Ramli MS komen Mas

Extracts from the his interview with Utusan Malaysia.

Ramai peminat AF2 tidak puas hati cara anda menegur pelajar AF2 terutama Mas. Agak kasar sikit?
RAMLI MS: Mana ada kasar. Itu urusan dalam sekolah saya. Pelajar-pelajar itu semua bagaikan anak-anak dan keluarga saya. Penonton hanya melihat sedikit daripada yang banyak. Sebenarnya sebagai pengetua, saya tidak begitu menggunakan kuasa saya sebagai pengetua. Saya cuba dekati mereka. Para pelajar semua faham apa yang saya tegur. Cuma orang luar yang tidak faham.

Mas bukan pelajar kesukaan anda?
RAMLI MS: Saya tidak pernah membenci atau tidak suka pelajar. Semua pelajar, saya sayang dan ingin membentuk mereka. Bayangkan dalam sehari, 17 jam saya habiskan masa bersama mereka dan saya tahu perangai setiap pelajar. Tetapi kalau pelajar tidak berdisiplin dan buat sesuka hati dalam kelas, kadang-kadang hilang sabar kita dibuatnya. Tapi Mas ramai peminat.

Apakah pelajar lain juga menimbulkan masalah?
RAMLI MS: Nurul walaupun dia lemah tapi dia mendengar nasihat bukan seperti Mas yang akan ulang-ulang kesalahan yang sama. Dia akan buat apa yang dia suka. Cuba ikuti AF2 setiap hari, dengan semua cikgu dia bergaduh. Melihat dari apa yang terjadi saya rasa dia tidak ikhlas. Dia tidak puashati kalau kita marah dia dan dari apa yang saya lihat setiap kali kita bercakap dengannya, fikiran dia ke lain, menerawang!

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So I guess thats a fair comment/explaination from the principal. Those in favour of MAS would surely be enragged by it, I think no matter what he says, they will never wanna understand or admit. Thos whos been wanting MAS to exit will surely have seen those weekness points highlighted by Ramli MS. I guess we'll have to see how it is in a few hours time. Lets hope, and I mean really hope that justice will be served.

MAS isolated?

Is it just me or has anyone noticed lately clips of MAS practising her assigned songs for this coming saturday has not been shown in the daily Diari? Is she getting no singing lessons anymore? I did remember that part Ramli MS being so pissed that he told MAS that she dont need to come to anymore classes, wont be given any coaching and to just practise on her own, was it because of that? It seems also that she is not given any lines to sing for the bonus songs. Kinda harsh huh? I suddenly had the feeling of pity for her if this isolation is really true. But not pity enough to start voting for her though.

Maybe this is like a test for her. The Akademi probably wants to see if she can cope with this pressure and be more determined to rise to the occassion. She does look gloom for the past few days, seems unhappy and unconfident. She seems not attached to the group no more as I can see when they practising that VE song just now. Shes like a back-up dancer, just doing her moves and not singing along. Its so worrying that this plan or isolation might backfired. This easily could enrage her fans and gave them more motivation to vote aggresively. They would see this as an unfair treatment and like a deliberate action to kick MAS out of the Akademi.

I had a chance to visit the official AF forum where MASs' fans are really heating things up by saying that she is whats keeping AF2 alive and that eventually she will be the winner! They were all so bullish in their comments and almost challenging anyone to come up with a better answer. I browsed for less than 5 mins and then left as I find their reasonings uncomprehenable and just plain silly. Now I think I have a good idea of which demographics her fans belong to, which I will keep reserved to myself as not to incite any stereotyping agenda.

Ok moving along to the other students practising their songs fo the coming 8th concert. Normally I would reserve this for my Saturday afternoon pre-concert evaluation but I have a feeling I will be busy so I might as well do it now.

LINDA 16% - Needs to bring more softness to her tones. The song is not such a big challenge as long she keeps her tempo and again more lady-likeness to the melody. Last week she was 2nd last, will we see her out this week by "deaf" voters?

ZAHID 15% - Seems to be coping well with Semusim but at times it seems he will burst a note. In the background we can see KAER coaching him with the improv. But knowing ZAHID, he will somehow know how to come up with a good performance. He must put some r'n'b elements to his tones to capture the dreamy melody of that song.

KAER 14% - Clearly not comfortable with the song eventhough he said he liked it. He seems more in-tune with the dance moves, almost graceful. The song has some parts that needs for him to be creative and not make it too r'n'b. KAER undeniably has a good voice so it'll be interesting to hear/see how he would approach this song.

MAS 14% - What can I say? Even after watching the repeat of the midday Diari, theres no clip of her being given tutoring for her songs or dance steps for the next concert. Is this done in purpose? Is she actually getting coaching off camera? Is this on purpose to create curiosity and interest to what seems lately a mundane concert atmosphere? Whatever it is I hope it will go as plan and not create more tension.

FARAH 14% - She needs to control her voice range. Gotta try to make her high notes so domineering over her lows. Theres no doubt she can handle the song but is it good enough to keep her in the Akademi? Sad to say FARAH seems to be most llikely victim for this week. Will her talent be wasted?

ADAM 14% - Not a song that he is in favour with it seems. He cant seem to be serious with the song probably he thinks its an easy song after all the songs that he has been assigned with. Even the dance moves seems so hard for him to follow. This from someone who just performed Smooth Criminal last week? ADAM seems to be slowly rolling into my list of possible victims this week. Its gonna be tragic I know.

BOB 14% - I can see determination in his eyes. Well actually not his eyes because he was closing them just now while practising his song. I think Alhamdulillah will require a lot of concentration inorder to remember the long lyrics and keep in tempo. I bet even Too Phat while recording it in the studio has the whole lyrics infront of them. Having to memorize and perform it in less than a week is tough.

