Discovering Me- Part 1

It's true. 

No matter what one seems to do, there are those moments in your life where you begin to question their significance. 

Idealism, realism.. 

Could there be an in between? Or perhaps there isn't a boundary even. 

What is an ideal? Why must it be so defined from reality? To the point in which we strive for one and yet fall short because of the latter... Must it be so? Or could it be possible to blur those lines, and for once, let ideals and what we perceive to be real, merge and become one? Could that one.. that grey shade, become a solid color? What if there were no absolutes? Would it then be possible to neither neglect nor accept the idea of both? 

For many of us, to be loved and to love, simultaneously, is the ultimate ideal. 

In reality, many a time, it does not happen quite as what Ideal had planned. 

But my question, is why? 

Why must reality sting? Why must ideals only be treated as unreachable? 

Those are not my questions. Although they would make perfect sense to ask them. 

Would there be an answer? 

As most would say, it is as it is. We can't do anything about it. It is a fact. Period.

Loving someone, what does this mean? 

I never really understood this age old question.. What is love? 

And though there are millions of answers that seem correct, the ultimate answer, has it been found?

To do all that one can for someone.. Is that love?

To sacrifice everything for someone.. Is that love? 

Care, sacrifice, adoration, praise, discipline, faith, trust, patience, goodness.. All these are the many names of 'love'. 

But what is it's true identity? Unmasked by the many associations and words.. 

Where is love? 

What is love? 

Who is love? 

依然愛你 － 王力宏

This is Leehom's second new song from his album 火力全開..

It's called 依然愛你 or in English, "Still Love You"

It's one of the sweetest, purest, songs I've heard in a long time.. It brought back pleasant memories, and it's the kind of song you MUST HAVE playing on repeat when you feel down,homesick, or maybe just a little sad.. It definitely lifts you up :')

I have the lyrics here with Pinyin, and I tried translating it the best I could.. A little rushed and I will improvise it later but for now.. It'll do :)

Also, the MV for this song is directed by WongFu Productions of YouTube fame :)
I'm definitely expecting a lot from this MV.. I mean, their MV's (especially David Choi's) are just.. they just make the song better. Which is a pretty tall order since it's already so beautiful.. haha..



王力宏《依然愛你》I Still Love You


作詞：王力宏

作曲：王力宏



一閃一閃亮晶晶 留下歲月的痕跡

yi shan yi shan liang jing jing
liu xia sui yue de hen ji

Brilliant full moon,
Leaving behind traces of the past



我的世界的重心 依然還是你

wo de shi jie de zhong xin
yi ran hai shi ni

The centre of my world,
Is still you



一年一年又一年 飛逝僅在一轉眼

yi nian yi nian you yi nian
fei shi jin zai yi zhuan yan

Year after year,
Time passes in a wink



回憶永遠不改變 注定了改變

hui yi yong yuan bu gai bian
zhu ding le gai bian

Memories will never change
Destined to change



我不像從前的自己 你也有點不像你

wo bu xiang zhong quan de zi ji
ni ye you dian bu xiang ni

I’m not the same person I was before
You’ve changed a little too



現在我眼中你的笑 依然的美麗

liam(xian) zai wo yan zhong ni de xiao
yi ran de mei li

The smile I see now
Is still as beautiful as before



日子只能往前走 一個方向順勢走

ri zi zhi neng wang qian zhou
yi ge fang xiang shun shi zou

We can only move forward in life
Conveniently in one direction



不知道愛有多久 所以要讓你懂

bu zhi dao ai you duo jiu
suo yi yao rang ni dong

Don’t know how long love will last
So I want you to know



Chorus:

我依然愛你 這是唯一的退路

wo yi ran ai ni
zhe shi wei yi de tui lu

I still love you
This is the only way out



我依然珍惜 時時刻刻的幸福

wo yi ran zhen xi
shi shi ke ke de xing fu

I still cherish
All the happy times



你每個呼吸 每個動作 每個表情

ni mei ge hu xi
mei ge dong zuo mei ge biao qing

Your every breath,
Every move,every expression



到最後 一定會 依然愛你

dao zui hou yi ding hui
yi ran ai ni

To the end,I will still love you



我不像從前的自己 你也有點不像你

wo bu xiang zhong quan de zi ji
ni ye you dian bu xiang ni

I am not the person I was before
You’re a little different too



現在我眼中你的笑 依然的美麗

liam(xian) zai wo yan zhong ni de xiao
yi ran de mei li

The smile I see now
Is still as beautiful as before



日子只能往前走 一個方向順勢走

ri zi zhi neng wang qian zhou
yi ge fang xiang shun shi zhou

In life, we can only move forward
Conveniently on a single route



不知道愛有多久 所以要讓你懂

bu zhi dao ai you duo jiu
suo yi yao rang ni dong

I don’t know how long love lasts
So, I want you to know



我依然愛你 這是唯一的退路

wo yi ran ai ni
zhe shi wei yi de tui lu

I still love you
This is my only escape



我依然珍惜 時時刻刻的幸福

wo yi ran zhen xi
shi shi ke ke de xing fu

I still treasure
All the happy moments we’ve had



你每個呼吸 每個動作 每個表情

ni mei ge hu xi, mei ge dong zuo
mei ge biao qing

Your every breath, every action,
every expression



到最後 一定會依然愛你

dao zui hou yi ding hui
yi ran ai ni

Till the end, I will still love you




**
我依然愛你 或許是命中註定

wo yi ran ai ni
huo xu shi ming zhong zhu ding

I still love you
Perhaps it is destiny



多年之後任何人都無法代替

duo nian zhi hou ren he ren
dou wu fa dai ti

Years later,
Still no one can replace you



那些時光是我這輩子最美好的

na xie shi guang shi wo zhe
bei zi zui mei hao de

Those times were the
most beautiful times of my life



那些回憶 依然無法忘記

na xie hui yi yi ran wu fa wang ji

I can never forget those memories



我依然愛你 是唯一的退路

wo yi ran ai ni shi wei yi de tui lu

I still love you
It’s my only escape



我依然珍惜 時時刻刻的幸福

wo yi ran zhen xi
shi shi ke ke de xing fu

I still cherish
All those happy times we had



你每個呼吸 每個動作 每個表情

ni mei ge hu xi
mei ge dong zuo
mei ge biao qing

Your every breath, move, expression



到最後 一定會 依然愛你

dao zui hou yi ding hui
yi ran ai ni

Till the end, I will still love you



你每個呼吸 每個動作 每個表情

ni mei ge hu xi
mei ge dong zuo
mei ge biao qing

Your every breath,
Every move,
Every expression



到永遠 一定會 依然愛你

dao yong yuan yi ding hui
yi ran ai ni

Until forever,
I will still love you.

SO.... RIGHT.

RIGHT.
Getting to the point.

It's been a really funny,weird,somewhat exciting 2 years.. Yes,No,Maybe,Don't Know, Never Will Know,Might Find Out Soon 's and etc.. Very unpredictable.. Which is not exactly my cup of 'cha'.. But, because of this ride.. I've learnt to live life a day at a time, with of course, a goal in front to work for. No matter how well, detailed your plan is..- Which I tend to do.. I like detailed plans. So I know exactly what to expect.. - it does not mean it will go AS PLANNED. Good lesson learnt. Still learning..But I think I just might pass this 'test'.. I've done pretty well so far if I do say so myself.. :P

What was this weird up-down-all around-unpredictable-thoughplanned- ride you ask? All shall be revealed. Finally. Yes, I will finally put it in words. I haven't done so. Not even really explained or told anyone till now. So, this shall be a process, that I shall journal.. So that the ME in the future -maybe I'm reading this now- will remember :) And never forget...

火力全開 LYRICS BY: 王力宏

So, Leehom's song 火力全開 premiered today, and I liked it SO much, I decided to post the pinyin for the Chinese lyrics :)

Correct me if I'm wrong. (I got the Chinese lyrics from OurHome China's Weibo, credit goes to them for Chinese lyrics )
If you haven't heard this song yet, you ain't living. Nah just kidding. It's really HIGH! :P

Here are the pinyin lyrics. I tried translating it to English but I know it's not very accurate. When I understand it better (the song) I'll re-translate it.. :)

火力全開 Huo Li Quan Kai Open Fire Lyrics/Translation By 王力宏 Wang Leehom


火力全開
詞／典 ： 王力宏

Hu! Ha!

