When Harry Met Sally

It was almost more than ten years that I watched "When Harry Met Sally", a 1989 romantic comedy film written by Nora Ephron and directed by Rob Reiner. It stars Billy Crystal as Harry Burns and Meg Ryan as Sally Albright.

The plot start in 1977, when both Harry and Sally met to share the drive to New York City after they finished college at the University of Chicago. The film jumps through their lives as they both search for love but failed and bumping into each other time and time again. Finally a close friendship blooms between them, and they both like having a friend of the opposite sex. The underlying theme of the film is the argument about male-female relationship; can men and women be friends or does always sex get in the way?

Nevertheless, "When Harry Met Sally" is a great new year love story that stay all time.

"I love that you get cold when it's 71 degrees out. I love that it takes you an hour and a half to order a sandwich. I love that you get a little crinkle above your nose when you're looking at me like I'm nuts. I love that after I spend the day with you, I can still smell your perfume on my clothes. And I love that you are the last person I want to talk to before I go to sleep at night. And it's not because I'm lonely, and it's not because it's New Year's Eve. I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible."

Our life is just like an open book with pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves and its first chapter is New Year's Day. Dont keep it blank as it will never able to fill it back again and make sure it worth reading.

God bless!

Here's the links:

Movie Trailers

You Are Not Alone

Found this song - You're Not Alone by Michael Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) which released in August 1995 and wish to delicate to those who are going thru trails, isolation, tribulation and/or prosecution in life.

"I believe that life is a journey, often difficult and sometimes incredibly cruel, but we are well equipped for it if only we tap into our talents and gifts and allow them to blossom. A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships."

YOU ARE NOT ALONE - Michael Jackson

Another day has gone
I'm still all alone
How could this be
You're not here with me
You never said goodbye
Someone tell me why
Did you have to go
And leave my world so cold

Everyday I sit and ask myself
How did love slip away
Something whispers in my ear and says
That you are not alone
For I am here with you
Though you're far away
I am here to stay

You are not alone
I am here with you
Though we're far apart
You're always in my heart
You are not alone

All alone
Why, oh

Just the other night
I thought I heard you cry
Asking me to come
And hold you in my arms
I can hear your prayers
Your burdens I will bear
But first I need your hand
So forever can begin

Everyday I sit and ask myself
How did love slip away
Then something whispers in my ear and says
That you are not alone
For I am here with you
Though you're far away
I am here to stay
For you are not alone
I am here with you
Though we're far apart
You're always in my heart
And you are not alone

Whisper three words and I'll come runnin'
And girl you know that I'll be there
I'll be there

You are not alone
I am here with you
Though you're far away
I am here to stay
You are not alone
I am here with you
Though we're far apart
You're always in my heart

You are not alone
For I am here with you
Though you're far away
I am here to stay
For you are not alone
For I am here with you
Though we're far apart
You're always in my heart

For you are not alone

Merry Christmas 2009

Be it whether a Christian or non-Christian and everyone know that 25 December is a day to rejoice in the meaning of the birth of the Christ eventhough there's no evidence that He's born on 25 December.

Found these websites thru googling and kind of like it - The Real Meaning of Christmas - Charlie Brown and The True Meaning of Christmas - a short story explains the meaning of each of the different popular ornaments. A good way to show and tell the children of what Christmas really means other than Santa Claus, gifts exchange, celebrations and candies.

Personally, is a day for us to reflect ourselves in the Christmas as what it really means as being a Christian? In Galatians 5:22, "To love, joy, peace, longsuffering (kindness), gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness and temperance (self-control)." No doubt it is weak and hard being flesh, nevertheless, we have to train our flesh and captivate every thought to the obedience of Christ. For He's the reason for the season.

If we truly believe that we can celebrate the birth of Christ on this chosen day, that He came to give Himself, we can touch every single life we come in contact with. Believe in the true miracle of Christmas and we will always rejoice.

"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men."

Merry Christmas to everyone and have a blessing year ahead! May the miraculous gift of Christ fill your home with faith, your heart with hope and your life with love.

God bless us everyone!

