the cracks on your smile make it impossible to decipher something legible

First post of 2009! Wow, what a year this past year has been. Yeah, yeah I know.. cliche and all that jazz. Whatever. This is my blog, I can say whatever I wanna say :)

I will always remember 2008 as THE YEAR THAT I DISCOVERED DAVID COOK. hehe.. What else can it be right? I can't believe that 9 months since I started fanatically googling up info abt this guy (since he started intriguing me after All Right Now), I'm still as obsessed as ever. (and yes I know my english is totally rubbish here. cut me some slack, it's 3 in the morning)

It's not just the voice. He truly has, what I believe, the whole package. Sure, it's the voice that grabs you first. And then the stage presence. And the good looks. And those CFM stares that make you feel like he's staring right at you. (which is crazy, considering he's on tv and also on the opposite side of the world) And when you think that you are liking him for all of the obvious reasons above, you get online and find out things about him that totally makes you melt and think that he's not real. Except that he is, and that more guys should be like him. Things like the lindsey rose wristband. How he's been wearing it every single fucking day since he made it into the top 12. Things like how he wants his relationship with his fans to be a two-way thing and not just make it all about him. How he still gets teary-eyed when he finds out things like making it to #1 on itunes. How he's such a family-oriented guy and his family values. How close he is to his brothers. How he has AC on his arms, his guitar, his jacket.. etc.. How A Daily AntheM actually spells out ADAM. How he helped Luke with his cancer treatment bills. And so many many more.

I wanted to listen to everything David Cook. There's just something about that voice.... I can listen to it all day. So all the live AI performances and studio recordings weren't enough. Sometime in April, I started listening to Analog Heart. I fell in love with Analog Heart, especially with his songwriting. I've never been a fan of a musician cos of his lyrics before. It's usually the melody that grabs me first. But david's songwriting.. is in a league of its own. He has a way of using big long words that you'd never think you'd hear in a song, and then making them sound so sexy. As if those words were meant to be used together. Like my fave lyrics of his ever from Porcelain *the cracks in your smile make it impossible to decipher something legible*. I don't even know what to make of that. The first time I heard it, I was floored. Literally floored. I had to pause the song, play it back and listen to it again to make sure I was hearing right. So many songs I love in Analog Heart, I really wish he could have released it before DCTR came out. My fave is "Makeover". Something about the melody in that song, and the way he sings it..

Then there was the whole AI tour. The Mavid Dances. The waiting around every other day for 3 freaking  months for the mavid videos to pop up online as soon as each venue was done. That was truly epic. I loved how he wasn't afraid to make fun of himself. In fact that is just another quality that I admire in him. Not many musicians are willing to do that. Plus all his appearances on Best Day/Week/Year Ever. The hairdresser skit. The armpit farts. All truly hilarious. :) Ahhh.. such good memories.

Sometime in June/July, I wanted to listen to more "new" music by DC. I use the word "new" very relatively here as it was new to me, not that the music was new. So I discovered that there was actually a whole lot of Axium music out there, considering that they've released about 3 independent studio albums plus a few live recordings. I figured I had about 4-5 months before DCTR was coming out, plus I didn't want to run out of good music. So I limited myself to about one album a month. I'd download an album starting with their latest one and listen to it non-stop for about a month. That way I got to know almost ALL the songs really well plus I had new music to last me til Nov. It made the waiting that much more bearable. :)

He released the first single of the album in September. Those few days online were pretty exciting, when he'd release little bits and pieces of information about the new single. First came the title, and then the lyrics, then the writers.. and finally when the single came out it was pretty much chaotic.

And then November came. Or should I say, Davember. Davember was such an exciting, yet tiring and exhausting month. It all kicked off with the SNL performance in which he debuted the band. I remember watching the cellcast at Rickey's for the first time ever.. with everyone else on the dash. I think everyone was really missing having him on their tv screens cos the dash had the most no of users ever online during the snl performance (surpassing the finale in may). We cheered him on when he did Light On. And then he debuted Declaration and everyone went crazy! I remember saying that if that was an indication of what the rest of the album was gonna sound like, then the album was prob gonna be awesome. (which it is!) hehe.. I remember how I couldn't get enough of Declaration, I just wanted to listen to it over and over and over again.

