Song collection: 6. So Close, Ever Ever After and That's How You Know (OST of Enchanted)

Was watching Enchanted the other day and...yeah...songs got stuck in my head.
Here you go...happy getting them out of your head now. Saved the best for last..."That's how you know" -*wink*

1. So Close - Jon McLaughlin

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You’re in my arms
And all the world is gone
The music playing on for only two
So close together
And when I’m with you
So close to feeling alive

A life goes by
Romantic dreams must die
So I bid mine goodbye and never knew
So close was waiting, waiting here with you
And now forever I know
All that I want is to hold you
So close

So close to reaching that famous happy end
Almost believing this one's not pretend
Now you’re beside me and look how far we’ve come
So far we are so close

How could I face the faceless days
If I should lose you now?
We’re so close
To reaching that famous happy end
And almost believing this one's not pretend
Let’s go on dreaming though we know we are
So close

So close...And still so far

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2. Ever ever After - Carrie Underwood

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Ever, Ever After
Storybook endings, fairy tales coming true
Deep down inside we want to believe they still do
In our secretest heart it's our favourite part of the story
Let's just admit we all want to make it too

Ever ever after
If we just don't get it our own way
Ever ever after
It may only be a wish away

Starting your fashion, wear your heart on your sleeve
Sometimes you reach what's real just by making believe
Unafraid, unashamed
There is joy to be claimed in this world
You even might wind up being glad to be you

Ever ever after
Though the world will tell you it's not smart
Ever ever after
The world can be yours if you let your heart
Believe in ever after

No wonder your heart feels it's flying
Your head feels it's spinning
Each happy ending's a brand new beginning
Let yourself be enchanted, you just might break through

To ever ever after
Forever could even start today
Ever ever after
Maybe it's just one wish away
Your ever ever after
Ever ever ever after

(I've been dreaming of a true love's kiss)

Oh, for ever ever after
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3. That's How You Know

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Giselle:
How does she know you love her?
How does she know she's yours?

Man:
How does she know that you love her?

Giselle:
How do you show her you love her?

Both:
How does she know that you really, really, truely love her?
How does she know that you love her?
How do you show her you love her?
How does she know that you really, really, truely love her?

Giselle:
It's not enough to take the one you love for granted
You must remind her, or she'll be inclined to say...
"How do I know he loves me?"
(How does she know that you love her?
How do you show her you love her?)
"How do I know he's mine?"
(How does she know that you really, really, truely love her?)

Well does he leave a little note to tell you you are on his mind?
Send you yellow flowers when the sky is grey? Heyy!
He'll find a new way to show you, a little bit everyday
That's how you know, that's how you know!
He's your love...

Man:
You've got to show her you need her
Don't treat her like a mind reader
Each day do something to need her
To believe you love her

Giselle:
Everybody wants to live happily ever after
Everybody wants to know their true love is true...
How do you know he loves you?
(How does she know that you love her?
How do you show her you need her?)
How do you know he's yours?
(How does she know that you really, really, truely-)

Well does he take you out dancin' just so he can hold you close?
Dedicate a song with words in
Just for you? Ohhh!

All:
He'll find his own way to tell you
With the little things he'll do
That's how you know
That's how you know!

Giselle:
He's your love
He's your love...

That's how you know
(la la la la la la la la)
He loves you
(la la la la la la la la)
That's how you know
(la la la la la la la la)
It's true
(la la la la la)

Because he'll wear your favorite color
Just so he can match your eyes
Rent a private picnic
By the fires glow-oohh!

All:
His heart will be yours forever
Something everyday will show
That's how you know (for i = 1;i ++)
That's how you know!

Giselle:
He's your love...

Man:
That's how she knows that you love her
That's how you show her you love her

Giselle:
That's how you know...
That's how you know...
He's your love...

Interesting Definitions...

My dad sent me this in an email...

