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!!!

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