I BELIEVE - Natalie Grant

In a land far away
Time stood still long ago
There were shepherds in fields
Or at least this is how
The story goes
The story goes

Woman with child
And a man with no room
Born in a manger
For telling it too
This is how
The story goes
But it is more than a fable
And it’s more than a fairytale
And more than my mind can conceive

I believe
The Wiseman saw
The baby born the angels called the son of God Heaven’s child
The great I am
Born to take away my sins through nailed pierced hands
Emmanuel has come

I believe
Two thousand years
Still the story lives on
God’s gift to us sent to earth wrapped in flesh
His only son
His only son
And the heartbeat of heaven
Confounded our wisdom
But it’s still the simple truth
That sets me free

I believe
The Wiseman saw
The baby born that the angels called the son of God Heaven’s child
The great I am born to take away my sins through nailed pierced hands
Emmanuel has come

And I believe
Precious child how can it be that God’s great plan
For His story would send you to
The lonely tree
That You would come
For one like me

I believe in a cross
I believe He came for one, He came for all Heavens child became a plan
Gave His life for me in spite of all
I am
I believe
I believe
Oh I believe
Christmas lives in me
I believe

Oh Holy Night

"Oh Holy Night" is another of my favourite well-known Christmas Carol which composed by Adolphe Adam in 1847. This track was in Celine Dion's christmas album - "These Are Special Times" which released on 30 October, 1998.

OH HOLY NIGHT

O Holy night, the stars are brightly shining
It is the night of our dear Savior's birth
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
Til He appeared and the soul felt it's worth
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoyces
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn
Fall on your knees

O hear the angel voices
O night divine!
O night when Christ was born
O night divine!
O night, O night divine!

And in His Name, all oppression shall cease
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we
Let all within us praise his holy name
Christ is the Lord!
Their name forever praise we

Noel, Noel
O night, O night Divine
Noel, Noel
O night, O night Divine
Noel, Noel
O night, O holy Night

Silent Night

One of my all-time favourite Christmas Carol - Silent Night. Love Sarah McLachlan for her wonderful voice and this track was in her Christmas album - "Wintersong" which released in October 2006.

SILENT NIGHT - Sarah McLachlan

Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon Virgin Mother and Child
Holy Infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace

Silent night, holy night!
Shepherds quake at the sight
Glories stream from heaven afar
Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!
Christ, the Saviour is born
Christ, the Saviour is born

Silent night, holy night
Son of God, love's pure light
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth



Found the song sung by Olivia Newton John was nice too.

So You Would Come

God would wants us to be tender-hearted (having a compassionate, kindly and sensitive disposition), however, a tender-heart is not only easily touched but it is also easily hurt when it feels like the heart is leaking which some will never get over such heartbreak.

"Times heals all wounds", meaning the negative feelings eventually erode away or a painful difficult situation will seem less bad as time passes and is that a true statement? Personally, I dont agreed with it unless we deal with it (acknowledged and processed), otherwise it may resurface again with the right trigger. By trying to brush aside traumas and hurts in lives and it doesnt help as time doesn't heal anything, time simply passes. It is what we do with our lives while time is passing that either helps us, heals us or keeps us stuck.

Recently, heard alot of unforgiveness hearts around (be it physically or emotionally abusive) and sadly to see that it has indirectly affecting the person's physical growth and development plus culturally and emotionally affected. Found this article thru googling - Five Steps to Spiritual and Emotional Healing and hope it will helps in better understanding and dealing with it.

I know that God heals hearts, because He has healed mine. For everything under the heaven, God had a purpose in allowing us to be wounded and He can work all things together for our good.

"You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives." Genesis 50-20

Remember that Jesus has suffered the most grueling and painful cruxification ever devised by man which He has voluntarily endured all these for us and there's nothing that God placed in our life that we can't overcome it. To fight like King David when facing a giant, Goliath and to move the mountain when we can't seem to get thru. All things are possible thru Him!

God bless!

SO YOU WOULD COME - Hillsong

Before the world began
You were on His mind
And every tear you cry
Is precious in His eyes

Because of His great love
He gave His only Son
Everything was done
So you would come

Nothing you can do
Could make Him love you more
And nothing that you've done
Could make Him close the door

Because of His great love
He gave His only Son
Everything was done
So you would come

Come to the Father
Though your gift is small
Broken hearts, broken lives
He will take them all
The power of the Word
The power of His blood
Everything was done
So you would come

Christmas D&D 2009

This year, company has organised an annual Christmas D&D stage in Fullerton Hotel held on 10 December, 2009. A time to celebrate Christmas with a memorable night of sumptuous sit-down dinner - a lavish buffet spread dinner, dance and a live performance by cross-dressing performer - Kumar (Drag Queen).

Is a pleasant event when everyone let go all the duties, discordants and stress from the work and enjoying happily with the music and fun performance for the night. Thanks for the committee for organising this event and everyone were having a wonderful time and enjoyment!

Everytime

"Everytime" by pop singer-songwriter Britney Spears from her fourth studio album - "In the Zone" which was released on May 17, 2004. The song was written by Spears and a tragic ballad. Dont really fancy on her songs much but found this song delicate with the lyrics and tune.

