ANTM 10 Episode 2 Quickie

The girls are taken to their loft in New York City featuring a humanitarian theme. To Amis, Fatima and Kimberly's frustration, there is a "no smoking" sign which leads them to smoke outside of the loft. Mr. and Miss J. arrive and round up the girls for a city tour. The final stop is a Badgley Mischka runway show.

After the show, Fatima unintentionally hits Marvita with her hand, brewing tension. The girls are then taken to Elite Model Management building and they meet Paulina Porizkova and Neal Hamil, and Paulina gives each girl brutal and harsh criticism.

At the photo shoot, the girls have to portray homeless women being surrounded by high fashion models. Most of the girls receive positive feedback, but Amis' over-enthusiasm and Kimberly's dead expressions get criticized. Later, Kimberly admits to Fatima that high fashion is not her interest.

At judging, Paulina Porizkova is revealed to be the new panel judge, replacing Twiggy. When Kimberly is called for evaluation, she states her lack of desire for the fashion industry, and proceeds to quit the competition. She is the third contestant to voluntarily leave the show, after Cycle 5's Cassandra Whitehead and Cycle 9's Ebony Morgan.

Despite the shock, Tyra announces that there will still be an elimination. Atalya and Amis are revealed to be the bottom two, with Atalya lacking a high fashion appeal and Amis looking lost in her photo. However, the judges see Amis has having a certain "edge", and she is saved. [source]

Call-Out Order


Anya.


Claire.


Whitney.


Lauren.


Aimee.


Fatima.


Marvita.


Katarzyna.


Stacy-Ann.


Dominique.


Allison.


Amis.


Eliminated: Atalya.


Quit: Kimberly. (her picture was fab-)

Bowling, bowling.

Time is running out. On Monday, my university life resumes. My time table is already out, and it appears to be as expected. Long campus hours happen to be from Tuesday till Thursday. Well, at least Friday's off, resulting in a longer weekend for this semester (again). However, it's unfair that Caryn and Julia are getting two days off. How'd I wished that my timetable could be as flexible as theirs.

It has been a few years since I last bowled, but looks like my skills is still quite good, and hardly rusty. I successfully obtained the highest score among Momo and Nixie during our day out to Endah Parade, a pretty deserted shopping mall on weekdays, but certainly is the heart of entertainment in Sri Petaling. It was really nice to see them and talk to them, since a little things are bothering them these days. Of course, trashing them in bowling made my day slightly better. =)

Round 1...


Round 2...


Round 3... and the ultimate winner was...

A while ago, I was damn unlucky to have lost my parking ticket in Mid Valley during one of the trips to the gym. Recalling from the incident, I am pretty sure that I have dropped it while holding it in my hand, and yet I couldn't find it anywhere. The only solution left was to register it as a lost ticket. So, I was actually issued a fine of RM50 just for losing a ticket. Personally, I think the fine amount is extremely high, considered that the maximum amount of parking rate is only RM7 on weekdays and RM9 on weekends. It should be reduced tentatively. Ugh. Luckily, the bad luck turned over during the Chinese New Year.

ANTM 10 Epsode 1 Quickie

35 girls arrive at "Top Model Prep" where they meet Mr. Jay Manuel and Miss J. Alexander. They shoot a class photo before commencing runway lessons with Miss J., where Lauren is seen as the weakest walker. Next, the girls attend a bonfire where the "Homecoming Queen" is going to be announced. The cheerleaders by the stage are revealed to be a few contestants from past cycles. Mr. Jay then announces that the finalists will be taken to New York City. Homecoming Queen turns out to be Tyra, who surprises the girls, coming from behind the curtains. Casting interviews then commence.

In between interviews, a fight breaks out between Shaya and Fatima, but they later make up when the latter reveals that she is a survivor of genital mutilation. Memorable auditions include Stacy Ann's lap dance, Fatima telling the judges about her circumcision, and Claire's confession about drinking her own breast milk so her baby can breastfeed when she returns home. After the interviews, the girls are pared down to the final 20, where they participate in a senior class photo shoot and have to do their own hair and make up.

