"I dreamed a dream"

No, i'm not going to start on the speech Martin Luther King gave in 1963. This is much, much more simple (and trivial, i might add). With my newly discovered "Gleek"iness, i've been indulging in some escapism from the mundane existance i have in my current "prison". By the way, am liking Idina Menzel and Lea Michelle's rendition of "I dreamed a dream"! Better than Susan Boyle's version (i think).



But before i get ahead of myself, the series got me thinking...we always seem to root naturally for the good guys etc. And if i'd want to play any character from Glee for example, i'd choose to be Mr. Schu or Finn. You know, the cool guy type. Is this nature's way of doing selection? To choose to be part of the "in" crowd?



Accepting ourselves as who we are is important in maintaining our persona, beliefs, and also keeping ourself grounded. Age does that by teaching us life lessons (and these are approved courses from the University of Hard Knocks...heheh). The way how the Glee kids keep going on (what with the regular slushie/slurpee facials and stuff) is admirable...if not oblivious to the fact that they don't seem to fit in naturally into other cliques. :P



And within the Glee kids group, there's the sub-grouping of popular kids: the cheerleaders and athletes who just happen to like singing or performing. And there's the remainder of the gang...the ones who by self-choice or by choice of other people, end up being outcasts. All of them (popular or not) have one thing in common - their passion for the performing arts.



Modern life also has similes/parallel examples. There's always the "happening" crowd who seems to do everything that is popular, and also there's the "loners" who mostly keep to themselves. Personally, i don't care for labels as such. Whatever makes you happy, that's the best choice for you to keep going on. Of course, the occasions when you're required to cooperate with others...take that opportunity to get out of your shell and broaden your horizons. Find the common factor that makes all of you tick. Life should always have friends whom you can lean on when you need to. Friends who can see your true colours, are kinda rare to have.

Besides than allowing myself the chance to gleek out, i'm in need to rethink some things over. Life is a stream of never-ending surprises. And sometimes, i need a break from them. Where is the remote control in life to pause certain moments?? (That's right...the character Adam Sandler played in Click has it. :P ) Imagine. The cool things i can do with it :P Won't need the rewind button (yes, i'm glad bygones are bygones).

So, here's a shout out to time...thanks for the past and wishing for better days ahead. That's all man can do. Hope.

And that's a wrap!

Decades of your (my?) life...

A thought crossed into my mind as i drove home from dinner today. And here it is, in its unabridged form.

From 0 to 10 years old, it's the time for you to play.
From 11 to 20 years old, it's the time for you to learn.
From 21 to 30 years old, it's the time for you to make mistakes (and still learn from them).
From 31 to 40 years old, it's the time for you to drive your life forward and make the push to the top.
From 41 to 50 years old, it's the time for you to start coasting a little and enjoy little luxuries in life.
From 51 to 60 years old, it's the time for you to enjoy the respect you gain from being at the pinnacle of your life.
From 61 to 70 years old, it's the time for you to take things easy, and ease yourself gracefully into retirement.
From 71 to whatever age you live up to, it's the time for you to enjoy retired life and pass on sage advise about life to younger cikus.

Not very eloquent perhaps, but it's an honest thought. What do you think?

This is what i saw few days back...

Was out for lunch one day, and i felt the blazing sun searing my head and back. But guess what, i took a look up into the skies and saw the blue skies up ahead. Immediate reaction : "WOW". The feeling of freedom, more innocent younger days sprang to mind and heart. To be able to just lie back on a warm summery day, on a clear (and clean) field, and just relax and enjoy the time spent under the sun (literally) was so uplifting, i forgot about my immediate cares. The blueness of the skies was a good change from the hazy grey days KL is so famous about.








And to tie in the theme of freedom, celebrating life, here's a song that's been uplifting my mood in the mornings. It's by Danny Gokey, entitled "My Best Days Are Ahead of Me". And i truly believe, it is :) Hope you find it as inspiring as i did.




















Blowing out the candles on another birthday cake
Old enough to look back and laugh at my mistakes
Young enough to look at the future and like what I see
My best days are ahead of me

Life hasn't always been a party but mostly it's been good
There's only one or two things that I'd change if I could
I dont get lost in the past or get stuck in some sad memory yeah
My best days are ahead of me

Age is nothing but a number
Sometimes I have to wonder, what does it really mean
But hey I'm still putting it together
I keep getting better
if I keep getting better, I can be whatever I want to be
My best days are ahead of me

I've got sunsets to witness
Dreams to dance with
Beaches to walk on, and lovers to kiss
There's a whole lot of world out there that I can't wait to see
My best days are ahead of me
My best days are ahead of me

The Climb (to where you need to go to)

The Climb lyrics
Songwriters: Alexander, J; Mabe, J;
Artiste: Miley Cyrus

I can almost see it, That dream I am dreaming
But there's a voice inside my head saying
"You'll never reach it"

Every step I'm taking, Every move I make feels
Lost with no direction
My faith is shaken

But I gotta keep trying, Gotta keep my head held high

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose

Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb

The struggles I'm facing, The chances I'm taking
Sometimes might knock me down
But no, I'm not breaking

I may not know it, But these are the moments that
I'm gonna remember most, yeah
Just gotta keep going

And I, I got to be strong, Just keep pushing on

'Cause there's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose

Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb, yeah!

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Somebody's gonna have to lose

Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb, yeah!

Keep on moving, keep climbing
Keep the faith, baby
It's all about, it's all about the climb
Keep the faith, keep your faith, whoa

Just a shout out to everyone who needs reminding that life is a climb (up corporate ladders, or life in general, or any applicable situation). There will be times when you come to mini plateaus where you can take a short breather and assess how far you've come. There will be times when you almost slip or do slip, and also times when weather forces you to stay put. What matters then would be how you pick yourself up, dust off the debris, and keep moving on. And of course, there will be times when it's right to ATTACK the climb...hehehe. When you need to do it, JUST DO IT! (Yes, it's Nike's motto, but it's effective nevertheless). With the end goal in sight, that's how we progress through life in stages, with each stage having an immediate goal to be achieved. What matters end of the day is that we arrive at the peak (some in style, some not so in style) in our own way, time, and strength.

And if you have no faith in anything else...trust in yourself. Faith basically is having trust in something you can't see immediately, but knowing that it exists somewhere, somehow.