The Singapore Idol (SI) fever is back this year and frankly speaking it didn't even manage to ruffle my leg hair even a little bit. (Oops, I just took Edwin's line. Or is it Jiahong's one.) But tonight, I decided to make an attempt to at least give my support to the local talents, or rather lack of them.

By the looks of it, especially the guys' show last week, SI seemed pretty promising this time round. And I thought the first 2 guys who were the through to the next round, namely Jonathan Leong and Paul Twohill, were pretty good vocally.

I mean, c'mon lah.. we are so used to hearing the Singaporean slang. Obviously when someone comes out singing in a sort of ang moh-voice, those pretty clean and slurry type with no jarred dictions breaking up the songs, THEY WILL OBVIOUSLY STAND OUT FROM THE REST.

I've got to admit Paul is different. But hot? Sexy? And whatever else it is that our local girls have to say about him? I beg to differ. He's just different in his own ways, perhaps his boldness and that sense of attitude gave him the edge.

Paul Twohill-not the typical Paul that have in my mind

Want to see some really hot stuff? Google these terms: 'Chad Michael Murray', 'Brad Pitt' and 'Fitri'. Can't compare locals with ang mohs? Well who says Paul isn't an ang moh anyway? But then again, different people have different opinions. So I gotta respect that.

Alright, 'nuff about the guys. Let's talk about what guys talk best on other than balls, balls and balls. As in the soccer ball, the mouse ball, and THAT ball.

The girls were kinda disappointing but bear in mind that that's coming out from someone who is watching SI for the first time this season. But there are some who caught my eyes and my heart.

I think Rahimah Rahim rocks 'cause she has her own style which complements her overall look. She is very much like Pink or Gwen Stefani or Amy Lee or Avril Lavigne or you get the point...

If Paul Twohill was to be a girl, I guess his name would be Rahimah Rahim.

Ironically the Rahimah Rahim that was, or rather is, still ever so popular to date is a veteran Malay singer who carries melodic tunes in a very traditional way. That's how she climbed her way to superstardom. Perhaps this new Rahimah Rahim in SI is meant to entertain the crowd NOW and she's still young lah! 16 only for heaven's sake!

She's like a local version of Avril Lavigne. And I think Avril Lavigne is hot!

Then there's Gayle Nerva who oozes this what aura or 'air around her'. No, it's not oxygen. She screwed up in the beginning and I thought she's gonna run to the backstage crying "MUUMMMMYY!!!". But hey no! She stood there, regained her composure and went on to end the show with a bang.

One word for this 17-year-old beauty, 'WOW'. I really admire her courage and maturity. (Haha! Don't remind me about maturity.)

Trust me, she looks better on camera. Perhaps she's cameragenic, really.

And behold, my eye-candy of the season... Jasmine Tye! If there's a reason for me to watch SI week in and week out, it has to be her. Okay, that sounds very cheesy. And for all the manipulation of votes and making dollars and cents (it should really be sense), the SI management really have to keep her in the competition so that the number of SMS-es will increase triple-fold.

If you break down the demographics, most of the voters for Jasmine will be of those who comes from Mars. And if you break down even further, most of the 'Martians' will be those NS men who want to catch a glimpse of her before going back to see those of their own kinds again. Or Ah Peks. Do they even know know what's SI in the first place? Not die hor...
She's saggi... I mean she's a Sagittarius. Can I make a conclusion here? Nah... I've got my own theories.

Sorry lah for the 'biased' entry. I really didn't catch last week's one. Perhaps I should catch SI on alternate weeks till both sexes merge in one show.

But then again, guys being guys will always be guys. =D