Later in the day, Tyra reveals the final 13. When she calls "Aimee/Amy", both advance, and Amy offers to change her name to "Amis" to avoid confusion. When the thirteenth girl is chosen, Tyra mentions that so many girls had potential, and chooses Dominique as the fourteenth and last finalist. [source]

Stacy Ann's the new Danielle (Cycle 8).


Aimee looks good here.


Allison's doing a reflected pose of Aimee's?


How did Amis got picked?


Anya's look is unique in the bunch.


Atalya, the prom queen here?


Claire's the mama!


Dominique, or Domitranny?


So skinny! Get some food, Fatima!


Katarzyna is so modelesque!


Kimberly reminds me of the Australian supermodel, Gemma Wards.


Lauren, that's an OUTfit.


Remember Marvita's audition during Cycle 9? She's back!


Lastly, Whitney's the plus size contestant this time around.

Monkey is Exhausted.

Firstly, a big Merry Valentine to everyone who's reading my blog. No no, I'm not staying up this late because of this crucial day for couples. I'm single. On top of that, I was actually out with my family to my dad's friend's open house/celebration.

Well, FYI, on the ninth day of the lunar month, Taoism believers celebrate the birthday of the Jade Emperor, the ruler of heaven. In Cantonese, we always say bai tin kong (拜天公 in Chinese), which simply means heaven worship. Almost every year, I would go to that uncle's house for such occasion. After missing out last year's celebration due to some unremembered reasons, I made myself available this time around. It's the only time when I can meet back some of my friends whom I see less than 5 times a year. Sometimes, it's just once.

The worshiping process was pretty long. Being one of the people who were helping out, I was having a time of my life burning the offerings to the deity. The whole procedure took us roughly an hour and a half. Just imagine how much incense and joss papers were burnt. Extremely near to the fire most of the time, for the first time I felt the bizarre heat of a burning fire. *Touching wood* and for that, I would never wish that I will die caught in a fire or something similar.

Okay, it's getting so damn late already. Shall I wish a good morning to everyone? I've been awake for almost 21 hours now. I know it's a no big deal, but heck, I'm sleeping this late for the first time this year. Overall, the day was pretty enjoyable. Oh, and I had lots of fun attending my line dance class this afternoon. We had special visitors today, and they were Chinese Lions. Yes, there was a lion dance performance in California Fitness, Mid Valley today. Watching them boosts the Chinese New Year atmosphere. And soon enough, I will be back to Uni again (which will happen within 10 days). I've rested enough, gimme some work to do baby!

Photos to share.

Who's that girl? Someone that I worked with weeks ago.


Seen here together with Ms. Donkey and Ms. Piggy during the last Christmas.


16 years ago, Ms. Kelly played the role of Snow White in a Kindergarten act for SSg. 16 years later, the Barbie franchise actually named their own inaugural Snow White, Kelly. What a coincidence.

Farewell. [For Chyi]

Some time ago, my Stats friends and I had a little gathering/farewell meal for Herng Chyi, who will be leaving for Australia this semester. Damn, having said so, my year-end holidays which is close to 4 months has only 2 weeks left. Didn't time fly by too quickly? Alright, back to the dinner, we went to um... ops, I can't seem to remember the name of th restaurant, but it's pretty well known for its seafood an is located in SS24 (unsure of that too, actually). However, I think I caused a grudge in them against me because I made them wait under the heavy rain by the bus stand in front of the Monash campus. Well, it wasn't my fault exactly, because I was stuck in the rain in SS15 with Julia. The food at the place we went to was quite delicious and reasonably priced. Oh, and guess what, I just found the business card which I obtained on my way out. So here's the details of the restaurant together with some pictures.

Pantai Seafood Restaurant
Lot 13575, Jalan Cempaka PJU A, Kg. Sg. Kayu Ara, 474000 Petaling Jaya, selangor Darul Ehsan.
Tel: 03-7725 5099, 7725 1099
Fax: 03-7727 8090

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Appearing for the first time in my blog is Dhina, who stood right next to me.
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Herng Chyi, we'll miss you!

Whilst she's leaving, I'm glad that a friend of mine, Ms. Kelly had decided to stay in M'sia. However, I just got to know that my ex-collegemate, Ming had gone to Oz to further his studies. People are leaving nowadays. So, am I the next in line?