Ok time for me to list the possible victims if MAS is not the one voted out. Its FARAH, ADAM or LINDA. Yes you read right, LINDA is on my list. It seems likely if last week is to be referred too. BOB & KAER would have been on my list too but it seems their situation is quite stable. I'll stop here for now but I hope they'll be some good things to write about before the concert. Cyas!

New voting & elimination process?

I'm sure everyone has their very own idea of how the voting should be done for AF. I personally think that the way the voting is done now should be improved, so that the procedure is fair. Also to eliminate those pity votes for undeserving students and let those with talent and determination stay in the game. Below are my suggestions and after reading them, I would like you to share or suggest a voting technique that you think will help AF be more fun and fair.

First suggestion is to introduce one more voting options. The current AFUNIDI will still be maintained but another option AFUNDIX should also be available. So not only people will have the option to vote for their favourite students, they will also be able to vote out students that they think should not proceed in the Akademi. This AFUNDIX vote will however be available only during the times when the daily Diari is shown on tv. I know this AFUNDIX option is will somehow turn out to be used as a hate vote, that I think would be up to the voters to consider the right way to use it. The objective is however that at the end of every concert, each students AFUNDI vote will be deducted by the AFUNDIX vote that they have received for the past 5 days before the concert. This should make the results more unpredictable but also this is a good way of letting people to either vote for someone to stay or leave the Akademi. The only downside to this is that voters will have to spend more to vote and ofcourse Astro will be laughing all the way to the bank. *hehe* But remember, as they said before, the proceedings from the votes will be used as a scholarship for the students as they leave the Akademi for furthur nuturing their talent. I think to make this dual voting system be even more interesting, the voting rates should be reduced to encourage its usage.

The other suggestion I have is to apply a point system for the students during the 5 days they spend in the Akademi. Points will be awarded by the tutors rating the students on every espect of their learning schedules - drama/vocal/dance classes and overall behaviour. I think this will make the students to be more serious in their classes. Again the points will be applied as the above way i.e. deducting/adding the point system into the votes that is received during the concert. Its a fair grading system, no more different than the ones done at any school. I still prefer that AFUNDIX way though. Oh also I think theres been numerous suggestions about having a professional jury which is a totally a different cast from the usual critics. This set of professional jury should be permanent throughout the entire season. Thier scoring system will again be compared to the votes that came in for each student. Again, this is no guarentee that all the unfair "penyingkiran" of students will not happen. No matter what system introduced, the viewers will and should have the power to decide, otherwise its not so much of a "reality' tv.

So there goes my suggestions and I hope you'll share yours with me.

Arranged according to the current standings of students as stated on AF Official Website.

LINDA 18% - Syurga Idaman (Azizah Mohd)

ZAHID 15% - Semusim (Marcell)

BOB 15% - Alhamdulillah (Too Phat)

MAS 13% - Yayadan (Dato' Sharifah Aini)

ADAM 13% - Kasih (Broery Marantika)

FARAH 13% - Bebas Berlari (Nora)

KAER 13% - Mentera Semerah Padi (M.Nasir)

Lucky No More

Current standings (time check 11:55 am);

BOB - 19%, ZAHID - 16%, ADAM - 15%,
KAER - 14%, FARAH - 13%, MAS - 12%,
LINDA - 10%.

Another disappointing concert. Nurul got evicted from AF2. Finally unlucky after sitting bottom of the charts for weeks, infact from the start of the 1st concert, her lucky charm ran out. I dont think its because she was was losing voters but I think its just because people are voting more for someone else because they want to get back at the so-called "Mr. Evil". Bob is ontop and I guess he earns it after last nights' show, extra votes maybe for that tilting MJ routine.

At this moment of typing this review, its 5 mins to midday. I'm @15 watching MAS performing her Tamparan Wanita from last nights concert. Its evident that she is totally out of tune, especially when hitting the low notes (even Zainal pointed out this matter), no breathing skill and no improvisation. Instead she is busy trying to play the camera and be cute, winking and all that. The song passed with such pain for me. I cant imagine how it would be like if that quality of performance and voice goes into the finals. MAS was ontop again at the start of the concert last night, how not suprising huh?

As pointed out by HeY in the tag boardI think it is agreed now the votes MAS are getting are mostly not for her talent. Mostly now its votes of pity for her constanrt ragging at the Akademi and also anger votes towards Ramli MS. People are trying to get back him and really to piss him off by letting MAS stay so that he will have a much more harder time coaching her. I think anyone with a right sense of mind can see this all happening.

Irma pointed out that ZAHID has been getting extra attention. His improvements has been given too much focus. I think thats true but I guess thats not his choice. I think you can see he doesnt let it get to his head. He is still his playful self and taking in the coaching a lil more serious as I think he really has that urge to win now. The producers of the daily Diari should review their highlighting segements. But maybe its all marketing technique, focus on the good & the bad. They know ZAHID has a big audience and MAS has a fan base of people who feel for her, so why not focus on them to get people more hooked right? Tthats a safe assumption really.

I'm dragging this review, I'm hoping to blog while watching the Imbasan, which is 15mins away, so I'm taking a short break *hehe*

Back! Imbasan just started.....

Saiful Apek is on, he was one of the judges last night and he brought some good humour seriously needed to the critics board. He gives a good view of what he thinks of the Akademi, the complexity of emotions and the hardships that the student must've gone through being isolated in a "golden cage" as he would put it. When asked for his personal view if NURUL's eviction was correct, he strayed and eventually did not answer. I guess I can safely say, he disagreed. Break....oh damn its that Intimate ad again! My frens were having a good laugh about the add saying like the girl should go for a check up as shes seems to be getting more Intimate every week, her cycle must be going crazy! Hahahaha.... we laughed till we were in tears actually.... ok advert over....

