how have you been

你, 好不好？周興哲
How Have You Been? by Eric Chou



是不是 還那麼愛遲到
Shi bu shi hai na me ai chi dao
Are you always late as usual?

熬夜工作又睡不好
Ao ye gong zuo you shui bu hao
Staying up late to work and not sleeping enough?

等你 完成你的目標 要戒掉逞強的嗜好

Deng ni wan cheng ni de mu biao, yao jie diao cheng qiang de shi hao

After you've achieved your dream, you have to quit the habit of overexerting yourself

都怪我 把自尊放太高

Dou guai wo bai zi zun fang tai gao
It's all my fault, for letting pride get in the way

沒有把你照顧好
Mei you ba ni zhao gu hao 
Not taking enough care of you

驕傲 是脆弱的外表最怕我的心你不要
Jiao ao shi cui ruo de wai biao Zui pa wo de xin ni bu yao
Pride was the exterior I use to cover up of my vulnerability, the thing I fear the most is that you don't want my heart


Chorus
能不能繼續 對我哭 對我笑 對我好
Neng bu neng ji xu dui wo ku dui wo xiao dui wo hao
Can you continue to cry to me, smile at me, be nice to me?

繼續讓我 為你想 為你瘋 陪你老
Ji xu rang wo wei ni xiang wei ni feng pei ni lao
Allow my to think for you, get crazy over you and grow old with you

你好不好 好想知道
Ni hao bu hao hao xiang zhi dao
How have you been? I wanna know badly

別急著把回憶都丟掉
Bei ji zhe ba hui yi du diu diao
Don’t be in haste to throw all the memories away 

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我只需要你 在身邊 陪我吵 陪我鬧
Wo zhi xu yao ni zai shen bian pei wo chao pei wo naoI just need you by my side, even to fight with me or just make some noise

用好的我 把過去 壞的我 都換掉

Yong hao de wo ba guo qu huai de wo dou huan diao
Let the good in me replace the old, bad me. 

好想聽到 你堅決說愛我
Hao xiang ting dao ni jian jue shuo ai wo
How I wish to hear you say that you'd love me no matter what, 

可惜回不去那一秒
Ke xi hui bu qu na yi miao

Unfortunately, we can't go back to that moment


你好不好
Ni hao bu hao
How have you been?


Verse 2 
天知道 我快要受不了
Tian zhi dao wo kuai yao shou bu liao
God knows... I can't take it any anymore

後悔鑽進心裡燒
Hou hui zuan jin xin li shao
The regret is burning in my heart

擁抱 再多一次就好
Yong bao zai duo yi ci jiu hao
One more embrace would be enough

你要的我都做得到
Ni yao de wo dou zuo de dao
I would do anything you want

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Chorus2
能不能繼續 對我哭 對我笑 對我好
Neng bu neng ji xu dui wo ku dui wo xiao dui wo hao
Can you continue to cry to me, smile at me, be nice to me?

繼續讓我 為你想 為你瘋 陪你老
Ji xu rang wo wei ni xiang wei ni feng pei ni lao
Allow me to think for you, get crazy over you and grow old with you

給你的好 還要不要
Gei ni de hao hai yao bu yao
Would you still accept it, the good I'd give to you now 

答案我卻不敢揭曉
Da an wo que bu gan jie xiao
Yet I dare not hear your answer.


我只需要你 在身邊 陪我吵 陪我鬧
Wo zhi xu yao ni zai shen bian pei wo chao pei wo nao
I just need you by my side, even to fight with me or just make some noise

別用離開教我 失去的人最重要
Bie yong li kai jiao wo shi qu de ren zui chong yao
Don't use leaving as a lesson to teach me 'you only realise the importance of someone when they are gone'

別說 你曾經愛過我
Bie shuo ni ceng jing ai guo wo
Don't tell me that you loved me

讓我們回到那一秒
Rang wo men hui dao na yi miao
Let us go back to the moment

你好不好
Ni hao bu hao
How have you been?

