Quizzical by Juliet the Orange

I tried doing a quick search on Google for Juliet the Orange, a Malaysian female duo who were somewhat popular back in the 90s. There does not seem to be much about them and I am pretty sure they have already disbanded as you do not find any new songs from them anymore.

Unfortunately, I do not remember much about their other songs. Fortunately, I love this particular song to bits because it is so fun and cheeky! I was hoping to post a video link of it here but most videos found in YouTube are personal projects instead of the actual music video. If you are curious about the song, do a quick search on YouTube and delight your ears with this song!

Quizzical by Juliet the Orange

I don’t even comb my hair
When I wake up in the morning
I’ve always been like that
My clothes are on the floor
And I just don’t have the time to put them back

Ladida da da
Ladida da da

Is this what you truly want for a girlfriend?
Or am I just someone you find pretty cute for a good time?
Don’t go breaking my heart
I think very deeply and I hold very dearly from the start
So why do you still love me?

I’m so useless in the kitchen
And my cuisine is lousy
It makes you want to curl
My toes are awfully huge
And I am not just the stuff that makes a girl

Ladida da da
Ladida da da

Is this what you truly want for a girlfriend?
Or am I just someone you find pretty cute for a good time?
Don’t go breaking my heart
I think very deeply and I hold very dearly from the start
So why do you still love me?

Pardon me … I’m quizzical
Pardon me but I’m quizzical
Pardon me … I’m quizzical

I don’t even call you baby
‘Cause that’s what I call my dog
It would have sounded funny and so strange
Don’t expect me to be crawling over you
For maybe I am just a poor unromantic
Why do you still love me?
So why do you still love me?

Two Months Down the Road

Time flies. At the blink of an eye and it has been close to 2 months now since the break up.

Have I been keeping tabs on the days? No. I just happen to notice the dates because of work. And it hit me out of the blue that come this 29th, it is exactly 2 months since we ended our relationship.

Isn’t it a wonder how things can change so much in such a short span of time?

We were still talking about getting married and having a future together in the first quarter of the year. In less than 3 months’ time, things spiralled down and before I knew it, there was no longer “us” or a future with us in it.

I have taken the time to go through a journey of healing in the last 2 months. It was not easy neither was it a smooth journey. Life goes on though and in these short span of time of 2 months, I have not only gradually found myself as an individual again, I have also realised that I am able to take up new things.

One door closes and another open. It is a wonder how apt the timing can be. Maybe, just maybe, God has all these opportunities planned out for me. In order to encourage me to appreciate life and stop feeling devastated at the end of a relationship, I was given the opportunity to perform in a dance on stage – something that I would never have dreamed possible in a million years but have always yearn to do! I came out of the experience feeling blessed. Blessed to be given the opportunity. Blessed to get to know new people. Blessed to have the opportunity to heal the pain in my heart in a different way.

There are times when I still think of him. However, it is getting less and less now. It is such a relieve to not go to bed with him as the last thing in my mind and wake up with him as the first thing in my mind anymore. I remember, a week or two after the break up, where I woke up several times at night and the first thing that crept into my mind was him and how he ended things with me. That was so horrible I finally woke up with a throbbing migraine for the rest of the day!

Although I still think of him as a lameass (:P) at times, I do admit that he has his plus points and nice side. I wouldn’t have dated him if he was not nice, no? I see it now, that we are 2 very different people with 2 very different perspectives in life. Our brief relationship reminded me of the saying, “People come into our life for a reason, for a season and for a lifetime”. He was in my life for a reason and for a season. He is not meant to be in my life for a lifetime.

I wish him well. I wish that he would finally be able to find happiness for always. I wish that he would gain more maturity when it comes to being in a relationship. And I wish, from the bottom of my heart, that whomever he choses to settle down with, that he will treat her right and vice versa. With that, I must learn to bid him adieu.

When the Cat’s away, the Mice will play

Ever heard of the above phrase before? If you have, good for you! If you have not, please google it for its meaning? I am too lazy to explain the idiom here.