Oh my Ramli MS is on! Gosh! I bet the swearing and kutukan must be starting now in most households thats supporting MAS. Aznil asked again if NURUL's eviction was right, he didnt answer too. He does said that she had the will to learn eventhough she is not quite a confident person. Clips of Ramli MS giving his own standings of improvement in the Akademi is shown, ZAHID top, MAS bottom." They dont know music, I know music" he said defending his ratings. Wow! that would go down as arragonce to some but I guess I'll go with him on that point. Peratus Undian clip from previous concert started was shown of how NURUL has always been on the last spot. Aznil asked if its a trend or nasib? He said its hard to tell, again its unpredictable. He said his standings doesnt matter as people has their own way to vote any way they want. And we are on a break again... Coke....LongJack...Lion Toothpaste....Coke....Vnce & Azza advert, the girl in red needs to shave/wax her upper lips........and we are back...

Started with a clip of NURUL during the audition, she looks soooo different...her eviction last night...clips of her in the Akademi...her singing that Sanisahuri song that I like...and then NURUL is on. She said she is unhappy with the english song as it was her first time singing one. Asked if the fans might be tired of saving her, she answers cleverly saying that maybe they might have cast to their votes to better students and also said that everyone still AF has their own talent. Asked why she is happy last night when announced as the one to walk out. She said shes happy because she misses her parents eventhough she was sad to leave. She said her time was up in AF and the rest deserves to stay because they are favourable to the voters. Asked who will felt most of her eviction, she said FARAH as they were close. Another breakie....boring digi cam ad altho informative, i bet they are selling more units lately....coke...bml (weird smile that lady, almost robotic)...Vince & Azza again, I still dont know by heart that song....and we're back!

NURUL's dad is next to her now. Asked if her daughter should have stayed, he said they were actually shocked. Every week the family flew from Kuching and Aznil asked if it was worth it, the dad didnt answer but NURUL said its worth it as its a big boost to her to see them. More clips of NURL getting song assignments, performances and her eviction. Aznil pointed out there was even cheers and hands clappings when the announcement was made. The dad said that it didnt matter what people did or said on the website as they believe in their daughter. Aznil said that before the show, he said to himself that NURUL was gonna be quiet during this interviews but admitted he was wrong as she was a talkative person in real life, finally showing her true colors. Then the results from the voting after the last nights' concert was shown. Quite shocking as Linda was 2nd last! More on that later. The finalist prizes were shown and then Aznil gave her silverman trophy. NURUL then gave her thanks to the voters. She appreciates the support and only Allah can repay all the kindness shown to her by her fans. And Imbasan closes with NURUL's performance last night.

Phhewww! ok doing minute by minute, or rather second by second reporting is tough! Never have I typed fast enough! *hehe* Anyways, here are the standings when voting was closed after last nights' concert. Due to request by some, I'm puting in my personal ratings of each performances.

ZAHID 15% - Rightly so! His performance was flawless, even the critics agreed. It was the only time when Zainal Abidin commented on someone without putting a "but" into his sentence. He looks comfy and if he keeps it up, he is gonna run away with top spot easily. Ooooohhh dat wedding show hosted by Maya Karin is on now *sigh* Ok back to ZAHID *hehe*. I must say I'm envious of this guy, not only he can sing but also because Misha Omar has been on his bed! Hahahaha! I guess thats like every guys fantasy! The property value of his house has risen up with that Misha appearance I'm sure! My Rating - 9/10.

BOB 13% - He deserves this spot. His feel for the song was good and I was really moved. I thought he was gonna smile but he didnt, he was in character and his vocal controls were good. The only flaw was in what he was wearing, the wardrobe poeple needs to coordinate better. Again that dancing bit in Adam's number must've won him extra votes too! My Rating - 8.5/10.

KAER 13% - Back in business again eventhough its evident that he is being too extra careful. He looks so tense. If he had relaxed a lil bit more, his performance could have been great. His tones were good as usual and was right for the song. He is one guy that I would like to see in the finals. Try to enjoy yourself a lil more KAER, I'm sure you'll do fine. My Rating - 8/10.

MAS 12% - Unjustified. Her performance last night was a shamble, its the worst yet. Her voice was all over especially in the low notes. As I said earlier, she was more busy trying to look cute an sexy. Its like she is singing without listening to her own voice! I think last night when NURUL's name was announced, you can see the sense of guilt on her face. MAS knows it should have been her. I think she wants it to be herself, thats why she is acting the way she is in the Akademi. She is hoping people will find her hopeless and not voted for her. But I guess it backfires, people pity her even more being the single mother an all. Again, I'm not against her because she is not appealing or whatever, as in my many previous post, I find her a slow learner and needs a one to one coaching instead of the speedy Akademi style. My Rating - 2.5/10.

ADAM 12% - I voted for ADAM last night due to the fact that I think he was given an almost impossible song to perform decently. Its purely and utterly silly for the Akademi to assign him that song. I must say he handle it the best that I think anybody possibly could. And yet he was critisized for his diction? Zainal, I know you are a talented star, but I dont think you can do any better than ADAM could. Listen to the original song, listen to how it is sang. Did MJ pronounce all the words in full and clearly? I think now because if he did, it wouldnt go with the melody! My congrats to you ADAM, that was a good performance. My Rating - 7.5/10.

FARAH 12% - A safe performance. Clearly she was having fun with that song. Her vocals were credible as usual and other than LINDA, I like FARAH to be the other girl to go to the finals. There aint much I can say about FARAH's performance last night other than it was enjoyable and she deserves to stay. Also I think FARAH is most likely gonna be the next victim sacrificed by MAS's fans. I dare put money on this.My Rating - 7/10.

