I SAY I LIKE "WHO SAYS"

This is an exhibit of a simple, but good song.

Okay, if you are thinking Rebecca Black, erm, rethink

Well, I have nothing against Rebecca Black; I mean her song is quite childish, but well, it's quite fun to sing along.

But let's not go there.

Let's talk about Selena Gomez. Her first few singles were not my cup of tea to be honest.

So I remained impartial when it comes to Gomez...I think she is a pleasant teen, but there wasn't any reason to like the stuff she's doing. One thing, I'm no fan of her Disney acts and like I said, not a fan of her songs as well.

However, her latest song "Who Says" gave me a reason to enjoy her star factor.

I heard this song some time back on the radio, liked it, but forgot about it.

Her performance on Dancing with the Stars the other day reminded me about this simple but lovely track.

Her live singing, was, well, acceptable, but the dance and the whole 'live' setting makes the whole performance a good one. :)

So yeah, I think the song is great - simple but inspirational...words are just pleasantly fitted into a few good beats that get you kinda moving. I like simple songs like these sometimes...gets you up and in the mood.

So enjoy "Who Says" because you deserve a good mood lifter and a confidence boost!

I wouldn't be anybody else

You made me insecure

Told me I wasn't good enough

But who are you to judge

When you are a diamond in the rough

I'm sure you've got some things

You'd like to change about yourself

But when it comes to me

I wouldn't want to be anybody else

Na, na, na, na, na, na...

I'm no beauty queen

I'm just beautiful me

Na, na, na, na, na, na...

You got every right to a beautiful life

Come on

Who says

Who says you're not perfect

Who says you're not worth it

Who says you're the only one that's hurting

Trust me

That's the price of beauty

Who says you're not pretty

Who says you're not beautiful

Who says...

It's such a funny thing

How nothing's funny when it's you

You tell them what you mean

But they keep whiting out the truth

It's like a work of art 

That never gets to see the light

Keep you beneath the stars

Won't let you touch the sky

Who says you're not star potential

Who says you're not presidential

Who says you can't be in movies

Listen to me, listen to me

Who says you can't pass the test

Who says you can't be the best

Who said? Who said?

Tell me who said that...

The song tells us to believe in ourselves and disregard all the negative that others might have casted onto us.

A real booster! Fun song....

Hope you enjoy it too.

With Lotsa Love

TammyC

SERENDIPITY IS ALWAYS SWEET; THINGS HAPPEN WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT

Lee Dewyze's  was the season I skipped as I sorta lost interest.

But since his style is so similar to Kris Allen's, I sorta liked that he won. 

But I didn't expected that he was actually that good, because to be honest, he didn't really captured my attention as he was overshadowed by the likes of Casey and Crystal.....But oh well, it's not fair for me to judge since I didn't watch the show at all, and practically skipped all his performances.

I discovered his talents through Youtube when I was busy searching for Kris Allen's tracks. His  rendition of "Everybody Hurts" was what captured my attention, because it was so good! 

I began to start searching for more of his songs - but then again, his best was still "Everybody Hurts", although his rendition of U2's "Beautiful Day" did come close. 

Was pretty excited when his first single, "Sweet Serendipity" was released, but to be honest, it was only so-so to my ears the first time I heard it...not like those songs that just capture you like "WOW".

The song's melody was okay, but sadly, can't really hear the words he was singing and so, I wasn't really enjoying it. 

But like certain songs I love, it takes a few times before the ears start liking what they hear. It was while I was stuck in a traffic jam, where I really understood what Lee was conveying through this track and it strikes me at the moment that THIS IS A GREAT SONG! 

The song is meaningful and I believe it contains 3 simple messages that I believe in:

 - "Don't Worry, Be Happy"...(because...)

- "Things Happen when you least expect it"

- And I guess, it tells us to be grateful too. :)

I feel like I do live by the words he is singing; and if I get too low or sad, I'll try to remember the messages...

 "Sweet Serendipity" by Lee Dewyze

I ain't got no car

And I got one pair of jeans,

They've been stretched too far

And now they are weak at the seams

I can't say what's next

And I've got nothing up my sleeve

But I don't lose my head

'Cause it really ain't up to me

Sometimes, we might feel that we do not have as much as what others have but we should be grateful for what we have around us. We can't predict our future, what's gonna happen next, so there's no point being upset or sad about the situation we are in. The best thing to do is to enjoy what we have now and live the moment. :D 

I try to do that every day, try...I'm only human, and there's only so many days I can fake a smile and be happy and disregard all the sadness. But come to think of it, at the end of the day, being sad about a situation is the worst thing you can do because it is useless. 

