This Is It...

I got to watch Michael Jackson's This Is It 2 days ago at GV, and I must say.. that movie had a profound effect on me.

For one, this movie reminded me who my childhood pop idol was, and there really could have been no other. I feel fortunate to have been born in a generation when MJs music was still at the height of its popularity, before the scandals took over. I sat there in my seat, proud of the fact that I actually knew every single song in his concert line up, even the lyrics, although the exact memory of every word had been lost with time.

As these songs brought me back to my childhood days, and in reading into those lyrics once more, I was brought to tears more than twice in the course of the movie. I know, I'm quite an emotional sap.

It was also interesting to watch much of the behind-the-scenes footage and the preparatory process of what would have been his final concert series. He really did pull out all the stops. The pyrotechnic displays, excessive use of LED screens, well trained dancers, props, costumes, as well as the short movies made specially for the concert. It would have been a fantastic return to the stage, marked with his signature classics.

True to his reputation, even in the videos of his performances and conversations with other staff involved in the concert, one could see that he was indeed a very eccentric individual, but also someone with immense musical talent and attention to detail.

I (and I think most of the audience) was really amused by some of the terms he would use about music and the performance, as if it were some cooking show.. that the performance would need to "simmer", and so on.

It's a real pity that the world will never witness this genius of pop music and dance - I dare say the worlds most captivating performer - for the last time on stage. For this I am very sad.

But the one saving grace about his death is that its untimeliness rekindled widespread interest in him. And although all the scandals might have been brought back to the forefront again, even more prominent is the evidence of his entertainer prowess - his music, the slick dance moves, his amicable eccentricities (like his dressing) and his charisma that has found itself being rediscovered by a new generation of MJ fans.

Somehow I think anything less wouldn't have left such a huge impact. Such is the irony of life, but at least I know, walking out of the movie theatre, without a doubt, that the King of Pop will live on in his music.

Love to Tea

(this post is just for the lulz)

Introducing an all new excitement filled drama to titillate your senses.

"Love to Tea"


Love to Tea is a gripping tale of the young DaeHyon of the poverty-stricken Ah-mahn family. Ah-mahn Daehyon is a tea leaf picker who works in the fast-growing tea trading business run by Ko RyeoSu, the up and coming tea merchant. She falls for him, but faces competition from the snobbish Cake Empire Heiress YuBin, who schemes to snatch the heart of RyeoSu away from Daehyon with her riches.
Meanwhile, things get even more complicated when Daehyon's brother MinHo falls for YuBin, and RyeoSu's childhood friend Nickhun begins to unravel YuBin's devious plot, while fighting a terminal illness.



Love to Tea. Coming soon.

FF13 Theme Song : 君がいるから Kimi Ga Iru Kara - English Romaji lyrics

The full version of Final Fantasy 13's theme song is out!
Its called "Kimi Ga Iru Kara" which kinda translates into "Because I Have You" or "Because You Are Here".



Anyway, I was looking for the romaji version of the lyrics so that I could sing it just by reading English instead of Japanese (which is harder for me) but couldn't find any, so I just decided to romanize the lyrics myself. If you use it please credit me. Thanks.

Kimi Ga Iru Kara
Theme Song for Final Fantasy XIII
Vocal: Sugawara Sayuri
Lyrics: Sugawara Sayuri / Nakajima Yukino
Music: Masashi Hamauzu
Arrangement: Sin

Romanization by Spira / Clarencedesu

Naitatte iindayo kimi ga fuini souitte kureta kara
Nandaka ureshikute namida jyanaku egao ga koboreta
Bukiyou sugiru kotobade kimi wo kizutsukete shimatta
Soredemo hanaretari shinaide ima mo koushite sasaeni natte kureterunda
Kitto...

Kanaetai negai kanaetai yume
Todoketai omoisubete
Shinji tsuzukeru kotoga kiseki wo yonde
Mirai ni tsunagatte yuku yo
Zutto ne zutto mimamotte ite hoshii
Dear my friend

Kiminara daijyoubu dayo wakare kiwani sou itte kureta kara
Kanjiteta kodokuga sono hitokotode kirei ni nakunatta
Atarashii tobira wo kiraku sore wa daredemo kowakute fuan darake dakedo
Senaka wo oshite kureta kimi wo omoidaseba chikara ga afurete kurukara ne

Sunaona kimochi yuzurenai mono
Shoujikina kotoba subete
Koe nishite tsutaeru kotoga dekita nara mirai wa hirogatte yukuyo
itsumo sou itsumo kokoroni kimiga iru kara
Dear My Friend

(interlude)

Tachi domattemo wasure souni nattemo
Nandomo nandodemo maewo muite yuku tochikauyo
Miageta sora hikari ga sashikondeiru
Kimini mata aeru hi made

Sunaona kimochi yuzurenai mono
Shoujikina kotoba subete
Koe nishite tsutaeru kotoga dekita nara mirai wa hirogatte yukuyo
Negai kanaetai yume
Todoketai omoisubete
Shinji tsuzukeru kotoga kiseki wo yonde
Mirai ni tsunagatte yuku yo
Zutto ne zutto mimamotte ite hoshii
Dear my friend

---
Romanization by Spira / Clarencedesu

Looking forward to FF13 next month. :D
Do leave comments, or point out mistakes if any :D