Another Tick on My Bucketlist: Eurotrip (Part 1)

Another tick on my bucket list!

For every darkness, God has set the light to shine afterwards.

A phrase that I can now give an ‘Amen’ to. And silver lining on its way also.

This November 2016, I was blessed with so many thing that I can put another tick on my bucket list.

EURO TRIP (TICKED)!

Yes, baby! I finally stepped my foot on this continent! AAAAAAKKKKK! So happy! :D Beyond happy! When the things you’ve been dreamed on for times finally come true! – Man! And while writing this, Diane Schuur’s Try A Little Tenderness is playing! Haha how lovely. –

So, since I’m an employee, I can’t just burst away for weeks to have a little heavenly trip for myself. Yeah, I have to input a leave permission. That’s the first thing. So, 14 days. That’s how many days I got to make sure I got to feel the winter cold weather and snowy nose! :p

I was there with two of my friends. There were just three of us, and no, we did not use any tour agent. We did it backpacker style! Yeah! Well, we brought suitcases of course, big ones too, since it was winter there and we need coats and warm clothes, and literally impossible for just carrying backpack there. But, hell, we did it ourselves! Yeah!  I put to many exclamation mark. I know, sorry. Nope, not sorry. I was super excited! Still am! Hahaha... So bear with me with the abuse of exclamation mark’s usage in this one posting.

Feeling that Feels Like Love

"People are strange when you are a stranger"

sepenggal lirik dari The Doors ini mirip dengan peribahasa yang sudah lama malang melintang di jagad Indonesia ini; Tak kenal Maka Tak Sayang. Begitulah kurang lebih menurut saya. Begitu, bukan? :D

Adalah wajar kalau kita merasa aneh atau awkward dengan seorang stranger, atau orang yang baru kita temui. Ya sudah pastilah.. Lha namanya aja baru tahu tadi. Belum tentu juga tahu usianya. Mau tanya takut disangka ngga sopan. tapi kalau ngga tanya, nanti guyonannya ngga nyambung gimana, berabe kan? Mau becanda ala biasanya, takut nanti orangnya sayensitip jadi tersinggung. Atau jangan-jangan orangnya super lemot, jadi ngomong apa aja doi cuma plonga-plongo ngga ngerti kita lagi obrolin apa.

Haha..

Pikiran-pikiran seperti itu pasti bisa muncul saat kita pertama kali ketemu atau dikenalin ke orang baru.

Seiring berjalannya waktu tentu kita akan makin tahu dan mengenal seseorang. Entah nantinya kita akan kenal baiiiikkk banget atau ya sekedar tahu kalau orang ini agak sensi kalau ngomongin umur, atau tentang "kapan kewooonggg?" gitu.

James Otto! My Country Music's Library New Comer!!

I love To sing

I love songs

One of my fave genre is Country.

I've introduced you guys with Zac Brown Band..

Now, I just found out about JAMES OTTO a few hours back (I am SO Outdated....😭)

James Otto. image from images.google.com

His first song I've heard and made me immediately fell in love with his music was "Just Got Started Lovin' You" 

His full name is James Allen Otto.. Born July 29, 1973.

Just Got Started Lovin' You became his number 1 big hit in 2008.. No wonder, guys, the song is terrific! Aaaahhhh!!!

Read more about him in Wikipedia here 

Also, his website here 

And if you wanna download that big hit song, just go here

The song is sooo goooodd.. In fact, I listened to it while I write this post! Hahaha!! 😍

I usually will provide you with the video.. But right now I am writing this with my ipad, which makes me hard to post the video. I'll post it later!

Enjoy the lyrics by the way:

JUST GOT STARTED LOVIN YOU - JAMES OTTO

You don't have to go now, honey
Call em, tell em you wont be in today
Baby there ain't nothin at the office
So important it can wait

I'm thankful for the weekend
But two days in heaven just ain't gonna do
Yes, it's gonna take forever darlin
Girl, I just got started lovin you

Whats the point in fightin what we're feelin
We both know well never win
Ain't this what we're missin?
Lets just stop all this resistin' and give in

Let me wrap my arms around you
You know you don't wanna leave this room
Come back and let me hold you, darlin
Girl, I just got started lovin you

What can I say? I've never felt this way
Girl, you're like a dream come true
After all the love we made, it sure would be a shame
If we let this moment end so soon

So wont you lay back down beside me
Girl, just like I know you want to
Trust me when I tell you, darlin
Girl, I just got started lovin you
I ain't gonna stop
Oh, yeah

What can I say? I've never felt this way
Girl, you're like a dream come true
After all the love we made, it sure would be a shame
If we let this moment end so soon

I'm thankful for the weekend
But two days in heaven just ain't gonna do
Yes, it's gonna take forever, darlin
Girl, I just got started lovin' you
Come back and let me hold you, darlin
Girl, I just got started lovin you, oh

I'm gonna hang out all week long
I've been lovin, kissin, huggin' baby, mmm

Songwriters
WILLIAMS, DAVID VINCENT/OTTO, JAMES/FEMINO, JIM

Well... That's it for now :) hope you enjoy it!!