What else happened in Davember? All the appearances (DW gala, album release day etc), all the talk show interviews and performances, photoshoots surfacing, finally getting the CD, etc.. There were waaaay too many things to keep up with and I was sleeping at 2-3am every freaking night, trying to catch up with all the videos, pictures and new articles. There was a barrage of info and I'd be darned to miss any of it. It was a good time (and still is) to be a DC fan. :) I remember album release day here in Sg. It was so chaotic and exciting, what w some of the dashers being at PS and stalking the shop so that they'd get the cd the moment it came. How widz was keeping me up to date on what was happening and I was just relaying the info to those who were online and couldnt be out cos of work obligations. It was truly fantastic.

I love my peeps over at the defective halo club. I miss you  guys. :) I miss those late night silly conversations we have about all things Dave. If any of you are reading this, pls come back.

There are so many many more things I could say but to sum it all up - 2008 was David Cook's year. To me, at least. Of course I could say that I went to Perth and HK. I bought a car. I bought PS3 and Guitar Hero. But all these experiences pale in comparison to the passion that I feel for David Cook - the musician and the man. Here's to a fantastic 2009 and hoping that it'll be evern better than 2008. :)

haha I squealed like a crazed fangirl when I saw these pics just now.. These are some photos taken by fans on the tour sometime last week.

 

Why, you may ask?

2 reasons mostly..

1) His super cute terminator *i'll be barack* t-shirt

2) Because of this..



This picture was taken 2 months ago, in May when I was in perth.

Blue t shirt? Check.

Jeans? Check.

White scarf used as a belt? Check.


Hmm.. I wonder where DC got that fashion inspiration from. 
wahaha..

Just when you think that DC has shown us all that he can offer, he goes out and surprises all of us.. AGAIN.

seriously, this man is out to kill us.. with his searing HOTNESS. I refuse to believe that he is oblivious to all of this. I'm sure he knows, oh yes he knows, and he's using it to his fullest advantage, oh that cheeky man!

 What am I talking about?

He doused himself with water from a bottle during his Billie Jean performance at the Portland stop - and then shaked his head to clear the water out. TOTAL ROCKSTAR MOVE. omg. 

I've watched the vid on youtube at least 5 times. (I think it's been viewed more than 7000 times already now)

And.. as if that wasn't enough, he tops it on the next tour stop in Tacoma.

While rocking out on his electric guitar (again, in Billie Jean), he slides down to his knees and does a backbend to the audience - while still crazystrumming the guitar! 

Like this..



Such a rockstar.

The man is unstoppable. I can't wait til he has his own solo tour, and he better come down to Sg cos I'll be the first in line to get a ticket. 

Showstopper.

Seriously pple, go find his live concert vids on youtube. This man has so much charisma and showmanship, Simon and Nigel are probably eating their words right now. Best. idol. ever.

So.. I was at one of my clients' with the audit team, and suddenly someone asks, *eh when's our dnd ah?* and I immediately said *well, it was Oct last year*.. and it just hit me. It's ALREADY july. it's only 2 more months to october. that's pretty damn soon. I can't believe I've been working for a year already. Time sure flies by.

It's been barely a week into the second year and I'm starting to feel the load of the heavier responsibilities already. Seniors are calling left, right and center asking if I'm willing to do this/that job. I guess I can safely say that my honeymoon is gonna be over pretty soon. I've been very blessed this past year, to have landed the jobs that I had. Great working hours, wonderful people to work with..  *thus earning my slack status* I was one of the lucky few I guess. Until now I have yet to experience the horrors of audit, although I've heard countless horror stories from my colleagues. Guess I'll be exposed to a few situations in the coming year. 

I'm been booked back on most of my big jobs, so I guess that is a good thing. Experience is always a good thing. I really gotta work on my client relationship. I have a lot to learn, still.

Friday also made me realise how productive I can be when I'm not distracted by DC. I've always been efficient I guess, just that along the way, I got a little distracted. haha.. Shall work on that, for now.