EVERYTIME - Britney Spears

Notice me, take my hand
Why are we strangers when
Our love is strong
Why carry on without me

Everytime I try to fly, I fall
Without my wings, I feel so small
I guess I need you, baby
And everytime I see you in my dreams
I see your face, it's haunting me
I guess I need you, baby

I make believe that you are here
It's the only way I see clear
What have I done
You seem to move on easy

And everytime I try to fly, I fall
Without my wings, I feel so small
I guess I need you, baby
And everytime I see you in my dreams
I see your face, you're haunting me
I guess I need you, baby

I may have made it rain
Please forgive me
My weakness caused you pain
And this song's my sorry

At night I pray
That soon your face will fade away

And everytime I try to fly, I fall
Without my wings, I feel so small
I guess I need you, baby
And everytime I see you in my dreams
I see your face, you're haunting me
I guess I need you, baby

Serenity

Today, we live in a fast-paced world, a complex society with the radically changed human relationship in a different aspect of life. When everything seems out of our control, we tend to spend countless hours, and spend great amounts of energy trying to control and change people and circumstances that around us. Unfortuantely, this is not the right attitude in life.

"Have the serenity to accept the things that cannot change, the courage to change those we can, and the wisdom to know the difference."

A very powerful beautiful statement and very good principles to live our life by theologian Niebuhr, Reinhold (1892 - 1971).

Well, what does it means?

Firstly, the first part (have the serenity to accept the things that cannot change) means some things we cannot change and we have to accept it. Wandering what are the things that we cannot change and found this book thru googled - "The Five Things We Cannot Change" written by psychotherapist, David Richo.

There are certain facts of life that we cannot change - the unavoidable "givens" of human existence:

(1) everything changes and ends

(2) things do not always go according to plan
(3) life is not always fair
(4) pain is a part of life and
(5) people are not loving and loyal all the time

Because we are all powerless over these givens which is why we have no control to change over it. In the book, Richo suggests that we must embrace them with an "unconditional yes". He argues that by facing life's unchangeable facts head on, these givens become graces rather than curses, with health and happiness flowing from this. Personally, I do partly agreed with the writter as since we don't have the control over these givens then learning acceptance is especially important instead of blaming others or blaming the unfavorable condition for the problems. However, an "unconditional yes" to means characteristics (alcoholics, alanon, overeaters, gamblers, narcotics and probably several others) is unacceptable to myself as it can be difficult, painful and sorrow to deal in life.

The second part (the courage to change those we can) means the things that we can change, we have to have the courage to change them. In life, we cannot really change anything except ourselves. We need to be able to accept people for who they are and accept circumstances and outcomes how they happen. If we can't accept for people who they are, we have to have the courage to change ourselves rather keep continually trying and controlling what is obviously out of our power to change.

The third part (and the wisdom to know the differnce) means we have to know the difference of what we can or can not change (to know that we can only change ourselves). Don't dwell into unforgiveness, sadness, hate, anger and fear for circumstances and outcomes happened that we have no power over it but be exuberance and appreciate the enjoyments of life instead.

For everything there is a season, a time for every matter (purpose) under heaven.
A time to be born and a time to die
A time to plant and a time to pluck up what is planted
A time to kill and a time to heal
A time to break down and a time to build up
A time to weep and a time to laugh
A time to mourn and a time to dance
A time to throw away stones and a time to gather stones together
A time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing
A time to seek and a time to lose
A time to keep and a time to throw away
A time to tear and a time to sew
A time to keep silence and a time to speak
A time to love and a time to hate
A time for war and a time for peace.
(Ecclesiastes 3:1-8)

"Celebrate we will, because life is short but sweet for certain."

God bless!

TOBIRA WO AKEYOU (OPEN YOUR HEART) - Yukie Nishimura

Extraordinary

Extraordinary - the definition in the web is beyond what is ordinary or usual which is highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable to a very conspicuous degree.

Happened to view this advertisement from FB and was moved by the handicap girl who successfully won the appreciation and amazement from the audience by performing Pachelbel's Canon in D on stage despite facing a lots of unacceptance, criticising, discouragement and challenges.

人縱使無法達到完美的境界, 但只要有一個永遠不放棄自己的心, 那是生命意義的答案了. 美麗的代價從回憶到哭泣, 從哭泣到化成蝴蝶, 同時排山倒海面對這些所有的痛苦能力有限, 人必須有意志堅強不放棄自己, 那才對人類正確的解釋.

