And theres my report! I prefer to do it in picture cos its a bit too lengthy to write what happened that night. So as they say, a picture says a thousand words. And mind you, theres like at least 120pics in there, so basically, my report would be 120,000 words! Hahahaha! Anyways, all those pics are painfully "Print Screen" from the VCD of the final concert, 3 disc $6! They say they have the DVD version, so might get that later too! Kekeke....Oh that thing about you can order the pics on mousepads, mugs & t-shirt is real. So if someone is ordering, can you make me one that has Farahs' photo on it? I dont own a credit card you see! hehehe....

Mr Versatile Scores Big!

Well I guess theres no need for me to mention the results again. I think it was a good result despite all the hoo-haas that came with it. My review will come a bit late but I promise you it'll be worth your wait, its something different....I guess my kinda kezutan for all of you readers whos been so kind enough to support this blog. Stay tuned!

Diari closed.

And what seems like just a short while, the weekdays AF2 Diari comes to an end after 3 months, on a very emotional note. I dont think I can find all the words to describe how it has been, especially the last episode. One thing I'm sure that all will remember is "MERDEKA". The word not only coincides with the coming Independence day for Malaysia, it marks also the independence of the students from the Akademi. Freedom from being confined to the Akademi. And for us on the outside, I think everyone is now "MERDEKA" from being confined to their tv sets every 12 midday & 8:30 pm every evening! I think those who are really "dah demam?" will find it hard to find things to substitute the Diari with. Ofcourse theres @15, you can still chat & probably see endless reruns of AF2 concerts, Diari & Imbasan.

I wonder how long will the "demam" last. Probably quite awhile. As once the last concert is done, the students will surely be making a lot of appearances in various occassions and ofcourse the much anticiapted concerts. Them students are gonna be jetsetters for the months to come, I'm sure ASTRO has laid out a better plan from the ones they've made for the first AF students. So you can expect to be bombarded with AF2 activities and promotions on all sorts of media. "Ka-ching" galore!

And as for this blog, I promise I'll try to keep it updated on the activities of the AF2 students. I would very much appreciate too if you readers can contribute any sort of new/gossips/happenings afterwards. Please email me any news clippings, pics or anything at all. This blog has been fun to set-up. Its a challenge for me in many ways. The best part about it though is that I made some friends through it, eventhough I have never met them personally, its been fun to interact with all. Thats the most precious things to me. This blog wasnt created with the inttention of seeking attention as some might say or try to duplicate/immitate SultanMuzaffars works - its all in the name of fun and my interest in Akademi Fantasia. I love to watch human emotions and how its is interpreted by different levels of individuals. So I'm just trying to give my own 2cents about it.

In here alone I've seen so much emotional outburst. I'm glad to say though everyone here is well-behaved, clever & educated with their words. Not like the senseless banter in some of the AF2 forums I've visited. Those surely brings laughter, but not long headaches will follow after reading the unsensible comments. And thats all because this years AF is sooooo spicy. Controversial will always be the one word I would describe it. Theres lots & lots of issues that can be brought up to be debated to dawn of day. But to debate it more will be just useless. All is done and over with now.

The emotional good-byes, the hugs, hand shakes & hi-5s I'm sure touched those who were "demam". The farewell speech from the tutors, especially by Korie was an Intimate moment. Oooppss! I meant a PREMIER moment *hehe* Its all plain to see that as much as the students are lucky to have such wonderful teachers, its the teachers themselves that felt privilaged to have been able to meet such a wonderful bunch of students who in many ways challenged them to bring out the best of their knowledge& experince to mold them into future stars. I'm hoping they would all still be maintained for the next batch of students. Ya'll agree?

Ok its a few hours for the concert. I'm not gonna comment on how the students might be performing their songs tonight. Lets just all wait & see. Till then, enjoy the show & dont forget to AFUNDI your favourites!

I told you that you'll hear it first!

Ok peeps, keep your calendar free for the first week of October, AF2 is gonna be here in Brunei! And thats all I'll say for now *hehe*

Lagu Tugasan Konsert Akhir Akademi Fantasia...

ZAHID 22% - "Biarkan Bulan Bicara" (Broery Marantika) dan lagu baru "Milikku" ciptaan CAT Ruffedge.

ADAM 19% - "Ohh La La" (KRU) dan lagu baru "Haruskah" ciptaan Ajai.

LINDA 17% - To be announced later 08:30pm tonight.

FARAH 16% - "Skater Boy" (Avril Lavigne) dan lagu baru "Tangisan Dalam Kerinduan" ciptaan Adnan Abu Hassan.