LINDA 12% - What a shocker! The lowest position she has ever been. If MAS was at this spot, it would have been believable. I guess its more evidence that the voters are voting by sight and with pure emotion when they should have voted by sense of hearing. Deaf ears syndrome is spreading all over I guess. Wouldnt last night be tragic if LINDA was voted out last night instead of NURUL? Would you fans/voters of MAS be satisfied? I know her performance wasnt that good but she clearly dont deserve to be this low. She does look lost last night and dumb-founded with the precense of Man Kidal & Sham Kamikaze. Those guys stole the thunder from her and she failed to blend-in with the act. She might be on the bottom spot now but I'm sure she'll pick up the pace. My Rating - 6.5/10.

NURUL 10% - Finally unlucky. I think her show was more enjoyable than MAS though. NURUL was more in-tune and showed more improvement than her other performances from previous concert. Its another sad and wrong departure. But I guess she had to go after riding her luck all this time, no one can be so much lucky than she is all this while. Although I think its not by luck she stayed this long, people has voted for her because she showed detemination eventhough it was hard for her to gain the confidence. Thats a worthy cause to vote for. Voting for pityness is not. My Rating 6.5/10.

Ok thats about it for now. I would be glad to hear everybodys comment about last nights concert. Please use the Comment link below rather than the tag board so that you can write even more. Cheers for tuning in peeps!

Goodbye MAS?

Could the wish of those who wants her out tonight be a reality? I guess it aint a cruel request because for the past week she has even shown more signs that seems to show she aint got the learning curve to be a star that is versatile. Sorry to all her fans, I'm not being cruel but its just a common sense evaluation. But then again, look at the standings below, she is somehow on top! Anyways here goes my pre-concert review.....

MAS 14% - At one point of the Temparan Wanita song, she was singing to the style of Seksis! This week has been the hardest for her with the principal really telling her off for her lack of concentration & improvement. But I guess the tears that comes along with it is helping her getting more sympathy votes as people are really pissed at Ramli MS. So I guess theres no stopping people who votes for the wrong reason, more to "perasaan" rather than "pemikiran'. So we shall see, by right she should be the one out tonight.

ZAHID 14% - Still the MAN! This guy has the potential to improve even more and he is showing that to all as the Akademi progress. He is calm, collected and down-to-earth.He might be p[layful but you know that he is learning well. Cinta Sakti wont be much of a big deal. From the rehearsals shown, he can carry the tune and should get by this week still the top favourite.

LINDA 14% - Akan Ku Tunggu should be alright for Linda too. Like it or not, she has talent and a versatile voice. She knows how to play with her voice and has improved with tips from Cikgu Siti Hajar. A musician on her on rights so I can actually see her writings her own songs if she should ever record an album. And as Datuk Yusof Haslam said, "Pesona Bintang", she has the package to go far.

ADAM 13% - Coping well the tough number given to him. If he can pull this off tonight, I salute you my man. I have never seen someone perform Smooth Criminal live, so I'm kinda anxious to see him perform. He has not choice but impersonates MJs style of singing, otherwise the song will go all wrong. Lets hope the judges will have proper consideration as this aint an easy song.

KAER 13% - Bunga Pujaan is within his vocals reach. He will be able to play his voice and squeeze in a little R'n'B-ish to the number, like he always do. I think its quite evident that he has been regaining his confident again and showing the colors he had during that Januari week. He still is a top 5 favourite for the finals for a lot of people.

FARAH 12% - Singing her favourite song, Jangan Kau Mimpi. She should be having fun tonight and let it all out. The song sounds like its been made for her. Her dynamic voice is no fight for this song. She is one of the favourites to be voted out tonight but all this while she has had no really bad performance, so I would be disappointed if she does leave later.

BOB 11% - Another Sudirman number, Salam Terakhir, lets hope it wont be as tragic as Anding when he sang  the late Sudirmans' song. They seem to be no problem for Bob to carry this number, I just hope he wont over improvised this one like he did with his song last week.

NURUL 9% - Little Nurul, always at the bottom but yet still around. This Lucky song might just not be lucky for her if her fans aint getting on showing the support. She doesnt look comfy singing this song but a Britney number couldnt really be that tough too. I hope she still goes through, she has more rights to stay than the person who is currenly on top.

So thats my quickrun down of the past week. The bonus songs will be good to see too as I'm quite a fan of both. Ok till tomorrow, have a good time wacthing the show tonight!

Whos singing what this saturday.......
 
Students listed according to their current AFUNDI %.
 
ZAHID - Cinta Sakti (Def-Gab-C) - 15%
 
LINDA - Akan Ku Tunggu (Candy) - 15%
 
MAS - Tamparan Wanita (ELITE) - 14%
 
ADAM - Smooth Criminal (Michael Jackson) - 14%
 
KAERr - Bunga Pujaan (Jamal Abdillah) - 13%
 
FARAH - Jangan Kau Mimpi (Sarah Raisuddin) - 11%
 
BOB - Salam Terakhir (Sudirman) - 10%
 
NURUL - Lucky (Britney Spears) - 9%
 
I still think Adam's song assignment is too much. No one can perform a Michael Jackson's number easily as all his songs is written for his kinda style of singing, with all the grunts & howl that he does best. Listen to the originial song, try and tell me you can make out the words from the 1st few verse of that song and I bet you cant. The only clear part is the chorus. He doesnt pronounce the words or probably just pronounce it on his on way and yet here is Adam being asked to be clear of his words? Even Puan Siti Hajar looks a bit lost on coaching him. Kudsia is probably gonna have a field day pointing out his pronounciation mistakes come this Saturday. And will probably said its not a unique performance cos he sounds like MJ! I know the tutors think its fun and also that if they really "buat terbaik" they can do it. Wake please, its an MJ song, theres no way you cant perform it like he does without discrediting the song. I pity Adam so much, I wouldnt like to be in his place now. Good Luck dude!

