Cornetto Love Perhaps Season 2....And how it all began...

It was sometime in Sept when i found out that Cornetto Love Perhaps was going to have another season and they were looking for "quality" men! Hmmm, i thought that sounded a wee bit like me and a lot more of course!!! Haha!

One of my best mates, Teoh was actually on Season 1 and it was interesting to watch him on it. I thought i could hold my own...hell i figured i could win the damn thing IF i had been there...but i guess its always easier when u mouthing off in front of the tv!

So i asked myself, "Would i go on national TV to be on a "lovey-dovey" reality tv show and make an absolute arse of myself?"...The answer to that in true Raju fashion was "Hell Ya!!!" Hahaha!

I mean, i've always lived life like there's no tomorrow and do it without regrets, so why not-lah! So i decided to just go for the casting! Worst case scenario is i don't get in but at least i been there, done that...all for a good laugh at the end of the day.

So audition weekend came at Sri Pentas...long story short...waltz in, fill up damn a lot of forms & questionnaires, sign my life, went on stage in front of 3 judges, blew them away with my "RAJ" thing and the rest as they say is History!!! Haha!

When i found that i made it on the show, i thought was an awesome experience it would be. Oh, let's just say in hindsight, "awesome" was an understatement! But i'll come to that in a later post!

I didnt tell anyone about this except for a few close friends like Teoh. But eventually word got out...KL is only so big & i do get around a lil...well, maybe a lil more than a lil! Haha! Some were saying that i must be getting desperate to meet girls or find a gf! When i heard that, i wanted to die of laughter...the incredulity....as it is, i meet so many girls that I can't even remember some of their names and what they look like (I think i may hv just screwed myself here but hey, so what? I'm just being honest, so that must count for something!) a month down the road. As for finding a gf...i dont mind IF the right one comes along but i've been single for the last 4 yrs, so no biggie actually!

So what specifically motivated me to join it then??? Well the intrinsic benefit for me is always the Experience of "Been There, Done That"! But if u asking me the tangible benefit, well its as follows in terms of importance :

1. Public Exposure (which in hindsight was LOADS more than i would hv ever imagined!)
2. Winning The Grand Prize (which was a car...i would hv loved this coz i could then sell it and buy my pick-up truck that i was eyeing!!!)
3. Finding "The ONE"...i know, i know...u dont hv to say it! But u must understand that i am a very practical and realistic bloke! I hv met hundreds of fantastic, single & eligible women over the last 4 yrs and i haven't found "The ONE". So what was the probability that i would find her amongst the 5 girls on the show? Yes, its quite obvious that i am very much a number crunching guy in spite of my excessive happeningness!!! Hahaha!

So over the next few weeks in Oct, me and the other 7 guys were called in to studios to do all the photo shoots for the tv teaser ads, show promos, montage, etc...The same applied to the 5 gals but we were not allowed to meet each other till the 1st episode!

So now a lil bit of an insight to all the guys and gals of "Cornetto Love Perhaps Season 2"....

Bros.....

1. Ace - the only fully macha on the show...real joker, likes to hv fun, non-confrontational salsa dancing, party going bloke but underneath all that is his thinkin side which he keeps under wraps...
2. Vincent - the youngest & eventual winner...great guy, full of energy, passion & youthful exuberance BUT at the same time, his temperament, aggression & impulsiveness has (and will) gotten him into trouble....nothing a few more yrs of livin in this bitchin world won't resolve
3. Allan - the BAD guy on the show....started out as the hot favourite with the girls and even host, Choy Wan in the 1st few episodes but went downhill from there. A lot of shit went down especially in terms of his relationship with some of the girls & guys...some of it was brought upon by himself due to his competiveness BUT most of it was the shit taking a life of its own and just grew & grew! Suprised he made it to Top 3 but he had the Gods on his side i reckon. But overall I personally had NO real issue with him....things just got blown out of proportion..but hey, thats life right???
4. Voon - the Rockstar amongt us...damn talented singer & musician...if i could sing & play like him, i would hv thousands instead of hundreds of women around me!!! Hahah! My roommate and we bonded well...but sometimes his bluntness & sarcasm will not go down well with others!
5. Siva - all round Mr.Nice Guy....the other Chindian representative on the show....great guy, not over the top...more discreet and under the radar sort...ppl will not notice him at first but over time, his presence will be felt...only thing i observe from the show, he doesnt know how to say something adversed to others or hurt their feelings (dont feel bad my friend, i too hv this problem...most of the time!!! haha!)
6. Adrian - the pretty boy model who happens to be a Goodwill Ambassador too whatever that is! Tall and damn photogenic (of courselah, if not how to be model!!!) On the show, seemed to idealistic and in his own world, so doesnt seem to be a real person to me...but hey, if it works for him, who are we to say anything!
7. Robert - and saving the best for last & not least, our true DIVA "mus-cles man" celebrity who likes all his women to be "clean-shaven" (yes, u heard me right!) Missed a couple of our promo shoots and even the shoot for 1st episode, someone had to go to his place and bang on his door before he woke up....6 hours after morning call time!!! Then when it came to the 2nd episode, didnt even bother to turn up for it...Bro, if u not keen to be here, why the hell bother joinin in the 1st place-lah??? Must be due to the side effects of steroids! Haha!

