But you probably know her songs, Samba da Benção and Tanto Tempo, both featured in the intriguingly intimate "Closer" and world's exploration of "Eat, Pray, and Love" (and some other movies and TV-series). Also one of her most popular song in English, So Nice.
Bebel Gilberto is a darling Brazilian singer, popular in the world of Bossa nova. She got that beautiful unique voice, lovely flowing hair, and combined with the sexy tongue of Portuguese language (yes, i do find it sexy) - you'll get the picture :) Check on her twitter @bebelgilberto and her FB page to know more..
I am lucky enough to see her in person during her Intimate, Ultimate concert at Social House Jakarta a while ago. I even got myself free tickets for i won a contest on Ismaya's web. Lovely present indeed for my birthday :)
Such a soothing sound of her... Every time I heard Samba da Benção I magically transferred into a white sandy beach, sea breeze caressing my skin - a moment of tranquility in the buzzing reality. My eyes will be closed and i shall fly for a second.
Her voice is a remedy...
Dare to try?
E melhor ser alegre que ser triste/Alegria e a melhor coisa que existe E assim como a luz no coracao Mas pra fazer um samba com beleza/E preciso um bocado de tristeza Senao nao se faz um samba nao
Fazer samba nao e contar piada/E quem faz samba assim nao e de nada O bom samba e uma forma de oracao Porque o samba e a tristeza que balanca/ E a tristeza tem sempre uma esperanca De um dia nao ser mais triste nao
Poe um pouco de amor numa cadencia/ E vai ver que ninguem no mundo vence A beleza que tem um samba nao Porque o samba nasceu la na Bahia/ E se hoje ele e branco na poesia Ele e negro demais no coracao
Who speaks Portuguese and want to teach me for free? ;)
Their music is one of my favourite musics EVER!
They are not just another rockstars with HipHop/RnB/Urban touch who constantly shout out loud about the jetset life, the bootylicious girls, and the fast and the furious sport cars.. Their music somehow tickles our awareness about WORLD, human LIFE, the real thing that actually happen around us.. and mostly done in such an attractive composes!
Listen carefully to the song "Lap Dance". But first of all, you need to stop dancing - Yes, I know.. it's hard not to dance to this song. The lyric goes:
I'm just straight ill, ridin' my motorcycle down the streets While politicians is soundin' like strippers to me They keep sayin' but I don't wanna hear it... "Oooh baby you want me? Well you can get this lap dance here for free."
Now that's catchy ;)
Their latest album, "Nothing" shares the stories about the downfall of western economy (the song "Sooner or Later") and the oil spill (the song "Life as a Fish"). Chad Hugo, Shae Haley, and Pharrell Williams are such great musicians, imho.
That's why i was so thrilled to know that they're coming to have a concert in Jakarta! Yes, especially after the major disappointment of the late cancelled concert on 2009. The most exciting part was that i WON a ticket to N.E.R.D. from a twitter quiz from @OZRadioJakarta@D_Makaveli and @BLADE_ID.
And of course, my personal interest to the oh-My-Hot Mr. Pharrell Williams and his music (with N.E.R.D, the Neptunes, and as a producer) is way beyond imagination. So yeah, I scream hysterically as i knew that i could come see the performance for FREE!
I went to the concert alone, wondering how great it is if my soul sistas @r3t4 and @beatajachja could also come along (apparently, one resides in Holland, and the other one suffered from diarrhea LOL).. Guess the URBANGOD heard me, and sent Ms. Shaula, a long lost highschool n college friend of mine, a huge fan of Snoop Dogg, to keep me company. I gasped in excitement as she called my name from afar! YAY!
As i walked around the venue when the gate was still closed, I look around and wonder... So, this is the Urban scene of Jakarta. Quite a disappointment for my concern. Is it the youngster who got no interest? OR is it the industry which suppresses the development of Urban and chooses (lousy) indo pop/Melayu instead? Anyway, the crowd in this niche and segmented market is allrite. We didnt go around pushing other people during the queues or on the (dance) floor. Although I did not approve the "BOO-HOO" yells of some people during RAN's (opening act) performance just because N.E.R.D. was not on stage just yet. That was just plain rude.
