Maid & Butler

Looks like I’m gonna start filling up my leave form! Kris Allen made it through!

Pimping Picture of Kris Allen

Picture from Newsday.com

American Idol started with the crew from Midnight at the Museum 2? Thats very weird. What’s the connection?! And next, we see Kevin Bacon, wow! And the rest of the contestants, they look very supportive too.

They were playing homecoming videos, some of them are quite funny, emotional and weird. Danny’s one has a crazy fan who wears plaid pink pants and BOA, chasing his limo, I wonder for what though. Kris’ one has grannys in green wigs with a poster which says ‘Toadly Kris’. O….K…. Adam’s one is the best because he gets a streaker in bright blue bra, COOL. He even praised her by saying, “You rock!”.

We also get a few performances by Jordin Sparks (love her dress) and Katy Perry (Elvis + Wonderwoman suit!). Katy Perry was basically pimping Adam by wearing a cape with his name on it~! OMGWTFBBQ~! Is it even legal!? It’s quite absurd I find… It’s unfair for the other two.

And after that, it’s the results, FINALLY! But I don’t like how they do it. We all knew that Adam is going through, so he should be called out first. But instead, Ryan called out Kris’ name! It was a pleasant surprise though! And in the end there isn’t anymore surprise anymore as Adam was the other one who made it through.

(happy sigh)

All in all, it’s a result worth waiting a day for ^_^. Thank you Americans for showing your love!

Now let’s anticipate what sort of songs the two finalists will sing. I also look forward for the Top 10 (or is it 13) finalists to make an appearance! OK, I’m tired, I need rest!

Current Mood: Esctatic & Esctatic

WHO IS SAVE?!

I’m trying hard to concentrate on work~~!! The good thing is I’m busy and should be busy the whole day. Hopefully today I can go on time to catch the ever so exciting finale for the runner up position!! I was checking out DialIdol last night for the results but all three have VERY VERY CLOSE votes!!! With the margin of maybe 2% between each contestant? According to the result, Kris Allen SHOULD BE save. But on one of the earlier weeks they did say that he was going out , with a bigger margin at that too. So I’m quite worried… but I don’t want to spoil myself!!

BTW, which plugin again was it that enables Twitter to read feeds from your new blog post? I’m also looking for a plugin for a Twitter minifeed to post on my blog. Any good ones?

I’m itching to check the American Idol sites >_<
Arghhh!!!!

Current Mood: Esctatic

Firstly, I must really voice this out. The judges, ALL OF THEM, acted like kids and they look SO BAD! They look like little kids and it’s so unprofessional!!!

Back to the 3 of them, Adam rocks so much I don’t know what to say! OMG, he is really really good! I like how he reinterpreted the song, it’s very nice! But I don’t like him over-screeching in 80% of the lyrics. If he keeps using his normal voice, it would have sounded better.

I expected Kris to play his piano for Apologize but I don’t feel the excitement like I had during his earlier weeks. It was a mediocre performance I guess, again. I almost felt his nervousness cuz he was over pronouncing the words I think. I like the last part of his performance though. I hope his 2nd song is better!!!! Really really hope for him to go through, he has so much talent!

Danny’s song is a joke. I don’t like the song and I don’t like how Danny sang it (and I don’t like him). Too much force? It’s better at the beginning but like Adam, he stressed too much on his screaming. And I also agree with Simon on the sax solo, it drowns down his ‘doo-doo-dooing’ and screwed up his song.

Let’s wait for the 2nd part.
(I’m guessing Adam is getting the pimp spot again. He already gotten the pimp spot on the 1st half!)

OMFGGGGGGGGGGGGG~*!!!!! I had an orgasmic moment there, I nearly cried (I did)!!! KRIS DID WHAT HE DOES BEST!!!!! OMGGGGG!!!! YESH!!!!! I agree with the judges, I thought ‘What the heck did you choose that song?!’, it’s so not his type of songs but I JUST KNEW that he’s gonna do something to it, since it’s so bold for him to choose that song! I super super love his rendition, I love it so much, so much more than the original by Kanye West! Like Kara, I hoped he has done the same with Apologize but I guess it’s all because of time constrain because we know he has it, unlike someone else…

Danny’s 2nd song is…. very gospel… One of the judges was right. It’s very gospel. It almost sounded like a voice training song. And he didn’t have to memorize any lyrics at all because it has less than 15 words? At first I thought it started great but then it was so repetitive I was dumbfucked -_-

Adam’s 2nd song was very Adam. I think he has nothing to be criticized already. He made all the songs that he sang very Adam. He is definitely winning American Idol! I’m more excited to see who is winning the 2nd place really. Gosh I’m so excited! I’ll be trying very hard to not to spoil myself tomorrow!

