If I Ain't Got You

This is another of my favourite songs. It is sung by Alicia Keys. She is a really talented singer and musician. She has such a powerful voice. i really like her playing the piano and singing at the same. i am tryng to listen closely to her piano playing and get the rhythmn and chords; am halfway there. Here's her song (uploaded by andersonpilet).





Mmmmmmm, mmmmmm

Some people live for the fortune
Some people live just for the fame
Some people live for the power, yeah
Some people live just to play the game
Some people think that the physical things define what's within
And I been there before but that life's a bore, so full of the superficial

Chorus:
Some people want it all, but I don't want nothing at all
If it ain't you baby, if I ain't got you baby
Some people want diamond rings, some just want everything
But everything means nothing, if I ain't got you, yeah

Some people search for a fountain
The promise is forever young
Some people need three dozen roses
And that's the only way to prove you love them
Hand me the world on a silver platter
And what good would it be

No one to share with, no one who truly cares for me

Chorus:
Some people want it all, but I don't want nothing at all
If it ain't you baby, if I ain't got you baby
Some people want diamond rings, some just want everything
But everything means nothing, if I ain't got you, you, you

Some people want it all, but I don't want nothing at all
If it ain't you baby, if I ain't got you baby
Some people want diamond rings, some just want everything
But everything means nothing, if I ain't got you, yeah

If I ain't got you with me baby, ohh, ooo
Say nothing in this whole wide world don't mean a thing
If I ain't got you with me baby

Forgetable

i've just watched Indiana Jones and seriously, it was just a so-so movie.

The ending is just like so many of those other movies that ended up having alien entities that were trapped in some tombs or something and were finally set free and and fly off into the sky in some spaceships or something.

It all seems too familiar, just like an episode of the X-Files (or was it the movie?) where Mulder (or was it Scully?) went looking for Scully (or was it Mulder) in the Artic and finally they miraculously escaped from an alien-breeding facility deep in the ice, just before (Yeah, you've guessed it) the earth shook and the whole thing took off into the sky as a gigantic spaceship and left a gigantic gap in the ice! Gee, how original!!!

However, in this Indy movie, the Maya temple crumbled to the ground and the whole place was eventually flooded by the water from the river. (Yeah, AFTER the spaceship had taken off)

And the cheesiest part at the end is when Indy married his love whom he ditched one week before the wedding day many years ago.

Yaaaawwnnn...

Oh well, it's just another forgetable movie.

TakSioklah :(

Inspiring

Yes! i'm having a break now which i've been looking forward to.

(All right, don't be envious of me, dear non-teachers. This is a working holiday for many of us.)

i'll still have to grade papers despite marking furiously before the break, in order to have a freer break. i've finished marking 167 sets of multiple choice questions, 948 sets of structured questions, 117 sets of comprehension questions, 78 literature essays and 78 essays. And i'm only left with 150 essays to go. So, i'm not that stressed up now.

i went back to school to clear some work yesterday and will clear some tonight before i go back again tomorrow to finish them all. Yes! And off i'll go to do some piano-coaching with Terence.

Then, i'm looking forward to a good lunch and Indiana Jones with a couple of friends. It's been more than 2 months since i've last watched a movie... couldn't recall my last movie :( Yeah... something forgetable.

Thursday is reserved for running errands, paying bills, etc...

Something that i'm most looking forward to is the Inspiring Worship seminars, concert and also workshops from 30th May to 3rd June. i want to be INSPIRED!!! And i'm going with a very expectant heart... and i will receive! Yes!

And next week, between invigilating some exams, i'll try to finish grading the rest of the 150 essay scripts.

There goes my break.

Meanwhile... happy holiday to me...

SiokJuga ^_^

Pig... ^@^

i was trying to guide or 'force' my weakest class to memorize short literature essays. This class is the weakest of the lot and i have three boys who could barely read. Yes, read. And nope, many of them can't converse in English.

So, to ask them to write a paragraph that makes sense requires Herculian effort, what more to write an essay.

Since mid-year exam is just around the corner, i whipped up my last 'rescue' plan - instruct them to memorize simple, prepared, really short literature essays and hope that, if they are lucky enough, one of the essay questions would pop up during exam. All they need to do is just regurgitate the three short paragraphs.

i tested them today.

Original phrase: "...Kino could not let go of the big pearl..."

Student's memory bank: "...Kino could not let go of the pig pearl..."

+_O

i think i will be getting gibberish... or blank papers from this class.

Happy marking... to me.

ManaSiok :(

Blur

Today SS went to The Hut to have lunch, alone. Yup, got a craving and drove there. It took me ages to find a legal parking lot but alas i couldn't find one after turning many rounds and waited. So parked at my usual illegal parking spot... er, so far, so safe :)

Went in The Hut and ordered my grilled lamb chop and a chocolate milkshake... :) Yes, i know. It's a fattening combination... :) But nothing can stop SS from her cravings... that is until i realized i had better check my wallet. It's the beginning of the month and i haven't gone to 'reload' my wallet yet... and i found out that i had only...

RM21.00!!! -__-

So off i dashed out of the restaurant to withdraw some cash from the ATM at the Alliance Bank which is just a few steps away and...

The ATM machine with MEPS is NOT functioning!!! -__- Gaaahhhh

And i was cursing myself for being so idiotic as to not having enough money for lunch, and that was AFTER i had ordered it... -__-

But nothing can stop SS from her food and she popped into her car and drove a few blocks away to AmBank's ATM, all the while hoping that the ATM would be able to dispense some cash. And she parked illegally right in front of bank and dashed in.

