music is medicine

I had goosebumps when Gupta talked about the schizophrenic musician...
Yes, music does affect us profoundly so I am really thankful for all those gifted ones who give us beautiful music.

Kiss From A Rose (my cover)

para sa imo

My cover on "Soulmate"

was bored hence I decided to record my cover of Natasha Beddingfield's "Soulmate"

my cover on Yuki no Hana

hello world!
i'm sharing with you my incomplete (and yet to be perfected) cover of Mika Nakashima's beautiful "Yuki no Hana"

new years and fave songs

A Happy and Blessed New Year to one and all!!! =)

And how else to start a new year (aside from having quality time with family and loved ones) but with good songs! Sungha Jung's version of one one my favorite Japanese songs, "Yuki no Hana" is just lovely.



credit to jwcfree for uploading

A cute Jap kid's cover on I'm Yours

This little kid is just oh-so-adorable!! His cover of Jason Mraz' "I'm Yours" is just so cute! I wonder how old he is...he's more well-versed with the string than I am! haha!



(credit to uke3453 for uploading)

Fit for me?

An aunt recommended this song; said this matches my voice. She probably mean it as a compliment (Ella Fitzgerald is a highly acclaimed singer!) but i'm not really sure if I can pull it off, as it's not my kind of genre...

But anyways, the lyrics is lovely!

The Man I Love

Someday he'll come along,
The man I love
And he'll be big and strong,
The man I loveAnd when he comes my way
I'll do my best to make him stay
He'll look at me and smile,
I'll understand
Then in a little while,
He'll take my hand
And though it seems absurd
I know we both won't say a word

Maybe I shall meet him Sunday,
Maybe Monday, maybe not
Still I'm sure to meet him one day
Maybe Tuesday will be my good news day

He'll build a little home,
That's meant for two
From which I'll never roam,
Who would, would you
And so all else above
I'm dreaming of the man I love



(credit to acceptantlove for uploading in youtube)

All I Want For Christmas Is You

Yay! It's that time of the year again when I can sing this as often as I want to. =D



(credit to snow102 for uploading)

Gotta Be Somebody

I've always thought rock songs disguise in the loud drums and electric guitars the most romantic of lyrics. Even the rock stars' rough voice adds up to the romantic effect. There's my long-time favorite, "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing " by Aerosmith. Such beautiful lyrics. And now, I've a new favorite from Nickelback.

Click here for the video.

Gotta Be Somebody
This time I wonder what it feels like
To find the one in this life
The one we all dream of
But dreams just aren't enough
So I´ll be waiting for the real thing.

I'll know it by the feeling.
The moment when we´re meeting
will play out like a scene straight off the silver screen
So I`ll be holdin’ my own breath
Right up to the end
Until that moment when
I find the one that I'll spend forever with

`Cause nobody wants to be the last one there.
'Cause everyone wants to feel like someone cares.
Someone to love with my life in their hands.
There`s gotta be somebody for me like that.
'Cause nobody wants to do it on their own
And everyone wants to know they´re not alone.
There's somebody else that feels the same somewhere.
There`s gotta be somebody for me out there.

Tonight, out on the street out in the moonlight
And dammit this feels too right
It´s just like Déjà Vu
Me standin’ here with you
So I´ll be holdin`my own breath
Could this be the end?
Is it that moment when
I find the one that I'll spend forever with?

‘Cause nobody wants to be the last one there
'Cause everyone wants to feel like someone cares.
Someone to love with my life in their hands.
There´s gotta be somebody for me like that.
`Cause nobody wants to do it on their own
And everyone wants to know they´re not alone.
There's somebody else that feels the same somewhere
There`s gotta be somebody for me out there.

You can´t give up!
Lookin´ for that diamond in the rough
You never know but when it shows up
Make sure you´re holdin` on
‘Cause it could be the one, the one you´re waiting on

‘Cause nobody wants to be the last one there.
And everyone wants to feel like someone cares.
Someone to love with my life in their hands.
There has gotta be somebody for me
Ohhhhhh.

