KLK·ontroversial Kompetition II

Part 6: Interview with a Vidiyalite is going to be akan datang-ed due to the stratospheric egos noticed among our new found celebrities. Catching an interview with the Queen would require less kow-towing. [In reality, ah_neh was just without access to the ingterneck the past few days, that ku ku jiao, doesn't know when to go M.I.A]


Part 5: The People Speak

Our sampling of the many KLKomments surrounding Dhool in the blogosphere. Taking them objectively is entirely optional..

They Didnt like:

Farzana - "....The worst part of the whole thing is.THEY GOT SECOND.why do the best always get SECOND.i don't know why.But NUS Vidiyal won it all.they got obviously because of the voting.atleast thats what i think.they had and edge over acidhouz because of their popularity.damn the voting.ACIDHOUZ WAS THE OBVIOUS BEST AT THE FINALE..."

Nasreena - "..Last sun dhool competition rock'd except for the results.... i so want'd a 1-2 finish for Acid Houz and Diversity... sadly.. the judges and the vot'n screwed up... I personally thk its so dumb to hav voting in talent show... i mean. wat happens if a team is freak'n lousy n they get to win thanx to jus the sms votes?! its so freakin unfair!!! - arghhh!! nvm.... done is done...."

Salz - "...Diversity & Acid Hauz did amazingly but NUS won. They so do not deserve it!Even the article today quoted the judges sayin tt the public vote helped them win the title but the former 2 were much better.That might catch NUS full on their face. Aikx!..."

Malini - "..Okie.. this is a post on the Dhool 2007 competition which took place yesterday.. and I am super duper pissed off with the result..A team from NUS known as NUS Vidiyal won the damn competition.. wth!.. how can they ever win it?.. Just because they are from NUS doesnt mean a FUCK!.. naturally all these Indians have a perception... that Indian kids from NUS are more 'decent' than the other Indian kids who make it to Polys or ITEs.. and for goodness sake.. that doesnt mean a SHIT!.. and btw.. I do HATE Indians from NUS..."

Sutha - "...The truth: I have nothing against them. No.1 university in Singapore. Nice school. Not everyone have the chance to study there.The fact: pls give chances to the rest of the schools in sg. NUS is not the only one. In singing competition, dance competition, whatever s***t competition they participate , they are always choose as no.1. I just wonder whether the media has sign up some sort of agreement with them in terms of winning..."

They Like:

Poonamm - "...yes we voted obsessively, many times at that. but if you are in to win a competition and you are supporting a team that you hope to have win the competition wasnt tt part of the process of supporting?..."

"...anyway the dancers are well aware tt on the finals they were not the best group there. but hey their supporters ensured they got the victory. n biased comment insert-- they worked their bloody asses off... n dared to be different.. they knew the dance they were doing was a risk.. it was unchartered territory for them n it was a risk they were willing to take for the finals. so for tt i m happy they won...."

Miss Exothika - "...I was mesmerized by NUS Vidiyal’s performance in the 1st round. However, I think Diversity took over the lead in the 2nd round. NUS deserved that Victory. I think there was something going on between AcidHouz and Veshnu (the judge). I didn’t fancy their performance in any way yet the dude was praising them for nothing. My personal favourites for last night were NUS Vidiyal & Diversity..."

They Dont Give A Damn:

Dev - "... and as usual NUS won!!! Though they were good that's not the reason they always win...it seems that the brand name NUS sells... their dance were very different from the others... their dance were all contemporary fusion and the TriDX was mainly hip hop and they were really good... and acid house was really the house favourite... however my eyes were glued to diversity... they should have called themseves diverSexy..."

Tiagesh - "...Look, i'm not an incredibly big fan of NUS. Be it Puyal , Vidyal, or any other vaal that may be. I do think there is a slight bias towards NUS. I remember this program which was some glorified school competition which had a really shitty dance, but they still got in. Of course, they somehow bucked up, danced really well for the semi finals and made it to a credible fourth placing. Or was it, 3rd? Like i said, not a big fanNow Vidiyal arent too bad. They did really well for the quarters and semis and i think probably deserve to be up there with the best.I couldn't watch the final, but based on their previous performances , i'm not surprised. I also understand you're required sychophantic sms freaks to win as well, but hey whose bothering..."

