Who beat up Eganaden?

Kudos to the production team of Singapore Idol 2006 and the sporting spirit of fellow countrymen!

I managed to catch the repeat telecast of SI's first episode tonight. Laughed out loud.

No doubt, credit goes to a lot of editing and small segments that resulted in an overall entertaining episode. Only thing that bugged me was the different outfits the judges and hosts wore even though the cuts tried to make it look like everything happened in the same session of auditions.

The contestants were mostly game for the show. I think some knowingly hammed it up for the cameras and a few obviously went along with the producers' requests to perform what-seemed-normal-at-that-point-in-time acts. Ahh... Editing creates regrets. Haa...

On that same note, I have to say that a lot of people were very sporting! And had a lot of time to spare to be that sporting considering all the dreadful queue times. Actually, come to think of it, it was the editing that milked more laughter from me. The awful performances mainly drew cringes from me. But the sad part is really seeing genuine dream chasers breaking into tears after outright rejections.

I should know. Not that I cried at any rejection. Haa.. First there was top 100 in Star Search. Didn't make the final cut. Then there was DJ Hunt. Went through the first round. Didn't make the final cut. And then there was top 40 in Super Host. Didn't make the final cut. That's probably my last stab at a performing job. It's tough to get that close only to be slammed again. But hey, that's life.

So to all the corny people who dared to show up in front of the cameras for SI, *BIG APPLAUSE* for risking the chance to be part of cruel editing that made them the mickeys.

In the spirit of being corny, I came up with a lame riddle watching the show. Answer this if you have the brains. Q: Who beat up Eganaden?

Hey, I thought I was quite smart to come up with that ok.

And finally, the final touch of being corny, here's to all unfulfilled dreams.

What Dreams May Come...