Europe didn't get it.

What I say is that Silvia Night is just too good for the Eurovision Song Contest. Her talent and mere presense were too much for Europe to handle, and thus didn't get her what she deserved.

As I mentioned in my last post, during this year's musical extravaganza I was in Baku, Azerbaiajn. Set my alarm for midnight Azeri-time, at which time it was all going to start, all I'll say is thank Jehova for the BBC!
As I was all by myself I did the saddest (or perhaps not, depends which way you look at it) thing ever and used the notepad on my bedside table to scribble some comments on the 24 appearances.
Here it goes:

1. Switzerland- well, I thought it was boring, would have been so much more interesting if they'd broken into one of them Israeli-style choreography inspired dances (as Estonia did in the semi-finals).
2. Moldova- loca what? And what's with the Britney-girl going from wearing something, to wearing nothing, to wearing something else (that third point normally doesn't happen)?
3. Israel- a bit Swedish this one (not the song itself though). White outfits and ethnic diversity. Glad to see another version of the traditional Israeli-style choreography, the finale-Israeli lineup!
4. Latvia- scared me, and what's up with that wire-man at the end?
5. Norway- folk-y, repetitive, haya-hayaya, whatever-la!
6. Spain- Bloody Mary, Bloody Awful. What's with those office-chairs? Should have stayed in duty free!
7. Malta- eyebrows!
8. Germany- some people lost the plot years ago. Who knew country music and Germany had anything in common? (now we know the answer: this awful song!)
9. Denmark- twist away, far far away please. Dancers were so random they might aswell have Tourette's.
10. Russia- one of my personal favourites, in more ways than one. She loves the ballerinas.
11. FYROM- not that bad actually, good move to send a gorgeous girl with a somewhat upbeat tune, although it did have more potential.
12. Romania- eastern-euro pop-trans.
13. Bosnia & Herzigovina- takes a while to get going, and when it does, doesn't go very far. Nice melody though.
14. Lithuania- crap.
15. United Kingdom- no comment. Terrible.
16. Greece- such a diva, that Anna Vissi. Good balad, but didn't quite cut it for me. Well done though for managing to perform so well in front of an audience that sang so fiercely along, which by the way is so Greek (saw a clip from Greek TV, it was really loud in that Arena).
17. Finland- gross, but what a show. Felt sorry for all the little euro-kids going to sleep crying over them. Impressed by all the Finnish flags in the audience. Well done though, at least it was a Nordic victory (and thank god it wasn't Sverige)!
18. Ukraine- Heidi with the boobies! Would have liked to see more Cossack-style beats and dancing.
19. France- she had a zit on her chin, all I remember about it.
20. Croatia- awful.
21. Ireland- boring.
22. Sweden- Carola's back with the blowdryer against her head, yet again (although this time she better be careful it don't blow off bits of leather off her Swedish over-caked 'n baked face). Lacked an oomph it could have had, and should have stuck to the original Svenska.
23. Turkey- grows on you. I'm a fan though. She loved the beats in the middle of the song, and the British dancers. Go Sibel.
24. Armenia- UNIBROW and spandex. Not that terrible for their first time.

That's it, my thoughts on the evening's ongoings. Good show actually. Anything else? Well,

Sakis in the white suit.
Sakis in the gold suit.

The Eurovision Song Contest is nearly here once again.

The evenings of the 18th and 20th are of course the highlight of this month... unfortunately yours truly won't be able to enjoy the main extravaganza of the 20th at home, as I'm scheduled to be in Azerbaijan of all places, however I'm confident the Hyatt will have a wide enough selection of international TV channels to ensure my evening won't be spoiled.
In order to make the most of the fun, I will of course be organizing a party... albeit for the semi-finals on the 18th, my shopping trip to the supermarket down the road in Ankara yesterday providing most of the fare on offer, making this a somewhat Turkish-themed evening, foodwise.

I'm off to Athens now, coming back on the 18th, unfortunately not long enough to see my favoutrite superstar step on stage in the city where it's all taking place. Oh well, maybe next year.

I have this thing about glasses. Although I don't need them, ever since I can remember myself I've wanted a pair. My fabulous colleague Monica lent me hers to try on while dining in Ankara, Turkey a few days ago, and I'm in love... with the glasses, duh!
According to a panel of 9 fellow Flight Attendants at the dinner table, this style suits me brilliantly, but due to my 'fairer' features I should choose lighter coloured frames, if I ever need 'em, that is. A Flight Attendant's advice is golden, I tell you.
(And you, dear reader, are of course more than welcome to comment).

While flying for a living is not boring by any means, people in my job do get bored on the job ever so occasionally, and I admit to being one of them.
While on a 4-hour Ankara-Khartoum flight, my colleague and I went through every newspaper and magazine onboard the aircraft (it's not exactly hard serving two sleeping Business Class passengers in the middle of the night), the last one to be picked up (for reasons totally unknown to me!) was the Economist, which duly informed us that ladies should try "dousching" with lime-juice in order to avoid catching STD's such as HIV. Well, what can I say, the Economist does teach you new things every day!