My song of the moment - i'm yours - jason mraz

My faith in english music is not lost when i heard this song over the radio recently and i could not stop listening to it, it's on auto rewind now. Hehehehe.

Click on the link to see the video but more to hear the song - the song is called I'm Yours by Jason Mraz. The tune sounds very reggae-ish but it sounds like a song i will be listening to on a beach....

I'm Yours by Jason Mraz
Well you done done me and you bet I felt it
I tried to be chill but you’re so hot that I melted
I fell right through the cracks
and now I’m trying to get back
Before the cool done run out
I’ll be giving it my bestest
Nothing’s going to stop me but divine intervention
I reckon it’s again my turn to win some or learn some

I won’t hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait, I’m yours

Well open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and damn you’re free
Look into your heart and you’ll find love love love
Listen to the music of the moment maybe sing with me
A lá peaceful melody
It’s your God-forsaken right to be loved love loved love loved

So I won’t hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait I’m sure
There’s no need to complicate
Our time is short
This is our fate, I’m yours

I’ve been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror
And bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer
My breath fogged up the glass
And so I drew a new face and laughed
I guess what i’ma saying is there ain’t no better reason
To rid yourself of vanity and just go with the seasons
It’s what we aim to do
Our name is our virtue

I won’t hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait I’m sure
No need to complicate
Our time is short
It can not wait, I’m yours

Well no no, well open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and damn you’re free
Look into your heart and you’ll find love love love love
Listen to the music of the moment come and dance with me
A lá one big family (2nd time: A lá happy family; 3rd time: A lá peaceful melody)
It’s your God-forsaken right to be loved love love love

I won’t hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait, I’m sure
There’s no need to complicate
Our time is short
This is our fate, I’m yours

No please, don’t complicate
Our time is short
This is our fate, I’m yours

No please, don’t hesitate
no more, no more
It cannot wait
The sky is your’s!

Lyrics are taken off and the video comes from Youtube:)

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O Hanaya - san - Bara no nai hanaya

Ok lum lum session everyone. Thanks to YY who introduced me to this lum lum drama - ...... I must say, sorry k-drama fans. J-dramas always has that subtle drive that makes you CRY and CRY. It is not those damn hor leen ones but something in the way they write it that makes you go *sobs*.

Bara no nai hanaya is 2007 Best Winter drama and i must say i am starting to think Shingo Katori is a darn good actor. If he is reading this, Shingo - you have a fan here. He should do more of this romantikku doramas more as he has the capability to be come and excellent leading man.

The title means - flower shop with no rose. How can that be? Shiomi Eiji is a single father who brings up his little Shizuku after his girlfriend dies in child birth. His life is solely devoted to bringing the girl up and he works part time and manages to set up a flower shop to keep things a float. The reason why the shop has no roses is slowly unfolded throughout the series.

This show also marks the return of the great actress in my view Yuko Takeuchi. After her divorce, she is back into doramas. She is Shiorata mio, a blind lady who was seeking shelter from the rain one day. He offers here shelter from the rain. Prickly, initially, she soon starts to get used to Eiji whom she fondly calls "O-hana-ya san" each time she sees him.

I love that sentence. The way she questioningly say it, very sure that Eiji will say "hai" in return just touches that spot in your heart.

However, Mio is not all innocent as you think she is. Shizuku's mother, was a daughter of a rich doctor who is out to seek revenge to the man he thinks made his daughter suffer in her last days. He assumes that Eiji was the one and is all out to make life miserable for him. Mio, is one of the means in which he seeks revenge through.

One thing that is extremely good about japanese dramas, is their very frequent use of expression without much words. The way shingo expresses himself when he can't really say it in many words is just... excellent. He is not a very rich nor very clever man in this show, a rather average joe who believes if he wants and believe in something, we must do everything possible to protect it.

Will Mio be able to see the good in Eiji and win him over? What if Eiji finds out? Ha... turn in and watch loh. How can i give away the ending. Soundtrack is superb as usual. The theme song - Zutto Issho sa - heart rendering. I believe no other asian countries - can make such good dramas except the Japanese. They rock man. :)

Dorama title: Bara no nai hanaya
Lum lum rating: ****
Overall rating: *****
This is 5 out of 5 star rating.

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New theme

Wah.... i finally found a nice theme. Hopefully more posting on this site.

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I am Legend

Wow, i just realized that i have not updated this for a long time. True to what Tan Kia Su says, it is really tough to maintain 2 blogs. :P Hehehehe. Anyway, let's get to business of the review.