In life, we are faced with challenges and is a way we experience our life – as a struggle to survive or as an ongoing adventure in our growth and fulfillment. Obstacles in life cannot be shunned, only determined people can enjoy life. Though it can appear that our problems come from other people, society and circumstances, in fact, they arise to support our personal growth in consciousness. Every challenge is a purpose in our life, because we are not yet familiar with it, we have to learn what it is and how to incorporate it into our life perfectly.

When we face a challenge, we can either accept and open to the lesson or we can escape it and resist our opportunity to grow. If one's mind thinks one can do something, whatever the problem is, one's determination would successfully conquer the obstacle sooner or later. Whenever there is a will, there will always be a way.

Found this website - Life Challenges thru googling which shows all about life challenges in life and hope it benefit, enlighten and improve the path in our life.

Dreams are like stars in the sky, we may never touch them but if we will to follow them and they will lead us to our destiny. Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, we have within us the strength, the patience and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.

I love one part in the advertisement when the handicap girl asked, "Why am I different from others?" and the answer to her was "Why do u have to be like others?" Precisely! Close your eyes, feel it, be yourself, dream it, meet the challenges and fly like an eagle ... ...

Life is a gift, accept it.
Life is an opportunity, capture it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is love, enjoy it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is a goal, achieve it.
Life is too precious, do not destroy it.
Life is life, fight for it.
In life, the best revenge is living.

God bless!

菊花台 (Chrysanthemum Flower Bed)

Got to know this song - 菊花台 (Chrysanthemum Flower Bed) by Jay Chou from the movie - 满城尽帶黃金甲 (Curse of the Golden Flower) directed by Zhang Yimou which released in December 2006.

This fictional story is set in the imperial court of the Later Shu (后蜀), which was during the turbulent of Five Dynaties and Ten Kingdoms (五代十国) period . The plot adapted from a play - Thunderstorm (雷雨) by Cao Yu (曹禺) during 1934. Is about the volatile balance of power between the King and the Queen and his three sons, which entails betrayal, deceit, infidelity and conspiracy where the King against the Queen and father against sons (not a martial arts film if you're expecting it to be but a classic epic tragedy tale where power and authority conquer everything).

The title of the movie is taken from the last line of a Tang dynasty poem:

不第後賦菊 - 黃巢
待到秋來九月八，我花開後百花殺。
When autumn comes on double ninth festival, my flower [the chrysanthemum] will bloom and all others perish.
衝天香陣透長安，滿城盡帶黃金甲。
When the sky-reaching fragrance [of the chrysanthemum] permeates Chang'an, the whole city will be clothed in golden armour.

It was well reflected in the film with yellow chrysanthemum as the theme and found this song beautiful sadly written.

菊花台 CHRYSANTHEMUM FLOWER BED - 周杰倫 Jay Chou

妳　的淚光　柔弱中帶傷
Your tears reflect pain in its tenderness
慘白的月彎彎　勾住過往
The pale white crescent moon hooks onto the past
夜　太漫長　凝結成了霜
The endless night freezing into frost
是誰在閣樓上　冰冷的絕望
Who is in the loft, in icy cold despair

雨　輕輕彈　朱紅色的窗
Rain gently bouncing off the vermillon window
我一生在紙上　被風吹亂
My entire life on paper, messed up by the wind
夢　在遠方　化成一縷香
Dreams become faint in a faraway place
隨風飄散　妳的模樣
The image of you, drifting in the wind

菊花殘　滿地傷　妳的笑容已泛黃
Crushed chrysanthemums reflect our pain. Your smile has faded
花落人斷腸　我心事靜靜躺
Hearts broken into million pieces like petals falling, I lay my troubles aside
北風亂　夜未央　妳的影子剪不斷
Northern winds gush and the night is still young. Unable to shake off your shadow
徒留我孤單　在湖面　成雙
Leaving me alone with my reflection in the water

花　已向晚　飄落了燦爛
Flowers at dusk, fallen splendor
凋謝的世道上　命運不堪
Withering social values, unthinkable fate
愁　莫渡江　秋心拆兩半
Don’t cross the river. Worries tearing my heart into half
怕妳上不了岸　一輩子搖晃
Afraid that you will be unable to get back ashore, floating for the rest of your life

誰　的江山　馬蹄聲狂亂
Whose territory is this? Hysterical galloping of horses
我一身的戎裝　呼嘯滄桑
Fully armoured, My life whizzed me by
天　微微亮　妳輕聲的嘆
Coming dawn, you sigh softly
一夜惆悵　如此委婉
A melancholy night such tactful indirectness

Here's the links:

Movie Trailer

The Greatest Love of All

Spending our time searching and waiting to be loved, hoping that special love will find us one day. Feeling empty and lost without it, wanting someone to give us love and fill us up. Sadly to say, that’s not how life works. We will draw exactly what we create in life, and what we believe we are worthy of.

