2012 is good~

OK...I meant the movie, not the end of the world. Just watched it yesterday (an hour after watching A Christmas Carol XD). To be honest, I AM a little nervous about the whole end-of-the-world thing. 12/12/2012 -- it's exactly a week after my 22nd birthday. I didn't imagine the apocalypse to be like how it's portrayed in 2012 the movie. I imagined it to be, like, the whole planet just vanished, gone, just like the other unknown stars in the universe. It will become dust and the dust will give birth to another new star. Lol~ Astronomy was my favourite chapter in my general science textbook back in high school.

The movie is good! As expected from the director of The Day After Tomorrow (it's one of my favourites). There were quite a number of scenes that I almost (ALMOST) cried. Haha~ I'm not exactly the type to cry out loud on movies. The scene on an estrange father calling his son right before his son and his family were killed really did touch my heart, even though they didn't get to talk over the phone at all. And there's one particular scene that made me and the other audiences in the cinema to REALLY laughed out loud -- the car scene. "Engine, start," said the damn-f**king-selfish-rich-Russian calmly to the car when Jackson (John Cusack) couldn't start the engine and everyone in the car were screaming and shouting in panic. My god! I really didn't expect such a funny scene at the midst of a matter-of-life-and-death scene. Whoever put that line in is a GENIUS.

There's a scene that shows Dr Helmsley complaining about how wide the rooms on the ships are that they could fit at least 10 people in each. It really does show how spoiled the rich people are. Prioritising their comfort and high class living instead of the lives of their fellow, poorer humans. Seriously, their money worth nothing more than a piece of paper in that kind of situation. "The moment we stop fighting for each other, that's the moment we lose our humanity."

The way the Russian millionaire's girlfriend (Tamara, I think), Sasha, Gordon and the US President die, Emmerich successfully brought out the feeling and the impact of their deaths, IMO.

I think the movie shows how Roland Emmerich imagined the end of the world to be, obviously. It's sort of like Noah's Ark, except there were 3-4 arks (or ships) instead of just one XD, and they're made in China. Haha... I give it a full 10 stars.

Big Bang - Koe wo Kikasete (Let Me Hear Your Voice)

Oooooh~ I LOVE this song so much!!! It's so darn addictive. I have to listen to it at least 10 times a day! Lol~ Big Bang ROCKZZ~

It is the opening theme of a new J-Drama called "Ohitorisama". It's making me wanting to watch the series =]

Here's the video, romanised and translated lyrics.



Romanised

Sakki made no ame wa mou agatte
Asufaluto tadayou machi no nioi
Nee socchi mo mou hareteru yo ne
Nishi kara kaifuku surutte
Asa wa negate na kimi dakara nee
Mainichi chanto okirareteru kai?
Sonna koto imada ni shinpai shiteru yo

Hirogaru sora wa sou jiyuu de
Nani mo kawattenai keredo
Tonari ni ima wa tada… tada kimi ga inai dake

Koe wo kikasete
Sunao ni nareba kitto
Wakari aeru hazu sa
Kokoro wo hiraite

Koe wo kikasete
Aruitekita michi wa bokutachi ni totte kitto
Taisetsu na STEP sa sono mirai e no

Kimi to hajimete deatta no wa sou
Choudo ima kurai no kisetsu datta ne
Raito appu shita machinami ga
Kirei ni kagayaiteita
Nakimushi na kimi wa are kara yoku
Boku no kata ni odeko wo nokkete
Naiteta ne sono nukumori ni
Mushou ni furetaku naru

Hito wa dare demo sorezore ni nayami wo kakaete ikiru
Koware souna kokoro wo hisshi ni dakishimete

Koe wo kikasete
Yasashiku nareba motto
Aishiaeru hazu sa
Me wo sora sanai de

Koe wo kikasete
Karami tsuku fuan mo sabishisa mo koete yukou
Ima no kono kimochi ga kizuna ni naru

Yeah, Since you went away hasn’t been the same
In my heart all i got is pain
Could it be that i play the game
To lose you, I can’t maintain
Sunlight moonlight you lit my life
Realize in the night while love shines bright
Can’t let you go we were meant for forever baby let me know

Days passed without you can’t forget you
Letting me be the cloud hanging above me
Raining on me missing your touch
Nights get longer and it’s hard to clutch
We’re apart breaks my heart
It's all for the best girl, you’re my world
In time my love unfurls
He'll then wait for you girl

Koe wo kikasete
Sunao ni nareba kitto
Wakari aeru hazu sa
Kokoro wo hiraite

Koe wo kikasete
Aruitekita michi wa bokutachi ni totte kitto
Taisetsu na STEP sa sono mirai e no

Translated:

The rain just now has stopped
The smell of asphalt is floating around the city
Hey, over there too, the weather is fine already right?
For the weather has cleared up from the west
Since you’re not a morning person
Everyday, will you be able to wake up properly?
I’m still worried about things like that

