The Final Five Flashback.

So, what's cooking in the latest MDG season 2??

Let's refresh our minds on how it all began and how we've got our Top 5 finalists of Malaysian Dreamgirls. 

At first, we have our Top 12 finalists - Acha, Dawn, Denezia, Farah, Juanita, Liana, Maya, Ming, Natasha, Pinky, Rajvin, and Shasya. Then, the elimination began......

Elimination according to order....

Acha

Acha...started off strong by winning over Elaine's heart in her stunning-think-out-of-the-box poses. Even won herself RM500 worth of Adidas products in her first photo challenge in Elaine's workshop. However, she did not get enough votes to keep her in the competition. Such a shocker to see her be the first to be eliminated.

Maya

Maya Maya...I've never really been a fan of hers. I noticed alot of people complained about her weight and her body size but to me....I know there is such thing as a plus-size model. Hmmm...I just don't fancy her photos because I feel her eyes look a little bit too crazy in all her photos by default. Probably a little bit of conscious in how her eyes look would help. But....she definitely held herself together during the elimination. BRAVO!!!

Liana

The girl whom everyone believed has a discipline problem despite her occupation as an air-stewardess. Not one of my favorites....I know that every model has to be unique and must have that signature pose that accentuates their best feature...but pouting in all the photos?? It's like setting the lips at default mode and posing with different angles. But....I can not deny that she really has a hot body...Envies!!

Farah

Farah...one of the youngest in the competition. Started off a little bit emotional claiming herself to be mentally ill...She has the nicest face in the competition with ever-conveying-emotions-that-tell-a-million-stories pair of eyes. However, she didn't know how to use her best feature as an advantage. Plus...alot of people were complaining about her bigger lower half of the body...Other than that, her pictures were fab and effortless. It's a pity the viewers don't quite see eye-to-eye with her. She's got potential if properly groomed.

Shasya

Initially, she was mistaken as Barney the purple dinosaur when she came on set with a purple tube and purple jeans. But that will not be what I will remember her as. I will never forget this girl as she always have that glaring-i-want-you-dead eyes in every photos. She definitely knows her best features and never stops to learn or try new poses. Her Bella lifestyle photo is one of the best for me. Shows that feminity side of her. Unfortunately, she got eliminated even though she showed improvement in her photos =(

Denezia

Denezia...one of the youngest as well but with an ambition of pursuing piloting. Definitely a good choice. Being at 17 plus, she has the look of a teenager...for me, I think she's more suitable to be in Seventeen mag just like her cousin (my baby gurl!!). Hmm...I think it is in their blood to be cut out for modelling. Unfortunately, she seems to have more haters than supporters (according to MDG blog). She's still young and she's still got time to learn if modelling is what she has in mind. Undeniably, she has blossom throughout the competition proving that she can be versatile as well. Unfortunately, the viewers don't think so...Thus, she was eliminated.

So, 1 pulled out (Rajvin) and 6 got eliminated....Hmmm....so that left us with the Top 5 girls. Who are they??

Dawn

Dawn...has been in the bottom 3 for 2 consecutive weeks. Really shocking because she has been improving a lot since Day 1. This girl has got it all....height, great body and the face that could rock any hairstyles. In her latest photo, she has proven that she could be high-fashion and editorial. No wonder Jimmy was impressed with her professionalism in her ability to bring out any hairstyle or wardrobe given to her. Will her bubbly personality and blooming-modelesque photos secure her in the Top 4??

Juanita

Just like Dawn, Juanita has definitely got a perfect body with beautiful bone structures. Talking about signature pose....Hers have got to be that tense face with her protruding-showing-off her fab bones. However, she has to step up a notch in offering varieties in her photos. Her latest photo?? Bad photo....not her but whoever who chose that photo. Don't you know that a full-body photo must have her feet/shoes shown?? Juanita's was definitely cut-off by the red pipe (this is what I learnt from Mr. Jay of ANTM). Hmmm....she is also one of the Top 3 in Jimmy's list. Let's see whether the viewers will make Jimmy's wishlist comes true....

Ming

Ming...another true Malaccan at heart besides Denezia. A self-proclaimed vintage fashionista with modelling interests. Loads of people complained about her hairstyle and makeup in the Wella shooting. Some even said she looked like a panda. But....she has shown her kungfu panda side to us in the RedBull challenge and won Jay's heart. One of the favorites of many with her oriental look but her downpull that most people agreed on....her height. Unfortunately, she got the lowest votes last week. She would have got eliminated if it wasn't a non-elimination round. Hmmm....Will she be lucky enough this time to stay on in the competition??

