Kiss Today Goodbye...

This song keeps playing on loop in my head.
It's from the musical 'A Chorus Line'

What I Did For Love:

Kiss today goodbye,
The sweetness and the sorrow.
Wish me luck, the same to you.
But I can't regret
What I did for love, what I did for love.

Look my eyes are dry.
The gift was ours to borrow.
It's as if we always knew,
And I won't forget what I did for love,
What I did for love.

Gone,
Love is never gone.
As we travel on,
Love's what we'll remember.

Kiss today goodbye,
And point me t'ward tomorrow.
We did what we had to do.
Won't forget, can't regret
What I did for love.

Love is never gone
As we travel one
Love's what we'll remember

Kiss today goodbye,
And point me t'ward tomorrow,
We did what we had to do.
Won't forget, can't regret
What I did for love.


I used to love this song (when I was 14/15 years old), then I forgot about it for the longest time. And now, I think someone's Facebook status reminded me of it. I love the lyrics now - bittersweet. Going to try to dig up the piano score...

I'm doing a much better job with this blog than with my journal. I haven't written in it for 2 weeks and 2 days now. I will try to recap briefly the going ons of the past 2 weeks in my journal tonight. I wish my journal had an auto-write button! :p But it doesn't. So I have to write everything in myself, using my own hand. Meh.

Going to pain my hand now. Yes, I said 'pain my hand'. In my speak, it means write till my arm muscles learn and memorise the true meaning of PAIN. Lol :p And also 'ouch' in advance... :s

Neither Black Nor White

I'm always bewildered when something happens and I expect the answer to be a clear cut 'yes' or 'no' but ends up being something in between. I'm beginning to realise that as I'm exposed to more new (new to me) situations that nothing is ever black or white but is instead always a shade of gray. You can like someone and not like them at the same time; you can feel hungry and full at the same time; you can want something but not want it at the same time. The list really is endless. Inexhaustive.

And I guess that I'm also learning that this is what we should appreciate about life. Because nothing in real life has a straight answer. Though I'm sure the author of Q&A or Slumdog Millionaire as it is now known would like to differ - according to him, life CAN be a multiple choice question. And learning this is the hardest part when you've led a sheltered and fairly problem-free life the whole time before this.

Oh well. As Alanis Morissette once sang - "You live, you learn".

I ♥ Love: Why Is Valentine's Day So BIG???

Love - it's a pretty cool thing. Any kind of love, between anyone. It makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. It makes you feel wanted and appreciated and safe. It puts a smile on your face and a bounce in your every step.

But the biggest question is how do we express this love? Do you show it in an extravagant and flashy way by giving them the best gifts you can afford? By publicly declaring your love? By gushing continously about 'the love of your life' to everyone and anyone willing to listen? Or do you express your love quietly? And in line with this 'biggest question' of how to express your love, what do you do on Valentine's Day?Do you choose to go all out - flowers, chocolates, a romantic candlelight dinner? Or do you simply acknowledge Valentine's Day as a huge marketing gimmick? Afterall, shouldn't you be celebrating your love everyday? What makes the 14th of February so special?

Yeah, I know the story about St. Valentine. But why this one day? Admittedly, it is nice to do something special once in a while. It feels nice to break the monotony of your usual routine and step outside your little, cosy microcosm. But this can be done on just any day. You can make any day your little personal Valentine's Day. Why must we conform to the expectations of society and celebrate on this one day - February 14?

So I'm still wondering. I like giving people surprises and receiving flowers and everything a normal girl likes but does everything have to be planned to coincide with this ONE day?

:p

Your Call

Ok, before anyone says anything, I want to say that: Yes, I KNOW that this song is kinda emo.
But I like it anyway. The lyrics are sooo romantic. Mmmmm :)

I'm pretty sure lots of people have heard it la (since it's got 9 million plus hits on YouTube) but for those of you who haven't heard it, here it is (not the original music video):

The Day Nadal Won and Federer Cried

:(
I couldn't decide who to support from the start. Nadal had fought so hard for his place in the finals but surely Federer deserved to reclaim the title that he'd last won in 2007?

Then came the match....

I watched the first set and half of the second set before heading out for dinner where I was constantly updated about the progress of the match by sms. We finished eating and rushed down to Chilli's in time to see Nadal play the winning point and roll on the ground in elation.

Yeah, what a match (I missed 3/5 of it).

And then I got home in time to see Nadal giving his little speech on the makeshift podium and Federer all teary-eyed in the background :(

I really don't know whether to feel happy for Nadal or sad for Federer... Maybe both?