Falling Slowly

After a LONG hiatus...here's something to share

[From Once OST]

I don't know you
But I want you
All the more for that
Words fall through me
And always fool me
And I can't react
And games that never amount
To more than they're meant
Will play themselves out

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
You've made it now

Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can't go back
Moods that take me and erase me
And I'm painted black
You have suffered enough
And warred with yourself
It's time that you won

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice
You've made it now

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly sing your melody
I'll sing along

I did it my way

...this is what I would like to say at the end of the day, and it's one of my all-time fav songs as well.

And now, the end is near;
And so I face the final curtain.
My friend, I'll say it clear,
I'll state my case, of which I'm certain.

I've lived a life thats full.
I've traveled each and every highway;
And more, much more than this,
I did it my way.

Regrets, Ive had a few;
But then again, too few to mention.
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption.

I planned each charted course;
Each careful step along the byway,
But more, much more than this,
I did it my way.

Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew.
But through it all, when there was doubt,
I ate it up and spit it out.
I faced it all and I stood tall;
And did it my way.

I've loved, I've laughed and cried.
I've had my fill; my share of losing.
And now, as tears subside,
I find it all so amusing.

To think I did all that;
And may I say - not in a shy way,
No, oh no not me,
I did it my way.

For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught.
To say the things he truly feels;
And not the words of one who kneels.
The record shows I took the blows -
And did it my way!

A motivating track

Whenever I listen to this from Little Miss Sunshine, it reminds me of the movie and I would tell myself this -- no matter how dysfunctional life can be, there's always a tinge of optimism somewhere.


Maybe a little of the Ah-Q mentality...ah wells...it's not easy living with my dad who is suffering from MG, and my gran who just recovered from a minor stroke. So enjoy the ride whenever possible - curse the potholes, and rejoice in the smooth drive.

In anticipation of...

Rachael Yamagata's latest record


Beautiful...

我懂

欢迎光临真实生活
请往前走...
不论你我喜欢与否
都得经过... ...

这个世界什么都有
真假交错...
哭过笑过爱过痛过
都会经过... ...

想自由就要放开手
想证明就要敢追求
想飞翔就要往前走... ...

其实很多事情我都懂
只是我选择不说
刻意的低调不代表
我允许谁来招惹我... ...

Excerpt from song <<我懂>> by 黄义达

My recent working companion

…for the past week has been Radiohead’s Fake Plastic Trees.

Perhaps it’s age…I find solace in songs I grew up listening to. Or maybe it’s the melancholy mood of this song that is appealing to me. *chuckle* yes, am drawn to melancholism. It does make me feel gloomy, but I feel at ease with it. I think it’s part of me.

Song is also about mass consumerism…everything turning into plastic, becoming unreal…

"A green plastic watering can
For a fake Chinese rubber plant
In the fake plastic earth…"

Jus to become ‘the someone’ that someone wants you to become…

"And if I could be who you wanted
If I could be who you wanted
All the time, all the time"

And as the chorus goes…"it wears me out, it wears me out"…

Lights, camera, MUSIC!

Really like the recent Sony Ericsson Walkman phone ads, especially their background music. It definitely enhances and captures the desired emotion or state of mind for its storyline.

Here’s the most recent one…
[Song: Want you to know by Freelance Hellraiser]

Story plot and lyrics are so simple and humble, yet so romantic!


And then an earlier one (which is one of my fav)
[Music: Jump on Foot by Holiday for Strings, a Swedish indie band]

Exactly how I feel and what I want to feel when I am listening to music on my phone =)

Makes me think of Fujifilm’s What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong, NEC’s On your Mark by Chage and Aska…mmm, nostalgic…I like.

Mushishi

My fav anime was mentioned in the straits time today =) [page s12 under Review section titled "Help! There's an alien at my heels" by Janice Tay] Quite interesting in the way she relates her daily life to the characters in the anime.

It's unfortunate that this anime series is not as popular as Bleach or Naruto...largely due to its plot as it tends toward mystery, supernatural (maybe)...and at times, philosophical. It always gives me a very 玄 feeling and there are some episodes which will make me think - I like :)

Do also listen to the opening song, Ally Kerr’s Sore Feet Song - a soothing song that fits with the quiet and calm atmosphere of the series. And the scene music...simple, yet enchanting.

