American Idol again

Today being one of those mad mad days...
I woke up at 6 to get ready to go out all the way to Shah Alam to witness my uncle's wedding... Yes, he is getting married... Or rather legally speaking, already got married... Was so romantic...
Then it was all about TV3 and the screen test... Was really crazy that I couldn't get through those gates... I didn't have any contact number of anyone or whatsoever... Hence, I have to call into TV3 to find someone and thankfully by divine intervention, I met Ida who was just so hospitable and got me in... She even told me that she is quiting the job and I do hope we cross path again someday...

Lepas screen test all, I went to 1U for makan with my new "uncle and auntie" before having a peep at my sick brother in the hospital... Dengue fever...

Well well, and what have I got to say every Wednesday? American Idol tonight had every contestant to deal with a Super Diva and made them deliver Diva-rific songs...
And guess what, everyone did a superb job...

My darling David Archuleta belted the best ever version of "When You Believe"


While Syesha impressed me with a very nice version of "Vanishing"


But David Cook's version of "Always Be My Baby" was mind boggling...

Shout to the Lord...

so much for pledging not to blog for the remaining days till exams but how can I stop when I saw American Idol finalists singing Shout to the Lord on National TV!!!
This song is one that I sang over and over in church and it brings a sense of pride and joy to have a christian song played on national TV...



And I was also shocked to have them sing Seasons of Love by Rent, one of the first songs I learned in Choir...
Memoirs, memoirs...

Sing a song...

Well, Music has been a big part of my life and I don't really mean like how many would relate it to instruments and how much of one is trying to be a performer someday. I just simply love good music and it translate to my very eclectic taste. No, I ain't trying to say that music today i no where near bearable listening material however, what we have today as much as i tried to appreciate it is basically... noise!

So I was having tandoori chicken and Naan (a favourite and we only get to eat it when we have guest from overseas) so this distant aunt of mine was here this weekend. She used to find me and my siblings "way too immature to even stand in her presence or even to strike up conversations". Prior to this, my sister and I were basically fighting over my Ipod in the car ( our very own way of showing affection for one another) both of us trying to out do one another with our musical taste... Hence, our conversations at the table was music. Boy, was she shocked at our taste in music. Sis loves classical, acoustic music with a blend of Japanese music and English oldies as well as some more mellow, melancholic music while I am into Motown, Beatles and vocal driven songs not to mention Diva-Galore-rific songs from Whitney. We end up having Celine Dion and Il Divo playing on her PDA while we had naan. What ambiance!

I used to have friends and all teasing me about my musical taste... "So old one?" "Har, what song is that? Who is that?" But I could never be bothered... I always think that people who can enjoy such music are not the unclassy few... hahaha...

But thinking back, it was a fun night... I had my parents and the three of us singing oldies which i totally loathe such as Neil Sedaka's Runaway Train and that unending song about the Itsy Bitsy Tiny Polka Dot Bikini...

Here are a few tracks to spice up the blog...
And yes, they are my absolute favourite...

This is my current fave sing-a-long song... David Archuleta's Version of "Smoky Mountain Memories"


Love Song by Sara Bareilles is so addictive...


4 minutes is my "Walking Song"


Stevie Wonder is one of my many idols... here is the only one I performed at my... erm "audition"

Meme from KL Fairy

I am just so freakin tired now as I blog hop but I stumble upon my blog stated on the top of the list to do this meme... Part of me kinda reluctant as it is pretty silly yet, ego tak terhingga came out... First on the list!!!

So here goes...

1. Which feature do you zoom in on when you meet a guy for the first time?
English!!! Can't stand those who can't speak good english. Next I am zooming on the face, pleasant and bearable is fine. Next will move on to arms, chest, height then... ass!!!

2. Who is your role model?
I suppose its really my parents... (awww...) Its a love hate relationship...

3. What's the healthiest thing you would eat among sushi, salad and sandwhich?
Hmmm... Salad la... But basically I could gobble all three cos they seem to be good enough to be fitted in my favourite menu...

4. Which movie you can watch again and again?
Enchanted (How does she know... You love her...)

5. Three gadgets that you can't live without?
My handphone, Ipod, Khamputer...

6. What is your most annoying habit?
Picking my nose in public, or is it scratching my head frantically?

7. What's one thing you're glad you've outgrown?
My school pants...

8. I get nervous when...
I am about to get on stage but being on stage seemed rather less nerves but more adrenaline...

9. My biggest fear is...
Die before I retire... due to cancer, AIDS... etc

10.The best thing I've done for myself is...
Look in the mirror and tell myself how good looking I am...

11. Pass this meme to 5 people.
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Hopeless Romantic

I cannot deny it but yes, I am a Hopeless Romantic...
My mind is constantly filled with ponies and apple strudels, cotton candy galore and roads paved with jelly beans and little bunies running by...

What gotten into me you may ask? Well, its my sister who put on this stupid Hong Kong Series called The Seventh Day, a tale revolving two relationships and how their courtship took its twist and turns... I was supposed to study (watch the word supposed) but then I ended up catching a few episodes before nipping the bud saying that I would watch it after my exams but the lingering feeling made me blog about what I saw...

