One of those days

Outside, it's raining heavily and I'm inside trying to update the blog while fighting off migraine. Feel like hitting my head on the wall. Can only manage this. Off to sleep now. Dammit.

EARTH HOUR

Shut it off people. Save Mother Nature.

How Much Does Your Life Weigh?

I watched this movie ' Up In The Air' starring George Clooney while I was having dinner.

I am not really good at movie review or any kind of review for that matter and I don't remember either when was the last time I had my descriptive and summary writing. I believe it was around 90s. Yeah. That long.

But I'll try my best this time. Firstly of course I really think it's a good movie and there's a lot you get from it. Things that makes you think and ponder about. Especially when it hits home. Just made me remember how last year has been a real sucker to me and I believe it's the same with everyone. The down sizing, the pay cut and all those shit.

Apart from that, there's also the bit about the 'empty back pack' thing. Love the idea and philosophy behind it. Makes me want to think of my own back pack and how much it weigh and if it has slowed me down or stopped me from moving. Motivational thing usually work best to me on moving visual rather than words on papers. I am what you call the visual combined with auditory types of person.

I know so far that this has not been a very good review but more like a personal reflection. I guess you just have to watch it yourself and then you can tell me what do you think about it and instead of a single review we can do something like a short stories and do forum based on what we think. Or maybe not.

So let me ask you this.

What's in your back pack?

Morning In Your Eyes

I woke up early this morning to send off KC at the bus station and as I was driving home on the bridge to cross over to the main land, a beautiful gold and orange hues was just coming up right over the vast far away hills ahead.

Morning sunrise.

Right there and then, I feel a surge of contentment for the present. I would say that the title of Eckhart Tolle's book, The Power of Now is one way to describe it. To be grateful for the moment and living the life at present.

Waking up to a sunrise is one good way to start the day.
Enjoy the song here by Norah Jones, Sunrise.



You can't change what happen yesterday. And you don't know exactly what will happen tomorrow. But you know where you are right now and what you want to do for the next 15seconds.

Have a great day ahead. :-)

Treading Water

My body aches all over. Especially on the lower back and at the triceps or is it biceps area.

That's what happen when you only physically stretch your body every once in a while. You tend to overarching your whole body. I think I should really change the swimming class to twice a week at least. I have only been going every Wednesday and by the time I have to swim again, my body muscle have all turn to fat and my birth breathing control is not going well with the instructor's advice to relax more inside the water. And of course it's pretty hard to relax when you need to remember which and which first-the hands, the legs or the head while at the same time making sure the technics is right (you can't really use the free style kicking but use the breaststrokes hands right? Even if it's waay easier) and also trying not to drink so much of the pool water. Eww.

Honestly, the only technics I'm so dying to learn is actually the Eggbeater Kick. The one you do when you want to stay afloat and smile and wave at people. That's the one. I can already swim to-and-fro but only without stopping. I wanted to be able to stop right in the middle of a pool and giggles and play water polo. I mean what happen if I suddenly get too tired and I can't really swing my hands to swim anymore? Am I supposed to just sink underwater and die?

Maybe I should go cycling again after work this evening. To tone up the legs intended to do kicking. I mean while I'm trying to get to the other side of the pool and also if I ever learn that egg kind of kick in near future.

If you have some tips, I'm all ears. Or maybe in this case, all eyes? But I really don't need to hear something like eating a lot of fish or getting one as a pet okay. I might as well eat a lot of birds since I love Peter Petrelli so maybe we can go flying together. Duh.

Are you the kind who always have a plan?

Any plan gets you excited. It pumps the adrenaline and you feel exhilarated. Even simple everyday to-do-plan can wake your mind up from a slumber boring routine. Suddenly you have something new to do. Something to look forward to.

I was writing down the monthly budgetary plan on bills and suddenly I feel excited. As I was checking all the boxes, it looks like the total sum of every bills to pay every month is getting lower. I look forward to maintain it that way.

That sounds like a plan to me. How about you?

Deliciously Authentic

After last weekend trip to Danok Thailand, I thought it's only appropriate to cook a Tom Yam dish for March.

Bought quite a lot of the Tom Yam paste and cube during the short stay at the place best known for providing pleasure in so many ways I'm sure you can think of one and I have tasted a delicious Tom Yam Soup made by a Thai cook during the visit to the Water View Restaurant where they deliver the food you have ordered via boats.

Try reading that in one breath. Anyway, the place sound interesting kan? Very.

Having cooked the recipe quite a few times with acceptable standard, this time I only have to improve it to another level.

Deliciously authentic. Seh~

I'm sure it will come in handy when there's a need for me to meet someone's mother in not-so near future. [giggles]

Will share the ingredients here once I found out the best recipe I can create on my own with the help of the many existing one you can find anywhere in this virtual world.

Stay tune darlings.

Nobody

Love this song. I know it has come out for quite some time but for me, now is the right time to be so stuck with this song. Been watching a few of Korean drama lately. I'm so loving Hwang Tae Kyung in the drama 'You're Beautiful' and actually this song is not in the OST but for some unknown reason, I see fit to post this song side by side with the drama.

Pig-rabbit

Here's the lyrics both in Korean & English & also the picture of Jang Geun Suk playing Hwang Tae Kyung in the drama You're Beautiful. Damn he's irresistible.


Korean

You Know I still Love You Baby.
And it will never change.

