I like her. She’s entertaining and is to VoteForTheWorst material. I loved her discoball earrings but her singing was beyond awful. I still would like to see her in the competition though. Every season needs a fluke finalist, and I’d rather it be her than any other bad singers left. A 2.

Paris - Wind Beneath My Wings by Bette Midler
Rudy Huxtable much? Now that the pimping is gone, I might actually start to like her a little more. But again, there was just something weird about her performance tonight. A 6.

Ayla - I Want You To Need Me by Celine Dion
Oh dear.. here we go again. Another Cinderella story. Give me a break. But I thought her singing was really good, even though she was pretty much expressionless throughout. A 7.5

Kellie - Something To Talk About by Bonnie Raitt
She cannot do her low registers and I definitely did not enjoy that at all. So fuck you judges for all the undeserving, non-stop pimping. A 4.

Mandisa - Cry by Faith Hill
She started out pretty good but she was just shouting near the end of the song. A 6.5

Overall, the show pretty much sucked and if I had known, I wouldn’t have bothered coming home so early today.

Top Three Picks : Ayla, Kinnik, Katharine

Bottom Two : Brenna, Kellie

Golden Nugget : “Shaddup Paula. You’re really annoying me. You’re like a precocious child” ~ Simon Cowell. LOL

Amazing Race - Season Nine Premier

I almost didn’t realize that the latest season of Amazing Race was showing until quite late today. I can’t remember if I did any post mortems for the Family Edition but the team that I was supporting, the crazy Linzs, actually won. So congrats to them, despite being the most boring TAR season in history. So new season, new faces. Unfortunately 22 new faces that I just can’t put a name to. So I’m just going to refer them using some nicknames, and hopefully by Episode 3, I’ll be able to really distinguish every one of them.

The Hippies - My initial thought on these two jokers were that they were going to be one of those uber annoying team who puts on their crazy, new agey act. Surprisingly they didn’t really turn out that way. I quite like this team. And oddly enough, one of them looks suspiciously like Parker Stevenson.

The Glamazons - Ohmigod. They are just fucking hilarious. “Did you fart?” .. “SONOFABITCH! I just peed in my pants. Thank you Jesus!!!”.. and they made Phil cringe at the pitstop. LOL I love these two gutsy gals.

The Blacks - Don’t have much of an opinion pn them yet, but you can tell how majorly pissed the guy was when the Brazilian guys were checking out his girlfriend.

The flaming gays - I’m just glad they got eliminated. The fat one annoys me to no end. STFU already, bitch.

The Senior Citizens - I almost screamed at the tv when they didn’t see the Amazing Race placeholder. And then I felt sorry for them at the motorbike pitstop. I have never witnessed a more helpless TAR Team than them.

The Gilmore Girls - I am absolutely LOVING the mother and daughter team. The mom needs to chill out a bit more but the daughter is so level-headed. I hope this team will go all the way. They impressed the hell out of me.

The Nerds - I like these to a lot. They kinda remind me of what me and my team mate would be* , only we don’t love each other and we’d constantly be fighting.

The Horndogs - Do these two idiots ever think with their brains instead of their dicks? I mean, seriously. And I especially dislike the blond stooge, I don’t know why.

The DoubleDs - Urgh.. they’re as braindead as I thought they would be. If you want to move on to another pitstop, then move your ass out of there pronto. What the fuck are you doing still standing there for nothing? Idiots. I’m glad these two will be hooking up with the horndogs next week.

The married couple - Initialy they looked like a normal down to earth couple, but by the end of the episode, the guy totally come across as an asshole to me (kind of like Aras from Survivor : Exile Island). I do have to give him props for cruising his way through the motorbike assembly. That was awesome. But I have to take those props away cause he said “Daggommit”. Who curses like that??

The KenBarbie - *yawn* and the girl is quite a drama queen.

It was a good 2-hour premiere and I can’t wait for next week. I think I’m just going to skip the American Idol girls performance next week and download the videos/MP3s.