N.E.R.D. performed well that nite, even though Chad Hugo was not there. Too bad T.T
Highlight of the nite - besides me successfully GRABBED Pharrell while yelling frantically as he stood there in front of me, and also that brief moment when he took off his white tee *drolls* - was when Pharrell took a girl on to the stage! Yes, miracle does exist.. esp. for that girl.
The fact that the girl Pharrell chose to get on the stage was not some superhot-extrabootylicious with over-the-top make-up mama.. just a casual cutie with glasses and ponytail but actually sang most of N.E.R.D. songs.. makes me fall in love with N.E.R.D. and Pharrell even more! Now that's how a rock star acts! They also took a guy with N.E.R.D. tattooed on his buffy left arm.
Another funny thing, Pharrell looked quite puzzled when he saw a BRA thrown to the stage!! Does this happen often in any given urban/rock concert in Jakarta? Should i pick it up? Should i take the girl who thrown this bra to the stage? ---- Apparently, he left the bra there.. (most probably) longing to be touched. I wonder, was he thinking something like "ah.. the size is too small. not my type."? :P The bra owner was trying to get herself noticed (i saw her), yet failed. Who knows.. maybe she got lucky at the after-party.
Encore! Encore! and Lap Dance ends the show with a BANG! ;) Everyone left with a happy face. Yes, esp. the lucky girl who got to stage, danced, hug, kissed Pharrell and Shae, and got herself the white tee with Pharrell's autograph which she wore directly after the show. Whatta lucky beyotch!
Wanna know more about N.E.R.D.'s music? Here's one of the non-dancing and more to self-awareness songs from N.E.R.D's album "Nothing". Unfortunately, the song was not sung at the show.
A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag, or in the case of ram-air parachutes, aerodynamic lift. The word "parachute" comes from the French para, meaning "to prepare for" or "to protect against," originally from the Latin parare, and chute, the French word for "fall," and it was originally coined, as a hybrid word which meant literally "that which protects against a fall". - Wikipedia
Now you all may also be familiar with the song Parachute, sang by a British pop singer Cheryl Cole from the group Girls Aloud. Sassy, upbeat, with all the dancing lalala..
"I don't need a parachute. Baby, if I've got you. Baby, if I've got you... I don't need a parachute. You're gonna catch me. You're gonna catch if I fall... down, down, down."
Well, if you never heard of it, then go on and watch the video here.
Her voice character is not that strong, so as her dancing skill. But yeah, she's a pretty girl and the song suits her well.
But do you know that the song is co-written by the talented Ingrid Michaelson? This New York based indie pop singer/songwriter is one of my favourite musicians! She got great albums with great songs and great lyrics. You might recognize her music since some of her songs are played as tracks onABC Grey's Anatomy series, which happens to be one of my fave series too.
Actually, i know the song Parachute first from Ingrid Michaelson. Then come along the Cheryl Cole upbeat version.
“It didn’t feel like something I could put out because it was so poppy, [so] we shipped it off for people to take a gander and see who would pick it up,” Michaelson says of the song, which eventually made its way to Cole’s camp. It took producer Dan Romer, who worked with Michaelson on Everybody, to convince Michaelson to record “Parachute” herself. - EW.com
Undoubtedly, Inggrid's voice is better (this is her fan talking). and the video is... different. and she does look different in every videos. However, i miss that geeky glasses of her, coz it's like her trademark!
But then again, she looks nice, just like one the comments in her youtube video from whawkeye1881: "As a particle physicist and musician, I have to say . . . Ingrid Michaelson has just breached the limit of intellectual hotness."
I first heard his music from Gossip Girl Season 2 Episode 23, the ending part.
Felt so curious about his electric extraordinaire vocal, i browsed and found "Gotye". The name's very unusual, very European; sounds like "Gaultier" in French with a false writing.
Again, i looked up for his music on youtube to connect to his enchanting song, Heart's a Mess; the music video was also very 'semiotic' - symbolic and such. Listen to it carefully, close your eyes... you mind will be drawn into some kind of alternate realm where everything is both odd and soothing, especially when you get to the short yet crisp harp playing. He combined the instruments beautifully, strengthen with his unique vocalization. A solid touch indeed.