Personally, I like the illustration by Leslie Karen Lobell, M.A. in her blog - The Art of Loving. Our life is like a vessel, if we keep giving to others without giving to ourselves, it is like pouring water from a vessel and eventually, the vessel will be empty if we keep pouring and pouring without ever refilling it.

Used to think that by giving endlessly all we have is a way to show love, kindness and unselfishness. However, that's not true as it should be giving out from our surplus. Is only when we are overflow and that's when we will have the energy and love to give to the people who we love around us and to the world.

"We have to learn to be our own best friends because we fall too easily into the trap of being our own worst enemies." ~Roderick Thorp, Rainbow Drive

"Greatest Love of All" is an inspirational song beautifully delivered tribute to love ourselves for who we are written by Michael Masser and Linda Creed. The song was the fourth and final single released in April, 1986 from Whitney Houston's.




THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL - Whitney Houston

I believe the children are our are future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be
Everybody searching for a hero
People need someone to look up to
I never found anyone to fulfill my needs
A lonely place to be
So I learned to depend on me

I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone's shadows
If I fail, if I succeed
At least I live as I believe
No matter what they take from me
They can't take away my dignity
Because the greatest love of all
Is happening to me
I found the greatest love of all
Inside of me
The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of all

I believe the children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be

And if by chance, that special place
That you've been dreaming of
Leads you to a lonely place
Find your strength in love

Always Online

Found this web movie - 爱在线 Always Online (With English Subtitles), a notebook PC advertisement by Lenovo for model S10 thru googled and found it a nice touching sad story.

The story was telling a man had a cancer but he didn't want to let the girl know about it. Instead, he acted to her that he can't stand her anymore and wish to break off with her. Then he had her to contact him only online whenever she faces any difficulties so that she would live even though he would die. He die secretly with his spirit remains in the bear. the girl did not know but after she found out at his apartment, that's when he has to go ... ...

True love is when we know that we love someone when we want him/her to be happy. Even if that means we're not a part of their happiness.

The song - - "Always Online" by Lín Jùn Jié, 林俊杰 (a Singaporean chinese pop-singer born 1981) was featured in this webmovie. This song was in his sixth album, Sixology (Liu) which released on 18 October, 2008.

Try to listen and maybe, just like me somehow getting to love his songs.

ALWAYS ONLINE

变色的生活 任性的挑拨
疯狂的冒住了头
单方的守侯 试探的温柔
还是少了点什么
遥远两端 爱挂在天空飞
风停了也无所谓
只因为你总说 Everthing wiill be okay

准备好了 three two one
I'm always online
和你one to one
爱开始扩散
我们连结了 穿越 天空 银河 oh~~
开始倒数 three two one
删除我的孤单
more and more尽是深刻
爱亮了 爱笑了
I'm always online

变色的生活 任性的挑拨
疯狂的冒出了头
单方的守侯 试探的温柔
却还是少了点什么
遥远两端 爱挂在天空飞
风停了也无所谓
只因为你总说 Everthing Will Be okay

我准备好了 three two one
I'm always online
和你one to one
爱开始扩散
我们连结了 穿越 天空 银河 oh~~
开始倒数 three two one
删除我的孤单
more and more尽是深刻
爱亮了 爱笑了
I'm always online

准备好了 three two one
I'm always online
和你one to one
爱开始扩散
我们连结了 穿越 天空 银河 oh~~
开始倒数 three two one
删除我的孤单
more and more尽是深刻
爱亮了 爱笑了
I'm always online

爱亮了 爱笑了
I'm always online



CRIES IN A DISTANCE (英文版)

Cries in a distance
Can't stop the tremble
I'm just awaiting my turn

Hiding will never
Save me forever
The guns gonna get me for sure

Dear God I pray why won't you be my friend
Come to me and take my hand
Like mama would say
Everything will be okay

All I hear is three two one
The scream from the guns
And then one by one
No one gets to run
Someones dad or mom
Sister, brother and son
No... no...

All I feel is one two three
My tears start to bleed
Smell of roses on my feet
I feel sore
I fall
I call
I crawl

Cries in a distance
Can't stop the tremble
I'm just awaiting my turn

Hiding will never
Save me forever
The guns gonna get me for sure

Dear God I pray why won't you be my friend
Come to me and take my hand
Like mama would say
Everything will be okay

I feel sore
I fall
I call
I crawl

Song From A Secret Garden

Secret Garden is an award winning Irish-Norwegian duo playing New Instrumental Music, also understood by some as Neo-classical music. It became famous in Korea by being featured in the drama 젊은이의 양지 in 1995.

