Happy Days

Mak, Abah and the youngest brother are in town. They are here because we have not been home since early January! Its quite complicated really but anyhow, things are looking better. Happy days ahead.

I have not a slightest idea of what to write today so I will just go along with what comes to mind. I am listening to Barbara Streisand and Barry Gibb's What Kind of Fool. Its not a song one would remember unless they went to MRSM Kulim from 1979 to 1983 and has a teacher named Rosemary Lovely who taught them English. In the english lab, other than listening The War of the World narrated by Richard Burton, we would be listening to this song. Yes, 15 years old (which is so not the same as 15 years old nowadays) and was asked to elaborate the meaning to this lyrics :-

Barbara Streisand & Barry Gibb - What Kind of Fool
There was a time when we were down and out
There was a place when we were starting over
We let the vow break
we let the heartache in

Who's sorry now?
There was a world when we were standing still
And for a moment we were separated
And then you found her
you let the stranger in

Who's sorry now
who's sorry now?
What, what kind of fool tears it apart
Leaving me pain and sorrow

Losin' you now
Wondering why.
Where will I be tomorrow?

There was a time when we were down and out.
There was a place when we were starting over.
We let the vow break
we let the heartache in

Who's sorry now
who's sorry now?
What, what kind of fool tears it apart
Leaving me pain and sorrow

Losin' you now.
How can I win
Were will I be tomorrow?

Was there a moment
when I cut you down
Played around.
What have I done
I only apologize for being as they say
The last to know
It has to show when
someone is in your eyes.

What, what kind of fool tears it apart
Leaving me pain and sorrow

Losin' you now
Wondering why.
Where will I be tomorrow?

Back then, there was no internet so there is no way we could google for the lyrics, what we did was to play the song over and over and over again. Sampai chemuih!

Lately, at the office, Shila and I are into karau-ing as in karau-okay, but the not so okay version. I'd be the deejay and accepting requests. We would be singing to songs from Lady Gaga, Adam Lambert, Boyz II Men, Kool and the Gang, Michael Buble, Michael Jackson and many more.. any genre, old and new. If we don't know the lyrics, its either hentam sajalah or we would google them. Fun eh? Yesterday however was dedicated to Mami who has recently returned to work after a long MC. So hindi songs it was. Not the current hits though, we don't know any new hindi songs but we went back to the Yaadon Ki Bharat, Bobby, Aa Gale Lag Ja's era. Mami can sing them all!!!! I am currently googling for the John Jonny Jonathan tar ra ram taram taram's video and lyrics.. he he he.. Found it! Wanted to post it here, unfortunately EMBED IS DISABLED!

We are thinking that today is Mayumi Itsuwa's day... so I better get googling fast. The deejay has to be prepared. I still have not found the song we used in our Bushido Blade way back when, during the Drama fest; the Theta girls won Best Script for it! If only I can have a copy of the script.... who has it now?... it started with.. What's the uproar all about? Memories....

Ta for now... Mayumi Itsuwa!