The Christmas Shoes

It's December already... Only around a week before Christmas!

Well, Christmas, since few years back for me is nothing more than just another celebration. Yeah, I know what does it meas, and on and on, but somehow.... I could tell.. It just becomes another national Holiday and hurray Nice family time!

On marketing group in my office, everyday we always play songs through one of our playlists. One day it could be my playlist, tomorrow could be another's. And for today, we decided to start playing the Christmas songs. And of course we set the Office's Christmas Tree. It was fun tho.

I love music, and I love to sing, so any song could really hit my mind and urge to sing as long as it suits me :) One time, just a few minutes ago before I wrote this post. I was getting ready to eat my snack and wandered around the marketing desk when my ear caught a nice lyrics from my friend's Christmas song's playlist. I wasn't familiar with the song, but the lyrics really caught a glimpse.

The story of the song was one kinda familiar touching story about a nice poor buy with all of his pureness heart wanted to buy something for his mom/dad who is dying, and somehow he didn't have much money even tho the money on his hand is worth long time saving. And someone there become his Santa Claus at that time. It is a song for a movie with the same title, The Christmas Shoes.

I, nowadays become very skeptical about almost everything. And I live my life like it should and as it flows on. But the song, the lyrics, and supported by beautiful melody made me realize again the meaning of Christmas. And of course to imply it in our daily life.

Please enjoy the lyrics below. I'll give you the link to download the song.

THE CHRISTMAS SHOES - NEWSONG

It was almost Christmas time, there I stood in another line
Trying to buy that last gift or two, not really in the Christmas mood
Standing right in front of me was a little boy waiting anxiously
Pacing 'round like little boys do
And in his hands he held a pair of shoes
His clothes were worn and old, he was dirty from head to toe
And when it came his time to pay
I couldn't believe what I heard him say
 
Chorus:
Sir, I want to buy these shoes for my Mama, please
It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size
Could you hurry, sir, Daddy says there's not much time
You see she's been sick for quite a while
And I know these shoes would make her smile
And I want her to look beautiful if Mama meets Jesus tonight
He counted pennies for what seemed like years
Then the cashier said, "Son, there's not enough here"
He searched his pockets frantically
Then he turned and he looked at me

He said Mama made Christmas good at our house
Though most years she just did without
Tell me Sir, what am I going to do,
Somehow I've got to buy her these Christmas shoes
So I laid the money down, I just had to help him out
I'll never forget the look on his face when he said
Mama's gonna look so great
Sir, I want to buy these shoes for my Mama, please
It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size
Could you hurry, sir, Daddy says there's not much time
You see she's been sick for quite a while
And I know these shoes would make her smile
And I want her to look beautiful if Mama meets Jesus tonight
 
Bridge:
I knew I'd caught a glimpse of heaven's love
As he thanked me and ran out
I knew that God had sent that little boy
To remind me just what Christmas is all about
 
Repeat Chorus

Download MP3 HERE

Or HERE

enjoy the video HERE

So, quoting from John Lennon and Yoko Ono's  So This Is Christmas (War Is Over):
So this is Christmas, and what have you done? Another year's over, a new one just begun.....

I really wish to have a better life, for me and everybody. Everybody loves everybody in this good ol' EARTH!
:)

Michael Learns To Rock LIVE IN INDONESIA Concert

"I won't forget, the way you're kissing, the feeling's so strong, were lasting for so long. But I'm not the man, your heart is missing. That's why you go away, I know..."

That part of lyric above seriously must be very familiar in our beloved ears. And I was one of among hundreds people last night (Dec 4th, 2012) who fortunately able to watched and listened to Michael learns To Rock (MLTR) LIVE! :D

The Tickets. - Eva Tarida Pict

It's not their first concert in Indonesia. In 2005, they already held a concert here in 6 cities, including Surabaya. For 2012, they held the concert in 3 cities only: Balikpapan (Nov 29th), Jogjakarta (Dec 1st), and last but not least, Surabaya (Dec 4th). :D. 

I wasn't able to attend their concert back then in 2005, so then when one of my MLTR freak, San-San informed about MLTR around 2 months ago, I immediately search for any news! And Bought the ticket if available! At that time, the ticket wasn't available yet, so we just planned to go. but unfortunately, when we found out the concert date was on Dec 4th, San-San couldn't attend it. She was expecting, and Mid Dec 2012 is her due date. On October, one of my best friends, who also Oldies Maniac, Arlitaria suddenly sent me a message, that one of her friend was went to bought MLTR ticket! Do I need time to think?? NO!! I even ordered for 2 tickets (one for my BF, without his permission! hahahaha - but I believed he'd be just happy! Haha).

For short, here we come in to Dec 4th, 2012. 

I permitted myself to go home earlier. Got prepared, and drove to Gramedia Expo, Surabaya with my BF. The line wasn't that long, so we just had to waited for Arlita and her friends, then we joined the line to came in. Our tickets were in Festival B class (the cheapest :p). But, it won't hold us from enjoying today's concert.

