The first time I heard the song was during my holidays spent back in Malaysia. My brother was in the driver's seat next to me, and we were chatting about the issues in our own lives - until the song was aired on the radio.
I suddenly pointed out to him that I like the tune of the song. And forgotten about it a second after that.
The second time I heard it was during my shopping hours spent with one of best friends. I went up to the person standing behind the cashier counter and asked him to give me the name of the song and the singer. He left his position to find the answer from his colleague. When he returned, I was ecstatic. I guess after you listen to the song you will know why I felt the way I did at that time.
The song is by James Morrison, and the title is "You give me something".
If you listen to the words carefully, it unfolds a story about an affair between a couple where the girl subtly confesses her love for the guy through her actions. She patiently waits for long hours just to spend a few moments of precious solitude with him; she holds him only at times when she thinks he's not aware.
The song goes on to tell that the guy actually guessed the underlined meaning behind her every move.
You give me something
That makes me scared alright
He confesses to have "meant to tread the water", but now he has "gotten in too deep". This sounds good for the girl. However, albeit admitting that "for every piece of me that wants you", he stops himself from showing it because "another piece just backs away". Soon, his lack of returned affection to the girl starts filling his consciousness ("I can say I've never bought you flowers"), but it is only because he "can't work out what they mean". He further explains his sorrow ("I never thought that I'd love someone - that was someone else's dream"), which binds him at a distance from true love. I see such a dilemma as another form of confession - its existence is only stigmatised once true love is felt.
(You give me something
That makes me scared alright)
This could be nothing
But I'm willing to give it a try
Please give me something
Cos someday I might call you from my heart
But it might a second too late
And the words that I could never say
Gonna go out anyway
The music beautifully unfolds the love story between the couple. The flexibility and simplicity of its melody allows every note to be expressed in raw emotions. The trumpet, being the most obvious sound aside from the singer's voice, is inherent with the singer in narrating the story, as well as depicting the various emotions felt at each stage. Thus, with the other instruments in a perfect blend, the romance behind true love confessions is not hard to feel.
At the last note, I sincerely hope that they tie the knot with true love as a witness to their bondage.
Today, I watched a romantic comedy called "27 Dresses". This movie was about a young lady who had been to 27 weddings, and is "always a bridesmaid, never the bride". She kept all the bridesmaid dresses, reminisces upon the event she had been to, and romanticises each of them. She particularly loves the articles under the "wedding" section of the newspaper, who incidentally was written by a cynical, wedding-hater journalist. This guy was attracted to her from the beginning because of her selfless attitude, and eventually persuaded her into doing some reflection about her bridesmaid life. He did this by adding some reality into her fantasies.
In the end, love perserveres through it all when the leading lady finally found the one. The show was based on a intrestingly cute idea, and built wonderfully from it. The scenes were refreshing, and conversations were witty and fun. It was enoyable throughout, but it was the last scene that touched the audience.
Weddings are all the same; if you have been to many, the procedures start to become routinised, and so are the roles played by all those who attended. But this show reminds you the meaning of weddings - they celebrate the finding of true love, which is, as cliche as it sounds, is really hard to find. No matter how routinised the programmes will always be, in the end, it is the love and affection gleaming from the blissful couple at each other that grabs the softest part inside of you. Then, you laugh and cry at the same time, sending off your best wishes to fortunate them.
This definitely is a week of love. Albeit through songs and movies. I hope that those who already listened to the song, and watched the movie, feel the love too. It's always nice to appreciate those around you, and understand the love they've given.
Hello 2008!
For the first time in 24 years did I spend the New Year countdown without my family beside me.
The previous New Year countdowns were normally spent lazing around with my parents, and bitching about with my siblings. My mum will then, as always, turn to us with the biggest query she has in stall for us each year - what is my New Year resolution?
It is a very good tradition to keep up with, and I really thank you my mum for the effort in making us keep track with our lives using this little self-reflection.
Now, in the coming of 2008, even without my mum standing beside me, I actually hear her inside my mind. And she is asking me the question again.
