I HEART OLETA ADAMS

I heard of her quite sometimes back and lately her songs were on my mind. Her voice was definitely unique. One of the songs that kept on ringing in my ear was "Get here". This ballad is one of the best 'love' songs I ever heard. One of the very facets of love to have the one you love next to you. What better way to express that then the way Oleta did in this song.

On Karaoke...I heart this song (Get here). Yes, I will sing this song over and over again until someone threw something at me *winks*. No sh**! I can sing this song!

Well, Oleta was born in Seattle in May 4, 1964. She was raised in Yakima, Washington State. She is based in Missouri.

If you want read about her more...I guess I can lead you to her promoter/agent/whatever ha ha ~~~> Oleta Adams-de la font

Here are some of her greatest hits;

GET HERE (on youtube)
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me on youtube
New York State of Mind
Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
Rhythm of Life
Circle of One
Woman in Chains
Holy Is the Lamb
Never Knew Love
I Just Had to Hear Your Voice
Lover's Holiday
I Knew You When
Window of Hope
My Heart Won't Lie
WE WILL MEET AGAIN (on youtube)

"Music is a universal language" - (way too many people had said this and I don't know who started it...)

Enjoy the music while you still can (while youtube is still free)

(SHUKRAN'S TAPAU) DINNER

Today was a little hectic. I was co-ordinating a huge presentation for this coming monday. There were managers from all my sites gathered in the Headquarters to give input for this 'major' presentation to pitch for bigger jobs . There were food (in between the meeting) but I didn't have much appetite during the mind challenging meeting. After the meeting which was quite late by the time we finished, I felt really hungry. The rest of the team had gone home. I quickly drove home.

I dropped by a restaurant where I ordered a Chicken Tandoori and Cheese Naan. They were absolutely delicious. I had these naan before from different Indian Restaurants but so far, the naan from Shukran's were still the best I had ever had.

This was the sauce to dip in. Spicy but tasty.

I had a great time eating this meal. The tandoori was just right. Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The Naan was smooth and the cheese was just the right amount

Right after the meal I felt whole again. I didn't realise I was that hungry. I was glad that the restaurant was just around the corner. Now, if I ever want a great naan and tandoori, it will be just a walking distance and I don't have to worry about who to go eat with. I just 'tapau' !

Right after that, I had more clarity to do more work..oh no no...I am NOT a workaholic. I just had a loong loong day and there were still a lot to be done.

Shukran = Thank you (arabic) = Indian Restaurant chain, Malaysia

Tapau = Take out (Chinese)

I HEART JILL SCOTT

Yes, Jill Scott. I was browsing through youtube and all of a sudden some tunes from the past kept on ringing in my ears. For a second there, I forgot the artiste who sang this song... "He loves me". Yep, Jill Scott, that soothing voice...who can forget. I know there were a few other artistes who tried to 'mimick' Jill but they never sound quite the same. I knew her music since a long time ago when I was still a student. That song 'a long walk' remind me that street I was living in Toronto a while back.."Keele Street". That houses on the video remind me of the houses there. At one stage I thought the video was shot there but I didn't go to any length to find out only to know that Jill is not Canadian and no where in hell she could have shot the video there. I was going through my stuffs and I couldn't find any of Jill Scott's material...but I realised I left a bunch of CDs back in Toronto and I don't know who the lucky d*** has them now..O well..

You can read all about Jill in Wikipedia..So, I will not bother going into details about her career. I only want to reveal how Jill's music and voice affected me for real. AHah! Not! Who can tell how I really feel???? Psych!

Since I went through all the trouble cutting and pasting the vidz (ha ha) into this blog, just enjoy the music will ya!

Ooops sorry I couldn't find any "He loves me" with Jill in in. But I am sure you all know how Jill looks like *winks*. I love all her song..one maybe more than another but suffice to say, from all female vocalists out there...I think Jill has the most 'soothing' effect of all. I put Jill in the same league as Erykah Badu..Holly Cole and Nell Carter. I am sure there are a few more who sound similar. I can't recall. I am sure if you are a music enthusiast, you will have better availability in finding out more about Jill and Holly and whoever....I just love Jill's voice and bonus, she has some great songs...I can never get tired of her voice..

Oh, this video probably the one I like the most from Jill;

Pretty close to the truth to some people huh... Love the 'drama' there. Talk to the hand thingy and all that..Jill, Jill, Jill she had to go there lol ;-)

Pretty cool performance on OPRAH (2001):

Go to her webby--->JILL SCOTT.COM She has some great stuffs in there and plus you can see some of her "LIVE" preformances..unlike a lot of artistes who are shit on stage, Jill on the other hand sounds amazing on stage.

SOMETHING ABOUT YOU - DAFT PUNK-INTERSTELLA5555

Remember this vid? Once upon a time Daft Punk was makin series of these? (You may wanna go to youtube and look at the whole interstella 5555 series of Daft Punk and of course in your own sweet time to understand the whole freakin thing..and of course those ol skool hags might have already known about this *winks*)

Well, just for the heck of things, I am dedicating this song to those who stumbled into my blog and been in love for a long time!

Lyric to hum along..try it..it's a therapy!:

It might not be the right time

I might not be the right one

But there's something about us I want to say

Cause there's something between us anyway

I might not be the right one

It might not be the right time

But there's something about us I've got to do

Some kind of secret I will share with you

I need you more than anything in my life

I want you more than anything in my life

I'll miss you more than anyone in my life

I love you more than anyone in my life

Phewh! I am feeling a little tired just humming to this one! Enjoy! If you still don't know who the heck these people are (Daft Punk of coz)..That may be a sign that you are too young to know..ssssshhhhhhhh...Daft Punk! Make some more music will ya!

THE EMPLOYEE APPRECIATED...LUNCH!!!!

My office is da bomb! Our BIG boss said today that since we had been such good boys and girls, we deserved a good lunch. Some was a little hesitant to go but who could resist good food? This was totally unplanned. That spur of the moment, we managed to gather 27 of us. That many? That shows we are growing...healthy and well. That was why the big boss wanted us to eat healthy. Plus, this should be good to boost our morale after long hours of work days after days..... There were several cars transported us to the restaurant downtown. As planned, we reached Insaf restaurant just in time for lunch and we were hungry. To seat 27 people in this restaurant was no problem.The big boss ordered for us (we wouldn't want to upset the appreciator now do we?), so let the MAN do his ordering;

Beriyani with fried chicken and popodum

Beef rendang

Mutton rendang

Deep fried Squid

Big Prawn Sambal

Dhal

Mango Dessert

Thank you boss! We loved the food and we appreciate your appreciation of our 'hard' work. We will work better and produce better result :)

psst...we get bonus don't we?????

APRIL FOO(D)

I was a fool, thinking that today of all days will be the day that people pull pranks on each other. I was surprised that the rest of the world which was my office was pretty quiet. The thought came to me to pull a fast one on one of my colleagues...but it stopped right there. I wasn't in the mood to do anything. I was busy getting my project costing done so that I won't leave it to the last minute. Some of the potential clients that I met before were visiting the office but I wasn't too 'sociable'. An old friend also visited the office and that was the highlight of my day. I quickly packed my bag and left the office earlier than usual. I went home and on the way home I grabbed a few 'supplies' of my daily sustenance. My sister messaged me whether I was interested in any take outs. I replied, "Ok". She came home with 3 burgers. She ate 2 of them. Wow, she must be very hungry. We chatted a while and she decided to call mum and dad. The conversation was 'normal' and as I hung up the phone she made a remark why I didn't tell my parents of the recent incident. I told her there was no need to be alarmed and sh** happened. I told her eventually I know that she will tell them. She was quiet. We watched DVD for a little while and forgot that this was an April fool's day. No, we no longer believe in that. Difficult moments like these we better stay calm and do whatever necessary to go through life without being too dramatic about it.

THANK YOU MY FRIEND :-)

I went to work feeling a little shaky after the mugging incident. I kept on having flashbacks on how it happened. Yup, I don't feel 'safe' anymore. Life must go on though..so I braved myself even how demotivated I was to go to work today. I was very quiet as I was preparing my portion of the presentation for this month's management meeting. The bosses were concerned about what happened to me. I didn't go through the story sufficed with the 'brief' of what happened and no one dared to ask me anything. The girl who sat next to me in the office were complaining how 'quiet' I was. I didn't want to say anything to that. A text message from a friend cheered me up for he asked me for a grub later on. To be honest I was more looking forward to that than the management meeting. I made plan since the meeting started at 4pm, I thought there was no way it was going to drag for too long. So, 6:30pm was surely enough time to walk across the street after the meeting. NOT! 7:00pm....my slot was not even started...I messaged my friend that it will be a little while...he was very nice to wait for me...I felt bad and asked him to go ahead and eat without me and I would join him for a drink or two...Somehow, I managed to squeeze my presentation and by that time most people had lost interest in listening or paying attention on what I had to say. I was the speedy gonzales and packed my things up and left. My dear friend was still there waiting and for the life of me I never appreciated anything more than the look of a person who genuinely care about me. We hugged and that was the time I realised how much I needed the hug. I profusely apologized for making him wait. It didn't occur to me that we all in the office had too much to say even we see each other almost every day...The night went on and I had the most wonderful time. I was cheered up and my friend, I will never forget that kindness you showed me. I went to sleep with a smile...There are still kindness and care in this world....