that was... interesting

it was hilarious. watching hala co-anchor Your World Today with Jim Clancy was hilarious in that Hala did not look like she was having a good time.
If you've seen Jim Clancy report before, you know he's your classic anchor man, with his straightforward, talking-head reporting style. And if you've seen Hala co-anchor back in the London, you'd know that she's tons more animated than a talking head.
put these two together and what do you get?
hala looked like she was ready to fall asleep right there. she was trying to create some kind of animation, any kind of chemistry with her co-anchor, and it just wasn't there. i love hala, especially when she's with richard quest, because they've got chemistry.
now: jim clancy? he's no richard quest.
and hala proved it by her look of complete death-by-boredom expression.
heck, even charles hodson or tony campion have more animation in their reporting than jim clancy.

that was new year's eve, US time. I'm on HKT, and that sure made my New Year. :)

Happy New Year to everyone, especially to the staff of CNN International.