If I can summarise the feelings the whole office has adopted today, it will be using the above idiom. Mr Boss was out of the office the whole of today, tied up in meetings and stressed out about getting new businesses in for the company.

The rest of us? Well, we did do our work. Just…with less intensity and we took more frequent breaks in between our work to play games on the PC or surf the internet. You can actually feel that everyone is more relaxed and chilled out. Including those whom are fasting. I like to experience this sort of feeling once in a while at work.

It is peaceful. It is calm. It is good for the soul.

What does it mean…

…when a guy, who is single, available and has a bachelor’s pad, asks you to come “lepak” at his place sometime?

A. He’s lonely and wants some company?

B. He genuinely just wants to “lepak” with you?

C. He wants to make a move on you?

D. All of the above?

What say you?

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I Go by Pete Teo

Considering my love to share lyrics of the songs that I fell in love with, I have decided to set up a new category for it. Something which I should have done ages ago.

I have watched Talentime a while back and blogged about the impact it had on me. Throughout the movie, I fell in love with most of the songs played in it.  A lot of it were hauntingly beautiful and the tune just keep playing on loop in my head. I vowed to find out more about the songs but what with time and life getting into the way, I sort of forgot all bout it.

Until today.

I was browsing around the web, doing a tiny bit of blog-hopping when I stumbled upon a post, where the writer posted up I Go by Pete Teo, a song that was performed in Talentime. Listening to it again brought up a rush of heady feeling in me. The beautiful notes churned out by the erhu (Chinese violin) are hauntingly sad, yet beautiful.

I really have to share the lyrics here. It is one of the best songs I have heard in a long, long time from our own local talents.

I Go
So long, fare thee well
The dancer and the dancing days have taken leave and fell
So turn down this bed of stone

Quench me with the deadly nightshade from the rose that you belong
The long December rain is falling now
Running down on streets to nowhere
Music is my life,  you’re my sweetest nightingale
But I can’t hear it here no more
And I go
I go

Hush now, don’t shake or break
Words have fallen silent like soldiers to the grave
No matter what they do or say
Lay me on the sleepy meadow by the tracks upon your face

Lyrics originally posted by Pete Teo.

The week of 17th August

I was actually writing on-and-off on one post about the drama of my birthday eve and first half of my birthday for a whole week. Looking at that post today, I just somehow felt that it is too outdated to share. Somehow, I have just lost the steam to continue writing and post it up.

There are so many posts that are outdated, especially on my experience in performing Nunuk Ragang and the pleasant and much loved feelings I felt for my birthday. I really have to push myself to write them all down before the details of it all become too fuzzy.

*sigh*

Anyway, I thought I had better write down a few quick points on the latest things that had happened this week so as to unburden myself from digging too hard into my brain when I finally find more time to blog.

• Fluffball will be choreographing for Sehati Berdansa!!! I knew she could do it and I am so proud of her! She was lamenting about how she wished she could do better in the auditions but I have always have faith that she will emerge shining and at the top, especially for performing arts. She has done it once again!
• I am performing in a dance again! Nothing as fancy or as big as Short+Sweet 09. But I am grateful that Fluffball has the faith in me to pick up the dance in a short period of time and perform it within days after learning it. Now…to make sure that I do not step on my pareo and fall flat on my face when I dance today…
• I had a haircut! Snipping off my long tresses is quite a big step and improvement on my side as I love having long hair. However, after playing around with the idea of having a short bob for a few months now, I finally found the time and courage to get the deed done. And I have no regrets! I love the new bob and nearly everybody who saw the new picture I posted with my relatively short hair has nothing but nice things to say.
• Emotionally, this week has been somewhat trying for me. I still think of him at times and the heart hurts that bit whenever it wanders close to memories of him. I still wish I could beat him up to a pulp to let loose all the pent-up anger and frustration I felt towards him. Is that normal?
• Contemplating life. The meaning and existence of life itself. What is our mission here? Will it do to live life all by ourselves without a partner? Wouldn’t that be lonely? I am not sure if I can truly be alone for the rest of my life without someone special to love me and care for me. I truly salute Mum for her courage to keep on living her life after Dad’s passing.

