The balloting has finished in the Asia Blog Awards. It's been a great initiative from Phil and much has been learnt in the process. Unfortunately due to cheaters it is impossible to know who's won what, but you know [cliche warning] it's more about being involved than winning. Right? I'm just getting prepared in case I discover I've lost out in some outrageous ballot stuffing exercise. My plan will be simple if that is the case. I will slur the awards and all involved in them. I will cast aspersions on the sanity of the voters. I will dismiss the awards as unimportant and not part of "what I am trying to achieve". I will look into the eyes of my children and with a small tear in my eye explain why sometimes the world isn't fair. How sometimes trying your hardest isn't enough. How important it is to soldier on despite the injustice of it all.

Of course if I win there's going to be one hell of a party around here. Thanks to all who voted. In particular thanks to those that voted for me.