ahh. overrated

the highlight of Pussycat Dolls 'Doll Domination' concert for me was not the R&B sassy quintet (or quartet, since Jessica didn't show up that night)
but, the celebrities and socialites who showed up at the one hour musical act
and the news-hungry press who followed them around.

oh my gosh. it was like watching a puppet show.


henry, tya, meljie and I were standing on the sides of the entrance 'red carpet'
with our media partner id (thanks to nu:B magazine)
when we saw these people who came with leather pants, 3cm-thick-powdered face,
christian louboutin heels, and sequence dresses
walking, pretending they didn't want the journalists to ask them question
yet they posed and looked at the camera with the 'please ask me questions and make me feel famous' face. and the press were crazy to do so.

we couldn't help but to shake our heads and giggle

there has been a downgrading in journalism,media, and art industry during the last decade.
it's getting so bad that people are getting more and more desperate

nowadays, it's either you go all the way and produce excellent and high quality works (like Nia Dinata's movies and Efek Rumah Kaca's music) or you do the very crappy one (and I mean, very crappy) to get people to talk about you (like Dewi Perssik and Kuburan Band)

what makes it worse is the fact that media encourages this downgrading by exposing and promoting them!
they don't investigate or expose things that are worth it,relevant, and of value anymore.

check out this scene at an interview with Manohara Odelia Pinot recently:

I: Hey, Mano, so how many Hermes Birkin Bag do you have?
M: *thinking* Mmm...six or seven I think.
I: Wow, and is that Christian Louboutin you're wearing?
M: Mm...*looking at the brand's signature red soles she stood on* Yeah, it is.

And this was supposed to be an interview with a girl who's been sexually abused?
trust me, I watched it live on TV. the next question was 'where do you usually go shopping' gosh!

well the point is. i just think it's tragic that media is reporting,exposing,chasing, and encouraging the rise of this 'pembodohan informasi'. it's just overrated.

oh well ;) talking about being an idealist. haha.