Current Mood: Esctatic & Esctatic

When it boils down to this stage, it’s not a battle to see who is the better singer anymore. This is the battle of men’s ego! I think if Danny gets to advance to the next stage, Kris is so gonna loose it cuz he knows and everybody else knows that he is THE better one!!

Sigh… Let’s me rant a bit. I missed the 6pmm show so I’m waiting for the 8pm one. Work has been plenty and deadlines are all so close to each other. Not to mention the super common term ‘URGENT!’ Everyone’s job is urgent, everyone wants me to complete their’s first. What the heck. And I’ve been diligently avoiding all American Idol related websites (more to no time to check). I’m now waiting for Koffee with Karan to end so that they can air American Idol. Have I ever mention that I hate Koffee with Karan? It’s such a pointless show -_-

Back to this, I’m gonna post the finalists pics here just to recap their performances last week. Who are you rooting for?

Adam Lambert

Kris Allen

Danny Gokey

Woohoo! Star World is showing the finale LIVE on May 21, 8am! Hmm… this is very tempting. If Kris goes through, I will need to start filling up annual leave form

Current Mood: Esctatic & Esctatic & Esctatic & Esctatic & Esctatic

Urgh, I have been working OT these 2 days and I foresee a few more days ahead until the workshop commence. So you girls better head over to the nearest Watsons store and grab a voucher for the workshop!! This time we are gonna have it in Cititel Mid Valley. Below are the details:

Majolica Majorca Workshop

Date: 16 May 2009
Time: 1.30pm - 5.30
Venue: Cititel Mid Valley Ballroom (I gotta recheck on this one)

Not only will you get to enjoy the art of makeup using MJ’s cosmetics, there is also a promotion going on. For every RM100 purchase, you get our popular Sweet Devil pouch for free! And for every RM120 purchase, you get our lacey umbrella for free too!

Psst! Here’s something extra, you get to see the preview of our upcoming chapter. Wondering what sort of look Minami will pull next? Let me give you some hints: pearly, jewels, spring. And what’s more? We are launching NEW products! You will be the first to see and be swoon by these that I can guarantee. This workshop is definitely cool for MJ fans and new customers alike!

Current Mood: Bored & Bored

I can’t help but pimp Kris Allen (duh!). But somehow I find this funny if I were to get one and wear it here! It’d be totally OK if I’m an American/staying in US now. Although I’m really really tempted, I couldn’t bring myself to wear it here >_< And some of the designs are quite awesome too. These are the few that I would totally buy if I were a) An American b) staying in US. They are made and sold at Cafepress, a merchandise ‘maker’ cum selling portal. Personally, I haven’t check out how it works before because I’m more of a Threadless surfer. I was also tempted to design and try my luck there but I got lazy and unmotivated… I shall go into that one some other time!

Kris Allen Rocks

I Pick Kris!

Top 10 American Idol Season 8

And this one is a lil’ offensive to the Katy Allen but it sounds kinda fun >_<

KRIS IS HOT, Wife or NOT!

Current Mood: Playful & Playful & Playful

1st of May is our self-proclaim birthdate for Crayon. We adopted him when he was roughly 3 months old so we have no idea his exact birthday. We got him in August 2006 so it makes him 3 years old already~! Time passes by so fast!

We decided to get him something to celebrate his birthday. Last year, we got him TWO belated birthday pressie from Tokyo. We got him a military styled collar and an elegant bow collar. He has been wearing the military one since. The bow one did not look good on him cuz we can barely see the design cuz his fur is too long -_-.

This year we got him a a new bed called the pumpkin bed! It’s a reversable bed which has a pumpkin’s shape. Ohh it’s so soft! I love it! But Crayon despise it!!! He rather sit on the floor than to sleep on the bed T_T. But that was 3 days ago. Yesterday he began to accept the fact that that’s his new throne. He has several favourite places in the house. When I’m home, he’ll go to MY bed. In the morning, he’ll be sunbathing near the window. For leisure, he sits at one of the plastic chairs near a corner and another small table with cushion beside the TV. He used to sit on top of my CPU but nowadays I’ve been using the laptop more so he’ll accompany me in the living room. I thought that was very cute when he voluntarily walked into the pumpkin and chill out there. Both me and Kinyu went and give him pets and praises like stupid people, haha, but it was like an achievement!

If you’re curious, I’ve attached the picture of the bed here. I got it for RM59 at PetAff. I think it’s very worth the money cuz it’s big and COMFY. The seller, Desiree responses fairly quickly too. The downside is that she’s located at Klang. So if you wanna QC and COD your products, you gotta go over to Klang. If you’re ok with not QCing, the shipping charges are free ^_^. She also offers other types of beds in various sizes and also pure bred puppied.

Current Mood: Sleepy & Sleepy & Sleepy

I’m gonna do some pimping on the few sites that I visit regularly since my idol fever started. They are very pimp-worthy because not only they are up-to-date but they are very fun to read.