Here's what i dig from Wikipedia about Gotye: Wouter De Backer (born 21 May 1980).Born in Belgium and then raised in Australia, Walter (as he is more commonly called) has been making music since his teens, first in moody local rock band Downstares, a fixture at underage shows in the North-East suburbs of Melbourne for a few years. When that band dissolved Wally started focusing on his solo project, cut'n'paste tunes that eventually would come under the moniker of 'Gotye'. (Dutch pronunciation: [ɡoːtijeː]). He's cool. and talented. multi-talented. and i instantly love him. And since love and happiness are only real when shared, i shall share his musics here.
Anyway, here's a new demo song from her. I got the feed from her twitter update today ;)
Walk Away
I was there to comfort you to tell you things that were not true like love and how its always here and never goes so don’t you fear
but i really know that forevers they come and go so i hold on tight to letting go because i don't know when this, when this, love will walk away.
i am here to see us fall to see us slide right down the wall i give up and take on something new take on someone who is just like youDeep and beautiful lyric as always... Wanna take a peek of the new song? Just go to her blog http://ingridmichaelson.tumblr.com/
Cant wait for her new album to come out!
Makes me wanna say something romantic like: I like the way your fingers run through my hairs... hehehe :)
Di antara semaraknya lagu-lagu cinta dengan hasrat kerinduan mendalam akan datangnya sang pujaan hati dan gaung lagu-lagu kepedihan dan tekad bulat perselingkuhan yang saling jegal satu sama lain di Indonesia, bertiuplah angin segar yang menyeruak di tengah beban asmara yang selalu mewek dan berlebihan. Angin segar itu bersenandung dengan suara khas Oppie Andaresta, dengan lagu terbarunya "Single Happy".
Betapa bahagianya saya karena, untuk sesekali, orang-orang yang tidak memiliki pasangan bisa dengan bangga mengatakan, "i'm single and very happy", instead of "gue jomblo" yang menurut saya kesannya begitu depresif dan desperate.
Penasaran dengan lirik dan video klipnya? Saya punya. Sayangnya, video klip Oppie kurang membumi, kurang menonjolkan public figure yang jelas-jelas memilih untuk menjadi single [ya teman, BEING SINGLE IS AN OPTION] dan bisa berbahagia dengan hidupnya. Cameo yang tampil di video clip tersebut hanya Okky Lukman dan Ivan Gunawan. Sisanya tetap dipenuhi oleh model-model cantik indonesia yang (maaf) tentu saja tidak mungkin memilih menjadi single. Kurang menohok, menurut saya.
Anyway, it's a nice and easy listening song. Layaknya lagu Natasha Bedingfield, salah satu penyanyi wanita favorit saya, yang menyerukan kata "Single" secara lantang!
Liriknya "Single Happy" :)
Mereka bilang aku pemilih dan kesepian Terlalu keras menjalani hidup Beribu nasehat dan petuah yang diberikan Berharap hidupku bahagia
[*]Aku baik-baik saja Menikmati hidup yang aku punya Hidupku sangat sempurna I’m single and very happy
[**] Mengejar mimpi-mimpi indah Bebas lakukan yang aku suka Berteman dengan siapa saja I’m single and very happy
Mereka bilang sudah saatnya karena usia Untuk mencari sang kekasih hati Tapi ku yakin akan datang pasangan jiwaku Pada waktu dan cara yang indah
Back to [*][**]
I’m single and very happy
Waktu terus berjalan Tak bisa ku hentikan Ku inginkan yang terbaik untukku
I just came to realize the connectivity between this song and my life :) Is it possible that it's caused by my incredible headache? What an absurd thinking.
Anyway, for those who are curious enough to understand what the hell am i blabbering about, here's the lyric.
- - - Garbage - Tell me where it hurts
What is my day going to look like? What will my tomorrow bring me? If I had x-ray eyes, I could see inside I wouldn’t have to predict the future
I wish that you would do with some talking How else am I to know what you’re thinking? If only people would say what it really was What it really was What it really was that they wanted
Tell me where it hurts to hell with everybody else All I care about is you and that's the truth They don't love me; I can tell But you do, so they can go to hell
Did they ever give you a reason To believe in something different If you’re looking for love, for what it's worth I have plenty of it lying around here somewhere
If you are looking for disappointment You can find it around any corner In the middle of the night I hold on to you tight So both of us can feel protected
Tell me where it hurts, to hell with everybody else. All I care about is you and that's the truth they don't love me; yeah I can tell but you do, so they can go to hell
I’ve been loved but I didn’t know how to feel it And I’ve been adored but I don’t know if I ever believed it I’ve been loved my whole life but I didn’t know how to take it Until you
So tell me where it hurts to hell with everybody else All I care about is you and that's the truth they don't love me, yeah I can tell But you do, so they can go to hell But you do, so they can go to hell
Tell me where it hurts, tell me where it hurts Tell me where it hurts now, tell me where it hurts...
