Bye-bye hep-pi-niz*

My time plan for this year's VIVA has been suffering from an extremely serious backlog. Now the imperative deadline is the post-Easter. I already feel embarrassed for the unorganised nature of my chapters and my inability to meet the deadlines, but hey, this has to be finished whatever the result is. Man, how long has it been since the last project I was able to finish on time! I have a growing fear of failure this year. Insecurity must be the worst thing to tackle with as it brings anxiety, and anxiety brings sleepiness (not –lessness in my case.) Well, I rely on Bach remedy herbal drops though its effect has to be neutralised by caffeine overdose!

Well, it is supposed to be a 15-mnt lunch break and I mean it. By the way, some good news blogwise. No more Eurovision this year. First, I am unwilling to spend my time to write critiques of the contenders. There are so many now (a record forty-two entries for 2007!) and I really have no time to do so. Second, I have been sick of ESC-nerd-ness nowadays, including myself, I think it’d better stay as an ignorable hobby and should bother nobody else. Perhaps Metin Alp will have its independent blog one day, but I do not wish to indulge my spring posts into this particular subject. The only thing I can say for Helsinki 2007 is that it will be an open competition. Other than Turkey and the UK, I personally hope Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Lithuania and Serbia (in alphabetical order) will do well this year (well, a too-optimistic wish though) as I enjoy listening to their entries below. (The Lithuanian entry reminds me of the care-free days I used to order a double-cheese toast and tea with milk in Kuzey Kantin while Kral TV used to be watched as loudly as possible. Also, every time I watch the Serbian clip, the performer reminds me of Verda, our beloved Ychorus-mate.)

Anyway... It seems highly probable that this is my last post until the VIVA. Hope everything goes well. Stay tuned.

* Hepiniz means "all of you" in Turkish. The line is from Yilmaz Erdogan's movie "Organize Isler". The mafia guy sends the rival gang to a torture session with this Beatles-inspired pun [Bye-bye happiness].

GEORGIA
Song: My story
Performer: Sopho Khalvashi



GERMANY
Song: Frauen regieren die Welt (Women reign the World)
Performer: Roger Cicero (Live performance)



HUNGARY
Song: Unsubstantial blues
Performer: Magdi Rúzsa



LITHUANIA
Song: Love or leave
Performer: 4Fun (Live performance)



SERBIA
Song: Molitva (Prayer)
Performer: Marija Šerifovic