I want nobody nobody But You, I want nobody nobody But You
Nandareun sarameun silheo nigaanimyeon silheo
I want nobody nobody nobody nobody

Nan silheunde wae nar mir eonaeryeogohani jakku naemareun deutji anhgo
Wae ireohge dareun namjaege narbonaeryeo hani eotteohge ireoni

Nar wihae geureoh dan geumar
Neonbujok hadaneun geumar
Ijen geuman haeneon nareur aljanha wae won hajido anhneun georgang yohae

I want nobody nobody But You I want nobody nobody But You
Nandareun sarameun silheo niga animyeon silheo
I want nobody nobody nobody nobody

I want nobody nobody But You I want nobody nobody But You
Nandareun sarameun silheo niga animyeon silheo
I want nobody nobody nobody nobody

Nan joheun de nan haengbok hande neoman isseu myeondwae deo baral geeopt neunde
Nugur mannaseo haengbok haran geoya nan neor tteonaseo haengbok harsueopseo

Nar wihae geureoh dan geumar
Neonbujok hadaneun geumar
Mari andoeneun mari ran georwae molla niga eopsi eotteohge haengbokhae

I want nobody nobody But You I want nobody nobody But You
Nandareun sarameun silheo niga animyeon silh eo
I want nobody nobody nobody nobody

I want nobody nobody But You I want nobody nobody But You

Nandareun sarameun silheo niga animyeon silheo
I want nobody nobody nobody nobody

I don't want nobody body body.I don't want nobody body
Naneun jeongmar niga animyeon niga animyeon silhdan maryaa~

I want nobody nobody But You I want nobody nobody But You
Nandareun sarameun silheo niga animyeon silheo
I want nobody nobody nobody nobody

I want nobody nobody But You I want nobody nobody But You
Nandareun sarameun silheo niga animyeon silheo
I want nobody nobody nobody nobody

RAP)
Back to the days when we were so young and wild and free
Modeunge neomuna kkumman gatatdeon geuttaero doragago sipeunde
Waejakku nareur mireo naeryeohae

Why do you push me away. I don't want nobody nobody

Nobody nobody but you.


English

You Know I still Love You Baby.
And it will never change. (Saranghae)

I want nobody nobody But You, I want nobody nobody But You
How can I be with another, I don't want any other
I want nobody nobody nobody nobody

Why are you trying to, to make me leave ya
I know what you're thinking
Baby why aren't you listening
How can I just
Just love someone else and
Forget you completely
When I know you still love me

Telling me you're not good enough
My life with you is just too tough
You know it's not right so
Just stop and come back boy
How can this be
When we were meant to be

I want nobody nobody But You, I want nobody nobody But You
How can I be with another, I don't want any other
I want nobody nobody nobody nobody

I want nobody nobody But You, I want nobody nobody But You
How can I be with another, I don't want any other
I want nobody nobody nobody nobody

Why can't we just, just be like this
Cause it's you that I need and nothing else until the end
Who else can ever make me feel the way I
I feel when I'm with you, no one will ever do

Telling me you're not good enough
My life with you is just too tough
You know me enough so
You know what I need boy
Right next to you is where I need to be.

I want nobody nobody But You, I want nobody nobody But You
How can I be with another, I don't want any other
I want nobody nobody nobody nobody

I want nobody nobody But You, I want nobody nobody But You
How can I be with another, I don't want any other
I want nobody nobody nobody nobody

I don't want no body, body
I don't want no body, body

Honey you know it's you that I want, it's you that I need
Why can't you see~

I want nobody nobody But You, I want nobody nobody But You
How can I be with another, I don't want any other
I want nobody nobody nobody nobody (2x)

Back to the days when we were so young and wild and free
Nothing else matters other than you and me
So tell me why can't it be
Please let me live my life my way
Why do you push me away
I don't want nobody nobody nobody nobody but you.

English Mp3 download link
Korean Mp3 download link

Down The Rabbit Hole

Alice In Wonderland directed by Tim Burton is showing in cinema this week. Been waiting ages for it. My favorite children's story other than Anne of Green Gables & Si Anak Gajah back when I was a kid.

When I first saw the promotional poster and trailer, I thought the girl was a bit old for playing Alice compare to how it was suppose to be in the book. So I went searching for the synopsis on Wikipedia and found out why. In this movie Anne is now 19 years old and accidentally returns to the place she visited 13 years ago.

I didn't really read through the end of the article. Don't want to lose the element of surprise. And trying to keep my expectation on average of course.

Air That I Breath

Love cycling. Always been able to make me feel good while riding around and taking a breath of fresh air. It's calming. Especially when there's a lot of things going on in my head and I just need to find a way to ease my mind. Not all things can be spoken to another human being. Sometimes the nature seem more understanding by just listening quietly.

He he he

Bought this yesterday. :-)

All in one. I can carry this around easily.

Eat. Pray. Love

Today I am just going to do some laundry, tidy up the room and then spent the rest of the day reading.

There's plenty of books in the rack that I have yet to finish reading.


Happy Saturday peeps! :-)

Catch Me If You Can

It's not the 2002 comedy-drama film based on the real life of Frank Abagnale Jr.
Just me thinking of going mobile.

Mobile: Capable of moving or of being moved readily from place to place.

So I need to do something about the room. I have finally come to terms with the fact that even if I didn't like everything or every corner of the house, at least I should be able to find comfort and peace in my own bedroom.


And also me being at-the-ready situation if there is a need for that some time later in near future. Now let's see a few items that I may need or those that needed to be disposed to a dumpster.

First, I should seriously think about getting a laptop so that I can remove the computer table aside. And also getting a proper book rack so that I can optimize the usage of every free space available. Maybe I should find one that is multifunction, adjustable and all-in-one rack to place everything.

I have also been thinking about getting a vase. Putting flowers and change it every three days maybe. Or just buy a tiny earthenware flower vase with a sunflower in it. I am so loving the idea of that one.


What do you think?