SINGAPORE : Flyers of Singapore Idol finalists Taufik Batisah
and Sylvester Sim have been hitting the streets. With just days to
go before the finals on December 1, their fans have been stepping
up efforts to rally more support.
Some hard-core Sly fans spend their time drawing and painting while
waiting for their Idol.
They make posters, banners and even folded little hearts to form
Sylvester's name.
"To show our support for Sylvester, we don't need to do anything
fanciful for him. We might be doing something simple and we might
be saving all the money to vote for him during the finals," one fan
said.
Viewers may have noticed an overwhelming amount of publicity
regarding Sylvester, whether it's about his fan base or even his
family problems.
But Taufik's fans say Taufik should not feel left out, as he has
the support and backing of his former school, Singapore
Polytechnic.
So if you are travelling along Dover Road, you will come across a
15-metre banner that screams, "Vote Taufik, Singapore Poly
graduate!"
"It's good for us to support our former graduate; but most of all
his voice is very good so we must support him," one Singapore
Polytechnic student said.
Taufik's fan base have also spilled onto the streets -- some 20
Singapore Poly students distributed 5,000 flyers to rally the
public to vote for Taufik.
"My strategy is to give out flyers to those teenagers, working
professionals and old folks. Basically working professionals have
the spending power to vote for him and the teenagers are much more
into music," one student said.
Other fans prefer to show their support by making cards and
banners.
"We are going down to the paint brushes, to the crayons and
everything else. It's all with our own hands, will all our
sincerity and lots of love for Taufik," one fan said.
"Like Taufik says, he is going to give more than 100 percent; so
are we," another said.
Indeed the fans are working hard, and only time will tell if all
their hard work will pay off. - CNA