During the weekend, I was glued to our TV set as I followed through the very first Asian Idol finals which culminated in Jakarta, Indonesia.  Six countries namely Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore and India battled it out for the prestigious idol title. Of course my bet was RP's Mau Marcelo though I also had other Asian favorites like Jaclyn Victor of Malaysia who lost to Vina Morales in the ASEAN Ikon finals last August 2007.  I did also like Mike from Indonesia.  But it was a night of big surprises as Singapore's bet Hady Mirza clinched the top prize.  Congratulations Hady  and make Asia proud in your next endeavors!!!