The Wildcards perform for their place in the Top 12....No Top 13 !

To make it onto this stage is an impressive feat . To get a second , miraculous .

They are Jasmine Murray , Megan Corkery , Matt Giraud and Anoop Desai . As my prediction in heat 1 , and now selected by the judges . Am so impress with the performance Anoop Desai , The Dogs its comeback!

For this session , Fox TV make the supprised when select Anoop Desai is the Top 13 , and its is history for American Idol , because never before have been .

courtesy picture : Micheal Barcker

American Idol selects 3 more finalists

Lil Rounds - 23 year old , Memphis , Tenn _____________________________________________________

The third group of three finalists headed to the Top 12 : Lil Rounds , the smooth 23 year old mother of three from Memphis , Tenn . Scott Maclntyre , the soulful 23 year old piano player Scottdale , Ariz , and Jorge Nunez , the charming 20 year old college student from Carolina , Puerto Rico . The trio received the most votes Tuesday . The show's four judges seemed in agreement with the viewer votes this week . They apparently didn't want to be without Rounds, who received the biggest endorsment after singing Mary J.Blige's-Be Without You . The panel also lauded Maclyntre and Nunez , who broke into tears Tuesday after his rendition of elton John's-Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me . At the end of the show, the judges also announced the semifinalist who will get a second shot at the Top 12 . They are Von Smith , Jasmine Murray , Ricky Braddy , Megan Corkrey , Tatiana Del Toro , Matt Girauld , Jesse Langseth and Anoop Desai will return to stage for the wild round Thrusday . The judges will pick the final three finalists from the group . Courtesy Pictures americanidol.com

American Idol results : Allison Iraheta , Adam Lambert dan Kris Allen advance

( TQ - Miroulle Obit for nice pics )

courtesy pictures -Fox TV

Three more singers joined the "American Idol" Top 12 :

( Allison Iraheta, Adam Lambert and Kris Allen )

After Wednesday's performanve show, Iraheta and Lambert seemed like shoe-ins for the Top 12-even though some fans criticized Lambert for oversinging.

Allen's spot in the Top 12 was somewhat a suprise, as he received little air time priorto semifinals. But his controlled,vocallysound take on Michael Jackson's - Man in the mirror gave an edge on a night when the majority of singers chose songs too big or too small for their talent levels.

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Now , the Top 12 includes six singers :

Alexis Grace , Danny Gokey , Michael Sarver , Allison Iraheta , Adam Lambert and Kris Allen .

American Idol Semis Week II ( prediction )

Adam Lembert

Jasmine Murray

Matt Giraud

Megan Corkrey

Here's my take on this week's crop of contestants .

This week just has to better than last Tuesday's suck-fest. I'm counting on beig entertained by Adam Lambert, Kris Allen, Matt Giraud, Megan Corkrey, Mishavonna henson and, of course, Nick Mitchell and Jasmine Murray ...

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Adam Lambert - Adam, who has appeared in various theater productions including Wicked in LA, had a fan base coming to Idol, and it's been growing ever since . His highly theatrical style, even in tamped down version for middle Americawill make him a polarizing contestant from get go, I suspect. The producers love that, so I predict they'll advance him to the top 12 as a wild card if he doesn't wi the popular vote this week .

Jasmine Murray - Jasmine has had tons of screen time with lots of love from judges throughout the competition. I predict she'll be give a good performance slot, and if she doesn't sing well, Simon will plead with the audience to give her a second chance, or some such pimping. She's got a good shot at being highest female-getter this week.

Matt Giraud - Matt has been steadily gaining a fan base since his initial audition in Louisville. He sealed the deal with his soulful interpretation of "Georgia"in Hollywood. I would not be surprised if Matt headed stright to the Top 12 this week.

Megan Joy Corkrey - The judges adored Megan's unusual, quirky vocals during her audition. But will her talent translate onto the Idol stage? If she picks the right song, and sings it well, she could be a dark horse contender for the Top 12. Or she could flop spectacularly head back home to Utah .

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courtesy pictures from www.americanidol.com

American Idol 8 - 1st Group on Stage

Alexis Grace - 21 , from Memphis

Ricky Braddy - 25, Nashville

Anoop Desai - 22 , Chapel Hill

Danny Gokey - 28 , Milwaukee

The 36 finalist of American Idol 8

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The first group of 12 semifinalists from American Idol's Top 36 took the stage last night durig the first live broadcast of the Fox reality competition's eighth season . Were Malaysia TV's , Astro air via Star World .

Singing hits from the Billboard hot 100, the first group consisted of 12 finalists .

"Now is really your shot. You've got to blow us away vocally,"judge Randy jackson said at the beginning of the broadcast. This is it, the public seeing you the first time. You've got to be in to really win it tonight."

Unfortunaetly the judges felt it was largely a night of missed opportunities for first group, some of whom also had a hard time finding their identity as performers ________________________________________________________________

In thats case , I like to watch the performance by

Ricky Braddy - A Song for You , were Randy said : "This is what I'm thinking about right here.This I feel is the start of Season 8 right here. I think we've got more talent this year than we've ever had and dude, that was unbelievable right there. Beautiful tone, nice voice, the way to jump it off! Thats the jump off Season 8 right there."

