Singapore Idol Fever...

Frankly, I don't give a flying shit about it coming this Sunday 21st May at 8pm sharp.

What I can tell you, is that the first 30 minutes for the show this Sunday, will be on the crowd that queued up at HDB Hub, and all the nonsense that occurred outside the room with the judges. Only after all these time-waster scenes are shown, will the actual auditions then be aired.

What I cannot tell you, is what the outcome of the 2nd Singapore Idol will be (after Taufik Batisah). Now, I'm not saying he's (Taufik) not good, but two points I have to make:

1.) It seems that he is actually the runner-up for the 1st Singapore Idol, since the media gave actual runner-up Sylvester Sim more attention than Taufik the champion.

2.) These two fellas are endorsing products like a-certain-brand-of-Thai-rice-which-I-forgot-the-name, the drink Sinalco (You: "WTF is that???!!!" Well, you probably have to be very all-knowing to remember this drink), 7-11, and scores of other unheard-of (or less well-known) brand names.

So what is to be the outcome of the 2nd Singapoke.. Oopps I mean, Singapore Idol? Endorsing even lesser-known brands like ermm... Eye Power Drink (眼神）? Yes there is such a brand of drink, I kid you not. How about the traditional Oleander Drink (?) （白花蛇草水) that comes in classic green bottles, lately with new peach/apple flavour?

There was a recent trailer about Singapore Idol, showcasing two obvious failures in the auditions: some rap-king who did his audition in chinese, and a Malay guy who came in a cowboy outfit, and got ridiculed by the judges as coming from Brokeback Mountain.

Sad to say, it seems that the preview trailers for this hyped-up show, has to begin on a low note by bashing the drop-outs from the auditions. Sorry, Mediacorp, you just bashed your own name. A world-class media does not dish out insults in this manner.

Hmm... wait. Did I say "world-class"? I guess I should take it back, as I'm mistaken.

You can rest assured that I don't give a flying shit about Singapore Idol.