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DC-wise, the fanaticism has not died down at all. So much for thinking it'll die when AI ends. In fact, I think it's worse than ever now. He's getting pretty regular airplay on the radios here with ABMB and TOML and I can't help but smile each time I hear him on the radio, cos it reminds me of how far he has come, within a span of a few months. And I can't help but feel proud of him and knowing that I've been supporting him ever since he was not even the frontrunner in AI. I remember showing youtube vids of his performances to everyone (who would refuse to watch) ahahaha.. I believed in him then and I still believe in him now. 

*I see your face in every single I do.. you change me* - The Truth, David Cook

How true is that. The littlest things will remind me of DC. Things people say, things people do.. I've got it really really bad I guess.

(and by the way, if anyone wanna listen to Analog Heart, feel free to ask from me. I'm willing to distribute it to anyone who's willing to listen. And why wouldn't you want to? It's awesome!!!)

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One more thing I need to work on - Time Management! I think I should start drafting a timetable to follow so I can start studying for my CFA. I am seriously neglecting that. Someone pls motivate me to study!!! Study buddy, anyone?

Just when I thought I'd stop being so crazyfordc, he comes out in another magazine spread looking all kinds of hot.

 This picture above = hotness overload. Those eyes. That smile. Garhh.. just.. garh!!

I was at work, all alone in this storeroom doing some kind of vouching. Got a little bored, decided to take a short break and found this picture. Suffice to say that my brain probably suffered a complete meltdown after that and I was unable to get back into the swing of things. haha.. 

He has got to know what he's doing right? He has got to know the reactions he elicits in girls right? How can he be oblivious to all of this? I just don't get it.

And I can't believe I actually tuned in to the Walmart Shareholders' Meeting live stream just to watch him perform. But the meeting was so boring, I ended up falling asleep for about 15 minutes, during which he performed. Yes, really smart of me, I know. But as usual, some of his enterprising fans managed to rip the performance and put it on the tube for everyone to enjoy. Really love the accoustic performances of TWIK and TOML. Actually I love all his performances of TWIK. I think it's one of those underrated performances of his. Or maybe I am just really into his accoustic performances, I think they're really intimate. And I should stop saying the word really. haha.. 

So much for me blogging about perth. Lol. I'm going off to Hong Kong in about a week already. Can't wait!

I know I promised to talk about perth, but let's just get a bit of DC out of the way first yeah? I'll talk abt Perth soon. haha..

DC appeared on this show called Best Week Ever (on VH1 i think) in which he basically made fun of himself and acted all metrosexual and gay.



It's so ridiculously funny, I had to have it on my ipod. I think I've watched it at least 3-5 times a day since it first came out on Friday. Just when you think you've seen him do everything, he goes out and surprises you once again. This boy is just... garh no words can describe. He's AMAZING. 

*I call that look Tommy Used to Work on the Docks*

*Will I style your hair for you? I thought you'd never ask!*

*two times the holding power, three times the flammability.. but it's worth the risk*

*and that was the last time I played Donkey Kong*

*I believe you*

I love David Cook. I am absolutely smitten by this man.

And I know I'm not the only one. Check out the scan from OK! mag below..



Hell yeah, they got that right. And they used the perfect picture to go along with it too. I lovelovelovelove this combo that he was wearing. He wore that for his very last performance as a competitor on idol, when he sang The World I know. I remembered thinking, *daymmmn that's hot!* and apparently lots of other pple thought the same too.

And a closeup just for fun. Can never get enough of his pretty face. hahaha..



My current wallpaper is made up pics of him in this ensemble. Love it!

No more media interviews for now. :( Granted, the poor boy needs his rest. I'm gonna go on a DC-withdrawal. Guess it's time to focus on work.

And so, two weeks have passed since my last entry.

I've been to Perth and back...

and while I was there, DC became the new American Idol.

*wooooots~*

Kind of an anticlimactic entry eh. I was kinda hoping I'd be able to do one of those *woohooo dc won dc won! he mfing won* entries right after his crowning, but of course, I was away on holiday. And it just seems weird to be doing something like that right now. So I'll just see whatever comes to mind and ramble away.