So the above rounds up the Bros...so what about the Hoesssssss

1. Christy - ahhh, my "female" partner on Love Perhaps....the one i took a preference to amongst all the bit...opps, i mean girls on the show! Actually i think i didnt really made an effort to get to know her early on coz she being the youngest, why the hell would she go for me, the "Uncle" of the show (yes, i was the oldest after the dumbarse Robert got eliminated at the beginning of Ep. 2) BUT when we interacted more, i found that she was way matured beyond her 21 yrs! Very down-to-earth, logical and uses quite a bit of common sense. So what does this mean? U young punks can forget bout dating her!!! She's into matured old fart and uncles!!! Hahaha! But that being said, she has that wild crazy streak in her when she suddenly act all "man" like...she swears like a filthy bastard, walks & sits 'kang-kang" like a man with big balls and sometimes she even looks like a man! Yeah, what was i thinkin of when i hooked up with her....oh well.....
2. Laura - ah the French bombshell who made a surprise entry on Love Perhaps Ep. 3. Very attractive, great smile, FABulous boobs (Vince, dont kill me....compliment ahhh!) and friendly personality! SYT isnt she??? I enjoyed talking to her coz we could get on the same wavelength most of the time! Probably due to her upbringing in the West where u think more and maturity kicks in sooner...unlike girls here...(oh oh, another can of worms i just opened!!! Haha!)
3. May - the tall striking leggy model...she caught my eye 1st time i met her. Must hv been due to the height coz i fancy tall girls since i am 6 feet myself! Could friendly too but after a while, i discovered that we were not on the same page...level of thinkin that is...so she fits the 23 yr old girl...nothing wrong with that...just that she will grow up in due courselah...
4. Aliza - the exotic Thai - American who plays a "villian-ess in a daytime tv soap in Thailand...speaks & carries herself well, outgoing, extroverted, spunky....and possibly most MISunderstood as the show went on....one minute she's the GOOD girl, next she's the BAD girl, then GOOD girl and finally after the show's over, BADDDDDDDDD girl again!!!! Won't mention why as yet...but stay tune for real soap opera!
5. Shanna - the most famous and celebrity amongs all of us....she is akin to a "Dr.Jeckyl & Mr.Hyde Personality'...on one hand, she is so sweet & thoughtful and takes care of all of us BUT on the flip side, she can be so DIVA & trantrum like and would want everything her way!...This is a huge turnoff for me!!!
6. Claudine - the sweeetie of the show...didnt really get a chance to know her better...also very quiet but probably takes time to warm up to...my regret is that i didnt made the effort early on enuff before she left the show...

And the above sums it all up for everyone!!! Phew, am i long winded or what??? Anyway, if u want to find out more, look out for my next post on what happens on the show...if i dont get too lazy again that is!!!

__________________ To Be Continued _________________

Koh Samui "X'mas Full Moon Parteeee" Road Trip...(Part I)

I've been to Samui twice before (and those were SOME serious MISadventures ie. chick dramas, car trouble, gay inferences, encounter with a gunman and thought we gonna get shot {I am NOT joking here!!}, travel spats and mind u we were all blokes but i'll talk bout that another time) BUT on both occasion missed the infamous and much talked about Koh Phangan Full Moon Party by a couple of days!

Given that its on Raj's "I'm Gonna Do This B4 I Get Killed by Someone's Jealous Husband LIST", the planets all aligned perfectly for me to make this trip in Dec 2007.

Why so perfect you ask?....

• Firstly, my younger bro, VJ who is based in Australia now has already planned to be in Koh Samui with his best mate Joel from just before X'Mas till past the New Year! So i get to hijack & crash their accomodations too as this is the time of year when everything costs a bomb and is fully booked as well!


• Second and most importantly, this was also the exact (Thank U God!) weekend, when there was a one week break from the Cornetto Love Perhaps Season 2 shoot at which point i was still in it to win it!

So effectively, i could go...parteee like a Rockstar...and get back in time for the Love Perhaps shoot the next weekend!

For the benefit of everyone, the 3 major parties during this period was :

• Full Moon Parteeee on Mon 24Dec07


• X'mas Parteeeee on Tue 25Dec07


• New Year's Parteeee on Mon 31Dec07

So if u not already bored from reading the above...allow me to share briefly the bits about my trip...and those who are keen to do a road trip there, do take notes yah....

A couple of days before leaving, the Superstar i am, only went to Pudu Station to buy the tixs! Found out that most tixs to Haadyai sold out! Cursing myself for not doing it earlier...however, fate intervened and managed to get 3 tickets (fyi, my 2 best mates, Nanda & Tong joined me on this trip too!) @ RM55 per tix...these tixs were freakin marked-up from RM40 but at least we got transport!