Top Idol
I really don’t know where to start. This is absolutely my favourite site to read everyday. The news are fresh and presented in a quirky way. And it’s not always news but more to insights and out of the norm ‘news’. Take a look and you know what I mean. The most appealing factor to me is the use of nicknames on the characters like Allison is called La Princesa del Mariachi and Kris is nicknamed as Hot by Default (Woot Woot! And I’m glad she dropped the fundie boy in her later posts). This makes the contestants seems closer and more connected to the readers me thinks. She is also very opinionated and she’s a Kris supporter, yey! I’m glad that I’m not a Gokey fan or I’d be having a heart attack by now!

Gossip Candy tags Kradam
I have absolutely no idea about the existence of Kradam until this website. I am a Yaoi fan through and through but I’m not very keen on real life slash pairings. However, this site just cracks me up!! All the Kradam sightings are just incredible!!! And from that onwards, I can’t help but notice them on the show too! Mad photoshopping skillz from fans!

mjsbigblog
Very good and reliable news/source on American Idol. You get the latest news, reviews, videos of your favourite American Idol here. I drop by for the news as it gets updated very frequently. But it’s not entertaining or anything, just news.

Rickey.org
This one is a marriage between gossips and news which can be quite entertaining. And it offers not only American Idol’s updates but other reality TV shows’ as well. So while you get some updates, you get some gossips and entertainment too. And another plus factor is that the owner is a Kris and Adam fan ^_^

Thursday (or rather Friday for us Malaysians) is the day where Kris goes back to Conway, Arkansas (it’s pronounced without the ’s’ at the back), his hometown. He will be having radio interviews, live performances and a PARADE. Heck, I didn’t know about the parade thing until they showed it on AI (I don’t watch AI before this remember?). OMG, it was really a PARADE. Kris and his wife in the car surrounded by throngs of people! He IS their hero anyway. I’m imagining if this were to happen to me in Ipoh, I think I’d only be greeted by my family LOL! I’d probably be presented with a ‘datukship’ if I made it that big Then again, what happened to Malaysian Idol? I wonder if the franchise is too expensive for us.

Anyway, without further ado, I’m enbedding my favourite video from the heaps of videos on his homecoming. This one is where he sang “Come Together” acoustic version. It sounds much nicer! And I began to really, really like the song!

As we all know, next week is the showhand episode of our remaining 3 contestants. And because I’m a Kris supporter, this post is gonna be Kris-centric. I don’t care whatever strategies the other 2 are doing but I only care for Kris to go to the next level.

SONG CHOICE
Let’s tackle the most important aspect of the competition. When it boils to this stage, it doesn’t matter about your vocals, technicalities etc. It’s song choice. If your song selection sucks, you can say bye bye. For me, this is the SHOWHAND part where you really gotta DIG your trump card and slap it on their faces. What is Kris’ stronghold? I would have to say his creativity in arrangement to make a song FIT him instead of fitting into the song. Vocally, he shouldn’t have any problem. Let’s take a look at the songs that he sang and got high reviews with the judges. Those would be “She Works Hard for the Money”, “Ain’t No Sunshine” and “The Way You Look Tonight”. (For me, “Falling Slowly” and “How Sweet it is to Be Love by You” should be in there too). In fact, all of his performances are always very well received! Other than “Coming Together”, which has mix reviews. Frankly, I think it was just a mediocre performance but the more I listen to it, the more I grew to like it! Anyway, the first 3 songs are all hits and all 3 were being rendered by Kris to sound very different. So I think he should choose a really popular song and give it a real twist. That said, we wouldn’t want him to sing Britney Spear’s “Baby One More Time” do we?

Here’s my take on some songs that would suit him.

If I Ain’t Got You by Alicia Keys
I know, I know. It has been tried and failed but if it’s Kris maybe he’ll nail it! This is high risk but I’m sure it’s utterly as rewarding if it’s done perfectly. Doesn’t matter that it has very high notes, Kris could make it to suit him. In fact, I’m really interested to see him attempt this song. The genre suits him perfectly as well and he could use the help of the piano to boost artistic power, heh.

Iris by Goo Goo Dolls
Somehow, I can almost imagine Kris doing well with this song. It’s a faster paced song than “If I Ain’t Got You” though and I find that he is better off with medium to slow tempo songs. Maybe he can rearrange this to suit him? He can prolly use his 1337 guitar skillz in this one. I still prefer the first song choice, it has more ‘OOMPH’!

APPEARANCE
This is the best look from him, me thinks. Fashionable but not overboard. He could go for something like Matt Giraud too, sans the hat. I like Matt’s style even when he’s not performing, that guy has serious fashion sense.

Kris Allen's 'Numbers' Shirt with skinny tie

I think that’s all from me now. I’m really anxious to know which song he has chosen to perform. Randy has already chosen one for him. He will be singing ‘Apologize’ by One Republic as one of the songs.