My fav fav fav act DIVERSITY won!!!
Their dance routine tonight was 'flawless' (no pun intended haha). Even Simon had to avoid saying that word in an interview, instead using 'immaculate'. Most importantly Diversity beat hyped-to-win contestant Susan Boyle. Shockingly, coming in third was Julian Smith???? That didn't quite make sense then, we were hoping for at least Shaheen or Hollie. Hmm. He must have many friends. Hollie Steel won my heart back again with her pitch-perfect and confident performance. Oh and Stavros Flatley was hilarious! Especially when he was catching his breath after his act and asked his wife in the audience if she pressed the record button before she left the house. Wahahaha... The Queen would laugh her crown off if they won!
Lastly, did anybody see Amanda kiss Simon at the end of the interview on 'Britain's Got More Talent'? And she did it twice! Must be that bubbly champagne...
Tonight's show was absolutely brilliant!
Just watched 'Britain's Got Talent' on itv1... I unfortunately missed the first half of the programme because I forgot the time.
Apparently when I switched on the tv, there was something about Hollie Steel fumbling on her performance and will be given a chance to sing again when she composes her nerves. Well damn I missed it! News At Ten's gonna show it again thankfully. A second chance? Since when have shows started giving in to sweet little girls who cry? (No offence Simon, I really like you and I think you can do whatever you want cos' you're the boss), but is it really fair to the other contestants?
I was gobsmacked when I watched the coolest 12-year-old on earth Aiden Davis (he did say he was 12 when Simon asked him again); there is no doubt he would get into the finals. How could a little boy of 12 move like that? He is good, however the infinite visual screen behind him did add to the overall effect...
I watched Hollie Steel on her second attempt, shaky but apparently better than her first. Crying crying crying... Well, she's hoping for the 'sympathy vote' maybe? Get a grip girl! Where is your emotional strength? Look at Aiden (whose about the same age as you)!
DCD Seniors danced their hearts out and I thought they were ok. Then, this freaky 'are you man or woman' performance by Greg Pritchard almost made me faint. That was the strangest thing I've ever seen on tv, with his strangely-high falsetto and flowing cape that took up the entire stage. Simon said that it was like watching a horror movie. Echo that!
And when the results came through I could not believe my ears and eyes when Mr. Horror Movie Greg got in! The power of money most probably took over the phonelines. Whose? I do not know. When it's down to Hollie Steel and Greg Pritchard, I must say the choice is clear as day isn't it? Simon will definitely not choose Greg so Hollie's definitely gonna get through!
There is a fine line between shedding tears of joy and accomplishment, and veering on the "I'm so young and tiny and petrified like a rabbit in headlights so everybody should vote for me because I'm so brave and I'm the bravest 10-year-old girl in the world..." Another good (bad) example is Susan Boyle, who's been cracking under the tremendous pressure of fame, having had 100 million hits on Youtube and now shouting "f*** off" to strangers. Which brings to a point that not all contestants can handle the pressure of winning, press, critics and the public; they just get the better of them. Maybe there should be a minimum (and maximum) age requirement... Which reminds me of that break-dancing old man Fred Bowers last night who finished his performance with a bleeding arm!!! Britain's Got Talent is stressful.
For the sake of entertainment, what would YOU sacrifice?
We were at the car boot sale today... Loads and loads of people browsing. ONLY BROWSING, no buying!! Terrible how the recession has hit even the tightest of belts. It's ludicrous to see how someone could pick up an item that's 1.50 and stare adoringly at it for a LOOONG time, and put it back down again instead of bagging it! How much lower can an item that already costs 1.50 go?
The strangest thing that we sold today was a Homer Simpson's Breakfast-in-bed tray that went for 3 pounds... I guess you just got to catch the right audience for the right item. Very random really.
Tomorrow we're going to hit the car boot one more time. Hopefully there will be a lot more strange people around to buy our strange things.
