Come Home To 5

I figured there will be days in which I'll be stuck at home with absolutely nothing to do. Today is one of them.


Well, it can't be helped considering all the girls are schooling (I don't have much "girl" friends anyway) and most of the guys are serving the army. And here I am, unable to serve the army nor go to school YET. It's like I'm some stuck bowels in some poor constipated guy.

Looks like shit but they are sausages

Nevertheless, I had to find something to do and after some severe brainstorming, I decided to watch Singapore Idiot Idol.

Considering how much I detest asS-League, I suppose I should give local talents a chance, so long they sing well and not play crappy football. And so I reluctantly obeyed "Come home to 5" and braced myself for impact.

Though it wasn't mind blowing stuff, it's still pretty good I'll have to say and a very pleasant surprise. At least it made my day more enjoyable... somewhat.

Michael Learns To Rot

Actually, it is largely due to the 8 Days magazine that I read yesterday that piqued my interest in Singapore Idol. Especially the short article about how Gurmit Singh sucks as the SI host.

Gurmeet Singh from Google Images

And amazingly yeah, I'll have to agree with 8 Days. I did watch the very first Singapore Idol in which Sylvester Sim totally butchered "It's My Life" by Bon Jovi and the judges are so fucking deaf that they all agreed it was a very good rendition. Anyway, I never felt there was anything wrong with Gurmit Singh's hosting then.

The real Gurmit Singh

Perhaps it's because the show's live or the mounting criticism that got to him, but it's undeniable that he kept bumbling through the show and kept repeating the same things over and over. You could really see that he's trying his utmost best in finding new things to say literally. (Watch SI next week to see for yourself). One particular exchange between himself and co-host Hady Mirza summed it up best.

Gurmit Singh was saying something about how nervous it must feel when the contestants were all lined up and waiting for the results to be announced. Then he mentioned something like this:

Gurmit Singh: I think you've been through it before, right?

Hady Mirza(with a "Duh" expression and tone): Of course!

And for a split second there, I could see how Gurmit Singh had a sudden realisation that he said something stupid. Kudos to him for pretending it didn't happen almost immediately. But still, I saw it. Too bad.

Moreover, why the hell is Hady Mirza the co-host?

Your very first Asian Idol

Apparently, his role encompasses being co-host and to dispense "valuable" advice to the current contestants. But the question here is, "Why is he here and not recording albums somewhere else?" Won't the contestants feel that the future's bleak even if they won the competition? They'll simply replace Hady Mirza as the co-host (or maybe Gurmit Singh if he doesn't pull his socks up) and the cycle continues.

Recyling the way to go?

Oh well. Back to the contestants, I'm pretty impressed with the guy who sang "Low" and the Secondary 4 kid who sang "Poker Face". And then something unbelievable happened.

I was so enchanted by their performances that when Gurmit Singh urged us to vote for them, I took out my phone and smsed...

"Please buy some potato chips from 7-11 before you come home" to my Dad.

What to do? I needed something to chew on for the results show.