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Huh? ... Yay!!!
Bitched on: Monday, December 17, 2007 Time: 12/17/2007 09:01:00 AM
Picture from the Straits TimesThree doors slammed opened last night almost simultaneously. My sister and I came out of our rooms and into our parents' room.
"Hady won!" we both shrieked. My sister was shrieking in excitement and me in disbelief.
Yes, my first reaction was of shock, "Huh? Hady? ... (3 seconds later)... Yay!!!"
I think the whole of Singapore (heck, maybe even Asia) must have collectively gone, "Huh?"
Come on, he is the underdog. But now that he has won, I'm definitely beaming with pride.
Of course, some people from other Asian countries were not too happy about it, making some theories of their own on how he had probably won and stuff (though rather negative and sore loser-ish of them).
So let me be 'neutral' and give my own theories. - Hady is talented. If he wasn't, would he have won Singapore Idol? He is a good enough singer to win Asian Idol. Though I admit he might not be one of the top three vocally powerful singers (namely Mike, Mau and Jac; the latter more of shrieker than a singer), he is also not one of the bottom 3 either... wait... what am I saying? Forget I said that last part. Hady can sing. Period. Without the OTT vocal gymnastics...
- Singapore is the country where texting or SMS-ing is widespread. We are the kings of SMS-ing, we communicate solely by SMS-ing, its our way of life. Our thumbs have evolved to SMS very very fast for long periods of time. Also, we are one hell of a patriotic country. Praise the National Education system. Oh... and we are shrewd too. Most of us probably voted for Hady and another singer we think CMI (cannot make it). Ironically, this theory is what others are claiming to have made Hady won. That countries like Malaysia and Indonesia refuse to vote for other "stronger" and "worthy" opponents, instead opting for the "weaker" ones.
- The race factor. I hate to play the race card but it definitely plays a part. Malay-ethnic-Malaysians and Indonesians would be likely to vote for their "own kind" after voting for their own countrymen. Even Hady used the race card... saying his parents are Bugis (ethnicity from Indonesia). (To those who say that Hady won Singapore Idol because he had the entire Malay-Singaporean community rooting for him, I say you are an ignorant racist pig. He has non-Malay fans too and most of my Malay friends are Jonathan Leong's fans... Just need to get that out of my system before I hear another comment like that)
- Maybe, just maybe, most of Asia does not really understand the voting system. Maybe, just maybe, they didn't take into deliberation the percentage of votes per country is the system of counting the votes and not the amount of votes. Maybe, just maybe, they were like, "Hmmm... Singapore is small, so lesser voters... so lesser chance of him winning."
- Hady has the charms. To mobbing Filipino teenage girls and Malaysian makcik-makcik (aunties) and my dear sister, Hady Mirza, is cute. I think he's more than just good-looking, he is definitely a charming all-rounded stage act. And he has the humility; Jacyln Victor should seriously consider taking a leaf out of his book. Plus he didn't let the anxiety mask any bit of his likable and bubbly personality (I can't say the same for some of the other idols... They looked too nervous).
Likable, talented, confident and humble. What's not to like about him?
Well done Hady Mirza, for being the first Asian Idol. Singapore is definitely proud of you... (yeah, even Taufik, who is probably kicking himself in the arse right now, saying, "That could have been me. That could have been me...")
To those who are still slamming him, aiyah, get over it lah... title only what? Some more, you can sing meh? Bei song ah? 'I'd like to thank everyone and my fans for voting for me. Without them, I wouldn't be where I am now. I love you...see you all back in Singapore!'
-Hady's SMS to The Straits Times soon after his win.
Labels: Asia, music, Singapore Idol

Indo Emo Rock...
Bitched on: Thursday, November 15, 2007 Time: 11/15/2007 10:02:00 PM
Feeling suddenly in love with Indo rock music right now...
The more emo the better.
Is it just a phase? Maybe...
What is it with this Indo music that makes it more appealing (at least to me) than Malay music (especially those from across the Causeway... cause what do we have in the first place, right)?
The lyrics... Yes... Its so much more meaningful. Haiz... So emotional...
And the rhythm... Slow rock (ala Nickelback or Creed) as opposed to the backward hard rock crap you get listening to the 'current' Malay music...
Like harlow? Stuck in the 80s are we?
