Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Keep Tryin'
I finally passed the gift to Valentine although it was four days late. Glad that he liked it. It was tough to decide on the size as the measurements were different from Giordano. So I used my own body as a gauge. 'Cos he wears one size bigger than me. ^^ I also spent some time looking for a design he will favour. 'Cos he has quite an extraordinary taste. I made a slight mistake though...Well, I wrapped the gift upside down. Hope you didn't notice. :P The others gave him a DS game which he wouldn't be playing till he gets a DS in March.
After work yesterday, I went back home to celebrate my sister's birthday. She was pretty delighted when she saw the cake and present. Well, I got her a mp3 player as she kept hinting me ages way before her brithday. Thank you, Creative and thank you, Ken. I burnt a wonderful hole in my pocket. But then, if it can make her happy, nothing matters.
Utada Hikaru's new single is out and it's called "Keep Tryin'". I saw the music video and I can say it's the most beautiful ever done. It's the last music video to be directed by her husband. Being the last video, a lot of props and efforts are used to create it. Inside the video, Utada is inside this town made of coloured paper and she can be seen portraying many roles. Like a policewoman, school girl, receptionist, office lady, air stewardess, waitress, political candidate, train conductor, street busker, weather reporter, bar hostess, lonely woman and finally herself. The song itself is quite catchy and as usually it's in her own style of R & B. It is also meaningful as it relates to us that there are many possible opportunities for us unless we keep trying to fulfl our dreams. The music video is mentioned to have some references to her past music videos but I only see two so far. One is the part you see a boy placing his hand on a display window where there's a dummy doing the same thing inside. It resembles the part in Final Distance where you see Utada portraying a boy and a girl reaching for each other whose both are separated in a glass chamber. The other one is the part where Utada the office lady walks past an aisle of working men which resembles the part in Passion where she walks past an aisle of drummers.
Yesterday, I was chatting with a friend who's quite worried about which poly and course he will be posted to. He did average for his O levels and he's trying to go for design courses. I mentioned to him that if he can't go in, he can keep trying. Maybe go for the private schools. Like NAFA for example. But lately, I heard from a friend working in there that they are rejecting a lot of appeals or applications due to weak portfolios. Even if you fail, you can also try again. No matter how old, we can just keep on trying and trying. Just thgatyou know in your mind that you did your best and no regrets. Listen to "Keep Tryin'" if you are in doubt. LOL.
I think it's time to get a new pair of running shoes soon. After seeing the new Cheng Kai, I'm SO motivated to lose weight. Nah, he have grown fatter....
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