A series of music videos of Josh Groban, with the following songs, listed below. Actually, I don't know some of the songs, but with Josh Groban's singing voice, who cares?
1. Vincent 2. February Song 3. Alejate 4. You Raise Me Up 5. The Star Spangled Banner 6. To Where You Are 7. You Are Loved 8. --- 9. --- 10. Remember 11. Broken Vow 12. Canto Alla Vita
It's the Holy Week. For most people, it means a long holiday, time to hit the road and go out of town for a relaxing vacation. But for me, I will just stay home with my family. Rest. Read a book. Do some soul searching. It would be nice to do so while listening to this music.
My youngest daughter Andy, who's 9 years old, is such a huge fan of Taylor Swift. I am so glad because from what I have been reading on her, this girl is a good role model for kids. And I'm also glad because Andy used to be a tomboy telling me before that she's "half-boy, half-girl", but now, she's looking up to Taylor. Andy is also into Lady Gaga, who I find uhm.. rather weird. But that's ok, it just may be a phase. Lately, Andy is watching the musical series "Glee" over and over again. Singing along with it. And with the correct lyrics.
I'm playing Taylor Swift's White Horse now. Nice message.
White Horse Lyrics
Say you're sorry That face of an angel comes out Just when you need it to As I pace back and forth all this time 'Cause I honestly believed in you Holdin' on, The days drag on Stupid girl I should've known, I should've known
That I'm not a princess This ain't a fairytale I'm not the one you'll sweep off her feet Lead her up the stairwell This ain't Hollywood, This is a small town I was a dreamer before you went and let me down Now its too late for you and your White Horse, To come around.
Maybe I was naïve, Got lost in your eyes I never really had a chance. My mistake I didnt know to be in love you had to fight to have the upper hand. I had so many dreams about you and me Happy endings; Now I know
I'm not a princess This ain't a fairytale I'm not the one you'll sweep off her feet Lead her up the stairwell This ain't Hollywood, This is a small town I was a dreamer before you went and let me down. Now its too late for you and your White Horse, To come around.
And there you are on your knees Begging for forgiveness, Begging for me Just like I always wanted, But I'm so sorry
Cause Im not your princess This aint a fairytale Im gonna find someone, Some day Who might actually treat me well. This is a big world, That was a small town There in my rearview mirror, Disappearing now. And it's too late for you and your White Horse, Now its too late for you and your White Horse To catch me now.
Oh whoa whoa whoa-oh Try and catch me now Whoa-Oh It's too late To catch me now.
It's supposed to be the more trusted one of our cars. It's supposed to be healthier, for chrissakes, it's just 3 years old! But just 2 weeks ago, while driving along the highway, it suddenly won't accelerate fast enough. I was in a cruising speed of 100kph and in a matter of seconds, the speedometer was slowly going down to 60... then 40. Good thing I was still able to reach home.
My husband took it to Toyota repair shop and 10 days passed and they still didn't know what's wrong with it. Then a while ago Toyota called my husband and told him they would have to change the catalytic converter -- to the tune of 60,000 pesos!
I don't get it. Catalytic converters are just below 20thousand pesos, what's so special with their cat converters anyway? I smell somehing fishy here. We talked to an officemate whose brother is from Toyota so I hope he can help us with this. Otherwise, we just might ask for a second opinion, from people not from Toyota.
If worse comes to worst, my family vacation budget is on the line.
Help.
I have read a lot about Susan Boyle and her stint with Britain's Got Talent. Frankly speaking, I was quite impressed by what she achieved and of course, impressed by her talent, that is, based from what I read. So I was fortunate to stumble upon this video of hers, showing her first audition. And yes, I was awed. Soothing voice. Good song choice. Nice rendition. I was moved by this song that now I want to listen to the Les Miserables playlist. "On My Own" is top of the list to search.
