As the old adage goes, life is full of ups and downs. Embrace the downs, be kind and compassionate, and stay away from evil thoughts and speeches.
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
平井堅 - いつか離れる日が来ても / Ken Hirai - Itsuka Hanareru ... [cover]
いつか離れる日が来ても!
平井堅 – いつか離れる日が来ても
作詩:Ken Hirai
作曲:Ken Hirai
魔法のような笑顔に 何度救われただろう
手をつないだ帰り道 ふと心細くなる
自分より大事なもの 手にするのが幸せだと
教えてくれた君は 僕を強くも弱くもする
「考え過ぎだよ 笑ってよ」僕の頬をつねるけど
このぬくもりに満たされる程
失う怖さにどうしようもなく襲われるんだ
いつか離れる日が来ても
出会えた全てを悔やむ事だけは 決してしたくないから
ねぇ 今キスしてもいいかな?
なぜだろう こんなに君を想うだけで 涙が出るんだ
君という宝物が 隣にいる奇蹟を
あの空はおぼえている 時を超えおぼえてる
愛の言葉を並べても 1つにはなれなくて
このぬくもりに甘えてしまう
失う怖さをかき消す様に 何度も何度も
いつか心が壊れても
大好きな君を憎む事だけは 決してしたくないから
ねぇ 今抱きしめていいかな?
どうしてこんなに君を想うだけで 苦しくなるんだ
いつか離れる日が来ても
出会えた全てを悔やむ事だけは 決してしたくないから
ねぇ 今キスしてもいいかな?
なぜだろう こんなに君を想うだけで 涙が出るんだ
なぜだろう こんなに君を想うだけで 涙が、、、出るんだ
Hirai Ken – Even If We Must Part Someday
Lyrics: Ken Hirai
Music: Ken Hirai
How many times have I been saved by your magical smile?
As we hold hands and walk home together, I suddenly become forlorn
You taught me that happiness is gaining something
More important than yourself and you make me both stronger and weaker
“You’re thinking too hard. Smile.”
You pinch my cheek
But as much as this warmth fills me
I can’t help being assaulted by the fear of losing you
Even if we must part someday
I don’t ever want to regret meeting everything about you
Say, is it alright if I kiss you now?
Why is it when I think of you like this tears come out?
You are a treasure and being by my side is a miracle
That the sky will remember for all time
Even if I line up words of love for you, we can’t be as one
I’ll lose myself in this warmth
Like erasing the fear of losing you, over and over
Even if my heart breaks someday
I don’t ever want to hate you whom I love so much
Say, is it alright if I hold you now?
Why is it when I think of you like this I’m in so much pain?
Even if we must part someday
I don’t ever want to regret meeting everything about you
Say, is it alright if I kiss you now?
Why is it when I think of you like this tears come out?
Why is it when I think of you like this…tears come out?
Monday, July 05, 2010
Lethargic Monday
Having slept for 7 hours, am still feeling sluggish. Really dread tomorrow afternoon ....it won't be nice to cancel it. Hope today will be good.
Thursday, July 01, 2010
Aphorism
Someone asked me today, "Have you heard that nice people finish last?"
Is it true?
"Do no evil". That's the policy. Does it mean that the "do no evil" philosophy does not hold water at all?
Friday, June 25, 2010
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Raising the Bar
For myself? A little scared and very worried. Whatever will be, will be. Que Sara Sara...
Monday, June 21, 2010
Windy Monday
What a windy day, with greeneries around him and looking up at the vast sky, he realises that it's not a clear day today. The sky is not blue, but it's decorated with lots of white and fluffy cottons. The clouds slowly float away, changing the sky scene every now and then.
With a heavy heart, he trudges on, moving slowly but steadily, carrying the hope that he will see rainbow soon. The clouds continue to float away from his view, while he continues to keep going. The wind still continues to blow, but it doesn't blow his troubles away.
Alone among the geenery, he sighs. He tries his best to stay positive, telling himself that things will only get better. All things can't stay inertia all the time. Things that fall will rise again. Likewise, things that go up and one day fall, and may fall real hard. He heard from a wise man the other day: "I was born to live. All living things are born to live, and since I am born to live, I wanna live a happy live. I wanna do what I love doing, and not to follow the norms blindly."
Friday, June 18, 2010
Thursday, June 17, 2010
十字路 と私
The clouds and their various formation
Always busy, going about their own work
The trees and their continuous swayings
Are always busy as well, forming various kinds of howlings during storms, and breezes on a quiet day
The forests and their flora and fauna
Are busy growing, forming canopies and protection for the earth
The queen ant and her soldiers
Are also busy finding and ferrying food home
The people in the city
Are busy going about their own work
The people at home
Are also busy with their own affairs
その人生
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
A Raining Wednesday
Dark, overcast sky was looming even before dawn broke. Loving every bit of a rainy day. Streaks of rain come pouring down, the scene is not as great as that of snow flakes falling from the sky, but one calms down when seeing the rain beating against the trees, the pavements, houses and the window panes. The rain seems to make the discolored trees look even greener, the limping leaves fresher, and the dirty roofs of the houses cleaner, washing away the accumulated dirt.
