Surprises and shocks during SI 3 Top 5

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Sigh, I can't believe it. Faizal Isa, the same guy whom I befriended 3 years back during Singapore Idol season 2 roadshows 3 years ago and had gone all the way to the Spectaculars, had been eliminated last night.

Just when we thought that Faizal, perhaps the only one who has never been in bottom position due to the huge amount of support from family and friends, would be anounced safe, it turned out hat it was he who got the lowest number of votes, lower than Tabby and Charles who were already in the Unsafe Zone. Like Duane before him, it was his first and only time in the bottom half, and his elimination was just as jaw-dropping as Mae's elimination.

After my shift ended at 6 pm, I took cab to good ol MediaCorp theater to watch Singapore Idol Top 5 with about 6 friends. The special segment that took place from 9.30 to 9.45 pm involved ousted Idols Malaque, Farhan and Duane doing a Sing-Off and Dance-Off. For the live feed, it was Gurmit asking Florence on her opinions about the Top 5's performances and whether the song choices from their friends/fans did them justice.

During the Results show, Gurmit had a 'face-off' with Phua Chu Kang who was working backstage (footage actually pre-recorded). When it came to the results, Sezairi and Sylvia advanced to the Top 4, while Tabitha and Charles were sent to the Bottom Half corner. And yet another surprise came forth... Faizal Isa, the only contestant whose fate had not been determined, was indeed the one whose Idol journey came to an end. And with the Judges' decision not to use the stupid Judges' Save on Faizal, the veto cluase is no longer effective. It was truly a shocking and surreal moment for everyone in the theater... oh, and the Pink Team led by Sherry that Chao Ah Quah were crying nonstop!!

After the show, we headed to the reception. I managed to take picture with Faizal's pretty sister Nurulain as well as with the gorgeous Sylvia (yeah baby!!). All the Top 5 Idols came out rather early this time round, including Malaque, Duane and Farhan. No prizes for guessing which Idol finalist drew the biggest crowd... :-)

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