Why do we fight a losing battle?

Why do we fight a losing battle?

Because we lose with pride

The final post of 2010

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Created by me today

Malaysia Boleh!

As 2010 draws to a close

We still have time for a surprise

A reason to celebrate

Malaysia won the AFF Suzuki Cup

Malaysia became the champion of South East Asia

Yes it's just among 8 countries

But still no one dared to say that few weeks ago

We defied the odds

We defeated our stronger opponents

We did it with a young team

A team for the future

Thanks for giving us a surprise right at the end of the year

Thanks for making new year's eve a public holiday

Malaysia Boleh!

Top Ten in Twenty-Ten

Christmas marks exactly one week to the end of the year

It's also the time where lots of top (fill in a number) lists emerges

I'm a music lover

So let me go straight to the point

This is the list of my top 10 favourite English songs of the year

Some of these might sound a 'long time ago' song for you

It's because that song came out early in the year

I've put efforts to ensure the songs in this list are really 2010 songs

10. One Day - Matisyahu

It's sad that this song never really made it into mainstream radio. This is also the reason why you might scratch your head or rub your eyes when you see this song in my top 10. The singer Matisyahu is a Jewish of Middle Eastern origin who lives in America but sings with a Jamaican accent. Complicated isn't it? The lyrics are meaningful and that's also a reason why I like this song. The chorus goes: 'All my life I've waiting for, I've been praying for, for the people to say, that we don't wanna fight no more, there'll be no more wars, and our children will play...' Actually I really kinda like songs about the community or the world, about situations like wars, poverty, and racism. Songs like these provoke our thoughts. If this singer sound too unknown or too 'un-mainstream' to interest you, there's a remix of this song that features Akon. Now this should sound more mainstream.

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRmBChQjZPs (original version without Akon)

9. Hold My Hand - Michael Jackson and Akon

This song was recorded in 2007 and was supposed to be the first single of Akon's 'Freedom' album (the album that gave us songs like 'Right Now Na Na Na' and 'Beautiful'). Those songs seem long time ago doesn't it? That's how old this song is. But it didn't made it into that album at that time. And now, it became the first single for MJ's new album.

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oCCnxBos10

8. Break Your Heart - Taio Cruz feat. Ludacris

This year we saw the emergence of Taio Cruz. The beats of his songs are plain amazing. I always say that the DJ who produced the beats for his songs should be given credits. At least make it a Taio Cruz featuring 'the name of the DJ' song instead of just a Taio Cruz song.

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_SI2EDM6Lo

7. Just a Dream - Nelly

Nelly has been around for a decade now but he still make amazing songs. He is one of only a few musicians who could both rap and sing well. Whenever I listen to this song I will move together with the rhythm.

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6O2ncUKvlg

6. DJ Got Us Falling in Love - Usher feat Pitbull

I was considering whether to put 'OMG' or this song on the list because I love both songs. This song fits it's title. It could be a song to be played by a DJ in a club. I enjoy the heavy and clear beats of this song.

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-dvTjK_07c

5. Nothing On You - B.o.B. feat. Bruno Mars

The chorus of this song could well be one of the most memorable and most sang chorus of this year. If you listen to English songs, it's almost impossible that you never sang 'Beautiful girls... all over the world...' at all in 2010, whether it's in your shower or in your car. That alone, should be a reason why this song is one of my top 10 songs of the year.

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PTDv_szmL0

4. Vanilla Twilight - Owl City

What can I say about this song? The music of this song is pure heavenly. When I listen to this song, I picture myself lying on a grassy hill, under the night sky, with stars and meteors above me. All these came from Owl City, a one-man band.

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIz2K3ArrWk

3. Dynamite - Taio Cruz

Just when we thought we heard the best from Taio Cruz (Break Your Heart), he gave us 'Dynamite'. THE dance song of the year in my opinion. And the radio plays it like crazy. Is this the Taio Cruz year?

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUjdiDeJ0xg

2. Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) - Shakira feat. Freshlyground

This happens to be the only female song on my list. I'm not sexist but really only this female song caught my ears during the year. After 2006's 'Hips Don't Lie', Shakira came out with yet another hit for the World Cup. This song is synonymous with football. Whenever this song is played, it brings people to the football mode.

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRpeEdMmmQ0

And now on to my favourite hit of the year~

1. Wavin' Flag (Non World Cup version) - K'naan feat. will.i.am and David Guetta

Guess lots of people heard the World Cup version. But I'm talking about another version. This version has nothing to do with football. It is yet another 'Matisyahu One Day' style song, about freedom, power, and peace. David Guetta and will.i.am added lots of 'star power' to this version of the song. I love the mood and tone of this song. Don't know why, my favourite part of this song, as weird as it may sound, is the part where it goes: Oooooooooohhh... oooooooooohhh... wooooooooooaaahhh... wooooooooooaaahhh... Okay, if you listen then you'll know which part I'm talking about.

Note: This is a list of my personal favourite songs of 2010, just for my memory, not any kind of 'public voted list'. Anyway, hoped you enjoyed. :)

Simplicity is Good?