I was supposed to watch The warlords with Lil Bro, but we were early that day and the next show was I am Legend, some quick decision, we decided to watch this show. We've been big fans of Will Smith since Fresh Prince of Bel Air, so it was an easy choice.

Anyway, we heard IAL is about 2 hours long, and yes it was. The premise of the story is that Will, who plays Robert Neville, a virologist is the only person left alive on earth. The earth is infected by a virus that turns people into vampire like creatures. Robert spends his time broadcasting daily on his radio - to see if there is survivors there and the rest of his days in NY, adding on rations, waiting at the pier for any potential survivors to meet up with him.

However, by 6 in the evening, both him and Sam ( the dog ) have to go back in doors and ensure the doors are tightly locked. Why? Because the Vampires come out to play...................

Now, though it is 2 hours long, this show is a pretty good show. I mean, you know the typical will smith shows, with his simple brand of humor and he is quite the action hero. You also get to see how being alone for 1001 days starts to play tricks on your Sanity. In fact- because one bit with "Fred", gets you wondering who on earth set that trap for Robert. If it were me, i would have gone insane on the 10th day. Robert is driven to actually eliminate the virus and spends most of his time experimenting on the "vampires" to find a cure for this plague.

Not to be overshadowed, the dog Sam is excellent. This is the first time, a non human shares enough screen time with the main actor. She is not only the cute side kick but an equivalent partner with Robert. She is the cutest and smartest dog i have ever seen on screen. Be prepared for some tears for a certain part in the show.

Would i recommend you this show? Yes. It's a good watch - albeit a bit long. However, there may be some who find the ending not so typical of will smith movies.

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I am not worthy.... (Jay Chou )

On the run was released this week in KL. Jay is really the king of slow songs... one of my more favorite tracks is I'm not worthy.. Hmm.. just my opinion but his songs sometimes sound as if you are falling in love for the first time..... :)

Here is the lyrics for the song:
這街上太擁擠
Zhe Jie shang tai yong ji
This street is too crowded

太多人有秘密
Tai duo ren you mi mi
Too many people with secrets

bo li shang de wu qi shui bei yin cang qi guo qu
someone's hidden by the fog at the glass

你臉上的情緒
Ni lian shang de qing xu
The sulky face of yours

在關于那場雨
Zai guan yu na chang yu
Is concerning that rain

zhe xiang nong tai guo wan qu zou bu hui gu shi li
this street is simply too narrow to return to the story

Zhe Ri zi bu zai lu
these days aren't green anymore

you ban bo le ji ju
just a few word exchanges

sheng xia ban kong hui yi de wo zai da fang zi li
i'm left alone in the house, with half-filled memories

dian ying yuan de zuo yi
the seats in the cinema

ge yao yuan de ju li
represents the distance between us

感情沒有對手是你跟自己下棋
Gan qing mei you dui shou shi ni gen zi ji xia qi
Feelings with no partner is the game of chess you played by yourself

還來不及仔仔細細寫下你的關于
hai lai bu ji zi zi xi xi xie xia ni de guan yu
it’s still too late to carefully write down your concern

描述我如何愛你
Miao shu wo ru he ai ni
Describing how I love you

你卻微笑的離我而去
Ni que wei xiao de li wo er qu
Yet you leave me away with a smile


Chorus:

這感覺已經不對
Zhe gan jue yi jing bu dui
This feeling is not right anymore

我努力在挽回
Wo nu li zai wan hui
I tried hard to retrieve

一些些應該體貼的感覺我沒給
Yi xie xie ying gai ti tie de de gan jue wo mei gei
A bit feeling of care that I didn’t give

你的嘴許的愿望很卑微
Ni de zui xu de yuan wang hen bei wei
The many wish from your lips is very petty and low

在妥協是我忽略
Zai tuo xie shi wo hu lue
I neglected to compromise it

你不過要人陪
Ni bu guo yao ren pei
you only wanted some company

哦這感覺已經不對
a zhe gan jue yi jing bu dui
ahh, This feeling is not right anymore

我最后才了解
Wo zui hou cai liao jie
I’m the last to understand

一頁頁不忍翻閱的情節
Yi ye ye bu ren fan yue de qing jie
i cant bear to open the pages describing the events between us

你好累
Ni hao lei
You’re so tired

ni mo bei
silently behind my back

wei wo diao guo ji ci lei
u've cried so many times because of me

多憔悴
Duo qiao sui
So sallow

而我心碎你受罪你的美
er wo xin sui ni shou zui ni de mei
Yet my heart breaks and you accepted my sin, your beauty

我不配
Wo bu pei
I’m not worthy

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Seirei No Moribito

This is one of the better anime's i have seen this year. I must admit i am normally hooked to historical themed animes.