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Last chorus 

能不能繼續 對我哭 對我笑 對我好
Neng bu neng ji xu dui wo ku dui wo xiao dui wo hao
Can you continue to cry to me, smile at me, be nice to me?

繼續讓我 為你想 為你瘋 陪你老
Ji xu rang wo wei ni xiang wei ni feng pei ni lao
Allow me to think for you, get crazy for you and grow old with you,

你好不好 我好想知道
Ni hao bu hao hao xiang zhi dao
How have you been? I wanna know badly.


別急著把我的愛丟掉
Bie ji zhe ba wo de ai diu diao
Please don't be in haste to throw my love away.

我只需要你 在身邊 陪我吵 陪我鬧
Wo zhi xu yao ni zai shen bian pei wo chao pei wo nao
I just need you by my side, even to fight with me or just make some noise

別用離開教我 失去的人最重要
Bie yong li kai jiao wo shi qu de ren zui chong yao
Don't use leaving as a lesson to teach me 'you only realise the importance of someone when they are gone'

別說 你曾經愛過我
Bie shuo ni ceng jing ai guo wo
Don't tell me that you loved me

讓我們回到那一秒
Rang wo men hui dao na yi miao
Let us go back to that moment

你好不好
Ni hao bu hao
How have you been?

exiling love by jie wei ling

Sometimes, I feel so lonely
Even though you haven't said anything
You just held me tightly
but said to me gently
I'm only a friend
The love is different
The love I give bears no fruit

I don't get it, I know I'm not wrong
Forgot to put lock on the heart that loves you
Foolishly let love became a torture
You don't care about me at all
I still love without giving up
I choose to step aside for the love of you

Being exiled to the cold border
Learning that ambiguity is not sweet
Not caring the so called unfairness
Quietly leaving, gently closing my eyes
Quietly put it there

because im a girl

"BECAUSE I'M A GIRL" by Kiss
Version English
I just can't understand the ways
Of all the men and their mistakes
You give them all your heart
And then they rip it all away

You told me how much you loved me
And how our love was meant to be
And I believed in you
I thought that you would set me free

(REFRAIN):
You should've just told me the truth
That I wasn't the girl for you
Still, I didn't have a clue
So my heart depended on you, whoa

(CHORUS):
Although I'll say I hate you now
Though I'll shout and curse you out
I'll always have love for you
Because I am a girl

Been told a man will leave you cold
Get sick of you and bored
I know that it's no lie
I gave my all, still I just cry

Never again will I be fooled
To give my all when nothing's true
I won't be played again
But I will fall in love again

(REFRAIN)

(CHORUS)

I loved you so
Now you leave me in the cold
How could this be
I thought that you'd only love me

Into the night
I will pray that you're alright
You hurt me so
I just can't let you go

You took advantage of my willingness
To do anything for love
Now I'm the only one in pain
Will you please take it all away

Never thought being born a girl
How I can love you and be burned
And now I will build a wall
To never get torn again

august rush

we're all afraid of pain by wilber pan

from the taiwan tv series endless love

Synopsis, Story and preview:
Song Rui En had always believed that she would marry his childhood sweetheart one day. But her belief changed after she met Liang Jing Hao, a wisecracking guy who turned her world upside down. She was a girl from a rich family without a care in the world. And he was a penniless man with a chip on his shoulder. They overcame many obstacles to be together. But when Liang walked out on her the day before their wedding, she was at a loss to understand his reason. He reappeared three years later to find out, she is still waiting. Maybe to say waiting is an understatement. But yah, girls do that. What's wrong with them, idiot. Oh, i mean the girls.

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Something strike a chord here.

a dream

i usually wouldnt take notice of chinese singing competition. but her story is one worth telling.