Secret Garden has released a Dreamcatcher: Best Of album for its tour through Australia and New Zealand in 2004. It reached the top of the Australian New Age charts and the ARIA top 50 album charts.

Love this album as it helps to calm, pacify, peace and serene my heart ... ...

Summer Snow

Sissel Kyrkjebø, also simply known as Sissel, is a Norwegian soprano. She is best known for singing the Olympic Hymn (Hymne Olympique) at the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 1994 Winner Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway and her participation on the Titanic film soundtrack.

SUMMER SNOW - Sissel

It's summer snow in the deep blue sea
I try to touch, but it fades away
It must be a dream I will never get
Just like my love that's crying for you

If there were something not to change forever
We could feel it deep, deep in our heart
Today is over with a million tears
Still everyone has a wish to live

Oh, I do believe ever lasting love
And destiny to meet you again
I feel a pain I can hardly stand
All I can do is loving you

It's summer snow in the deep blue sea
I try to touch, but it fades away
It must be a dream I will never get
Just like my love that's crying for you
Just like my love that's crying for you

Near To You

"One Cell in the Sea" is the first studio album by A Fine Frenzy (an American band fronted by singer-songwriter and self-taught pianist Alison Sudol), released on July 17, 2007.

NEAR TO YOU - A Fine Frenzy

He and I had something beautiful
But so dysfunctional, it couldn't last
I loved him so but I let him go
'Cause I knew he'd never love me back

Such pain as this
Shouldn't have to be experienced
I'm still reeling from the loss
Still a little bit delirious

Near to you, I am healing
But it's taking so long
'Cause though he's gone
And you are wonderful
It's hard to move on
Yet, I'm better near to you

You and I have something different
And I'm enjoying it cautiously
I'm battle scarred, I am working oh so hard
To get back to who I used to be

He's disappearing
Fading subtly
I'm so close to being yours
Won't you stay with me
Please

Near to you, I am healing
But it's taking so long
'Cause though he's gone
And you are wonderful

It's hard to move on
Yet, I'm better near to you

I only know that I am
Better where you are
I only know that I am
Better where you are
I only know that I belong
Where you are

Near to you, I am healing
But it's taking so long
Though he's gone
And you are wonderful
It's hard to move on

Near to you, I am healing
But it's taking so long
'Cause though he's gone
And you are wonderful
It's hard to move on
Yet, I'm better near to you
Yet, I'm better near to you

Sliding Doors

"Sliding Doors" directed by Peter Howitt and released on June 1998. The film follows the life of Helen Quilley (Gwyneth Paltrow), who is arriving at work one morning and discovers that she had been unjustifiably sacked from her PR job.

The film's plot splits into two parallel universes which run in tandem. In one universe, Helen catches the tube train, meets James and arrives home to find her loathsome Lothario lover Gerry cheating on her with his ex-girlfriend Lydia. In the other reality, Helen misses the tube train, gets mugged, goes to hospital and eventually arrives home to find Gerry alone in the shower. The two realities move forward in tandem; in one Helen leaves Gerry and forms a happy, new, loving relationship with James; in the other Helen's live becomes more and more wretched as she takes on two jobs to support her worthless, cheating boyfriend as he supposedly writes his novel but in fact carries on a torrid affair with Lydia.

"Sliding Doors" is one of the best films that Gwyneth Paltrow has done. Humour, anger, sadness, love, compassion and a lot of lying in this film and the most special of this film is for the way the two storylines overlap, making a very original movie. It uses the concept of time by showing what a significant difference a few seconds can make in one's life.

Though life is like a sliding door, it closes one end but opens the other but the result is much alike as everything in our path and destiny is preordained in the book of providence.

"Expect nothing, live frugally on surprise. And we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once. And we should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at least one laugh."

TURN BACK TIME - Aqua

Give me time to reason
Give me time to think it through
Passing through the season
Where I cheated you

I will always have a cross to wear
But the bolt reminds me I was there
So give me strength
To face this test tonight

If only I could turn back time
If only I had said what I still hide
If only I could turn back time
I would stay for the night.
For the night...

Claim your right to science
Claim your right to see the truth
Though my pangs of conscience
Will drill a hole in you

I seen it coming like a thief in the night
I seen it coming from the flash of your light
So give me strength
To face this test tonight

If only I could turn back time
If only I had said what I still hide
If only I could turn back time...
I would stay for the night

The bolt reminds me I was there the bolt reminds me I was there
If only I could turn back time
If only I had said what I still hide
If only I could turn back time
I would stay for the night

Here's the links:
Movie Trailer

Life Is Beautiful

"Life Is Beautiful" is an Italian language film which tells the story of a Jewish Italian, Guido Orefice (played by Roberto Benigni, who also directed and co-wrote the film), who must employ his fertile imagination to help his son survive their internment in a Nazi concentration camp (a camp which maintained by Nazi Germany, under Adolf Hitler throughout the territories it controlled). This film was released in October 1998 and is an unforgettable fable that proves love, family and imagination conquer all.