Minggu malam, setelah menghabiskan wiken saya di karawaci bersama ck, rb, dd, dan yanto dan kekasihnya, saya pulang dan menyalakan televisi.
Klak, klik, klak, klik. Then suddenly my eyes were fixed to an image of a man, wearing a wet white shirt, with his hypnotizing eyes and hypnotizing voice. ARIEL, tak lain dan tak bukan! Entah kenapa sosok Ariel saat itu begitu... menggugah! ;p hahahahahaha
PeterPan, yang katanya merupakan super band di Indonesia, menggelar konser terakhirnya di pantai karnaval Ancol minggu malam kemarin. Konser terakhir karena setelah ini mereka akan berganti nama. Saya biasanya biasa-biasa saja sama Peterpan, well... walaupun seringnya suka ngiler sendiri klo ngeliat Ariel hahahaha. Tapi konser pamungkas mereka itu memang benar-benar bagus! Saya bukan berbicara mengenai visual, lighting, ataupun tata panggung yang standard ala Indonesia. Saya berbicara mengenai kualitas - performa dan musikalitas yang tinggi dari Peterpan :)
Bintang tamu-nya juga pentolan-pentolan yang top saat ini. Ada Pasha "Ungu" [uhm.. he's alrite, but i dont really like his songs. Too... ordinary], Giring "Nidji" [he's great, man! keren lah pas duet sama Ariel], Ryan "dMasiv" [original!], dan yang paling ok ada Iwan Fals! Mantaaafffff lah pokoknya. Walopun nonton siaran langsung konsernya Peterpan sambil klak klik liat channel tipi laen, tetap saja konser ini patut diacungi jempol! MANTAFFF!
Ada satu scene yang memorable menurut saya. Saat Ariel menyanyikan lagu BINTANG DI SURGA seakan-akan dia menangis dalam kamuflase keringat yang bercucuran.
Saya rasa sih dia nanggis beneran... Lalu ia berlutut di tengah panggung, membelakangi penonton tetap sambil bernyanyi. Pada akhir lagu, Ariel merebahkan diri seolah pingsan dan terlelap. Saat kamera mengambil gambar dari atas, terlihat image Ariel terbaring di antara 2 sayap yang merupakan lambang peterpan. As if he's a fallen angel. NICE TOUCH!
Our daily lives is filled with love songs - the all-time-greatest ones, the super duper cheesy ones, the bad-but-got-stuck-in-your-head-all-the-time ones, the sexy ones, the teenage-kind-of-cute ones, and so on, and so on. Love songs are itchy.. yet inevitable. We human can't avoid it; it's human nature to love love songs - it's the air the we breathe, it's the food that we eat. It's contagious!
Should we surrender to its power and be mellow and mushy all the time? HA! NO! We may love love songs. But there's nothing wrong with mocking them, too. So today i decided to get stumbled with this different interpretation of love songs :P
"Most Awesomely Bad Love Songs" VH1 version *actually there are 40, but I'm just gonna write down the top 10. As the countdown subtly changes are viewers votes coming, i should say that the top 10 is not definite.
10Heaven by Warrant
9 When You Close Your Eyes by Night Ranger
8Truly Madly Deeply by Savage Garden Hey i do love this love song! YES i know the lyric is overrated. "I'll be your dreams, I'll be your wish, I'll be your fantasy... I'll be your hope, I'll be love, be everything that you need..." A woman can surely do that. But how on earth can a man bear all of those thing just to be with his woman? HAHAHA what a big fat lie.
7 Get Here by Oleta Adams
6 The Search Is Over by Survivor
5You're the Inspiration by Chicago Chicago with their high-pitch voice did inspire many people back then :P Oh my oh my peter cetera. I do remember to link them with "Like a knight in shinning armor, from a long time ago... Take you to my castle fly away..." Wake up wake up. Life and love? Not that cute.