The Day Got Better

Yes! The rest of the day did get better!

I got to work from home today, hence avoiding the cold office and allow my body to recover properly. Plus, it was fun looking at the number of birthday wishes coming in via FB.

OMG! Not to forget, the number of SMS-es that started coming in as early as 8am!

Thanks, peeps! You guys are da bomb! Love you guys much!

p/s: Today has made me realise that I do have friends. I do have people who love me. *bliss*

First Attempt in Blogging through the Mobile Phone

What a way to start exploring the alternatives of blogging – when one’s day is starting off on a bad note!

I am in the midst of coughing my lungs out, waiting for my car to be revived in the workshop and cannot go online and work cause my mouse decided to die on me too when my touchpad has went to the heaven of Technology long, long time ago.

Here’s hoping to a better day for the rest of the day!

Nunuk Ragang – Part 1

Note: I will be writing down my experiences in Nunuk Ragang  from technical run to dress rehearsals to performing and getting into Gala Night in a few parts. It will be much easier for me to write and for you to read.

On the last weekend rehearsals before the week of the performance, Fluffball has continuously remind us that we have been slotted a 1 hour technical run on Monday in KL Pac. We were told again and again that it is the only time where we would be able to familiarise ourselves with the size of the stage. I remember thinking that it was a really important run and hence, had decided to take half the day off and return to work after the technical run.

I think the technical run was the first time ever since rehearsals where everybody got to the venue early. I guess everybody knew how important that day is not only for Fluffball but for all of us. Imagine trying to position yourselves in a big stage after rehearsing in various sizes of studios for a month…you will understand why we were nervous or intimidated. Our technical run was scheduled to begin at 12 pm and at 12pm sharp, we were ushered into the stage and basically did our thing.

The first run was…horrible, if I may say. Sure, everybody got their steps right but the spacing and positioning?! Some of us were trying out best to avoid each other while some were just doing their thing, oblivious to the others’ existence! We regroup in the middle with Empress, Pilates Girl and Muhang taking charge and instructing everybody on their positioning and things to be mindful of. After the short briefing (Fluffball was in the midst of discussion with Michelle, the Stage Manager on the lighting cues), all of us begin rehearsing again, this time with the Empress or Pilates Girl counting the steps. We were able to adjust ourselves better and felt more confident about performing on stage.

Throughout the 1 hour of technical run that we had, we repeated the dance several times until we were familiar with the surroundings of the stage. Fluffball suddenly announced that we only have 10 minutes left and asked that we do one final run through with the music and lights. She finally joined all of us in the dance and despite the slight screw up on the lights, things went pretty smoothly for all of us. I must say, from that last run, everybody were getting into the groove of things. I know I was.

As we gathered in the dressing room backstage to retrieve our things, it occurred to me that I will finally be performing my debut in 2 days’ time! A collection of mix feelings rushed through me in an instant – excitement, jitter, fear, happy. Although I half-dread the Opening Night for Week 2, I cannot wait to perform on stage too! When all of us gathered at the foyer of KL Pac, Fluffball gave us a pep talk to boost everybody’s esteem up. She reminded us on several things (don’t ask what, I cannot remember what was said!) and told all of us to get all the rest we can for the rest of the day in order to be ready for the full dress rehearsal the next day. It was then that I wished I took the rest of the day off instead of having to rush back to work.

Still, despite weariness descending on me at work for the rest of the day, I cannot help but keep repeating the song and dance in my head. Fluffball’s weightless dancing people have taken centrestage in my mind!!! Although I was dealing with several clients that day, I cannot help but feel restless. This girl is just waiting to show her moves on the dancefloor!

Stay on for Part 2!