Saturday, May 15, 2004Koy is my Idol! I have so many things to write about. I have my “topics” piled up in my memory, which is bad because my mind has limited space. Now, I don't remember the other stuff I want to say. …but on to what I remember. As we all know, Friends ended its ten-year run last May 6 with a predictable but otherwise apt series finale. I haven’t watched it yet because no one is sharing it KazAa. What I do know though is that the birth mother gave birth to twins for Chandler and Monica, Little Yasmine and the duck made a final appearance, Ross ends up with Rachel, and the final scene involves the keys to their apartments. The finale seemed to be a disappointment to many. It ranks only fourth in the all-time list of series finale ratings. It's behind the historical series finales of M*A*S*H, Cheers, and Seinfeld. In fact, it is only the second highest-rated episode in the show's history, the highest being a 1996 post-Super Bowl episode. A lot of people wanted a less predictable ending, and Ross ending up with Rachel, although favorable, was definitely expected. I haven’t watched it, but I’d have to say the twins added some surprise to the much-guarded ending. I guess the writers decided to be safe this time, as opposed to the Thanksgiving episode--which remains as one of the best episodes despite the fact that it created too much inconsistencies--and St. Elsewhere’s infamous finale, which disappointed some fans when they realized that the whole show was just a figment of an autistic child’s imagination. Nevertheless, “The Last One” was a fitting, bittersweet end to Friends. As Olivia said after watching it, “It’s over.” Thank goodness for American Idol. Idol fever is at its peak in the World According to Ana. There is no use dwelling on the sad departure of George Huff because the issue now is the controversial vote-off of much-favored La Toya London, with Fantasia ending second-lowest. This is as bad as when the Three Divas ended in the bottom 3 the night Jennifer Hudson was voted off. I was so sure that La Toya would make, at least, the Top Two. Then again, I thought George Huff would win. Baffling as it may seem, there is a fairly simple explanation for this phenomenon. I was so sure that Jasmine would leave this week, but I obviously underestimated the Hawaiian-Filipino voting public. The reason why Jasmine is still in and La Toya out is that Jasmine has the majority of the Hawaiian Islands and the residents of Milpitas, Daly City, New Jersey, and Rancho Cucamonga (which ironically is where Matt Rogers is from) voting for her. While other fans are divided between La Toya and Fantasia, Jasmine fans are solidly behind her, with the addition of some Camileons. Not that I don’t like Jasmine. I like her, and I might have even voted for her. I like La Toya and Fantasia, too. These people reached the Top 4 because they are extremely talented (even Diana DeGarmo, who, if you haven’t noticed, looks like Priscilla Almeda). For me, the issue isn’t the fact that La Toya didn’t deserve to go. Reaching the Top 12 means that you’re generally more talented than the average artist in today’s music industry, and no one at this point deserves to go. The issue here is the fact that Jasmine’s morale must be so battered by now. The real person to pity here is Jasmine, not La Toya. La Toya has no problem. She and Fantasia don't need a show like this to make it into the business. She is guaranteed by her talent alone to be in the music industry for a long time. What I am afraid of happening is that people might perceive Jasmine as some sort of villain; someone who unfairly stole La Toya’s place in the Top 3. I just wish that people would realize that anyone can win the competition at a time like this, and it’s always a tragedy when one of them gets voted off. Speaking of Camileons, I have searched far and wide for a Rasta wristband. I haven’t checked Dilimall yet, but I’m betting that if they do sell Rasta wristbands there, they’ve been bought already. I already told Patty to look for one for me since she goes to the mall a lot, and she’s going to Bangkok this week. I made my own search, and as I gave up looking for one, I sat down on a bench to rest. Suddenly, a knitted sling bag caught my attention. I’ll knit one!, I thought. This has proven to be one of the most brilliant ideas I’ve ever had. For once in my life (just like the song), Mrs. Nunez’s home economics class has proven useful. Now, I am a proud owner of a Rasta wristband. I feel bad for this Pinay in IdolForums who was also in search of a Rasta wristband. According to her, she went to 5 malls ending up with nothing. She ended up having hers shipped from London by a friend. Ha! I knitted mine! It means more to me now because I have this thing for valuing stuff that I have made myself; sort of like labors-of-love. This is perfect because the red, yellow, and green colors represent Peace, Happiness, and Unity. Rastafarianism, by the way, is a religious Jamaican movement which claimed Emperor Haile Selassie as the Messiah and the Blacks as the chosen people. My parents bought me six additional arrows this week. I need them for the tournament this week. They taught me how to score yesterday. I’m scared. I went to another LOOP meeting today, armed with hair gel and my new wristband. This time, I tagged Gia and Luday along. Gia is the Asst. Secretary. SCB-A veterans have told me to bond with the Asst. Secretary because we'll be working together a lot. Now I know that is going to be so fun and so easy to do. We got along so well. As it turns out, we have so many similarities. For one thing, we were both wearing red Converse Chucks. She happened to start playing archery this year, making her the only other person I know in school who plays it. She also happens to be a Camileon. She also tried making a Rasta wristband with bracelets, just like Camile’s. She was also kind enough to drop me off to Podium, where I met up with Olivia and Manna to watch Troy. Here's my review: Troy was one of this year's much-awaited movies. I was watching Entertainment Tonight before I left the house, and I saw what a splash this movie made in Cannes. With Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom cast as the leads, this movie was guaranteed a mostly-female audience. Surprisingly, for me at least, the actor who looked the most handsome was Eric Bana, who was last seen in The Hulk. Much like its visually-appealing leads, the movie is the sweeping epic that it is expected to be. Beautifully filmed, Troy is as cinematographically gorgeous as Pitt, Bloom, Bana, and "the face that launched a thousand ships." The acting is good. Pitt has proven in this movie that he can still act, although still an obvious far cry from the acting chops of veteran Peter O'Toole. There is one flaw in the movie though: it's too soap opera-ish. There was the constant zooming into their faces, and the smell-of-fart acting of Dr. Drake Remoray was all over the place. I could predict and mouth 80% of lines in the script...Ah! I see. Now I get it. The film is obviously an expensive clone of Marcala Productions, Ltd.'s epic William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar! It's a imitation, right down to the resonating drums and cast. The Marcala tradition of good-looking actors and soap opera acting was evident in the film. No wonder Jerry Bruckheimer is releasing another Marcala clone: King Arthur. Let's all wait and see if this will be as good as MPL's King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Have you tried Yahoo! Messenger 5.6? It's amazing! It has new features, like avatars, audibles, and most importantly, LAUNCHcast radio! This will revolutionize the music industry. You can tune into radio stations, ranging from the different genres to the different decades. You can even customize it and make your own station. You pick the artists you like, and it'll play the artists' songs and other similar songs. You rate the songs, and the more you rate, the smarter it gets. Eventually, it will play all the type songs you love. Ad astra per aspera posted by Ana (sgtpepper72687@yahoo.com) on 23:16 -------------------- |
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