Looping Over and Over

We All Fall Down - Aerosmith

Somewhere Only We Know - Keane

I'll be the one - Trademark

Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton

I Want To Know What Love Is - Mariah Carey



Songs those days are so much better than what we have now!


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Me: All or Nothing

yes, you love me, then again what is it about me that you love? 

:: snapshot from an instagram caption of a dear friend of mine. more of his thoughts at http://abelnang.wordpress.com/ ::

I'm soft,

I forgive easily, 

I let go of grudges,

I choose to remember only the good and kindness that people have extended to me,

I choose to ignore how others have hurt me.

so if you hate me for being able to let go and accept those who have wronged me, you don't even love me for who I am.

my flaws, whole and center, 

my past, then and there. 

make peace with them, 

put it behind,

else there's never going to be a moving forward.

love me,

again...

love me, 

or not at all...

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Almost Settling Down

My life went from almost settling down to all the uncertainty in the world.

And I hate uncertainty. 

Ignorance.

No, it is definitely not bliss.
But yet, so many of us still choose to remain so.
With our "don't care" attitude.
With our "buat tak tau" attitude.

What can I say?
I'm guilty of being like that as well. Sometimes. Most of the time.

Yes, we know.
Yes, we are aware.
Yes, we play our part in ensuring we do not contribute to the ongoing mess and havoc.
Yet what are we doing about it?

We standby and watch as things go from bad to worse.
We comment and sneer on social media.
We get sick of the endless loop of stupidity and injustice.
Yet we tolerate, tolerate, and tolerate over and over again.

Maybe we are able to justify our lack of action.
Maybe we'll just wait till someone else does something about it.
Maybe we are afraid that it would backfire and drag us down as well.
Yet all this does not make it okay.

Though with good intention, there is no confidence that we are able to make things even a little better.

The political scene in our country just makes me so sad.

Quoted from one of her facebook posts:

Tonight, before I go to sleep, I pray for my country.I pray that tolerance will reign over bigotry. I pray that moderation will reign over extremism. I pray that love will reign over hatred. I pray for the unity of this nation. I pray for a better Malaysia. God bless Malaysia.

- Yeo Bee Yin

I really really really wish things will get better, but it looks like it's only downhill from here.

It sickens us,
It pains us,
It saddens us to see all this happening.
Yet what can we do about it?

There's just so much we can do.



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Oh, the feels of this song...

Telling the story oh so well...

Especially the chorus. Oh you have to give this a chance until you at least reach the chorus.
Happy listening. My current loop ~





Come to think about it, this is sort of like Social Penetration Theory's theme song. Lol. Too much studying Communication Theory I guess.


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We Complement Each Other ♥

In Malay:

"Hawa dijadikan dari rusuk Adam
dan bukan dari kepalanya untuk dijunjung,
bukan pula dari kakinya untuk dijadikan pengalas
tetapi adalah dari sisinya untuk dijadikan teman hidup,
dekat dengan lenganya untuk dilindungi,
dan dekat dengan hatinya untuk dicintai."

In English:

"Eve was made of a rib out of the side of Adam;
not made out of his head to rule over him,
nor out of his feet to be trampled upon by him,
but out of his side to be equal with him,
under his arm to be protected,
and near his heart to be beloved."

Somehow the Malay version speaks to me more. Love this so much!

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New Year's Eve

I want to share here some sentiments taken from the movie "New Year's Eve (2011)", the speech given by Claire to the reporters and the public when the ball got stuck midway due to a short circuit while everyone was anxiously awaiting the annual ball drop in Time Square, NY. This not only shows PR at its best, but also, her carefully chosen words, bears significance to each and everyone of us. I loved every word of it, and so here it goes.

As you all can see the ball has stopped half way to its porch. It's suspended there to remind us before we pop the champagne and celebrate the New Year, to stop and reflect on the year that has gone by. To remember both our triumphs and our missteps, our promises made and broken. The times we opened ourselves up to great adventures or close ourself down for fear of getting hurt. Cause that's what New Year's is all about, getting another chance. The chance to forgive, to do better, to do more, to give more, to love more. And stop worrying about what if and start embracing what will be. So when that ball drops at midnight, and it will drop, let's remember to be nice to each other, kind to each other. And not just tonight, but all year long. Thank you.

Some people swear there's no beauty left in the world, no magic. 

Then how do you explain the entire world coming together on one night to celebrate the hope of a new year?

Ultimately, that's what a new year brings right? Hope. Hope for a better year ahead.

It's just 3 days to a whole new year. I hope, I truly hope that it will be good one for everyone.

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