7 years ago at malaysian idol finale. (incidentally i was there)


this same girl, jess lee makes a very loud statement today. never give up in your dreams. champion of this season Taiwan, One In Million. she scored full points for all her 4 songs in the finale. so much so the judges was tempted to announce her winner before the show was over. they also said she can sign up with a recording studio immediately and cancel off her CNY plans :)

her story:


more


usual sucker, i teared hearing her stories and when she sings.

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her mum statement to her: "failures are stepping stones to success, which successful person doesnt have some?". what doesnt brings you down, makes you even stronger.

love the way you lie cover by stephenie gee

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

Always thought you and i were perfect
I could tell you from the start
Thought you were gonna be my man
but then you left, tore me apart
And now you are gone
You ain't by my side
Got me askin' questions
Cause everything we were was all a lie
When were you gonna tell me
Oh how you feel
Why you gotta wait so long to tell me it was all unreal

Everyday i sat by just waiting
For you to come back home
But then i saw you with a girl
Broke my heart, and left me cold
Seems so unreal
Cant' grasp this thought
Couldn't sleep at all last night
Cause just realised it was all a lie
When were you going to tell me
Just how you feel
Left me for someone else and here I am caught up in tears

all the beautiful things

the best mistake i've ever made

by joanna wang

One step too far
All at once I'm falling
Just like a star
I'm burning for you
Thought I could keep myself from feeling this way
I guess that was my first mistake

Cause suddenly I'm walking
Down a dark street to your door
Wanting you is driving me insane
And now my feet are standing
Where they've never stood before
Guarded by a twist of fate

If I lose myself with you tonight
Fall apart or hold on tight
Wrong or right
I won't be afraid
Cause even if my heart should break
You'd be the best mistake I've ever made

I'm in your room
Now there's no denying
What's in your eyes
When I look at you
Two shadows talking but they don't make a sound

Words have lost their meaning now

And the air has turned electric
Now I know the time is right
To put myself into your hands
And suddenly I'm shaking
As your fingers touch my skin
I don't need to understand

And if tomorrow proves me wrong
I swear I don't belong
I know I'll carry on

So I will lose myself and bare my soul
Take this chance cause heaven knows
I'm so far gone, my choice is made
And even if my heart should break

When I lose myself with you tonight
Fall apart or hold on tight
Wrong or right
I'll always say
You're the best mistake I ever made

cruelity

birthday's surprises doesnt work in our generation anymore. because we often get what we dont want to know.

jar of hearts

by Christina Perri

I know I can't take one more step towards you
Cause all that's waiting is regret
And don't you know I'm not your ghost anymore
You lost the love I loved the most

I learned to live half a life
And now you want me one more time

And who do you think you are
Running 'round leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
So don't come back for me
Who do you think you are

I hear you're asking all around
If I am anywhere to be found
But I have grown too strong
To ever fall back in your arms

I learned to live half a life
And now you want me one more time

And who do you think you are
Running 'round leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
So don't come back for me
Who do you think you are

And it took so long just to feel alright
Remember how to put back the light in my eyes
I wish I had missed the first time that we kissed
Cause you broke all your promises
And now you're back
You don't get to get me back

Who do you think you are
Who do you think you are
Who do you think you are

dear john

Paperweight by Joshua Radi & Schuyler Fisk


Been up all night staring at you
Wondering what's on your mind
I've been this way with so many before
But this feels like the first time
You want the sunrise to go back to bed
I want to make you laugh

Mess up my bed with me
Kick off the covers i'm waiting
Every word you say i think
I should write down
Don't want to forget come daylight

Happy to lay here
Just happy to be here
I'm happy to know you
Play me a song
Your newest one
Please leave your taste on my tongue
Paperweight on my back
Cover me like a blanket

Mess up my bed with me
Kick off the covers i'm waiting
Every word you say i think
I should write down
Don't want to forget come daylight

And no need to worry
That's wastin time
And no need to wonder
What's been on my mind
It's you
It's you
It's you

Every word you say i think
I should write down
Don't want to forget come daylight

And i give up
I let you win
You win cause i'm not counting
You made it back
To sleep again
Wonder what you're dreaming

can i come closer?