Alexis Grace - I Never Loved a Man ( The Way I Love You ) , Kara Said:"The genine is out of the bottle with you.You released something inside, and it has been a pleasure to watch you come out of shell. First girl that steppedup in frontof us that first time in the auditio city, it's not the girl tonight. It's a new girl and I love it. I'm digging. Youdid a great job."

Anoop Desai - Angel of Mine , Paula Said: "The great thing with you Anoop is America has connected with you in a large way already. This is a different side of you. I think wheather you were a little sharp or not, I think that you have that Brian McKnight feel to your voice. That's a compliment. I belive Aoop Dog is here for a while...Hopefully."

and Danny Gokey - Hero , Simon Said : "Back to the realworld. I thought it was good. It wasn't fantastic , it was good. The end part was great, the beginning was okay. The arrangement was a bit heavy-handed. You are very, very good singer. I like you,I'm just buying the hype right now."

Recently , the first three finalist of Season Eight are Alexis Grace , Michael Sarver and Danny Gokey .

Wishing You Very Special Year of OX

Born leader who will work hard and achieve their aims .

Dependable, good organisers and not easily influenced by others .

Patient , loyal to their friends and expect loyalty in return .

Tend to have lasting relationships .

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Chinese New Year , also known as Spring Festival , will begin on 26th of January 2009 . It is main Chinese Festival of the year and it is not the religious event .

As the Chinese use the Lunar Calender for their festivals the date of Chinese New Year changes from year to year . The date correspondsto the new moon ( black moon ) in either late January or February . Traditionally celebrations last of fifteen days , ending on the date of the full moon . In China the public holiday lasts for three days and this is the biggest celebration of the year .

Here in Malaysia , especially in Sabah the celebration of Chinese New Year celebrated together as one nations . The Goverment and Ministers to joy with the Open House and all races with different religion will come along .

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Wishing You All

Very Special Year of Ox ,

Gong Xi Fa Chai

Xin Nian Kuai Le & Shen Ti Jien Kang

Sebahagian Staff ZKB

Mybest friend from Breeze - Seoul Magazine

trofi , sijil yang akan disampaikan pada malam tersebut

Ketika Membuat Ucapaan Alu-aluan Kepada Tetamu

PersembahanPenari Kumpulan Budayawan Negeri Sabah

Penyampaian Cenderakenangan

Penyampaian Cenderahati Perasmi kepada State Director

Me and Nurenna

TQ for my lovely sister - Julia

Suasana Sejuk Yang Amat

Pemandangan diluar rumah

Hampir empat bulan tiada entry , mahupun menjenguk di blog ini . Setelah ibu saudara yang berada diluar negara memberi tahu , bila lagi Rann akan untuk buat cerita . Iyalah dia sedih tahun-2008 tidak dapat balik , kerana masalah ekonomi dan berbelanja berhati-hati .

Sempat juga aunty memberitahu bahawa di States , hari-hari di akhbar diceritakan rumah lelong dan asset yang lain . Syukurlah kita di Malaysia ini masih seperti biasa dan masalah ini tidak berlaku .

Sepanjang 4 tidak berada di dalam blog ini , banyak peristiwa telah berlaku . Selain tidak melancong ke Bali sehingga kamera hilang semasa trip holiday di OVC .

Apapun melancong di luar negara banyak memahat peristiwa manis dan tidak akan pernah dilupakan begitu saja .

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27hb Disember 2008 , adalah tarikh yang amat-amat dingati oleh warga kakitangan ZKB , kerana ia telah mencatat kenangan yang mana buat julung-julung kalinya ZKB telah mengadakan Majlis Makan Malam dan Malam Penghargaan ZKB buat kali pertama dan yang pertama di Sabah dan Malaysia .

Malam tersebut adalah untuk menghargai semua kakitangan ZKB , dengan telah menyampaikan 23 kategori penghargaan dari yang terbaik dan penghargaan khas .

Majlis tersebut telah dihadiri oleh En.Ibrahim Sjah Padu , BSN State Director dan BSN Sabah Administer . Lebih kurang 80 orang yang hadir terdiri dari staf ZKB dan BSN Sabah .

Pada malam tersebut Persembahan Kumpulan Budayawan Negeri Sabah telah mempersembahkan lima tarian suku kaum ethnik di Sabah . Malam tersebut juga telah diserikan dengan pensembahan Sheila dan Farid Yaakub .

Terima kasih juga kepada DJ Sabah FM , kerana sudi mengemudikan majlis tersebut . Dan hampir terlupa , majlis tersebut telah diadakan di Seafood Garden Hall , Tanjung Aru Kota Kinabalu .

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Semoga di tahun 2009 ini akan banyak memberikan ruang kepada saya untuk banyak mencoret di blog ini . Semoga yang sudi selalu untuk berkunjung disini , diucapkan terima kasih . Pada semua rakan yang mengenali saya terima kasih juga .

All The Best & Happy New Year