End of the road?

November 11th, 2007 by calvinchia

Hey guys,

it’s been so long that i post anything for this blog. this time is announcing some important news. i’m moving my blog to blogger.com!

WHY?

Simply because, bloggers functions lets me blog easier. (to tell you the truth, i’m a but lazy to blog due to the lagging interface in here). I thought friendster’s blog functions are sufficient… guess u’m wrong. :P

So here you go … the new blog url:
What is Life? II

See ya there~!

Follow You…. to Where?

October 5th, 2007 by calvinchia

A great song from Death Cab for Cutie. Beautifully written. A must listen. Touching indeed.

Enjoy!

I Will Follow You to the Dark

Love of mine some day you will die
But I’ll be close behind
I’ll follow you into the dark

No blinding light or tunnels to gates of white
Just our hands clasped so tight
Waiting for the hint of a spark
If Heaven and Hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the NOs on their vacancy signs

If there’s no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I’ll follow you into the dark

In Catholic school as vicious as Roman rule
I got my knuckles bruised by a lady in black
And I held my tongue as she told me
"Son fear is the heart of love"
So I never went back

If Heaven and Hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the NOs on their vacancy signs

If there’s no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I’ll follow you into the dark

You and me have seen everything to see
From Bangkok to Calgary
And the soles of your shoes are all worn down
The time for sleep is now
It’s nothing to cry about
Cause we’ll hold each other soon
The blackest of rooms

If Heaven and Hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the NOs on their vacancy signs

If there’s no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I’ll follow you into the dark
Then I’ll follow you into the dark

Hey there, Delilah

October 1st, 2007 by calvinchia

:) the best damn thing ever… (yea, sue me Avril!…… kidding)

Hey there, Delilah
by Plain White T’s

Hey there Delilah
What’s it like in New York City?
I’m a thousand miles away
But girl tonight you look so pretty
Yes you do
Times Square can’t shine as bright as you
I swear it’s true

Hey there Delilah
Don’t you worry about the distance
I’m right there if you get lonely
Give this song another listen
Close your eyes
Listen to my voice it’s my disguise
I’m by your side

Oh it’s what you do to me
Oh it’s what you do to me
Oh it’s what you do to me
Oh it’s what you do to me
What you do to me

Hey there Delilah
I know times are getting hard
But just believe me girl
Someday I’ll pay the bills with this guitar
We’ll have it good
We’ll have the life we knew we would
My word is good

Hey there Delilah
I’ve got so much left to say
If every simple song I wrote to you
Would take your breath away
I’d write it all
Even more in love with me you’d fall
We’d have it all

Oh it’s what you do to me
Oh it’s what you do to me
Oh it’s what you do to me
Oh it’s what you do to me

A thousand miles seems pretty far
But they’ve got planes and trains and cars
I’d walk to you if I had no other way
Our friends would all make fun of us
and we’ll just laugh along because we know
That none of them have felt this way
Delilah I can promise you
That by the time we get through
The world will never ever be the same
And you’re to blame

Hey there Delilah
You be good and don’t you miss me
Two more years and you’ll be done with school
And I’ll be making history like I do
You’ll know it’s all because of you
We can do whatever we want to
Hey there Delilah here’s to you
This ones for you

Oh it’s what you do to me
Oh it’s what you do to me
Oh it’s what you do to me
Oh it’s what you do to me
What you do to me.

Exams!

October 1st, 2007 by calvinchia

I hate it, you hate it, we all hate it. it’s the time of the year people burning their midnight oil burying their heads among books that they may have never touch before and start to remember desperately what’s importart (or just everything) in them.That’s right: exams.

I don’t know why we want this thing to be held once in a while, since most people hated it…. A LOT. Why don’t we just abolish it across the board? *Whoohoo!!!!*

Well we can’t.

You see… Exams is a way to measure a person’s ability, knowledge or skills. For a maltitude of reasons usually, namely to see whether you’re qualify to drive, to check whether you understand what you’ve learn, to see which career is suitable for you and so on. Driving test, acedemic test, fitness test, personality test (okay this may not count) …. As you can see, you can’t run away from being tested throughout your life.

That’s said, good luck for your exams guys… =)

Memory plays games with me

September 11th, 2007 by calvinchia

i know i do not have an excellent memory. but my memories always playing tricks on me. When i need to remember something, i will forget it. When there’s time i’m relaxing, suddenly i remember that i need to doing something important.

Like say, i remember i need to bring my camera when i’m already on my way to the beach.

Or i remember the things i studied AFTER the exams.

Or i remember i need to tell mom i’ll be home late after i hang up the phone.