What is your New Year resolution, girl?
Well, to start off, my first resolution is to keep my blog updated - as frequently as possible. I do have a blog, but never really gotten to keeping it updated with my own life.
2007 marked a very strange, yet one of the exciting years in my life - I visited Taipei; which was my very first vacation abroad, and my 'first' being the first time I went away with my friends and not my family. I love to travel with my family; not so much with friends. So this vacation leaves a very significant mark in my life.
I also went on my first business trip. It's not as formal as I've witnessed in TV shows, because I do not meet clients in suit and tie, the venue was not a meeting room, and we weren't discussing about huge proposals, nor shook hands in agreement. Nothing of the sort, at all. I just went on a trip back to my hometown because my company was holding an event in KL, and I was chosen to be part of the team to facilitate the success of the project. Nonetheless, the fact that I was on a business trip kinda made me feel as if I've really grown up. And it made the first mark in my working life.
Another significant mark I made in my working life was my resignation from the company. The decision was pondered over for sometime - about 6 months - and when I finally got around to doing it, I understood the meaning of the phrase "taken the whole load off your shoulders". I literally felt it. I am very surprised at the large amount of stress that has been comsuming me since the beginning of 2007.
Lastly, in the midst of 2007, I made an amazing discovery about myself, and thus decided upon the turn to make into the path leading my future. I've decided to go into the education industry and become a teacher.
It was quite a tough decision to make because the first time I come across the idea, I was about to graduate from university, and teaching seems more like a second option. I was eager to start my working life and enjoy its benefits. My ideas of that wonderfully perfect world came to a full stop when I first tasted the harsh realities of the world outside school compound.
Soon, I start to question my own abilities and the purpose of my life. When I meet my friends who have already started walking down the path towards the future they've chose, I began to wonder if I am going to be where I am now for the rest of my life. Suddenly, I felt lost. I felt that my life is losing its grasp on meaning. I am completely clueless about my future, and am depressed about losing it to the monotonous routine I am drowned in.
Things began to take its shape again when I sort answers for new questions; realistic and purposely questions.
What am I here for? I always believe that everyone of us is here for a reason. We are all here for a purpose.
What can I do to make my life more meaningful?
How can I make my life more interesting? Most importantly, what can I do to keep it interesting in the years to come?
The answered dawned upon me one morning as I was travelling to work in the MRT. I like to be a guidance to others. I realised that people respond to my guidance well, because I can communicate effectively with them.
I am a very sensitive person, and I tend to get emotional very easily. I weep at the slightest care and concern shown to me. I am able to fill myself into others' shoes, and think and feel as they do, thus I can communicate effectively with them. I used to see these as my weakness. But towards the dawn of 2008, I convinced myself to face them as my strengths.
What can I do to give a purpose in my life by making use of my strengths?
I arrived at the answer that has been in my sub-conscious mind all along - teaching.
My loved ones were appalled at my decision and persuaded me to reconsider the options. I am glad to have perservere with it.
It is something that I have confidence in delivering, and will have interest in doing so for a very long time too.
So much of what has happened in 2007 was not recorded in my blog, thus I do feel a bit of remorseful about it, and I envy those who did.
My second resolution is to keep my room as clean and tidy as possible for the whole of 2008 and beyond. I shall get rid of the lazy bone in my spine, and start keeping all my stuff clean, fresh and dust-free. My sister will be truly glad about this because she had once threatened to accomplish the task for me, the one thing I really would want to do for myself.
Lastly, I shall continue to raise my EQ. Especially when I'm travelling in a public transportation. Although there a few people who has never failed to introduce me to the various ways of displaying rudeness and impoliteness, I decided to learn to keep my distance from them, and maintained my temper at the lowest point.
3 resolutions for the new year - and in the coming days, I hope to make them a habit till the next year.
The previous New Year countdowns were normally spent lazing around with my parents, and bitching about with my siblings. My mum will then, as always, turn to us with the biggest query she has in stall for us each year - what is my New Year resolution?
