THE PRINCESS OF DREAMS

Funny how music plays such an important part in my life now and I don't even take the time to write about it anymore.

I love the sounds of We The King's the moment the song "Check Yes Juliet" rocked the airwaves.

Their music always give me this special feeling, in which I feel that I'm out of this world!

Their music carries a faster pace but at the same time romantic!

Their latest single featuring Demi Lovato has once again made its way to my favourite songs list.

Nothing particularly memorable about the song but I guess it is a song about reminiscing, and reminiscing the good old days is what I like to do most.

There are many college days that I'd like to relive, moments that I'll go through over and over again...without any complains.

So here's to those days!

Do you remember the nights 

We'd stay up just laughing 

Smiling for hours at anything 

Remember the nights 

We drove around crazy in love 

I remember the nights in Liverpool, the nights were I watched Big Brother with my housemates and we'd do crazy stuff...

I remember pulling my hair out, doing assignments...while watching "How I Met Your Mother"...

I remember the production of our final year project...endless, sleepless nights of nothing but fun...

I remember all the good times and although the bad, but the bad were just bittersweet...

When the lights go out, we'll be safe and sound 

We'll take control of the world 

Like it's all we have to hold on to 

And we'll be a dream 

Do you remember the nights 

We made our way dreaming 

Hoping of being someone big 

We're so young then 

We were too crazy in love 

When the lights go out, we'll be safe and sound 

We'll take control of the world 

Like it's all we have to hold on to 

And we'll be a dream 

Woah, woah, woah... 

Woah, woah, oh... 

When the lights go out, we'll be safe and sound 

We'll take control of the world 

Like it's all we have to hold on to 

And we'll be 

When the lights go out, we'll be safe and sound 

We'll take control of the world 

Like it's all we have to hold on to 

And we'll be a dream

Many times, I wish that I could live in my own dream, like in Inception...

We'll be a dream...my friends....and you will be with me...

Enjoy

With Lotsa Love,

TammyC

T STORY

So I'm not sure how many of you have heard this cute rap song by Taylor Swift, a parody of Love Story, by the name of Thug Story.

It was released quite some time ago but I just didn't share it. It is a very cool song in which Swift collaborated with T-Pain for the MTV Music Award (if I got my facts right).

So ya, I realized that Taylor Swift does a pretty cool job rapping. 

Her version was brilliant but I guess I'd like to also share my version, tailored to tell a bit about ...well, my story, although, most parts were just taken from Taylor Swift...muahahaha.

Enjoy.

I’m only 4 feet tall, black hair to the floor,

You shorties never thought I’d dream about rapping hard core

No I ain’t gotta gun,

No I've never really been in a club

Still live with my parents but I’m still a thug

I’m so gangster you will see me always smile in delight

You out clubbing?

But I just watch my TV at night

T-C and T-Swift singing on the same track

It’s a thug story

Tell me can you handle that

I had a dream last night

I had cute pink Nikes

I had diamonds in my mouth

And diamonds on my mic

By the time I woke

I was singing I’m gonna rock the world…oh oh

Cuz I’m a

Lil’ girl turn rapper

(shorty i'm gonna make ya)

Straight to the top yo!

(shorty i'm gonna take ya)

You can T-C now I’m a rap star

(Hey it's a T story now, tell them who you are...

Shorty turn rapper)

Oh you don’t wanna fight me

(She's extra darn short)

In my extra small white T

T-C and T-Swift now on the same track

It's a T story now can you get with that...

What? what? …I have my bolster yo!

What? What? It's call...*beep*

(Oh well, it's call Stylo Mylo)

Lotsa Love
Tammyc
Peace out~ 

YOURS FAITHFULLY

Faithful.................

One word which denotes a concept that many wished that their partner would adhere to.

Faithfully

A song in which I wish to share.