KAER 15% - "Sway"(Michael Buble) dan lagu baru "Kau Kembali" ciptaan Johan Farid.

BOB 11% - "Gadis Sarawak" (Hasnol) dan lagu baru "Cinta Seorang Teman" juga ciptaan Adnan Abu Hassan.

Goodbye MAS..... Welcome back LINDA!

OK I guess by now, everyone is well informed of the above. A very happy result for quite a majority of people. I am a smiling bunny as everyone would assume, as you know how much I have wanted this result. Its a result full of justification. Now I'm really looking forward for the finals! Gosh I have so much to say and write about, I just dont where to start?! As I am writing this, its past 1am and I'm watching (on vcd) the part where ZAHID is being fed Cengkodok by Misha Omar! How bloody lucky can a guy get! I'm watching with tears of joy (and a lil bit of envy *hehe*) at this really cool suprise. I tell ya, AF2 really knows how to make a suprise! And all those praises from the critics and the rest of the AF2 tutors is just plain for all to see. What more can I say about him? I'll even dare say that he has the best chance of taking the AF2 winner title this saturday, he is just too good. I'm not being biased or saying the rest are no good, they are all really good performers but ZAHID is just an all rounder, a few steps above from the rest. Well done again ZAHID.

I think first of all I must apologise if this writing is all over & and not properly arranged. I admit I'm just full of mixed emotions. Mostly of joy and appreciation. Bulu roma on full alert! And I'm not even watching it live! I've just finished watching FARAH and my god that girl has a set of golden lungs. I've said before and I'll said it again, shes got power gillerrr in her voice. I think Misha Omar couldnt have reached those notes that she was belting! I'm very very impressed and I hope someday I'll get to hear her sing a Whitney Houston number, preferbably I Have Nothing. KAER is next. He is rising to the occassion and the comeback is getting better. His performance was solid. As much as I like him singing slow songs, he is just so good at singing up-tempo RnBish songs. Even Misha Omar was lost for words. A strong contender to ZAHID indeed. I just hope he'll be given the right songs for the finals. Oh Kudsia Kahar said he reminds her of Craig David...hmmm...well maybe just a bit, KAER has got a long way to go.

Hahahahahahaahahaa! I'm laughing out loud seeing Aznil impersonating BOB's Mesra chant. Aznil's definately THE man. I cant wait meeting him again a few weeks from now when he will be hosting a performance we are organising. Yes here in Brunei. Which performance? I'm not gonna say anything, other than stay tuned to this blog *hehe* Anyways, back to AF2 9th concert. BOB's performance was solid altho he did sway a lil bit on certain notes. Now this is a man has a good control over his vocals, sometimes too good that he gets carried away. MAS should definately learn from him. Misha Omar is probably right that he wasnt quite focus enough with his performance. But overall it was a really good, "suara emas" as Kudsia would put it.

ADAM looks soooo innocent with that hair-do! He looks so nervous though. But I think that was all gone when Pak Aziz Satar came on stage for his performance. Another cool kezutan that brings Adam a lot of confidence and it was easily his best performance ever, with vocals to match too! Those tears that came earlier this week surely is a thing of the past. He just needs to be brave next time, never to admit defeat without even trying first because he has got the vocals for it as the critics said. I think I would like to see/hear him sing more of those oldies song in the future.

MAS I should say exited the Akademi on a high note. I must say Aku Cinta Padamu its her best performance. A little bit too late to win more votes but atleast we can see finally that she is trying. She has still more to learn about vocal controls. She has the voice for it but somehow at times she is not listening to her own voice and cant apply the singing techniques passed on by Puan Siti Hajar. Like Misha Omar said she needs to make the effort to improve. MAS will probably do well in acting as Jalaluddin Hassan said, being a veteran actor, he knows best. I wish you good luck MAS, I honestly think you can improve.

And that was it. Easily the best concert so far and I regret not watching it live. A very emotional concert full of joy. The bonus songs were performed very well too, especially that Bollywood number. This AF2 students will be fun to watch performing together at a concert I'm sure. Rumours has already been going on saying that they're gonna be here in Brunei as early as October. How true is that, I dont know but I will try verify it for all. After The Greatest Love Of All, the voting was closed and the AF theme song was on. Those guys are really getting good with their dance moves, Cikgu Linda & Korie must be proud.