* oh yes, I am officially auditioning for the Asian edition of Amazing Race. I’m almost done with the application form, and hopefully we’ll get the video done by next week. It’s a really long shot, and I doubt they’ll even call us for an interview, but if we do make it on the show.. oh boy, the viewers are SOOOOOOO gonna hate me (and I bet I will be bleeped out a lot!). And in case you’re wondering, I’m applying with my so-called friend who keeps on bitching (and to quote her exact words) “Kau tu asthma, steroid drug addict etc Macamana nak masuk TAR? Aku takut kau muntah la.. fever la.. sakit jantung la..”. My response was simply “I’m a TV Whore.. do you think I even fucking care there’s a death clause somewhere in the agreement?” (it’s true). I’ll probably talk more on that later. But, we might not send in our applications after all if we’re not happy with the application video, cause once you’ve sent in one application, you can’t send in any more.. even for upcoming/new seasons. Oh well. Any reason for me to get out from this dead end job of mine.

My new Wednesday schedule :
17:00 Sneak past my project manager, and head straight for the office lift.
17:10 Shove everyone out of my way to catch the LRT from KLCC to Kelana Jaya.
17:50 Reach KJ. Shove salesmen at carpark trying to give me bogus winning cards.
18:30 Reach home in USJ. Watch second half of American Idol.
19:30 Cook dinner
20:00 Watch first half of American Idol
20:30 Watch Come Dine With Me
22:00 Watch Amazing Race
23:00 Write scathing reviews

4 hours of TV to write about, so I’m gonna try and keep this short. Oh make that 3.5 hours worth cause I’m not gonna write about Come Dine With Me - except that Sarah WAS indeed a sly minx.. and I would totally be signing up if we have a local version of this show.

(Will update this entry with pics later. If I can be bothered)

American Idol - Top 10 girls

Katharine - All Is Fair In Love by Stevie Wonder
I like Katharine a lot! She’s beautiful and kinda has that ’selamba’ attitude on stage. Unpretentious, I love it. And the girl can sing too, although her performance tonight wasn’t as good as last week. A 7. I predict if we’re getting a female winner this season, Katharine would be it.

Kinnik - I’m Here For The Party by Gretchen Wilson
She was really good tonight. I’m loving her country-western style. That was an unexpected surprise. An 8.

Lisa - Who’s Loving You by Terence Trent D’Arby and En Vogue
Her performance tonight was just okay. I love her but I fear she will suffer Nadia’s fate and leave the competition before the Final 6. Hope I’m wrong. A 7.

Melissa - Why Haven’t I Heard From You by Reba McEntire
I like that we’re hearing her huskiness this week, but man, I don’t know what it is, but to me she is ttally forgettable. Kind of like a filler. A 5.

Heather - Hero by Mariah Carey.
Why do they keep putting these two forgettable girls back to back? Again? Brave attempt, she started out okay but her high notes definitely did not wow me. A 5.5.

Brenna - Last Dance by Donna Summer
I was laughing my ass off when she did her se pout poses, because it reminds me so much of my drag friend who loves doing that. I know many hate her, but I like her. She’s entertaining and is to VoteForTheWorst material. I loved her discoball earrings but her singing was beyond awful. I still would like to see her in the competition though. Every season needs a fluke finalist, and I’d rather it be her than any other bad singers left. A 2.

Paris - Wind Beneath My Wings by Bette Midler
Rudy Huxtable much? Now that the pimping is gone, I might actually start to like her a little more. But again, there was just something weird about her performance tonight. A 6.

Ayla - I Want You To Need Me by Celine Dion
Oh dear.. here we go again. Another Cinderella story. Give me a break. But I thought her singing was really good, even though she was pretty much expressionless throughout. A 7.5

Kellie - Something To Talk About by Bonnie Raitt
She cannot do her low registers and I definitely did not enjoy that at all. So fuck you judges for all the undeserving, non-stop pimping. A 4.

