i’ll know it by the feelingPosted on Sat, March 28th, 2009 @ 2:45 pm
Didn’t quite like this song when it first came on the radio airwaves, but eventually the meaningful lyrics won me over. This is probably the collective theme song of mine, Carmen, and ChuahJinYan. :)
Nickelback - Gotta Be Somebody
This time
I wonder what it feels like
To find the one in this life
The one we all dream of
But dreams just aren’t enough
So I’ll be waiting for the real thing
I’ll know it by the feeling
The moment when we’re meeting
Will play out like a scene straight off the silver screen
So I’ll be holdin’ my breath
Right up ’til the end
Until that moment when
I find the one that I’ll spend forever with
‘Cause nobody wants to be the last one there
‘Cause everyone wants to feel like someone cares
Someone to love with my life in their hands
There’s gotta be somebody for me like that
‘Cause nobody wants to go it on their own
And everyone wants to know they’re not alone
There’s somebody else that feels the same somewhere
There’s gotta be somebody for me out there
Tonight
Out on the street, out in the moonlight
And, damn it, this feels too right
It’s just like deja vu
Me standin’ here with you
So I’ll be holdin’ my breath
Could this be the end?
Is it that moment when
I find the one that I’ll spend forever with?
‘Cause nobody wants to be the last one there
‘Cause everyone wants to feel like someone cares
Someone to love with my life in their hands
There’s gotta be somebody for me like that
‘Cause nobody wants to go it on their own
And everyone wants to know they’re not alone
There’s somebody else that feels the same somewhere
There’s gotta be somebody for me out there
You can’t give up
When you’re lookin’ for a diamond in the rough
Because you’ll never know when it shows up
Make sure you’re holdin’ on
‘Cause it could be the one, the one you’re waiting on
‘Cause nobody wants to be the last one there
And everyone wants to feel like someone cares
Someone to love with my life in their hands
There’s gotta be somebody for me, oh
Nobody wants to go it on their own
And everyone wants to know they’re not alone
There’s somebody else that feels the same somewhere
There’s gotta be somebody for me out there
Nobody wants to be the last one there
‘Cause everyone wants to feel like someone cares
There’s somebody else that feels the same somewhere
There’s gotta be somebody for me out there
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memoir #1Posted on Sat, March 28th, 2009 @ 2:38 pm
Back then we always talked about sitting at a sidewalk cafe on a breezy night, surrounded by city buzz and watching the world go by, feeling absolutely contented being held still by the moment.
It’s such a commonplace setting, it probably evokes a scornful, “Veli nice meh to do like that? It’s only Bintang Walk what…”
But with exchanged smiles, I knew that you understood the magic.
And it really is a waste how we never got around to realizing that silly little daydream of ours.
sicker than your averagePosted on Wed, March 25th, 2009 @ 11:21 am
So a couple of days ago, I was down with a viral fever. Haha I just can’t stop being sick, can I? I’m practically a veteran. *slaps self*
Y’know, I have a love-hate relationship with fever. Yeahh no kidding. Hear me out. :P See, the good thing about fevers in my case is that the recovery period is usually 2 days, and maximum 3 if it’s really persistent (rare).
2 days! Do you know how awesome that is for someone with an immune system that’s so utterly crap?!
Seriously, 2 days of being sick is nothing compared to times when I get hit by that sore throat-running nose-cough sickness package (often)… It takes me at least A WEEK to get better… and usually it’s 2 weeks before I’m completely healthy again. ;(
‘Course, now the bad side to nursing a fever is that I get so weak with aching limbs all over and head pounding and spinning like crazy… I basically can’t do much except to lie around and be sick. Boringgg. Plus my appetite gets affected so I can’t even enjoy food anymore. I just gulp down portions of biscuits and bread and porridge and countdown till the fever goes away.
I wouldn’t say having a sore throat, then the running nose, then the cough, feels less stressful to go through. But at least I can still walk about and do stuff that I want to do without being confined to the bed or the sofa the entire day. :P
My work during my previous advertising days have taught me that it’s always important to have key learning points and next steps for each occurring event. With regards to my regular sick episodes, this was what my friend Jiun (he’s not really The Stig but I guess we all have our fantasies :P) had to advise:
the StiG: yo
i z z o : hey ho
i z z o : guess wat
i z z o : I’M SICK AGAIN
i z z o : :D
the StiG: ohhh u sound happy
i z z o : haha not really
i z z o : it’s just funny
i z z o : i JUST recovered from cough and flu like last week!
the StiG: what???
the StiG: lol
the StiG: thats bad u need to boost ur immune system
the StiG: stop staying up late
the StiG: stop drinking
the StiG: stop smoking
the StiG: workout
the StiG: keep ur heart beat 2xnormal for 20 mins at least 3 times a week
the StiG: eat more greens
the StiG: eat less meat
the StiG: R U LISTENING???
the StiG: start copying!
i z z o : omg thats a long list
i z z o : i think i shall just print screen
i z z o : too long to copy
the StiG: r u gonna do it or not
i z z o : err wait til i recover first :D haha
grand theft autumnPosted on Thu, March 12th, 2009 @ 4:12 pm
Saw the movie Sex Drive (funny stuff and not as lame as expected!) the other day, and the best part was that FALL OUT BOY WAS IN IT! <3
They performed a couple of songs including a really nice rendition of Grand Theft Autumn… And now I can’t stop hearing it in my head. Teehee. :P
Where is your boy tonight?