打倒帝國主義
da dao di guo zhu yi
Down with imperialism

不願再做奴隸
bu yuan zai zuo nu li
No longer willing to be slaves

我家大門被入侵
wo jia da men bei ru qin
My home has been invaded


你說lady卡卡
ni shuo Lady ka ka(Lady Gaga)
You say Lady Gaga

我說何必怕他
wo shuo he bi pa ta
I say have no fear

喔 喔 喔 喔 喔 喔 喔～
o o o o o ~
oh oh oh oh~

別向她們磕頭
bie xiang ta men ke tou
Don't 'kowtow' to them *


文化是武器
wen hua shi wu qi
Culture is a weapon

埋在每棍神經
mai zai mei gun shen jing
Buried in every nerve

被優人神鼓打醒
bei you ren shen gu da xing
Beat the drums to awaken

絕不允許矢敗
jue bu yun xu shi bai
Do not ever accept defeat

勝利不必等待
sheng li bu bi deng dai
Victory does not need to wait anymore

因為MUSICMAN 的到來
yin wei MUSIC MAN de dao lai
Because Music Man has arrived


Chorus ：

忽然間整個世界開始在搖擺
hu ran jian zheng ge shi jie kai shi zai yao bai
Suddenly, the whole world is swaying

節奏和音樂入侵了血眽
jie zou he yin yue ru qin le xue mo
Rhythm and music have invaded

這次的戰略是火力全開
zhe ci de zhan lue shi huo li quan kai
The strategy this time is : Open Fire!

火力全開 火力全開 火力全開
huo li quan kai huo li quan kai huo li quan kai
Open Fire
開 ～ ～ ～
kai ~~~
Open Fire

So many accusations,
Of an Asian invasion,
Here they come a point'n fingers at me

Preyin' on a mass emotion,
Stirrin' up a big commotion,
Trying to assign responsibilities

Gonna stop this negativity,
Turn it into positivity with integrity,
Giving all of me,
For all to see,
This fight for equality

But even if they blame us,
Try to frame us nobody can shame us,
I'm a sing this next verse in Chinese..

Repeat Chorus ~~

* "Kow Tow" is a traditional greeting especially to a superior, it involves kneeling and pressing your forehead to the ground, similiar to bowing before a King.

(Pinyin and Translations by 珍怡）

Khas

Just read a very sad article in The Star... So sad but so very true...!
How we all know the answer but don't want to work towards it is beyond me.. We've heard similiar stories for years and still, nothing is being done to change this HUGE mistake.. What else? The oh so common topic of Malaysia giving away, or rather forcing away valuable talent out of our country.. If.. if only.. Sigh..

On the bright side, many people are speaking out and speaking up which is so important.. So proud of us! We are finally learning to tell the truth!! Telling it as it is.. Because that really is the only way isn't it?

Coincidentally, listened to Namewee's latest song.. The lyrics are translated into BM and English on his blog, and I must commend him on his honesty!! The best part is, I believe most Malaysians can completely identify with the song.. (Apart from the personal bits) I could really relate to it and coming from a person who was getting used to being disappointed by Malaysian artists, I must say there IS A LOT OF HOPE!! There are so many amazing Malaysian talents that should no longer be denied their deserved praise!! Bravo guys!! You are an inspiration to us all!!

I think what we can do, being the future of our nation, is to learn to not be bound to stereotypes,norms,or any kind of 'box'... To learn to be brave when the truth needs to be brought forth.. Not to hide like we are doing something wrong for wanting a better future for our country.. Because we have the right to want a better tomorrow. We must not let the bad decisions of a few people affect our nation for generations and generations to come.. If there is something I have learnt from history, it took someone to learn from history to make history.. We have seen and lived with the decisions made earlier, we know some of them are not helping very much, and since we know the problem, why don't we solve it? For the sake of every Malaysian! Call me idealistic, but I won't agree with you. I am not asking for world peace, just a system that at least is based on justice. Of course it does not mean that everything will run smoothly after that, but now the issue is that our whole nation has taken a wrong turn by thinking that 'special priviledge, is the way' ..

You see it everywhere everyday,unnecessary 'special prilivedges' are given, which are of course very nice for the receiver, but what about those who work twice as hard but do not even come close to where the special person is? the spirit of 'injustice' that is even found in laws that are supposed to be at least fair are not.. How,pray tell, do you expect your assets to stay here? If places were switched, would you?? Think about it..