I believe this track has been on the US Top 40 charts for the past few weeks (if I'm not mistaken) due to the popularization by the cast of Glee. I fell in love with the song when I watched Lea Michelle who played Rachel and Cory Monteith who played Finn in Glee marched out of that concert door, first in a very subtle but touching voice before blasting the stereos with their climatic but wonderful rendition of Journey's "Faithfully". The feeling the song gave me, was indescribable for some reason - it definitely created the climatic moment for that particular last episode of Glee.

In the beginning, I love the song because when I listen to it, I feel a connection to the cast of Glee and their journey. Its melody also somehow touches me in a good kind of weird way.

But then after listening to its lyrics, I appreciate the song for its meaning, brilliantly describing a feeling of love that I never had for someone, but then, wished I could feel for someone. 

My take on the song is how a musician describes being loved by a woman and because she sacrificed so much for him, he sort of vowed that he will be forever hers, faithfully.

When I listen to this song, I like to imagine myself as the girl who fell in love with a guy who is a musician and then relate it to how our love is for one another.

Faithfully

Highway run

Into the midnight sun

Wheels go round and round 

You're on my mind

Restless hearts

Sleep alone tonight

Sending all my love along the wire

I love how the first two verses narrate in perfect imagery of a man who is constantly on the road, traveling, but is always thinking about the girl he loves, who is waiting faithfully back home for his next return. At night, the man sleeps alone, unable to physically show his love for the woman he loves, but he does it only through the telephone....

They say the road ain't no place to start a family

Right down the line it's been you and me

And loving a music man ain't always what's supposed to be

Oh girl, you stand by me

I'm forever yours

Faithfully...

Since the man is constantly traveling, the woman perhaps felt that it won't be ideal to have a child grow up without a father who is always there, and thus, sacrificing her rights of being a mother.  

I feel that the man truly felt touched by how the woman is still so loyal to him and would make such difficult decisions, such as to not mother a child, just to be with him.

Circus life

Under the big top world 

We all need the clowns to us smile

Through space and time

Always another show

Wondering where I am 

Lost without you

It's not always fun to be a performer. Imagine being sad but having to still put on that smiling face. And the things that were once done because of passion, has become meaningless repetitions. The man ponders that without the love of the woman, he won't know what purpose he has in the world.

And being part ain't easy on this love affair

Two strangers learn to fall in love again

I get the joy of rediscovering you

Oh girl, you stand by me

I'm forever yours

Faithfully...

I love this verse because I feel that it is very true.

If my husband were a traveling man, every time he comes back after a long time, I guess my love for him would be stronger. We're like strangers who will learn to fall in love again and it'll be like seeing that guy for the first time all over again...and although for some, that might not work out, I guess for this man, he loves the feeling of being able to rediscover the woman he loves again.

For me, I think that would be a beautiful thing too. Sometimes when you are seeing that someone 24-7, you just get so bored and your partner will slowly get on your nerves. But not seeing someone often makes you realize how badly you miss and love that person, strengthening the bond and the love relationships between the couple. 

This is one of my favourite Glee song among the other splendid tunes.

Say what you want about Glee but it is one of the best TV series ever!

I shall leave you with Glee's "Faithfully"...in which I'm faithfully listening to...

P/S: Can't stressed enough that Finn is hot

The full song...

With Lotsa Love,

And Faithfully...

TammyC

A SONG THAT TOUCHES ME SKIN DEEP

Rascal Flatts never fails to convey beautiful stories through their songs/music.

I'm a big fan of their melodic country style of music, and I am just naturally inclined to their sounds. So for me, it's very hard to not love Rascal Flatt's songs.

There are tonnes of great Rascal Flatts songs which I'd love to share but today I picked this particular one for it reminds me of some of the people I love.

This is one of many songs by Rascal Flatts that melted my heart.

If you have lost someone to cancer, I believe this song will definitely wet your eyes.

Besides the awesome descriptive lyrics, it has a nice touching melody that just gets the best of you.