First up, *woots* to the Guitar Hero ad. hehe.. Thank you to whoever came up with that concept because I'm sure it was (is) much appreciated by all the DC ladyfans. *snigger*

Cookie in *just* a shirt, his tighty whiteys and white socks, dancing around the living room with the Guitar Hero guitar to Tom Cruise's Risky Business scene. What more can we ask for? LOL. Just.. THANK YOU to whoever came up with it. The vid's on my ipod now, and I get to watch half-naked DC wherever, whenever I want. *grins smugly*

I am finally done with watching the whole performance and results show. Despite knowing the results last Thursday (thanks to syu and aisyah), AI still didn't feel like it had ended cos I had not watched the results show in its entirety. True enough there were parts I'd have wanted to fast forward (jonas brothers, really now?) but to me, I always have to watch the show in its entirety AT LEAST ONCE. I guess I'm kinda anal like that.

DC's victory was so sweet. I don't care how many times Simon called him smug or arrogant or that he had no charisma cos simon was wrong on all accounts. And I think he finally realised it during the finale. DC is really the ultimate AI contestant and the irony of it is that he never set out to be on AI, he accidentally landed into it thanks to his brother.

He's probably the most gracious and most considerate contestant ever. How he's always looking out for his fellow competitors, and never turning the spotlight wholly on himself. Many many times throughout this season this has happened and I can probably name a few incidents but I shall just mention the most recent one. When he was crowned the winner, instead of soaking up all the attention, he made sure that Archie got some of the spotlight too. In fact, when he sang the coronation song (magic rainbows now, seriously?) he made sure that all the other 11 finalists got the spotlight with him too. Come on now, say it with me.. Awwwww.

And.. tummy flash! hehe..

DC's crowning made this the most satisfying AI season yet. I feel validated that all the crazy fan stuff I've been doing the past 3 months (yes 3 months considering I noticed him at All Right Now and that was on 26 Feb) have come to fruition (though of course I had nothing to do with his crowning since I can't vote). I can no longer look forward to every Wed and Thurs since there's no more idol so this means that I can (hopefully) claim my life back. ASK ME OUT PEOPLE, I'M FREE ON WEDS AND THURS NOW! haha..

His new record's probably not gonna be out til at least 5 more months and I sure hope it'll be a good one. I can hardly wait. For now I have to contend myself with listening to his idol performances (no more new weekly dc songs! :( ) and pre-idol music. And the interviews help too I guess. He's so articulate, it's sexy. (Who uses words like *indubitably*, *ancillary* and *plethora* in interviews?)

Alrights, next entry shall be on Perth. Stay tuned!

I swear, DC is seriously out to annihilate all the females in the world with his searing hotness.

Why else would he choose to sing 3 love songs this week? Not one, not two, but THREE!

The first song, judges' choice - First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Roberta Flack

omg when i first heard that simon chose this song for him, i immediately went to youtube it. cos yeah, i've never heard of it before. and i was bored to tears by the original version. haha. i couldnt even get through the whole song. (and believe me, i tried a few times)

But DC totally blew me away! the whole performance was amazing. His voice.. sigh his voice. I love his voice. I can listen to him all day. That was totally beautiful. The song wasn't as slow as the original, and he paced it just right. Just beautiful. And I loved that his mom was shown standing there in the audience gazing admirably at her son. That was just an awwww moment. And I loved that he wished his mom a belated mothers day. (oh and his dad finally shows up for a performance show! the elder AC clearly resembles his dad a lot)

Second song, personal choice - Dare you to Move by Switchfoot

ryan and dc are sitting on the stools, talking abt dc's next performance, and dc says *Baarrrrrrtender* haha totally cracked me up! the boy is seriously too funny.

It's weird that most of the reports are saying that this was his weakest performance amongst the 3 songs, but this was actually my fave performance of his of the night. It shows his true roots i.e. alternative rock. And it does help I guess, that this song was featured in my fave movie of ALL TIME, A Walk to Remember. haha.. yes, ok i admit i'm totally biased. lol.

and of course, he had his Les Paul with him, which i totally adore.  anytime he whips that out, i'm a total goner. and check out that rose that he stuck on his guitar! this man is total perfection. 