Didn't work very hard in the morning. Will work hard soon.
あなたを愛する
Didn't work very hard in the morning. Will work hard soon.
あなたを愛する
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Quiet Monday, Stormy Tuesday
Monday was slow; no emails, no calls. No communication for a straight 7 hours. The weather was relatively warm, but not too hot and humid. Another Monday of the week had passed. Still no news.
Tuesday came. The sky was already overcasted early in the morning. A huge storm followed and blue skies appeared in the early afternoon. Will there always be sunshine after the rain? Worked really hard in the morning without distraction. Will rewards come eventually? Went back to have a session with Soseki Natsume for an hour. Got distracted and continued to work hard. Tuesday has come and gone. Another week will soon pass. What a life.
Tuesday came. The sky was already overcasted early in the morning. A huge storm followed and blue skies appeared in the early afternoon. Will there always be sunshine after the rain? Worked really hard in the morning without distraction. Will rewards come eventually? Went back to have a session with Soseki Natsume for an hour. Got distracted and continued to work hard. Tuesday has come and gone. Another week will soon pass. What a life.
Monday, June 07, 2010
Another Overcast Monday
Things are getting slower
Hopes are getting dimmer
Signs are getting weaker
Days are getting shorter
Energy is dwindling
No matter how hard she tries
Unable to control her mental state
She lets herself go with the flow
How long does she have to wait?
Nobody knows
Hopes are getting dimmer
Signs are getting weaker
Days are getting shorter
Energy is dwindling
No matter how hard she tries
Unable to control her mental state
She lets herself go with the flow
How long does she have to wait?
Nobody knows
Friday, June 04, 2010
A Tribute to Mrs Lim SL
Just the other day, I heard from a high school friend that my form teacher from 3A and 4A had passed away due to cancer. She was only 15 years our senior. I felt a great tinge of regret and sadness coz I didn't have a chance to thank her personally for the principles and life philosophy that she had incalcuated in me. I missed her every now and then. I owed my good results in my 'O's to her. She piqued my interests in both the Biology and English subjects. She treated us like friends and never in her history as our form teacher during those 2 years had she yelled at us or 'annoyed' us.
She loved to look good and seldom repeated her outfits more than three times. We loved to see her in her different pretty dresses every morning. I recall that in an outing to the beach, her then 4-year old son mistook me as her coz we were both wearing the same hair style. I also recall she asking my closed group of friends why I was such a snob, I didn't say 'hi' nor smile at her when I saw her outside the classroom. My friends explained that I was short-sighted and was unable to recognize people even 50meters away from me. I never had a chance to formally apologize to her for this. I guess it's too late now.
RIP, Mrs Lim.
She loved to look good and seldom repeated her outfits more than three times. We loved to see her in her different pretty dresses every morning. I recall that in an outing to the beach, her then 4-year old son mistook me as her coz we were both wearing the same hair style. I also recall she asking my closed group of friends why I was such a snob, I didn't say 'hi' nor smile at her when I saw her outside the classroom. My friends explained that I was short-sighted and was unable to recognize people even 50meters away from me. I never had a chance to formally apologize to her for this. I guess it's too late now.
RIP, Mrs Lim.
Tuesday, June 01, 2010
Dreamland
All sorts of weird dreams appeared; dreams from the distant past and dreams from the recent past. Time ceases to exist the moment one goes to sleep. People sleep when they are tired or when they are bored. Sleeping is a form of escape, escaping from real life, escaping from our thoughts. Our thoughts about the past, the present and the future. We know about the past, the present, but we do not know about the future. Our dreams tell us our past and present, sometimes ridiculous; but they never tell us about our future. How I wish my dreams could tell me about my future, even if it's ridiculously far-fetched.
Monday, May 31, 2010
The Sky Is Overcast
Well, it's Monday again, but it's nearing end of the day. Most people had Monday blues this morning. In another time zone, in another place, the Monday blues will hit people who dread going to work. There is another group of people who does not get Monday blues at all, but what this group of people dread is the absence of human contacts.
Alone in their apartments, some of them do their best to keep themselves occupied; reading, surfing, finding work, occasionally watching TV. Some people choose to go for a walk, some choose to lay in bed and sink deeper into depression. Regardless of what they do, they share the same hope.
"I had come to hate being at home because of a sort of disgust I was feeling for people in general, and once I started felling that way, I couldn't stand the sight of my relatives, my parents, anybody. At one point I realized what I was doing and I tried to fight it, but by then it was too late. The more I struggled, the worse it became, until finally the cork popped and all the reserves of patience I had tried so hard to build were lost. I left home that very night."
Aishiteru, Soseki Natsume
Alone in their apartments, some of them do their best to keep themselves occupied; reading, surfing, finding work, occasionally watching TV. Some people choose to go for a walk, some choose to lay in bed and sink deeper into depression. Regardless of what they do, they share the same hope.
