Thursday, February 05, 2009

Gifts, Realisation and Grammys

Ah, been lazy to blog these days. Have been an absolute bum these days, because I just feel like lazing around. It's nice to have the feeling of do nothing, because I know that these days will not last long. How irony it is. When I was young (like 7 or 8 years old), I wish I was grown up and out earning money because I thought that grown ups can get days leave whenever they want and for me, I can only stay at home if I am on MC. When I was in AHS, I pretty much wish my O levels will be over. When I was in JC, I just want to get into Uni because I want to stop worrying about my A Levels. And how, after all the schooling, I just wish I can go back to 7 or 8 years old, to sec sch life, to JC life, because I think there is where bliss is...

Sigh, I know the day about me wishing I am back in school will always come one day and it really hits me! At least school have school holidays! Sigh!

Anyway, I always have this feeling about holidays actually. When it's the start of the hols, u feel like u got lots of time in the world. The time will go slowly initially. Then, when u get to the middle of the hols, time starts to move faster. And it gets faster till it's over... do u guys feel the same way? Because honestly, I feel the exact same way. It's the same with anything that got to do with time. Whenever it is my situation now, or during sch term, or even the schooling period (from primary school to uni. I still remember I tell my mum that school hols are too long during my pri1/ 2 years). But I guess for hols, it is much more obvious. I realised that whenever it is the starting of the hols, I normally have no idea what to do so I spent my time mostly doing nothing...

I remembered a phase from Enid Blyton books, from one of the characters from the mysteries series (which btw, I thought was one of the best books I have read during my primary schools day...) haha yes I still remembered that line until today because I thought the phase was so interesting. It is "Time moves slowly initially. Then when it gets to the middle of the holidays, time starts to gallop." LOL....

Anyway, thanks to adeline! She gave me those stuff that I really want! Thanks Adeline!

Also, I have watched Doubt with Jul, and now going to watch The Reader on Sat (along with some catching up) soon! I love Kate Winslet! And I love Oscar movies!

Haha, Grammys are coming up on Mon, and I thought I shall say who are the ones that I want to win (can be more than one....). Normally, my predictions are never accurate, but then again, I can give them for fun =)

And I am also biased, because there are some songs that I never heard of ( or in genres that I disliked).... Haha.

Purple - those I hope they win
Yellow - those that I THINK will win (but not necessary I like more)

Record Of The Year
1. Chasing Pavements (Adele)
2. Viva La Vida (Coldplay)
3. Bleeding Love (Leona Lewis)
4. Paper Planes (M.I.A)
5. Please Read The Letter (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss)

Album Of The Year
1. Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends (Coldplay)
2. Tha Carter III (Lil Wayne)
3. Year Of The Gentleman (Ne-Yo)
4. Raising Sand (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss )
5. In Rainbows (Radiohead)

Song of the Year
1. American Boy (Estelle Featuring Kanye West)
2. Chasing Pavements (Adele)
3. I'm Yours (Jason Mraz)
4. Love Song (Sara Bareilles)
5. Viva La Vida (Coldplay)

Best New Artist
1. Adele
2. Duffy
3. Jonas Brothers
4. Lady Antebellum
5. Jazmine Sullivan

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
1. Chasing Pavements (Adele)
2. Love Song (Sara Bareilles)
3. Mercy (Duffy)
4. Bleeding Love (Leona Lewis)
5. I Kissed A Girl (Katy Perry)
6. So What (Pink)

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
1. All Summer Long (Kid Rock)
2. Say (John Mayer)
3. That Was Me (Paul McCartney)
4. I'm Yours (Jason Mraz)
5. Closer (Ne-Yo)

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
1. Viva La Vida (Coldplay)
2. Waiting In The Weeds (Eagles)
3. Going On (Gnarls Barkley)
4. Won't Go Home Without You (Maroon 5)
5. Apologize (OneRepublic)

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
1. Lesson Learned (Alicia Keys & John Mayer)
2. 4 Minutes (Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland)
3. Rich Woman (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss)
4. If I Never See Your Face Again (Rihanna & Maroon 5)
5. No Air (Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown)

Best Pop Vocal Album
1. Detours (Sheryl Crow)
2. Rockferry (Duffy)
3. Long Road Out Of Eden (Eagles)
4. Spirit (Leona Lewis)
5. Covers (James Taylor)

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
1. Me, Myself And I (Beyoncé)
2. Heaven Sent (Keyshia Cole)
3. Spotlight (Jennifer Hudson)
4. Superwoman (Alicia Keys)
5. Need U Bad (Jazmine Sullivan)

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
1. You're The Only One - Eric Benét
2. Take You Down - Chris Brown
3. Miss Independent - Ne-Yo
4. Can't Help But Wait - Trey Songz
5. Here I Stand - Usher

Best R&B Song
1. Bust Your Windows(Jazmine Sullivan)
2. Customer (Raheem DeVaughn)
3. Heaven Sent (Keyshia Cole)
4. Miss Independent (Ne-Yo)
5. Spotlight (Jennifer Hudson)

I guess that's it... lazy to post le. But from above, I think it's kinda obvious I like which artists.... Haha... and yes yes, there are still a lot of stuff that people who dun really know about.

Talking about music, I happened to find this old 911 video. I remembered I used to love them so much, esp Lee (the guy in stripe black shirt) who is simply delicious (haha!!) I have a crush when I was 12! And I have all their CDs!!

It's called How Do You Want Me To Love You. I still remembered Zoe can't remember the exact words to the song title cause she thought it was too long.... lol...

Also, can't leave this post without more youtube videos.... haha. I am sure that there are only a few people who know that I love Michael J Fox A LOT, but he semi retired from acting due to his Parkinson's, so it's hard to see him on screen or on TV again. I think the last time I saw him was when he guest starred in 3 epi in Scrubs (I delibrately went to chase after Scrubs every episode on season 3 just to see him) So, when I saw this video, it kinda shocked me.




It's just saddens me a lot. He got his illness when he was 31 in 1991, and after 18 years, look how much his illness worsened. It actually hurts. And to think I saw on a HK show that Parkinsons is an "old people" illness... BS! Fox got it at 31! And he used to look very very shuai one.... too bad he looked so old after getting that illness =(

In case there are some people who wonder what shows he act in, he was in the famous trilogy of Back to the Future I, II, III (which I absolutely love. I saw these 3 movies on Channel 5), Teen Wolf, voiced Stuart Little, Spin City...

Too bad there are far and between people in Singapore who listens to english music, or else surely there will be somebody arguing with me who should win and who should not.

Alright, I am just plain lazy now. Cheerios.

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