Nobody wants to do it on their own
And everyone wants to know they´re not alone.
Is there somebody else that feels the same somewhere?
There`s gotta be somebody for me out there.

Nobody wants to be the last one there
'Cause everyone wants to feel like someone cares.
Is there somebody else that feels the same somewhere?
There has gotta be somebody for me out there.

You First Believed

A very beautiful song...

You First Believed

How many times did I pray
You'd find me
How many wishes on a star
Gazing off into the dark
Dreaming I'd see your face
Safe at home unafraid
Captured in your embrace

So many times
When my heart was broken
Visions of you
Would keep me strong
You were with me all along
Guiding my every step
You are all that I am
And I'll never forget

It was you who first believed
In all that I was made to be
It was you looking in my eyes
You held my hand
And showed me life
And I've never been the same
Since you first believed

There were times
When I'd thought I'd lost you
Fearing forever was a dream
But it wasn't what it seemed
Placing your hand in mine
You could see in the dark
You were guiding my heart

It was you who first believed
In all that I was made to be
It was you looking in my eyes
You held my hand
And you showed me life
And I've never been the same
Since you first believed

Giving You the Best That I've Got

Arrghh, Youtube's such an MH (malaking hadlang ^^). Haven't found a sensible video of Anita Baker's Giving You The Best That I Got. This is such a beautiful beautiful song...apt for weddings..=D

Giving You The Best That I Got

Ain't there something I can give you
In exchange for everything you give to me
Read my mind and make me feel just fine
When I think my peace of mind is out
Of reach

The scales are sometimes unbalanced
And you bear the weight of all that has to be
I hope you see that you can lean on me
And together we can calm a stormy sea

We love so strong and so unselfishly
And I tell you now that I made a vow
I'm giving you the best that I got, baby
Yes I tell you now, that I made a vow
I'm giving you the best that I got, honey

Everybody's got opinions
'Bout the way they think our story's gonna end
Some folks feel it's just a superficial thrill
Everybody's gonna have to think again

We love so strong and so unselfishly
They don't bother me so I'm gonna keep on
Giving you the best that I got, baby
They don't bother me, said I'm gonna keep on
Giving you the best that I got, listen baby

Somebody understands me
Somebody gave his heart to me
I stumbled my whole life long
Always on my own, now I'm home

My weary mind is rested
And I feel as if my home is in your arms
Fears are all gone,
I like the sound of your song
And I think I want to sing it forever

We love so strong and so unselfishly
And I made a vow so I tell you now
I'm giving you the best that I got, baby
I bet everything on my wedding ring
I'm giving you the best that I got,
Givin' it to you baby

beer party song

Had our first jam session for this year's beer party this afternoon. We were quite productive actually in that we were able to make and finalize our line up after an hour whereas last year, it took us some 3 or 4 jam sessions before we finalized what we wanted to perform which involved a lot of song eliminations. We're getting better at this I think. Hehe.

But my chest's a bit constricted with the thought that I might not be able to perform this time as I'll be heading back to Manila by the end of June. But me and my bandmates are so hoping I'd still get extended somehow so I can perform with them.

We've prepared a song for me though and I'm gonna be singing Boa's Duvet.


(thanks to technetium01 for the youtube upload)

Heard Carolyn Dawn Johnson's Complicated this evening in Accuradio though and I wanted to sing this one instead. hehe


(thanks to MusictoFans for the youtube upload)

We'll be singing "Dancing Queen" as well as our grand finale with us three girls in the band taking the lead.

Hope hope hope.
Anyways, sleep time for now!

Yuki No Hana

I just love this. I just so love this.

Utada Hikaru's Beautiful World

YouTube - Utada Hikaru - Beautiful world (english subtitles 2007 09 07)

haha nice wish

Lionel Richie's "Just Go"

It'd be nice to have a guy like this. haha
kulang na lang, papaypayan ka whilst sipping a cold cocktail on the beachfront.