Left Sat 22Dec 11pm Pudu Station...bloody long trip but beggars cant be choosy! Went thru the Thai Border where we stopped and bought some duty free booze for the pre-parteee parteee in Koh Samui!

Reached Haadyai Central Sun 23Dec 9am....got off the bus and 1st thing we needed to do was arrange our onward transfer to Koh Samui the next mrng. Managed to get an express van to Koh Samui (which also includes the ferry fare) for THB430. I had already made arrangements for hotel accomodation in xxx Hotel (i forget!) So we checked in. Tong wanted to take a nap (he's quite the Old Uncle btw in spite of being the youngest! Haha!) while me and Nanda roamed the streets of Haadyai in the afternoon sun!

So basically we went in search of a couple of things...

1. Where to parteee tonight (what else!!!)...i've been here b4 and there were some good places BUT for the life of me, i cant remember where they were!!!


2. Grab some of the roadside stall delicasies (which would make u cringe if u knew how the food was initially prepared but lets NOT go there!) coz we were starving!


3. Looking for some authentic & CHEAPPPP Thai Mas-sage (mind u we are referring to the proper one and not those dodgy ala Ping-Pong Mas-sages!!! It's against RAJ PRINCIPLES to do this!!!)

So we went walkabout, found some stalls...pointed at some stuff on their stall that looks remotely like food and ate the "stuff"...the fact i am writing this meant i survived it! Haha! Tons of places offering foot (approx THB250 per hour) & traditional massages (approx THB300 for 2 hrs!)

Us "kiasu" M'sians of course went around looking for the best deal (and of course the icing would be a HOT Thai gal rubbing her hands all over you!!! Haha!) Finally we found one which we managed to bargain the 2 hr Thai Traditional Massage for THB250! Of course we asked for a good looking chick to do it and there must hv been a HUGE miscommuncation coz we got 2 Aunties instead!!! Oh well....

After that we went walk about again....and passed this place that does haircut...i thought what the hell, i needed a hair cut, why not do it in Haadyai....came out alright in the end and costed me THB190!

Oh we werent done yet for the evening....passed by a foot massage place which had a special deal of ONLY THB190 for foot massage....how could i pass up, so i did that tooo while Nanda used their internet service and tried chatting up the owner's young & innocent daughter to come out partying with us that night!!! Haha! Managed to get a few club names from her which may be happening.

Finally we went back to the hotel with some food we bungkus for Tong otherwise he starves to death!

So we chilled out, had our pre-clubbin drinks and then off we went at 11pm....to sum up the whole nit in a nut shell...the clubs were quite boring, there were NO dance floor...got live performances for the audience to enjoy...so it was a huge letdown for the boys coz it was their 1st time in Haadyai (and probably their last!)

We finally went back at 230am after checking out 3 clubs but all sucked by our standards (i cant remember their names!)

But its cool....save our energy for the BIG Party that is yet to come....

________To Be Continued _________

Greetings from The Winterlands of Vancouver, Canada...

Ok, so i'm dramatising it a wee bit...its cold but not that cold-cold freezing cold! I just hate this kind of weather!

Anyway, its been a good couple of weeks since my last inaugural post...and yes i know that was a long while back! I will endeavour to update more often if i can get off my lazy arse!

Anyway, i will do a post of my *yawn* exploits here in Canada when i am back in KL which will be by end of this wk.

So i will take this opportunity to do a recap of recent MISadventures...i will start from my Koh Samui "Full Moon Parteeee" road trip in Dec and work backwards...

Enjoy!!!

Raj has finally entered the BlogWorld...let everyone beware!!!!

Hello ladies & gentlemen, boys & girls of all ages & size....

It is indeed I who has been mulling the idea of spreading the word & providing love, joy & happiness in true Raj entertainment fashion via the internet superhighway has finally decided to set up shop amongst u NETizens out there. Hahah!

So hopefully after today, i am no longer considered a VIRGIN amongst you lot...so be nice...and gentle!!! Hahah!

Anyway, i got loads to say...loads to type...but guess what, don't know where to start...so i won't!!! Lazylah now coz am at April, my dear gal pal's place for CNY makan-makan and waiting to devour the food that has already been prepared.

And speaking of April, i have to credit her with helping me get started (failing which she plans to either use physical violence and better yet, be the first to flame my blog, the bloody b&%$@ !!!). But jokes aside, she is indeed a SYT...single some more, so u want to find out more about her...she also has her own blog *hint-hint"(yes, she BLOGS tooo!!!) And for a undisclosed sum to be credit to my bank account, her phone number is up to the highest bidder!

Ok gotta run.....will update you guys on some of my past exploits or MISadventures which includes

- NEAR death Tsunami experience at Phuket
- Solo Climb up Mount Fuji
- Partying all out Full Moon style at Koh Phangan
- Road Trip style KL - Haadyai - Hua Hin - Bangkok - Pattaya - Koh Samui - Haadyai - KL

And the list goes on and unfortunately some MISadventures may remained censored & sanitised coz the content too HOTTTTTlah....

Au Voir (sorry, i damn Cina-India, never pass my Frenchie classes!.....)