It is a very good tradition to keep up with, and I really thank you my mum for the effort in making us keep track with our lives using this little self-reflection.
Now, in the coming of 2008, even without my mum standing beside me, I actually hear her inside my mind. And she is asking me the question again.
What is your New Year resolution, girl?
Well, to start off, my first resolution is to keep my blog updated - as frequently as possible. I do have a blog, but never really gotten to keeping it updated with my own life.
2007 marked a very strange, yet one of the exciting years in my life - I visited Taipei; which was my very first vacation abroad, and my 'first' being the first time I went away with my friends and not my family. I love to travel with my family; not so much with friends. So this vacation leaves a very significant mark in my life.
I also went on my first business trip. It's not as formal as I've witnessed in TV shows, because I do not meet clients in suit and tie, the venue was not a meeting room, and we weren't discussing about huge proposals, nor shook hands in agreement. Nothing of the sort, at all. I just went on a trip back to my hometown because my company was holding an event in KL, and I was chosen to be part of the team to facilitate the success of the project. Nonetheless, the fact that I was on a business trip kinda made me feel as if I've really grown up. And it made the first mark in my working life.
Another significant mark I made in my working life was my resignation from the company. The decision was pondered over for sometime - about 6 months - and when I finally got around to doing it, I understood the meaning of the phrase "taken the whole load off your shoulders". I literally felt it. I am very surprised at the large amount of stress that has been comsuming me since the beginning of 2007.
Lastly, in the midst of 2007, I made an amazing discovery about myself, and thus decided upon the turn to make into the path leading my future. I've decided to go into the education industry and become a teacher.
It was quite a tough decision to make because the first time I come across the idea, I was about to graduate from university, and teaching seems more like a second option. I was eager to start my working life and enjoy its benefits. My ideas of that wonderfully perfect world came to a full stop when I first tasted the harsh realities of the world outside school compound.
Soon, I start to question my own abilities and the purpose of my life. When I meet my friends who have already started walking down the path towards the future they've chose, I began to wonder if I am going to be where I am now for the rest of my life. Suddenly, I felt lost. I felt that my life is losing its grasp on meaning. I am completely clueless about my future, and am depressed about losing it to the monotonous routine I am drowned in.
Things began to take its shape again when I sort answers for new questions; realistic and purposely questions.
What am I here for? I always believe that everyone of us is here for a reason. We are all here for a purpose.
What can I do to make my life more meaningful?
How can I make my life more interesting? Most importantly, what can I do to keep it interesting in the years to come?
The answered dawned upon me one morning as I was travelling to work in the MRT. I like to be a guidance to others. I realised that people respond to my guidance well, because I can communicate effectively with them.
I am a very sensitive person, and I tend to get emotional very easily. I weep at the slightest care and concern shown to me. I am able to fill myself into others' shoes, and think and feel as they do, thus I can communicate effectively with them. I used to see these as my weakness. But towards the dawn of 2008, I convinced myself to face them as my strengths.
What can I do to give a purpose in my life by making use of my strengths?
I arrived at the answer that has been in my sub-conscious mind all along - teaching.
My loved ones were appalled at my decision and persuaded me to reconsider the options. I am glad to have perservere with it.
It is something that I have confidence in delivering, and will have interest in doing so for a very long time too.
So much of what has happened in 2007 was not recorded in my blog, thus I do feel a bit of remorseful about it, and I envy those who did.
My second resolution is to keep my room as clean and tidy as possible for the whole of 2008 and beyond. I shall get rid of the lazy bone in my spine, and start keeping all my stuff clean, fresh and dust-free. My sister will be truly glad about this because she had once threatened to accomplish the task for me, the one thing I really would want to do for myself.
Lastly, I shall continue to raise my EQ. Especially when I'm travelling in a public transportation. Although there a few people who has never failed to introduce me to the various ways of displaying rudeness and impoliteness, I decided to learn to keep my distance from them, and maintained my temper at the lowest point.
3 resolutions for the new year - and in the coming days, I hope to make them a habit till the next year.
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