Natasha

Another not-so-tall finalist but with a steaming hot body. Been in the Bottom 3 just like Dawn....I thought she did really well in her Wella shoot. Love that squinting eyes!! Best picture of the lot...Her RedBull photo was a disappointment. I thought she had better poses but why choose this photo?? Anyways, she managed to blow my mind away with her latest photo. Animal prints and Natasha?? I guess it really brought out the tigress in her...Even Jimmy was impressed and Natasha was listed as his Top 3. Hmmm....will her family and fans boost her votes and grant Jimmy's wish??

Pinky

Pinky...Pinky....many complained about her English especially when it requires her to speak. However, she has got the best catwalk and height to be a model. To me...she is known for her hysterical laughter and not-so-serious attitude. Being a makeup artist is a big advantage to her but...correcting or trying to tell the makeup artist what to do?? Definitely a BIG no-no. Afterall, models are like blank canvas. They are only supposed to bring out the items that they are supposed to....Her recent photo?? HUGE no-no for me as well. Wrong angle and the posing?? No creativity. She had only been in the Bottom 3 once....Will she still be that lucky to sustain her placement or will the comments of Jimmy get to the viewers and leave her packing for home?? 

Well, don't forget to catch the latest elimination tomorrow on MDG 2. Keep your fingers crossed.

Toodles

Phuket Day 1.

On April 9th, 2009, the lovebirds went on a trip to Phuket, Thailand. Many thanks to TiC for giving me such a pleasant and wonderful trip especially in an award-winning hotel some more....You know how they usually say not to believe in anything that sounds too attractive??I literally fainted when I searched online for the hotel that I would be putting my nights in...Too gorgeous to be true okay??If you see it also you won't believe you get it for free lor...RM1,000++ per night okay??The boyfriend some more told me don't put such high expectations...Wait kena tipu also don't know...

Anyways, we boarded the earliest flight which was 7.25am...which means both of us had insufficient sleep.....also means that it's easier to spot us....Tu!!Those 2 panda-eyed are the MarnJenn....Something like that lar....Hence, that would explain why as you scroll down you will not see any pictures of the hyped-overly-excited-crazy-duo jumping up and down camwhoring with the AirAsia plane or tripping walking up the stairs....This is a blog okay??Cannot risk such unsightly pictures being published!!

Back to my story.....the flight took about 1 hour 25mins and we reached Phuket International Airport safe and sound...Took our luggage, walked out the departure area and searched for a human being with an Indigo Pearl sign....Checked my name and waited for our limo to arrive hahaha....That's when the boyfriend gave me the don't-get-too-excited-just-yet-cuz-it-might-be-fake look...Instead, this black, lavish-well-polished black MPV came...I think it was a Toyota....Anyways, we were seated in this huge, black leather seats.....given icy, cold towels to freshen ourselves from the took-forever-to-reach flight and also bottled Indigo Pearl water to quench our thirsts...Call me jakun but after all my experiences in 5-star hotels, this is my first to see a hotel with their own label of bottled water okay??

Reached the hotel in 5 mins..So darn near the airport lor...My excitement only lasted that long from looking out the window lor....Then, the usual check-in procedure bla bla bla.....chauffered to our room....This is where the fun began.....The receptionist opened the door...and VOILA!!!I was silent-screaming in SHOCK-ness!!!But...cannot show or else she'll think we're jakuns...So terpaksa act posh...After we got our privacy which felt like forever....we raided the room!!A king-size bed with such big, fluffy pillows to suffocate you when you sleep, 2 balconies!!!Okay...I only stayed in cities 5-star hotels..NOT resorts..so, first time got 2 balconies.....Lovely bathroom and a damn big bath-tub for you to drown in some more!!!Oooh....my first time that a hotel actually provides you bottled waters....4 of them...2 at the minibar and 2 at the washing-face sinks....no charge BTW!!Have I mentioned they also have this aromatherapy oil burning in the room for a soothing and relaxing feeling??Three words......I LOVE IT!!!!

Okay okay.....show you the pictures of our room from our view....you can check for Pearl Bed Suite from Indigo Pearl site....

This is our lovely bed...behind that is the walk-in wardrobe which is on the right when you come in from the door. Minibar is on the left from the door.

This is the relax area while reading/sipping tea/watching tele...Ignore the posing...I thought the boyfriend was shooting our picture @_@

My makeup area...a big mirror and a small, round one to count the number of pores and wrinkles on your face.

