2009

New year, new calendar, new organiser. And as with the start of every year, here are the resolutions. I had adhered to 2008's resolutions surprisingly well. Let's hope I can keep this up.

I resolve to be more organised in various aspects of my life.

I resolve to be more thoughtful towards the people in my life.

I resolve to adopt a stricter skincare regime.

Well, it does appear to be rather manageable. We shall see in 2010. Until then, happy new year.

Best Day

If it all ends tomorrow
Well I still have today
To drown out all my sorrow
In every single way

Have breakfast with my mother
Then go out with my friends
Call you to say I love you
Just before it ends

I want to take this
I need to take this
I have to make this
The best day of my life
The best day of my life

I’m sorry dear I woke you up
Just wanted to hear your voice
I know you’re irritated
Said you can’t sleep in the noise

Tried to put in a message
But I never did hit send
Guess we’ll talk another time
Because right now it’s not the end

But I want to take this
I need to take this
And I have to make this
The best day of my life
The best day of my life

I woke early next morning
Feeling a little down
When we meet tomorrow
I’ll have nothing to say now

Still I want to take this
Let us take this
Let us make this
The best day of my life
The best day of our lives



Presenting the first draft of my newest work. It still requires a lot of editing, and suggestions and advice will be greatly appreciated.

Oh, and belated Christmas wishes to all.

Duets

Ten of my favourite English duets (not in order):
1. (You're) Timeless to Me
2. You are the Music in Me
3. Can I Have This Dance?
4. Come What May
5. Last Thing on My Mind
6. Somethin' Stupid
7. Nobody Wants to be Lonely
8. Lucky
9. All I Ask of You
10. At the Beginning

Duets. Aren't they something special? To me, singing a duet with someone I love would be one of life's most beautiful gifts. Two voices, in perfect harmony. Two people in love. I couldn't ask for anything more.

And perhaps it is too much to ask for someone else to feel the way I do.

Everything - Michael Bublé

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPUJIbXN0WY

You're a falling star, you're the get away car
You're the line in the sand when I go too far
You're the swimming pool, on an August day
And you're the perfect thing to say

And you play it coy, but it's kinda cute
Oh when you smile at me you know exactly what you do
Baby don't pretend, that you don't know it's true
'Cause you can see it when I look at you

[Chorus:]
And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times
It's you, it's you, you make me sing
You're every line, you're every word
You're everything

You're a carousel, you're a wishing well
And you light me up, when you ring my bell
You're a mystery, you're from outer space
You're every minute of my everyday

And I can't believe, oh that I'm your man
And I get to kiss you baby just because I can
Whatever comes our way, oh we'll see it through
And you know that's what our love can do

[Chorus:]
And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times
It's you, it's you, you make me sing
You're every line, you're every word
You're everything

So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La
So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La

[Chorus:]
And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times
It's you, it's you, you make me sing
You're every line, you're every word
You're everything

You're every song, and I sing along
'Cause you're my everything

Yeah, yeah

So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La
So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La

Past, Present and Future

About two weeks back, my friend's parents drove me to Clememti MRT station from school. So there I was in the backseat, anticipating questions and small talk, but there was not much. It was alright for I was perfectly content with gazing out the window. And along the way, I couldn't help but observe that when they spoke to each other, there was a certain quality in their tone of voice - gentle, tender, patient.

I tried to recall a similar moment in my past, only to find that there was no such moment. The separation took place more than five years ago, but even in my childhood and adolescence, I have never had that feeling. The feeling that I felt that night in the car, looking ahead at my friend's parents. For the smallest, slightest of moments, a thought slipped into my mind - how nice it must be to have parents like that.

Even when my parents were married to each other, they were not happily married. In my memory, there were just fights, arguments and disagreements. For years, I have never given it much thought, just bearing the reality of living in such a family. But for a moment, I simply wondered what the other side might feel like.

No, there is to be no dwelling on the past. If anything, I shall take it as nothing more than a learning experience. All that hurt and pain will not be for nothing, instead they will constitute part of what it is that drives me to live my everyday with as much colour, beauty and happiness as possible.

More importantly, the past has made me want to create the most beautiful future possible for myself and my children. Because the least I can do is to give them what I never had. And I will.



"A happy marriage is the best gift that you can give to your children."