The spreading sky, the freedom
Although neither of them has changed
Right now, just that… it’s only just that you are not by my side

Let me hear your voice
If we become honest, surely
We’ll be able to understand each other
Please open your heart

Let me hear your voice
The path we have come is, for us, definitely
An important STEP to that future

The first time I met you was
Around this season right?
The light up street was
Glowing beautifully
The crybaby-you, from that time on, often
Laid your forehead on my shoulder
You were crying right?
That extreme warmth
From your touch on my shoulder

Everyone lives, carrying his own worry
Desperately holding his broken heart

Let me hear you voice
If we become more kind
We’ll be able to love each other
Don’t avert my eyes

Let me hear your voice
Let’s get over those entwined anxieties and loneliness
The feelings of this moment become our bond

Yeah, since you went away hasn’t been the same
In my heart all I got is pain
Could it be that I played a game to lose you, I can’t maintain
Sunlight moonlight you lit my life realize in the night
While love shines bright
Can't let you go we’re meant forever baby, let me know

This past without you, can’t forget you
Letting me be the cloud hanging above me
Raining on me missing you touch
Nights get long and it’s hard to clutch
We’re apart breaks my heart
It's all for the best girl, you’re my world
In time my love unfurls
He'll then wait for you girl

Let me hear your voice
If we become honest, surely
We’ll be able to understand each other
Please open your heart

Let me hear your voice
The path we have come is, for us, surely
An important STEP to that future

My fave part is GD's part! I love him so much XD TOP's voice is cool, too!! Too bad they didn't sing much in the song =(

Sem 2 Exams are OVER!!

Well, after the exam, I went shopping with my Mom in Sunway Pyramid. I bought 4 new outfits!!! And believe it or not, 1 of them is milky white with laces (I love laces ;D) and the other three are all BLACK!! LOL~ As if I don't have enough of black clothes in my wardrobe =.=" My Mom was like "Black again??"

I planned to watch 2012 today, too, but the ticket counters were packed with herds of people! XD I didn't feel like queing up so I decided to watch it later.

After the last paper, yes, I'm free. But you know what? I felt relaxed...and empty. Not excited but numb. I'd been lying on the sofa, staring at the ceiling the entire time after I came home from shopping. There was nothing to watch on TV, I don't feel like watching anime, reading manga, writing my novels, reading books or even drawing!! But I don't want to sit around and do nothing or sleep through the whole day either! I don't know what is wrong with me!! I really need to go out with my friends and chill out. If not, I'll die from all these frustration ><

And I've also been wondering...what did Siew Yin they all planned to do today?? Why are they being so secretive? Well, I couldn't find out since I couldn't join them in Mid Valley. They're making me really curious XD

New art work!!

Finished these in the last two days~

They're Eun Hye and Bride of Phantasos, respectively. Both with different style and sensation, imo. But my personal fave is the Bride. Love how it turned out to be with a "fantasy" feeling, the way I wanted it to be. For Eun Hye, though, it didn't quite turn out the way I wanted it to, especially the background.

A little note about the Bride: Phantasos is a Greek god who brings fantasy dreams to people. I've developed a huge interest on Ancient Greek and Roman mythologies XD

I combined this bit of interesting information I read on Wikipedia, which was the inspiration for this art piece, with an 18th-century-inspired avant-garde dress. I know, it doesn't make sense XD

Anyways, hope you'll like them =]

Dream came true...sort of

On Sunday during my violin lesson with my talented violin teacher (and he plays the piano, too ;D), I was sort of panicking because there's this damn song that I couldn't play smoothly no matter how many times I practiced. I felt kinda upset when I messed it up again in front of him. Though, it was only one of the three songs which I practiced for the last 2 weeks, and I could play the other two smoothly. One of these two was a short version of Pachelbel's Canon in D. I've always love this piece since I watched korean's "My Sassy Girl". I didn't have to put much effort into practicing because the rhythm and the beat are stuck in my head for a long time already XD and it isn't a difficult piece.

And then, out of the blue, my teacher started playing the song on the piano. He didn't really say anything but I knew very well what he wanted --- a duo!!!!!

I was, like, totally stupefied but really excited at the same time that I almost screamed of happiness. Lol~ I've always wanted to play a piece with someone, a duo, quartet or whatever, as long as I get to feel the kind of beauty from the harmony of a few intruments playing together.

So, I played the violin and he played the piano. Even though it's not perfect, it felt amazing!! It makes me feel all the more unhappy about dropping violin lessons if I'm going to study abroad next year T.T And I was so glad that I have met this teacher. He's nice and doesn't have trouble to make me feel relax during the lessons (well, maybe it's because he's only a few years older).

And my dream really do came true!!!! Without me having the slightest idea that it ever would. I thought I could only make it happen if I join some kind of orchestra. I'm really on cloud nine now, for two whole days (so far). Gah~ It makes me wanna keep playing the violin and drop the damn accounting notes for the exam on Thursday ><