16-Bit Heaven

I remember the days when owning an SNES was the in-thing. Of course, the young gamers nowadays would have no idea as to what the letters stand for, and probably would not even recognize one if it hit them on the head. SNES stands for Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo's 16-bit console that was very very popular during the early to mid-nineties. Among the SNES's (then) huge library of games, one title I remember very clearly - Super Mario Paint.

I remember playing SMP with the SNES Mouse, drawing (horrible) pictures and composing (horrible) music. At best, I could make like a kid with a coloring book and choose preset pictures which I could color, or render the birthday song on SMP's music composer. But this video is completely out of my league. Younha's Houki Boshi, completely done in SMP.

Marié Digby

She's Marié Digby (pronounced mar-ee-ay), a singer who started posting her videos on YouTube and has now signed a contract with Hollywood Records. Hope she goes a long way in the industry.

If perchance I were to become a comet...

I looked up at the night sky alone and saw a comet go by
It popped up for a split second then disappeared again
When I think of you I start to hurt
I want to see you now, but I can't fly through the sky

If I were to become a comet
I could fly through the sky
No matter what happens tomorrow, this thought is strong
So this comet will never break up

When I complain about the rain
Even now I remember what you said
After the rains, the stars will brilliantly come out again
When I think about that, I guess I could like the rain too

If I were to become a comet
I would shed an overflowing light
And whenever you were sad, looking up at the night sky
I'd shine even brighter, so that you would smile

You are always alone fighting something
I can't do anything but be next to you, but

If I were to become a comet
I'd surely fly through the sky
And this instance of light would definitely reach you
Lighting you up for that time, flying around the sky

If I were to become a comet
I'd always be next to you

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Go Youn-ha, or Yunna in Japanese, is a Korean K-Pop and J-Pop singer. Yup, K-Pop and J-Pop. Yup, she's Korean. She's active in Japan, speaks Japanese well, and is one of the few Koreans to rank on the Oricon chart. Gotta love her.

The song featured above, Houkiboshi (Jap. Comet), is Younha's second single released on June 1, 2005, and was used as the third ending song for the animé Bleach.

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Yozora o miage hitori houkiboshi o mita no
Isshun de hajikete wa kiete shimatta kedo
Anata no koto omou to mune ga itaku naru no
Ima sugu aitai yo dakedo sora wa tobenai kara

Moshi atashi ga houkiboshi ni nareta naraba
Sora kakenuke tonde iku, donna
Ashita ga kite mo ko no omoi wa tsuyoi
Dakara houkiboshi zutto kowarenai yo

Ame ga futte iyada to boyaiteita toki ni
Anata ga itta koto ima demo oboeteru
Ame no ato no yozora wa kirei ni hoshi ga deru
Sore o kangaeru to ame mo suki ni nareru yo ne to

Moshi atashi ga houkiboshi ni nareta naraba
Afureru hikari furasu yo itsumo
Kanashii toki yozora miru anata ga
Egao ni naru youni motto kagayakitai

Anata wa itsumo hitori nanika to tatakatteru
Soba ni iru koto shika atashi ni wa dekinai kedo

Moshi atashi ga houkiboshi ni nareta naraba
Sora kakenuke tonde iku kitto
Kanarazu todoku ko no isshun no hikari de
Anata no IMA terashi sora o megurou

Atashi ga houkiboshi ni nareta naraba
Kitto soba ni ite ageru, donna toki mo

Missing You

"...Like a cold summer afternoon / Like the snow coming down in June / Like a wedding without a groom / I'm missing you / I'm the desert without the sand / You're the woman without a man / I'm the ring without a hand / I'm missing you..." Case, Missing You

A lot's been happening to me, and yet nothing much has happened. Work, family, friends, my other work (which I hope I can improve on in order to replace my original line of work), and other stuff leaves me almost no time for resting, let alone blogging. Somehow, I miss a lot of the days when I was busy and yet having fun.

Case#1: school - Nowadays, I'd much rather be in school than at work. It's easier to remedy your mistakes in school than at work.

Case#2: school org - Yup. I had what I believe to be the most fun being in an org. Lots of pressure, but with very big rewards.

Well anyway, that's life. Cherish the memories of moments past, but don't delay in moving onward.

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I keep telling my folks at home that I don't have a steady girlfriend right now. Same with some of my other friends. Right now, I don't have time to go steady with a girl (wow, I'm beginning to sound old. Is the phrase "going steady" still being used nowadays?). Well, that plus the fact that I don't have much cash to spend on dates and movies and whatnot (I believe in going on dates only if you have enough money to spend). It's not like there aren't any girls whom I'd like to date. But I do miss the feeling of being in a relationship.

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I'm planning to take up photography lessons sometime in the next few weeks or so. Good thing I know an up-and-coming photographer with his own studio who's willing to teach me for free. Well, not exactly free, since we're partners in a business venture he came up to me with. But anyways, it sure beats going to photography school.