Greeting Screen which Appeared for About an Hour. - Eva Tarida Pict

MLTR's Stage After Black Out Just Before They Entered The Stage. - Eva Tarida Pict

We waited for almost an hour before the concert started. Because they didn't provide us with the opening band, it was a bit uncomfortable to waited for an hour there. Then around 8 PM, suddenly the room was blackout, and some Lights-form on stage's LCD were playing, and there they were entering the stage! Jascha Richter (vocalist), Mikkel Lentz (guitarist) dan Kåre Wanscher (drummer), and additional bassist who replaced their former bassist, Soren Madsen, started to play their song from their Scandinavia album. The song called Renovate My Life. Thank God I already bought their CD few months back, so I was a bit familiar with this song.

MLTR's Stage during Love Will Never Lie. - Eva Tarida Pict

MLTR's Stage during Love Will Never Lie. - Eva Tarida Pict

Right after Renovate My Life finished, they greeted us! "Hello Surabaya!! Finally we've got to see you guys again!," greeted Jascha which gained the screams from us as a response! :D

Then, not much talking, the Sleeping Child intro was filling the air!! Whoaa!! the crowd went crazy!! :D

MLTR really didn't waste our time during their concert. After 1 song finished, they always said "Thank You...." and then continued to gave us brief description about the next song.

MLTR's Stage During The Actor. - Eva Tarida Pict

One of their Big Hit, The Actor was sung on 7th song on their list. Jascha gave a brief entrance that he wrote this song while he still had nothing, and by then if you wanted to had a GF, you need to had a car to impressed them. So then, The Actor was on the air!! Of course, everybody cheered and sang along!! Then, suddenly they walked out of the stage, and the crowd went crazy because we wanted more! OF COURSE! And they kept us waiting for a minute or two, suddenly mikkel came out with acoustic guitar and played the intro of my FAVE MLTR song, I'M GONNA BE AROUND!! And the crowd (ME of course) screamed out loud! We sang along together with Jascha!

MLTR's Stage During Naked Like The Moon. - Eva Tarida Pict

What envied us was, on some slow-romance song, Jascha would stepped down the stage, and greeted the VIP guests personally!!! AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!! I WANTED IT!! No, WE WANTED IT!!! XD

They also sang some New songs from their new Album, Scandinavia. :)

MLTR's Stage During Blue Night. - Eva Tarida Pict

MLTR's Stage During Blue Night. - Eva Tarida Pict

MLTR's Stage During Take me To Your Heart. - Eva Tarida Pict

MLTR's Stage During Take me To Your Heart. - Eva Tarida Pict

MLTR's Stage During Take me To Your Heart. - Eva Tarida Pict

Just 1 thing, on some great songs like Complicated Heart, Blue Night, Wild Women, 25 Minutes, not everybody seemed familiar with those song. Perhaps, they only noticed MLTR by MLTR's greatest Hits such as "That's Why You Go Away" "Sleeping Child" "The Actor". Even Someday, which video made in Bali, wasn't familiar for most of the attendances.. But NOT including Me, My BF, My Bestfriend, Arlita, and 2 other women we met there :D We can sang around 20-21 of 23 songs that night!!

MLTR's Stage - Eva Tarida Pict

MLTR's Stage - Eva Tarida Pict

When they played You Took My Heart Away, almost all of us could sang it. And then Mikkel made a comment "Wow, It's like karaoke you know" :D

Awesome super awesome! After about 20 songs, they said goodbye.. but hey, we're not that amateur on Concert attending! So we knew exactly that was just a teaser for another 2 or 3 songs. So, I started to yelled "WE WANT MORE" and the crowd yelled WE WANT MORE together! And there the 3 of them played the intro of Bryan Adam's Everything I Do to jumped in to "That's Why You Go Away" whoooaaaaa!!!!! We went craaaaaazzzyy again!! ;):)
Over all, they ended thonight's concert with Paint My Love and Scandinavia ;)

MLTR's Stage During Anything You Want It. - Eva Tarida Pict

MLTR's Stage During Anything You Want It. - Eva Tarida Pict

MLTR's Stage During Anything You Want It. - Eva Tarida Pict

MLTR's Stage During Anything You Want It. - Eva Tarida Pict

It was reaalllyy awesome! :):):) I was satisfied! Really!