Simplified Facebook login

Low on graphics

For noob computers

Now who dare to say simplicity means good again?

lolololololololololololol

Haircut

《追影。筑梦》拍完了

之前我因这部戏留了两个多月的头发终于可以剪了

我回到了短发+胡渣的我

两边头发剃得光光

这次还特别留了一个‘尾巴’在后面

Black Eyed S-Peas-chless

Black Eyed Peas

A group I followed since 2004

I knew them through the song

Where Is The Love

A hit at that time

Combination of rap and hip-hop

Lyrics are about community

Fast forward 6 years

Their latest song

The Time aka Dirty Bit

The first time I heard the song

I thought some DJ did some kind of remix for a song I never heard before

Then I found out that it's not

It's the original song that I heard

From Black Eyed Peas

I was like wtf

When has Black Eyed Peas

Turn into some kind of house or techno group

And whatever the lyrics are about

I don't even pay attention to it anymore

I'm not saying they changed for the good or bad

Just trying to say

Gosh they changed!

Just in case

Here's the song

That Fine Line

Many things in the world

Has a fine line between two opposites

Between love and hate

Between hero and zero

Between everything and nothing

Now I always avoided writing about football in my blog

Because I understand not everybody watches football like I do

But that Chelsea vs Man Utd game this weekend

Is too big not to talk about it

I'm a Chelsea supporter

I'm frustrated by Chelsea's performances recently

This is a vital game

Win

And Chelsea regains momentum

Lose

And people will say Chelsea is as good as gone

Now everyone who understands football

Knows that titles don't get decided on just one game

But the chain reaction

Generated by winning a big game like this

Could go a long way

That fine line

Between making or breaking Chelsea's season

Is this game

The Hardest Part of Acting

The hardest part of acting

Is that you obviously know what he/she is going to say

But you need to act as if you don't know

Have you experienced the situation

Where he/she haven't finished her sentence

But you have already reacted to it?

I did

This is what 洪国锐大哥 shared with me during yesterday's shooting for my drama

演戏最难之处

是你明明就已经知道对方要说什么

但你要扮不知道

你有没有试过在对方还没说完他的话之前

你的表情抢先一步出来了？

我试过

这是资深演员洪国锐大哥在昨天拍戏时跟我分享的知识

声空感应2之三个愿望（下）

过去几个单元所发生的事件

算不上什么灵异事件

到最后都是可以被解释的

这个单元总算是有真正的灵异事件了

三个愿望

这个单元的主角是金视奖最佳男主角得主

Melvin谢佳见

虽然我不认识他

不过我还是见过他几次的

他虽然没参与演出

但他还是经常来到《追影。筑梦》的拍摄现场

探班探班一下

蛮有一哥的风范嘛

戏中他拿到了一张可以说是有超能力

不

应该说是一张有超自然能力的许愿卡

他对着那张卡许的愿望

总会阴差阳错的实现

可是每次都必须付出惨痛的代价

他希望得到五万块钱还债

结果他爸车祸掉入河中失踪了

他得到五万的赔偿金

过程中也发生各种灵异事件

但是灵异归灵异

这故事还是有道理的

它是想说明人生中许多愿望被实现时

都得付出代价

所以许个愿望时还是要小心点

Be careful of what you wish for

Because you just might get it all

But with a price to pay

I Had A Dream (1)

I had a dream

Everybody has one

At least

But I had more

I wanted to be musician

I want to write a song

My own song

At least one

My blog posts are written like lyrics

With stanzas

I wonder if one of my posts were to be added melodies

Could it actually be a song?

I had a dream

I wanted to be a musician

But notice that I write in past tense

It remains only a dream deep down inside of me

A Special Post

This is so gonna be a special post

Because before you read this

I actually hand-written this post on paper

Like a diary

It's the third day without internet at home

So I can't do anything much on my computer

God knows what's wrong with streamyx

All I know is that life's boring without internet

It's late night now

And since I can't post this

So I'm lazy to on my computer altogether

Give myself a chance to experience what it feels like to write a diary

Before any of us realizing it

We are approaching the end of the year

The end of 2010

The first year of a new decade

During the year

What has happened to me?

What has happened to the people around me?

What has happened in the country and around the world?

I went from Probation to Professional

Two years after I struggled to pass my driving test

I got my official driving license

But I didn't remove the sticker from my car because it says Professional

I went on the best trip of my life

With my best buddies

From urban skylines to rural houses

I've seen it all

I am still a football crazy

Eat sleep play and talk football

Being nocturnal during the World Cup

Man football is what I call life!!!

The best World Cup

Won by the best team

The song that goes 'Tsamina mina eh eh'

Is like an ipod stucked on replay in my head

I had Starbucks for the first time

Yes say what you want to say

My first Starbucks coffee in my 20 years life

The awesome Java Chip Frappucino

I learned to see things differently

I'm still hoping to change her

But no longer because of the feeling of love

It's just the feeling of care for someone who was once important

I did my internship

Seen things I never thought that I would see

Did things I never thought that I would do

Experience things the way I never experienced before

I'm done with Diploma

I went into KDU College

I came out from KDU University College

Am I a part of the status update?

I acted in my first drama

And hopefully not the last

I got to know that being an actor is not easy

I also got to know that being in the filming crew is even tougher

A year of disasters around the world

Floods in Malaysia

Volcano eruptions in Indonesia

And earthquakes happening in places too many to mention

A year of encouraging tales from around the world

The introduction of no plastic bag day

The invention of hybrid technology car

And who can forget the miracles of the Chilean miners?

With a month to go in 2010

I still have a wish list

The very first thing on the list being

Getting my streamyx line back!

(P/S: I'm sure by the time you read this, that wish has been granted.)