Light Life Love

There used to be a greying tower alone on the sea. You became the light on the dark side of me. Love remained a drug that's the high and not the pill. But did you know, that when it snows, my eyes become large and, the light that you shine can be seen. Baby, I might compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey. Ooh, the more I get of you, stranger it feels, yeah. And now that your rose is in bloom, a light hits the gloom on the grey. There is so much a man can tell you, so much he can say. You remain, my power, my pleasure, my pain. baby, to me you're like a growing addiction that I can't deny, won't you tell me is that healthy, baby? But did you know, that when it snows, my eyes become large and the light that you shine can be seen. Baby, I might compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey. Ooh, the more I get of you, stranger it feels, yeah. Now that your rose is in bloom, a light hits the gloom on the grey. I've been kissed by a rose on the grey, I've been kissed by a rose ( on the grey)... And if I should fall, at all, I've been kissed by a rose (on the grey). There is so much a man can tell you, so much he can say. You remain my power, my pleasure, my pain. To me you're like a growing addiction that I can't deny, won't you tell me is that healthy, baby? But did you know, that when it snows, my eyes become large and the light that you shine can be seen. Baby, I might compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey. Ooh, the more I get of you, stranger it feels, yeah. Now that your rose is in bloom, a light hits the gloom on the grey. Yes I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey. Ooh, the more I get of you, stranger it feels, yeah. Now that your rose is in bloom, a light hits the gloom on the grey. Now that your rose is in bloom, a light hits the gloom on the grey. Seal, Kiss from a Rose

Picture by Tim Dono, August 2003.

Play "Misty" for Me

Eclectic. Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles. Key words: variety of sources, systems, or styles. The same may be said for my taste in music. I wouldn't feel out of place in a rock concert. Take me to a classical recital and I wouldn't go nodding off to sleep. Musicals wouldn't be something new to me. Of course, as with everybody, there are exceptions (April Boys, Mystika, etc. spring to mind). Right now, one of my favorite songs is Johnny Mathis' Misty. One of the many good songs of the past that still has a welcome place in my playlist (and in others' playlists, I hope). Goes something like this:

Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a tree
And I feel like I'm clinging to a cloud
I can't understand,
I get misty just holding your hand
Walk my way and a thousand violins begin to play
Or it might be the sound of your hello
That music I hear,
I get misty the moment you're near
You can say that you're leading me on
But it's just what I want you to do
Don't you notice how hopelessly I'm lost
That's why I'm following you
On my own as I wander through this wonderland alone
Never knowing my right foot from my left
My hat from my glove,
I'm too misty and too much in love
On my own as I wander through this wonderland alone
Never knowing my right foot from my left
My hat from my glove,
I'm too misty and too much in love
Look at me...

Oldies.com for the picture, Dictionary.com for the definition of eclectic, and Let's Sing It for the lyrics.

I Don't Want To Be Anything Other Than Me

I don’t want to be anything other than what I’ve been trying to be lately
All I have to do is think of me and I have peace of mind
I’m tired of looking ‘round rooms wondering what I gotta do
Or who I’m supposed to be
I don’t want to be anything other than me.

I was watching American Idol with my sister (I wanted to watch WWE Raw, but I didn't have a choice - it was my sister's TV set, anyway), and I heard Bo Bice sing the theme from One Tree Hill. Got nothing more to say to bo except for two words: You rock!

This song actually conveys a special meaning for me, as it addresses what I really am about. I don't want to be someone's something for as long as I live; I don't want to live on as just a copy of another person. I have my own identity, my own idiosyncrasies, my own opinions, my own ideas, my own principles. This song just puts it all into perspective - I don't want to be anything other than me.

King Nothing

Wish I may
Wish I might
Have this I wish tonight
Are you satisfied?
Dig for gold
Dig for fame
You dig to make your name
Are you pacified?

All the wants you waste
All the things you've chased

And it all crashes down
And you break your crown
And you point your finger, but there's no one around
Just want one thing, just to play the King
But the castle's crumbled and you're left with just a name
Where's your crown, King Nothing?
Where's your crown?

Hard and cold
Bought and sold
A heart as hard as gold
Yeah! Are you satisfied?
Wish I might, Wish I may
You wish your life away
Are you pacified?

All the wants you waste
All the things you've chased

Then it all crashes down
And you break your crown
And you point your finger, but there's no one around
Just want one thing. just to play the King
But the castle's crumbled and you're left with just a name
Where's your crown, King Nothing?
Where's your crown?

Huh!

(Spoken)
Wish I may, wish I might
Have this wish, I wish tonight
I want that star, I want it now
I want it all and I don't care how

Careful what you wish
Careful what you say
Careful what you wish you may regret it
Careful what you wish you just might get it

Then it all crashes down
And you break your crown
And you point your finger, but there's no one around
Just want one thing, just to play the King
But the castle's crumbled and you're left with just a name
Where's your crown, King Nothing?
Where's your crown?