AH! One again I forgot to mention! When they sang 25 Minutes, suddenly after the bridge, they inserted the refrain part of All Out Of Love from Air Supply! Can you imagine it?? Whoaaaa!! Don't! just come to their concerts!!! I guarantee your satisfaction!! Their voice and performance just as great as the cassettes, CDs, VCDs, etc, etc!!! Really good voice and music performance! :D

Around 10.20 PM the show was over, and we went home, Of course with special slide on the stage from MLTR! :)

MLTR's Goodbye Screen to Surabaya's People! - Eva Tarida Pict

Please enjoy some of the Videos I've taped during the show:

                      MLTR - 25 Minutes - Eva Tarida

MLTR - I'm Gonna Be Around - Eva Tarida

MLTR - Sleeping Child - Eva Tarida

 MLTR - Scandinavia - Eva Tarida

And Many more Videos.. :P :D

List of their songs:

Renovate My Life (Scandinavia - 2012)
Sleeping Child (3rd Album - 1996)
Hanging On (Scandinavia - 2012)
Love Will Never Lie (Played on Pepper - 1995)
It's Gonna Make Sense (Eternity - 2008)
Heaven is My Alibi (Scandinavia - 2012)
The Actor (1991)
Naked Like The Moon -- Jascha Solo (Played on Pepper - 1995)
I'm Gonna Be Around
Animal (Nothing To Lose - 1997)
Complicated Heart (1996)
Blue Night (2000)
You Took My Heart Away (2000)
Take Me To Your Heart (2004) -- remake of Jacky Cheung's Goodbye Kiss
Final Destination (2004)
Breaking My Heart
Any Way YOu Want It (Scandinavia - 2012)
Wild Woman
25 Minutes - insert All Out Of Love reffrain
Someday (1996)
Paint My Love (1996)
Scandinavia (Scandinavia - 2012)
That's Why (You Go Away) (1996) -- with Everything I Do's Intro

NB: All Pictures and Videos are courtesy of Eva Tarida Sitompul (evatarida.blogspot.com). You may grab it, but please mention the source. Message me for the real resolution. Thanks.

Just Give Me A Reason

We were driving back home when my sister's playlist started a nice song.

It's a P!NK song. She's a P!NK maniac actually.

New P!NK song featuring Nate Ruess. Not familiar with Nate Ruess? He is the vocalist of FUN band. The band which famous with their We Are Young single :) Oh and I love FUN too..

This song carries P!NK hard-meaningful lyrics, and also the FUN in the music. :)

I love it on my first heard yesterday. Immediately download the mp3, official MV, and the lyrics.
I'll share those 3 to you my beloved reader here :)

Please enjoy P!NK feat NATE RUESS, Just Give Me A Reason!

"Just Give Me A Reason"
(Pink feat. Nate Ruess)

Right from the start
You were a thief
You stole my heart
And I your willing victim
I let you see the parts of me
That weren't all that pretty
And with every touch you fixed them
Now you've been talking in your sleep oh oh
Things you never say to me oh oh
Tell me that you've had enough
Of our love, our love

Just give me a reason
Just a little bit's enough
Just a second we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
It's in the stars
It's been written in the scars on our hearts
We're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again

I'm sorry I don't understand
Where all of this is coming from
I thought that we were fine
(Oh we had everything)
Your head is running wild again
My dear we still have everythin'
And it's all in your mind
(Yeah but this is happenin')
You've been havin' real bad dreams oh oh
You used to lie so close to me oh oh
There's nothing more than empty sheets
Between our love, our love
Oh our love, our love

Just give me a reason
Just a little bit's enough
Just a second we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
I never stopped
You're still written in the scars on my heart
You're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again

Oh tear ducts and rust
I'll fix it for us
We're collecting dust
But our love's enough
You're holding it in
You're pouring a drink
No nothing is as bad as it seems
We'll come clean

Just give me a reason
Just a little bit's enough
Just a second we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
It's in the stars
It's been written in the scars on our hearts
That we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again

Just give me a reason
Just a little bit's enough
Just a second we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
It's in the stars
It's been written in the scars on our hearts
That we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
Oh, we can learn to love again
Oh, we can learn to love again
Oh oh, that we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again 

Download the mp3 here: LINK download

Download the Official MV here: LINK download

Watch only the official MV here: LINK to watch

Or, you can simply watch the Official MV here below :):) :

              

And I am still amazed with this song. :) Just a song that very suit with my already 6 years relationship (and keep going) with my BF :):)

Lovely one! Way to go P!NK and Nate!!

Happy Christmas

And..... December is coming!!!! :D

The most expected month in a year, I believe is December! :) Especially the Christmas day.

All the cheerful already sounding all over the town and comes out from everybody. I don't know what this December has, but always, a grateful month.

As I also celebrating Christmas, preparation of Christmas tree is done. We are not buying the new one, just placing again the old Christmas tree, but perhaps adding some new Christmas tree decorations. Can't wait to build up this tree :)

Me and My Christmas Tree. Eva Tarida Blog

 

Also, Christmas songs already played in several stores and places. Not to forget, my own office. HAHA. Ce Anita, one of my office mate even already played the Christmas song since early November.. LOL! Made us longing more for Christmas.

There's one Christmas Song, (well perhaps not really a Christmas song, but a song that also brought up Christmas words or something) that I always love to hear. from the late John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono.

WAR IS OVER - John Lennon & Yoko Ono. Image Source. 