Third song, producers' choice - Dont Wanna Miss a Thing by Aerosmith

woohooo~* 
This is such an love anthem that practically everyone knows e lyrics to this one. 

*I dont wanna close my eyes, I dont wanna fall asleep cos I'll miss u babe, and i dont wanna miss a thing*

yes babe, i dont wanna miss me a single dc moment. this was EPIC! I'm sorry aisyah but I thought dc rocked the arrangment for this song. All the violins at the start, and then the sped-up tempo during the bridge, and cue in the electric guitar and crazy white strobe lights as he climaxes at the chorus. It was seriously epic. And check out the standing ovation he got from the crowd! According to a report from a someone who watched e show live at the studios, the ovation dc received from the audience tonight was far longer than any other performance in the whole of season 7! 

I've been on a total DC high the whole day. And I love it!

DCOOK FTMFW!

hummanahhummanahhummanah



oooh he's always in the middle, me likey.

hottest picture yet!




the mind can't even begin to comprehend how someone can keep looking so much hotter as the weeks go by. it should be illegal.

i have no more words.

*thud*

What a wonderful day David Cook Day was! I cant believe I caught almost everything on the Live Stream feed that the foxkc website had going on. My obsession certainly reached new heights on dcday! And now I know that Blue Springs is about 13 hours behind Sg time. (you learn something new everyday!) And to hear the newscasters even mentioning Singapore in their report (they were talking about how they got international viewers in their live streaming feed, coming from countries like brazil, singapore and new zealand) was just awesome! Represent, babeh!

It's so awesome to see the reaction dc got in his hometown, he truly deserves every bit of it. :)

And can I just say I really loved that he did that Foo Fighter's song, My Hero at his high school stadium. *woots* Can this guy get any more perfect? I was literally sitting there transfixed just listening to his beautiful voice. 



*there goes my hero..
watch him as he goes..*



Cookie madness!



*clapclap*



aww so adorable on those swings.
look at how many cameras are following his every move! poor guy.. 
the whole world's lookin at u, baby.



Going through the parade on that mustang with his younger bro. 





haha he looks like he's about to hit his bro in this pic.



getting the key to blue springs from the mayor, in front of more than 10,000 people at that stadium, and probably thousands more watching through the live feed.



*and thou shalt listen to david cook* - amen.



with his mommy, awwww...



about to throw the first pitch during the royals game..



0_0 how many bracelets has he accummulated since the top 12? 





haha boots on the pitch?



*clapclap*

I love David Cook Day. I wish everyday is David Cook Day. (ok maybe not, I'll prob not be able to do anything else, haha)

Woohooo rock and roll babeh~*

Is it just me or does Cook keeps looking hotter and hotter each week?

Hungry Like the wolf.. Super cheesy song. Grrr.. I have this feeling he did it much better during the rehearsals, cos when they were showing the recaps it was obviously from the rehearsals (cos it didnt look like it came from the live performance) and he did this growl, look into the camera thingy which was just oh so super sexy I can just drop and faint right now from too much hotness! Shit, thank goodness I can't vote cos for sure I'd be busting my bills right now.

Thanks so much David Cook for stealing my life away from me! Why do you have to be so sexy?

Baba O'Riley! wooohoo teenage wastelaaaaandd.. Loved loved loved this performance! Wished it was so much longer though, it would have rocked the house down! It felt waaaay too short, but then again it feels way too short with every DC performance, cos in the words of Paula, I want MORE MORE MORE!

SO HOT FOR WHAT?

and yeah, just for fun again.. some random pictures from last week..

uhhh yeah, keep giving those smouldering gazes.. you're a star baby! a rawkstah!

DCOOK FTMFW!

Just watched the AI Extra vids for this week and omg, dc is so freaking hilarious!

