Bulgarian Pop Idol - Valentina Hasan

Okay so you may not even realise that Bulgaria has a pop idol contest on its television, but it is now in its second season.

During the first stage of the Bulgarian pop idol auditions a few weeks ago a twenty nine year old woman from a tiny village called Zvezdelina in the khardzali province made history by becoming the first world famous Bulgarian pop idol export....but for all the wrong reasons.

The lady in question is called Valentina Hasan and although she is Bulgarian by birth she is Turkish by decent, research also shows that Hasan is her married name and that she currently resides in Spain.

What has bought Valentina Hasan to the world stage is her unique take on Mariah Carey's song "Without you". What makes it unique is that Valentina believes she is speaking in English and even tells the decision panel when they try to correct her that they are wrong.

Valentina's version of "Without you" is called "Ken Leee" (Can't live for those that do not speak Valentina's English).

Currently This Bulgarian pop idol export is being sent round all the social networking sites and has millions of views on Youtube, so why not see for yourself what all the fuss is about and comment below!

Credit where credit is due Valetina, it is a stirling effort and well done for having the guts to perform a song in a language you do not know!!!

300 What a film!!

I really needed to get this one off my chest, have you ever seen the film 300? The film 300 is probably one of the best I have seen in years, it is THE film of the year in my view as it has everything a man (yes women also) needs to enjoy.

300 is full of amazing fight sequences, a few naughty love scenes and humour, not forgetting quotes that you will keep saying for a long time to come...THIS... IS... SPARTA!

The film starts off with a narrative about Spartan life and how children grow up, especially the King Leonidas. After this opening sequence it opens up to King Leonidas playing with his son before Perisan messengers come to Sparta telling him to give up his throne and lands....needless to say these messengers do not last long in the film.

300 then goes on to tell the story of Spartan life and the will of the gods before Leonidas and his 300 men move off to stop the oncoming Perisan army of millions. The Persian army arrive and huge battle scenes ensue which not only get you on the edge of your seat but also get you pretending your one of the Spartan warriors...very much like you used to do as a kid after Star Wars lol.

Although the story of 300 is not one I would say is historically accurate, this is an amazing epic that really gets the heart racing. I think it is the CGI graphics which enable battle scenes that many people have never seen before which gives it something special.

My wife bought me this film as a special gift to say congratulations on a promotion I had at my place of employment and I can certainly say it is one of the best gifts I have ever received. It may be sad to say but I have already watched it FOUR TIMES!!

Here are my favourite quotes from the film 300

King Leonidas - THIS... IS... SPARTA!
King Leonidas - Spartans! Prepare for glory!
Dilios - We did what we were trained to do, what we were bred to do, what we were born to do!
King Leonidas - Spartans! Ready your breakfast and eat hearty... For tonight, we dine in hell!
King Leonidas - Give them nothing! But take from them everything!

Time to go and watch 300 again I think!