Karthik - "...Talks of Kalaichelvan started fillin' the room. I guess rumours will always be rumours, till there's substantial proof, that Mr Dhil Dhil (whom I find terribly irritating) was pullin the strings for NUS to win, in this case, Vidiyal.However, based on the comments of many who watched the show, I gather that Houz Houz and Diversity seemed much likelier winners. I guess it is only fair, to point fingers at the judges then, rather than to point towards Vidiyal. Dun get me wrong here, I am no Vidiyal supporter, and no sms from my phone was a vote for them, or any other group for the matter. Whatever the outcome, as the title suggests, life must go on. To Diversity and Houz Houz, I guess you guys did your best. To Vidiyal, congrats...


There you have it. Coming right up, Part 6: Interview with a Vidiyalite.

Tag-Less

On a totally un-Dhool-ified sidenote, the tagboard is hereby removed. I could launch a 3 page expository essay [like what I teach my Sec 3/4 kids] on the pros and cons of allowing free, un-censored speech and the privileges of anonymous touch-and-go addicts; but I shan't.

We hope that readers with valid, pertinent comments will continue to do so in the "Comments" section cos that's what it's there for. Comment moderation is on "off" but it can always be switched "on" if need be.

In all frankness, wanna know why the the tag board really got removed?







Because I can.

KLK·ontroversial Kompetition

The War is over.. but the fires are yet to be put out.. KLKillahs definitely had our 2.14 [with 7 percent GST] cents worth on the entire brouhaha that has descended upon not only ours but Yindian blogs around the nation. Still, famed for our neutral "fuck up everybody" attitude cum repressed anger issues, we needed to show that all youse aint the only ones who know how to bitch. In fact, we kinda do it a helluva lot better.

NUS Vidiyal won. Some cheered. Tons boo-ed. Did they deserve it? According to word on the street [at least those we live in] NO. We find out why they think that way and what really gives. Consider this an episode of Mythbusters. [Yes, we know you haven't heard of it since SunTV gives you all the education you need in this lifetime]

Part 1: SMS Wars

The propaganda machine that NUS rolled out was almost Stalin-esque in its efficacy. Agitation by the SS-like "Vidyalites" running arnd campus, canvassing, passing out flyers, kisses, promises.. every damn trick in the book.. even directly/indirectly touching on their loyalty being NUS students.. Auw.

Non-indians? Dunno wads Dhool? Not going to watch? Who cares?! You are from NUS.. support bumiputra!! Netizens weren't left unperturbed by the crusade. Flaming was going on afterburners on tag boards all around town. Spam e-mail, MSN nicks/messages, Friendster bulletins, "cut and paste" flyers. Every possible string was pulled in order to bring in the most votes. Even this very blog, sullied its creed for neutrality and failed to moderate the "Pro NUS" tags that appeared in the dead of the night.

Let me clear the air, KLKillahs takes no sides. We're quite happy fucking up everyone in sight equally.

Now, the reality check. Perhaps we were only acquainted with the NUS war effort because of our close ties to the undergraduate community. How about the other groups? Did they also go on an all out Mortal Kombat for that measly 60 cent vote?

Myth Busted:

Every group DID sms/call/msn everyone in their immediate vicinity to garner votes for their cause. Everyone DID ask their immediate recipients to forward the message on. An eyewitness account related to one of the KLKillahs tells of how Kali Dancers were in fact distributing sweets in exchange for votes in Tekka to the general public. Another well-connected eyewitness tells of how he received the "Vote Me" mass sms message from ALL the 5 groups.

And if this entire SMS cheater bug tale was to be totally convincing, Vidiyal ought to have won the damn vote off shouldn't it? Here we produce a graph detailing the voting percentages as of the Friday before the Finals. Trust us, the actual figures don't differ much from this representation.