At some point, you came into my heart
Afraid my heart would be found out
I tried to turn away from you
I didn't know I would feel this way
My heart keeps wavering

What am i to do now?
I can't stop my trembling heart
Even if i close my eyes, you appear before me
With my heart likes this, what can i do
Because of you, i cry and laugh

Now, if there is no you, there would be no me
Can i be with you, together with you?

I feel you eyes on me, it makes my heart thrill
Everyday i have moments of doubt
I didnt know i would feel this way
My heart keeps wavering

What am i to do now?
Can i just come closer like this?
Im missing you
Im only looking at you

What can i do with my heart like this?
Looking only at you, i waver
Now, if there is no you, there would be no me
Can i be together with you?

old news, great lessons

he's not that into you. keep this close to you heart, girls. stop wasting your years hoping on a fantasy that looks nice only on canvas. these are some snippets i copied from NW gossip magazine. her teary eyes caught my attention and i read up the entire article.


' "This whole time she couldnt help but hold out hope that she and Brad would get back together, even though he would never admit to it" a long-time LA based actress friend of Jen's says. "Part of her knew it was silly, but it was always in the back of her mind. And it is not as though Brad's never given Jen reason to hold on to hope – he's been in constant contact with his former wife especially when things with Angelina hit a rough patch.'
NAIVE GIRL NO1: most girls know it is silly, yet we do this over and over again.
JERK NO1: some guys just do what make them feel better without considering how you feel. so forget about them!
LESSON NO1: if they are hanging on to another while telling you how much more comfortable they are with you, they are just treating you as their best friend... nothing more. and guys are capable of having a lot of best friends, dont think too much over it. you are not that special.

'Jen's other trump card was the fact that Brad's mum Jane has always adored her and hated Ange. But when Jen recently saw photos of Brad and Ange in Venice with Brad's parents, it ripped her heart out.'
NAIVE GIRL NO2: we love it when their parents and friends are on our side.
JERK NO2: they have to constantly remind you that everyone else loves you, but they forget to tell you except for them.
LESSON NO2: it doesnt matter if the whole world sees that you are perfect couple (at least half a world in this case). fact is, if that he doesnt like you... who cares the mum likes you. if someone can make them love you, it is not really love then.

'... while Jen's love rival makes plans for her big day, she has been left shattered.
"To her it is the ultimate betrayal by Brad," says her Hollywood actress friend.
"All this time, with the phone calls and secret meetings, she believed they would one day be Mr and Mrs Pitt again.
"And now she knows that will never happen." '
NAIVE GIRL NO3: yah after 3 kids, you cant imagine right now Jen is still wishing that something will happen and they wont make it to the vow. a bit like Man U... girls never say die. sometimes you wonder what got into us.
JERK NO3: they always left you thinking that there is something more, no actually... they just dont mind the attention. guys are equally attention seeking idiots. they just dont admit it. they like the excitement and trill of a rendezvous to feed their manhood, and you are just a perfect candidate.
LESSON NO3: if you want to be there... whatever, just dont think too much about it. just remember always, dont think too much till they say it. SORRY, i mean even when they say it... till they consistently show it. if you still need to guess their intentions, it is just not it.

