Thursday, June 15, 2006



Me - "How to describe my class? Romance of the 3 Kingdoms. The Anti-Justin group, the neutral group, and the Pro-Justin trio. Please note my choice of words."

I am fricking pissed with my sensei now. Scolded me for 2 minutes for 2 incredibly minor mistakes. Not to mention I only made one of those mistakes because for once, I was trying to be thoughtful and considerate and sacrifice for others, and I get scolded. Kinda kills the desire to be nice, doesn't it?

Oh, and congratulations to Hady and Joakim for getting it. Hady definitely deserved it, beautiful singing of Bryan Adam's Heaven. Joakim, while definitely giving so-so vocal performances, is an entertainer. And that's what a Singapore Idol must do - Entertain. He can sing like Celine Dion, Regine Valesquez, Whitney Houston, Lara Fabian and Mariah Carey combined, but if he can't grab the audience's attention, then piss off. Because we shallow people want entertainment. We want dancing monkeys. SO BRING ON THE DANCING MONKEYS!

Of course, that's not to say that Joakim should not improve vocally. After all, Singapore Idol is a singing compeitition. But singing only gets you so far. You hear judges talking about stage presence and their ability to actually and truly engage the audience. A Singapore Idol must be able to do so much more than just sing...

You've heard of the mystical, mythical X-Factor, yeah?