*hey, have you heard of the new pirate film they are making? It's rated Arrrrr*

-_-

*who's your favourite past Idol contestant?*

*erm... trying to rack my brains here.. he's got soul.. u-huh! Michael Johns, yeah that's it*

hahahahaha.. 

and just cos this is my blog I can post as many dc pics as I wish.



so freaking adorable.



work it babeh~*



omg! I think they're playing Rock Band! Not sure if it's Rock Band or Guitar Hero, the guitars look awfully similar! But still, love the game~*

ok off to siap! going mp3 player shoppin~*

guys with guitar = HOT!
DC with guitar = molten HOT lava bomb!

despite hating on his jacket and his hair, he still looks so adorable. 
sigh. 
i have no more shame.

thank goodness this show is ending in 3 weeks' time.
then, i can claim my life back.

On a side note: Maroon 5 is performing at next week's results show! *wooots~!* Adam Levine and DC on the same show on the same night? Be still, my heart! TMTH!

This week's episode of Idol has got to be one of the most sleep-inducing episodes ever. It didn't help that I'm currently surviving on 4 hrs of sleep a night since.. last Friday. 

Wth was up with the rushed format? HATE IT HATE IT HATE IT!

Everything just felt so out of place. Ergh!

Nvm, next week's theme is more towards Rock n Roll. So DC you betta bring it!

(oooh I was just saying recently that it's been long since we've seen DC w his Les Paul, and he whipped out not only the Les Paul tonight but also the acoustic guitar! love a guy playing guitar. heee..)

At this point I think DC can sing anything and I'll prob still be drooling. I don't like his jacket though tonight. Or his hair. But his smile, oh his smile...  *sigghhh*

Thank goodness tmr is a holiday!

98.7 FM started playing DC's Always Be My Baby this week! And they don't play ANY of the other contestants' songs. woohooo~*

DCook FTMFW!

ok my icon above is courtesy of supermeklot. i can't make my  own icon for nuts.

haha.. back to the topic at hand. Was just thinking when exactly was it that dc caught my eye. And when did he get so hot? Cos when I was looking through his older performances, he didnt look that hot. In fact, he looked far from hot! So check this out, I'm gonna be documenting how much he has changed in the span of.. 10 weeks! (ok fine maybe more since I'm including pics all the way from audition rounds which were probably done late last year)

And yes, there's quite a lot of photos to go through. So urm, yeah.. here goes..

Audition rounds in Omaha
Livin' on a Prayer by Bon Jovi

Ok erm. What's up with the red streaks at the front and the faux hawk? Honestly, he looks like a rooster. At this point of the competition, I wasn't even watching AI yet. haha.. So I didn't watch this until like, after Hello. And even if I did, I'd probably not remember him. Really. Good voice, but you don't really look out for the good voices during the audition rounds. I normally watch the audition rounds for the hilariously bad performances and this (thankfully!) wasn't one of them.

Hollywood Week
Everything I Do by Bryan Adams

This was probably a few weeks after the audition rounds. So thankfully, his hair had lost the weird red streaks. But it's still not something that I'd say was memorable. In fact I did remember watching this episode, and the only people I remember from this episode was michael johns (woohoo bohemian rhapsody!), that josiah lemming guy who did grace kelly, david archuleta singing heaven and syesha losing her voice so she had to use cards to talk. I did not remember DC at all! He didn't stand out!

(Now that I think about it, Michael Johns has a big part to play in making me continue watching AI at the start of this season. I was rooting for the saucy Aussie, esp after he did bohemian rhapsody. But unfortunately, he failed to live up to that hype in the few following weeks)

Being chosen as Top 24

Erm a pink tie? He just looked... really weird here. (again I was still rooting for MJ here!)

Top 24 week
Happy Together - Simple Plan version

It looks like they used a flat iron to straighten his hair. I thought he looked quite gay. Now this performance I could quite recall. I remember that night the top 12 guys were all pretty much singing it safe, and since it was 60's night, I didn't recognise about half the songs. And I probably only remember this cos I have the Simple Plan version of the song that he was singing in my laptop and I was like *yay finally something I've heard before!* haha.. But still not memorable enough to form a lasting impression.