Eva Tarida Blog

HAPPY CHRISTMAS - WAR IS OVER

So this is Christmas
And what have you done
Another year over
A new one just begun
And so this is Christmas
I hope you have fun
The near and the dear ones
The old and the young

A very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear

And so this is Christmas (War is Over, if you want it, war is over now)repeat with verse
For weak and for strong
The rich and the poor ones
The road is so long
So happy Christmas
For black and for white
For yellow and red ones
Let's stop all the fight

A very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear

And so this is Christmas (War is over, if you want it, war is over now) repeat with verse
And what have we done
Another year over
And a new one just begun
And so this is Christmas
And we hope you have fun
The near and the dear ones
The old and the young

A very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear
War is over, if you want it
War is over now

Merry Christmas

This song means a lot. That war is over, and will be over if we all want it to be over. So, Happy Christmas!

Zac Brown Band

Zac Brown band. Image taken from here. Eva Tarida blog

 Jadi,

dimulai dari saya dan pacar saya, Rama pergi ke karaoke keluarga. Dia memilih salah satu lagu yang dia bilang bagus dan saya pasti suka. Rama bilang kalau lagu ini dulu tahun 2009 sudah pernah dia perdengarkan ke saya tapi saya tak acuh saja waktu itu. Selain itu saya juga punya masalah short-term memory lost. HAHA..

Well, for short, bener-bener saya jatuh cinta pada lagu itu. Judulnya Chicken Fried. Dinyanyikan oleh Zac Brown Band. Penyanyi + gitarisnya wajahnya seperti Seth Rogen mixed with Zach Galifianakis.. LOL!!

Anw, nuansa yang dibawa Zac Brown Band ini adalah country. And since I already declare myself as a Pop-Country woman, this song really have my ears :)

A brief explanation about  Zac Brown Band (from Wikipedia Zac brown Band)

Zac Brown Band is an American country music, southern rock, and folk band based in Atlanta, Georgia. The lineup consists of Zac Brown (vocals, guitar, bass guitar, percussion), Jimmy De Martini (fiddle, vocals), John Driskell Hopkins (bass guitar, guitar, vocals), Coy Bowles (guitar, keyboards), Chris Fryar (drums) and Clay Cook (guitar, keyboards, mandolin, steel guitar, vocals).

The band has toured throughout the United States, including a slot on the 2009 and 2010 Bonnaroo Music Festival. They have also recorded four studio albums, and charted seven Number One singles on the Billboard country charts: "Chicken Fried", "Toes", "Highway 20 Ride", "Free", "As She's Walking Away", "Colder Weather", and "Knee Deep" in addition to the single "Whatever It Is," which peaked at number 2 on the same chart.

Asal tahu saja, Zac Brown Band sudah mendapatkan berbagai nominasi dan awards. Empat nominasi di 2009 CMA Awards: New Artist of The Year, Song of the Year, Singleof the Year, dan Music Video of the Year untuk lagu Chicken Fried ini. :) Di 2009 juga, mereka menyabet tiga nominasi Grammy Awards untuk kategori Best Country Album, Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, dan Best New Artist. Dan di 2010, mereka memenangkan Grammy untuk Best New Artist.

Selain Chicken Fried, telinga saya juga sangat dimanjakan oleh lagu Toes (asyik banget nuansa pantai Hula-hula), Colder Weather (lebih love ballad), dan Whatever It Is (MUCH MORE romantic than Bruno Mars' Just The Way You Are!!)

Well, just decide to listen to them! :D

Exhale

Whitney Houston in "It's Not Right But It's Okay" Video Clip. Image source.
Eva Tarida Blog. Reeevaaa

All my best friends, or those who get real close to me will barely know that I am a Whitney Houston lover.

She's not beautiful yet not that so fashionable IMO. But the time she starts to sing, none of the crowd will move! I believe the crowd will gaze and amazed!

Even Oprah, in her exclusive interview with Whitney, claimed that She's a woman with the voice of national treasure! This episode means a lot to me! I even cried several times knowing how hard Whitney had to got through on her ruined up marriage.

What was Bobby Meant to Whitney? her Drugs, her world.

"He was my drug. I didn't do anything without him. I wasn't getting high by myself. It was me and him together, and we were partners, and that's what my high was — him. He and I being together, and whatever we did, we did it together. No matter what, we did it together." (source)

Those one time when Whitney said that she even sacrificed her glory of fame (she dim her light) so that her bad-ass ex husband Bobby Brown could light up more and got no jealous of her! SIGH! 

This one sentence I remember when Whitney told the crowd "I'm Mrs. Brown everybody. Don't call me Ms. Houston." Hooow Lovely attitude that got none of a bit appreciate from that ex-Hubby!

Whitney, the woman with all those glory she had, was already gave up all for her beloved ones, Bobby, who never appreciate it at all.


A bit conversation when Bobby slapped Whitney during the probation which made her had to put him in jail:

Whitney: Yeah, you can't slap somebody when you're on probation. You're in violation then. So it went to domestic violence court, and I just could not see me putting him in jail.

Oprah: So were you always appearing and making those court appearances because you felt you had to stand by your man?

Whitney: I had to. Yeah, I'm his wife.  

Oprah: You know what I get now that I didn't get then as just an observer in the world? ... What I now get is that you took those vows seriously. 