CHORUS:

And I'm doing just fine

I'm always landing on my feet

In the nic of time

And by the skin of my teeth

I ain't gonna stress

'Cause the worst ain't happened yet

Something's watching over me like

Sweet serendipity

My dad said the other day, looking back, didn't we make it through all our hardships?

Yes, it wasn't the easiest times of our lives - we struggled and we fell and we learned and we've been sad, we've cried....but at the end of it....didn't we pull through?

That's the thing about life - we just need to get through that particular rough patch. There's always a rough patch but we only need the patience and the strength to go through it. 

It's true that I feel that I'm doing just fine although there were a couple of times, I've felt so low that I felt I can't climb back up. But just like sang in the song, I know there's something or someone out there watching over me and every time, I made it through; we made it through. One thing I always force myself to think is that "Everything is temporary, you won't be sad for too long".

I don't ask for a lot

No nothing more than I need

Because I love what I got

Don't need to play the lottery

I just want to be strong at the end of the road

I don't want to hold on

I want the strength to let go

I have my requests but at the end of the day, although I do feel sad sometimes when I don't get the things I want, I've learned to be thankful for all the great things I have. I really do love everything that I've got, and really, I shouldn't be asking for more. :)

And if there's one thing I ask for more than anything, is the strength to go through every day - strength to go through the problems, the challenges, the things I hate, the people who get in the way...strength to face all of this and still be happy. 

And the most important of all, it is true that we need strength to let go because I feel that it there is one thing that's hardest to do, it is to learn to let go. Letting go is really tough although it seems easy saying it. 

CHORUS

Don't look fate can only find you

You can't choose for something to surprise you

Set sail without a destination

Just see where the wind will take you

You never know when you're gonna fall

But I'm not worried

No I'm not worried....

Yep, that's how I live life sometimes - no planning what-so-ever...

I just go by the sway of the winds, I guess it's bad in some ways, but sometimes, I feel that planning too far is a waste of time because you just don't know what will happen anyway, and chances are, things might not even turn out the way you planned. So really, why waste time planning when I can just live the moment? 

That's how I have always opted to think. When people ask me, where do I see myself 30 years from now...I can't really give a definite answers...there are so many things I want to do, and I guess I can only tell them what I will try to do and do whichever that presents the opportunity at the right time.

I've learned that there's no point pushing things, no point wanting desperately for something....don't get me wrong, it's not that I'm asking you not to fight for it, or not to work hard for something; I'm just saying, you'll have to learn to let go when the time isn't right. I have learned that sometimes, things might not work out the way I want it to be (for example, I still did not manage to be a journalist, as I aspired to), but in the end, things are working out for me in different ways. And I'll never know what will happen and what I'll end up doing 10 years from now.

So the best thing to do is live the moment and wait for your sweet serendipity. It comes quite often. :)

Enjoy the video. I really love it. Very nicely done; simple but nice to watch. 

With Lotsa Love

TammyC

FINDING MY WAY IN 2011

This is an example of a song in which I just casted aside for no particular reasons, mainly because I generalized most of these songs as the same - sounds great melodically, but with lame lyrics about love and so, I never really bothered to give them a chance.  I guess the fact that we are not very good in Mandarin also fended me from these types of songs - I usually never bothered to listen to the lyrics in particular.

It started off with me teasing my sister for listening to songs like these (all music, no substance) when she played it on her computer. She then told me that this is a very meaningful song. She explained that she too teased her friends during Karaoke session when they sang it, before she realized how meaningful this song is.

Can't help it but give it a listen because to be honest, the song does sound nice melodically. 

Then I realized that my sister is right - the song is really meaningful and inspirational. 

I decided to share this song on the 1st of January 2011, because I think personally, it is a good song to start a new year, the perfect song to greet an older me - a song to push me forward and embrace whatever hardship or challenges that are about to come my way in 2011.  

I guess I suddenly thought of this song as I was driving towards Wangsa Maju yesterday to meet my college friends. It has been more than a year since I went back to the place I had some of the best memories - my college life where I met some of the best friends, whom all I've developed great affection for. I realized how grown up I've became since. I remember being the freshly out of Secondary school 17-year-old, waiting to embrace whatever college has to offer. Then it was a series of learning how to cope with the new environment, new people, new style of studying, basically a whole new life.  

Then 22 brought us all to Liverpool where we embarked on another great life journey. There I found another batch of great friends, whom I shall also treasure for life and whom I will love dearly. Great  and happy moments passed very fast because in a blink of the eye, I found myself thrown into the world of grown-ups, working and making a living. 