My favourite songs so far: Samson - Kenangan Terindah Peter Pan - Ku Katakan Dengan Indah Ungu - Kekasih Gelapku
I know these songs are quite old but hey, I'm a late blooming Malay-language-songs-appreciator, okay?
Labels: Malays, music

Mourning morning...
Bitched on: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 Time: 8/21/2007 07:23:00 PM
What's happening to mainstream music (pop, RnB, rock or punk rock) nowadays? Its like becoming crappy nonsensical gibberish... Goodness.. Its hard to hear good music on any radio. You know what I'm talking about, those songs that either keep repeating the bloody chorus (you call that a chorus?) or some bloody dumb-ass rap which totally doesn't make any freaking sense...
And for every singer who have produced a good song, ten singers would have produced bad songs... Any singer, good or bad, is not spared from this 'musical' disaster. Take Fergie, I loved her 'Big Girls Don't Cry'. Her other songs? Don't get me started about her 'Fergie-licious'. Try listening closely to Gwen Stefani's 'Wind it up'? Does it make any sense? Songs with bad arrangement, rhythm, melody and lyrics are slowly creeping in... Not only into the radios, but into our handphones, iPods and even our heads! You can't stop singing or humming these Godforsaken tune.
Circle circle dot dot. Bouncy bouncy smack smack. (get the picture?)
Enough of these kinds of songs!!!! Yucks... I will dig my eyeballs out when I hear 'Beautiful Girls' on the next ringing phone of a bloody mat... I admit, I'm kinda biased. Its hard for me to really love a song. Good songs come once in a blue moon. Now I'm totally consumed with the song 'Running Away'. And I heard it first from a TV show of all sources (Ghost Whisperer). I love the lyrics. And the melody. Good songs should have good meaningful lyrics, is it too much to ask? 'Soulmate' from Natasha Bedingfield also strikes a cord (so me... haiz... so emo...). 'Side of Me' from Corrinne May (so nice)... And yeah, been a while since I updated about my sunflowers or should I say sunflower, only one seedling survived to grow into a full-grown flower. Survived. It died this morning... So Sad...But it did manage to bloom with all its glory before withering away...
 Lemme just grieve and post some pictures in loving memory of my flower (the following shots were taken just 2 days ago)... Labels: music

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Huh? ... Yay!!!
Bitched on: Monday, December 17, 2007 Time: 12/17/2007 09:01:00 AM
Picture from the Straits TimesThree doors slammed opened last night almost simultaneously. My sister and I came out of our rooms and into our parents' room.
"Hady won!" we both shrieked. My sister was shrieking in excitement and me in disbelief.
Yes, my first reaction was of shock, "Huh? Hady? ... (3 seconds later)... Yay!!!"
I think the whole of Singapore (heck, maybe even Asia) must have collectively gone, "Huh?"
Come on, he is the underdog. But now that he has won, I'm definitely beaming with pride.
Of course, some people from other Asian countries were not too happy about it, making some theories of their own on how he had probably won and stuff (though rather negative and sore loser-ish of them).
So let me be 'neutral' and give my own theories. - Hady is talented. If he wasn't, would he have won Singapore Idol? He is a good enough singer to win Asian Idol. Though I admit he might not be one of the top three vocally powerful singers (namely Mike, Mau and Jac; the latter more of shrieker than a singer), he is also not one of the bottom 3 either... wait... what am I saying? Forget I said that last part. Hady can sing. Period. Without the OTT vocal gymnastics...
- Singapore is the country where texting or SMS-ing is widespread. We are the kings of SMS-ing, we communicate solely by SMS-ing, its our way of life. Our thumbs have evolved to SMS very very fast for long periods of time. Also, we are one hell of a patriotic country. Praise the National Education system. Oh... and we are shrewd too. Most of us probably voted for Hady and another singer we think CMI (cannot make it). Ironically, this theory is what others are claiming to have made Hady won. That countries like Malaysia and Indonesia refuse to vote for other "stronger" and "worthy" opponents, instead opting for the "weaker" ones.
