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& Saturday, May 23, 2009

A few random thoughts on AI

First of all, watch the following video:



This was taken AFTER the results show. Kris and Adam obviously love and respect each other, so why can't the rest of the world do the same? It's astonishing and incredibly annoying that there are so many Kris-haters out there, just because Adam didn't win. If GLAMbert himself has recognised that Kris is talented and said that Kris more than deserves the AI title, who are the rest of us to say otherwise? It just pisses me off so much, all of the backlash that's going on. Especially the comments that Kris has no talent at all, that Kris only won coz the homophobic portion of America only voted for him coz they didn't want Adam to win, that all the Gokey fans went and voted for Kris. How bout they stop hating Kris for just doing what he does best, and start blaming themselves for not voting enough? That said, it is just a show after all, and both Kris and Adam will move past it and become whatever it is they're meant to be.

Bottomline: Don't take away Kris's moment in the limelight, y'all.

Okay, rant over.

A few more random thoughts:

1. Adam looked like some anime fighter character during his performance with KISS, what with those glitzy shoulderpads and his awesome makeup. Pretty! Haha... half the girls in this world wish they were as pretty as him. ;)

2. KISS freaks me out. And they can't sing for nuts. They can rock though.

3. Kris Allen + Keith Urban duet = AMAZING! Both of them jamming on their guitars... such a cute, happy little duet. I would so totally buy this single.

4. Randy's "for me, for you" montage = LMAO. It was really funny dawg, for me, for you.

5. Ditto to Paula and her big words. My favourite was "visceral reaction". LOL

7. Alison got to perform with Cyndi Lauper! Cool.... the duet somehow felt a little "not in sync" though, don't know why.

9. Jason Mraz! At least Anoop got a little moment of glory there.

10. Kris Allen + Adam Lambert + Queen = best performance EVAR. They really rocked it out, and looked like they were having the time of their lives doing so. That little hug in the middle of the performance, SO CUTE! We are the champions is one of the greatest songs of all time. Also, Danny Gokey - this is how a duet is done.

11. Hate to admit it, but No Boundaries is actually growing on me. Did ya see the laugh they exchanged right before Kris had to take the stage and sing that song again? Hohoho... Bet Adam's relieved he doesn't have to sing that song. That said, the studio version is actually pretty decent. :)

12. Kris hugging his wife Katy at the end... incredibly sweeeeeet. :)

Overall, a fantastic season of American Idol, I think. My favourite Final Two ever, equally deserving, and seemingly really decent people. Can't wait to see what they're up to in the years to come. The Finale Results show was perfect. Now if only the haters would stop hating. :)

We love you Kris!


( 11:01 AM )

& Thursday, May 21, 2009

In the Land of TV

... OMG KRIS ALLEN I AM SO SO PROUD OF YOU!!! You braved the insurmountable odds (mountains and hurricanes LOL) and emerged a winner! Love, love, love. I'm just worried now... there's gotta be tremendous backlash because so many expected Adam to win. I bet there are lots of people saying that he doesn't deserve it... but he does!!! He deserves it so much... he's made it so far... I'm just. Happy. :)

... so Prison Break has finally ended. Four seasons of pain, death, conspiracies, turmoil... and it has finally ended. The ending was bittersweet.

... I wanna watch Dollhouse. Gonna start a downloading spree tonight. And no, it's not a show where little girls play with dolls. ^^

... I am here to pimp another NEW show...

Clickety-click!



Glee is a new TV series about a bunch of misfits (and a quarterback) whose love for singing and dancing bring them together. The story seems rather like High School Musical on the surface - popular guy finds out that he can sing and enjoys it... a girl with amazing talent who can't quite fit in... it is that, minus the cheesiness and goody-two-shoes vibe of HSM. It's produced by the guy who created Nip/Tuck, after all. I felt inexplicably drawn to the show after watching the trailer above and proceeded to download the first episode.

And I'm lovin' it! I love the singing - they have such a talented cast... I love the smooth production numbers... I like the quirky offbeat humour... Can't hardly wait for the next episode, which will only come out in FALLLLLLL... sometime in September/October... such a long dreary wait!

