• Cyndi Lauper's proving to be a great distraction to the team LOL. I think she's going to lose some fans after this season, like seriously. Her hairstyle keeps on evolving, it's pretty sensational.
• The former Illinois governor is stirring up so much controversy! People on the streets are calling him 'a disgrace', and one even mistook him for Donny Osmond HAHA.
• Curtis Stone is homeMADE. =)
• The wrestlers (Goldberg and Maria) are doing themselves proud by having the brains and the brawns to execute the project.

Winning team: Tenacity [Maria raised $20,000 for her fonudation, Make a Wish Foundation]

Reasons for win: . They seemed to promote the product more than the men which is what the Kodak presidents were looking for despite numerous power outages that threatened them during the walkthrough.

Losing team: Rocksolid

Reasons for loss: While the men were praised for using their celebrity power (such as Darryl posing in a New York Mets jersey) with certain people the men missed the bill on getting the product out to the customers and also lost because of a card that had a website to find the pictures that were taken at the store: the website was nowhere to be found on the card, according to 2 secret shoppers that shopped at the men's storefront.

Final boardroom: Sinbad, Bret Michaels, Rod Blagojevich

Fired: Sinbad for not leading well as the team leader and for not being able to manage Bret, who disappeared for the first part of the task. Sinbad was criticized for the website card as well and also was fired for bringing Rod Blagojevich in when he was not responsible for the loss.

Places visited: France: Reims, Épernay and Pierry

• Champagne cellars look as dingy and smelly as trenches/ditches/shellscrapes do.
• Taittinger La Marquetterie is a beautiful name and has a beautifuller aesthetic.
• I keep forgetting the existence of the grandpup-and-daughter team (Steve and Allie) – surprisingly they have been doing consistently well. Their car decided to die on them though, and that cost them some valuable time. What’s more, the grandpa injured his hand. Opportune moment for them to get eliminated, but they still came in third.
• Jordan is still a source of humour – she thought Joan in Noah’s ark was a guy.
• I don’t like the detectives (Louie and Michael), so why do they keep coming in first?
• Balancing those glasses can be a pain. And my favourite two teams were fighting to avoid elimination – Jeff and Jordan, and Brent and Caite.
  
  Eliminated: Jeff and Jordan. Damn, that sucked.

• It was so amusing watching the Illinois governor taking orders and serving people the restaurant.
• Girls had a very good strategy initially. Since they only had 3 hours of operations, they let the diners who were willing to make bigger donations dine first. However, the crowd turned chaotic because Carol kept rallying people into the diner and there was no one controlling the situation.
• Guys had one of the stupidest strategies ever in the beginning. They charged US$100 for a freaking burger. Who in the world would buy that?! All the culinary skills of Curtis Stone went to waste because of a pricing problem! Somehow though, rich folks started streaming and the situation started to change for the better.
• Obviously, Cyndi performed ‘True Colours’ in the diner. She started crumbling when Donald Jr came up to her and asked her the simplest of questions. Funny.

VERDICT

Tenacity: US$39,559 (including the US$10,000 which Joan Rivers gave to them)
Rocksolid: US$57,900

As project manager, Bret Michaels wins $100,000 for his charity American Diabetes Association. Tenacity lost because they left many big donors in the line. Hence, Carol was at fault because she didn’t control the crowd. The food pricing was criticized for being set too low, and that contributed to their loss.

Eliminated: Carol Leifer

P.S The girls were all super harmonious. Everyone didn’t want to mention who was the weakest link, which I thought was rather sweet of them. But obviously, Trump didn’t like all the wishy-washy.
P.P.S Donald Trump lost a little of my respect when he started slamming Rosie O’Donnell.

Link to episode 1.

• The ending is pretty mind-blowing. Emotional.
• Robert Pattinson and Pierce Brosnan can actually act. I loved how Pattinson yelled at Brosnan in one of the scenes.
• The movie is not as sappy as the trailer made it out to be. The opening and closing sequences somewhat disproved that hypothesis immediately.
• I think the Ruby Jerins acted really well as the intelligent small girl (Caroline) who gets picked on in school. I like her short hair, and her very adult-like aspirations about becoming an artist.
• I like how ominous music starts kicking in whenever they portray happy scenes. Absolute irony
• Don't find out the dates the film takes place, because it will spoiler you for the ending.
• I thought Chris Cooper didn't act too well as the protective father.