Goodbye Zarina

A Shocker? Unexpected? Unjustified? I guess that goes through the minds of everyone with the departure of Zarina from the AF2. especially her fans. Personally, I was stumped and was speechless. There I was watching with a couple of friends, shouting out the names of the student that we thought would be out just as Aznil was looking at the bag tag. None of us shouted out Zarina's name as we were very sure she would stay as;

1. She was a model student,
2. Her performances has been good, especially last week,
3. And she was never in the bottom spot ever.

I guess thats what everyone assumed, she is safe so no one really voted for her. I dont think thats the case though, I think its just that lots of viewers whos favours the other students, spent more and voted much more. I'd like to see the statistics on the voting last night actually. I'm almost sure that there is no drop in the numbers of voters for Zarina, just an increase in votes for the others. Right now, I'm watching Imbasan, Zarina is being interviewed by Aznil. She just said she has been ready for the moment but she is sad because her studies is now over. I think thats a very good reply. She was all composed until that point when Aznil passed her the necklace from Linda and showed the clip from last night when Aznil made the announcement. Then the tears flow....

Aznil then showed us how the voting was when they closed the voting alst night, 1. Linda, 2. Zahid, 3. Bob 4. Farah, 5. Nurul, 6. Kaer 7. Adam, 8. Mas 9. Zarina. Gosh! the standings went all mad! And nearly Mas was out! My request/wish nearly came true.

Anyways, back to last nights concert. It started with Mas, suprisingly she did well, she managed to bring the sweetness of the song, maybe because of the props play. She was holding a picture frame and singing to it at times and holding it close to her "heart" and by the end of the song, she showed everyone whos picture it is and its none other than Aznil. So the show started on a high note eventhough the showed the video clip of she getting scolded by Fauziah Nawi. Then comes the critics, Hetty Koes Endang made her mark. She was just excellent and really spot on in pointing out the high & the lows of their performance. I think she should be a permanent critic and the one who has been almost with her two season now should make way *ehem* Oh and the other critic was Hani Moksin of the Roda Impian show.

Kaer got his groove back, the number is as if written for him. He played the song well and I'm sure he won back lots of his followers votes and confidence in him. Hetty even said he had the star package but needs to work more. Farah was next and I must say the fashion stylist needs to have some creativity, nuff said! She did well, she hit the high notes like nobodys business. Even Kak Hetty highlighted her abillity, she only reminded Farah to take care when singing the low notes. Bob came along with his version of I Can See It Clearly Now. His cockyness showed and over did it with his add-lip. Highlighted nicely by Kak Hetty again. Man I dont why that guy is getting on my nerves....

Adam was up next, his outfit was befitting the song he was about to sing except for his shoes (bright brown/burgundy) and WHITE SOCKS!!! The stylist should be shot! White socks should be only for when you are in a sporting gear or when you are wearing a white suit! Ok anyways, Adam was probably really nervous that he pronounced keroncong to kecorong!!! Man that must've been his worst moment ever, especially in front of millions! That aside he did well, sounding like a very professional "keroncong-er" Hani mokisin took a swag at Adam for his kecorong error, what a cheap shot dude! Zarina next and she had that Gypsy look going, really sexy. She performed well, stage presence was good... oh and not a bad "gelek" at all girl! *hehe* It was a safe performance as all my friends would put it.

Nurul's performance was touching. Suddenly the mood was sombre. She performed well that I knew that shes not the one whos gonna have to walk out tonight. That girl has a lucky charm on her. Zahid's performance brought back the show on a high note. I was right in saying that he is gonna suprise us and oh boy did he! He is beggining to show his colors and his credibility as the model student. Linda performance was really touching too. SultanMuzaffar rated her performance 9.3/10 and rightly so. Kak Hetty was impressed too and gave a lil tip on how she should have ended the song. So that was it and the group performance was next, Memories. Another uplifting performance, touching again but yet very powerful.

And I guess we all know what happened next. Mas & Linda was the most tearfull as they were the closes to Zarina. It was as if another Rosma incident. Just when Zarina was on her high and making her talent precense, she was forced out. An abrupt ending to her journey but surely she has a lot coming for her. With her package she will go far. And so thats all she wrote. I enjoyed the show eventhough it wasnt satisfying to some. Till then, AFUNDI dengan BIJAK!

Let her go.....
 
I think out of pity and being humane, we should just stop voting for Mas. I dont think she is really focused on her "tugasan". She is really distracted and I think somehow regreating where she is now. Like the during when Fauziah Nawi told her off for not following one of the recent classes. When Mas was asked why, she said she is not comfortable and blur about it. When asked why she didnt asked for help, Mas just said shes has no interest. And when asked why again, Mas said shes confused. Then the tears came and she apologised to Fauziah Nawi who instead asked her to apologise to the rest of her friends. Fauziah said she hates it when people say that shes doing all that to get sympathy votes. She emphasized " I REALLY DONT LIKE IT...."
 
And then theres last night. when she had a chance to talk to her daughter. Her daughter was I suspected occupied doing something and somehow Mas accussed her of not wanting to talk to her! I think from a my unqualified psychological point of view, thats the point of breaking. She has spoken out her unhappiness. She has shown that she felt unwanted and uncomfortable in AF2 there and then. I think her tears would get her some more sympathy votes. But I would like to make a special request to all her fans, please do not vote for her, just let her be with her kids. I'm not against her but after nearly 5 weeks into AF2, she has shown no improvement. Yes I give credits to her unique voice, but if she doesnt apply the techniques and skill passed on to her, then she has no potential of being a star. I know its a big culture shock to her, as she admits herself because she is only used to "bakar satey, jaga anak, cari wang..." . And again I'm not putting her down, but I dont see she can go out of that routine any time soon. She needs special one on one coaching and it shouldnt be done in the speed of AF2. She needs time....lots of it.
 