4God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You by *NSYNC
3Joanna by Kool & the Gang
2Is This Love by Whitesnake
1Hero by Enrique Iglesias Hahahahaha Enrique! He's not the master of cheesy and awesomely bad love songs... Yet he's overact persona in this song [you gotta see the clip then] is the one that makes the song awesomely bad. Well, the lyric, too, is a little bit too much for me personally. The whole "I can be your hero baby, I can take away the pain..." thing is full of bullshit!
Pertama kali denger lagu ini pas otw ke Uge, di mobilnya si Yanto. Rada-rada setengah pusing setengah ngakak setengah berhalusinasi, maklum aja... dengerinnya tengah malem sambil dikocok-kocok perutnya di mobil ngebut di jalanan berkelok-kelok ha ha ha ha
Didenger-denger... musiknya Dangdut House abis, suaranya Jupe yang rada-rada mendesah basah... jadi penasaran ini video klipnya kaya apa yah. Bener-bener super temptation buat orang-orang yang lagi puasa bulan lalu! Pertamanya masih rada-rada gak nyambung apa maksutnya "belah duren" *wajah polos* Tapi setelah diperagakan gerakannya sama cowo-cowo sepetualangan Uge barulah saya mengerti wahahahahahhahahaha Parah abis XD
So, kudu tau liat videoklipnya baru boleh komentar! Itung-itung menghargai musik asli indonesia, dangdut man! Julia Perez - Belah Duren
Menurut saya, ini videoklip bagus banget untuk musik dangdut. Bahkan klo dihilangkan suara musiknya, tidak ada kesan dangdut sama sekali! Wong pakaiannya ala burlesque begituh... dengan tulisan La Femme Fatale pula di background-nya.
Silahkan dibelah :P
P.S. Sepertinya saya berhasil, terlalu berhasil malah... menularkan virus belah duren ke Mr. E XP
Tired, still. Spent the whole day sleeping and sleeping and sleeping. Yet somehow my energy can not be well-restored! ha! Well, un-restored energy doesn't really keep me from going to Senci to meet Ulmie and Goldie hehehehe
Haven't met Ulmie for 2 years now, since she is still living in NL. She looked good, happy, and - she said this herself - gain a lil weight during her 3 weeks stay in Indo. She brought her bf, Iko si anak gaoool hahaha, who is apparently Sita's friend, too. We ate and chatted for approximately 3 hours there. It was a good catch-up :)
I skipped church the following morning, a thing that made my mom so furious. Well, i prefer sleeping in my own bed than sleeping in the middle of a mass. Doh! Am still in Uge after effect anyway; am not ready to go back to church >:)
So went back to sleep again. and again. and again. I forced myself to wake up and get prepared for Diana Krall's Concert in Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Pasific Place Jakarta :D [Lengkap tuh informasinya!] I adooooooore Diana Krall!
My precious Diana Krall ticket!
I got goosebumps when she got on to the stage. Golda and I [oh yeah, I watched the concert with Goldie and we accidentally met Natnat] got the middle row there, enjoyed every bit of the superb jazz performance! Oh how i ENVY those who got the platinum tickets for they might get the chance to have a cocktail after party with Diana Krall!!! Kya! I spotted several celebrities watching the concert, too.
Edric!!YES i spotted Edric. He walked pass me after the show. I was so stunned i couldn't say a word. And Goldie was not very helpful as she didn't really recognize Edric. Auw... he was so... uhm.. cute? Uhm cute is not the right word. He was so Edric! Sukaaaaaaaaa! Hope I can met you again, uhm maybe in Gading :P Ah, saya suka Edric.
And now i'm hungry again. I'll grab something, anything, to eat before crashing. Ciao!
* Attend a friend's wedding. Lala is my friend back from high school in Jogja. I went there with Shirley [pake acara nyasar-nyasar dikit] and met some other friends. Selamat menempuh hidup baru, lala!
* Grocery shopping and cleaning up! cleaning up here means gardening [baca: menyiram kembang :P] and ironing two big basket full of clothes! hahahahah.. it's been a while since i did those kind of chorus.