And for now, this is "I Dreamed A Dream", from Les Miserables. Lyrics:
I dreamed a dream in time gone by When hope was high And life worth living I dreamed that love would never die I dreamed that God would be forgiving Then I was young and unafraid And dreams were made and used and wasted There was no ransom to be paid No song unsung, no wine untasted
But the tigers come at night With their voices soft as thunder As they tear your hope apart And they turn your dream to shame
He slept a summer by my side He filled my days with endless wonder He took my childhood in his stride But he was gone when autumn came
And still I dream he'll come to me That we will live the years together But there are dreams that cannot be And there are storms we cannot weather
I had a dream my life would be So different from this hell I'm living So different now from what it seemed Now life has killed the dream I dreamed.
Sad, isn't it.
Imelda Marcos at her prime. From DavidByrne.com : At some point as first lady, Imelda began to feel that she could help Philippine interests by charming world leaders into seeing things her way. “Handbag diplomacy” she called it — as she liked to imply that to solve a problem, she could bypass President Marcos and just grab a handbag and hop on a plane with some of her assistants. It sometimes worked! There was, for example, an Islamic-backed insurgency rising in the south of the Philippine archipelago, and she thought that a leader in that part of the world, Qaddafi in this case, might help pull the plug on that support if he saw things her way. Apparently he did — the funding stopped and the insurrection lost momentum, and she later described him as a pushover, a mama’s boy.
Click to enlarge It's summer! The kids are off in school now. I don't have to worry about going home early to check on their homeworks. No more late night reviewing. Now I can watch tv or read a book or solve sudokus 'til the wee hours. But then... it is kind of boring.
How I wish I could take a vacation SOMEWHERE.
I have always been a fan of the Freestyle band. Love the voice of the lead singer. Half Crazy Freestyle
'know I haven't slept a week at all since you've been gone and my eyes are kinda tired from crying all night long
know i've never been too good at cooking just for one it's so lonely here without you baby come back home
coz i'm half crazy feelin' sorry for myself half crazy worried you'd find someone else to love
know life hasn't been much fun at all since you've been gone and my eyes being to feel each time I hear a song
i spent every minute asking myself what went wrong can't we try to talk it over baby come back home
coz I'm half crazy i'm feelin' sorry for myself half crazy worried you'd find someone else to love
but baby there is no one else half crazy for everything you saying half crazy no one else could love you like i do
so i'm half crazy feelin' sorry for myself half crazy i'm worried you'd find someone else to love but baby there is no one else
half crazy for everything you saying half crazy no one else could love you and no one else could ever be
half crazy feeling sorry for myself and I'm worried you'll find someone else half crazy feeling sorry for myself to love baby
It's the last stretch of the kids' school year 2009-2010. I don't know whether I should be glad because I wouldn't worry about tutoring them at night anymore, and the fact that they cannot ask for school allowance every single day. But then I have to think of activities for them to keep them busy, like swimming/basketball/art lessons. And when they stay at home, they need to be fed every now and then! Now I'm thinking it's more expensive to keep them at home.
It's also their final exams week so I have to go home early and tutor Andy and Migs. And help Alexa with her Trig. It's gonna be hell week for sure.
I remember when I was in college, during the Physics exam, I was totally clueless on how to solve the problem. So I scribbled all the formulas I knew, then wrote down, "Sorry sir, I can't figure out the solution. Care for some points?"
The professor wrote back, "Sure. 1 point."
So I didn't end up with a zero exam.
Well, what I did back then was not as funny as these:
Someday you're gonna realize One day you'll see this through my eyes By then i won't even be there I'll be happy somewhere Even if i can't
I know You don't really see my worth You think you're the last guy on earth Well I've got news for you I know I'm not that strong But it won't take long Won't take long
Chorus
Coz someday, someone's gonna love me The way, i wanted you to need me Someday, someone's gonna take your place One day I'll forget about you You'll see, i won't even miss you Someday, someday
But now I know you can't tell I'm down, and I'm not doin' anyway But one day these tears They will all run dry I won't have to cry Sweet goodbye
Chorus
Coz someday, someone's gonna love me The way, i wanted you to need me Someday, someone's gonna take your place One day I'll forget about you You'll see, i won't even miss you Someday, I know someone's gonna be there... Someday...
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