Skin by Rascal Flatts

Sara Beth

Is scared to death

To hear what the doctor will say

She hasn't been well

Since the day that she fell

And the bruise, it just won't go away

So she sits and she waits with her mother and dad

Flips through an old magazine

Till the nurse with a smile

Stands at the door

And says will you please come with me

Sara Beth

Is scared to death

Cause the doctor just told her the news

Between the red cells and white

Something's not right 

But we're gonna take care of you

Six chances in ten

It won't come back again

With the therapy we're gonna try

It's just been approved

It's the strongest there is

I think we caught it in time

Sara Beth closes her eyes...

She dreams she's dancing

Around and around without any cares

And her very first love is holding her close 

And the soft wind is blowing her hair...

Sara Beth

Is scared to death

As she sits holding her mom

Cause it would be a mistake 

For someone to take a girl with no hair to the prom

For just this morning right there on her pillow

Was the cruelest of any surprise

And she cried when she gathered it all in her hand

The proof that she couldn't deny

Sara Beth closes her eyes...

She dreams she's dancing

Around and around without any cares

And her very first love is holding her close 

And the soft wind is blowing her hair...

It's quarter to seven

That boy's at the door

And her daddy ushers him in

And when he takes off his cap

They all start to cry

Cause this morning where his hair had been

Softly she touches just skin...

And they go dancing

Around and around without any cares

And her very first true love is holding her close

And for a moment she isn't scared....

I love how the words tell a complete story - describing even the red cells and white and her hair falling and how sad it feels to witness for yourself the reality of an illness that is striking you.

The most touching part was when the boy she loves shaved his head just to make her feel better about her losing her hair...

"Skin"

I believe that it is safe to say that almost everyone of us has lost someone to cancer.

I have a few close and distant relatives who lost in their battle with cancer. Cancer changes people's life, not just the one with the illness, but also the lives of people around cancer victims. 

What this song did not describe is the further pain and consequences of cancer, which is far worst than just loosing a couple strands of hair. 

The pain of chemotherapy, the emotional rollercoaster that one has to bear and go through, feeling sick and terrible and weak makes you burst in frustration, perhaps many times, knowing that you have also indirectly hurt the ones you love. I think these are the more painful experiences that a cancer patient and their love ones have to wade through.

Some call fighting cancer a losing battle although there were also those who managed to triumph. But honestly, all the people around me who were diagnosed with cancer, had never champion the battle before.

Thus I really hate cancer and I also fear it. But perhaps to win it, is to not be afraid. As human, doing that is hard because we have too much to lose. We as human do not want to leave our loved ones behind, we do not want to leave our jobs, our lives and so we suffer even more.

I guess the best way to fight cancer is to not feel afraid and that usually can be done when we have love. Just like Sara Beth, when she is in the arms of her first love.

Besides the brilliant song, I also have to credit the music video!!!

Seriously, the music video complements the song and makes it so much better.

I love how still pictures were used to tell the story. This is another great example of how simple things can be made into something beautiful and meaningful.

Check this out.

Hope you like this track. =)

With lotsa Love

Tammy C

A DEEP SMILE

I can always relate to this song when I'm defeated in a battle to overcome insecurities.

Throughout my teenage life, I've always had to deal with some people commenting on the way I look.

I was never the prettiest, never the girl with the hot body, never the girl who got the best-dress award. Sometimes I really don't care what others say but there are times when things like these get to your self-defense system, it's like getting huge punches in your security system.

I have real sensitive friends but I also have friends who are not as sensitive. There's always a fine line between being honest and tactlessly shoving negative comments onto another's face without realizing that others could be hurting. I've survived most of the time due to this happy mechanism that is propelled automatically in face of adversity. I used to be even more positive but I guess the magic is slowly wearing out.

These few days, I am feeling even more and more insecure that I feel that I just don't really want to do anything because I really just don't care. I'm tired and basically unmotivated due to lack of confidence.

