Carpenters - The Rainbow Connection

Why are there so many songs about rainbows
and what's on the other side?
Rainbows are visions, but only illusions,
and rainbows have nothing to hide.
So we've been told and some choose to believe it.
I know they're wrong, wait and see.
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection.
The lovers, the dreamers and me.

Who said that every wish would be heard
and answered when wished on the morning star?
Somebody thought of that and someone believed it.
Look what it's done so far.
What's so amazing that keeps us star gazing
and what do we think we might see?
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection.
The lovers, the dreamers and me.

All of us under its spell.
We know that it's probably magic.
Have you been sleeping and have you heard voices?
I've heard them calling my name.
Is this the sweet sound that called the young sailors.
The voice might be one and the same.
I've heard it too many times to ignore it.
It's something that I'm supposed to be.
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection.
The lovers, the dreamers and me.

唱给妈妈听的

at last added some newly recorded songs for mama ;) see mama enjoying:

i used to hate hokkien songs. the video used to be ladies in swimming costume only, many many years back, when i was a part-time K-J then, that was the starting generation of the karaoke entertainment, no individual ktv rooms then. at that time, i really dislike those DOM (haha DOM = Dirty-Old-Man), dunno they like the songs or the swimming costume ladies video? hahaha luckily my hokkien 'cannot make it one', so can reject singing with them then lol.

so how do i sing hokkien song? must keep practising and memorizing the lyrics one!

last time when mama joined us for ktv (in room), she will weep when listening to hokkien songs (usu sang by my sisters), which i can't understand then???

i understand now, my turn to weep whenever i sing this (have to control my emotion when i sing this), btw i was trying to whistle (if you know me well enough, you will know that i am good at that lol...) at the end of the song, but somehow... hahaha :
叫阮的名
誰在叫阮的名　一句比一句痛
親像在問阮甘會驚寒
不需要別人來講　阮心內嘛知影
是你的聲　是你的聲

誰住在阮的夢　一住就一世人
尚驚日頭會將咱拆散
雖然離開那呢遠　阮猶原會知影
是你的影　是你的影

叫阮的名　阮用一生斟酌聽
當初細漢袂赴乎你瞭解　你是阮的生命
叫阮的名　阮需要你來作伴
人生的路途 阮愛你牽阮走

this song very cartoon! but very meaningful! i specially learnt it to make mama laugh instead of weep then, hope whoever listening to this will laugh too, BE HAPPY!:
欢喜就好
人生海海 甘需要拢了解
有时仔清醒 有时青菜
有人讲好 一定有人讲歹
若甭想彼多 咱生活卡自在

归工嫌车无够叭 嫌厝无够大
嫌菜煮了无好吃 嫌某尚歹看
驶着好车惊人偷 大厝歹拼扫
吃甲尚好惊血压高 美某会兑人走

人生短短 好像块乞逃
有时仔烦恼 有时轻可
问我到底腹内有什法宝 其实无散步
欢喜就好

another hokkien song that i picked up previously:
爱到才知痛

20110326 SAT - KTV

my vocal is MUCH better, but not fully recovered yet, can't tell the difference when talking, but rather obvious when singing i think :(

warming up (one of my favorite song, hahaha 儿歌?) :
Top Of The World

below are some of my favorite songs:

the lyric is sooooo pretty, from 《我侬词》 written by 管道升(1262~1319), will share more about this when I have the complete song recorded lol... :
你侬我侬

somehow i will unconsciously sing this song when i wanna run away for some reasons:
逃亡

haha singing this difficult piece showing my vocal not fully recovered, also no stamina, 上气不接下气!:
我不难过

have long wanted to record this song for all my friends, THANK YOU!:
My Dear My Friend

:) have recorded some hokkien songs for mama, will share in next post

:) last month (26FEB) we had 2 sessions of K-Special 2-6pm, this month (26MAR) K-Lunch, next month gonna be an exaggerative one, will share then

20 MAR 2011 SUN - Get HIGH in Bukit Timah Hill [easy RED route]

i last visited bukit timah hill when i was on primary school field trip, primary 5 or 6 i think, so today is my second visit after about 26 years! can you imagine how excited i was?
i am staying so near, in bukit panjang since 1988, never take the 'nearby' advantage to enjoy the nature until now...

our snack:

adrian & angel (angel's rabbit soft toy oso trekked with us! in angel's palms):

yifan & yihui:

my 4 little ones:

me:

'YI' s with their papa:

'A' s with their mama:

'biang biang':

fungus (angel asked me what is this in chinese, perhaps 菌类蘑菇? or just 菌类? or 蘑菇?):

'BOW':

'MUAK MUAK':

'DRAGON':

'DRAGON':

'SNAKE':

spider & spiderweb:

spider & spiderweb:

 'backward' walking:

'MONKEYs':

'HEART's:

 

we had a GREAT 'HEARTY' sunday!
the little ones had enjoyed their FIRST trekking trip! there will be definitely more visits to Bukit Timah Hill in future... we are planning to visit once a month ;)

brunch @beauty world shopping centre...

... satay beehoon (one of my favorite local delicacies):

heehee... oso tabao papa's favorite 'mutton soup' for papa (a note to myself: available after 11:30am)