Sakinah Abdul Aziz

I've been so hooked to this song for the past couple of weeks. And am still hooked. Sometimes it may seem dark, But the absence of the light is a necessary part. Just know, you’re never alone, You can always come back home.  Every road is a slippery slope, There is always a hand that you can hold on to.  Looking deeper through the telescope, You can see that your home’s inside of you. Just know, that wherever you go, No you’re never alone, You will always get back home.

This song has been my anthem for the past Fridays. Love the craziness of the video! The Cure is awesome. I don't care if Monday's blue Tuesday's gray and Wednesday too Thursday, I don't care about you It's Friday, I'm in love. Monday, you can fall apart Tuesday, Wednesday break my heart Oh, Thursday doesn't even start It's Friday, I'm in love. Saturday, wait And Sunday, always comes too late But Friday, never hesitate. I don't care if Monday's black Tuesday, Wednesday - heart attack Thursday, never looking back It's Friday, I'm in love. Monday, you can hold your head Tuesday, Wednesday stay in bed Or Thursday - watch the walls instead It's Friday, I'm in love.

'Primadonna' is my current earworm. But I prefer her acoustic version. This.

Korean dramas can really make you feel good; they can make you laugh but also never fail to make you cry at least once! Another show done! Thought this song was the most catchy one throughout the show. Yong Hwa is really good in this one compared to when he was in You're Beautiful. So here's my top 5 picks for awesome korean shows: 1) Boys Over Flowers (just cos I'm biased and I absolutely adore Lee Min Ho) 2) You're Beautiful 3) My Girl 4) My Lovely Sam-Soon 5) Secret Garden I'd say you'll cry the most for #1, 3 and 5. Really.

Her Walmart series are seriously the awesomest. Jump start my kaleidoscope heart, Love to watch the colors fade, They may not make sense, But they sure as hell made me. I won't go as a passenger, no Waiting for the road to be laid Though I may be going down, I'm taking flame over burning out Compare, where you are to where you want to be, and you'll get nowhere.

Maybe one day you will understand I don't want nothing from you but to sweetly hold your hand Till that day just please don't be so down Don't make frowns, you silly clown Just come and open up your folding chair next to me My feet are buried in the sand and there's a breeze There's a shadow, you can't see my eyes And the waves are just a frothier version of the skies

There are reasons why certain people are so special and that you can immediately set them apart from the rest. Of course there are the good times; they bring joy, warmth and comfort, but it's also these same people who make you vulnerable/feel vulnerable in many bittersweet ways. It is these few people who can really surprise you with your capacity to allow yourselves to bask in this vulnerability despite knowing the associated risks that may come along. It's like scraping the different epidermal layers of your skin, and exposing them bit by bit until you've arrived at the innermost layer where you are most vulnerable to pathogens. It is with these people you can be completely yourself with and through being comfortable, you gradually expose some flaws, weaknesses, habits, weird tendencies and silly antics along the way. Other people can easily shoot you down, some may leave you, criticize you, bring you down but these people acknowledge and embrace them and perhaps shoot y...

Don't you know the cold and wind and rain, don't know They only seem to come and go away Stand by me Nobody knows the way it's gonna be Oasis must come to Singapore.

I think I did post this song sometime back somewhere in this blog but that was when she hadn't come up with such a quirky video clip for such a sweet song. So I'll be missing her when she's in town, boohoo.

Rachael was great live! I think for someone to experience so much emotion and to translate it to write some beautifully sad songs, mostly deep songs and all in all just downright awesome songs is one difficult task. And to sing all these live and to feel the emotions through her naturally unique voice that resounds in the Esplanade Concert Hall is such a great way to spend a day in my busy recess week. Worth every dollar. So perhaps my entries have been very lyrics-filled lately. But this one's just good. Rachael was sick so she had problems doing the chorus, but she was amazing still! I found that record you'd been looking for yesterday The one I'd been searching for forever I played that record all night, you were right The last song said it all Even though it skipped a bit, it sounded better I never, I never, I never knew The only way to listen to a record like that Is to play it through But all of this means nothing Yeah, all of this means nothing All of this means noth...