Top 20 week
All Right Now by Free

Hmm let's see. I'm kinda half/half about the top 20 week. Ok firstly, I didn't like his look during this week AT ALL. His hair looked greasy. Eww. His scruffiness looked well, scruffy. Like as if he hadn't bathed for a few days. But the performance was kinda rocking! Loved his attitude during the performance. And I thought his pre-performance clip made him a lot more attractive as well (his confession to being a Word Nerd). oooh so we find out that dc is really, quite the intelligent guy in the top 20 week. 

And something else that made this week memorable - his backtalk to simon when simon said he had no charisma. haha simon must be eating his words now. dc oozes charisma out of his every pore, man.

Top 16 week
Hello by Lionel Richie

This was the week that I bet about half of his current female fans suddenly took notice of him. He looks about 10 times better than the previous week. His hair didn't look as greasy and he shaved! He looks so much younger, like a little boy. Add to that how he rocked that song that even Lionel Richie was crazy about it. And throw in all the little half-smiles and smirks and sexy eyes he was giving the camera and you get tons of hopeless melting females. This confirmed dc's spot in the top 12 and suddenly he was all everyone was talking about.

Top 12 week
Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles

Another solid performance that night. Lookswise, he didn't change much from the previous week. He still looks emo and he started to grow on me. It was exactly at this point of time that I started watching AI just for DC.  I remember coming home from work, my bro was watching AI and I asked him how they performed. And he said *yeah they are all not bad, but there's this guy David Cook who is quite good* And I got so excited to watch DC perform.

Top 11 week
Daytripper by The Beatles

I could slowly but surely feel the fangirlyness starting to creep in. This was the first week that I decided to take a sneak peek of the performance on youtube (during work hours!) just cos I wanted to see how he did cos I couldn't wait til the end of the day before watching it on TV. I thought the hair was getting better, he looks more and more like a rock star. And I was pretty impressed with the voice box actually. Showed that he dared to take risks! Was already totally in love with his smirks to the camera by then.

Top 10 week
Billie Jean by Michael Jackson (chris cornell's version)

This was the week that started the whole david a vs david c finale talk. Billie Jean was so mindblowingly awesome, I still get goosebumps even now listening to it! This was also the week when practically everyone I knew msged me to tell me how awesome they think dc is. My fangirlyness must have been way too obvious already by then! haha.. I wouldn't say that he looked that hot in here. I loved the intensity of that performance, but I think he did look quite erm.. plump(?) that week. But still, loved the eyes staring into the camera, loved that long long long note he held at the end of the song. Loved the way he was carrying the mic stand around. In fact I would say that this was one of my most favourite DC performances (second only to ABMB). 

Top 9 Week
Little Sparrow by Dolly Parton

Ok I've found it! I think this was officially the week that dc got HOT! Woots! Loved the new haircut. Loving the stubble even more. Mmmmm..  no more emo hair! haha.. He looks like a MAN now. yummeh~* ( oh wait, was I supposed to type smtg here? sorry, was too busy staring at that photo above)

Top 8 week
Innocent by Our Lady Peace

Ok urgh, firstly whoever asked him to put on that white jacket deserves to be shot. Like seriously, wtf were you thinking? Way off! Also this was the ONLY week out of ALL his performances so far that he didnt get a good review from the judges. Just shows how awesome he is. 1 bad week out of 10! But anyway the studio version of that song rocks la! Easily one of my favourites..

Top 7 week
Always Be My Baby by Mariah Carey

OMG he continues to bring the HOTNESS! In fact I think this look is my favourite look for him out of ALL the weeks. He looks kinda like a young Brad Pitt here and we all know that brad pitt is hot right?  hehe Fresh from the disappointing review he got from the judges in the previous week, he bounced back in spectacular fashion. On mariah carey week, no less. He changed up this song, made it edgier and more rock, put all his emotions into it and suddenly he was the frontrunner of the competition. By this point of time, I'm just absolutely smitten. I now live, and breathe DC. I wanted to know EVERYTHING about him. Sigh.