Ok its time for that formality now, the eviction part. A change in announcing the result. Another thrilling and nail-biting moment, if you were watching it live that is. I dont think I need to elaborate, everyone knew how it went. The suspense must be sooo intense at that particular moment. Sadness was surely the first reaction we saw on MASs' face but in only a short moment she was all smiles, probably to make it so not sad to her freinds. But I think at the very moment it came to her that she is gonna be with her children again, so thats the main reason for those smiles. Saying her good byes, we can see how much appreciation she has for everyone and like it or not, she has grown into everyones heart. MAS will always be the talk of AF2.

The annoucement made just before MAS exit the hall is another shocker. It was also another emotional moment, even Ramli MS was really trying hard to keep cool. AFMASUK winner is ofcourse LINDA. It was kinda obvious that she would be voted in although ZARINA was trailing quite close behind. So its all set now. The final will be a must-see event. This few days leading to it will be interesting to watch too. My question now though is how much percentage is LINDA gonna start with? Is it gonna be based on how much her AFMASUK is? I'm sure if thats the case, it wont be more than BOB who is curently in the last place. But then again, what if its more than the current leader ADAM? I'm very curious about this issue really as it could be another controversial one. Anyways, its nearly 3am and I really need some sleep for work tomorrow. I hope to see everyones comments soon.

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All looking good for the 9th Concert.

The percentage chart has been very active, especially for the bottom 3. BOB, FARAH & MAS has been taking turns occupying it. ADAM is still solid at the top but I guess everyone knows that he aint safe up there, as proven by LINDA. I think it needs no reminding that his position should be taken for granted by his fans. Despite his fears & tears for Bila Larut Malam, he seems to have already picked up some ideas on how to perform that song. The backing of his other colleagues should be fun to watch too.

I'm concentrating my votes of FARAH because I would really like to see her in the finals. She is singing her favourite song which is really stretching her vocals & skills to the limit. I think this saturday, we will be really seeing the true potentials of her voice. Everyone can see how tough the song is and how much it requires vocals control but never did we once saw her worry about it. I like her determination and bravery, no sign of fear at all. Shes been cheerie and I guess thats why ZAHID & KAER likes to tease her. I had such a good laugh seeing them boys playing around with her.

KAER is also doing well with his song. Its as if the song is written for his vocals, no wonder her wanted it so much. The dancing sequence could tire him a bit so I hope he'll have the stamina for it. ZAHID is really gonna crack everyone up when he perform his Datuk M Daud Kilau number. The song requires more on showmanship rather than his vocals finese. Cant wait to see what he is gonna be wearing too. BOB is really sounding good with that Hazami song. But like Ramli MS said, he should have more feel to it, a soulful one and not technical. He is currently at the bottom spot at this time of my writing. His fans should really pick things up before it gets too late. I hope everyone is not like thingking like, "oh I'll vote for him on saturday" as it might be too late by then. As for MAS, she is 4th spot. Her song is not really a tough one but requires her to have a good control. I find it her choice needs to be softer as its all too harsh now. I still think she needs more coaching but then again after almost 9 weeks, she should have known enough on how to control her voice. Needless for me to say, theres a lot of people whos wants her out due to her lack of improvement. It is just fair as the rest deserves it more to be in the finals.

So I guess thats all I have to say before the 9th concert. I hope again, for once the results will be fair and that we are really gonna have those really deserving students for the finals. Vote people, vote for bullishly for the right students.

p.s: Oh theres a theory going on about how MAS Fanclub is backed by another rival TV station who wants to bring down the credibility of AF on the whole. It very could well be actually, theres just so many ways on how they could go about it, tell me your conspiracy theory please?

Cry for votes?

Just a quick one here.... It works for MAS all this while, she cries she gets more votes (of sympathy), so is ADAM playing the game? If so it seems to be working as he is high up there. I like to think that its just his loyal supporters putting some more effort but it seems pity votes cant be ruled out for his placement now.

I'm not saying or accussing him but I just would like us to discuss how much tears can play a role in influencing the voting patterns.

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Did you watch the end credits of Concert 8 last saturday? Do you guys noticed the look on Aznil's face? Well just incase you guys missed it, it was like a look of disgust and disatisfaction. And thats how I still feel. What a disgrace it was, seeing someone so talented, someone who has been improving and really determined became the victim of some foolish voters who would rather keep an undeserving student safe for reasons that is surely not based on her talents and improvement in the Akademi. This is not a personal hatred of mine for MAS. But its so apparent that this is a sensible opinion if you had been following how much LINDA has progressed compared to MAS. They are not even on the same level!

