It wasn’t a good start for me in December and I’m in a melancholy mood now. But there’s one song that keeps playing in my mind and everytime I listen to it, it inspires me and cheers me up… somehow. I’ve been a rock fan since school days and I’ve recently fallen all over again for Evanescence’s new song “Call Me When You’re Sober” from their new album Open Doors.

Love the song and I love how Amy Lee brings the music to live. Although I’m not quite a gothic freak but the band’s mystical and gothic approach really kicks in the adrenaline everytime I hear their songs.

EVANESCENCE
“Call Me When You’re Sober”

Don’t cry to me.
If you loved me,
You would be here with me.
You want me,
Come find me.
Make up your mind.

Should I let you fall?
Lose it all?
So maybe you can remember yourself.
Can’t keep believing,
We’re only deceiving ourselves .
And I’m sick of the lie,
And you’re too late.

Don’t cry to me.
If you loved me,
You would be here with me.
You want me,
Come find me.
Make up your mind.

Couldn’t take the blame.
Sick with shame.
Must be exhausting to lose your own game.
Selfishly hated,
No wonder you’re jaded.
You can’t play the victim this time,
And you’re too late.

Don’t cry to me.
If you loved me,
You would be here with me.
You want me,
Come find me.
Make up your mind.

You never call me when you’re sober.
You only want it cause it’s over,
It’s over.

How could I have burned paradise?
How could I - you were never mine.

So don’t cry to me.
If you loved me,
You would be here with me.
Don’t lie to me,
Just get your things.
I’ve made up your mind.

Like every typical Chinese men, I dream to be rich. The only way to instant wealth is to strike the jackpot lottery. Chances like these only come like once in a million years of my lifetime! I’ve to be dead like 100 times before I stand the chance to strike the jackpot. And too bad I’m not Lee Kah Sing’s son or the smart genius that created Google, so there goes my chance of being filthy rich.But I won’t let a tiny bump along the road stop me, if I wan my first Ji Pa Ban, I will have to work for it. Some older folks have advised me to work and some friends of mine told me to work smart. Hard or smart, I still have to work for it. I’ve been around long enough to realised that a dream is just a dream, so I’ve decided to ‘kiok tap sat tae” and stick to working hard AND smart!

Here’s another classic hokkien song that I’ve wanted to learn for quite some time. It’s the only hokkien song that most non-hokkien Chinese people know and heard of. This song is like my Red Bull after every game of basketball. Whenever I’m tired and fed up of working, I’d play this song out loud to motivate myself.

I took sometime putting this song up with the lyric in Chinese and Hanyu Pinyin. I’ve also took the time to direct-translate it into English. I hope this song will give the motivation to achieve your dreams. Remember, AI PIA JIA EH IAH!!

Ai piah jia eh iah (爱 拼 才 会 赢)
You Gotta Fight To Win

jit si shi ji ng mien luang than
一 时 失 志 不 免 怨 叹
Once lose faith, no need to lose hope
Jit si lok piek ng mien tan than
一 时 落 魄 不 免 胆 寒
Once dreaded, no need to be scared

na tang sit khi hi bang
那 怕 失 去 希 望
If there’s no hope,

mui dit chui bang bang
每 日 醉 茫 茫
Whole day just go get drunk

bo hun uu the chin ching eu chow lang
无 魂 有 体 亲 像 稻 草 人
No more soul, but got body just like a scarecrow

lin sin ko tee si hai seong eh por luong
人 生 可 比 是 海 上 的 波 浪
Life is just like an ocean’s wave

wu si khi wu shi lo
有 时 起 有 时 落
Sometimes up sometimes down

ho un phai un
好 运 歹 运
Good forture bad fortune

chong mai ciao ki kang lai kia
总 嘛 要 照 起 来 行
Just accept and get thru it

sa hun thi ju tia
三 分 天 注 定
3 points it’s destined

chit hun khor pa pia
七 分 靠 打 拼
7 points you just gotta fight hard

ai piah jia eh iah
爱 拼 才 会 赢
You gotta fight, then you can win

Please note that my translation may not be correct. Please do help correct me if I’m wrong. Thank you.

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Here’s another boy band that goes well in Karaoke. Michael Learns to Rock (MLTR) has got the best numbers for karaoke session. It has got a darn good and easy songs to sing along to.

My hopeful attempt to introduce good karaoke songs to the younger generation.

MICHAEL LEARNS TO ROCK
PAINT MY LOVE

From my youngest years
Till this moment here
I’ve never seen
Such a lovely queen

From the skies above
To the deepest love
I’ve never felt
Crazy like this before

Chorus:
Paint my love
You should paint my love
It’s the picture of a thousand sunsets
It’s the freedom of a thousand doves
Baby you should paint my love

Been around the world
Then I met you girl
It’s like comming home
To a place I’ve known

Chorus:
Paint my love
You should paint my love
It’s the picture of a thousand sunsets
It’s the freedom of a thousand doves
Baby you should paint my love

Since you came into my life
The days before all fade to black and white
Since you came into my life
Everything has changed

Julea and Yen just took up dancing class and they are starting off with HipHop classes. They told me they were shown by the instructor some Justin Timberlake’s moves. I feel that Justin’s moves are too fast for them. They should be dancing to Cassie’s “Me & U” MTv.

Cassie is so hot! I like her moves…. slow and sexy. Hope these girls can pick up those dance…LOL. Keep on dancing girls

After my experience in a Karaoke the last time, here’s my attempt to introduce some good evergreen songs to everyone out there.

A brief introduction on …

WILSON PHILIPS
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wilson Phillips was an American singing group made up of Carnie Wilson, Wendy Wilson and Chynna Phillips. Although their success in the early 1990s was brief, they scored four Grammy Award nominations, two American Music Award nominations and a Billboard Music Award, [1] they are also famous for being the offspring of prominent musicians; the Wilsons are the daughters of Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys, while Phillips’s parents are John Phillips and Michelle Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas.

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