And while we are on th subject of Mas, let me just start with her on my comments about the songs that the AF2 students are gonna perform tonight. The Uji Rashid song that Mas is gonna do tonight seems easy but not if you have her voice. During the practise sessions I feel that she has taken away the sweetness of the song. This song is a very manja song but when Mas sang it, the feel is gone. I dont have much to say about it, so we shall just watch later. Kaer I think has gain some confidence back after being assigned a soulfull ballad number. Its just right for his voice and singing techniques. I think its been given to him on purpose, so that he can regain some confidence back into his performance. Zahid didnt sound so convincing and out of tune, maybe its the atmosphere there or something but I hope its gonna be a suprisingly good one from him tonight. Note to myself: Vote for Zahid atleast one hour early, as voting during the show itself, the confirmation of vote sometimes comes like at 5am! And yesterday, I was credited back because one of my votes failed to register last week!
 
Linda should do just fine with her Panti Asuhan song tonight. She has the tone for it and pronounciation wouldnt be much of a factor. Zarina will do fine too but she just gotta make sure she control her breathing technique as she seems to be out of breathe on certain parts of the song. Adam suprsingly has the skills to carry the keroncong song. Truly this guy is understated and has lots of hidden talents. He should be safe tonight. Nurul I believe should be safe again tonight. My Miss Survivor will entertain us again with another good performance. The Sheila Majid song seems to settle with her just nice. As for Farah, I cant remember hearing/seeing her practising this song. But I think her vocals are way beyond sufficient to handle any Sitis' song. Last but not least Bob. I dont think he is all comfy with that song, he might knows it and has the vocals for it, but its just not right for him. Could he be the next one out? I'm sure that will be considered a big upset to all.
 
Ok itu saja ulasan saya sebelum konser ke 5 lama malam ini. I notice banyak yang lawat tapi tak tinggal comment, dont be afraid ok, tinggal comment in malay pun ok. Sorry kebanyakkan ulasan saya dalam bahasa english kerana penguasaan bahasa melayu saya tidak seberapa . Also ulasan saya tak banyak mengenai dairi AF2 sebab I know ada banyak blog & website yang buat ulasan yang lebih baik in this section, just click on the AF links on the left side of this blog. Ok anyways, I gotta go, so you guys have fun watching the concert tonight.....jgn lupa beli tissue PREMIUM anda!
 
Current Standings;
 

First and foremost, all credits due to Zahid. His performance in the latest (5th) concert is probably the best performance since AF2 started and so rightly deserved to be on the top spot. And the worst so far has to be Mas's Kylie number despite the fun dance sequence. Ok let me just go through the other performances of the 5th concert.

Zahid 15% - Again despite what the critics and the tutors said, his was the most enjoyable. And being elected as the student leader is justified. His honest confession shows how much determination he has now eventhough he admitted he wasnt serious at first. His feeling of being left out and not given a proper attention like others built his spirits instead and motivated him more. He is truely talented. His version of that Yusri song, dare I say, is even better. I never heard of that song before but today I somehow I managed to hear from the original artist. Still I say Zahid's version is still better. His next song is Where Is The Love (The Black Eyed Peas). I'm sure this song has been spun to death on the radio and played endlessly on MTV, everybodys heard of it, so I'm really anxious to see/hear Zahid's version soon. You can do it dude!


Adam 14% - You pulled it off dude! Although the critics said you werent impressive but those lot should remember that the song was performed by 4 professionally trained guys who had weeks or probably months to practise. So him being able to come up with a performance like that, being able to blend smoothly zahid, the backing singers, his two close buddies and the rest of the dancers was superb! And him now being on the top 3 with Zahid justifies his low-key determination to show his capabilities. Again, I will say that I enjoyed his performance, 2nd to Zahids'. Adam's next song is Keroncong Untuk Ana (M.Nasir), a comlete turn-around from Tipah Tertipu obviously. Man he is really being tested. Hmm....u guys think that the people assigning the songs are somehow having a little sadistic pleasure by giving them tougher songs each week? Worth a thought eh?

Mas 13% - I understand her situation. Yes her hardships and experience as a single mother, we may never know how difficult that is, but like Ramli MS said, shes gotta leave it behind. We sympathy her but she has to show her determination to improve. The tutors were hard on her last night, commenting on how shes been giving too much excuses and not showing the urge to improve. Harsh, but she needs to hear it and hopefully all that will be constructive to her. Again her performance in the last concert was stiff. If you've never heard of that Kylie song, you wont even be able to make out what shes saying. C'mon Mas, you gotta get with the program. Semakin Hari Semakin Sayang (Uji Rashid) is her next song, This song requires finese and really soft tones. I guess you young lot have never heard of the real version right? Well its nice and if you did manage to download it, play it, close your eyes and then try to imagine Mas singing it. It'll give you the chills!

Linda 13% - Looking all sweet and pretty in the dress designed by Fitri. She looks stiff and wasnt sure of her movement, My friends agreed that she sounds so foreign singing that Bunga Melor song. Also her voice is not really flexible, yes she hit her high notes but when it comes to "mengalun", she shows signs of fear that it might go flat. She to me looks distracted. Is it the same bug thats been pestering Kaer? I think its all the pressure at the top and somehow this lot cant maintain the ground. Linda's next song is Panti Asuhan, another song she has never heard before and an Indonesian one to boot too! Good luck babes!

Kaer 12% - It was another dull performance. He didnt do justice to Azizi's Umpan Ku Habis. Now we understand what a tough song that is. Now we understand how good Azizi was. Like the principal said last night, he has been lost for the past few weeks. His confidence is shattered, the pressure is getting to him and he is showing signs of cracking. I guess he just lose the spot for the Tag Heuer Malaysian spokesperson. I wonder whats getting to him? I'm guessing that finally he can see whos a big threat and this threat is improving their performances by the week. He worries also maybe because the songs given to him are all not suitable for his vocal range. Probably the principal is doing it on purpose to challenge him to show his versatility. He is slipping fast and I wont be suprise if he goes bottom of the order. His next number, Epilog Cinta Dari Bromley (Shuhaimi Meor Hasan) sounds like a punishment. I've never heard of that song, infact none of my friends had. Chin up dude! Rise to the occassion.

