Another You (Cascada)

So many times I was alone I couldn't sleep
You left me drowning in the tears of memory
And ever since you've gone, I found it hard to breathe
Cause there was so much that your heart just couldn't see
A thousand wasted dreams rolling off my eyes
But time's been healing me and I say goodbye

Cause I can breathe again, dream again
I'll be on the road again
Like it used to be the other day
Now I feel free again, so innocent
Cause someone makes me whole again for sure
I'll find another you

Could you imagine someone else is by my side
I've been afraid he couldn't keep myself from falling
My heart was always searching for a place to hide
Could not await the dawn to bring another day
Your not the only one so hear me when I say
The thoughts of you that just fade away

Cause I can breathe again, dream again
I'll be on the road again
Like it used to be the other day
Now I feel free again, so innocent
Cause someone makes me whole again for sure
I'll find another you

Sometimes I see you when I close my eyes
You're still apart of my life

But I can breathe again, dream again
I'll be on the road again
Like it used to be the other day
Now I feel free again, so innocent
Cause someone makes me whole again for sure
I'll find another you
I'll find another you

Literally soaked

When was the last time you got soaked in the rain?

Most of us don't like to go out when it's raining coz we don't like getting wet. When we go out during rainy days, we always bring umbrella or wear a jacket to protect us from the elements.

I went out cycling last weekend, and suddenly it rained. There was no shelter in a stretch of a kilometer, and I was literally soaked. Reaching the shelter, I realized that a lot of people and bikers were already in the shelter and there's no more room to squeeze in.

There was actually a limited space, but you will still get wet coz it was unusually heavy downpour. I decided to continue cycling coz there's no point stopping coz I'll get wet anyway.

Getting soaked in the rain reminded me of childhood days when you played outside while it keeps on raining. Going back home, taking hot bath and getting a warm dry clothes feels really good.

hmmm... What a refreshing feeling...

I Love You Goodbye (Nina)

Wish I could be the one
The one who could give you love
The kind of love you really need
Wish I could say to you
That I'll always stay with you
But baby that's not me
You need someone willing to give their heart and soul to you
Promise you forever, baby that's something I can't do
Oh I could say that I'll be all you need
But that would be a lie
I know I'd only hurt you
I know I'd only make you cry
I'm not the one you're needing
I love you, goodbye

I hope someday you can
Find some way to understand I'm only doing this for you
I don't really wanna go
But deep in my heart I know this is the kindest thing to do
You'll find someone who'll be the one that I could never be
Who'll give you something better
Than the love you'll find with me
Oh I could say that I'll be all you need
But that would be a crime
I know I'd only hurt you
I know I'd only make you cry
I'm not the one you're needing
I love you, goodbye

Leaving someone when you love someone
Is the hardest thing to do
When you love someone as much as I love you

Oh I don't wanna leave you
Baby it tears me up inside
But I'll never be the one you're needing
I love you, goodbye

Baby, its never ganna work out
I love you, goodbye

The Transporter Lesson

It was a movie about a contract courier to pick up a particular package and deliver to a specified location. He had certain specified rules to do the job. For the first time, he opened the package which he's arranged to deliver, and found out that it's a lady inside the bag. After doing so, his life's situation turned upside down.

By opening the package, he eventually broke one of his own rules.

Accordingly, each one of us has rules of our own. Breaking our own rules may bring some upheavals and changes the course of our lives. It may be good or bad.

But do we always follow our own rules? Or, do we break it?

Virtual Holiday

Is there a virtual holiday?

A quick check with google, and amazingly there are a lot of places to go to virtually. hahaha... I'm thinking of a different virtual holiday... :P

I think it would be nice to take time off from online activities , and I mean it. That includes email activities, though it would be impossible to do that given the nature of my job. Hopefully there's not much messages coming to the inbox, otherwise temptation will be very strong.

I'll try to impose my will to be on virtual holiday as much as possible, and as long as I can. There's a lot of online activities that I may miss though. :(

oops....

I may exclude the blogging and reading of news from this holiday, otherwise if I get bored what else I'm gonna do?

If there's a will, there's a way...

You Can't Teach an Old Dog a New Trick

This is a hard-hitting and very good idiom. Often, people get offended hearing this idiomatic expression especially if they know what message you're trying to send across.

We always thought we're referring to older people than we are!!! Wrong!

Actually this is applicable to people that insists their way on doing things, and don't want to accept new ideas. Not accepting your ideas would be nice, because this is a free world. But if people keep on nagging about your idea on how to resolve a problem, you keep giving advise and yet they still keep on doing it their way that doesn't work, then that will really pissed you off.

It doesn't mean that you want to impose your idea on them. We have to look at the bottom line, resolve the issue on hand.

Rant: Indecisive and Skeptical people

It's very frustrating to have indecisive and skeptical people around. You can feed all information they want, and discuss all pros and cons on things but they can only go on to that point.

They can even discuss on things that they thought they were expert and learned, but when crunch time comes and decision has to be handed, even a simple suggestion on which way to go is never done.