With the credit crunch a.k.a. recession, everyone's cutting back on spending. The usual household necessities and toiletries spending are now closely-watched by many women around the world. Dust-covered calculators are whipped out of the closet and every shopping trip is pulled back on reins.
That's why people go to eBay... If you go to eBay and see what people are selling, you'll be amazed at how cheap and how many useful everyday items there are for sale. You can get anything from electric toothbrushes to face powder or perfume. And I'm not talking about 2nd hand stuff; everything's new, sealed, boxed, etc. It is such an ease shopping on eBay cos' firstly, you definitely pay less than if you shopped in town, you can 'watch' items and not buy them (like window shopping), and the thrill of outbidding another person is absolutely addictive. You can do it anywhere, anytime, as long as you have an internet connection and a computer.
On the contrary, because things are so cheap on eBay, people tend to shop more for sure. It's like gambling, when you buy lottery tickets at $1 every week and not win a thing. When you're addicted to eBay, you don't really feel the $0.99's add up until you've bought probably a hundred items.
eBay, my brave friend! Just remember to bail out at the right moment!
Yet another breath-taking BBC episode of 'South Pacific' yesterday...
New Guinea was covered, followed by Solomon, Fiji, Tonga and Hawaii... Absolutely stunning places, I just don't know where to start gushing. The aerial views of these remote and isolated islands displayed some of the planet's finest white sands, contrasted with the turquoise shallow reefs, like crushed pieces of diamond shimmering in the lush sunshine, gradually becoming a deeper blue.
I can't wait to go there... To live on an island of paradise.
One day. Let's hope it's sooner than later.
The first song that stuck in my head this morning when I woke up was Kelly Clarkson's new single, "My Life Would Suck Without You".
At first when my brother passed me the music video, I wasn't feeling refreshed. The usual relationship scenario, boy and girl happy together, then boy and girl fight and alot of Kelly 'hair flicking grabbing mic stand' action... And then the title stuck out like a sore thumb, or rather, like sheep on a green field cos' they look like pieces of scrunched up paper thrown about. First thought: Has an American Idol champion any need to resort to naming her song "My Life Would Suck Without You"? The American-ness was too obvious. Who else in the world would call their song that? And the album cover, literal isn't it? Imagination is dead.
However I must say, the tune's pretty catchy after some time (That's why it was randomly stuck in my head this morning.)
Kelly really needs to hire a new lyricist.
I knew it... I knew I just couldn't resist typing in something before the end of the day... (It's 315pm in the UK now).
While my friends and family are getting ready to tuck into their covers and fly away to dreamland, I'm sitting here after a rather heavy lunch of baked potato and tuna mayonnaise, fingers flying across the keyboard. I'm sitting!!! Goodness gracious. I need to exercise more...
While it's windy outside, we're hiding in the warmth of the house. Rented two videos from the Blockbuster store: Reservoir Dogs and 21 Grams... Heard they were quite good so we shall see.
Justin's looking to buy a new mobile phone cos' his current one's crap. He can only speak to people through the loudspeaker so when he does have a conversation on the streets, he looks like a looney talking to himself... So alike those fancy bluetooth headsets you hook over your ear that make you gesture and laugh to yourself. Well, I'm sure Beckham doesn't need the extra attention.
The house cordless phones were acting strange today. All of us including Justin's parents, were trying to figure out why both handsets couldn't work and were emitting a strange beeping sound. And then 'clever' me found the phone line falling out of the phone base socket! And I saved them £38 from buying a new pair of cordless phones. I should look into a second career.
This is the first entry... After so many attempts at resisting the flowery, pretty templates and invitations from people, including my brother's Over The Edge page, I finally gave in to the temptation to blatantly speak on the world wide web. A late bloomer, but better late than never no doubt.
Here I am in the cyberspace of blogmania...
Stay tuned for more... I hope.
My fav fav fav act DIVERSITY won!!!