IT'S FOR THE BEST
While Jennifer might not see it now, a relationship expert says that Brad's commitment to marry Angelina might be just what the, er, doctor ordered.
"She made a promise to be married forever and he broke it. She has just not gotten over it," says psychologist Dr Janet Hall of Jen's years of torture since the 2005 divorce.
"It could be the best thing for her as it ends all hopes of her legitimately getting him back."
Dr Hall says that men Jen's dated, particularly notorious playboys John Mayer and Gerard Butler, were simply lonely-night fill-ins until she got Brad back.
"If she was still pinning for Brad she have deliberately chosen bad boys who were never going to settle," Dr Hall says.
"It says that she doesnt expect a lasting relationship in choosing the bad ones and that perhaps she is not worthy since Brad left her. But now she really is free to create a lasting love with a man who can be true."
Here's hoping.
NAIVE GIRL NO4: yah girls are confused being. we want to pretend we are doing equally as well but we jumped off from one cliff to another. not sure what we are thinking. maybe we are hoping someone will come save us before the next jump.
JERK NO4: And all those other idiots, they take advantage of girls like this. they must be thinking "they know what we are like, and they are coming to our arms. woo hoo... let's eat them alive."
LESSON NO4: Why girls go for bad boys? maybe it is a way to avoid getting into anything more serious again because it hurts. maybe knowing they are bad boys makes you feel better if they surprised you by turning good, then when they look all angelic and prince charming but turned up like a mess.

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come out of the shade by the perishers

day139: almost lover

love this song.


each day is a piece of art on its own.

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disclaimer: the images i use might not be photos of my own.

the days without you by jill xu

The road home seems far, it's a pity words are few
In a single-person dinner, the flavor is only loneliness
At my side, I see the movie repeating, a frame of us
Why do these eyes that choose to avoid it all still cry tears?

Loving you everyday, you are my world
At that time, I still thought I would only love this once
The days without you, happiness seems so far away from me
My heart has already left with you, so I can't feel much right now?

I can't bear to open my eyes, afraid that you're not by my side
Perhaps in dreams, the distance between us is the closest
I miss your warm palms, I'm embraced by a cold wind
When winter comes again, how will this temperature continue?

(Spoken)
Hey it's me
You know it's rainin' outside right now
Remember back in the days, when we use to run around in the rain
and just get wet like that, that was back in the days
You know, leaving you was the toughest thing I had to do
It's not what I want, I know we'll meet again
I miss you, goodbye

Thank you for having loved me, giving me a most beautiful memories*
But life loves to be deprived, how should I walk this road ahead alone?

almost lover

two is better than one by boys like girls

I remember what you wore on the first day
You came into my life and I thought
"Hey, you know, this could be something"
'Cause everything you do and words you say
You know that it all takes my breath away
And now I'm left with nothing

So maybe it's true
That I can't live without you
And maybe two is better than one
But there's so much time
To figure out the rest of my life
And you've already got me coming undone
And I'm thinking two is better than one

I remember every look upon your face
The way you roll your eyes
The way you taste
You make it hard for breathing
'Cause when I close my eyes and drift away
I think of you and everything's okay
I'm finally now believing

That maybe it's true
That I can't live without you
And maybe two is better than one
But there's so much time
To figure out the rest of my life
And you've already got me coming undone
And I'm thinking two is better than one

I remember what you wore on the first day
You came into my life and I thought, "Hey,"

Maybe it's true
That I can't live without you
Maybe two is better than one
But there's so much time
To figure out the rest of my life
And you've already got me coming undone
And I'm thinking
I can't live without you
'Cause, baby, two is better than one
But there's so much time
To figure out the rest of my life
But I'll figure it out
When all is said and done
Two is better than one
Two is better than one

你那么爱她 ni na moi ai ta

till love fades you will understand to value every
wonderful scenery but she has already left
till you are convinced, she's already gone and has no recollection of you
the ultimate you start a passage of struggle
you really love her, why not keep her back
why not reveal your mind's thoughts
you profoundly love her and everyone knows that

you really love her, why not keep her back
is it there's two sides of her that you profoundly love
thus you are reluctant to let yourself be entrenched deeply in it
you really love her, why not keep her back
why not reveal your mind's thoughts
you profoundly love her and everyone knows that
you really love her, why not keep her back
is it there's two sides of her that you profoundly love
thus you are reluctant to let yourself be entrenched deeply in it

love finds you

"i think i made the right choice"
"that is where it gets you, son. thinking you have a choice. love finds you. you dont find love." a stranger to lucas scott, OTH.