Oh Sara, you're always an amazing musician to me. I think this is one of my favourites from Kaleidoscope Heart. But then again, I think all of her songs are awesome! Well, I think we have those days where we feel so low, so bleargh that just need to feel rejuvenated. Here's the best song that describes it. I wish I were pretty I wish I were brave If I owned this city Then I'd make it behave And if I were fearless Then I'd speak my truth And the world would hear this That's what I wish I'd do, yeah If my hands could hold them you'd see I'd take all these secrets in me And I'd move and mold them to be Something I'd set free I want to darken in the skies Open the floodgates up I want to change my mind I want to be enough I want the water in my eyes I want to cry until the end of time I want to let the rain come down Make a brand new ground Let the rain come down Let the rain come down Make a brand new ground Let the rain come down tonight I hold on...

It's a little, it's a little luck, it's a little so oh, oh, oh, what It's a little, it's a little love, it's a little love for what we've got It's another day to start making up Oh baby, just look how lucky we got. Saturday Morning on repeat while on my way to school on Saturday morning. Just lovely. One of Rachael's happier songs. So glad that she's singing happier songs for Chesapeake! Can't wait!

The best thing about having a night class every Friday is how I'd go home and turn in forgetting it is actually a Friday night, so I'd wake up the next morning to be pleasantly surprised that it is Saturday again. Woohoo! If it's not too late for coffee I'll be at your place in ten We'll hit that all night diner And then we'll see There's a love that transcends All that we've known of ourselves And I'll wait for it to come I'll wait for it to come Well it's got to be strong to touch my heart Through its shell And I'll wait for it to come I'll wait for it to come One of my ol' favourites on a lazy Sunday. Together with: Tiger Lily - Matchbook Romance Hands Down (acoustic version) - Dashboard Confessional

The song I'd go back to, from time to time :)

We just have to Open our eyes, our hearts, and minds If we just look bright to see the signs We can’t keep hiding from the truth Let it take us by surprise Take us in the best way, Guide us every single day, Keep us close to You, Until the end of time You created everything, We belong to You. We raise our hands, Forever, we thank You. Le Dieu, ne me laissez pas dépourvu de la foi.

Can't wait for February! :)

How can I only discover her now?

I absolutely love The Cab, particularly this one sung by them. Great lyrics. Living Louder - The Cab If today's the day I die Lay me down under the lights Let me fall in love Let me save a life And let me lose my voice Singing all my favorite songs Let me stare up at the stars 'Cause its where we all belong My heart like a fight Your working my chest My only regret is having regrets Travelled the world I loved every step And all I know is; No one, no one lives forever We will be remembered For what we do right now And baby I'm living louder And dreaming longer, tonight And baby I'm fighting harder And loving stronger tonight 'Cause we're all just kids Who grew up way too fast Yeah the good die young But the great will always last We're growing older But we're all soldiers tonight If today's the day I go Gonna drink with all my friends Gonna laugh until we cry As we talk and reminisce And let me kiss a stranger And rob the local bank Let me become re...

The perks of running your player on shuffle (: I chanced into a good, uplifting song. "If you have peace within yourself, nobody can touch you no matter what happens." - Mariah Carey Well said, Mariah! Here you go! They can say, Anything they want to say, Try to bring me down, But I will not allow anyone to succeed hanging clouds over me, And they can try How to make me feel that I, Don't matter at all, But I refuse to falter in what I believe or lose faith in my dreams Cause there's, There's a light in me, That shines brightly, They can try, But they can't take that away from me From me Oh they, They can do Anything they want to you, If you let them in, But they won't ever win, If you cling to you pride, and just push them aside, See I, I have learned, There's an inner peace I own, Something in my soul that they can not possess So I won't be afraid and the darkness will fade Cause there's, T...

Obviously, due to many days of unwritten entries, it is due to la paresse that kicked in ever since my exam ended. On a more serious note, I'll be taking an international french exam this Thursday. For these past few days, I've been seriously questioning myself why on earth did I decide to sit for this exam, and why B2 level?! Impulsiveness? Boldness? Stupidity? I really really hope that the 4 papers I'll be sitting for won't be so hard on me. Anyway Monsieur (don't tell you which one!) has been so nice, can you imagine, him, photocopying past exam papers for me and lending me 3 of his books!? Again, I cannot help but to notice how charmant he is. Anyway, ever since Paris (I think I've mentioned this a few times before here), I just cannot get sick of 'Endless Love'. Yes the Mariah Carey and Luther's version. I was on the bus last night, all mentally drained, perhaps mostly on my left side of the brain, for I've used it up to painstakingly comp...