- The race factor. I hate to play the race card but it definitely plays a part. Malay-ethnic-Malaysians and Indonesians would be likely to vote for their "own kind" after voting for their own countrymen. Even Hady used the race card... saying his parents are Bugis (ethnicity from Indonesia). (To those who say that Hady won Singapore Idol because he had the entire Malay-Singaporean community rooting for him, I say you are an ignorant racist pig. He has non-Malay fans too and most of my Malay friends are Jonathan Leong's fans... Just need to get that out of my system before I hear another comment like that)
- Maybe, just maybe, most of Asia does not really understand the voting system. Maybe, just maybe, they didn't take into deliberation the percentage of votes per country is the system of counting the votes and not the amount of votes. Maybe, just maybe, they were like, "Hmmm... Singapore is small, so lesser voters... so lesser chance of him winning."
- Hady has the charms. To mobbing Filipino teenage girls and Malaysian makcik-makcik (aunties) and my dear sister, Hady Mirza, is cute. I think he's more than just good-looking, he is definitely a charming all-rounded stage act. And he has the humility; Jacyln Victor should seriously consider taking a leaf out of his book. Plus he didn't let the anxiety mask any bit of his likable and bubbly personality (I can't say the same for some of the other idols... They looked too nervous).
Likable, talented, confident and humble. What's not to like about him?
Well done Hady Mirza, for being the first Asian Idol. Singapore is definitely proud of you... (yeah, even Taufik, who is probably kicking himself in the arse right now, saying, "That could have been me. That could have been me...")
To those who are still slamming him, aiyah, get over it lah... title only what? Some more, you can sing meh? Bei song ah? 'I'd like to thank everyone and my fans for voting for me. Without them, I wouldn't be where I am now. I love you...see you all back in Singapore!'
-Hady's SMS to The Straits Times soon after his win.
Labels: Asia, music, Singapore Idol
Indo Emo Rock...
Bitched on: Thursday, November 15, 2007 Time: 11/15/2007 10:02:00 PM
Feeling suddenly in love with Indo rock music right now...
The more emo the better.
Is it just a phase? Maybe...
What is it with this Indo music that makes it more appealing (at least to me) than Malay music (especially those from across the Causeway... cause what do we have in the first place, right)?
The lyrics... Yes... Its so much more meaningful. Haiz... So emotional...
And the rhythm... Slow rock (ala Nickelback or Creed) as opposed to the backward hard rock crap you get listening to the 'current' Malay music...
Like harlow? Stuck in the 80s are we?
My favourite songs so far: Samson - Kenangan Terindah Peter Pan - Ku Katakan Dengan Indah Ungu - Kekasih Gelapku
I know these songs are quite old but hey, I'm a late blooming Malay-language-songs-appreciator, okay?
Labels: Malays, music
Mourning morning...
Bitched on: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 Time: 8/21/2007 07:23:00 PM
What's happening to mainstream music (pop, RnB, rock or punk rock) nowadays? Its like becoming crappy nonsensical gibberish... Goodness.. Its hard to hear good music on any radio. You know what I'm talking about, those songs that either keep repeating the bloody chorus (you call that a chorus?) or some bloody dumb-ass rap which totally doesn't make any freaking sense...
And for every singer who have produced a good song, ten singers would have produced bad songs... Any singer, good or bad, is not spared from this 'musical' disaster. Take Fergie, I loved her 'Big Girls Don't Cry'. Her other songs? Don't get me started about her 'Fergie-licious'. Try listening closely to Gwen Stefani's 'Wind it up'? Does it make any sense? Songs with bad arrangement, rhythm, melody and lyrics are slowly creeping in... Not only into the radios, but into our handphones, iPods and even our heads! You can't stop singing or humming these Godforsaken tune.
Circle circle dot dot. Bouncy bouncy smack smack. (get the picture?)
Enough of these kinds of songs!!!! Yucks... I will dig my eyeballs out when I hear 'Beautiful Girls' on the next ringing phone of a bloody mat... I admit, I'm kinda biased. Its hard for me to really love a song. Good songs come once in a blue moon. Now I'm totally consumed with the song 'Running Away'. And I heard it first from a TV show of all sources (Ghost Whisperer). I love the lyrics. And the melody. Good songs should have good meaningful lyrics, is it too much to ask? 'Soulmate' from Natasha Bedingfield also strikes a cord (so me... haiz... so emo...). 'Side of Me' from Corrinne May (so nice)... And yeah, been a while since I updated about my sunflowers or should I say sunflower, only one seedling survived to grow into a full-grown flower. Survived. It died this morning... So Sad...But it did manage to bloom with all its glory before withering away...
 Lemme just grieve and post some pictures in loving memory of my flower (the following shots were taken just 2 days ago)... Labels: music
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