The film starts in the 1930s, Guido, an Italian Jew, falls in love with a school teacher, Dora, who isn't Jewish. He woos her and steals at her engagement from her rude and loud fiance, a Fascist official. They get married and several years later, their son Giosue grows up among growing anti-Semitism. During WWII, Guido and Giosue are arrested and taken to a concentration camp. Dora goes too, determined not to separate the family. In the midst of the horrors of the camp where the old and the children are killed because they are not strong enough to work, Guido protects his son by pretending that survival in the concentration camp is an elaborate game with which Giosue must play along or be sent home. Various levels of creativity are used by Guido to protect his son in the camp.

This is a great film of love, optimism, courage and inner strength and I was being moved by the love of a father; a sacrificing of a father made for the son which he created lights for him to move forward in continuing while facing with obstacles. Even right until the end of his life, he still not forgeting to make his son laugh one last time by imitating the Nazi guard as if the two of them are marching around the camp together. The son, Giosue manages to survive, and thinks he has won the game when an American tank arrives to liberate the camp and not knowing that his father has died. A truly sad tragedy and encouraging film.

"The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way."

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL - Noa

Smile, without a reason why
Love, as if you were a child
Smile, no matter what they tell you
Don't listen to a word they say
Cause life is beautiful that way

Tears, a tidal wave of tears
Light, that slowly disappears
Wait, before you close the curtain
There is still another game to play
And life is beautiful that way

Here with his eyes forevermore
I will always be as close as you
Remember from before
Now that you're out there on your own
Remember what is real and
What we dream is love alone

Keep the laughter in your eyes
Soon your long awaited prize
We'll forget about our sorrows
And think about a brighter day
Cause life is beautiful that way

We'll forget about our sorrows
And think about a brighter day
Cause life is beautiful that way
There's still another game to play
And life is beautiful that way

Here's the links:
Movie Trailer

The Game Rule

Beautiful That Way - Noa

When The Last Teardrop Falls

We dont realize we love someone untill they have gone from our sight. As I listen to the song, my heart is aching and tears falls down like rain ... ... as it sings right from my heart.

I love you for who you are and how you make me feel. Eventhough our love is short but is amazing that it grows so deep inside me. I asked, "What makes you love me?" and you said, "There's no reason for it and I love you as a whole package". It touches me for what you said and I fell in love with you who willing to accept and love me for who I am.

WHEN THE LAST TEARDROP FALLS - Blaque

It's so hard to lose the one you love
To finally have to say goodbye
You try to be strong but the pain keeps holdin' on
And all that you can do is cry
Deep within your heart you know it's time to move on
When the fairy tale that you once knew is gone

When the last tear drop falls
I'll still be holdin' on to all of our memories
And all of what used to be
When the last tear drop falls
I will stand tall
And know that you're here with me in my heart
When the last tear drop falls

So now I'm alone and life keeps movin' on
But my destination still unknown, oh yeah
Will there be a time when I'll fall in love again?
When I was meant to walk these streets alone
If there was just one wish I could be granted here tonight
It would be to have you right back by my side

Now it's time for me to find my happiness again
And the emptiness from missin' you
Will never ever end, baby

Beautifully Imperfect

       

“Funeral” is a TV commercial launched directed by the critically acclaimed and award winning film director, Yasmin Ahmad and commissioned by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS). The story portrays a wife's love for her husband. It takes a look at marriage in a different light. A middle aged woman shares humorous stories during an eulogy at her husband’s funeral. She is celebrating how beautiful imperfections are that make a relationship perfect.
When we are in love with a person, we will love the person as a whole and to accept the 'package' that comes with the person, be it good or bad.
"We come to love is not to find a perfect person, but to love an imperfect person perfectly.

Hope we are able to find a life partner who are beautifully imperfect that made them perfect for us and love us for our imperfection as who we are.

Soulmate

“A soulmate is someone who has locks that fit our keys, and keys to fit our locks. When we feel safe enough to open the locks, our truest selves step out and we can be completely and honestly who we are; we can be loved for who we are and not for who we’re pretending to be. Each unveils the best part of the other. No matter what else goes wrong around us, with that one person we’re safe in our own paradise. Our soulmate is someone who shares our deepest longings, our sense of direction. When we’re two balloons, and together our direction is up, chances are we’ve found the right person. Our soulmate is the one who makes life come to life.”