Zarina 11% - Named as the most improved female student and she deserves it too. Her performance last saturday is haunting and best not to be remembered when you are driving home alone after midnight! The visual effects accompanying her song made her gig even more solid. If I remembered correctly, she said she always pushed herself to apply all the techniques taught to them. She doesnt seem to worry what people might think of her, she just made sure she performed to her own best. Kaer should learn from her. Man I hope I'm not gonna get lotsa hate emails for the things I said about Kaer *hehe* Cos I know the ladies lurve him ;P Anways, i think Zarina is now a major contender and we will see her on the top 3 list soon. Penantian (Bienda) has been assigned to her for the next concert. Cant say I've heard this one either but I hope this will bring out her colors even more.

Bob 8% - The professional is slipping. Kudsia might be eating her words bout this guy "not needing AF to make it big" very soon if he cant improve. His performance was suprisingly ok. The leather jacket gives him that cuddly and cute image that probably captured the hearts of many. The song aint easy, after all the (proper) shouting and growling, the critics said it still lacks intensity. Well how do expect to potray more intensity when a cuddly person like him wearing a leather jacket, with that mask, jumping around the stage? Sometimes you feel the critics are just asking for the impossible. I think Bob did his best but I guess that song is not everyones cup of tea so probably why the votes didnt come for him? The next song is I Can See Clearly Now (Jimmy Cliff), a feel good song with quite a high bridge somewhere into the song. So this should be fun to watch.

Farah 8% - Miss Big Voice. Another stunning performance. She really sang her heart out. Not the flashy one as Linda & Zarina is, but she is on par with them. High pitching songs she'd probably had it for breakfast *hehe* This girl will be making her own way after AF2 is done and if I had my own recording company, I'd sign her up immediately. Her talent is understated and given the chance, I think she could be a suprise contestant for the finals. This week its Ya Maulai (Siti Nurhaliza). I'm not sure if I've heard this song before, but being a Siti song, I've probably mindlessly heard it. I think it wont be much of a fight for Farah to handle a Siti song. I'm requesting her be given and English song, a Kelly Clarkson number or maybe a Whitney Houston one, I Have Nothing would be good!

Nurul 8% - Miss Survivor. You gotta hand it to this girl, she either has a very big fan base or just damned lucky to still be in AF2. I'm not denying her talent though. Her performance last saturday was fun and very cute. It may not be a wow performance, but I'm very sure it was better than Mas's fancy number. It wont be so suprising really if shes one of the finalist, she might be Liza pt II. She is very fagile as I've said before but she is capable of churning out a solid performance. I think the moment that I dont see her name at the bootom of the chart when a concert starts, then I'll be worried. Her new song Ku Mohon (Sheila Majid). I think this will be just right for her and I'm putting my money on her doing it well. Every week the odds had been against her, this week I hope she'll move up and take the places of the ones who are now somehow lost with their thoughts. Kick ass girl!

And finally....

Anding - A performance to be proud off. You can see he gave his best but Sudirman's song is just not for anyone to carry, maybe no one can. It was a big challenge. He has stage presence and you cant help but focus on him. Determination is what he excel in, as the others all agree when they recall on their experience with him. His wasiat was really fun and showed creativity. I know lots of people wants him out for reasons known & also unknown to them. Bob revealed that he is a budding movie producer and would like to even produce video clips for all the students when they made it big. When his name was announced last saturday night, he was calm, as if knowing the result before-hand. Well he will be missed, especially his hair *hehe*. And in the next concert, I'm sure he will be having a good time, watching it next to Edlin and maybe the future in-laws? Gossips galore!

So thats my review of the last concert and a lil bit on their new songs for the next concert. Oh I must say also that in the last one, Aznil was at his best. Man that guy gets my vote as the best host ever! AF wouldnt be the same witthout him, so you ASTRO people better pay him good! *hehe* Oh also, thanks Sas for finally "bibiraning" with me. Sorry to hear bout you gonna miss all the AF fever here girl! Oh well no worries, I'll keep ya updated *hehe* You know.... we are soooo advanced here kan d Brunei ah, concert saturday night, the next day its on vcd already just $5 to buy. So like you can ask your bro or sis to get it, connect with them on MSN, ask them to point their webcam to the TV and walllaaaaaaaa, you have an AF webcast! Oooh ooohh ooohhh even better during the live concert! Got your head working eh? Then if your friends wanna come and watch with you, you can charge for viewing fee! Hahahahahahaha! Your profits can be then invested into your online bills or maybe on a new pair of shoe or jacket & so on.

Anyways, I gotta go, lunch time almost over. You guys dont be shy to leave me a comment ok? AF u later babes!

Note: The % is as off 12:30pm today indicated on AF2 Official website. All pics are linked from AkademiFantasia.Net Photo Gallery. Visit them for more pics.

So whos next?

Its just a few hours away. I'm all anxious to see performances by Mas & Bob actually because they have the biggest challenge. Kaer could be in trouble if he cant pull-off that Azizi song. As of now, the standings are;

Mas 12%, Linda 12%, Adam 12%, Zahid 11%, Kaer 11%, Zarina 9%, Bob 9%, Anding 8%, Farah 8%, Nurul 8%

As you can see Kaer is slipping out of the top 3. I personally think Zahid shud move into Adam's spot. He is proving to be a verstaile person. He has his own style and is really a joker. AF2 would be boring without him! Ok I think I'll do my lil own comment about all those performing tonight.

Mas - She is just too irresistable for some people, they just can "feel" her. She has still to improve and show her colours. I think shes afraid to be laughed at because of her accent and conservative ways. She is one tough mother and I think she shouldnt hold back.

