Adding on to : After The Show : Sittin' with the first 6

Sorry Syltra!

Can't believe I didn't add your video - *bang head on wall* so blur.

Here's Syltra's Thank You vid that Iz filmed (but by now you'll all probably seen it somewhere :P) - better late than never?

btw Iz! love the yellow background - makes everyone seem so chirpy. The rest of the room is dead boring white! hahaha!

Syltra blew the audience away with her Black Horse & Cherry Tree. As you can see from this vid, she's bursting with energy, and her performance was exactly that, bursting at the seams with energy and personality.

Ken mentioned she shouldn't keep using her 'agression'. I didn't think she was aggressive, but I kinda understand what he's saying (and so did Syltra btw). I think he's saying that she has to be versatile, that she can't always do this type of full-on, in-your-face, energiser-bunny performances. She will have to be tone it down or colour it up depending on the genre for the week, and not interpret the songs only the Syltra-way (as per what we've seen on Wed night).

I'm sure as she grows with the show, the 'Syltra-way' will evolve (well at least I'm hoping it will).

At the moment, my money's been on this dark horse since theatre auditions, am watching to see if I should need to move my bets (LOL!). Still early to tell, since the other 12 haven't performed - I have a few other bets goin' on there - Gabby, Mae, Airi and this may surprise you.....Jonathan.

Ok, thats the add-on for my post. Syltra, sorry again that I missed you out. My bad.

Oh, and before I go, check out this cool post from Gabrielle. Loved the whole post from the loony (slightly) lipsyncing at the start to the very very profound poem in the middle (it spoke to me too!). And I love how she's still 'playing ball' with her ADD (ay-dee-dee) dog while recording this message - hilarious and so classic Gabby. How can you not love this girl?

Here's the poem for those of you who couldn't catch it...its called Risk....and this is how the cookie crumbles <-- :) this makes me smile...

To laugh is to risk appearing the fool.
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
To reach out to others is to risk involvement.
To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self.

To place your ideas, your dreams,
before a crowd is to risk their loss. (like talking to the Idols rite?)
To love is to risk not being loved in return.
To live is to risk dying.
To hope is to risk despair.
To try is to risk failure.
But risks must be taken, because the
greatest hazard in life is to do nothing.
The people who risk nothing, does nothing,
has nothing, and is nothing.
They may avoid suffering and sorrow,
but they cannot learn, feel, change,
grow, love, live.
Chained by their attitudes they are a slave;
and they've forfeited their freedom.
Only a person who risks is free.

Wahlao Gabby read this so fast (ok for listening, difficult to follow type)...I replayed it at least 8 times! hahahha!

"Wait i put the music off cos its very serious..." <-- sorry I know you're being serious, but every time I heard this I LOL, so cute la you!"

Good pep talk Gabs, are you all listening Top 24 (yes all of you!).

Joining Idol is a big personal risk. The risk of self exposure is so great. I personally cannot do that, why do you think I hide behind this laptop (ok, I can't really sing either). I applaud everyone who had the courage to expose themselves by being on Idol. You put yourself out there to be judged by the public, AND the judges on National TV (and some say Batam and JB).

*Clap clap clap*

Have a great roadshow tomorrow Group 2 and an uneventful choreo session on Monday (read : no scolding and diva moments from Zaki).

Much love to muh LODIs and all the readers, thanks for following this blog! :)

xoxo, s.

ps. feeling all emo now after Gabby's poem ... *sniff* need to go hug the kids NOW.