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Thursday, September 08, 2005
the recently concluded
project superstar on channel U has been quite interesting, given the winner. i applaud the revised voting system that sets it apart from the
idol franchise, according a certain percentage of the contestants' points via judges comments and the rest being the voting public's responsibility. however, even with the judges' overwhelming support for kelly (the female finalist), weilian (the male finalist) still won.
i don't think he would have made it that far if he weren't blind. face it, it's a novelty. while he sings pretty decently he doesn't look that good. isn't that what being a superstar is about? good looks and all. but people always root for the underdog, so good on him. personally, i think kelly should have won. she carries herself better, she can dance without fear of falling off the stage, she looks better, she outperformed him at the finals. but sadly, the public was blinded (pun somewhat intended) by his tenacity and determination.
while those are admirable traits, i don't think that's what we base superstardom on. the word
superstar conjures images of glitz, glamour and good looks. not true grit and gumption. if you were to call him an "idol", i might agree but he doesn't fit the "superstar" title. but well, i guess the television people were really smart to include him. it generates controversy, it creates a sob-story. but doesn't that make it unfair, giving him an added advantage. given normal circumstances, someone else would have made it instead of him (i don't know exactly WHO, i only watched the finale)
then again, in situations like so, one has to use anything available to one's advantage. if you're chio, ham it up for the cameras; if you're rich, call in for yourself or bribe others too. why should being blind be any different? it's just another attribute that some have, and others don't. since it's there, might as well use it. while i'm sure weilian didn't mean to and doesn't intend to exploit his handicap, it served him well all the same. similarly, the adage "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade" applies.
whatever our lot in life is, we should try to make the best of it. acceptance, and how we move on from there is important. (eek so silas marner!)
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the
apple store seems to have disowned the iPod mini like a prodigal son with runaway sales. maybe they stopped production of it. anyhow, the iPod nano's tagline is "impossibly small". i say it's impossibly flimsy. it looks very easy to break it in two. something that's pencil-thin (that's no exaggeration) can't be too strong. while it looks very chic and petite and desirable, i think i'm still happy with my mini (that goes on rebellions ever so often) for the time being... or maybe not. it's in FREAKING COLOUR. maybe it IS the iPod mini, version 2.0. capacity's about the same after all. I WANT I WANT I WANT.
and my musical taste has now evolved into an appreciation for dancey eurotrash. i guess i was always open to anything.
the statcounter numbers are interesting. cos apparently i'm getting more viewers these days. maybe it's the hols. but still! what are you people doing here! go mug! go study! go CRAM! for prelims and promos! shoo shoo shoo what are you doing still reading this?! you don't want to end up like me. you have EXAMS. (except deb, lucky bitch).
i have exams too, but apparently i've given up.
mike just took up your time at
2:31 am
th time!
