Syabas, SYABAS.

Syabas (Congratulations) , SYABAS.

Look at the photo. As I was passing by the Taman Tun Dr. Ismail area, this sight caught my eye. About a month ago, they dug up the road to lay the much needed new pipes for water supply. The residents had graciously endured the necessary inconvenience. However, today (26th May 2006), the company had once again proven that inefficiency still plagues government projects. They had dug up the patched up road for goodness knows what now. Aren't they supposed to finish all that they had to do in one go? Undoubtedly, we have a lot of money to throw and sponsor redigging after redigging. And this time, the residents visibly DO NOT appreciate the inconvinience.

Not only that. The workers allegedly destroyed some property with heavy machinery. Look at the arrows. That part of the kerb was alright until the machines came. The resident who lives there couldn't be more angry and he was grumbling about the atrotious activity taking place outside his home. He is currently deciding whether to pursue the matter or not. I couldn't agree more that this damage should be repaired and all costs be borne by SYABAS immediately. Unbelievable (or believable). Ah, another resident says that the digging was to repair a leak. What? Why? How? Why should new pipes leak? Are we paying for upgrading or simply creating jobs just because someone is obliged to someone? I refrained from putting up the company logo in a photo so that they could retain some dignity in the eyes of the rest of the world.

And the winner is..

Congratulations to Taylor Hicks, the American Idol 2006! Congratulations to Katharine Mcphee too for mesmerising the world!

Idol Fever!

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Taylor Hicks!

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What a night! We saw, we heard and now we wait. Taylor! He came, sang and he conquered the Kodak Theater. He started off the night with a lively number and ended strongly. The second song was a moderately off the key at a number of places, quite dry but managed to pull it off without much damage. Ah, the last song was appropriately the finale of the competition thanks to his ability to improvise the song which would have been mediocre.

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Unfortunately, Katharine didn't make an impact. Her vocals are undeniably far more superior than Taylor's but she only shone in the phenomenal Somewhere Over the Rainbow. She followed Simon's advice to stick to the tune too strictly and that's why the first song sounded a little dry. She should have been more brave to put in a little naughty tone in that song and it would have sounded great. Rainbow definitely touched us right to the soul and nothing could have been better in the last five years. The last song was a disaster. It was 60% the fault of the song and 40% hers. The song was a little low and draggy for the verses but quite ok for the chorus, composition-wise. On her part, she didn't improvise as expected and made numerous pitch errors. Quite glaringly I would say. Greatly huge potential, but what a shame that the impression was blown. Katharine will take over Broadway and jazz but I think that's her only forte.

So what do I think? I think that Taylor Hicks IS the next American Idol. And Katharine will continue to mesmerise the musical world and the hearts of any hot-blooded boy. =)

Simon Cowell: "I believe you had just won American Idol."
(24th May 2006)

Pride and Prejudice

A beautiful story by Jane Austen, ad even more intricately played by the cast. Elizabeth was tailored made for Keira and I suppose there is no better substitute for her. (But Reese definitely deserved that Oscar, sorry Keira!). A 2 hour long film with no physical parts, but rich in witty conversations. Feel the film, and you'll want to watch it over and over and over again for the experience (and also for the gorgous Keira Knightley).

You write uncommonly fast, Mr Darcy.

              
You're mistaken. I write slowly.


How many letters you must have occasion
to write, Mr Darcy.

               
Letters of business.
How odious I should think them.

                  
It is fortunate, then,
they fall to me and not you.

                 
Tell your sister I long to see her.

                  
- I've already told her once.
- I do dote on her.

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Heaven and Earth! Are the shades
of Pemberley to be thus polluted?


Tell me once and for all,
are you engaged to him?


I am not.


Will you promise never
to enter into such an engagement?


I will not and I certainly never shall.


You have insulted me
in every possible way


and can now have
nothing further to say.


I must ask you to leave immediately.


Goodnight.


I have never been thus treated
in my entire life!

Elliott?? Elliott??! NOT ELLIOTT!!

NO!

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Elliott Yamin is out? This is wrong. So wrong. He mesmerised the crowd yesterday. He has the voice and the style and he should have beat Taylor to it. Unlucky.. so unlucky. 33.06% of the votes. It was just bad luck. What's wrong with the people....VOTE, for his sake.

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Taylor's fine, he has the voice but he's singing to himself. If only he'd been more sensitive to the audience. How irritating to see him ending each song like he's constipated!!! Just as Cowell said: "Smart song choice, great performance and a hideous ending..". Sometimes too over the top.

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And here's the Angel. =) Saw and heard how Katherine took on Simon's Somewhere Over The Rainbow? She took the rainbow and gave it to us. For a moment I thought I saw heaven behind her with the rainbow painting the sky... mmmmmm. ^_^ She should have gotten at least 40% of the votes because she had given "the best vocal performance ever". Darned.

Now that it's only Taylor and "Angel", it is only proper that America's Idol be Katharine Mcphee. No, Taylor, no.