Crossing my fingers, i pressed the buttons and...

YES, money came out... XD

(Hah, you thought that i'd be so unlucky that this ATM is not functioning too, right? Wrong!)

Relieved, i dashed into my car and drove back and parked illegally, again...

Well, the food couldn't wait, could it? =D

When i got back into The Hut, the chocolate milk was already waiting for me :)... but it was too diluted :(

(Sigh, SS and her diluted drinks.)

Anyway, the food was good...

Ah, so satisfying... n_n

And full... *burp*

It's time for a little nap...

So in Love! ^^

*Sigh*

The Japanese craze has taken over SS... in the form of Ken Hirai \^_^/

so handsome... ^_^//

what a hunk... *drooling*

hot and sexy... *swooning*

beautiful voice... *heart melts*

can sing falsetto... *goosebumps*

and he sings R&B, slow pop rock... ^_^

*Sigh*... *Heart flutters*

To all my oestrogenic friends, you MUST take a listen to his songs! Especially if you are a sucker for romantic love ballads a.k.a. sappy songs. If you are of the testosteronic species, take a listen too.

Nope, i don't understand a single word (Zen, zen, wakarimasen) that he's singing save for a sprinkling of English words here and there. But that is not important at all... it's all about the melody and his voice!! *Sighs* ^_^// Really, his good looks just complete the whole package.

Close Eyes (Hitomi wo Tojite) (uploaded by Inanybar2007)

Cry & Smile (uploaded by azhaffchan)

Canvas (uploaded by rosmerycordero)

Even If (uploaded by azzhaffchan)




Omoiga Kasanaru Sonomaeni (uploaded by harvinsky)




Lovingly yours,
TerlaluSiokSendiri ^_^//

Perfume

The Japanese are known globally for their super cute cartoons, mangas and animes. i remember when i was a kid and later a tween, i used to look forward to Saturday mornings for a dose or two of Japanese cartoons. Those were the days when Astro and the Internet were non-existent. There were only RTM1 and RTM2!! Yikes!!! O.@

i remember loving the cartoons' theme songs. Even as a child, i found the tunes catchy although i had no idea what they were about. And the cartoons would end with another different song, usually a slower tempo song. And i'd always sit through the songs!

Something that never failed to amuse me then was the singer's voice. i think the theme songs are sung only by females (Correct me if i'm wrong). The singers would sing in a childlike, high-pitched voice. Really, i couldn't differentiate the voice quality from one singer to another. They all sounded the same to me. i loved ^-^ and hated \_/ those voices. Well, in spite of that, i still loved the tunes.

i was bumbling around Youtube and clicked on a video that was being watched. And guess what? It linked to a trio of Japanese girls, Perfume, who are famous for techno pop music. Yup, they sounded almost like each other and the digital distortion of their voices only made them sound more alike.

Anyway... again i'm 'caught' by the catchy tunes. Errmmm... i can't really find much meanings to their songs despite the English sub-titles. Maybe the songs would make more sense if i know Japanese. Or maybe the lyrics do not really matter if you are dancing away.

So, here's three of their songs. Tap along...

PolyRhythm

Baby Cruising Love

Macaroni

So, what do you think?

Thinker

Your Thinking is Abstract and Random

You are flexible, adaptable, and creative. There's many ways that you can learn - and you're up for any of them. You relate well to other people, and you do well working in groups. You can help people communicate together and work with each other's strengths. You don't work well with people who are competitive or adversarial. You prefer to work toward a common goal... not toward conflicting goals.

What Kind of Thinker Are You?

Over & Done With

Woohoo! And the bunch of singers did not suck!!! Yay!

A huge burden is lifted off my shoulders today. The 55 kids trained, rehearsed, rehearsed, trained, practised, bought all the correct attires, came early this morning, put on make-up and accesories, warmed-up their voices, walked up the stage, waited for the curtain to open, smiled, sang the first song, sang the second song, bowed, the curtain closed... and it was all over.

After two weeks of training and coaching, it was all over in less than ten minutes.

Yeah, that's how it is with performances. Artists, singers, dancers, musicians could train for weeks and months on end and everything would be over in a few minutes, hours or so...

So much effort and yet how quickly everything ends.

This got me thinking about life. How the human race strive, work hard, build their life, accumulate wealth, upgrade their homes, cars, possessions, etc... Striving for perfection, for the best, in their life. And when the end comes, everything would be over in a blink of an eye.

What are we working for? What are we striving for? What are we stressed out over for?

And i will have to constantly remind myself to be careful and not lose sight of what i believe in, what i am convinced of...

Yours carefully,

SS -.-'

Imagine Me Without You

Here's another of Jaci's songs, uploaded by jmbrulz.





As long as stars shine down from heaven
And the rivers run into the seas
Till the end of time forever
You're the only love I'll need
In my life You're all that matters
In my eyes the only truth I see
When my hopes and dreams have shattered
You're the one that's there for me

When I found You, I was blessed
And I will never leave You, I need You

Imagine me without You
I'd be lost and so confused
I wouldn't last a day, I'd be afraid
Without You there to see me through
Imagine me without You
Lord, You know it's just impossible
Because of You it's all brand new
My life is now worthwhile
I can't imagine me without You

When You caught me I was falling
Your love lifted me back on my feet
It was like You heard my calling
And You rushed to set me free