TV-Junked: Who will it be?

The time has come. The battle of the sexes. Who will it be? Kelly or Kelvin? Man, this is probably even more exciting than Singapore Idol. Maybe 'cause the winner is not obvious. I mean, I love Sly, but Taufik is better.
This time, I am putting my money on Kelvin. And that is after referring to various sources. I realized that his fanbase consists of aunties and uncles (even my mum loves him), and these people have the financial capability to vote. One family even said that they have no budget for voting. Ultimately, it's not a matter of the number of fans, but the amount of votes. Kelvin has already won in terms of single sales. I'm a fan of his so hopefully, the result will be the same for the votes. Anyway, ultimately it doesn't matter who wins, since the top 12 are winners already (even though this sounds kinda cliche).

Natsu Matsuri 2005

Damn, Singaporeans are REALLY kiasu. I was at the Japanese Summer Festival, known as Natsu Matsuri, on the 20th and witnessed the ultimate definition of kiasuism. The event loans out yukata for people to wear every year and the girls always swarm the area. This year is no exception. Just that it got worse. People actually went to queue from 3pm, when the event starts at 6pm! At least I only went there at 4.30pm... Of course, I didn't manage to win the "professional queuers". But I swear, I will make a comeback next year! 2.30pm!
On the whole, I rather enjoyed the festival. It's almost the same every year. Eat, watch show, eat, dance a bit, go home. But there is just something about the matsuri that makes me wanna take part year after year, ever since my secondary years. Must be the Jap genes in me.
Too bad they didn't have the ice-kachang this time around. They sold nice accesories though. Even I, who is not really fond of such "ling ling long long", bought two necklaces. But tell me, who can resist the cute Playboy bunny?
The best thing about the festival must be the yukatas. And the cute Japanese. Man, how I wish I can just kidnap one of the Japanese kids home. Too bad they don't have fireworks. (And no, I don't mean the National Day kind.) The ones I saw in Japan were a mesmerizing sight.
Saw many old and new friends there. Chloe, Noshuu, Joyce, Limin, Jocelyn, Keat Wei, Jun Kit, Sulin... I realised today that many others were there too. It's really a small world huh.
Too bad the photos didn't turn out well. I'll have to dig hard for something nice to post.

(Woah, look at the people!)

Ps. Check out This Spartan Life. A talk show created, shot and filmed entirely from the scenes of Halo 2. Freaking funny.

TV-Junked: The ultimate superstar

I got a pleasant surprise when my two favourite Superstar contestants won last night. Kelly's victory was no surprise, but I'm sure many fans of Junyang must be crying at his loss to Kelvin, the blind guy. I'm not about to complain, since I support him and even voted for him. But I am seriously wondering why he won. Junyang has been the hot favourite throughout the competition. Either the negative news disgusted some of the voters, or people pitied Kelvin. If not, he must have fans who are damn rich.
Some people may say that Kelvin does not have the superstar look. I kinda think he has successfully turned his flaw into an advantage. Besides, who can object that he is a good singer? He definitely sings better than many other Idol-rejects out there.
Now, it is the battle of the sexes. I don't really care who wins in the end, but given my 'luck', Kelly will win. Carrie won Bo. Ruben won Clay. Taufik won Sly. I am always supporting the runner-up.

40 years and counting...

Singapore has gone through a lot to be what she is today. Many people have done a lot to help make Singapore what she is today. No matter how we complain about some of them (y'know who I'm talking about), we can't deny their efforts. Though I can't say that I am very patriotic, I am still happy to be a Singaporean. I don't even mind the annual National pop songs, like the Taufik and Rui'en one that is playing non-stop in Mac now. I like the melody, but please don't repeat it every five minutes! It won't make me more patriotic or anything. I think I will dream about the song tonight... But I shall forgive them since today is a day for all Singaporeans to rejoice. So, Happy National Day! (And pray the songs will be off the tv tomorrow.)

Ps. But it's kinda cute hearing the young kids sing along to the song. Sigh, the innocent younglings...

Irritating Bus Jingle

Sometimes, change is really for the worse. I stepped onto a 196 bus this morning and got a surprise when a jingle was played. At first, I thought it was not bad, y'know, it gave a sense of welcome and stuff. But after listening to the same music continuously for a few stops, I started worrying for the poor bus driver. The jingle must be so distracting to him. What's the point of incorporating the jingle? It is a bus, for goodness' sake, not a shopping centre.