felixSaturday night when more than half of Sabahans were glued to the tv screen, i was at the Likas Stadium watching my helpless team losing their match (again) tapi not an ounce of regret was in me.

i rather be sad with other hardcore supporters in the stadium than being disgusted and nauseous, watching a less-talented guy wins over the other more talented people on stage just because some rich royal family decided to join in the fun and ended up spoiling it for everyone (it’s dangerous if you’re selfish and have loads of money - think Soros and what he did to the Ringgit in 98).

When i got home my wife was all moody and sad because Felix didn’t win. Yet worse news were to come.

Mawi won all available titles - Best Vocal, Best Performance and of course, the winner of AF3. Funny - during the concert he was asked to tell the youths to say NO to drugs when his fans were high on them while voting.

Astro executives must have said *DUH* when he won all, because they could have made up some more pointless awards (and get more $) like Best Dress, Best Microphone Handling, Best Smile, Best Look, Best Dancer, Best Actor, Best Cinematographer - my gosh, i think if they put up Fattest Student or Most Stupid, still he’ll win them all!

These people are just seasonal fans and are caught up in the hysteria. Can’t believe me? Look at Zahid’s album sales, didn’t even pass the 10,000 mark. Even Aznil mentioned about his album flop right after his performance when he came on as a surpise guest. That was embarassing.

MarshaPersonally, i think Felix’s somewhat unsatisfactory performance is due to the bad songs given to him. Why did they give Mawi and Amylea the songs in their wishlist but left out the 2 Sabahans student in the cold? I’ve blogged about this before and really makes me feel boycotting from voting was the right thing to do.

When Felix’s album is out, I’ll buy it. At the moment, I’m still waiting for Linda Nanuwil’s album :)