Whitney: Very, Oprah. To my heart. (source)

For Whitney, Marriage vow is EVERYTHING. That's why she was doing all the best she could to be Bobby's best wife. Speechless.....


What was very great is that even tho in such darkness time, Whitney still realized she needed to find light from God! So, she never stops to read the bible... No matter how high she was, or how sober she was.. She knew that the God is there, all she needed to do was come back to the light again. Amazingly awesome. 

Then came her Mommy and said  'I'm not losing you to the world. I'm not losing you to Satan. I want my daughter back. I want you back. I want to see that glow in your eyes. That light in your eyes. I want to see the child I raised. And you weren't raised like this. And I'm not having it. So you make a choice, and you make it here today because I have a court injunction that says you have to go." 

That's the 2 points I love.

1. The ability to still realizing God and

2. Support from the very best person!

So, I present you now one of my Whitney's fave song. I know this one is made before her downfall moment - It was recorded on 1995-, but, it's great for us to always remember. The music produced by Babyface and the Music Video directed by Forest Whitaker. Wow, you name it!

Exhale (Shoop Shoop) - Whitney Houston --- Producer: Babyface 

Everyone falls, in love sometimes Sometimes it's wrong, and sometimes it's right For every win, someone must fail But there comes a point when... When we exhale, yeah yeah 

Say, shoop, shoop, shoop... 

All you gotta do is say shoop, shoop, shoop... My Lord now, shoop, shoop... 

(*) Sometimes you laugh, sometimes you cry Life never tells us, the whens and whys When you've got friends, to wish you well You'll find a point when, you will exhale 
Yeah, yeah 

Say, shoop, shoop, shoop.. Say shoobedoo... 

Oh, hearts are often broken 

When there are words unspoken In your soul there's, answers to your prayers If you're searching for, a place you know A familiar face, somewhere to go You should look inside your soul And you're half way there (repeat *)

I say shoop, shoop... Feels all right, you can say shoop... 

:)

Learn to Love Yourself

There is always hard times on our life. Just as we can recall on famous line "Shit Happens Every Time", it's our job to decide how to react.
When we are facing a big wall, we need to decide, what would we do with that fvcking wall.
Will we, cry all over our tears in front of that wall?
Will we, try to climb up that wall?
Will we, get mad and kick that wall al over its surface?
Will we, throw sworn vows to the wall?
Will we, go and get a hammer or tools to stumble it down?
Will we, go and looking for a help from another party?
Will we, screaming out loud for a help and hoping someone'd hear?

It's our own free will to decide how to react, how to give ourselves a solution. And never regret what our choice will cause us. The thing is, we have to always remember on ourselves. Learining to love ourselves before we decided to choose the dreadful choice.
There's one great song, originally taped by George Benson, man who sings Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You like heaven! And later internationally popularized by my all time fave singer, Whitney Houston.

It came with a great background when Michael Masser and Linda Creed wrote this awesome song. Creed wrote the lyrics in the middle of her struggle with Breast Cancer. The words describe her feelings about the great challenges she had to face, being strong whether you fail or succeed, and passing those strengths to the children for their adult lives later. (source)

The song is called: The Greatest Love of All
Please enjoy this strengthen lyric :)

I believe the children are our  future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be
Everybody searching for a hero
People need someone to look up to
I never found anyone who fulfill my needs
A lonely place to be
So I learned to depend on me

Chorus:
I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone's shadows
If I fail, if I succeed
At least I'll live as I believe
No matter what they take from me
They can't take away my dignity
Because the greatest love of all
Is happening to me
I found the greatest love of all
Inside of me
The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of all

I believe the children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be

Chorus

And if by chance, that special place
That you've been dreaming of
Leads you to a lonely place
Find your strength in love

:)

A Call From the Vatican

As you guys may read on my previous post about NINE movie, there's a song that I like the most. Sung by Penélope Cruz, with a very sexy teasing dance that I believe will gain all the attention of the audience. 

The song was sung in a scene where Guido in the bed to rest while the doctor and nurse checking on him. Carla (Penelope's cast here) is calling from a distance and start seducing Guido. Well.. you could imagine the seducing voices from remote place you listen, while you have to still realize that you are in a room with a doctor and a nurse. 

Penelope Cruz as Carla in NINE. - Eva Tarida Blog

 Ah, Why does it entitled "A Call From The VATICAN"? Hahahaaa.. Listen to the song, read the lyric. you'll notice. The best is: Watch the movie! :)

One most interesting scene IMO :)

Please check this sexy lyric also:

A Call From The Vatican 

Penelope Cruz as Carla in NINE. - Eva Tarida Blog

 Carla:
Guido...

Guido (Spoken):
Pronto.

Man (Spoken):
Signore Contini. Telephone. Go ahead. It's this Signora

Carla:
Guido...
I was lazing around my bedroom
When an idea occurred to me I thought you might be
Wondering about.
Guido...
Who's not wearing any clothes?
I'm not, my darling.
Who's afraid to kiss your toes?
I'm not.
Your mama, dear, is blowing into your ear
So you'll get her loud and clear.
I need you to squeeze me here
And here
And here...