* Cook!!! So i cooked asparagus soup and spicy tuna fusilli ^^ and some other insignificant stuffs. I still want to cook Paella and Risotto yumyum [update: Monday, September 1 - i stupidly forgot to bring my fusilli. Padahal ini udah masuk puasa, mo beli makanan di mana coba!]
* Browsing, sending stuffs to people. Take a look at Agnes Monica's newest clip Godai Aku Lagi. Some drools in awe, some ignores, some comments. I personally think the clip is a little bit provocative considering that it is released close to Ramadhan time in Indonesia. >> Yuli says, "huhauhau val ini lady marmalade campur britney spears campur men in black campur thriller campur spice girls (posh bukan sih...) hahahha tapi kok tepos? Gag pake chicken fillet?[val: LOL XD XD XD] makin ngile entar hihihi" >> Golda says, "ini mah versi campuran yang ga jelas abis nich vaaal.. tau sapa yg bikin konsep..tapi at least udah ada orang indo yg brani bikin gnian yach huehehehe... not bad la..." Anyway, she's a talented girl; my sister adores her. For those who does not know AgMon, this is her > > > > >
*Update - September 2, 2008 E says, 1. Song: Soooooo Britney/Madonna/PussycatDolls/every possible pop star you can imagine. Love the urban-disco-pop-esque type of music, nice, fresh & very-AgMon-like (takin other musician influence & make it her own) 2. Video: Ok, she copied a lot of things from movies & other v-clip, I happen to know some of it. First, J.Lo's big earing & tanned skin[val: i came up with this idea!], Christina Aguilera's Lady Marmalade / Ain't no other man / Moulin Rouge-esque dress-hair-make-up (the changing room scene). Second, abduction scene, Madonna's Nothing Really Matters / Spice Girls Who Do You Think You Are / OTT's Story of Love, Third, the dessert scenes, from the movie Jumper & Aeon Flux (sooooo Charlize Theron). Well, isn't it quite obvious that he LOVES agmon? And there he goes singing agmon's songs :P *
* Reading Paulo Coelho The Witch of Portobello... then fell asleep. then read again, then fell asleep again. It's not that the book is not interesting, it's just i'm being a daylight sleepyhead lately. However, when it comes to night, i suddenly become insomnia again >.<' [update: Just got this link... Browse inside Paulo Coelho The Fifth Mountain, check it out!]
* Eating SUSHI TEI with Niev the baldie [plus he refers himself as sexy, doh]. Am still amazed on how CUPU he is :P Hopefully some meaningless photos are coming right up. [Update: September 5, 2008]
Nv, this is called SPICY SALMON MAKI - therefore it is suppose to be SPICY!!! ha ha ha ha ha XD *tawa penuh kemenangan* sapa suruh dicekokin ini tetep dimakan juga. dasar jelek-botak-putih-sipit! Hey, i should have taken your picture to show the world how cupu you're.
Sampai di rumah, agak sedikit kehujanan. Baju sebelah kiri basah terkena rembesan air hujan dari atap bus. Mau bilang apa, bayar 2500 perak kok minta kendaraan yang oke?
Langsung menyantap nasi goreng bikinan bapak langganan di belakang rumah. Maklum, males masak, berhubung mama juga lagi gak ada di rumah [entah kapan mau pulang dari Medan]. Minum teh hangat super manis, lumayan untuk menghilangkan sakit kepalaku. Dari tadi siang memang penglihatan mengabur [lihat dison jadi titik blurry, kok kliatannya tambah cantik lol], jalan agak miring-miring sedikit, mungkin tekanan darahku drop lagi.
Jakarta hujan, banjir lagi...
I just got off the phone with Sher. Stuck in the office, she said. Ga bisa pulang gara-gara jalan depan kantor banjir [jalan sudirman depan atmajaya]. Di tambah lagi rumahnya ikutan kebanjiran! Stress lah dia, ada laptop dan komputer yang penuh data yang terendam di sana. Hm... apa mau dikata kalau musim hujan datang lebih awal, kalau siklus banjir di jakarta jadi sebulan sekali, kalau orang-orang penghuni jakarta tetap tidak peduli akan kebersihan kota, kalau dalam jangka waktu 50 - bahkan mungkin 20 - tahun ke depan jakarta akan terendam lautan layaknya amsterdam?