Tied together with A Smile by Taylor Swift nicely tells a story of how I'm feeling sometimes, and perhaps also right now.

This song Taylor wrote after she found out that one of her friends is suffering from an eating disorder. Her friend seems so happy and cheerful all the time that none of them realized the fact that she is so insecure and unhappy with her own looks. 

Seems the only one who doesn't see your beauty
Is the face in the mirror looking back at you
You walk around here thinking you're not pretty
But that's not true, cause I know you

Hold on baby you're losing it
The water's high you're jumping in to it 
And letting go and no one knows
That you cry but you don't tell anyone
That you might not be the golden one
And you're tied together with a smile but you're coming undone

I guess most of the time, people just see my smiley face although there are the occasional black face due to stress. But generally, I force the smile on my face or I just keep quiet during the darkest of times, when I'm sad or when I just want to cry my heart out. No one really knows how I feel most of the time because I hide it with smiles and laughters. Although sometimes it is obvious that I'm sad, most of the time not many knows how hurt I get because of the things they say or do. When people makes fun of me, I just laugh along. Many also underestimates me, thinking that I'm stupid...I just move on and try to shove all negative comments..But how long more can I face all these? Well, I guess that is again part and parcel of life.

Usually I cry my heart out when I'm alone because that is to me, the best way I know to release all the sadness...But no one knows that I've been crying silently...

Guess its true that love is all you wanted
Cause you're giving it away like it's extra change
Hoping it will end up in his pocket 
But he leaves you out like a penny in the rain
Oh cause it's not his price to pay
It's not his price to pay

When I'm sad like this, I always have this naive thinking that maybe if I had a soulmate who understands me, things will be better, like in those love movies. But I guess realistically, having a partner would actually only makes life harder as you have one more close person to deal with emotionally. I'm realistic that way.

But I never stop dreaming that perhaps God could be once again nice to me by blessing me with someone who just makes me feel better in every way when I'm down, someone who just knows the right things to say to cheer me up...someone who is just there to support me and motivate me when I'm falling down below, struggling to grab on to something that is of meaning at all. Perhaps, I'll never stop dreaming...as it will only last as a dream.

Oh oh oh oh
Hold on baby you're losing it
The water's high you're jumping in to it 
And letting go and no one knows
That you cry but you don't tell anyone
That you might not be the golden one
And you're tied together with a smile but you're coming undone

oh oh oh oh
You're tied together with a smile but you're coming undone

I can honestly say that adult life has really stripped off a lot of cheers within me. But then again I'm thankful that I do have a few colleagues who manage to restore the happy momentum. But still, it'll never be the same as back then I guess because we just have to move on.


I need to find myself again.
I need to find that confidence I used to have but have now lost due to the wave of critic. 
I feel fat, I feel that I'm looked down upon at work, I feel untrusted, I feel ugly, I feel NEGATIVE.
I feel it's time to find the POSITIVE and live again.
I can only seek help from God to help me stand up again and to give me strength. 


Til the next time...
I shall leave you with this song as I embrace the next day that will be packed with writing press releases, sending media invites, entertaining people who doesn't really matter to be honest because they don't deserve my kindness if not the fact that they are paying my bosses to pay me....

With Lotsa Love
TammyC

NO MORE WAITING FOR MIZZ NINA & COLBY

Of course I'm proud that one of our local artiste, Mizz Nina, collaborated with an international artiste, Colby O' Donis. I mean, O' Donis has great international tracks with Lady Gaga and Akon and now, he has added a Malaysian into his list, so it is pretty awesome.

In fact, the offspring of their collaboration is now stuck in my head.

I pity Mizz Nina because she wasn't really judged based on her talent, but rather her background. Apparently she is one Tan Sri's daughter. Honestly, I didn't know of her background and when I first heard the song, I didn't know it is done by a local artiste. And I thought it was good, so honest from my heart, I think this song is not bad regardless of who she is or her nationality. It has nothing to do if she's Malaysian or not etc. But like I said, I'm proud that another Malaysian came out with another decent track.