“If you love someone, set them free. If they come back they're yours; if they don't they never were.”

We do not possess anything in this world, least of all other people. We only imagine that we do. Our friends, our lovers, our spouses, even our children are not ours; they belong only to themselves. Possessive and controlling friendships and relationships can be as harmful as neglect.

"Soulmate" is a pop song written and produced by Natasha Bedingfield, Mads Hauge and David Tench for Bedingfield's second album, N.B. (2007). The song was released as the album's second single in July 2007.

SOULMATE - Nastasha Bedingfield

Incompatible, it don't matter though

'cos someone's bound to hear my cry

Speak out if you do

You're not easy to find

Is it possible Mr. Loveable

Is already in my life?

Right in front of me

Or maybe you're in disguise

Who doesn't long for someone to hold

Who knows how to love you without being told

Somebody tell me why I'm on my own

If there's a soulmate for everyone

Here we are again, circles never end

How do I find the perfect fit

There's enough for everyone

But I'm still waiting in line

Who doesn't long for someone to hold

Who knows how to love you without being told

Somebody tell me why I'm on my own

If there's a soulmate for everyone

If there's a soulmate for everyone

Most relationships seem so transitory

They're all good but not the permanent one

Who doesn't long for someone to hold

Who knows how to love you without being told

Somebody tell me why I'm on my own

If there's a soulmate for everyone

Who doesn't long for someone to hold

Who knows how to love you without being told

Somebody tell me why I'm on my own

If there's a soulmate for everyone

If there's a soulmate for everyone

Fairy Tale (童話 Tong Hua)

Fairy Tale (童話 Tóng Huà) is the third solo album by Malaysian singer Michael Wong (光良) which released on Jan 2005.

Get to know the cantonese version 光良-童话[粤语DIY] but still prefer the original mandarin version. Is better to watch the MTV video rather than listening to the song. I know is a sad song but doesnt really know what exactly it means the first time I heard the song till I watched the MTV video completely.

I love the original MTV video when the piano is being push out to the stage, the guy make a call and place it on the piano while he performed on the stage. Dont understand the reason why he did so untill knowing that is for the girl to listen for the last time at the end. It makes me shed my tears everytime I watch it. It remind us once again to cherish, love and appreciate people that around us each day in our life and dont wait till it's too late.

"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."

童話 (TONG HUA/FAIRY TALE) - Michael Wong 光良

忘了有多久 I’ve forgotten how long it has been
再沒聽到你 Since the last time I heard you
對我說你最愛的故事 Tell me your favorite story

我想了很久 I have thought for a long time
我開始慌了 I start to panic
是不是我又做錯了什麼 Wondering if I have done something wrong again

你哭著對我說 You told me as you cried
童話裡都是騙人的 That everything in fairy tales are all lies
我不可能是你的王子 I couldn’t possibly be your prince.

也許你不會懂 But perhaps you don’t understand either
從你說愛我以后 Ever since you told me you loved me
我的天空星星都亮了 All the stars in my sky have brightened.

我願變成童話裡 I’m willing to become the one in the fairy tale
你愛的那個天使 The angel that you love
張開雙手 I extend this pair of hands
變成翅膀守護你 and turn them into wings to protect you
你要相信 You must believe
相信我們會像童話故事裡 Believe we will be like we are in a fairy tale
幸福和快樂是結局 Where blessings and happiness is the ending

一起寫我們的結局 Together we can write our own ending

For All You've Done ~ With All I Am

The album - For All You've Done by Hillsong which released in September 2004.

"Hold on to what is good, even if it's a handful of earth. Hold on to what you believe, even if it's a tree that stands by itself. Hold on to what you must do, even if it's a long way from here. Hold on to my hand, even if some day I'll be gone away from you. Hold on to your faith, even if it's easier to let go. Hold on to God's hand."

WITH ALL I AM - Hillsong

Into Your hand
I commit again
With all I am
For you Lord

You hold my world
In the palm of Your hand
And I'm Yours forever

Jesus I believe in You
Jesus I belong to You
You're the reason that I live
The reason that I sing

With all I am
I'll walk with You wherever you go
Through tears and joy
I'll trust in You
And I will live in all of Your ways and Your promises forever

I will worship
I will worship You forever



The album track listing:
- For All You've Done
- One Way
- Evermore
- Sing (Your Love)
- Hallelujah
- You are worthy
- My Home
- Forever and a Day
- Jesus The Same
- I Will Love
- Take All Of Me
- More Than Life
- Glorify Your Name
- To You Alone