There were so many tough times that I've waded through (although compared to many, my 'tough times are really peanuts) and I believe that there'll be more times like that in which I'll feel like not going on anymore. This song is a reminder of the fact that as we grow up, we have to learn to face the challenges ourselves and move on a step at a time. 

It's about discovering yourself as you grow up and mature as a person, about chasing your dreams and finding the path in life that leads you there - thus, a great song to get me motivated for 2011!!!! 

Due to the fact that I'm only about 50% Mandarin literate, I'll try my best to explain this song in English.

My Way by Hins Cheung

Yi zhi zai yun niang, Yi zhi zai pan wang

Baba he mama, wei yi de li xiang

Er yue di yi tian, yi jiu ba yi nian

Wo di yi ci dui ta men zha le zha yan

I was waiting in my mum's womb and I was my parents hope and pride,

February 1st, 1981 was the first time I said "hi" to my parents

Deng dai kuai dian guo qu, duo shao ge ming tian

Xi wang zhe ge bao bei kuai kuai zhang da yi dian yi dian

Shen ti yao jian kang suo you de shi qing dou ru suo yuan

Baby zhang da yi hou jiu shi xiao xuan

My parents waited eagerly everyday 

Wishing that their baby boy will grow up fast and healthily, nothing else mattered

Their son's name is Xiao Xuan 

CHORUS
I will find my way, I want a different way

After the wind and rain,

There'll be a brand new day

Xiao shi hou shou shang you ren xin tong, shi luo you ren an wei

Xian zai yu dao kun nan zi ji jiu yao xue hui mian dui

When you were small, 

There'll always be someone to comfort you when you get hurt 

But now when you meet challenges and difficulties, you will need to learn to face them yourself

I will find my way, I want a different way

Nothing will stop me now, No matter what they say

Kun nan yao yong wo de jian qiang he nu li yong gan mian dui

Xian zai yong xin qu zhui, gan jue jiu dui

I'll find my way

When faced with difficulties, I will need to persevere and work hard to face them myself

I will need to chase and pursue my dreams passionately and follow what my heart says 

Yi zhi jiu zhe yang, zhao wo de fang xiang

So this has how it has been, trying to find my direction

Bu li hui bie ren qi guai de yang guang

I disregard how others viewed me

Zhi dao you yi tian, wo hu ran fa xian

Until one day, I realized that

Meng xiang yi jing zai shi xian,

I'm getting closer to achieving my dreams

Deng dai kuai dian guo qu duo shao ge ming tian

Kan zhe zi ji yi jing man man zhang da yi dian yi dian

Wo de sheng huo ying gai rang wo zi ji xue hui zhang wo

Xiang xin zi ji, bu pa feng yu zai duo

As days passed and I realized that I've grown up little by little,

I should grab hold of the opportunities and decide my own fate,

Believe in myself, no matter what comes my way

REPEAT CHORUS

Ain't the song beautiful?

HAPPY 2011 EVERYONE!!

I'M NOT MOVING

Okay, call me pathetic (PATHETIC), but you gotta admit that this song is darn romantic right?

What if a guy waited for you all these years, at the corner of the street where you two met?

Oh come on, that is sweet...

But at the same time, I feel sad for the dude if the girl has really moved on with her life.

This song is beautifully written...great choice of words I must say. A story told in the best possible words. Love it! 

Rhyming is excellent....

I know this song was popular some time back and I'm sorta like the late 'adopter' so to speak, but seriously, it's never too late for a good song.

Going back to the corner where I first saw you,

Gonna camp in my sleeping back, I'm not gonna move,

Got some words on cardboard, got your picture in my hand,

Saying if you see this girl, can you tell her where I am

Some try to hand me money, they don't understand

I'm not broke, I'm just a broken hearted man,

I know it makes no sense, what else can I do

How can I move on

If I'm still in love with you

'Cause if one day you wake up and find that you're missing me

And your heart starts to wonder where on this Earth I could be

Thinking maybe you'll come back here to the place that we meet

And you'll see me waiting for you at the corner of the street

So I'm not moving, I'm not moving....

Policeman says, "Son you can't stay here"

I say there's someone I'm waiting for if it's a day, a month or a year,

Gotta stand my grounds even if it rains or snows

If she changes her mind, this is the first place she will go

People talk about the guy, who's waiting on a girl

There are no holes in his shoes, but a big hole in his world

Maybe I'll get famous as the man who can't be moved

And maybe you don't mean to but you'll see me on the news

And you'll come running to the corner

'Cause you'll know it's just for you

So I'm not moving...........

