we didn’t even respond to daniel or gurmit’s calls. we just merely looked at them, with quivering smiles when they joked. in fact, the hosts had to constantly ask us to be more enthu and wave at the camera but everyone’s not responding! lol. like this:

and guess what:
after 4 pathetic waves.. they gave up LOL.
very simple reasons: if you’re there queueing up for hours and hours and the morning heat takes its toll on you, you get fatiqued, lethargic, sleepy, tired, hungry, and so wanna go to toilet but can’t leave the queue.. would you still be enthu.? ok maybe yes for the minors, the siao ting tongs, crazy bozos, those who wear demonic outfits looking kinky and shitty, not for the majority.

Me in the queue:

i was probably the 300th plus contestant queue, so i was entitled the survivor kit and the opportunity to perform on the same day (max 500 auditions on sat; the 501th and above hopefuls get to perform on another day). right after master’s farewell dinner i went to rush down at 10 pm to queue up. luckily they placed boards on the grass so at least it makes it easier for all of us to settle ourselves; but the boards were wet. but no complains, who the hell loves to sleep on the grass anyways? thank goodness i brought sleeping bag and newspapers.

so.. me and leilan sat there, listened to music, talked, people-watched and ate chocolates. he ate all, i had none for the sake of keeping my voice and not developing too much phlegm. my cousin and his friend (faizal, also my ex-sch mate) joined the queue at 12 am..

so we waited and waited and btw yuli was next to me, with 3 other guys of which one of them was my pri sch mate.

till at abt 2 plus am i KOed. my friend kept awake. he KOed at 5 am. at around 1 am, some guys not related to s.i. but still belonging to the chn 5 family did filming next to us (i was tucking into my sleeping bag then); they kicked my sleeping bag, stepped on my shoe, crossed over my bags, and made hell lots of noise. how me gonna sleep?!! cb. of all places to film such stupid lame cuts like those madTVs!! leilan looked at the entire filming process, and enjoyed every single moment of their laughter, acts and silly moves. the entire filming lasted till 4 plus am.

i woke up at 5.30 am with a terrible flu with so much mucus running. i sniffed the dry air and vocalised a few scales and shook my head. i was thinking how i am to sing in such a condition? bad environment for the throat. faizal came over to my area and he too, couldn’t sing on pitch and reach the high notes (the same exact notes mariah hits) and we both were pessimistic abt the entire auditioning thingy.

survior kit. let’s see what i’ve gotten haha:
a. 1 file folder
b. 1 SI poster
c. 1 pkt tissue paper with mark lee’s picture on it -_-
d. 1 dark pink s.i. shirt (XXXS i believe)
e. 1 lanyard
f. 1 bott good earth mineral water
g. 1 can of jiajia liang teh
h. 1 handphone strap
i. 1 pair of car sunblock window shades
j. 1 notebook
k. 5 magz (incl latest copy of 8 days)
l. 1 door hanger
m. 1 sticker
n. i poncho
o. 1 “lime” writing book
p. 1 ricola pack of sweets
q. 2 pkts of khong guan biscuits

On dress sense:
I won’t say i’m the best-dressed of the lot, but seriously i beg to differ daniel’s statement of “look at you guys! you guys are dressed in awesome clothes; better than last year’s contestants!”; some of the people i see ard me have fucking no taste in their clothes. so many faux pas. so many weird dress sense. like one i saw i was going “Oh like so you think a green tubetop with black flowery jacket and a frangipani in your hair sticking out looks gorgeous?!” lol. and another one.. the entire outfit mickey mouse.. handbag mickey mouse, jeans mickey mouse, shirt also mickey mouse. might as well name yourself mickey mouse… -_-.

but of cos, there were some who could easily snatch away the best-dressed awards. the guys - some of them had their hair styled fashionably with golden hair edges. some guys wore sunshades they thought they looked like taufik. some of them tried imitating M.I.B., some came in beach wear flip flops; but most were just normal, wearing a simple jacket, long sleeve clubbing collared tee, and shiny black boots to go with. when it was nearing my turn, i wore my springfield jacket. i wondered how most of them could withstand the heat.

gals - scantily dressed with many accessories. most wore a simple shirt / top / with jacket and cool jeans. i saw one who wore a classic daniel yam evening gown with bling blings and looks completely like mariah except for the hair colour. the same colour shades, face features, flawless skin, body figure - So Diva haha.. and as expected, she was filmed and interviewed.

Me auditioning:

All the hopefuls were kept at holding areas (the last one was at lvl 9 cineleisure) before they were brought to wait outside just outside the room. One by one went in, and me being so nervous, couldn’t sit still outside waiting- i have to adjust my jacket, make sure my hair’s in place and do a few vocal scales. they wished me good luck, i wished them back, i looked at yuli and she being ever so confident starts to show her nervousness!! one by one came out, and went over to the results room to receive the news.

results:
cousin out. his friend in. yuli out. and me.. i’m out.
oh well..

After thoughts & Experiences:

I went for the experience and fun of it of cos with a hope that I can pass the first stage. Then again if i had gotten thru’, it’s highly possible that i’ll get eliminated the next round- reason simbly because it’s just not easy. no matter how well you can sing, it’s all about image, appearance, confidence and biting the cold yes.. and finding an x factor. all these things i lack. I don’t deny that i’m a lil’ sad but I’ve gained a lot from the SI experience, considering how much support and love my parents, friends and campmates gave me. And i love the freebies, so many things lol. and more importantly, i’ve made new friends- Yuli and noodles who got thru’ to the next round. Congrats noodles!!

And leilan, thank you so very very much for accompanying me thru’ the night and having to wait with me till the end. I know how tiring it is for you cos you had so lil sleep.. you’ll always be one of my greatest pals ever!!! i loveEEe you! LOL. and to all of you out there, i’m really grateful for your wonderful support and best wishes.

after all, i did make my day happy by going for buffet with leilan. didn’t eat much though cos what i needed was SLEEP! not fooD! (clarissa: dun always assume i only eat like a pig! lol) yummie nihonji-sen foodie.