Mandisa - Cry by Faith Hill
She started out pretty good but she was just shouting near the end of the song. A 6.5

Overall, the show pretty much sucked and if I had known, I wouldn’t have bothered coming home so early today.

Top Three Picks : Ayla, Kinnik, Katharine

Bottom Two : Brenna, Kellie

Golden Nugget : “Shaddup Paula. You’re really annoying me. You’re like a precocious child” ~ Simon Cowell. LOL

Amazing Race - Season Nine Premier

I almost didn’t realize that the latest season of Amazing Race was showing until quite late today. I can’t remember if I did any post mortems for the Family Edition but the team that I was supporting, the crazy Linzs, actually won. So congrats to them, despite being the most boring TAR season in history. So new season, new faces. Unfortunately 22 new faces that I just can’t put a name to. So I’m just going to refer them using some nicknames, and hopefully by Episode 3, I’ll be able to really distinguish every one of them.

The Hippies - My initial thought on these two jokers were that they were going to be one of those uber annoying team who puts on their crazy, new agey act. Surprisingly they didn’t really turn out that way. I quite like this team. And oddly enough, one of them looks suspiciously like Parker Stevenson.

The Glamazons - Ohmigod. They are just fucking hilarious. “Did you fart?” .. “SONOFABITCH! I just peed in my pants. Thank you Jesus!!!”.. and they made Phil cringe at the pitstop. LOL I love these two gutsy gals.

The Blacks - Don’t have much of an opinion pn them yet, but you can tell how majorly pissed the guy was when the Brazilian guys were checking out his girlfriend.

The flaming gays - I’m just glad they got eliminated. The fat one annoys me to no end. STFU already, bitch.

The Senior Citizens - I almost screamed at the tv when they didn’t see the Amazing Race placeholder. And then I felt sorry for them at the motorbike pitstop. I have never witnessed a more helpless TAR Team than them.

The Gilmore Girls - I am absolutely LOVING the mother and daughter team. The mom needs to chill out a bit more but the daughter is so level-headed. I hope this team will go all the way. They impressed the hell out of me.

The Nerds - I like these to a lot. They kinda remind me of what me and my team mate would be* , only we don’t love each other and we’d constantly be fighting.

The Horndogs - Do these two idiots ever think with their brains instead of their dicks? I mean, seriously. And I especially dislike the blond stooge, I don’t know why.

The DoubleDs - Urgh.. they’re as braindead as I thought they would be. If you want to move on to another pitstop, then move your ass out of there pronto. What the fuck are you doing still standing there for nothing? Idiots. I’m glad these two will be hooking up with the horndogs next week.

The married couple - Initialy they looked like a normal down to earth couple, but by the end of the episode, the guy totally come across as an asshole to me (kind of like Aras from Survivor : Exile Island). I do have to give him props for cruising his way through the motorbike assembly. That was awesome. But I have to take those props away cause he said “Daggommit”. Who curses like that??

The KenBarbie - *yawn* and the girl is quite a drama queen.

It was a good 2-hour premiere and I can’t wait for next week. I think I’m just going to skip the American Idol girls performance next week and download the videos/MP3s.

* oh yes, I am officially auditioning for the Asian edition of Amazing Race. I’m almost done with the application form, and hopefully we’ll get the video done by next week. It’s a really long shot, and I doubt they’ll even call us for an interview, but if we do make it on the show.. oh boy, the viewers are SOOOOOOO gonna hate me (and I bet I will be bleeped out a lot!). And in case you’re wondering, I’m applying with my so-called friend who keeps on bitching (and to quote her exact words) “Kau tu asthma, steroid drug addict etc Macamana nak masuk TAR? Aku takut kau muntah la.. fever la.. sakit jantung la..”. My response was simply “I’m a TV Whore.. do you think I even fucking care there’s a death clause somewhere in the agreement?” (it’s true). I’ll probably talk more on that later. But, we might not send in our applications after all if we’re not happy with the application video, cause once you’ve sent in one application, you can’t send in any more.. even for upcoming/new seasons. Oh well. Any reason for me to get out from this dead end job of mine.