Linda - Seems a little distracted now, especially since Fitri's exit. Something going on? She is showing signs of cracking somehow and seems a bit blur. I think this is maybe because shes worried about her fathers' operation. Lets hope it all goes well for her dad.

Adam - The suprise big mover, taking the no.3 spot from Kaer. He looks very determined as things progress and that boyish charm must be working its 2cents to good. Talent wise he is very capable too, a contender for the finals. I must be honest I dont see anything unique in him, its like another Yusri KRU to me.

Zahid - The court jester and I think a big brother to all. He keeps things lively. Eventho playfull but he is a hardworker. Everyone can see how he can control his voice. His version of Istana Menanti is da'bomb! I'm putting my money on him to be one of the finalist.

Kaer - As if showing signs of exhaustion. I think he worries too much about not performing well and its really making him lose his confidence. He is I guess under pressure from himself as to perform well because he knows he is up the charts and people expect more. He should take a breather, ignore other expectations and just be himself.

Zarina - I admit she has a beautiful voice but its not consistent. Puan Siti Hajar is quite pissed with her as she is not applying all that has been thought into her performance. I think theres a balance number of people who wishes her out as also who wants her in the finals.

Bob - Mr Mesra. The Professional as Kudsia put it. He is at times a lil cocky. I just hope he can calm down and not get too confident. People are sure he is a finalist.....but then again didnt they say that about Shari last year? So I somehow have this weird vibe that a similar tragedy is gonna happen again.

Anding - A very determine guy and very helpful too. He seems a lil bit lost to me, still trying to find his place. His vocals is just a teeny weeny off at times but i'm sure he just needs more vocal training and worry less about his hair too!

Farah - Power is what she has in her voice. She reaches the note like a pro just when you think shes gonna burst out her lungs. Tonight she has another high pitching songs which should bring out more of her style. I'd like her to do a Kelly Clarkson number, maybe The Trouble With Love Is, I think she could handle it.

Nurul - This girl is so fragile. Its so apparent she missed home and doesnt seem to be settled in the akedemi. She is capable of giving good performances but she's not giving it all. I know deep inside she has that wild side that can help her be more aggressive.

Ok there goes my thoughts on them. You read them 10 now but by the end of the nite later, one is gonna have to walk out. I dont wanna speculate cos its soooo unpredictable. Lets just watch later..... cya peeps, I'm off to PYS place to watch it, gonna have big makan there! kekeke....

DAH DEMAM!!!



I guess theres no denying I've been sucked into it all now! *hehe* Theres sooo much happening now and the gossips are getting juicier. Come & check AkademiFantasia.Net, its an independent website with a much more user-friendly Forum & got lots of pics from the students of AF2 to even the daily Diary AF shown on TV, like this one of Camelia visiting AF2, which was on air lunch time today. They've got some good stuff there, so if u dah demam, you'll like it there.

I was watching the Diary AF last nite showing clips of some students trying to get a feel of their song. They seem ok I guess, Linda has just to learn to pronounce properly, Zarina needs to control her voice from being sengau and Mas has to be more confidence in singing the Kylie song. I think shes just scared people will talk about how weird she sounds and laugh at her pronounciation, which she shouldnt bother actually. I think she'll bring some flair into that song. Oh I was reading through the forum at AkademiFantasia.Net just now & people were saying shes the next to go. I think thats very much unlikely yet. I'll do my reviews and maybe a lil prediction on Fri or Sat for the next concert. As for now, I declare this site on Akademi Fantasia 2 fever! So if you're kinda not into it, tough! Kekekee....

Hmmm... I was gonna talk about the NBT Treasure Hunt actually but I dont feel like it cos I'm still kinda a lil pissed we didnt get to win anything! We were I guess too careless with our answers somehow. The questions weren't that hard but some are just unhelpful. Anyways, wont go on about it, but I will be posting the snaps I took with my phone during the hunt at my fotopages. Ok gtg, I'll leave you with Miss Maria Sharapova who kicks Serena Williams butt to win the Wimbledon 2004 open recently. She is dubbed the next Anna Kournikova, not in the courtside skills area ofcourse. Shes a looker alright. Sccchhhwwwiiinnnnnnng bayybeeeehh!!!

Its about that time again.......

  

Edlin's exit was quite a big shock to some I guess. She actually had a good performance and was even paraised highly by the critics. But I guess she didnt have so much people on her side. I think overall the 3rd concert wasnt as great as the 2nd one. The highlight I guess is still the performance of Kaer, Mas & Linda. I think we will see those 3 for quite a while. The song assigned for this weeks concert aint quite interesting but is definately a big challenge to all of them. I think it was in the 2nd concert that I was saying to someone that Linda would probably had no problem singing Ziana Zain's songs but as we can see that she has a lil bit of a hard time controlling the high notes. And Mas will have a hard time too to make sure that she softens and relax her tones for that Tegar by Rossa. And as for Kaer, his voice is too soft for Daniel Beddingfield's If You're Not The One. His pronounciation is suprisingly has that strong malaysian accent still, I would have expected someone with his background would have better accent.

So the top 3 is under pressure but I'm almost 99% sure that they will stay. So the question is, whos next? As I'm blogging this, the last four were Nurul, Farah, Anding & Fitri, all with 7%. The money is on Fitri tonight as probably people dont find him interesting? I dont know but I cant quite put a finger to it too why he is at times just not fitting in. That thing with the 'sarong', it seems like he is trying to get some attention and pull in some votes. Oh well, we shall see just in a few hours time. So where are you watching tonite? I'm probably gonna be at De'Crepes. It should be fun there, they've got a big projecter and plus the BAKAT search is going on there too. So its very lively there.

Ok peeps, have a good weekend. Oh I'm gonna be in the NBT Treasure Hunt tomorrow too! Last year we got 7th place, so hopefully this year we can move up even more! Wish me luck! Cyassss!