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*extra stuff, have already told this to E [this has nothing to do with Jakarta] This morning i saw Kenny G's unplugged videos, he's doing duets with several singers. I kind of recognize the partner... hum... Li Hong? [read: Lee Hom - English version] My guess were right! Kyaaa he's so freaking talented! I'm a BIGWang Lee Hom fan. Next, Kenny G called another talented singer. this time it's from Indonesia. Guess who? Glenn Fredly! I'm also a BIG Glenn Fredly fan. Kutunggu dudamu!!! Thus, I was content :)
B told me that Vanness grows beard! and it's awful!
So i check on one of his vclip on youtube Fading Into You/我不是自己 and wait. Loading........... There he is. All muscle and very yummy! Such an eye candy for me :P
But wait a minute. Gosh! Then i saw the beard! NO NO NO! He's too cute for beard! what is it that he's trying to prove? that he's a man? Lol.. I love you Vanness... but please please please get rid of that stupid beard. Kesannya itu jenggot bo'ongan banget sih, kaya tempelan.
ok. Let's compare!
^This is the Vanness Wu i like^ with his long hair and toned body
^This is the same guy, plus beard!^ Hate him so! Tiba-tiba bikin ilfil. doh! >.<'
Another thing i realize is that Vanness is so good in his English, he sucks when he sings in Chinese. Boy, you better keep talking in English. I can't understand any word you say in Chinese wahahahaha :P [karena memang saya tidak mengerti bahasa mandarin, hidup jepang!]
Apapun yang terjadi, tetep ngiler liat Vanness. Tutupin aja mukanya dan jengot-jengot gak jelas ituh, nikmatilah badannya yang kotak-kotak ituh. sluuuuuurp!
I never know that there's a song that could picture me as perfect as this one.. So i think that the lyric of this song should go to my journal. Thanks nv :)
The Cardigans - Hold Me
Hold me, don't ever leave me Know me, never believe me Stay here but don't get too near me Leave me, leave me alone But don't ever let me go
Show me, but don't ever teach me Touch me, don't try to reach me Hold me but don't ever keep me Baby, don't ever let me in
And don't let me win 'cause i leave myself to you Yes, i release myself with you I believe in me and you So don't ever say you do
Love me, try not to need me Need me but don't let the greed in Feel free but don't ever leave me Give in, don't ever let me No, don't ever let me win
Hold me, don't ever leave me Ask me but don't ever make me Save me, don't ever forsake me Call me but don't ever say my name
Know what you do 'cause i leave myself to you Yes i release myself with you I believe in me and you So don't ever say you do
Don't let me win Just hold me
And you say "nina nina ninana...." Now how can i let you go?
Hold me, don't ever leave me Love me but don't ever let me No, don't ever let me win
Yes. So I spent my weekend watching "Coffee Prince", a Korean drama series i found lying on my sister's desk. I had no idea that it turned out to be interesting, a little provocative, and quite hilarious :D
1. First thing first. The male main characters are irresistible. Sexy stubborn vs. Mature musical. hmm.. which one do you choose? Well the sexy stubborn character.. what's his real name again? *checking the net*.. Gong Yoo, reminds me a little of Zach Braff hehe that's what drew me into Gong Yoo, and also because of the ridiculously sensual introduction scene of his character.
2. A sudden appearance of a Japanese guy among the Korean. The cool calm confident Sun Ki. Like him even more when he did his hair up.
3. The "Choi Han Sung" character with his versatile musicality... especially when he sang "Ocean Travel". Yes, i would definitely fall for musicians!
4. The fact that the series use varieties of western song is quite surprise me...
5. Along came the "You and Me Song" by the Wannadies! *shocked* The song always brings good happy memories to me. blablabla, yes darling, it always makes me smile a little (or cry a little) while my mind comes to think of you.
6. Along came "Where's Your Head at?" by Basement Jaxx!!! *blank* This song makes me smile and dance too, i wont tell you why hahahaha
So I got to episode 11/12, i forgot, when i finally have to crash. I'll continue watching it soon.