I don't know why but I feel sad listening to this song. It's a sad song...if you are a pessimist, like me.

And I'm always touched when someone does something beautiful for the person he/she loves.

A guy who would wait for you, on the corner of the street you meet? Oh well, I mean I know for sure that not all guys would do that, but I guess there is always one jewel among the other crap. 

I don't expect guys to do special things like this for me, but when I see some guys doing such beautiful things for the woman they love, I can't help but feel really touched. Oh hello, I'm still a girl and every girl has that romantic fairytale side in them whereby they wish for a prince charming. But of course, as we grow up, we've learned to accept the harsh reality. Nevertheless, there are a few lucky ones who manage to find Prince Charming. :)

"The Man Who Can't Be Moved" is one of those great guys out there...

With Lotsa Love,

TammYC

I TRAVELED BECAUSE OF LOVE

A song worth sharing.

I seldom share Malay songs, I guess there are really none worth sharing so far.

But this one is one of my favourite.

I forgot about it, can you believe it?

The other day, I was honoured to be invited to an Australian Annual Gala dinner, and had the pleasure of being serenaded by Ning Baizura as she was the guest performer.

When she introduces that she is going to sing this song, I was ecstatic! Can't believe that I actually have the privilege of being in the presence of such an iconic singer, and singing one of my favourite songs by her.

The great thing is, this lady can really sing. She was fantastic live, it's unbelievable!!

I think I'm most proudest when the Australians actually complimented her. 

I forgot how touching this video is.

It is about chasing your dreams. 

It is about loving your dreams.

It is about loving your family members.

Kerana cinta 

(Because of love)

Aku kembara

(I traveled)

Bagai camar

(Like a gull)

Melintas laut

(Flying across the sea)

Mencari pohon 

(Looking for a tree)

Untuk berteduh

(For a quite shade)

Kerana cinta

Aku kembara

Mengikut lagu

(Following a song)

Bisikan hati

(A heart's whisper)

Mendamba kasih paling setia

(Yearning for the most honest love)

Sepasang sayap tak terlihat

(An unseen pair of wings)

Umpama mimpi yang tersimpan

(Is like a hidden dream)

Jadi rintik-rintik hujan

(They become tiny droplets of rain)

Menciptakan 

(creating)

Awan yang terpilu

(The saddest clouds)

Puisi ini

(This poem) 

Tercipta lantas

(was then create because)

Tak kesampaian Hayat meronakan

(I couldn't express)

Gelora rindu Ku kepadamu

((how much I missed you)

Chorus...

Ingin sekali Aku ungkapi

(I really wanted to express...)

Isyarat jiwa

(what is in my soul)

Dengan sempurna

(perfectly)

Biarkan kau mengerti

(So that you could understand)

Biarkan kau sedari

(So that you would know)

Keadaanku yang memujamu

(How much I adore you)

The music video is about Ning following her dreams of becoming a singer, despite her father's objections.

She did not get her father's blessings to pursue her music career, but she went on as well, although deep in her heart, she has always been waiting for the day her father forgives her.

It's hard to have to choose between two loves, but I guess sometimes, choices have to be done.

Sometimes, I guess our loved ones doesn't get our passion, and what we love to do...

Sometimes, they do not show us they care for us...but they do.

Perhaps sometimes it's just hard to express our love for each other, but deep down, our love for our family lasts forever...

This touching video clip was directed by Virginia Kennedy. 

With Lotsa Love

TammyC

LOOKING FOR THAT PILLAR

Life is tougher and tougher.

I'm facing challenges that I am struggling to overcome.

I'm trying hard to be positive and learn from the hardship that is overwhelming to me.

Trying to cope with my problem of not being to sleep normally, eat healthily and keep myself living a happier lifestyle. 

Is life supposed to be this way?

Perhaps yes...Perhaps a life full of obstacles is a good one; perhaps if you feel so tense that it's almost unbearable, it is a good thing...

But I'm very tired ...not physically...

I think more like mentally and emotionally...I am tired of pushing myself to go through this.

I guess I'm weak.

And at times like these...

I need a song to push me through, and I found the perfect song on Glee this week.

As I lay me down

Heaven hear me now

I'm lost without a cause

After giving it my all

Winter storms have come

And darkened my sun

After all that I've been through

Who can I turn to?