"I had come to hate being at home because of a sort of disgust I was feeling for people in general, and once I started felling that way, I couldn't stand the sight of my relatives, my parents, anybody. At one point I realized what I was doing and I tried to fight it, but by then it was too late. The more I struggled, the worse it became, until finally the cork popped and all the reserves of patience I had tried so hard to build were lost. I left home that very night."
Aishiteru, Soseki Natsume
Monday, May 03, 2010
The Girl with a coconut tree growing on her head
Just the other day
When we were together
We saw a little girl
He says "There's a girl with a coconut tree growing on her head!"
That tickled me
That made my feet stand on the ground
Again
That made me take stock of my life
Again
That made me slow down
Again
That made me look back in wonder
What have I done in the last 2 years?
Thank You
All I wanna say is
Thank You
When we were together
We saw a little girl
He says "There's a girl with a coconut tree growing on her head!"
That tickled me
That made my feet stand on the ground
Again
That made me take stock of my life
Again
That made me slow down
Again
That made me look back in wonder
What have I done in the last 2 years?
Thank You
All I wanna say is
Thank You
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Impermanence
I first met You
About a year and a half ago
We were never close
But the memory of You
Is still etched in my mind
I was extraordinary nice to You
Coz you were years my senior
Coz you commanded my respect
Despite your lackadaisical attitude
Which I discovered the reason behind it
Months later
I heard you on the phone
On that Saturday morning
You sounded well
The next thing I knew
I saw the message that you had passed on
Tears streamed down my cheeks
Naturally
R.I.P
K.W.
About a year and a half ago
We were never close
But the memory of You
Is still etched in my mind
I was extraordinary nice to You
Coz you were years my senior
Coz you commanded my respect
Despite your lackadaisical attitude
Which I discovered the reason behind it
Months later
I heard you on the phone
On that Saturday morning
You sounded well
The next thing I knew
I saw the message that you had passed on
Tears streamed down my cheeks
Naturally
R.I.P
K.W.
Friday, December 18, 2009
December 09
A tiring journey
Colorless, meaningless, and hopeless
What is life?
It's a journey, isn't it?
But it's such a tiring journey
Day after day
Month after month
Year after year
The earth revolves
Seasons change
People change
But nothing changes me
Life is still a tiring journey
Colorless, meaningless, and hopeless
What is life?
It's a journey, isn't it?
But it's such a tiring journey
Day after day
Month after month
Year after year
The earth revolves
Seasons change
People change
But nothing changes me
Life is still a tiring journey
Sunday, November 01, 2009
1st Nov 2009
It's 1st Nov today. Nothing special, not a special day for me.
What can I blog about? Gundum? Nah. FB? Nah. Anime? Nah. No interest.
Went to the library and was disappointed that no books there interest me at all. I was trying to find books written by Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, or some other Japanese authors, but was unable to find any. There were a couple of books by LEo Tolstoy, but I have already read those.....Hmm...a boring Sunday afternoon.
Will be going to the incredible India for about 10 days. Mumbai, Pune and New Delhi. I am excited about going to Taj Mahal....that's it. Do not fancy Indian food, so not sure how I am going to survive for the next 10 days!
Wish myself luck and more luck, need to look for four-clover leaves in the garden.
What can I blog about? Gundum? Nah. FB? Nah. Anime? Nah. No interest.
Went to the library and was disappointed that no books there interest me at all. I was trying to find books written by Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, or some other Japanese authors, but was unable to find any. There were a couple of books by LEo Tolstoy, but I have already read those.....Hmm...a boring Sunday afternoon.
Will be going to the incredible India for about 10 days. Mumbai, Pune and New Delhi. I am excited about going to Taj Mahal....that's it. Do not fancy Indian food, so not sure how I am going to survive for the next 10 days!
Wish myself luck and more luck, need to look for four-clover leaves in the garden.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Satantango
Survived the 7hours 12 minutes Hungarian film at the National Museum. When it started, I thought it was kindda boring coz the take was extremely long. However, as the film moved on and as the audience further immersed themselves in the movie, the film didn't seem that boring afterall. It was a bleak movie, interspersed with some dark sense of humor occasionally. I could identify some characters with myself, and with the people I know. The movie is so surreal, so much so that I started imagine myself to be one of the characters.
The poor gal, Estika, killed herself and her pet, a cat, by taking rat poison. Why did she do that? Why did she torture the cat before she killed it? And why did she kill herself eventually after the cat died? I have answers to these questions but I guess a child really learns from the adults around her.
Well, 10 days to go...BeBe.....
The poor gal, Estika, killed herself and her pet, a cat, by taking rat poison. Why did she do that? Why did she torture the cat before she killed it? And why did she kill herself eventually after the cat died? I have answers to these questions but I guess a child really learns from the adults around her.
Well, 10 days to go...BeBe.....
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