Top 6 week
Music of the Night from the Phantom of the Opera

In what is probably one of the smartest move by any AI contestant EVER, DC decided to be unpredictable by NOT changing up the song like he usually does and sings it straight up. And now, there's no denying it, he's just the resident hottie on the show now. The girls are crazy for him and after this performance, I believe that his fan base is slowly overtaking that of the other david. I mean, dc's totally the whole package. With this performance, he showed that he indeed does have a BIG voice and that he can do more than rock. the other david meanwhile, is just plain boring and hasnt showed us anything new since.. Imagine. hahaha.. 

Dont you think he has changed so much in the past 10 weeks? He looks so different now! Ahh, the power of having stylists.. 

Anyway, 4 more days before we get another dc performance. woohoo~*

OMG I seriously have too much time on my hands!

Cos it's 4 in the morning and I'm still awake.

HAHAHAHAHA.. I just HAD to post these up.

He looks so badass I love it!

DC FTMFW!

(I should really start blogging about non-dc related stuff)

Ok Syu, this entry goes out specially for you. *mwah*

wahaha..

DCOOK FTMFW!!!

for those not so inclined with abbreviations, you are welcomed to ask me what that stands for. =) and then we can all shout it loud together~*

Anyway, firstly, before I even start talking about dcook's performance this week, let me just say something. As much as I love my musicals and will never pass up an opportunity to go watch one when I can, I've never really had a thing for their songs. To me, musical songs aren't something that you can listen to on an everyday basis. In the context of the shows, yes they may be fantastic. (i love the songs on chicago, but will never download them just to listen to them) So i wasn't really expecting much from this week's theme of Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Everyone probably thought that DC was gonna go rock again. Take some cheesy/pop/nondescript song and rock it out in his signature style. 

But he surprised everyone by singing it straight up. 
And I melted. I literally melted. (Is it possible to melt two weeks in a row?) He may not have the best vocals of the night but he sure knows how to work the audience. and the camera. Oh god those eyes. Those stares. *sigh* That boy can SING! And is it just me or did the room  get much hotter during his performance? I seriously had goosebumps after his song ended. The way he was singing directly into that camera. (as you can see my thoughts are pretty incoherent right now. need. some. air)

Now he has showed that he can handle whatever genre you throw at him. Archie boy should start worrying right now, cos it's no longer his competition to lose. Hello, Cook! And I'm loving all the msgs that dcook is sending through his songs.

E.g. when he sang the following verse..

Let your darker side give in..
To the power of the music that I write..

He had that smirk on his face and he put his hand on his heart. It was as if he was sending a subliminal message to the AI producers! Ha take that I'm gonna be writing lotsa music after I win (or not) idol. You guys cant stop me so just give in right now. Reference to the whole analog heart controversy that was going on this weekend. (don't know what I'm talking about - ask me)

But BUt but.. the most powerful part of that performance for me was after he sang that line "let your soul take you where you long to be" and then the music dramatically pauses and he looks down. AND THEN he curtly looks up and gives that oh-so-dreamy look before continuing with "only then can you belong to me". OH MY GOD. I think I just about died right then and there. that was seriously orgasm-inducing. (what, don't look at me like that! you know you felt it too!)
 
And for the first time in my life, I'm finding myself listening to a song from a musical over and over again. (the abba and queens musicals dont count)

Oh and how cute was he during the segment with ALW? *imagine me as a 17 yr old..* *but i'm 25!*
CUTENESS!
sigh.

I need to get my ass to LA right now.
 
and just cos I feel like putting more dc pics here..

this was from last week's results show. so cute how they both ended up sitting in the middle of the stage. david vs david is inevitable now.

And can I just add how #$@#%@%#$^#$ly insanely HOT cook looks up there?

I should really get to sleep.

Is it so wrong that I want  to lick this insanely HOT man off my screen right now?



How can anyone be so f-ing gorgeous? 
This guy has just about made facial hair the sexiest thing ever on a guy.
Sya, you were right ALL along. hahaha..

(now what's this I hear about goateed strippers for a hen party? *raises eyebrow*)

Yes, ignore my ramblings above. My brain is not working right now, it's been turned to mush. grrr.. 

to the beach!