Stay happy, Nurul

Everything seemed to be going smoothly when the results were announced on 24th August, which happens to be Dick Lee's birthday...
Gurmit announces: "Hady,...you're safe." (loud cheers from Hady fans AND the entire studio!!)
"Next one to be safe... Jasmine." (very loud cheers from eveyone as well, mostly from Jasmine fan club!! I then turned around to show the thumbs-up to the Jasmine and Hady fans)
"Third person who will be returning next week... Jonathan." (equally loud cheers from the Jon fans and majority of the group)
Commercial break... Paul, Nurul and Joakim are at the Bottom 3. Seems like the 'prophecy' is about to be fulfilled.

Back from commercial break... Gurmit announces, "Paul... we'll see you next week." (loud cheers from the Paul fans and majority of the other fans)
Now every anti-Joakim fan, be it a Jon fan, Hady fan, Jasmine fan or Paul fan, is chanting "Nurul, Nurul" to indicate that they want her to stay.
Especially since the best singers are safe.
And Gurmit announces, "Joakim... you're safe." (loud cheers from the Joakim fans, the other fans were either in stunned silence or jeering very loudly)
As expected, Nurul's family, friends and supporters were all weeping... and even Dick sarcastically said that altho the fans had voted wisely, things are' just not quite right' yet.
Standing ovation to Nurul as she sang her swan song "Put Your Records On"... it was a truly emotional night as she embraced her family members and supporters. A rather expected yet unjistified exit, similar to her close friend Mathilda's.

My thoughts on Nurul Maideen... tho I dont really know much abt her, I do know that she had shown improvement in her singing (tho stage presence can be a little bland) and gets along very well wif her friends and fans alike. A very sweet and bubbly girl, much like Jasmine and the other gals before her. Yep she does remind me of a Malay Fiona Xie, but her sweetness wasnt overly saccharine. Her sisters were also very nice.
First time I saw her was at Wisma Atria on 17th June wif Mathilda, Emilee and 4 other semi-finalists (thats a pic of her and Annabelle). Her rendition of "Emotions", tho pleasant and decent, sounded a little pitchy, but nevertheless she made it to the next round, even without the technical glitch problem. And the best thing was, the Mathilda fans and other fans never blamed Nurul for it.
And so Nurul was present for the roadshows at Bugis Junction, Jurong Point and Bishan J8. At the Mount Emily meet-the-Idols session, Nurul celebrated her birthday wif her family and friends. Her performances for the past few weeks may not be good enough to garner her an A rating, but at least she got mostly Bs and some Cs. Her performances were decent and note-worthy in spite of flawed pitching on odd weeks.
Stay sweet, happy and pretty, Nurul!! Dont give up on your dreams!! We will still support you in everything you do!!