I hope he is a gentleman
Maybe he won’t find out what I know
You were the last good thing
About this part of town
When I wake up
I’m willing to take my chances on
the hope you hate him more than you notice
I wrote this for you
You need him
I could be him
I could be an accident, but I’m still trying
That’s more than I can say for him
Where is your boy tonight?
I hope he is a gentleman
Maybe he won’t find out what I know
You were the last good thing
About this part of town
Someday I’ll appreciate in value
Get off my ass and call you
But for the meantime I’ll sport my
Brand new fashion of waking up with pants off
at 4 in the afternoon
You need him
I could be him
I could be an accident but I’m still trying
That’s more than I can say for him
Where is your boy tonight?
I hope he is a gentleman
Maybe he won’t find out what I know
You were the last good thing
About this part of town
He won’t find out
He won’t find out
Where is your boy tonight?
I hope he is a gentleman
Maybe he won’t find out what I know
You were the last good thing
About this part of town
if you gots the poison i gots the remedyPosted on Tue, March 10th, 2009 @ 5:58 pm
On a day of Tuesday blues, it seems all you can do is to chat…
Carmen: hai… wana go home
i z z o : haha i wanna go home toooo
i z z o : on the way back from lunch just now, i saw a homeless guy sleeping at some shaded area
i z z o : and i was like, damn i wanna be like him too… napping in the afternoon
i z z o : hahahaha
Carmen: HAHAH
Carmen: let’s go nap at some shaded area
i z z o : yeahhh i’m so jealous hahahaha
Carmen: aiyoh
i z z o : its such a luxury to be able to rest and relax on a working day!!!
i z z o : heheheheheee
Carmen: we are jealous of a homeless person
Carmen: hahahahaha
… And to chat some more…
jianchuah: *thinks over turning over a new leaf
i z z o : ahahaha
i z z o : how many leaves do u wanna turn over??
i z z o : later the tree is gonna get botak already
jianchuah: it’s ok..
jianchuah: i’ll become a branch then..
jianchuah: and if that doesn’t work out..can be a flower
jianchuah: blossomed!!
i z z o : haha jin flower???
i z z o : this is getting too much
i z z o : err wat color would u want to be?
jianchuah: let me fold the “what colour do you wanna be” paper
i z z o : hahahahahahahahhaaa
jianchuah: and i’ll let fate dcide
i z z o : cant believe u still remember that
i z z o : okie fold fold.. the suspense is killing me
jianchuah: ok ok..
jianchuah: i’ll be white
i z z o : puikss
jianchuah: the holiest of all
… And to chat together gether…
Carmen: what happened to the kembara
jianchuah: still around..
jianchuah: my dad likes to drive it..
i z z o : *kicks the vegetable*
Carmen: hahahahahaha
Carmen: hard
jianchuah: my dents were quite small
Carmen: are the dents due to u?
jianchuah: haha
jianchuah: *kicks the lo bal
jianchuah: haha..lo bal
jianchuah: jin lo ball
jianchuah: yeah..
jianchuah: mmpp..
jianchuah: i knocked into ju shin mom’s car before..
jianchuah: when i was young
Carmen: serious?
Carmen: this sounds familiar
Carmen: so jin
Carmen: hahahaha
jianchuah: aiya..
jianchuah: that time just got license..
jianchuah: haha.
jianchuah: and i was reversing..
jianchuah: didn’t see her car at all
jianchuah: haha..noob that time
i z z o : HAHAHA OMG I TOTALLY FORGOT ABOUT THAT
Carmen: at where?
Carmen: i rmb that
Carmen: cos i was in the car
Carmen: but i didnt know it was u
jianchuah: yeah..it is ss12
Carmen: very weird
jianchuah: yeah…haha..
jianchuah: fate has weird ways
jianchuah: haha..i didn’t know you then too
jianchuah: woohoo..
i z z o : HAHA NOW I HAVE MORE REASONS TO KICK THE KAI LAN
Carmen: unbelievable
Carmen: HAHAHAHA
Carmen: PLS DO
i z z o : yeah fate.. seriously..
jianchuah: so we knew each other for quite some time
i z z o : who would’ve thought so many years after that we would end up sitting together and having yamcha regularly..!!
is it too late to remind you of how we werePosted on Tue, March 3rd, 2009 @ 10:35 pm
Okay so let’s take a break from all the emo-ness. I was fiddling around with my desktop computer (I usually use my laptop nowadays) and came across a picture taken from my not-so-cool high school days.
At the risk of humiliating myself, and the other person who’s in the photo as well… *blush blush*
CLICK HERE! to see. And then let’s laugh together. :D
P.S. I really disliked wearing the pinafore uniform for school. It adds like +100 points on the geek-o-meter. Mmhmm. >.<
but we’re running through the firePosted on Tue, March 3rd, 2009 @ 1:20 am
Unknowingly four months had passed just like that.
February may have been 28 days short, but everything felt long, overdrawn and stretched to its limit.
Saturday was probably when I plummeted to my lowest point. I almost couldn’t recognize the girl in the mirror – more than just wearied down by sickness, she was also sad, lost, broken, abandoned, and clouded by self-doubt. Everything that she was supposed to know by heart, suddenly felt faraway and unreachable.
Will the cheese always stand alone?
Soon Saturday slipped away to Sunday, the sun was up again and everything felt like it’s been put right once more.
But I dread to think of impending future moments like this. Moments of weakness, when I should be strong yet imagine my disgust when I realize that my feet have forgotten how to stand on their own.
Having said that though, if last Saturday had anything to prove, it was certainly that there are still friends to be relied upon to be pillars of strength, comfort and wisdom…
Thank you, Carmen and ChuahJinYan. I owe you both much gratitude. :)