• The opening of the film is so boring. It only took a turn when Alice started falling down the hole, which was a pretty amazing scene.
• The film didn't blow me away (probably because my expectations for the movie were high), but I guessed the visual effects were the main attraction.
• It was a fun and imaginative tale, with the movie strongly anchored by the impressionable characters and environments, rather than an intriguing plot.
• I liked how Johnny Depp (Mad Hatter) didn't really steal the whole show. I mean, he usually becomes the limelight of the shows that he act in (Sweeney Todd, Pirates of the Carribbean...), but he doesn't this time round. Very good.
• I loved the Red Queen (played by Helena Bonham Carter aka Bellatrix Lestrange in Harry Potter and Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd)
• Anne Hathaway had too little screentime as The White Queen imo.
• I'd encourage you to watch it in 3D, because it does immerse you in Wonderland.

LOOKING FORWARD TO WATCHING SHUTTER ISLAND.

1. Siobhan Magnus - Paint It Black
2. Aaron Kelly - Angie
3. Didi Benami - Play With Fire
4. Crystal Bowersox - You Can't Always Get What You Want
5. Katie Stevens - Wild Horses
6. Lee DeWyze - Beast of Burden
7. Paige Miles - Honky Tonk Women
8. Casey James - It's All Over Now
9. Michael Lynche - Miss You
10. Lacey Brown - Ruby Tuesday
11. Andrew Garcia - Gimme Shelter
12. Tim Urban - Under My Thumb

People whom I care for:

• Siobhan was fantastic. That high note....shazam!!! As Kara said, best interpretation tonight.
• Aaron chose the right song! Nice falsettoes that were within his capacity.He even got compared to Justin Timberlake and Rascal Flatts.
• Didi did a smashing job! It's good to see her coming out of mid-table. The sweetness of her voice somehow contributed positively to the eerieness of song.
• Crystal is such a joy to watch. Very natural on stage, delivers with a conviction that other contestants lack. However, it's true that she didn't come in first this round.
• Lacey likes to sit on the edge of the stage. I really like her voice quality, but sometimes she can get rather boring, especially when she decides to rest her thighs when the strings quartet come in.

Other news:

• David Cook's having a new album!
• Orianthi (MJ's guitarist for his comeback concert, This Is It) performed 'According To You', which has peaked #17 on Billboard. The song sounds so Demi Lovato. Don't like!
• Ke$ha performed her 2nd single 'Blah Blah Blah' with 3OH!3. A bit crazy, but it's just her.

Bottom 3: Paige Miles, Tim Urban, Lacey Brown

Eliminated: LACEY BROWN (sigh.)

Here's the links to the performance show and results show. Next week's theme: Teen Idols. WTF? Does that mean a combination of all evils like Taylor, Demi and Jonas?

P.S The elimination song (Will Young's 'Leave Right Now') is so evil! 'I think I better leave right now, before I fall any deeper.' HAHA oh god.

Models who stood out in the debut episode:

• Black girl who behaves like a white, Simone
• Bald girl who has been through hell as a child, Naduah
• Girl who thinks she knows it all and yet is really good as a model, Krista
• Bi-racial girl who knows a lot about the modelling industry, Gabrielle
  

• 18-year-old mother, Jessica
• The bad-girl-gone-good, Angelea
• The weird nerd who wore a wig and who is seriously quite a failure, Alasia
• The last-minute entry, Ren

Louis will be away from 15th March to the afternoon of 20th March. This time, he'll be able to Twitter, save for the days between Tuesday and Thursday!

10 things to remember about field camp and I:

1. I gained 1kg after field camp. Yes, gained.
2. Digging shellscrapes are an absolute breeze when you are given a half-done one with wet soil.
3. I cannot fathom how carrying a 30kg load on my back would be, given I already died carrying a 20kg one.
4. Paintball is not fun when you're wearing a suffocating gear HAHA.
5. Ice-cream and a letter from home were just the things we needed midway.
6. The inertia of wearing things on and taking things off my body can get frustrating. It's like a love-hate relationship thing.
7. Yes, the rations taste fantastic initially! The same can't be said for the subsequent meals.
8. I will wear my ear plugs whenever I need to.
9. I think I have been very fortunate to be placed in this platoon, in this company.
10. I love tunnels.