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Just Go

(Lionel Richie)
It’d be so nice (nice nice)
If you didn’t have to feel so lonely
It’d be so nice (nice nice)
If I could sneak you for a moment

I know you like to get away, go away, far away
To a place where there’s just us two
Got a busy day, everyday but not today
Cause I’m here to take that stress from you

So you can just chill and clear your head
And let me do everything for you cause you deserve it
Prepare your meal and make your bed
Well let just first make this with you
cause you are so worth it

(Akon)
I just want us to go go go
Drop everything and just go go go
I just want us to go go go
Drop everything and just go go go

(Lionel Richie)
How would you like to sail away in the Bahamas?
(Just you and me, girl)S
o far out in the sea where nobody can find you
(Just the end of the world)
Cause there is no rush for you to come back
and face the rain
Cause there is plenty sunshine where I pickin’ you
And I’m here to reduce the pain

I know you like to get away, go away, far away
To a place where there’s just us two
Got a busy day, everyday but not today
Cause I’m Here to take that stress from you

So you can just chill and clear your head
And let me do everything for you cause you deserve it
Prepare your meal and make your bed
Well let just first make this with you cause you are so worth it

(Akon)
I just want us to go go go
Drop everything and just go go go
I just want us to go go go
Drop everything and just go go go

(Lionel Richie)
Just imagine when you tired and
Layin’ by my side and
Sippin’ on some wine while I stand in massage and
Releasin’ all your tension I couldn’t handle a time and
My job is to keep my baby smilin’

So you can just chill
And clear your head
And let me do everything for you cause you deserve it
Prepare your meal and make your bed
Well let just first make this with you cause you are so worth it

(Akon)
I just want us to go go go
Drop everything and just go go go
I just want us to go go go
Drop everything and just go go go
I just want us to go go go
Drop everything and just go go go
I just want us to go go go
Drop everything and just go go go

Fonda de la Madrugada

http://www.fonda-m.com/space.html

This month's Dinner was organized by Maj (referred to her before as Flounder) and with an almost unanimous votation, the mexican theme won.

If you're in Japan and you're looking for an entirely different atmosphere from your usual everyday japanese atmosphere, I must say this resto's one of those places to go. Though situated in the midst of Harajuku, it felt like we were transported to an entirely different country as we made our way deeper into Harajuku's underground. Yep, the place was sprawled underground Omotesando's busy street; with two floors of authentic Mexican atmosphere (at least as compared to what I've seen on TV haha). Food was good (though Cicada's was better) but it took us 3 looong hours to finish the course we had..haha. Servings were so big we are seriously considering not eating tomorrow. It's not only the servings though..it's the number of dishes as well. Like, usually, in your dinner course, you only have 1 or 2 appetizers right? But with the dinner course they had, we have 3 big servings of appetizers. Plus a soup with some rice on it. Plus three kinds of main dishes. Plus 2 kinds of desserts. Good thing the mint tea we had somehow helped us digest some of what we ate in the last 3 hours. haha. It wasn't enough though and that we have to go to another cafe just so we can have another tea, to help us digest some of the food we ate. haha. I must admit, if not only for the shoes I was wearing, I would like to walk my way home. =P

The place is interesting...posh yet squatter-like, haha (we were thinking if the couple on the table next to us were TV personalities or the girl at least, a model). But it does give you a Mexican feel. Complete with a group of guys serenading you with Mexican songs. Their Volare was good!! While we were racking our brains though on what song to request, we were reminded of J Lo's and Marc Anthony's "No Me Ames"..beautiful beautiful song....Just learned this evening though that No Me Ames either means "Dont Love Me" or "You Don't Love Me".

Anyways, it's my turn next month!! Hmm...I'd like it to be extra special as it's gonna be our Christmas dinner of some sort. Have no idea yet though on what theme it'll gonna be..

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(No Me Ames translation..)

Tell me why you're crying...
Of happiness.
And why are you drowning?f
or loneliness
Tell me why you take my hands so strongly,
and let yourthoughts carry you away

I love you so much
And why is that?
Crazy stubborn person,
stop doubting it any longer
Even though in the future there will be a huge wall
I'm not afraid, I want to fall in love

Dont love me, because you think that
I may appear different
You dont think its right
For us to see time go by together?