I actually dont even know how to start my review of the latest concert. One thing for sure its gonna be short. Some would agree if I say it wasnt so much of an improvement from the previous concerts. The group performance opening the show was quite refreshing and somehow promised a good show. Honestly, at this time of writing, its in the early hours of Monday morning. I've just had a long Sunday at work which I had fun doing. Anyways, like I said its in the early hours and I really cant recall now who was it who started first during the last concert! So I'm just gonna try and recall the performance of each student, not in the order they performed but in the order I would place them.

ZAHID - Another stunning performance. He is really giving his best and shows so much control in his performance. I think he met everybodys expectations about how good they think ZAHID can carry the song. I am surely satisfied. Period. A 9.5/10 from me.

KAER - A great come back. He has shown again why he is a strong contender to be reckon with. Its all just not about looking good as I'm sure he really wants to prove his critics wrong, especially Ms. Kudsia Kahar. I think her reactions when she gave her comments was just too much, as if trying to steal the thunder and made everybody rememebered that she had a big part in motivating KAER's performance that night. Which is hardly the case as anyone could see as KAER was given a chance to meet his family after his show. That hug by his dad has made a nation, or rather 2 nations touched and reaching out for boxes of tissues, which Premier would probably be hoping its theirs *hehe* Anyways, well done again KAER, if Anuar Zain said his hairs was standing on ends, then you can expect us to be even more impressed. A 9/10 from me.

FARAH - Yet again she never fails to capture everybodys attention with her powerful voice. Her pipes just seem to eat up any high notes given to her. And congratulations for putting Ms Kudsia, for the first time in this second season, in shameville. She has now got my full vote to be on the finalist spot. It would be another tragedy if she becomes a victim in the next concert. An 8/10 from me.

BOB - Not entirely performing the song he was assigned to but it is quite forgiveable. No one can perform Alhamdulliah on their own, not even Too Phat. ZAHID nearly stole the show backing up BOB but he was clever to just stand his ground and not got into the act. Its so amazing how ZAHID can perform his song so well and yet giving his best supporting his friends. But all credits to BOB, he really made it work earning praises from all the judges. A 7.5/10 from me.

LINDA - A rather difficult song for her but yet she managed to give some flair to her show. ZAHID again liven up her show with his antics, I laughed till I cried! Her performance wasnt great but it certainly didnt deserve a vote-out. But after her shaky position in the 7th concert, it is quite evident that she was on dangerous grounds. Leader for the first few early weeks of AF2, it is really an injustice to see her exit the Akademi. I give it also a 7/10.

ADAM - A rather week performance I think. It was rather safe and uneventful. The song aint right for him really. And same goes for his outfit. I'm sorry to say but I think he is one of my candidates to be on the evicted list, next might be BOB & FARAH. A 6.5/10 from me.

MAS - Quite a suprise to all that theres a tiny improvement to her show. The control of voice was there (minimum) and she finally, after 8 weeks, applied some of the things that has been told times and times again to her and of which the other students have long mastered. This little improvement, to me, deserves no special praises and does not entitle her a ticket to stay at the expense of the other students who had been showing improvement and giving their best since AF2 started. I'm sorry, but its all a little bit too late MAS. Again I acknowledge your unique voice, as pointed out by Anuar Zain, but its unfair to other students that you now command the attention to go to the finals. You took 8 weeks to show a tiny improvement and the finals is only 2 weeks away, I doubt it you can make a huge comeback. A 4.5/10 from me.

Inspite of my comments on MAS, its clear to all its not her fault that she still stays. Maybe people forgot to vote for LINDA, thinking that she should be safe. Theres a lot of maybes and possibilities that I just wont mention here, I think everyone would have their own views about why LINDA was voted out. I didnt watch Imbasan today but I heard Linda was praising MAS a lot and that she thought ADAM is the one next to go. Is that true? Can someone please elaborate to me a bit how the Imbasan went. I wonder why LINDA would say all that about MAS, is it just so that a fellow female Borneoan will be still be in a chance to grab the title? I think LINDA is just gonna add confusion amongst the voters but I doubt it her fans will channel their votes to MAS as I know they all blame MAS for LINDA's exit.

So we have to see more of MAS and I think we will see her till the end of AF2. The next victims, FARAH, BOB & ADAM. It will be a miracle if its actually MAS who will be voted out. I think its time to get ready and accept the fact that MAS has a better chance of going into the finals than those victims I listed or worst yet, ZAHID & KAER aint on the safe spot too! Arrrrrgggghhhhh!!! Now that would put me off watching the finals!