Oh, You're just nothing
Where's your crown King Nothing?
Oh, you're just nothing
Absolutely nothing
Off to never, never land

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A song fitting for the greatest pretender to ever walk this earth.

The C-A-M-P-F-I-R-E S-O-N-G Song

(SpongeBob)
I call this one the “Campfire Song” song

Let’s gather round the campfire and sing our campfire song
Our c-a-m-p-f-i-r-e s-o-n-g song
And if you don’t think that we can sing it faster then you’re wrong
But it’ll help if you just sing aloooooong…

(Patrick)
Bum…Bum…Bum…

(SpongeBob)
c-a-m-p-f-i-r-e s-o-n-g song
c-a-m-p-f-i-r-e s-o-n-g song
And if you don’t think that we can sing it faster then you’re wrong
But it’ll help if you just sing along

c-a-m-p-f-i-r-e s-o-n-g song. Patrick!

(Patrick)
Song!!! c-a-m-p-f-i-r-e ---

(Spongebob)
SQUIDWARD!
*silence*

GOOD!!!
It’ll help!
It’ll heeeeeeelp!!!
If you just sing aloooooooong!
(BOOM! CRASH!)
OH YEAH!!!!
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Okay, so I'm a kid at heart. Sue me.

I Wish I Can Share All The Joy That's in My Heart

Sana'y masabi sa awit kong ito. Lahat ng ninanais nitong puso ko. Sana saan man patungo sa buhay May pag-ibig, may pag-asa, may saya at saysay. Sana sa bawat sandali'y matikman pa Sarap ng pagsasama, at simpleng ligaya. Sana bawa't araw laging may saya Laging may ngiti, laging kasama ka [Sana] Kasama ka sa saya ng buhay. Kasama ka't kahawak ang kamay. At sa bawat himig, sana marinig mo [Pag magkasama] isang awit ng puso. Sana sa bawat sandali'y matikman pa Sarap ng pagsasama, at simpleng ligaya. Tara na, sakyan lang, malay mo. Andiyan lang, andiyan lang ang hinahanap mo. Andiyan lang, andiyan lang ang hinahanap mo.

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This has got to be one of the best songs I've heard for this year. As Joey said, it speaks of hope, not only for our selves, but for the whole world. Just think, if one girl may inspire the world, imagine what would happen if the people who got inspired by this stood up and started changing the world into an infinitely better place for everyone. I wish I can share all the joy that's in my heart.

Videoke Time

Well, I guess I'm trying to be nonchalant about it, and I'm going to extremes to prove I'm fine without you, but in reality I'm slowly losing my mind underneath the disguise of a smile. Gradually, I'm dying inside. Friends ask me how I feel, and I lie convincingly, 'cause I don't want to reveal the fact that I'm suffering, so I wear my disguise 'till I go home at night, and turn down all the lights, and then I break down and cry. (Breakdown - Bone Thugs N Harmony feat. Mariah Carey)
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See, my days are cold without you / But I'm hurtin' while I'm with you / And though my heart can't take no more I can't keep runnin' back to you / See, my days are cold without you / But I'm hurtin' while I'm with you / And though my heart can't take no more I won't keep runnin' back to you (Unfoolish - Ashanti)
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I'm ready this time / I know that I'm no longer undecided / Don't wanna be a fool wondering what might have been (What Might Have Been - Lou Pardini)
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I haven't felt the way I feel today in so long it's hard for me to specify / I'm beginning to notice how much this feels like a waking limb, pins and needles, nice to know you (Nice To Know You - Incubus)
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These were the 4 most recent songs I've played on my MP3 player... Wala lang, just wanted to share it... ;)

I Feel Like Singing...

The wonder of the world is gone, I know for sure
All the wonder that I want, I've found in her
As the hole becomes apart, I strike to burn, and the flame returns
Every intuition fails to find its way
One more table turned, around and back again
Finding I'm all lost and found, when she's not around
When she's not around
I feel it coming now
Give me what I could never ask for
Connect me and you could be my chemical now
Give me the drug you know I'm after
Connect me and you could be my chemical
When everybody wants you (the chemical, you're soul)
When everybody wants you (the chemical, you're soul,soul and)
Everybody wants you (soul, soul and)
Everybody wants you're (soul)
Give me what I could never ask for
Connect me and you could be my chemical now
Give me the drug you know I'm after
Connect me and you could be the chemical
You could be the chemical
You could be the chemical
You could be the chemical
You could be the chemical
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Whenever I'm in a rage, I like listening to this song, I dunno why... It's not an angry song, but still - maybe the fact that it's the entrance theme used by Kane in Raw makes it seem angry, as Kane is an angry, sick wrestler (or at least he projects that image). Give me what I could never ask for. Connect me and you can be my chemical now.