The title is Seirei No Moribito- or Guardian of the Sacred Spirit. The story starts of with Balsa who is a travelling spearwoman. She is no damsel in distress, this woman. She can fight off any man and defend herself with no issues.

On her way back from her journeys, she rescues a young prince call Chagum. To thank her, Chagum's mother the second empress invites Balsa to the palace as a token of her appreciation. However, unknown to Balsa, there is a hidden motive for that. Chagum, is actually wanted dead by the emperor. Believed by the star diviner's his birth brings misfortune to the country, the King of Yogo sees that it is only fit to kill the young boy to free the country from potential drought.

However, the 2nd Empress loves her son too much and cannot bear to kill him. Hence when Balsa rescues him, she sees this as a chance to free her son from death. Balsa, and little Chagum runs away and hides from the forces of the emperor. They later find out instead of being a harbinger of doom, Chagum carries the salvation to the country- the much needed rainfall for the kingdom is found within Chagum and he must bring it to the legendary Nahji for the rains to come.

Chagum is not as spoilt as Balsa initially thought he would be but he is indeed a prince fit to be an emperor. Balsa discovers that this small child has an amazing ability to rationalize and also make mature decisions at such a young age. She in turn, teaches him life outside the palace and slowly sees her self as a mother figure for the young prince.

Now, the graphics of this anime is astounding, it looks beautiful and also very realistic. The story line is quite good. It keeps you addicted and you can watch it without so much as stopping. The soundtrack of this show is also good. I am quite stuck on the song Nahji no Uta which is a children's nursery from what i understand in the anime.

Do get this if you are interested in historical animes. Picture above is taken from the Official website.

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Yamada Taro Monogatari

Frankly, i am never a fan of Japanese Boy bands so normally i stay away from movies or any shows which are starring members of boy bands. I am not against them but just normally does not pique my interest.

So when i came upon the above title - i was not so interested as it starred 2 members of the band ARASHI, however turning to the back of the DVD it was the story line that caught my interest. I love shows of complete opposite. Poor kid in rich school.. Hehehe .. now that is what i call complete contrast- that goes to show why i find shows like Ouran High School Host interesting.

Yamada Taro(nimomiya kazunari) is a story of a poor boy who goes to an extremely fancy and snotty school. He gives the impression he is actually rich but unknown to his classmates he is as poor as a church mouse. ( How come church mouses are poor?? ). He's family even lives in a room house - where his 6 other siblings and his mom stays in happily despite the poorness. His unreliable father appears once in a while to add on to Taro's money woes. Despite being poor ( or bimbo in japanese) Taro's life is still very happy go lucky and nothing seems to disrupt his positive attitude in life. That also explains why his classmate mimura takuya(sakurai sho) is very intrigued by him

At the same time- he is the object of most of the girl's in his school especially Ikegami Takako. Her ambition is to get a Tama-No-Koshi which means to marry rich. I can't remember the literal translation but tama means jewel. She comes from a middle class family as well, so she is hoping to live a more pampered life. Now through out the course of the show - she discover the real Taro and also the true meaning of being in love with a person despite their background. I found her truly annoying in the beginning but after that, i got to see her in a different light.

What's good about this:

• It's funny! Hilarious at times and over the top at times. Check out the portion where Taro dresses as a girl, here is a teaser picture *cackle*. There are also times where Taro flashes his megawatt smile and all the girls in the room faint.
• In fact when Takako realizes the simplest things in life such as eating hot cakes with your family is a joy- i thought that was quite a good point in the show.
  

What's not good about this:
Sometimes, the over the top-ness is a bit kwa-cheong. Like the race for the Croquet or the beef race in the supermarket... :P Furthermore- i am just wonder how people can be so poor like the Yamada... sharing 1 bowl of dish every night. THAT is a bit kwa cheong.

Well, i wouldn't pass up this show. I find it interesting and have not stopped watching it. That is how i qualify if the show is good :)

Some interesting facts:

• Nimomiya is one of the first members in Arashi to star in a Hollywood movie. He had a part in the show Letters of Iwo Jima
• Taiwan has a similar series starring Vic Chou ( of F4) and the title is Poor Prince Taro.
  
• Sakurai Sho- is one of the few members of Arashi- who has gone to KEIO University
  

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