6am randomly missing MJ & Theodore

MJ Kuok & Teddy Teow, love ya!

Its 6.21am and I was just checking YouTube to see if Iz has uploaded the snippets of the Top 4's original songs yet (not yet though - YouTube must be acting up on him cos he said he would upload last night), and the latest vid posted was this one, by MJ.

After watching MJ's vid, noticed this one on the sidebar and decided to watch it too. And sigh, miss Teddy too.

Both these boys are so talented, its so sad that they aren't on the show anymore.

Listening to them sing again, really reminds me how much talent we've really uncovered this season, and it saddens me that at this stage, haters are still attacking the contestants for every single mini flaw they think they have.

People often forget that this show is about finding a diamond in the rough and polishing it. They are amateurs, not full-fledged recording artistes. At this stage, yes fans are warring via votes, but thats where the warring should stay. We should support the Top 4, not bring one down to elevate another.

If the four of them can be supportive of each other's dreams while still competing with one another on stage, I don't see why we, as their supporters/fans, can't do the same.

Ultimately, lets support Singapore's musical talents - because we definitely have a few gems out there ...

Anyway, much love to MJ and Teddy, miss you guys much, and the rest of the Top24 - how y'all?!

xoxo, s.

ps. MJ, when are you and Tabby gonna record this one for real? Its so very good, Flo's still a-waitin' :)

pps. Was that post v. drama? Sorry, 6am, no coffee and possibly got spillover emo from finding out that Oprah is ENDING her talkshow - I mean HELLO, its Oprah - she's like an institution I grew up with :(... seriously gonna cry d when I watched this...

Matt's Vid : Charity CarWash @ Dempsey Hill

Hot. Sweaty. But so much fun!

.....and all for a good cause!

Check out this great vid by Matt (www.matt.sg) who was the roving entertainment reporter onsite at last Saturday's Channel 5 Charity Carwash event. Got pro mic and all - go Matt!

For those of you who frequent the Idol shows, you'll know Matt as the wubby who warms up the crowd before the show starts and keeps you entertained between commercial breaks and that hour-long break between Performance and Results shows.

Anyway, check out this vid - he interviews the Polo Boys, Michelle Chia, Claire Jedrek, Jade Seah, the FHM girls (v. boomz) and the two Idol teams - the current Top 8 and 5 idol alums from Season 2 (the guy in green is Levin, Top 24!). Also check out great impromptu singing by both teams, with beats supplied by our very own Charles. :)

(if you cannot tahan - idols are at 06:20 :))

In summary, there were 3 rounds of competition :

First Class ($695) vs Fighting Spiders ($856)

FHM Girls ($1,762) vs Polo Boys ($1,772) *wow, beaten by $10!

SI Season 3 Top 8 ($1,110) vs SI Season 2 Alum ($675)

Congratulations to all the celebrity teams for a job well done!

Er, but to which charity does the $$$ go...I'm not quite sure....I shall go find out pfft! LOL!

Thanks to matt.sg for the great vid! :)

Now time to buckle down and get ready for Idol Day tomorrow wheeeee! Mambo Mania here we come! Right now, your Top 8 Idols are busy fine-tuning their performances tonight at their all-night vocal training session with Ann and Indra.

xoxo, s.

UPDATE : Where does the $$$ go?

The money raised goes to 3 charities :

Operation Smiles (which is Class 95's adopted charity), HCA Hospice Care and Rainbow Centre - Yishun Park School (both of which are MediaCorp's adopted charities).

UPDATE #2 : Official Blogger Iz's Carwash Music Video

In case you missed it cos Iz uploaded this to YouTube on Monday, here's his lil music video - shot and edited by Iz himself ;) lov the song choice!