In one scene, the gurl found out she has cancer and sacrificed her relationship for the better of her beloved (who is clueless about it. How noble... NOT!!!) but as all chinese drama would conclude, they end up together... What gave me the toothache was how the boy friend begged for her and how he worked and drew the design of their initial dream house even though they were separated... Was like some undying love...
The worst was when he found out about the situation and still she denied his love, he kept holding on made me tear a lil...

"God, will I find a guy like him someday???"

And when you finally did it...

Yes... Finally I shut him up.
Who you may ask? My Dad...

It all happened during that faithful evening
(imagine the screen blurring and what happened last Sunday appears...)

Its was classes from 9-5 and I even got a 100 bucks allowance from Dad before he went for his Grand Prix, but things turn sour during dinner time...

Uncle: Eh, I think your driving licence is pretty much a useless piece of paper in your wallet... You have not driven for like so long...
Me: What to do? I have no car to drive in... Since Mum is going to Taiwan, I wouldn't mind driving her car to pick sis up everyday!!!
Dad: Well, you need practice... Besides (Looks and tells the entire extended family) your driving skills suck... You speed all the time...
Me: Excuse me!!! I like speed only once and that was the first time I driven after I gotten my licence...

And he keeps on going on and on about how bad I am... Without even encouraging me to go improve... In short, he kept on lowering me to a point I felt so mad I said, "Fine, I will keep taking buses and train until I could afford a car on my own". Saying this has been like my second or third time in a conversation that has sparked into arguments as I knew that it was bad for his ego since he can't afford a car for me even after being pestered by my relatives...

Hence, we ended up screaming at one another in a restaurant while I teared up badly!!!
You may find it pretty strange as to why such a silly thing could spark such a catastrophe...
Well, I feel pretty stupid and inferior, let me throw in insecure and unconfident about myself as my driving skill in fact, is pretty bad and I have no avenue to practice making me feel really bad whenever I get around friends whom actually drive... In short, peer pressure... Him on the other hand is an egoistic creature that needs to be agreed upon every statement... In short, since when a father allows his son to correct him, worst, in public...

So, the feud turned into Cold War... He refused to even pick my calls... Childishness!!!

So what happened today was that my mum was flying off to Taiwan and she asked me to drive her car and send her to my Granny's place to pick up my grandma and grandpa, drop them at the office, go to Lot 10 with grandpa to get him a suit and drive my brother home... Amazingly, after not driving for more than half a year, I managed to pull through with a not-so-many lousy turnings and bad reversing... The best part? My dad arrived at my grandma's place and saw my mum's car and went "WHO DROVE THE CAR HERE? DID MUM GIVE YOU PERMISSION? DOES SHE KNOW!!!

As all were answered in the affirmative, minus the adventure I had in which would give him a heart attack, he blackened face was sorta a consolation for the Sunday ordeal. I have to also drive home with it and I took like 15 mins to park my mum's car back into the garage... He couldn't even say a word... Yes, yes, I am evil to my dad, but well, similar to sibling rivalry, you just wanna "kenakan" your dad sometimes... Yes, I still love him... But his temper needs some twitching!!!

Boys will always be boys

Well, if its not one of those days that I want to get into my boy mode and try my hands on what seem to be my brother's Lego Technic, suitable for kids aged 8-14. It was to build a tractor and I did it within an hour...

Yes, then there was the determination thing "I will wake up to study!" Pah!!! I ended up building a tractor and sat around waiting for the electricity to come back... I was just telling a friend of mine that I have reached a level that I could lie to myself and convince myself that I could procrastinate another day...

As the electricity came back, I had two beatiful ladies in my house for a threesome of sheer musical fun. We are performing tomorrow on stage!!! Exciting isn't it? And if you are having funny ideas and comments...

Before long, calls came for my Spiderwick movie date with "Macy" and her bf...
I have to say, out of all the trilogies, I find this one of the very best!!! the creatures look very intruiging and it kept me on the edge of the seat watching those chasing parts... Yes, a boy will always be a boy! And dinner after that was a rather amusing chat with "Macy" about sexuality and what it is being gay while I still admit finger crossed that I am staright! How do you tell your best friend who seemed still sceptical about Queer land? It was tougher when I had to check out cute boys at where else but the Queer Shrine, Pavilion...

When I returned to college and they had the library locked but my bag is still in it!!! Crap!!! My keys, my books, my umbrella, ella ella, eh eh eh... The guard refused to open it. Fret not, thank God for lectures, gave him a piece of her mind to get those silver keys klink-klank all the way to the 5th floor to get it opened... Yes, a boy indeed!!!

Finally, its already 10pm and I thought about getting a cab home. But on a rather busy road, no cabs seem to want to stop unil a lady dressed in a black chifon(spelling correct ar?) dress (whom I have seen standing all the time behind the "hooker alley" near college) told me its impossible to get a cab there... I finnaly jumped into the same train as she did...

Yes, my adventurous day... Catch me again next week on the life and times of ...
Pah!!! crappyness... Just thought of letting out some gas after a day of exhaustion