Sigh, let’s just say the timing always sucks. Who knows, maybe i forgot to update this blog for a long time…

Maybe i might forget this blog even exist…. and finding it out after 10 years? :P

Covers

August 25th, 2007 by calvinchia

Seems like everybody’s singing other people’s song nowadays. Some makes it better, others make it worse, and also there are others that take the original to another level (this is so subjective, okay). From Mandy Moore singing "Umbrella" from Rihanna to this song, "We are the Champions" from Queen, sung by Gavin Degraw.

I’ve paid my dues, time after time
I’ve done my sentence, but committed no crime
And bad mistakes, I’ve made a few
I’ve had my share of sand, kicked in my face
But I’ve come through

And I need to go on and on and on and on
We are the champions, my friend
And we’ll keep on fighting till the end
We are the champions, We are the champions
No time for losers ‘cos we are the champions of the world

I’ve taken my bows, and my curtain calls
You’ve bought me fame and fortune
And everything that goes with it… I thank you all
But it’s been no bed of roses, no pleasure cruise
I consider it a challenge before the whole human race
And I ain’t gonna lose

And I need to go on and on and on and on
We are the champions, my friend
And we’ll keep on fighting till the end
We are the champions, We are the champions
No time for losers ‘cos we are the champions of the world

We are the champions, my friend
And we’ll keep on fighting till the end
We are the champions, We are the champions
No time for losers, ‘cos we are the champions

This song is dedicated to the Debate club of MMU, Voices for dominating the latest debate tournament in IIU (MIEDC 2007). Good work and Congrats guys!

Indie is in

August 8th, 2007 by calvinchia
I’m listening to a lot of indies nowadays. At first i never got to understand indie music, now i know it’s more powerful, creative and meaningful than the mainstreams i often listen.
Here’s one i’m listening on repeat…. love it =)
Your Ex-Lover is Dead
by Stars
"When you have nothing else to burn, you have to set yourself on fire…"
God that was strange to see you again
Introduced by a friend of a friend
Smiled and said ‘Yes I think we’ve met before’
In that instant it started to pour,
Captured a taxi despite all the rain
We drove in silence across pont champlain
And all of the time you thought I was sad
I was trying to remember your name…
This scar is a fleck on my porcelain skin
Tried to reach deep but you couldn’t get in
Now you’re outside me
You see all the beauty
Repent all your sin
It’s nothing but time and a face that you lose
I chose to feel it and you couldn’t choose
I’ll write you a postcard
I’ll send you the news
From a house down the road from real love…
Live through this, and you won’t look back…
Live through this, and you won’t look back…
Live through this, and you won’t look back…
There’s one thing I want to say, so I’ll be brave
You were what I wanted
I gave what I gave
I’m not sorry I met you
I’m not sorry it’s over
I’m not sorry there’s nothing to say

No Take 2 in Life

July 19th, 2007 by calvinchia

There’s no time machine invented in the real world, so once you did something wrong, there’s no turning back

Even you try to repair something broken, there will still be scars to be seen

There is no way to erase everything what you have written, as there still be marks that can be seen.

There are ways to make relationships better, but there are no was to replace the time when the heart is broken.

So please, think before you act. As there is no take 2 in life.

Catching up

July 11th, 2007 by calvinchia

geez… after you take a break from university for a debate tournament. You have something we call Post-Debate Disorder (PDD). We felt we are losing focus, not really into classes, felt like throwing off the assignments and say "I don’t wanna do it!!!"

but life is not about resting and having fun. if everyone takes and break and slacks off, who will provide us food, clothes and facilities, keep us moving, clean up our streets and all? People are just like that: designed to be productive in anyway.

life is a darn long journey i tell ya. you make take a break along the way, but you can’t take it forever. As we still have a long way to go, routines in life must go on and some important and significant things in life cannot be missed by letting it pass by.

sigh, wish i were in somewhere else….

Dancing

July 1st, 2007 by calvinchia

Heard this song from the show "So you think you can dance?" the dance is great, so does the song.

Elisa
Dancing

time is gonna take my mind
and carry it far away where i can fly
the depth of life will dim my temptation to live for you
if i were to be alone silence would rock my tears
’cause it’s all about love and i know better
how life is a waving feather
so i put my arms around you around you
and i know that i’ll be living soon
my eyes are on you they’re on you
and you see that i can’t stop shaking
no, i won’t step back but i’ll look down to hide from your eyes
’cause what i feel is so sweet and i’m scared that even my own breath
oh could burst it if it were a bubble
and i’d better dream if i have to struggle
so i put my arms around you around you
and i hope that i will do no wrong
my eyes are on you they’re on you
and i hope that you won’t hurt me
i’m dancing in the room as if i was in the woods with you
no need for anything but music
music’s the reason why i know time still exists
time still exists
time still exists
so i put my arms around you around you
and i hope that i will do no wrong
my eyes are on you they’re on you
and i hope that you won’t hurt me
so i put my arms around you around you
and i hope that i will do no wrong
my eyes are on you they’re on you
and i hope that you won’t hurt me