Nurse (Spoken):
 Dottore.. The Pulse. It's Raising!

Doctor (Spoken):
Is there something wrong?

Guido (Spoken):
Um, I'm not sure. It's about my film. It's from the Vatican.
Go head, Mon Signore. Yes, of course I'm listening

Carla:
Coochie coochie coochie coo...
I've got a plan for what I'm gonna do to you
So hot!
You're gonna steam and scream
And vibrate like a string I'm plucking.
Kiss your fevered little brow,
Pinch your cheeks till you say "OUW".
And I can hardly wait to show you how
Guido
Who won't care if you come to me tired and over-worked?
I won't, bambino!
Who knows a therapy to beat what you can get from me?
I don't!
But this will have to be enough for now.
Guido...
Ciao.
(Spoken) I love you, Guido.

Penelope Cruz as Carla in NINE. - Eva Tarida Blog

 Now you know where the title of this song came from, right? :)
You may also enjoy the video. Also you can download the song here. :)

--- Eva Tarida Blog ---

Starlight or Sunshine

Sunshine and Starlight . Source.   Eva Tarida Blog

While Perry Como use "Pocketful of starlight" on his Catch a Falling Star Lyrics,

few years later, we have Natasha Bedingfield with "Pocketful of Sunshine"

These two sky things are important. The Sun for the day, the Stars for the night.

Both song use those two shinny sky things to be put in our pocket to say that these two bright things are another one awesome thing to the one we love. Anyone. Anything. We could use them both or each one of them to brighten our moments.

To be honest, I love Perry Como's better. :)

However, even tough Sun is the Star itself, which one do you love better? Starlight or Sunshine? 

And which one do you prefer to be handed to the ones you love? Pocketful of Starlight, or Pocketful of Sunshine?

Ahh.. God is awesome!

--- Eva Tarida Blog ---

Canto Rossonero

So, at the very first, I was looking for a song, a Rossonero song. The one with Hip-Hop music and used for the soundtrack of Milan 18 Campioni road to Scudetto DVD. :)

However, I typed "Rossonero" in the 4shared.com. I found some results, but not the Rossonero I wanted.

There, I downloaded all the song with Rossonero title or part of the title.

And here is one that I felt grateful I downloaded it!

A very nice one!!! :)

You guys should listen to this!

CANTO ROSSONERO

By: Umberto Smaila.

Umberto Smaila e Canto Rossonero. The image taken from here. -- Eva Tarida

Che freddo fa ma sono qui

Tra tanta gente come me
Ci chiediamo perché.
E comè pieno anke il metro
Che quasi quasi non ci sto
Ma è una città che vive.
Perché anche se il cielo fuori è scuro
Oggi splende un sole rosso e nero.
Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh..

Vecchio Milan perché

Siamo sempre con te

Sei la fede più grande che cè!!!

Dalla curva lassù

Grideranno di più

Perché in campo ci sei solo tu

Se ci stringiamo un po di più

Tutto lo stadio canterà

Come fanno gli ultras.

Ed il calore di Milano

Questa città che tanto amiamo

Che tutti abbraccerà

Ora il cielo è sereno su San Siro

Si alza il nostro canto rossonero.

Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh..

Vecchio Milan perché

Siamo sempre con te

Sei la fede più grande che cè!!!

Dalla curva lassù

Grideranno di più

Perché in campo ci sei solo tu

Grande Milan ci sei solo tu

Oh oh oh oh oh...

MILAN!!!

Interested? Go and download the Canto Rossonero here.

:)

Amazed

Until this second I write this post, I am still an oldies songs lover. I just can not really get in to nowadays songs. 90's are my latest fave in mind and heart. Well, I can't deny the glorious song of Michael Buble's Everything of course for nowadays finest song :)

And I remembered this one song. One remake song of course, but I noticed this once sung by Trademark, entitled Amazed.

Every time our eyes meet
This feeling inside me
Is almost more than I can take
Baby when you touch me
I can feel how much you love me
And it just blows me away
I've never been this close to anyone or anything
I can hear your thoughts
I can see your dreams

Chorus:
I don't know how you do what you do
I'm so in love with you
It just keeps getting better
I wanna spend the rest of my life
With you by my side
Forever and ever
Every little thing that you do
Baby I'm amazed by you

The smell of your skin
The taste of your kiss
The way you whisper in the dark
Your hair all around me
Baby you surround me
You touch every place in my heart
Oh it feels like the first time every time
I wanna spend the whole night in your eyes

(Repeat Chorus x2)

It was brought to us by Lonestar, which became the greatest song at that moment in Billboard 100 chart Just like in 1983 for Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton's Islands In The Stream. FYI, I love Islands In The Stream too :) Very Much.

