Reflections and Growing up

The best failure I have ever seen

A quotable quote. I wonder how it applies.

Feeling Sick
As you grow older, it takes a longer time to heal. Sick used to be 2 days max and less than 3 times a year. The freq is the same but the time I take to recover is much longer. Sick.

Growing up
I miss my growing up days in the 80's with songs by the Carpenters and Abba, not to mention beach boys and even a bit of Cliff Richard. Somehow my life revolves/revolved around those songs.

When I had to go to primary school after the weekend: Rainy Days and Mondays, Carpenters
Time for Pocket money: $0.50 a day- Gimme Gimme,ABBA
When I was reflecting and missing people-Yesterday once more, Carpenters
When I felt really happy-Top of the World, Carpenters
MY ultimate dancing song, even today- Dancing Queen, ABBA
Teenage identification song-One of us, ABBA
Studying motivation song/Friendship- We have only just begun, Carpenters
Grateful/Thanks-Thank you for the music, ABBA

Then in my early teens I was introduced to more bands, other than the ones my dad played everymorning. Life was more than just Engelbert and his cowboy texan songs.

I remembered in our little meeting room in church. It was a really cool meeting room in OLPS, where there was this inner room. Our Youth Group, StJames was formed for Confirmation Kids. The SJI n RGS people were blasting Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody and the St Pats people were rocking and jamming to it. Clearly I have never heard it before but even more clearly, I loved it. I loved the newness of it, the way it screams and whispers. The Cresendos and Staccatoes. The new words, the novelty. The poetic rhythem of it all. IT is so COOLE!

"thunder bolts of lightning! very very frightening!

Then it started, the cassette tape buying ( CD's/MP3/MD's were not the trend then, I doubt MP3's even existed which eventually grew to CD ( when the trend was in) then to my recent MP3 player.

I realised I only liked certain songs, though I heard lots of hard rock and strange pop songs before and after our church meetings every Sunday.

All time faves:
Something Stupid by Nicole Kidman (isnt she gorgeous) n Robbie Williams
Anything from the movie Grease
Anything from ABBA n Carpenters
Simply Red: You're So beautiful- The song meant alot to me esp in relationships, not that I thought i was beautiful but "Oh so boring" part.
Freshmen by verve pipe: introduced by Gordon, I listened to it a lot when I was staying inthe hostel in NUS. Its a damn depressing song man. Yet so unique in its own way.
Michael Buble: Intro by Geraldine C: just went to his concert on the 10 of october 2005. Man! He is an entertainer! It was funny, catchy and did me wow me off my feel. I especially love Quando with Nelly. ITs really a good modern version.

Lots more about growing up in the 80s stay tuned.