I look to you

I look to you

After all my strength is gone

In you I can be strong

I look to you

I look to you

And when melodies are gone

In you I hear a song

I look to you

About to lose my breath

There's no more fighting left

Sinking to rise no more

Searching for that open door

And every road that I've taken

Left to my regret

And I don't know if I'm going to make it

Nothing to do but lift my head

My levee's have broken

My doors have come crumbling down on me

The rain is falling, defeat is calling

I need you to set me free

Take me far away from the battle

I need you, shine on me

The song describes exactly how I'm feeling 

And I'm desperately needing someone to tell me that things will be okay again; that I will go through this, because I am seriously losing grip.

I need someone to shine a light and tell me and lead me and let me know that I'm traveling down the direction I want to go...

Right now, I can only pray and do my best.

It will be over soon.

I'll move on.

With Lotsa Love

Tammy

ONLY EXCEPTION

If you a person who is skeptical in love, you'd appreciate this song. You wish that there's that one person who is the only exception, the one who can bring you that happiness that you've wished for and longed for.

I love this song the moment I heard it.

It's the only famous Paramore song that I enjoy and actually can say I love.

When I was younger I saw my daddy cry

And curse at the wind

He broke his own heart as I watched

As he try to reassemble it

My momma swore she would never let herself forget

And that was the day that I promise

I'd never sing of love if it does not exist

I've seen many people broke up and hurt themselves as they try to get back on track and find that person worth loving again.

I am too fragile to have my heart broken like that and perhaps that's why I never try to get into relationships.

Darling

You are the only exception...

Maybe I know somewhere

Deep in my soul that love never lasts

We gotta find other ways

To make it alone

Or keep a straight face

And I've always lived like this

Keep a comfortable distance

And up until now

I have sworn to myself that I'm content with loneliness

Because none of it was ever worth the risk

This verse perfectly describe how I see relationships and love.

I admit that I never believe that love lasts, maybe because I have seen and experience what it's like to see people around me change and I realized that I also change. 

Nothing lasts. Happy moments are only as good as it gets for now but in future, it might be lost and what is left are only memories of what we once have. At the rate that feelings and emotions change, I really am starting to believe more and more that nothing lasts - not friendship and not love. 

It has always made me feel sad that things have to change...and I guess that's why I never took the leap of faith in love. I try to force myself to believe that perhaps being single and alone is ok, I should be contented although there were times of loneliness in which I wished that there were someone.

But then, I'm too worried of getting hurt...

If there's someone out there, I can only hope that I'd take that leap and believe again...someone who's the only exception I guess...

You are the only exception...

Ohhhhh

I've got a tight grip on reality

But I can't

Let go of what's in front of me here

I know you are leaving in the morning 

When you wake up

Leave me with some kinda proof that it's not a dream...

You are the only exception

And I'm on my way to believing...

For now, I shall just leave you with this lovely expression of love.

One that touches my heart, especially when Rachel sang it to Finn in the last scene of Episode 2 in Glee.

I wish that one day I could find my only exception.

WHEN YOU'VE FOUND THE ONE YOUR LOOKING FOR

What if one day, you meet that single person whom you feel that you are meant to be with and doesn't know how to tell him/her?

I've got the right song for you.

Personally, I do not need to use this song yet, but I guess I would if when I meet the right guy who is worth me singing this song to.

I was in Langkawi when I truly felt this song and fell in love with it.

I was traveling along a road at night and had the sound of "Hello" in my ears.

That moment...I truly listened to the lyrics and what it is all about and it touched my heart.

I guess anyone who is desperately in love with someone and can't seem to express those words would appreciate the song. Sadly, there is no one I can relate to with this song at the moment but still, the way it was sang by the cast of Glee gives me chills!

Jonathan Groff, although portraying a cruel character in Glee has got the voice and I am really in love with his delivery of "Hello". This song was originally sung by Lionel Richie, but no matter what you say about me, Glee's version is better hahahaha!

Enjoy...

I've been alone with you inside my mind

And in my dreams,

I've kissed your lips 

A thousand times

I sometimes see you pass outside my door

Hello,

Is it me your looking for?

I can see it in your eyes

I can see it in your smile

you;re all I ever wanted

And my arms are open wide

'cause you know just what to say

And you know just what to do

And I want to tell you so much

I love you..

I long to see the sunlight in your hair

And tell you time and time again

How much I care

Sometimes I feel my heart will overflow

Hello

I've just got to let you know

'cause I wonder where you are

And I wonder what you do

Are you somewhere feeling lonely

Or is someone loving you?

Tell me how to win your heart

For I haven't got a clue

But let me start by saying 

I love you...

With Lotsa Love,

TammyC

To my future Cory Monteith, "I Love You!"