Glitter in the Air - Pink

It's about acceptance. The acceptance of the reality when it bites, the acceptance of destiny when it comes hitting you on the head, the acceptance of sweet taste of success after a tired bout of struggle. If we fail to accept, then we keep on denying. By denying, we are in denial of our existence. If that's the case, then we are not who we are. We are not someone that we want us to be. If this is the case, then what can be done? Should be continue being in denial? Or should we change the perception? Or should we change ourselves? That we are unable to accept small little things and must keep on pushing ourselves to the limit, which in the end leads to the crumbling of the small little world that we so hard tried to build and to be in comfort of?

闪亮的日子 - 胡彦斌

2009 was in a way, a good and a bad year. First half of the year made me tougher, stronger mentally, but somehow made me thought that I did not move forward at all albeit in small steps. Perhaps it was due to that being a fast paced and anxious person, wanting to move forward in bigger steps, almost equal to running. Second half of the year, kept me in check, to slow down and be less pressured. Realizing that a normal human being, no matter how hard it's being pushed, can never be a superhuman with superhuman strength and speed to do all the things in the world. Satisfied in a way with all the things done in 2009, but would like to do more of them and also in a better way. To be the more complete me, enriching in all aspects of life. It is in this way that we can move forward, and keep on achieving everyday success.

木兰情 - 孙燕姿

It's 2010. It's a new year, a new year, a new day. Resolutions made, which in the end of the year, half of them not fulfilled. The reason being? No careful consideration of one's capabilities and situations. But resolutions are good to be made to keep us in check. So, what's your resolution this year?

I got you - Leona Lewis

Compromise. That's the common thing that we as human lack nowadays. We think that we have learned enough, seen enough, heard enough or experienced enough that we would not back down and listen or just agree with one another. We would think that the experience and knowledge that we have is unsurpassed. Little did we know that there is always something that we do not know of. Or maybe because when we encounter those things, we would treat that we have known, secretly we are in awe as we are learning in silence. I supposed that the Chinese saying 'retreat a step, the sky is the limit' has it's own truth. Compromise a little, and we achieve a common understanding. With understanding comes peace and bliss. Due to that we are ignorant and arrogant, we in turn are creating a trap for us ourselves to step into. And what would happen when we have no where else to turn to except the big hole lying behind us? And do we want to be treated with the saying 'Like frog in the well'?

暗戀 - 陶喆

After so long of inability of releasing the inner self, the feeling of pent up histories and emotions, all were to be let go. Such a simple act of letting go. What was the reason for the inability to release? unknown, or due to the simple reason of just not wanting to let go. Just to keep on holding to the single thinning thread, assuming that by holding on tightly, everything is going to be better and that all those things would be secretly locked away in the sealed box called 'the heart'. Little did we know that sometimes, what we do so hard to keep away from being revealed would be so obvious to others. It makes us to keep on pondering whether what we are doing is not enough or not perfect enough, whether our portrayal is strong or convincing enough. But that's not the case; It's a matter whether the other party is using their heart and soul to look into you. Whether they care enough to spend the time and effort to see through all the pretense. And when they do, you feel shocked and stripped down to the bare core. But when the truth about all these are being revealed, you understood that it's just a simple act of care and wanting to protect that makes people do that.

I Want To Know What Love Is - Mariah Carey

1. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
2. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.
3. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.
4. When you say, "I love you," mean it.
5. When you say, "I'm sorry," look the person in the eye.
6. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
7. Believe in love at first sight.
8. Never laugh at anyone's dream. People who don't have dreams don't have much.
9. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely.
10. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
11. Don't judge people by their relatives.
12. Talk slowly but think quickly.
13. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?
14. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
15. Say "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.
16. When you lose, don't lose the lesson .
17. Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; and responsibility for all your actions.
18. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
19. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it
20. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
21. Spend some time alone.

紅色高跟鞋- 蔡健雅

Went shopping with a friend on Friday. In her mind, she has decided what to buy: Either a red dress or white pair of shoes. And as we walk around for the next 2 hours, we end up with nothing. Just as she gave up, went around for a last try, with no hope or expectation of getting anything. It was then she found a dress and end up buying something nice for an occasion. It is as I said, when coming out to shop, don't have any fixed intention of buying specified. As we have don't have the specific target, we will be able to enjoy everything else. It's the same with life and everything else; never have a specific target, enjoy the journey with an open heart, and we will learn to enjoy the process. The end of the road will still be there, but we what we learn and experience in the process is worth so much more than the goal itself. It's as the same as what me and another friend was talking last week. Have you set any goals in life? Have you set any specific things that you want to achieve? Have you set any specific ways to achieve them? As we set those, we will lose out on the journey of the path we've taken. We forget to enjoy along the way, that when we reach, we felt no sense of satisfaction, and set off to find another goal. So, have you learn to let go and let live?

若你碰到他- 蔡健雅

Where the rich prosper,
We falter;
Where the poor souls are contented,
The rich are in greed;
Where the successful are searching,
The simple ones have found;
We are in the end humans after all,
Each searching for the greater truth;
Cuz when we are in despair,
We hold on to the single hope;
When we are in solitude,
We find in ourselves a companion,
When we lost faith,
We search for a miracle.

誰 - 蔡健雅

A friend today said when it comes to relationship, he's a person that would be looking for someone that would fulfill some of his qualities. What is the other person doesn't fulfill the criteria that you have set, but treats you the way you deserve to be and love you all the same? I suppose that when it comes to loving someone or when being in a relationship, we shouldn't have any judgment or setting the criteria to a certain level that the other party must fulfill most of it. Paulo Coelho said it nicely in his book 'Brida' that emotions are like wild horses, the more we try to subdue it or control it, the wilder it will become. When feelings is there, no matter what criteria or physical attraction the other person has, it doesn't matter anymore. Cuz all of those are just materials, and the feeling are not attached to the materials. What if we like someone due to the criteria that they've fulfilled and yet 10 years down the road, the things are not there anymore? What is left in the relationship then? Like someone for who they are, not what they are.