what i want for xmas!

好久不见-陈奕迅

我来到你的城市
i arrive at your city
走过你来时的路
traversing through the path that you'd taken
想像着没我的日子
imagining your days without me
你是怎样的孤独
how lonely it must have been
拿着你给的照片
holding on to the photos you gave me
熟悉的那一条街
the familiar street
只是没了你的画面
i've only lost the image of you
我们回不到那天
not able to return to that moment

你会不会忽然的出现
will you appear
在街角的咖啡店
at the cafe right around the corner
我会带着笑脸挥手寒喧
i will smile, wave and greet you politely
和你坐着聊聊天
we will sit and chat

我多么想和你见一面
how i long to see you just once
看看你最近改变
see how you have changed
不再去说从前只是寒喧
not to reminisce but have cordial banter
对你说一句只是说一句
and to tell you one thing, just one thing
好久不见
it has been a while since we last met

now playing

ALMOST LOVER

Your fingertips across my skin
The palm trees swaying in the wind
Images
You sang me Spanish lullabies
The sweetest sadness in your eyes
Clever trick

Well, I never want to see you unhappy
I thought you'd want the same for me

[Chorus]
Goodbye, my almost lover
Goodbye, my hopeless dream
I'm trying not to think about you
Can't you just let me be?
So long, my luckless romance
My back is turned on you
Should've known you'd bring me heartache
Almost lovers always do

We walked along a crowded street
You took my hand and danced with me
Images
And when you left, you kissed my lips
You told me you would never, never forget
These images

No

Well, I'd never want to see you unhappy
I thought you'd want the same for me

I cannot go to the ocean
I cannot drive the streets at night
I cannot wake up in the morning
Without you on my mind
So you're gone and I'm haunted
And I bet you are just fine

Did I make it that
Easy to walk right in and out
Of my life?

01.01.2008

what a way to start the year.. being stranded right at the doorsteps of DRAGONFLY... not sure which was sadder.. the fact that we did a countdown while still in queue.. or that were getting into DRAGONFLY.. but of course once we got in.. the alcohol was flowing... and the company was swell... 2008 was like 1999.. and the butterfly made her public singing debut

what started out as ming's motley crew turned out to be acquainted to one another... the world, or rather singapore, is too small... to think that some ppl you actually knew from 10 years ago... some were bmt mates of ppl you know... the 6 degrees of separation kept unfolding... and some who knew each other closely were also separated in the confusion... ming is now from NJ and jan went to BMT...

and if last year's reverse bungee jump thought me anything about the importance of counting down to the new year... i'm optimistic about 2008.. or at least i have an idea of what's in store and how to manage the coming 366 days...

sometimes it seems like you're stuck and the queue doesn't seem to be moving... and it may seem like you missed out by being stuck outside when you had expected to get inside... but when you finally get in.. enjoy every moment... don't waste a single drop... sing along to every song even if you don't know the lyrics.. and most importantly... party without prejudice!


anyway... first dawn is breaking and my ears are still ringing from the loud mando/canto-pop and i'm all ready to turn in..

a post at the start of the year is a good sign isn't it? or is everyone doing FACEBOOK these days...