1. School: A place where Papa pays and Son plays.
2. Life Insurance: A contract that keeps you poor all your life so that you can die Rich.
3. Nurse: A person who wakes u up to give you sleeping pills.
4. Marriage: It's an agreement in which a man loses his bachelor degree and a woman gains her masters.
5. Tears: The hydraulic force by which masculine willpower is defeated by feminine waterpower.
6. Lecture: An art of transferring information from the notes of the Lecturer to the notes of the students without passing through 'the minds of either'
7. Conference: The confusion of one man multiplied by the number present.
8. Compromise: The art of dividing a cake in such a way that everybody believes he got the biggest piece.
9. Dictionary: A place where success comes before work.
10. Conference Room: A place where everybody talks, nobody listens and everybody disagrees later on.
11. Father: A banker provided by nature.
12. Boss: Someone who is early when you are late and late when you are early.
13. Politician: One who shakes your hand before elections and your Confidence after.
14. Doctor: A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills you by bills.
15. Classic: Books, which people praise, but do not read.
16. Smile: A curve that can set a lot of things straight.
17. Office: A place where you can relax after your strenuous home life.
18. Yawn: The only time some married men ever get to open their mouth.
19. Etc.: A sign to make others believe that you know more than you actually do.
20. Committee: Individuals who can do nothing individually and sit to decide that nothing can be done together.
21. Experience: The name men give to their mistakes.
22. Atom Bomb: An invention to end all inventions.
23. Philosopher: A fool who torments himself during life, to be wise after death
    

....hope you had a laugh.

A picture says a thousand words...

In response to the very...very slow feedback on the polls, I have come to the following conclusions:

1. Even if I update my blog with personal events, only a handful will know.
2. Too many pictures, too little blog space.
3. I wouldn't want to force some of my anti-FFVIII friends *ahem*k-a-i*cough* to visit my FFVIII-themed space just to read my updates.

So there you have it...

I won't be posting up my life's events here...(Sincere apologies to those who took the time to vote in the poll) BUT...I will be getting myself a facebook account which is a much more convenient way of sharing my life's events.

A picture says a thousand words...you'll be seeing Ms. RinHeart in a different light soon enough.
Will let you guys know when I have actually set up the account.

Thanks for your views thus far.

Dead Fantasy II - A must watch for FF fans...

Second part of Dead Fantasy created by Montyoum.
His deviantart account is: http://montyoum.deviantart.com/

Comments:
This is just amazing.
I'm at a lost for words...
And I have watched this for the ...*counts*...15th or 16th time since I got my hand on it.
Time to spread the love.

DOA fans might not be too pleased. But...do I sound like I care? Heck, no.




Credits:
Director - Monty Oum
Choreography - Monty Oum
Soundtrack - Brian Tyler
Producer - Monty Oum
Assistant Producer - Dara Hoy
Model Resource - MaroKart64n, Skippymurphy, Drywater, blackbirdi, Mr Y
Animation Guru - Rocky Vanoost, congrats on the new job!
Many Pots of Wisdom - http://www.game-ism.com
Special Thanks - Adam Ferraro
Love and Thanks - Huetran Duong
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Rinoa...there's definitely more than one reason why Squall loves you.
We all do too...*hugz*

"~~~FFVIII Forever~~~" *peace sign*

Informative --> Personal + Interests?

With me being away from home (for studies) and providing only minimal updates...

Would just like to know how many of you would like this blog to also contain personal entries (e.g. my life here in Aust).

You may leave your opinions in form of comments OR you can just click on the poll located on the right panel. Thanks.

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edit: I knew it was a mistake to have said,

"Please don't spread my blog link."

to my friends. My poll isn't moving.

"..."

Uh, guys...you can spread my blog link now.

Comments Enabled

Author's note:

Currently taking in feedbacks for further improvement. Feel free to speak your mind.
Keep in mind that I do not tolerate flame/vulgar/obscene/sensitive comments.

Thanking you in advanced."

Song collection: 5. 转身的时候 - Megan Lai (OST of 'Silence')

OST of Taiwanese Drama, "Silence".

Vic Zhou looks really good here, IMHO.


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When I see you happy and cheerful
my heart feels like the clouds,
floating and leaping very softly
Walking forward following your footsteps,
never letting you notice from a distance

when you are crying, hearing your tears,
my hands are like the clear gentle breeze,
slowly wiping away your tears
You don’t have to pay attention to my existence

Why.. I only want to be close to you,
I am content simply by your side
far or near is fine with me

Everytime, when you turn around
My tears fall
But I remind myself
Only let you see me smile

Everytime when you turn around
My heart aches
I can only watch you in silence
disappearing from my view

I.. Who hold on to you tightly, not wanting to let you go
Has finally understand, I must let you be free
Very tightly, I embrace you for a minute
treating it as a step towards bidding you farewell

Why.. I only want to be close to you
I am content simply by your side
far or near is fine with me

Everytime, when you turn around
My tears fall
But I remind myself
Only let you see me smile

Everytime when you turn around
My heart aches
I can only watch you in silence
disappearing from my view

When has it started
For me to forget about my own sadness
Why when I should be obviously crying, do I feel blissful
to watch the sight of your back walking away

Everytime, when you turn around
My tears fall
But I remind myself
Only let you see me smile

Everytime when you turn around
My heart aches
I can only watch you in silence
disappearing from my view

I have to let you go...

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Note: Pinyin to be added soon...

Book of Life: Chapter 3 - Perfect Love

Quoted from "Just Good Friends"-Joyce Huggett

"One of the reasons why we suffer from a lack of love is that we pin all our hopes and expectations of intimacy on ONE person. We expect that one person to satisfy all our needs; intellectual, recreational, spiritual and social.

Thus, we fail to realize that such an all-sufficient being does not exist. They must be met through several persons."

(Note: This sentence does not mean that I’m promoting polygamy...)

"By burdening one friend with such high hopes and expectations we are strangling the relationship, pushing it closer to the edge."

Book of Life: Chapter 2 - Fear of singleness

The fear of singleness…

One of the fears that frustrate many of our age, the youths, is the fear of being unable to find that certain, special someone. The love that we seek from an ‘other’ is different to the love that our parents/ caretakers give to us. It is a feeling of wanting and being wanted, to protect and be protected, an urge to give and receive, to touch and feel. Sometimes we ask ourselves…why is the waiting process so …long. Would it be worth the wait? Why do we long for an invisible half? There’s nothing wrong with being independent…but still… why does that lonely feeling tingle us in times of insecurity?

Are we so afraid of being alone?

This fear can hold us in a vice-like grip at the same time as we are learning, through a variety of maturing friendships, what it means to disclose the hidden self, to give, to be open. This makes the apprenticeship of intimacy doubly hard.
It is rather noticeable how some of us seek to escape from the closeness we crave rather than take the risk of relating to others.

-Edited from 'Just Good Friends?'-

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Comments:
The ability to remain single is the ability to be independent.

Until you've learned to take care of yourself, can you then take care of another.

There is no right or wrong, only different perspectives in this matter.

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Book of Life: Chapter 1 - Friendship

What is the purpose of friendship?

"A friend is a person who is for you always…he wants nothing from you except that you be yourself. He is the one being with whom you can feel safe. With him you can utter your heart, its badness and its goodness. Like the shade of a great tree in the noonday heat is a friend…he is the Antidote to Despair, the Elixir of Hope, the Tonic for Depression."

-Just Good Friends-

Here’s a nice poem also derived from the book “Just Good Friends?”…

Will you be my friend?

There are so many reasons why you never should

I’m sometimes sullen, often shy, acutely sensitive

My fear erupts as anger. I find it hard to give

I talk about myself when I’m afraid

And often spend a day without anything to say

But I will make you laugh

And love you quite a bit

And hold you when you’re sad

Will you be my friend?

A friend

Who far beyond the feebleness of any vow or tie

Will touch the secret place

Where I am really I…

And if at times, I show my trembling side

The anxious, fearful part I hide

I wonder

Will you be my friend?

-James Kavanaugh-

Selected Poems: 1. Child of Days

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Monday's child is fair of face,

Tuesday's child is full of grace,

Wednesday's child is full of woe,

Thursday's child has far to go,

Friday's child is loving and giving,

Saturday's child works hard for his living,

And the child that is born on the Sabbath day
Is bonny and blithe, and good and gay.

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