WATCH IT PEOPLE GO WATCH IT!

Off to watch the AI Finale! WOOOOOT Kris Allen!!! :)


( 7:42 PM )

& Friday, May 08, 2009

Be Warned: Massive Fangirling ahead!

Oh hello blog, I've been neglecting you for far too long! So the month of May is afoot, and there is more fangirling to be done!

First things first:

Kris Allen FTW!!!

I don't care what the judges say... Kris deserves to be in the Top 3. He had practically no air time during the audition rounds... yet he came out of nowhere during the semis and surprised us week after week with consistent performances, and really, just stole our hearts with his heartfelt renditions of To Make You Feel My Love and Falling Slowly. It doesn't hurt that he plays both guitar and the piano. It doesn't hurt that he has puppydog eyes and a smile so sweet it could melt the coldest heart.

Haha. Fangirling much? ;)

And as much as I know that Adam is the more entertaining performer (with superior vocal pipes), I still think (and feel) (and believe with full conviction) that Kris is the one that connects most with the audience. That emotional lilt in his voice... that can't be faked. (Or maybe it's just my hormones, hoho) .

So yes, I am completely a Kris fan. And what Kris fan would I be without posting up PICTURES???



Kris in a suit. ^^

Kris and wife - what a cute couple!

Kris and guitar... HOT.


I haven't loved someone on Idol this much since... Elliot Yamin.

Next,
Heroes Season 3 Finale

If you have yet to watch the finale of season 3, don't read the rest of this post if you don't wanna be spoiled!

I just have two comments to make and two photos to post about the finale...

1. How freaking HOT was Peter Petrelli?

I mean, I loved it when Peter was depowered - he was all earnest and brave and noble. But man... when Peter is powerful... he just radiates HOTNESS. Haha... I know, not very coherent, it's the hormones talking, you see. ;) That smirk on his face, the slight huskiness of his voice... I just. Wow. The scene where he jammed the needle into Sylar and said "betcha didn't know I took that power from you huh"... I watched that scene at least 5 times. Now... gaze upon the countenance of badass Peter in a leather jacket and fire illuminating his face... woohoo!


2. On a sadder and less hormonal note... RIP Nathan. :(

What a sad, sad, insignificant way to die. What is sadder is that he had just stopped being the complete ass he was throughout the whole of volume 4... to have him die that way... And not even to be mourned properly because the people who matter (Peter and Claire) don't even know he is dead.... and to have freaking mummy-issues-SYLAR be brainwashed into thinking he is Nathan. Blearghhhhh. Real Nathan, the one who sacrificed himself to fly his brother up into the sky in season 1... the Nathan that I grew to love, is gone.


*sniffles*

That said, I still can't wait for Season 4, Volume 5. Waiting with bated breath, as always.

Twilight

I am a little ashamed to admit that I've finished the entire Twilight book series. Haha... it can't be compared (ever) to the brilliance of Harry Potter, of course... but part of me enjoyed it. Haha. Not too big a fan of the overtly-sappy Edward/Bella romance. But I must say that there are two characters that I really really like (and almost love): Jasper and Alice!

I like tortured characters with a tragic past... Jasper is one such character. His love for Alice, or rather, their love for each other, feels the most real. Anyway the point of this is not to go into a discourse about Jasper, but to also say that Jasper is HOT! Look at this pic of the movie!Jasper.

Vampire love!

OMG I think my IQ just dropped 10 points from the sheer fangirlyness and shallowness of this post. Sheryl... think I've managed to rival your fangirly post. Hehe.

I guess approaching the age of 26 hasn't diminished my fangirlyness at all. One thing about being this age though... my metabolism is finally FAILING me. I haven't changed my diet or exercise patterns at all (that is to say, I still eat a lot and don't exercise at all)... and yet, I'm putting on weight. Sigh. What a sad, sad fact!

Ah well, life goes on. And I shall go on eating and not exercising!

Mummy's birthday tomorrow... happy birthday shoutout to the most important woman in my life! Love you!


( 10:21 PM )

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casting crowns - who am i
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