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So, the rumors about the feud between rapper Nicki Minaj and singer Mariah Carey appears to be true after all!

In case you do not know, both Nicki and Mariah are now sitting on the same panel of judges for the 12th season of reality singing show American Idol. The other two judges are Keith Urban and Randy Jackson.


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How do I know that the rumors are true? Well, the fight between these two divas became so bad that the production of American Idol came to a halt in Charlotte on Tuesday when foul-mouthed Nicki Minaj unleashed a tirade of jabs and curses at Mariah.

Read More > My Top 5 Divas 

The proof? Someone actually recorded a video of it and TMZ posted it online. Not sure if it's still available now, but hopefully you can still watch a portion of it below.



It is difficult to hear what Nicki and Mariah said in the video but here's what was translated from one source. I think Nicki mostly drowned out Mariah's voice so we could not really hear what Mariah was saying.

Mariah : B***H!

Nicki : I'm gonna knock you out!

Nicki : Get this s**t in control. Get in control. Get in control.

Randy : Settle down, settle down.

Nicki : Don't lose your head. Don't lose your head (inaudible). Don't tell me I'm a gangster.

Nicki : (inaudible) Every five minutes. So every time you patronize me, I'm a-take it back, and if you've got a f***ing problem, handle it.

Nicki : I told them I'm not f***ing putting up with her f***ing highness over there. Figure it the f**k out.

Mariah : Oh Whyyy?

Nicki : Figure it out.

Mariah : Do I have a 3-year old sitting around me?

Nicki : I'm not gonna sit here every f***ing minute to have you come down and harass me every minute, every day.

Mariah : Listen .... I can't see my kids because you decided to make... to have a little baby fit and going all around the stage.

Nicki : Good, go see them now... go see them now. You're boring as f**k.

WHOA!! This is EPIC!!

And guess what? Poor Keith Urban was sitting in between these two feuding divas. I feel sorry for him! Wonder what will Nicole Kidman (Keith's wife) advise him in such a situation? LOL!

The video was presumably taken right after the two divas started to have a heated disagreement over a contestant's performance. And the exchange of words went so out of control that producers had to shut down the audition for the day even though there were some contestants left!

Judging from the limited exchange of words above, who do you think were at fault? Who started the argument in the first place?


The 4 judges with host, Ryan Seacrest  (Image source)

When Mariah was first paid a stunning USD18 million to be a judge on American Idol, she had no idea that Nicki would be joining the show as well. It was reported that she was upset when she heard that Nicki was hired.

Read More > In Praise Of Mariah Carey

No idea what came between them, but two years ago, Mariah actually collaborated with Nicki on a music video for Mariah's song Up Out My Face. Watch it below.



Although I am a huge fan of Mariah, I am not going to side with her based on this limited information. I also happen to like some of Nicki's songs though I think she's more of a rapper than a singer. But, Nicki just simply disappoints me with her foul language and horrible manners. I mean, even if Mariah did say something that hurt her feelings, couldn't she at least show some class?

Oh well, I guess all these feuding might just help American Idol in its ratings. Or it might not. Whatever happens, I can't wait to watch the next season of American Idol!

OK, folks. It's back to my Hong Kong travel posts again.

This was a trip I made with a friend in March last year. You may want to read about our visit to Ocean Park by clicking on the links below.

Pandas Galore At Ocean Park Hong Kong! (Part 1)
Pandas Galore At Ocean Park Hong Kong! (Part 2)
My Breakfast At Australia Dairy Company
The Waterfront At Ocean Park Hong Kong
The Cable Car Ride At Ocean Park Hong Kong
The Summit At Ocean Park Hong Kong
The Symbio Water Screen Show At Ocean Park Hong Kong

Now that I've brought you up to date, let's continue from where I left off. After watching the awesome Symbio Water Screen Show, my friend and I left Ocean Park. We were both hungry and wanted to have roast goose rice for dinner as it was highly recommended by a friend of ours before this trip.

Outside Ocean Park, I saw the Citybus no. 629 which services the route between Ocean Park and the Admiralty MTR Station.



However, we were not going to the Admiralty MTR Station but were heading to Lan Kwai Fong for the roast duck rice.  So, we flagged down a taxi instead.

The problem was, the friend who recommended us the roast duck rice could not recall the name of the restaurant. She told us it sounded like 'Loong Kee' and it's in Lan Kwai Fong area. And she said the price was very reasonable and totally worth our money. We told the taxi driver and he said he would bring us there.

On reaching Lan Kwai Fong, the taxi driver stopped in front of a restaurant called Yung Kee. My friend and I looked at each other. Could this be the restaurant our friend recommended? It was not 'Loong Kee' but it was close enough.

My first thought was, it looked way too high class!


Yung Kee Restaurant on the right side of this photo

To my surprise, a staff who had been standing in front of the restaurant opened the taxi door for me and welcomed me. Oh no! With such good treatment, I knew at once we were at the wrong restaurant!

After getting down from the taxi, I quickly told my friend this could not be the restaurant we were looking for. Smiling rather sheepishly at the man who opened the taxi door for me, we quickly excused ourselves and walked away. LOL!

Come to think of it, why should I even feel embarrassed? Is there a law that say we can't stop in front of a restaurant that we don't intend to visit? No right? Haha!



We walked up and down the street known as Wellington Street searching for another restaurant selling roast goose rice. But the place looked expensive so I kept thinking were we even at the right location?



I sent a text message to my friend in Malaysia to confirm the location. She said we were at right place but probably not at the correct street as the restaurant should not look expensive.



We then went into some shops to enquire, but guess what? None knew about the existence of this roast goose rice restaurant!

So in the end we spent a good one hour walking around Lan Kwai Fong. I saw quite a lot of foreigners (possibly expatriates) and they seemed to like this place. I guess Lan Kwai Fong must be a haven for those who like drinking, clubbing or dining.



I spotted this brightly lit Coach store along the famous D'Aguilar Street. Love it!



This is Lei Dow bar along D'Aguilar Street. No, my friend and I did not go in for a drink. We were still searching for that elusive roast goose rice restaurant!



This is AON China Building at the corner junction of Queen's Road Central and Pedder Street.



A Burberry store.



Signboards showing directions in front of the Louis Vuitton shop.



Snapped some photos of double decker buses as I don't get to see such buses in Malaysia.





Hong Kong taxis were aplenty. We finally got into one and made our way back to Mongkok where we stayed.



It's too bad we could not find the restaurant but that was OK, as we managed to eat some really yummy roast goose rice at another restaurant during our trip.

But what did we end up eating that night after reaching Mongkok? Stay tuned for my next post coming right up!