I really love the song "What You Waiting For".

It's been quite some time since I'm so into a local song, since Disagree's "Crumbs" and a few of Jason Lo's songs.

I believe there are some more sophisticated music lovers who are laughing at my choice of local music because there are some other indie bands which music could be way better.

No doubt that Mizz Nina's track is a bit more commercialized, but so what, right? As long as it has a feel good beat that is catchy and gets everybody in a happy mood, it works. At the end of the day, a good track is not only defined by how classy they are or how abstract their lyrics are, but how the whole song gets to you, in a good way of course. 

I love almost everything with the song.

However, it again adopts the typical R&B style whereby the lyrics sorta repeats itself over and over again. Thus, lyrics wise, it really ain't that great. I mean, it's sorta like Wil.I.Am and Usher's OMG, in which they practically just repeated Oh oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, Oh My God, as if this expression ain't popular enough. Also, remember PitBull's "I Know You Want Me"...he can't emphasize enough his ego and his 'perasan-ness'.

But then again, the repetitious lyrics ain't really a huge problem for me.

If I really have to criticize this song, it has to be the MUSIC VIDEO!!!

Borrowing Usher & Wil.I.Am's song, it's really OMG!!!!! 

I mean, you have a gorgeous, beautiful Mizz Nina and you have Colby O'Donis, and you have this, excuse my language, crappy music video that doesn't do any justice to both of them and the song!!! 

Now I heard that Mizz Nina funded the music video, so give her a break, she has low budget etc etc. 

But seriously, one can do WAY better than that with low budget.

First of all, WHAT IS WITH THE TORCH LIGHT??????????

Why are they holding that stupid torchlight??

I really doesn't mean anything and honestly, the whole music video doesn't have a clear storyline despite effort to create a storyline.

What was Mizz Nina doing at first pushing all the men out? And then suddenly she's on the phone with Colby?

I'm thinking that she's a policewoman of some sort who is smitten with one of the bad guy, Colby. But she isn't even dressed like a policewoman and it was awkward when she holds that torch light.

In the end, it was way weirder when Mizz Nina and O'Donis tried to be intimate. So not working....Mizz Nina is sexy but then it is not natural seeing her trying to create the impression that she and O'Donis are going to have a make out session. Their acting not natural enough because I guess deep down, Mizz Nina is still the sweet Malaysian girl.

So I have actually thought of a cooler idea for the video. Don't laugh, but I think it is a bit better than the one they made lar.

Watch this before reading my idea okay?

It starts...

NO MUSIC:

Mizz Nina...in front of her laptop, in her room, on MSN with Colby...

CU laptop screen: "Donis: Happy Birthday Girl"

Cut to MS Mizz Nina (MN): Smile sweetly and she types...

CU laptop screen: "SexyNina: Thanks." 

CUT TO Full Shot of Colby O'Donis (CD) in club looking at his Blackberry.

CUT to CU of Blackberry screen with CD's fingers typing:  

"Donis: I wanna c ya. Meet me at the club." 

Cut to MS MN: (Excited but scared at the same time and she types) 

CUT TO Laptop screen: 

"SexyNina: How do I know how you look like?"

"Donis: You'll know when you get there."

(Music should start fading in...the first few familiar beats of the song comes in...)

Baby, I've never seen someone with your body

You make me wanna get this party started

Hey baby come in tell me what's this all

Baby baby

Tell me what you waiting for...

Baby, I've never seen someone with your body

You make me wanna get a little notty,

Hey baby come in get it 

It's all yours

Tell me what you what you waiting for...

For this first two verses, we have all these montages of Mizz Nina preparing and O'Donis in the club looking macho. He thens walk to the bathroom and try montages of him prepping himself.