Got to love the shower!!!It's like showering under a rain-thunderstorm. That 2 hanging bags are our extremely large towels usable for 2 to 3 stick-thin persons. 

The toilet where you can chat away on the phone while doing your business...That's not the main point I show this picture lar....The thingy where you put your tissue....It's like a screw where you have to turn it out to change the tissue roll...I thought it was unique cuz look like screw lor....

The him&her sinks.....What's special here is the tissue box thingy there....embedded nuts and screws....No??

My gi-normous bathtub...mind the pillows on the floor...It was raining so terpaksa save the pillows...did I mention that the sofas at the balconies are made for rain??They seemed to be fine and dried up damn fast after so much showers.

See....the bathtub so big till I can sleep inside lor....Mana tak drown??

Just a picture of the bedroom...hahaha ignore the messy bed...we took this picture after we jumped-in-joy on the bed =p

Basically, we did nothing on the first day. It was raining heavily outside right after we had lunch. So, stayed indoors lor....But still nice hahaah....Anyways, the beach is just behind the hotel. Quite a few restaurants but...pricey because this area is kind of high-class plus not commercialized. So, no competition in setting prices. Which also means that...the beach only has people who stays in this hotel...Secluded kan??Or is it private??

Owh....for lunch I had pad thai (glass noodles fried in thai style) and tom yam kung...the boyfriend had rice with some chicken chilli thingy...Can't remember what it's called.. Not too bad for the first meal lar...

Looks like very nice right??It was okay for me...2 out of 5??The taste isn't genuine enough but the soup was full of ingredients lar..So it's worth the price heee.....

The boyfriend's chicken chilli something something hhaha

There...my first pad thai of the first day of my first time in Phuket....

Like I said it was raining....so we headed back to our room and waited for dinner.......Basically, all the non-hotel dining places are by the beach which is right behind the hotel...So, we searched for din-din there too...We had pineapple rice, tom yum pork, and pad thai AGAIN at Octopus Rest!!Nice place to dine....Food was good too....Okay..I had pad thai again because I was searching for the genuine pad thai flavor. The owner of this rest was kind enough to explain to me how to cook the genuine one...Unfortunately, they altered the original flavor and ingredients used to cater for English tourists....So, not too-genuine pad thai I had again.....But it was slightly different from the one I had for lunch...Lunch's pad thai was tomato-ey but the din-din's pad thai was close enough to the genuine one I tasted long ago in London....

Sprite in Thai language....I didn't know they still serve those vintage-glass-bottled sodas...Me likey =D

What's a post without the blogger having a vintage Sprite tasting right??

My 2nd pad thai of the day...Different right??These Thais thought they could fool me...HMPH!!!

What's the meaning of this post without more camwhore pictures of the bloggers right??haahahah......

The bedroom balcony overlooking the hotel's bar - Rebar

The bathroom's balcony....Aweksome!!

Dayumm....don't yellow lightings make your skin looks flawless and not so oily??

More updates coming soon......

Till then........

Stay tune!!

Our first trip to Phuket on April 9th, 2009!!!

Missing In Action.

MarnJenn have been fairly busy lately with work and assignment loads. Anyways, we just got back from Phuket, Thailand so....there will be loads of pictures coming soon.....

Owh...thanks to those who wished us 'Happy Birthday' heee...sorry for the confusion...it's our 5th anniversary today actually....but thanks alot for wishes!!!

More updates coming soon!!!!

Shaking Hands

Greetings all,something to prove that the blog is still alive and its still under construction for the time being.But no worries,there will still be posts and all now and then,just lil bit slow for now as the feeders are workin on couple of things at the moment.Hopefully everyone's doin alright as it is not a good year at all when it comes to financial issues.That includes myself too,the one thing i gotta go for now,is to set up the elfione/marnjenn room up here,more lights,more colours and also more carpets,think that should do the job.Sametime been workin on couple of stuff to get my work station back at home runnin.Vandal if you're reading this now,lookin forward to work on a few pieces with you with some hot beats.So we will see hows the line,if its all good,everything should be ready asap.Its 0530 in the morn,and this is the only i can do for now while waiting for my project renders,am sure many of you are sleeping so sweetly now,and just so you know,I WANNA SLEEP TOO.But yea,work comes first,so sacrifices are essential,but again,not all the time,we're still human.niway,once again take care people,lookin forward to post again with some pics from hue and other sampahs.

Missing you loads miss she.
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