Satan Subdued

Operation: Dream Crushing a.k.a. American Idol started its 8th season yesterday.

May pagbabagong ginawa this season. A fourth judge is added to its 'credible' panel, in the person of hitmaker Kara Dioguardi.

Kara is the woman behind many of today's hit including those by the Pussycat Dolls, Jewel and Celine Dion to name a few. Although she's not as popular as Paula Abdul, she's credible enough to be a judge.

The show kicked off its 8th season in Phoenix, Arizona. Home of Season 6 winner Jordin Sparks. 27 hopefuls were given a ticket to Hollywood for the next round including a blind but truly gifted guy, a female rocker whose bandmates were not aware of her 'future plans', and most notable of all is a girl who came to audition wearing a bikini.

Abangan na lang natin if they move up to the next round.

Surprisingly, 'evil' judge and all-time favourite critic Simon Cowell was a bit 'nicer'. Maybe because he broke up with his long time girlfriend and finally realized he should be a little nicer.

Or maybe he was affected by the economic downfall, pati ang pagiging mean at rude niya is also on its recession stage.

Well, it's too early to tell pa. Unang araw pa lang naman ang naipakita.

Who knows, in the coming days Satan Jr. will release his inner evil and lash everybody that's coming his way.

I also want to see Kara a little mean. She looks mean kasi.

LOL

On a different note (pun intended), I think being 'deaf' increases confidence and self-esteem. American Idol is one platform where we see (and hear) a different kind and a higher level of confidence.

You think so too?

Watch American Idol (in the Philippines) every Wednesday and Thursday 6pm on Starworld.