Okay, later then we knew that this romantic song was covered too by several artist such as Bonnie Tyler, Duncan James, Fady Maalouf, Ben Mills, Boyz II Men, and Trademark. Wow, as I listing here, I figure out how many times this song has been re-covered :)

well, after all those links I also put in this post - why do I feel that I put very much links in this post? - All I need to say is I love this song :) You can download the Trademark version here :)

Owner of My Heart

Right in the office, a bit boring staring at those numbers from my papers and monitor. I decided to start playing the songs on my itunes.
There, one of my fave male singer singing. Sasha.
I ever wrote about his previous song, "If You Believe".
This time entitled: Owner of My Heart.

Sasha in If You Believe VidClip - Thanks to Goole.image

Sasha Owner of My Heart Cover. Thanks to Google.image

 OWNER OF MY HEART
 Songwriters:  STEPHAN BAADER, MICHAEL BERNHAR KERSTING, PETE SMITH

If you think I've let you down
Tried to fool you, there's no need to
If you think I've played around
Why do you worry, you should know me

* I've been true, right from the start
You're the owner of my heart

If you look straight in my eyes
You will know I'm not pretending
I don't hide, there's no disguise
Why you doubt me, that's a strange thing

[Repeat *]

I can't just stand by watching you walk away
Knowing you still belong with me, close by my side
You think I don't care, but forever I swear
Ooh, my love has grown stronger and that I can't hide

[Repeat *]

[Repeat *]

No one can tell me 'cause I know for sure
When I'm not with you, baby, I'm wasting my time
I'll do anything that you want me to do
Ooh, just call out my name, can't she give me a sign
Give me a sign, woah

If you just give me some time
To convince you we can pull through
Let me see what's on your mind
I won't change you, I don't have to

[Repeat * , * , *] 

 If you guys think his song is cool, you may download it here.

I Love this sweet song. I love sweet song with sweet rhyme, sweet melody, sweet lyrics.
However, it swept away my boredom already :)

I Love The Way You Lie

I LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE

Eminem feat. Rihanna

Eminem and Rihanna. 

Source: http://www.google.co.id/images?um=1&hl=id&biw=1126&bih=633&tbs=isch:1&&sa=X&ei=k9PcTPqjBZP0cdvN6eEL&ved=0CCAQBSgA&q=i+love+the+way+you+lie&spell=1

Just gonna stand there And watch me burn
But that's alright Because I like The way it hurts
Just gonna stand there And hear me cry
But that's alright Because I love
The way you lie I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie

I can't tell you what it really is I can only tell you what it feels like
And right now there's a steel knife In my windpipe
I can't breathe But I still fight While I can fight
As long as the wrong feels right It's like I'm in flight
High of a love Drunk from the hate
It's like I'm huffing paint And I love it the more that I suffer I sufficate
And right before im about to drown She resuscitates me
She fucking hates me And I love it
Wait Where you going I'm leaving you No you ain't Come back
We're running right back Here we go again It's so insane
Cause when it's going good It's going great
I'm Superman With the wind in his bag She's Lois Lane
But when it's bad It's awful I feel so ashamed
I snap Who's that dude I don't even know his name
I laid hands on her I'll never stoop so low again
I guess I don't know my own strength

Just gonna stand there And watch me burn
But that's alright Because I like The way it hurts
Just gonna stand there And hear me cry
But that's alright Because I love The way you lie
I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie

You ever love somebody so much You can barely breathe
When you're with them You meet And neither one of you
Even know what hit 'em Got that warm fuzzy feeling
Yeah them chills Used to get 'em
Now you're getting fucking sick Of looking at 'em
You swore you've never hit 'em Never do nothing to hurt 'em
Now you're in each other's face Spewing venom
And these words When you spit 'em You push Pull each other's hair
Scratch, claw, bit 'em Throw 'em down Pin 'em
So lost in the moments When you're in 'em It's the rage that took over
It controls you both So they say it's best To go your separate ways
Guess that they don't know ya Cause today That was yesterday
Yesterday is over It's a different day Sound like broken records
Playin' over But you promised her Next time you'll show restraint
You don't get another chance Life is no Nintendo game
But you lied again Now you get to watch her leave Out the window
Guess that's why they call it window pane

Just gonna stand there And watch me burn
But that's alright Because I like The way it hurts
Just gonna stand there And hear me cry
But that's alright Because I love The way you lie
I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie

Now I know we said things Did things That we didn't mean
And we fall back Into the same patterns Same routine
But your temper's just as bad As mine is You're the same as me
But when it comes to love You're just as blinded
Baby please come back It wasn't you Baby it was me
Maybe our relationship Isn't as crazy as it seems
Maybe that's what happens When a tornado meets a volcano
All I know is I love you too much To walk away though
Come inside Pick up your bags off the sidewalk
Don't you hear sincerity In my voice when I talk
Told you this is my fault Look me in the eyeball
Next time I'm pissed I'll aim my fist At the dry wall
Next time There will be no next time I apologize
Even though I know it's lies I'm tired of the games
I just want her back I know I'm a liar
If she ever tries to fucking leave again I'mma tie her to the bed
And set the house on fire

Just gonna stand there And watch me burn
But that's alright Because I like The way it hurts
Just gonna stand there And hear me cry
But that's alright Because I love The way you lie
I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie