IceBox

I have been into this song recently and I found it's got really moving lyrics actually...

IceBox
Omarion

Fussin' and fightin', we back at it again
I know that, its my fault, but you don't understand (no)
I got memories, this is crazy
You ain't nothing like the girl I used to know

Good with ma, good with pa, cool with all my niggas
I should try to decide, wanna let u in, but no
That means memories, and its crazy
You ain't nothing like the girl I used to know

Girl I really wanna work this out, cause I'm tired of fightin'
And I really hope you still want me the way I want you
I said I really wanna work this out, damn girl I'm tryin'
Its no excuse, no excuse
But I got this

I got this icebox where my heart used to be (but I got this)
I got this icebox where my heart used to be (said I got this)
I'm so cold, I'm so cold, I'm so cold, I'm so cold
I'm so cold, I'm so cold, I'm so cold

Why cant I get it right, just cant let it go
I opened up, she let me down, I wont feel that no more
I got memories, this is crazy
She ain't nothing like the girl I used to know
I don't mean to take it out on you baby but I cant help
my heart is in the same ol' condition that baby left it
And I, I apologize, for makin' you cry
Look me in my eye and promise you won't do me the same


WATCH THE VIDEO at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItbFzQ-L45c


AND the lyrics for the remix by Usher is nice too..


IceBox Remix
Omarion & Usher

[Omarion]
I don't know
Should I stay
Should I go
Yeah, I knowIt's the remix, remix

Yeah
See I'm in this situation
Think I need a little help
Let's go

When this began, we were friends
She knew all my business (business)
All my good, all my bad
Said that she was with it (now)
I got memories, this is crazy
She ain't nothing like that girl I used to know

Didn't believe she would creep
Thought we was forever (oh)
She broke out, I broke down
& that's just all that left of us (oh)
Now these memories, they be haunting me
You ain't feeling me
My girl's about to go

I really wanna work this out
Cause I'm tired of fighting (if that don't work) &
I really hope she still want me the way I want her (you'll get your feelings hurt)
I said I really wanna work this out
Damn girl I'm trying
Here's the remix (remix)

I got this ice box where my heart used to be [2x]
but (said)I'm so cold, I'm so cold, I'm so cold, I'm so cold (ohh)
I'm so cold, I'm so cold, I'm so cold

[Usher]
Ha pimping listen
Hold up now
Take your time
Let me get this right (huh)
You tripping on what's in front of you
Cause you're looking behind you (yeah but I mean)
You got memories (but)
Take it from me (cause)
ain't nothing like oh girl you used to know

If shawty's doing right by you
Maybe you should let it go
At the end of the day,
It ain't worth it
Wanna know how I know (how you know)
Remember confessions
So you already know that it's gonna hurt
Shawty, learn your lesson
You don't really wanna feel the burn
No, listen

If you really wanna work it out
Then stop denying (denying)
Quit living in the past of time
You face the truth (truth)
If it's ever gonna work out
You gotta stop lying
Stop blaming her when it's you, that's

Got the ice box where your heart used to be
Got a ice box where your heart used to be

[Omarion]
I'm so cold I'm so cold I'm so cold I'm so cold (ohh)
I'm so cold I'm so cold I'm so cold

[Usher]
Boy you gotta ice box

[Omarion]
I don't wanna be stuck off in this cold cold world
Don't wanna mess this up
Better keep your eye on me, girl

[Usher]
Leave the past in the past
Gotta let it go
You gotta know when to move on
You gotta know when to let go (yes sir)
Don't lose ya lady

This is the remix
This is the remix
Go ahead replay it
This is the remix

[Omarion]
Girl, I really wanna work this out
Cause I'm tired of fighting

LISTEN TO IT at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4eztX0uNYw&feature=related

Free Rice

This is a fun way to do charity. Every word you get right helps donate 20g of rice to the poor. Improve your English and do charity in a fun way...why not? :)

www.freerice.com

I am trying to target 1-2kg a day hahaha

S'poreans Materially Rich, But Spiritually Poor?

I came across this acrticle through my email at work. The guy who sends me market updates every day sent this artilcle which I can't help but agree on some parts.

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18 Apr 2008 10:56 CST DJ
Singapore Materially Rich, Spiritually Poor: Author -AFP SINGAPORE (AFP)

Singapore is materially rich but spiritually poor -- and the government is partly to blame, one of the city-state's most prominent authors says.

Catherine Lim, also a political commentator, is one of a very few to publicly criticize the government in Southeast Asia's most economically advanced society.

Lim said that while Singapore is consistently ranked high in various surveys on material measures, such as business friendliness and economic achievement, the standings are reversed when other factors are considered.

"Press freedom, happiness and even love life and romance and so on, Singapore is ranked very low," Lim said in an interview with AFP.

"Maybe it leads to some questions. Are we achieving all this material prosperity at the cost of something? Soul, spirit, heart, senses, whatever you want to call it?" She said the government's tight political control is partly to blame for a lack of happiness among the city-state's 4.6 million people.

"If there were less of a climate of fear... we would be a happier society," she said.

Singapore is one of the most politically stable countries in the region and has become the base for thousands of foreign firms.

The country's leaders say its tough laws against dissent and other political activity are necessary to ensure such stability which has helped it achieve economic success.

It is illegal, for example, to hold a public gathering of five or more people in Singapore without a permit, meaning demonstrations seldom occur.

Singapore's leaders maintain that Western-style liberal democracy is not suitable for the tiny, multi-racial nation which has been ruled by the People's Action Party since 1959.

Lim said the government is doing much better than others in helping to deal with "material issues", including rising global food prices.

"This is a very pro-active government... a very pragmatic, problem-solving leadership," the Malaysian-born Lim, 66, said.

"The problem is in the other areas, political and social liberties that we don't hear much of here in Singapore." Lim, who has lived in the city-state since 1967, spoke to AFP on the sidelines of a conference on The New Science of Happiness and Well-being, where she was invited to speak, and which ended Thursday.

Paris based media watchdog Reporters Without Borders ranked the city-state at 146 out of 168 nations, lower than Zimbabwe at 140, on a global index of press freedom released last year.

Singapore has also placed at the lower end in global surveys of sex frequency and satisfaction. A recent poll by advertising firm Grey Group found that nine in 10 people living in Singapore said they were stressed.

Singaporeans are not "unhappy in the real sense of the word as in poverty-stricken countries", Lim said, but they seem to feel something is missing to complete their happiness.

"We need more time to relax. Singaporeans are always talking about pressure. We make money, but hey, we don't have the leisure to spend our money." Lim has written more than nine collections of short stories, five novels and a book on poems. Her works have been published internationally.

Last year she also turned to the Internet, after the pro-government Straits Times refused to publish one of her commentaries, her website says.

The newspaper had, for 13 years, published her commentaries even though they were critical of the government, she wrote on the website.

But in September it rejected one on "the need for a political opening up", the website says. The Today daily also refused to publish it, forcing her to go online, she says on the website.

Direct criticism of the government is rare in Singapore's mainstream media, forcing dissatisfied Singaporeans to resort to the web to express their views.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

Dance Class Again!

Take It To The Floor
B2K

Another Dance Class

Another one of my recent dance classes :)

Purple Line
Tohoshinki

The New and Not-So-New Dating Game

I met up with my Sex and The City bunch the other day and I tell you, our conversations resemble episodes out of the series more and more. We talk about work, men or the lack of it, marriage and gasp, kids. Is it us growing old or what? Coming from the one who always touches the new age band first amongst us, I can tell you: Yes we are growing older.

Having stayed out of the dating game, I got my feeds of the modern dating game from a girlfriend who has had other friends that have been most enthusiastic about setting her up. "Apparently I give people the vibe that I want a boyfriend. People are just setting me up!" She exclaims.

Well, I wonder why when it's really not hard to forget the "I want a boyfriend" statement made about five minutes before that comment *LAUGHS*

We all know that after the first date, one should always make the follow up call a little later. The key is to appear interested, but not overly-interested. Read: interested, not desperate.

Apparently, now there is a socially acceptable timeframe to call someone. It's always been there but this has taken on a new level of scientific refinement. I always just thought it was a rule of thumb but now it has come down to:

Calling immediately: DESPERATE

Calling 3 days after: OK, QUITE INTERESTED. IDEAL.

Calling 1 week after: HMM MAY BE INTERESTED

Calling 2 weeks after or not calling: HE THINKS YOU ARE A COW.

Fill in the in betweens yourself according to the gauge of interest as marked by the milestones. Er, to the person who made this comment, please correct me if I am wrong. We call this THE SOCIAL WINDOW.

My goodness. And you ask me why I can't really be bothered with dating.

The truth is, I would like to meet someone nice but I can't seem to find the energy for the dating game. I can't enjoy it like my girlfriend does. Besides, I am actually pretty grateful for the opportunity to focus on the loves that I have finally found in my life. I guess God also knows I don't really want to date now so he's keeping the right person at bay. Not too bad an idea actually. Just like the 14-year-old violinist who aced 13 subjects AND violin, she wants to focus on her violin which makes her happy. I would like to do the same as I already have a lot of loves that need me.

That being said, I would still like to meet someone nice when the time is right.

I was recently watching an anime and drama and it made me understand a little about why women go for successful men. Material comforts aside, there is something inherently sexy about a man who is capable and focused on his betterment. That gives the woman a man to look up to and trust.

There's a popular saying that behind every successful man is a woman. I think of it as a woman wants a man whose success she can be a part of. She wants to be the one to share his dream and work with him to lift him to achieve those dreams. A man who has those dreams gives the woman a chance to be part of that exciting venture even as she is chasing her own. Like what a girlfriend of mine says, "No matter how strong I am, I want a man I can lean on and be a xiao nu ren at times."

The story in the drama was a about a musical genius whose dream was to be a successful conductor. He meets this girl who is a piano prodigy whose talent has yet to be developed. As I watched her admire him (literally from behind his back) while he was conducting, I felt the moment where a woman can claim her pride of her man.

I am sure the feminists will hang me for this but trust me: Even for someone like myself who believes in being your own woman, there is something about the feeling of "Ah this is my man, not yours." Man have their feeling of conquest for women, so do women. Women are proud of being with a successful man just as men are proud of bagging a beautiful woman.

Of course, the measures of success aren't always material. Like the character in the story, it was the man's talent and passion for what he loves that instills pride within her. Whilst material success is often used as a benchmark for success, gentlemen should always look at your women carefully and see what really moves her. You might be surprised.

There's something else I notice about the dating game as you get older. When you are young, you fall down and you get up easily. Yes, you may wail and all but it just seems so much easier to get up and not to mention that your wounds heal a lot faster. However, as time passes, wounds take longer to heal. I don't mean just the physical ones. Even the emotional ones take a longer time. It almost seems like the rate of recovery for emotional wounds parallel that of the physical ones.

I remember when we were younger, people got together and broke more often and more eaily than they do now. As age grew, we began to think more, consider more and fear more. A child may not be afraid of jumping into a puddle but the adult will think "Ah I will get wet." We grow more wary of putting ourselves where we could be hurt, be it physically or emotionally. When the inevitable of pain arises, we take that much longer to walk out of it. What used to take months now take years. Sometimes, they never quite go away because they take residence as scars that add more to the consideration process for the next one to come. Maybe this is why we grow more picky as we get older. It's not only about knowing more clearly what you want but also what you don't want. As a result, things get "complicated".

Sometimes, it is that little spirit of fearlessness and adventure that I miss. It was just much simpler and easier.