Whatever you gonna say, they will go for it for they think you will be right! Very irresponsible act!!!! They can argue for as long as they wanted, but in the end they just fold, and they can't hold their fort!!!

These are worthless people!!!

Hurt (Christina Aguilera)

Seems like it was yesterday when I saw your face
You told me how proud you were but I walked away
If only I knew what I know today

I would hold you in my arms
I would take the pain away
Thank you for all you've done
Forgive all your mistakes
There's nothing I wouldn't do
To hear your voice again
Sometimes I want to call you but I know you won't be there

I'm sorry for blaming you for everything I just couldn't do
And I've hurt myself by hurting you
Someday I feel broke inside but I won't admit
Sometimes I just want to hide 'cause it's you I miss
You know it's so hard to say goodbye when it comes to this

Would you tell me I was wrong?
Would you help me understand?
Are you looking down upon me?
Are you proud of who I am?
There's nothing I want to do
To have just one more chance
To look into your eyes and see you looking back

I'm sorry for blaming you for everything I just couldn't do
And I've hurt myself
If I had just one more day, I would tell you how much that
I've missed you since you've been away

Oh, it's dangerous
It's so I'm afraid to try to turn back time

I'm sorry for blaming you for everything I just couldn't do
And I've hurt myself

By hurting you

How To Save a Life (Fray)

Step one you say we need to talk
He walks you say sit down it's just a talk
He smiles politely back at you
You stare politely right on through
Some sort of window to your right
As he goes left and you stay right
Between the lines of fear and blame
And you begin to wonder why you came

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

Let him know that you know best
Cause after all you do know best
Try to slip past his defense
Without granting innocence
Lay down a list of what is wrong
The things you've told him all along
And pray to God he hears you
And pray to God he hears you

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

As he begins to raise his voice
You lower yours and grant him one last choice
Drive until you lose the road
Or break with the ones you've followed
He will do one of two things
He will admit to everything
Or he'll say he's just not the same
And you'll begin to wonder why you came

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

How to save a life
How to save a life

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

How to save a life

What's in a song?

Song is a way of expressing oneself.

Singer/composer expresses what he felt at that particular moment through song. The melody gives life of that expression.

The listener of the music expresses himself on through songs and melodies that he heard. The kind of music the person listens in a particular time usually matches in his current mood.

I was surprised on the feedback and comments from those who read my blog. Btw, these were verbal feedback... :P Unwittingly, I may have expressed myself by just publishing songs that I like. Old or new songs played online or through radio, but somehow I kind of like it and ride with the music most probably will find a place in this blog.

Each person may have particular music as a theme song especially the ones that may strongly express of himself (struck to the core???).

Maybe I'll write about the song that struck me most...

hmmm... Let me think about it...

Time (Korean Movie)

It's about a woman who underwent extensive plastic surgery to save a relationship she thought was slowly dying, and that love was merely to please each one.

Low self-esteem and self-confidence caused her to get envy and jealous. But it's her inferiority complex that drove her to solve the "problem" and did the unthinkable, that was to change her face.

It was plastic surgery that she thought will solve the relationship issue, but eventually it's the cause of its destruction.

What a tragic ending...

Politics???

It's election year in my home country, and all politicians are trying to get all the resources and help to win.

My friend told me few weeks back that she was lured to get into politics. Though she wanted to help people in need through politics, but her husband prevented her from doing so. Reason: politics is dirty!!!

Whether to join politics or not, we still discussed hypothetically if we were to join what can we do to resolve and improve the community. We agreed to think about it, and discuss next time. Unfortunately, we were very busy and not able to discuss on what we had agreed.

We only manage to say 'hello' or 'how are you doing?' from time to time, but not much discussion due to conflict of schedule or different time zones.

Recently, somebody asked me that if I were a leader, what steps can I suggest to resolve conflicts Asia.

hmmm... that me thinks!!!!

Any way this is my take on the question:

Asia's conflicts are mainly due to different ideologies, religion or poverty. These differences can only be solved through dialog and not through arm struggle. Singapore can be sighted as a good example in resolving conflicts. At it's infancy as a nation, riots occurred due to the main reasons stated.

1. Poverty. Equal distribution of wealth prevents some conflicts. Equal distribution doesn't mean that everyone get equal share of money or material things, but to let everyone live comfortably with basic needs like food, clothing and roof over the head. Government will help those that really in need, and encourage people to work and make a living. Also, government minimize bureaucracy to the lowest level to minimize corruption if not really eliminating it.

2. Religion. Different beliefs must respect, understand and tolerate each other's religion to avoid conflict. In Singapore, sometimes even rituals will be done in one location for all religion. With respect and understanding, nobody will assert that their belief is better than the others. At the end of the day, everybody is just praying to God.

3. Ideologies. Dialog, discussions and understanding must be done to avoid conflict. When people starts to assert that their ideology is better than the other, then conflict is most likely to occur.

Strong political leaders are needed to resolve or avoid conflicts, and bring the country/community to development.

Easier said than done!!!

The solution stated above are over simplified, and implementing such will be bumpy along the way for some reasons.