Chasing away the blues...

Was reading Miu's 无耐 entry and I felt compelled to share this song with her. Am drawn to its optimism, and it does have an uplifting-mood effect on me. Haa... Yeah, we will never know what will happen tomorrow so carpe diem! :)

Who Knows by Avril Lavigne

Why do you look so familiar?
I could swear that I have seen your face before
I think I like that you seem sincere
I think I’d like to get to know you a little bit more

I think there’s something more
Life's worth living for

Who knows what could happen
Do what you do
Just keep on laughing
One thing’s true
There’s always a brand new day
I’m gonna live today like it’s my last day

Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah

How do you always have an opinion
And how do you always find the best way to compromise
We don’t need to have a reason
We don’t need anything
We’re just wasting time

I think there’s something more
Life's worth living for

Find yourself
'Cause I can’t find you
Be yourself
Who are you?

So you go and make it happen
Do your best
Just keep on laughing
I’m telling you, there’s always a brand new day

Stop and Stare

…by OneRepublic

This town is colder now, I think it's sick of us
It's time to make our move, I'm shakin off the rust
I've got my heart set on anywhere but here
I'm staring down myself, counting up the years
Steady hands, just take the wheel...
And every glance is killing me
Time to make one last appeal... for the life I lead

Stop and stare
I think I'm moving but I go nowhere
Yeah I know that everyone gets scared
But I've become what I can't be, oh
Stop and stare
You start to wonder why you're 'here' not there
And you'd give anything to get what's fair
But fair ain't what you really need
Oh, can u see what I see

They're tryin to come back, all my senses push
Un-tie the weight bags, I never thought I could...
Steady feet, don't fail me now
Gonna run till you can't walk
But something pulls my focus out
And I'm standing down...

Stop and stare
I think I'm moving but I go nowhere
Yeah I know that everyone gets scared
But I've become what I can't be, oh
Stop and stare
You start to wonder why you're here not there
And you'd give anything to get what's fair
But fair ain't what you really need
Oh, you don't need
What u need, what u need...

Stop and stare
I think I'm moving but I go nowhere
Yeah I know that everyone gets scared
But I've become what I can't be
Oh, do u see what I see...

Ever felt like this before? I do… even more so recently.

Yah, worse scenario is reaching nowhere but I think the worst would be not giving oneself a chance to try ‘to go’. I may reach nowhere ultimately but at least I know I tried.

Work & music

Once you see me uploading my audioblog, it's an indication that I am mentally-drained. At the moment, I would rather leave my brain juices for my reporting and analysis stuff.

Most of the time, I plug in to music while I work. Different genre/tempo of music have different cognitive effects on me - in the morning, soothing music makes me feel calm (perhaps to counteract the morning blues) and during the afternoon, I need heavier dosage (usually fast tempo) to dispel the post-lunch lethargy...

Some friends do that too...hmm, wondering what they are listening to. Maybe we should compile our music lists and see if there's a pattern. Maybe we can start 'typologising'! Argh...I need to stop this overspill of work-related thinking process to my personal life...

静静的...

聆听这首歌...庾澄庆《静静的》

I rarely listen to radio stations these days…only receive my entertainment dosage from the papers. Thanks to a fren who recently recommended me this song :) Am not sure how popular this song is or how out-dated I am. Hee…but I am drawn to its simplicity.

Simple lyrics, simple tune…nothing fanciful…it simply creeps into my heart quietly.

《静静的》
作词:林唯 作曲:梁介洋 编曲:陈飞午

空气里躲着什么
有点浪漫的心动
我偷偷看你
你也偷偷看我
世界上多了什么
好像变得很不同
站在你身边
这一切都好宽阔

我还在等着你
静静的爱我
只要有你陪我
静静的就足够
你也在等着我
静静的温柔
就这样手牵手
静静的看着天空

心里面藏着什么
你只想要让我懂
原来我的梦
也就是你的梦
哦
纸条上写了什么
我好想要听你说
让字字句句
充满我们的笑容

永远要记得那天彼此许下的承诺
瞬间点亮的火花
是我们的拥有

静静的手牵手
是最简单的梦