This post supposedly go to "Lyric" tab. tapi saking bagusnya, kayanya harus di post di sini. Since it represents my current need, a place to rest my head.. Great lyrics plus with great musicality (esp. the unbelievable drum beat for this particular song) equals personal revelation :)
One Republic "Say (All I Need)"
Do you know where your heart is? Do you think you can find it? Or did you trade it for something Somewhere better just to have it? Do you know where your Love is? Do you think that you lost it? You felt it so strong, but Nothing's turned out how you wanted
Well, bless my soul You're a lonely soul Cause you won't let go of anything you hold Well, all I need is the air I breathe And a place to rest my head
Do you know what your fate is? And are you trying to shake it? You're doing your best and your best look You're praying that you make it
Well, bless my soul You're a lonely soul Cause you won't let go of anything you hold Well, all I need is the air I breathe And a place to rest my head
I said I all I need is the air I breathe And a place to rest my head
Do you think you can find it? Do you think you can find it? Do you think you can find it? Better than you had it Do you think you can find it? Do you think you can find it? Do you think you can find it? Yeah, better than you had it (Better than you had it)
I said I all I need is the air I breathe And a place to rest my head
Whenever the end is Do you think you can see it? Well, until you get there Go on, go ahead and scream it Just say it
Asik2 kesampean nonton Java Jazz, with a different crowd this year. Nonton sama Golda, Andy, and Cris. Eeeeeeeeeh tiba-tiba K'Lisa nongol juga. Jadilah kita berlima kaya power ranger. Lumayan seru sih. Area Senayan super rame. cari parkirnya syusah banget. But then again, i was not really my problem - i was not the one who's driving :P
Location: JHCC
Nungguin golda ama cris dateng lambreta bambang dari Plaza Senayan... auw i miss some show because i had all of their tickets (!) And to my amazement, Golda masih sempet-sempetnya ke GEREJA (well, it was Sunday evening...). ccck... cck... Salut juga.
So I watched Dhaffer Yousef (kewl intrumental and worldy music!) out of my curiousity, Renee Olstead and Ron King Big Band (she's quite famous here), Japanese quartet called Jammin Zeb feat. Andien (they are lovely.. I got the front seat and their CD - thanks to Andy), Tribute to Frank Sinatra performance (where Golda sang most of the songs), a glimpse of Bubi Chen (the show was almost over, anyway), and Omar Sosa (where we finally chilled out).
I also accidentally bumped into my senior in high school, Dewi, while we were trying to get some food... Finally! After every other people bumped into every other people. Golda bumped into her old workmates; Andy bumped into lots of people, esp girls he know. Haha, what can i say.. that's Andy.
Overall, the evening was nice. The crowd was nice. Tot volgende concert! xoxo
I opened Youtube page and the "Spider-Pig song" video caught my eye. The movie's goooooooooooooood. And that ugly spider-pig song Homer sang badly (I'm sure he's not gonna make it to American Idol's audition!), is extremely loveable! hahaha :D
Let's watch and sing it together!
"Spider-pig.. spider-pig Does whatever a spider-pig does Can he spin from a web? No he can't, he's a pig Look ooooout, here comes the spider-pig!"
oh, here's another nice clip of the Simpsons i got on Youtube! It really shows that evolution is just a small part of being the citizen of Springfield. Watch Simpson: The Beginning
Ada lagu baru dari Peterpan. Judulnya MENGHAPUS JEJAKMU. Bisa dibilang klo lagu ini jadi lagu perjuangan baru buat orang2 yang lagi patah hati gara2 ditinggal pacar dll.
Lirik lagu ini sih realitis kok, gak mengada-ada, gak gombal juga. Sederhana dan apa adanya. And I totally love the video clip. Brilliant concept :)
Tapi setelah ditelusurin dan didengerin baek2 and berulang2, of course, gue punya hipotesa baru. Ada kemungkinan klo lagu ini dibikin and ditujukan buat awak2 peterpan yang sekarang udah bikin band baru.
Lagu ini jadi mengingatkan gue pada lagunya Robbie Williams (SUPERB CONCERT, btw) yang judulnya No Regrets. Lagu itu sebenernya gambaran emosi Robbie buat temen2nya dulu di Take That. There was no regret in leaving them and having a solo career (which turns out to be very very very successful).
Friendship and career in showbiz can become quite dangerous, huh?
candid by heart. the dreamer/go-getter with ongoing observant conspiracy theories. mind traveler - might as well world traveler, when she has enough money.
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