songs

I was in a band. It is now defunct. But it was great while it lasted. I was the designated drummer. I could play the guitar but was not talented enough.

Anyway, nothing beats going into a studio and just jam. It's like you're in a different world all of a sudden. While the outside view this bunch of people as jokers posing as weezer we, at least me, really feel like we were weezer. Or whoever band that we were covering.

Anyway, songs trigger memory.

That's why I'm listing songs/lyrics that will definetely remind me of the member of #teamhafdzuan

1. Hadzim Faeiq

Creed - with arms wide open

Well I just heard the news today
It seems my life is going to change
I close my eyes, begin to pray
Then tears of joy stream down my face

With arms wide open
Under the sunlight
Welcome to this place
I'll show you everything
With arms wide open
With arms wide open

Well I don't know if I'm ready
To be the man I have to be
I'll take a breath, I'll take her by my side
We stand in awe, we've created life

With arms wide open
Under the sunlight
Welcome to this place
I'll show you everything
With arms wide open
Now everything has changed
I'll show you love
I'll show you everything

With arms wide open
With arms wide open
I'll show you everything ...oh yeah
With arms wide open..wide open

[Guitar Break]

If I had just one wish
Only one demand
I hope he's not like me
I hope he understands
That he can take this life
And hold it by the hand
And he can greet the world
With arms wide open...

With arms wide open
Under the sunlight
Welcome to this place
I'll show you everything
With arms wide open
Now everything has changed
I'll show you love
I'll show you everything
With arms wide open
With arms wide open

I'll show you everything..oh yeah
With arms wide open....wide open 

*The ones in red will see me sing with man tears streaming down my face.

Why this song?

It's just a powerful, promising, brave song that really describe exactly how a father wants his boy to be. Brave and ready to take whatever bullshit the world has to offer.


2. Hadfina Farwizah

John Mayer - Daughter

I know a girl,
She puts the color inside of my world
But she's just like a maze
Where all of the walls all continually change

And I've done all I can
To stand on her steps with my heart in my hands
Now I'm starting to see
Maybe it's got nothing to do with me

CHORUS
Fathers, be good to your daughters
Daughters will love like you do
Girls become lovers who turn into mothers
So mothers, be good to your daughters too

Oh, you see that skin?
It's the same she's been standing in
Since the day she saw him walking away
Now she's left, cleaning up the mess he made

CHORUS
Fathers, be good to your daughters
Daughters will love like you do
Girls become lovers who turn into mothers
So mothers, be good to your daughters too

Boys, you can break
You'll find out how much they can take
Boys will be strong and boys soldier on
But boys would be gone without warmth from
A woman's good, good heart

On behalf of every man
Looking out for every girl
You are the god and the weight of her world

CHORUS
Fathers, be good to your daughters
Daughters will love like you do
Girls become lovers who turn into mothers
So mothers, be good to your daughters too
So mothers, be good to your daughters too
So mothers, be good to your daughters too

Why this song?

 

 It's scary when it comes to daughters as most father are clueless. And will be even more so when they grow up. Well that's how hollywod movies potrays the situation.

really sums it up. Even though we are clueless most or all of the time, at least , I hope, I'll be the weight of her world forever.

3. Farah

 

U2 - All I want is you

You say you want diamonds on a ring of gold
You say you want your story to remain untold.
All the promises we make
From the cradle to the grave
When all I want is you.

You say you'll give me a highway with no-one on it
Treasure, just to look upon it
All the riches in the night.

You say you'll give me eyes in the moon of blindness
A river in a time of dryness
A harbour in the tempest.
All the promises we make, from the cradle to the grave
When all I need is you.

You say you want your love to work out right
To last with me through the night.

You say you want diamonds on a ring of gold
Your story to remain untold
Your love not to grow cold.
All the promises we break, from the cradle to the grave
When all I want is you.
 

Why?

Even bono dedicated this to her wife. A bit morbid using the word grave but that's how reality is. This song has the eternity feel to it. with broken and kept promises the important thing is well "you".

 

 This is how i interpret these songs and how they relate to those important to me. 

 

Hell, i could be way off.

 

 

anyway, I got some other song for other settings. Songs does not only trigger my memory of people but also events etc. Will put some more on that.

 

So these songs will definetely be in my playlists forever as will my memory of #teamhafdzuan.

typical new year post

2012

it's just numbers. Nothing changed. My goals didn't change. the world didn't end.

It's hard to see small changes. But looking back. yup, things did change. And they change because it was acted upon.

And these changes were not part of a resolution list set on 1st January 2012. They were just things that I thought should've been done anyway. Just that I was so caught up with all these distractions. Distractions that i and many couldn;t live without. And most of it were selfish self fullfilling things that takes and demand a lot.


for 2013,

I decided to pass the opportunity to suffer for 5 hrs + in this year's edition of the KL marathon. THe far I'll go is the half marathon. I'm sure missus is gonna do another 10k.

I'm gonna do pd tri and desaru tri. will probably bring along the whole #teamhafdzuan this time round.

nothing much, in fact i think i regressed, cutting down the distance.

it takes far too long to recover from a marathon and it disrupts other things.

work will not change much as the people/environment would probably NOT change.

so will probably focus on my own circle of influence.

maybe blog more during office hours.


a lot was achieved but they're just milestones to the ultimate goal. But it's good to have milestones to measure up against.