Wish You Were Here

OK...I don't know why this version got the "sh*t" part censored, but I guess I like to post the clip with the actual singing :P

Hope you enjoy it :)

I can be tough
I can be strong
But with you, It's not like that at all
 

Theres a girl who gives a shit

Behind this wall
You just walk through it

And I remember all those crazy thing you said
You left them running through my head
You're always there, you're everywhere
But right now I wish you were here

All those crazy things we did
Didn't think about it just went with it
You're always there, you're everywhere
But right now I wish you were here

[chorus]

Damn, Damn, Damn,
What I'd do to have you
Here, Here, Here

I wish you were here

Damn, Damn, Damn,
What I'd do to have you
Near, Near, Near
I wish you were here.

I love the way you are
It's who I am don't have to try hard
We always say, Say like it is
And the truth is that I really miss

All those crazy thing you said
You left them running through my head
You're always there, you're everywhere
But right now I wish you were here

All those crazy things we did
Didn't think about it just went with it
You're always there, you're everywhere
But right now I wish you were here

[chorus]

Damn, Damn, Damn,
What I'd do to have you
Here, Here, Here
I wish you were here

Damn, Damn, Damn,
What I'd do to have you
Near, Near, Near
I wish you were here.

[bridge]

No, I don't wanna let go
I just wanna let you know
That I never wanna let go
Let go, Oh, Oh,

No, I don't wanna let go
I just wanna let you know
That I never wanna let go
Let go, Let go, Let go...

[chorus]

Damn, Damn, Damn,
What I'd do to have you
Here, Here, Here
I wish you were here

Damn, Damn, Damn,
What I'd do to have you
Near, Near, Near
I wish you were here.

This March

It's Sunday night and I'm sitting here at half-time, watching the pundits debate over the controversial penalty given to Liverpool against Sunderland for a foul that was made outside the box. I guess this is payback against the beach ball incident last season?

It's more than 2 weeks since the last post and it's partly because March has turned out to be a pretty busy month. I find that I get more than a bit lazy to write when I get occupied with work. Perhaps I just didn't want to put much effort into thinking, but rather prefer to browse the web, read a book or just listen to music. Hanging out with friends is definitely another way I like to take my mind off work stuff.

Speaking of hanging out with friends, we managed to catch two good movies recently. The Adjustment Bureau was a good watch - kind of got me to thinking about the not-so-new question about whether life has been predetermined by some supreme being or whether free will helps shape destiny. Which one do you believe in? If life has been predetermined, I wonder why we spent so much time thinking about what we want to do in life and where we would end up - in the end it wouldn't matter, would it?

Then there was Rango - an animation about a pet chameleon out playing hero ala the Wild Wild West in the Mojave Desert. There was good character build up overall, and plenty of witty comedy moments. The four singing owls (think the Three Amigos) was a nice touch - certainly adds to the laughter. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a rating of 89% and my view is that Rango is definitely worth watching at the cinema.

Another favorite past time of mine is reading and today I managed to complete Never Let Me Go (finally), a science fiction by Kazuo Ishiguro. To be honest, the book was a slow read for me, despite getting more interesting halfway through. The setting is in England and the story starts off with Kathy, the protagonist, recounting her life at Hailsham with two of her best friends, Tommy and Ruth. Not to give any spoilers away, but a third through the book I realized that the kids at Hailsham were practically reared to become organ donors when they reach adulthood - which was the only interesting part I found about the story.

Probably I was in the mood for something faster paced, which means that I should have spent 2 hours watching the movie (yes, there is a movie made based on this book and was released last year) instead of spending a month reading the written version. Apparently Time magazine named it the best novel of 2005...and I probably would not understand why.

Anyway, I'm now going to jump back to Fantasy for a bit and start on Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie. It's the fourth book in the series and if you notice the title, the story this time is about revenge. I believe it should be a good read - at least I'm sure there would be more action than the previous one :)

Oh...and Liverpool won that game by two goals to nil - YNWA! :)

What Are Words

Effie, thanks for sharing this :)
It's a really beautiful song and the story behind the lyrics makes it all the more meaningful.

Chris Medina's What Are Words

Anywhere you are, I am near 

Anywhere you go, I'll be there 

Anytime you whisper my name, you'll see

How every single promise I keep

Cuz what kind of guy would I be

If I was to leave when you need me most

What are words
If you really don't mean them

When you say them

What are words

If they're only for good times 

Then they don't 

When it's love

Yeah, you say them out loud

Those words,

They never go away

They live on, even when we're gone

And I know an angel was sent just for me

And I know I'm meant to be where I am

And I'm gonna be 

Standing right beside her tonight

And I'm gonna be by your side

I would never leave when she needs me most

What are words

If you really don't mean them

When you say them 

What are words

If they're only for good times

Then they don't

When it's love

Yeah, you say them out loud

Those words,

They never go away

They live on, even when we're gone

Anywhere you are, I am near

Anywhere you go, I'll be there

And I'm gonna be here forever more

Every single promise I keep

Cuz what kind of guy would I be

If I was to leave when you need me most

I'm forever keeping my angel close

Trip To The Big Apple (Part 2)

TIMES SQUARE! :)

Times Square is a major commercial intersection at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets.

Filled with colorful billboards! Loads of people milling about, tourist and locals alike :)

Planet Hollywood along 7th Avenue

The Paramount Building at 1501 Broadway once housed 

the Paramount Theatre

Disney's The Lion King - The Broadway Musical. We initially had a thought about going to see one of the musicals, but I guess time didn't permit, too bad.

Also Mamma Mia!

And there you go, the night spent taking pictures at Times Square. Oh...and we had a nice dinner at an Irish Pub/Restaurant called Perfect Pint - I had what they called the Leprechaun Lamb Stew, washed down with a pint of Guiness ;)

Slightly different from the typical Irish Stew (one of my favorites),
but this was every bit as delicious! 

Title.Banner

Finally! I found some time to work out a new banner for the blog title :)
And now I need to figure out what I want to put as the background...or should I leave it empty? I think some patterns or "stuff" would make it look less dull?

Anyway, I'm going to do this a bit at a time, more fun that way ;)