Is it MasterChef Malaysia final already?

By the time you read this, it's probably about 24 hours before the MasterChef Malaysia final showdown between Ezani the dentist and Wahidan the farmer on Sunday night. I will honestly say I did not anticipate these two to be in the finals, ever. So bravo to them.

Some thoughts about this season of MasterChef Malaysia...

1. The use of the contestants' nama glamour in the opening credits was redundant, given that they've been addressed by their names proper throughout the competition.
2. Boot camp where they had to do coconut milk from scratch with actual halved coconuts and scraper? Very Malaysian (at least). At least they didn't have to crack their own coconuts open as well..
3. I was watching to see how far Ary Malik would go... And yes, I actually know her from TV way back when. She did quite okay considering.
4. Chef Riz looking like a cross between MasterChef Australia judge Matt Preston and Bond villain at some point. Couldn't quite put my finger on the close resemblance to Preston until just now.
5. Maggi? Really, MasterChef Malaysia, MAGGI? I know they're a sponsor, but still..whole challenges where they had to use the noodle and/or the flavouring? Really? At least it's quintessentially Malaysian...
6. Felix - the guy who won a challenge with a plate of maggi mee goreng. D'OH!
7. I say Felix and Imelda should've gotten the boot long before they got to Top 6. I know she makes for great TV with her crying and fanning herself; Felix... not so much. Brian the vegetarian auditor is not-too-bad TV fodder.
8. I can't be the only one that doesn't know who half (at least) the so-called "celebrity chefs" are everytime they're brought on for the Celebrity Chef Challenge.
9. I have to give the non-Malay contestants props for speaking as much Malay as they could and not sounding too pelat doing so.
10. Don't quite understand why only the Masterclass episodes were on STARWORLD to begin with. But I understood why they had to switch the speaking language to English about half way in. Was a little awkward hearing the older judges/mentors speak English as a second language - I was fine with subtitles.
11. Glad I can't remember the Jaya Grocer jingle at the moment.
12. Wasn't really expecting Adam Liaw (MasterChef Australia Season 2 winner) to show up to judge in the penultimate episode. But the timing might be coincidental as he was also in town to promote his holiday Guinness-infused menu, so..

I can't say it was good, but it wasn't all that crappy, either. I'd say it was craptastic at best.

PS. You can catch up on whole episodes on YouTube, though I'm not sure who would actually do that.