Happy Endings, Malaysian Idol and Boo! Nigeria

I heard something sweet happen on RickDees' top 40 yesterday. This guy called in and asked the host's opinion on something his ex said a couple of months after they split up. Apparently she'd told him her favourite song was Hoobastank's The Reason, and he wanted to know if she meant anything by it.

What Rick did was to call the ex on conference and ask her on live radio if there was a hidden meaning. Since I said earlier this was a sweet happening, as you'd probably guessed she wanted to get back together with the lucky sod. Now, bearing in mind this may have been another studio setup to elicit "awwwwws" from listeners, if it was authentic, three cheers for the bloke and his soon to be reunited bird.

I love happy endings, don't you?

On another note, I personally thought today's instalment of Malaysian Idol was rather crappy. For some reason I seem to get more and more annoyed with Paul Moss. Granted that some of the applicants (or is it supplicants) were deserving of a boot out the door, I felt he could have been a little more sporting. I guess this is where he pales in comparison to our other favourite gwailo, Simon Cowell. Where Cowell thrives on barbed wit with a smile, Moss simply comes across as a brooding, sourfaced kid. Sorry man, IMHO it takes more than a scowl and mean comments to be a good judge.

There was an unexpected highlight, however. Roslan Aziz visibly cringed when a contestant sang a Sheila Majid song, which I found highly amusing.

Speaking of amusing, if you've ever had to delete yet another Nigerian/Filipino/Bruneian letter for assistance from your inbox, maybe you'd find some solace from this little site. It's got several scambaiters (people who try to outscam the scammers) working hard to teach these parasites a good lesson. Worth a read, especially on those slow days.

I've got to scoot, so good night and have a good week!

**Update: Is Sweden heaven on earth?