1st - Kali Dancers
2nd - Borders
3rd - NUS Vidiyal
4th - Anarchy 99
5th - AcidHouz

Commentary

What is this SMS voting all about really? To select the best dancers? Or to see who has the most friends / relatives / 2nd - 3rd degree Friendster connections? Yes, the counter argument will be that "It's a competition, we do what it takes to win.". True that, leave humans to their own devices and they're bound to want to take top spot using anything within their abilities. Still, the spirit of finding the best dancers is just gone now isn't it?

Meritocracy is a system of government or other organization based on demonstrated ability (merit) and talent rather than by wealth, family connections (nepotism), class privilege, cronyism, popularity (as in democracy) or other historical determinants of social position and political power.

Underline "merit" and "popularity". Something our nation is built upon and prides itself on is the ideal of meritocracy. A competition obviously seeks to reward the ones who deserve the most merit amongst their competitors and not be rough-raped into being a democratic "Vote for me cos you like me" system.

Here the counter argument will definitely seek to implicate American/Singapore Idol's voting system. 26,000 votes for this competition. 3 million votes for Singapore Idol. And close to 100 million votes during the final stages of American Idol. Some of us here DO understand the law of averages. And furthermore, when you have 3 million people voting for 2 finalists, after the first 500 we're damn cock sure none of them even has the remotest personal relation to the finalists. In your speak this would be "The member is in your extended network. Please provide E-mail address or Full Name".

Part 2: Rumour Mill

Other then the Fuhrer chanting vote canvassing, word has been spreading, rumor has been mongering, that the NUS Alumni is alive and kicking within MediaKorp. A mini revolution was taking place during the time-wasting the very un-funny V1 and V2 were trying too hard to do. Fingers have been pointed at every possible media persona [mostly at the producer's levels] for being in cahoots with NUS Vidiyal, possibly exploiting their connection to their alma mater when calling in favours. Details, like all rumours on the street have been hard to come by and substantiate. Did art and talent truly prevail? Or are the naysayers to be believed that no matter where you go and what you do, it's your "friends" who matter the most?

Myth Busted:

I personally don't know how far this accusatory claim of lack of integrity is true. But I know what I'd do if I was a judge on this fated episode and someone came up to me and said "Well, we know that ***** won by your marks, still ***** is gonna take the prize because WE decided so".

This would be an apt moment to tell the offending turd to take that result slip, turn it sideways, and stick that sum'bitch straight up his candy ass. I might also be inclined to, go down Know Your Role Boulevard, hang that right at Jabroni Drive, and proceed to check his candy ass in at the Smackdown Hotel. [mandatory People's Elbow is released here]

Part 3: Convo with Random NUS Student

Me: do u think NUS deserved to win?

V: honestly no, as much as i am happy for them, i honestly thought that they were not the best today.

Me: can u please tell me why so?

V: their concept was good for the first dance...costumes were the most outstanding out of all the grps in my opinion...cos they were classy and attractive...unfortunately the execution of their first dance cld be betta...cos somewhere in the middle it started getting messy due to their coordination...expressions cld be made more impactful...then for the 2nd round i thot their dance was of least relevance to the music and the least creative as compared to acidhouse, steps, diversity and all.so overall they were good but nt gd enuff to clinch the title. my inside info tells me tt the votes made all the diff. who were u expecting to win?

Me: god knows la.. me not interested in whu won.. but i think NUS bucked the trend.. and didnt do the 'typical' thing.. so i guess that appealed to me..

V: ok then gd tt they won then

Me: but got so much KLKontroversy.. i like :)

V: yea alot...pple actualli started booing so loudly when nus was announced as the winners.

Myth Busted:

Not all their supporters are mindless sycophants apparently. We apologize for failing to ask if "V" actually DID vote via SMS.

Part 4: Recap of the Finals

These being the only videos we could get a hold of at press time, enjoy these 3 groups who have entertained with their goyang goyang through the weeks.

Tridiac





Acidhouz





Anarchy 99

NUS Vidiyal

This section will be updated as and when we receive the videos of the other 5 remaining groups.

More to come! Watch this space as we invite one of the Vidiyal teamsters to 'fess up on what they really think of all the criticisms flung their way and what they think won them the competition. All this in, Part 5: Interview with a Vidiyalite. After that we'll attempt to seal this with a collection of comments from around the blogosphere in Part 6: The People Speak.

