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!
