My Good, Good Night. . .

Who cares whether Brawn managed to clinch the constructor championship or Hamilton won the race at Singapore F1 race. The highlight was the F1 concert at Fort Canning Park on 26th September. The night where my all time favourite girl performed in front of 9,000 screaming fans. It was a long wait but it was certainly worth it. I started queuing with Jon from 2pm onwards to grab the best spot in front of the stage. And we managed to! Right in front at the barricades.


Beyonce appeared only at midnight, but we were treated to good music by DJ Havana Brown. She was so hot. . . and the music she spinned was even hotter - hot club R&B music which got the crowds pumped up. It was like a mini Zoukout and I was already soaked wet by then.


Soon after that, it was a 15 min skit by beatboxer Killa Kella before Black Eyed Peas came on stage for the next hour or so. The ever energetic Peas got the crowds even more pumped up. They ended with their no. 1 reigning hit on the Hot 100 Billboard for 13 weeks - I Gotta Feeling, which was so grand with confetti showering the whole park. DJ Seb Fontaine then spinned electronic pop songs til midnight.





When the clock struck midnight, everyone was chanting for Beyonce to come on stage. Once the curtain was drawn, the gorgeous diva who was dressed in a gold sequins dress with a bunny ribbon at her bum appeared. . . finally. It was a starstruck moment. . . Although she was nursing a sore throat, she gave it her all with a perfect voice and routine. A true classy performer indeed. Her Halo finale tribute to the King of Pop was so haunting and I'm sure some of fans were left in tears. I was left with a hoarse voice by 2am after all that screaming and shouting. . . I guess it was my sign of love for her, together in health and sickness. . .having sore throats together. . .

Idol not-so Fever

Its here again. . . After a 3 year hiatus, the Singapore version of the most popular singing reality TV show is back. Claimed by the media as the most "talented" season ever, I almost fell off the chair. The local version pales in comparison to the American counterparts, in terms of EVERYTHING, from talent to production wise.


Huge notable difference is having the results show on the same day as the piano show. And there were only 2 piano show, where 6 contestants from each show will make up the Top 12. Its an obvious move to cut cost by compacting everything, truly Singapore "chop chop" style.


There's a significant presence of exotic Eurasians for this season. My fave will be Frances - a big girl with a big voice. Its a waste that she was voted off. Farhan Shah is on his way to become the next Taufik, but not the voice though. The males contestants so far are adopting the Kris Allen style, belting out acoustic songs. But Syltra shamed the guys totally. She did a KT Tunstall number, strumming the guitar so well with her rendition of "Black Horse & Cherry Trees." However the best performance of the night was not by any of the Idols, it was Michael Learns to Rock. I'm definitely rooting for a female idol winner this year. Its a tall order, given the votes are always for the pretty boys. All 3 voted in by viewers are, no surprise, male contestants and the other 3 females had to depend on the Judges' votes.


Anyway I am not really expecting much out of the show, just watching it to clock my TV hours. I guess everyone should know by now that the winner won't EVER make it in the English music industry. It's well proven by our previous 2 Idols, who went on to make records in their native language and make a name for themselves, not even locally but overseas. In short, the winner will make it big in Malaysia, Indonesia or Taiwan. . . but not Singapore. Sad but true. . .