Dont love me, I understand
the lie that it would be
If your love, I don't deserve,
dont love me, just stay another day

Dont love me, because I am lost,
Because I changed the world,
Because its destiny
Because it can't be,
We both are like a mirror,
And you would be my own reflection

Don't love me, you would be dying
Within a war full of regrets,
dont love me to be on this
Earth, I would like to throw your enormous love
for the blue of the sky
I dont know what to say to you, that's the truth
When people want to, they know how to hurt

You and I will depart, they would not move,
But in this sky dont leave me alone
Dont leave me, dont leave me, dont listen to me
If I say to you "dont love me"
Dont let me.
Do not disable my heart with that
"Dont love me"

Dont love me,
I'm begging you,
leave me with my bitterness
You know well, that I can't,
that its useless,
That I will always love you

Dont love me,
because I would make you suffer
with this heart of mine
that was filled with a thousand winters.
Dont love me,
so that way you can forget of your gray days.

I want you to love me,
just to love me
Dont love me, you and I will fly,
With with the other,
and we will always be together
This love is like the sun
that comes out after the storm
Like 2 comets on the same path

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ang kulit din nila ano??? mahal naman pala isa't isa bat sinasabi pang wag mo ko mahalin???haha

Lovers in Japan (Coldplay)

Nice song from ColdPlay's latest album, "Viva La Vida"

yes, one day, the sun will come out...

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Lovers
Keep on the road you're on
Runners
Until the race is run
Soldiers
You've got to soldier on
Sometimes
Even the right is wrong

They are turning my head out
To see what I'm all about
Keeping my head down
To see what it feels like now
But I have no doubt
One day we're gonna get out

Tonight
Maybe we're gonna run
Dreaming
Of the Osaka sun
Ohhhh
Ohh, ohh
Dreaming
Of when the morning comes

They are turning my head out
To see what I'm all about
Keeping my head down
To see what it feels like now
But I have no doubt
One day the sun will come out...

Realize

my latest song craze.

Realize by Colbie Caillat
(and the video's uber cute too!! i was half afraid it'll end up as yet another "could have been". good thing it's not. *-* )

Take time to realize,
That your warmth is
Crashing down on in.
Take time to realize,
That I am on your side
Didn't I, Didn't I tell you.

But I can't spell it out for you,
No it's never gonna be that simple
No I can't spell it out for you

If you just realize what I just realized,
Then we'd be perfect for each other
and we'll never find another
Just realized what I just realized
we'd never have to wonder
if we missed out on each other now.

Take time to realize Oh-oh
I'm on your side
didn't I, didn't I tell you.
Take time to realize
This all can pass you by
Didn't I tell you

But I can't spell it out for you,
no it's never gonna be that simple
no I can't spell it out for you.

If you just realized what I just realized
then we'd be perfect for each other
then we'd never find another
Just realized what I just realized
we'd never have to wonder
if we missed out on each other now.

It's not always the same
no it's never the same
if you don't feel it too.
If you meet me half way
If you would meet me half way.
It could be the same for you.

If you just realize what I just realized
then we'd be perfect for each other
then we'd never find another
Just realize what I just realized
we'd never have to wonder
Just realize what I just realized
If you just realize what I just realized

missed out on each other now
missed out on each other now

realize realize realize realize oh-oh

So Close - Analyzed

I was lying in bed facedown as I listened to So Close play in my laptop for the umpteenth time. And I wonder how it could be that when I first heard it, I almost brushed it off and now when after seeing the movie, I just couldn't get enough of it.

I could only think of this. That anybody, who has stood so close with the one they love (or falling in love with) and yet be so far in getting their love realized (let alone letting that other know about how you feel!) could really feel for the song.

Just as how Giselle felt as she watched Robert dance with Nancy when only moments ago, it was she who was in his arms.

So Close, yet so far.

Albeit though, what's so addicting with this song is that despite this bittersweet feeling, there's still that budding hope that you'll be so close to reaching that happy end, to realizing that dream, to having his arms around you.

That you'll go so far as you get so close.

So Close

yet another video blog..

Enchanted's "So Close"..

fell in love with it..