You cut here and there, variant shots of both of them...head to toe...like those cliche montage scenes in movies.

Then we cut to next verse...

We see Donis's reflection on the mirror in the gents...make it Medium shot. He's singing...

"It's your birthday so tell me what you want to do..."

Cut to Mizz Nina's reflection, on the taxi's rearview mirror...singing...

"It's my birthday and I really want to get with you..."

Cut back to Donis' singing to the mirror...(same shot as earlier)

"Drop the beat now and maybe we can get it started"

Cut to Mizz Nina's reflection on taxi rearview mirror...singing

"will go insane and take you to the after party..."

Cut to Donis walking out the gents. Pan and follow...full shot.

So what's your name, Baby what's your name...

Cut to Nina stepping out of taxi

Sexy's my name, yeah Sexy is my name....

Close up Nina...

OKAY, so what's your game, hey baby what's your game...

Full shot Nina walks in to club...

OKAY, I like to play...I...I like to play...

CU doors open...

Greeted by louder music..slow motion of doors opening to build impact...FULL SHOT club full of dancers!! 

And now blast the chorus....with all people just dancing...montage of the crowd dancing...

Baby, I've never seen someone with your body

You make me wanna get this party started

Hey baby come in tell me what's this all

Baby baby

Tell me what you waiting for...

Baby, I've never seen someone with your body

You make me wanna get a little notty,

Hey baby come in get it 

It's all yours

Tell me what you what you waiting for...

Medium shot Miss Nina awed by crowd

Her phone rings..Close-Up (CU) phone...Caller: Donis

Shoulder shot as she answers with a smile...

Cut to MU of Donis somewhere in the club, talking on phone as he sings...

"Hey sexy girl from Kuala Lumpur"

And cut to CU of Mizz Nina

"Hey Baby that's me I'll be on the dance floor"

Cut to Donis...

"I got you with surprise we pop in up in VIP"

Cut to Mizz Nina

"And if I ask nicely can I take you home with me?"

MU Mizz Nina offs phone as she walks to the dancing floor...

Then bridge, she starts to dance....

So what's your name, Baby what's your name...

Sexy's my name, yeah Sexy is my name....

OKAY, so what's your game, hey baby what's your game...

OKAY, I like to play...I...I like to play...

Continue to shoot Nina dancing ...different shots...

Then halfway through, we follow with pan shot of Donis walking among the crowd, looking at the girl dancing....he prepares himself...

Baby, I've never seen someone with your body

You make me wanna get this party started

Hey baby come in tell me what's this all

Baby baby

Tell me what you waiting for...

Cut to Donis jumping in to dance...sorta like those street dance challenge style...so Donis dances...

Baby, I've never seen someone with your body

You make me wanna get a little notty,

Hey baby come in get it 

It's all yours

Tell me what you what you waiting for...

Then cut back to Nina, with a few dancers at the back...dancing ..

Baby let's get crazy come and loose control

Donis turn to shine with his dancers

You wanna tear up after party I know you want some more

I wanna see you with that body working down real low...

Baby come and get it 

What you what you waiting for...

Then cut back to Nina with more moves to show...

Baby, I've never seen someone with your body

You make me wanna get this party started

Hey baby come in tell me what's this all

Baby baby

Tell me what you waiting for...

Baby, I've never seen someone with your body

You make me wanna get this party started

Hey baby come in tell me what's this all

CUT TO CU OF NINA SINGING...

Baby baby

Tell me what you waiting for...

Long shot...Donis bows and Nina curtseys and she puts her hands out as Donis spins her into his arms....MS shot they both laugh with Nina wrapped up in his arms (better than the original video clips in which they try to get each other almost naked but then not working)...

The few end notes sees them both walking out the club hand-in-hand...

Oh well, this is one music video that I'd make if I have the equipment and money.

Just thought I'd share how I pictured the music video.

With that I shall leave you guys with a good night. =)

With Lotsa Love

TammyC