I'm sitting in front of my laptop, eating left-over noodles from my Grandpa's birthday dinner last night. The noodles were delicious then, which is a far cry from the muck I'm eating right now... soggy, messy noodles. Sigh. Dinner was somewhat excruciating, because I ended up sitting next to my Grandpa, at a table where the average age of everyone seated there was 52. A whole night of forced smiling and keeping my mouth shut. To make matters worse, there was definite tension in the air because my dad and uncle from Australia were sitting at the same table. The last time they were at dinner together, they ended up quarreling and falling out. At least they didn't go down that road this time round, but still, they aren't speaking to each other, which is a pity because they used to get along so well. But oh well, when it comes to adults, there's lots of pride at stake, and very often no one wants to take the first step to reconciliation. And as we age and grow older, I think we find that really occurring in our daily lives too. At least that's over and done with. I don't have to be in such a situation until next year! WOO HOO!
Anyway, I came upon this song from the 881 soundtrack. And no... unlike the millions of Singaporeans who have seen the movie and gone gaga over it, I HAVE NOT seen the movie, and I don't intend to. I'm sure its nice and all, because I've seen some of Royston Tan's short films and I do think that he really is a talented director, but I'm just not into watching 881, for reasons that even I do not know of. However, I've heard some of the songs from the soundtrack, and I've got to say they are really nice. Very simple, moving songs. I love the title track 'One Half 一人一半' best... but there are many many versions of it - 伍家辉's solo version, a duet version (which he sang with YANZI! once), and another female version that I heard once on 93.3 FM.
Jiahui's version. The original I think...
The duet version, with another girl.
The duet between Jiahui and Yanzi. I love the fact that its unplugged! I think this is the best version I've heard so far (but that's because there's Stefanie in it!)
My mom is a BIG fan of 881. She keeps telling me about the jokes in Hokkien, but of course, I did't really appreciate them because 我的 Hokkien 没有很好. I think I shall buy her the OST because she loves the songs. Which should be a good surprise gift because I haven't given her a surprise gift in ages. I hope it doesn't cost much - at any rate, it should cost less than my Grey's Anatomy soundtracks so yeah, I shouldn't complain.
I like the lyrics though. Sometime along the rough lines of: you get one half, I get the other, and our friendship will not splinter; we each get equal quarters, and our friendship will last. Okay, bad translation, I apologize but my Hokkien really isn't that good! But yeah, the lyrics are very very good. Meaningful really. Any relationship you build with someone - family, friend, lover - depends on equal contribution from both parties. You share your troubles, your worries, your joy, your success with each other. No other way. *nods*
Name: voldemort33
XY, 01/06/1987, s'porean typical geminian free-thinker moody & eccentric thinks far too much for his own good med student (be afraid. be very afraid!) demon45_6f@hotmail.com
crazy craves
music (jazz, rock and lounge) day-dreaming drawing & photography animals (sheep!) chocolate and tea! seafood, noodles and soup!
pet peeves
noisy crowds over-possessive, insecure, whiny people two-faced hypocrites housework and homework being called 'rich' rushing to do stuff crying, pesky kids
deepest darkest desires! (aka wishlist!)
to be a doctor (with a heart of gold!) a dog my own condo apartment a driving license and my own four wheel drive my own comic line someone to hug
