Cook is it!

Admittedly, I am not a big fan of David Cook .. hehe ..

But I truly acknowledge that he rocks. I respect his talent and he truly is a performe. He does not necessarily have the best vocals but it is good enough with the aura he brings on stage. I just don't like it when he shouts .. hehe. His best performance, for me that is, was "Always be my Baby". I was hoping that he will end up in the finale so he could sing it again. Well, he did not choose to do so. But, who cares? He is the new American Idol :)

I am no big fan of David Archuleta either. I just like that his voice is nice and I think he is really a nice person as well. Archuleta was also great. But he was a given ever since he was chosen to be part of Top 24.

David vs. David finale was a great combination. They are complete opposites and with definitely different fan base. And different attitudes as well. Cook can act smug and go head on with Simon's feedbacks ("well, it's America who votes .. toynk!). Archuleta, on the other hand, was all thank you, gosh, this is so great .. hehe. Basically, either one will do.

All in all, I was thinking (not necessarily hoping) that Archuleta will win before the finale just because he was a shoo-in from the very beginning and most of the people who tend to vote are those who fall within the age-group of his fans. And aside from that, there is this reality that I can't get rid of : the image of Cook being smug ... sorry dude .. hehe. Maybe it goes with his age and the rocker aura (but I don't think Daughtry was smug .. maybe that's why he was booted out before the final 3 kasi kulang ang rocker aura niya). Another reason is I have this feeling that Cook will sell more albums than Archuleta whether he wins the title or not, so, kay Archuleta na lang ang title .. hehe

I admit that Cook has a lot of fans on this side of the plante. Friends and classmates of mine were rooting for him. Even my mom was cheering for him .. hehe :)

Come performance night, Archuleta clearly outshone Cook. Nahulog sa song choice. But I really like Cook's 2nd song, even if Archuleta's 2nd song was a winner's song .. hehe. So, medyo nareinforce yung belief ko na Archuleta could win.

I was thinking na super nag-effort fans ni Cook because naipit siya last night. Kudos to his fans .. fans jud mo .. hehe

So, if I am not a big fan of Cook and Archuleta, then who am I? I am one big fan of Michael Johns .. haha .. yun ang highlight sa akin - to see him perform again .. hehe

Here are my Top 5 moments in the final results night:

1. The 6 guys singing with Bryan Adams .. I like the songs they sang man gud .. hehe :)

2. Carly and Michael's duet .. the top 5 usually sing with a celebrity, eh di celebrity si Michael Johns .. haha!

3. Midnight Train to Georgia with Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey, Jr. (lingawa nako kay Downey oi)

4. Opening number ng Top 12 .. all white .. hehe :)

5. Archuleta singing Apologize with One Republic (familiar man gud ako sa kanta .. hehe)

Oh, the announcing of the winner (pinatagal din talaga ni Ryan after he said "david ...") was memorable as well. But I got a text message that our Corpo grade is out .. nakulbaan ko! So, medyo nawindang .. haha .. I'll check my grade later .. hopefully, I'll be a Cook when I get it (please .. Lord .. hehe) :)