Taufik Batisah - Singapore Idol!

i nearly missed the show last night. i had a last minute bridal henna job. so i sms'ed the bride-to-be (henceforth known as Y) before i left for her home:

hi dear, i'm curious. do you watch singapore idol?

no reply.

my heart sank *sigh*

i arrived at her home and she asked:

Y: did you sms'ed me about SI?

J: (nods)

Y: yes i'm gonna catch the show ... and this time i'm gonna vote!

J: (silently) HURRAH!! (aloud) i hope you're voting for taufik ...
(makes up evil scheme to draw taufik's face on her hand if she said she'd vote for the "other one")

Y: of course!!

J: (grins and eliminates evil scheme)

and so the mighty jewel juggled between slinging henna, staring adoringly at the idiot-box (everytime taufik comes on, of course) and sms'ing 1 to 43657. she grooved when he belted out "superstition". nearly wept when he sang "i dream" and fell in love (hard) when he crooned "me and mrs jones". *siiiigggghhhhh*

what a performer! what a voice! he's just phenomenal!!

just before 10:30pm ....

Y: how did you do that?

J: (blinks)

Y: ... henna and sms at the same time?

J: i have superhero powers ...

Y: heh .... so how many sms'es did you send?

J: uno momento (checks phone) .... ummm .... 29 ... only ...

Y: WAHHHHHHH!!

J: (does a double quick check on the $$ spent) ... wahhhhhh ....
(silently) thank God for bonus!

by 10pm i was done with the henna. not wanting to miss the results show, i stayed on. gullible and stoopid mistake. by the 4th "we'll be right back after the break", i was ready to strangle gurmit to death. just gimme the results already, goddamnit! just before 11pm, i was too excited to sit down. i was rocking back and forth on the balls of my feet in anticipation, making a silent prayer, "please let it be taufik!". and finally, gurmit announces, taufik wins! hurrah HURRAH! Y screamed and i did too, startling her parents and gramma (sorry!). from the block opposite theirs, we could hear loud whoops of joy. taufik looks stunned ... but happy ....

TAUFIK BATISAH, congratulations dude! you are truly a star. pure and raw talent. good looks to boot. who else better to represent us on the world stage? i voted, i decided .... i get what i wanted ... i'm happy :-)

what a night!

i downloaded this wallpaper and found out later that it costs S$3. yeesh.

very slow confirmation .... hey they are still trickling in ...

oooh, let's not forget the henna ...

pretty flowers! (not taufik's face ... heh!)

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