Howeezit ?

dhool, vasantham central, dance, acidhouz, nus vidiyal, anarchy 99, tridiac, kali dancers
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Behind the Dhool

So, Dhool's over isn't it. While all you mainstream blokes might be just nestled in on the couch at 630 pm each Sunday attempting to marvel at acrobatics or wish you could controlled spin the way others did, there was an underground scene to it all. In fact, I think this was more interesting than the actual show. Now, if only the producers knew what we did, they could have worked it into their "we say it's reality but in fact there's nothing reality showy about it" show.

So, I'll give you the lowdown on something you might not have realized and the others will weigh in on their actual Dhool round up when they do.

Now hear my tale:

There once was a group called Acidhouz. And they put up a semi-final dance performance, very fusion-esque, looking like this:

Soon after though, a member of the ingterneck world recalled something that was repressed in his memory and pieced together a video diss that looked like this:

Enraged at the notion that someone was branding them a KLKopykat, the Acidhouz blokes took it upon themselves to resolve it with the aid of current prevalent technology and came up with this response:

Receiving kudos for the way they handled this apparent finger-pointing situation, the matter was laid to bed. Or was it?

Soon after another naysayer who is also living in self righteous originality realms posts this:

And we now leave this story with it's open ending. Because Yindian stories are not fun anymore if they actually do end.

dhool, acidhouz, movesh, anarky 99
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Rajnikanth: Management Guru

Forget Peter Drucker and his Management 101. If you is Yindian and are gainfully employed in a managerial position, you might want to draw on Superstar's wisdom when it comes to the workplace.

Rajni’s punch:

“ Khanna naan yosikama sollrathile, sollittu yosikrithile’

Management Lesson:

Planning is absolutely important and having planned there is no need for any re-confirmation in the attainment of the objective.


Rajni’s Dialogue ( 16 vayathinile ) :

“ Ithu eppadi iruku”

Management Mantra:

Getting the opinion of the downline is very important for any top management. This makes an organisation very democratic”

Rajni’s punch ( in Dharmathin Thalaivan) :

“ Nan thatti kaetpaen, aana, kotti kudupaen”

Management mantra:

The top management can demand and at the same time reward probably thru Incentives and ESOPs.

Rajni’s Punch ( in Arunachalam ) :

“Sollraan, seiraan”

Management Mantra:

These two words just are good enough to understand the importance of Delegation and Implementation….both are very important to any professionally managed company.

Rajni’s Punch ( In Baasha ) :

“ Naan oru thadavai sonna, nooru vaati sonna mathuri “

Management Mantra:

In less than 10 words, he narrates the importance of proper communication skills and listening skills. There should always be clarity and authority in what the management says and the there should be no room for any misinterpretation. Also if the listening skill is well established, we can avoid waste of time and efforts in communicating the same subject thru phone, mails, memos etc..

Rajni’s punch ( in Baba ) :

“ Naan lateaa vandalum, latestaa varuven”

Management Mantra:

Even if there is delay in rolling out a product or service, we need to ensure that we deploy the latest methods and technology. This is important to all industries.

Rajni’s Punch ( in Baba ) :

“ Asantha adikirathu unga style. Asarama adikirathu Baba style”

Management Mantra:

It is very important to be pro active than reactive. This is particularly important for Telecom and Credit card companies. You need to be launching pleasant surprises to the consumers before the competitor knows about them.


Rajni’s Punch ( in Padaiyappa) :

“En vazhi thanee vazhi”

Management mantra:

You need to be different to succeed. Don’t choose a "me- too" line of business.

Rajni’s Punch ( in Engeyo kaeta kural ) :

“ Kai alavu kasu iruntha athu namma kappathum, athuve kazuthu iruntha atha namma kappathunum”

Management Lesson:

Here he clearly talks about treasury operations and wealth management services. The management should focus on their core business. Investment advice should be left to the wealth management companies or experts. In fact Mutual Fund managers should use this punch to multiply their clientele.

Rajni’s Punch ( in Baba ) :

Baba counting starts now 1,2,3,…

Management mantra:

Here he just narrates the importance of timelines….


Samje?