Sunday Serenade: counting stars

On this beautiful Sunday morning, let's have another song by OneRepublic called Counting Stars.. Enjoy!

Counting Stars
[Chorus]
Lately I been, I been losing sleep
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But baby I been, I been prayin' hard
Said no more counting dollars
We'll be counting stars
Yeah, we'll be counting stars

[Verse 1]
I see this life
Like a swinging vine
Swing my heart across the line
In my face is flashing signs
Seek it out and ye shall find

Old, but I'm not that old
Young, but I'm not that bold
And I don't think the world is sold
I'm just doing what we're told

I feel something so right
Doing the wrong thing
I feel something so wrong
Doing the right thing
I could lie, could lie, could lie
Everything that kills me makes me feel alive

[Chorus] x2

[Verse 2]
I feel the love
And I feel it burn
Down this river every turn
Hope is a four letter word
Make that money
Watch it burn

Old, but I'm not that old
Young, but I'm not that bold
And I don't think the world is sold
I'm just doing what we're told

And I feel something so wrong
Doing the right thing
I could lie, could lie, could lie
Everything that downs me makes me wanna fly

[Chorus] x2

[Bridge 4x:]
Take that money
Watch it burn
Sink in the river
The lessons I learned

Everything that kills me makes me feel alive

[Chorus] x2

[Outro 4x:]
Take that money
Watch it burn
Sink in the river
The lessons I learned






Have a great week ahead! Be safe and be productive! :)

and..

Nothing much to update..

busy. wet. (getting) colder..



Cloudy with a varying hues of blues.. figuratively and literally..

Sunday Serenade: best I ever had

It's Sunday again.. time for a song.. Here's one by Gavin DeGraw called 'Best I Ever Had'..

Enjoy!




Have a great week ahead! Stay safe and keep hydrated!

Poetry Solace: Of love and longing (II)

Continuing with another work from No One Can Stem the Tide by Jane Tyson Clement..

(21) Love and Longing
For you the night is still;
the moonlight on the hill
shall come no more. And I
whose life was touched with flame,
if I stay not the same
because the flame must die,
you will not know.


For me the night will change,
the moonlight not be strange,
nor silvered hill. And you
whose life was turned to dark
sleep on and do not mark
if this small heart stay true,
if love will go.

It is for me to keep
the beauty, while you sleep
unsullied peace. And I
who cannot stay the years
nor live them all in tears
must watch the vision die
unchecked and slow.



Have a great weekend! Enjoy and be safe! :)

Tarot readings... XIV

Again, time for another reading.. Just started my PhD 3rd year last month, and many things have happened in my studies.. so it will be interesting to see what the cards have to say for the months ahead..
Note that all pictures of tarot cards are from http://phpbb-tw.net/phpbb/thoth/ and there is no intention of infringing any copyright.
所有的塔罗图片都采自竹猫星球塔罗馆 （http://phpbb-tw.net/phpbb/thoth)，本部落并无意侵犯版权。


對 學　　業 進行占卜，結果為：
Pertaining your luck in : Education

現狀 Current Situation: 賢者 [The Magus]

你的頭腦好、記憶力快，看起來很放鬆，成績卻比一般同學好，除了功課之外，社團、比賽等課外活動你也表現得很好。
You have a brain for study and good memory. Although you might seemed relaxed, your results are better than your classmates'. Other than school work, your performance in extra-curriculum activities are very good as well.



問題 Problem: 皇帝 [The Emperor]

表示你的功課雖然不錯，但是比較容易遭人眼紅，你又不擅於跟同學哈啦聊天，以致常常被人誤會你很驕傲。
Although you are doing quite well academically, you incur the jealousy of others. As you are not very good in small talks, you are often misunderstood as being proud.




建議 Suggestion: 愚者 [The Fool]

不要限在既定框架中，別人的路不見得是你適合走的，也不要因為功課或才華不如別人就否定自己，你不需要跟其他人都一樣。
Do not put yourself in a box. What is suitable for others may not be good for you. Don't deny your talent just because you are different. You don't have to be the same as them.






對 健康運勢 進行占卜，結果為：
Pertaining your luck in: Health:

現狀 Current Situation: 隱者 [The Hermit]

你可能現在被一些慢性病，或是找不到根源的老毛病所困擾，用很多的方法都沒有辦法根治，這讓你的精力減弱心情低落，很多玩樂的事都沒辦法去享受。
You may be troubled by some chronic ailment or can't find the source of your sickness even when you have tried many remedies. You are feeling low and lethargy because of this, and this is preventing you from enjoying yourself.




問題 Problem : 女皇 [The Empress]

你比較懶散不愛運動，又太過注重吃喝玩樂的享受，短期內是沒什麼問題，但長期下來，很容易讓身體負擔越來越重，要稍加節制。
You don't like to exercise and yet you like to indulge yourself. There may not be much trouble in the near future, but in the long run, your body might not take the strain. Be prudent.





建議 Suggestion: 星星 [The Star]

你如果單純是想要替自己養生，可能無法研究得很徹底，因為你不是很個人主義的.最好拿身邊朋友的健康煩惱來找資料研究，你因為想幫助他們，會很快的就變成專家了。
If you just wanna take care of yourself, you might not have the perseverance for it as you are not one who thinks just for yourself. It is better to worry yourself with the health of the people around and use that as a motivation. As you truly want to help them, you will become a health expert in no time!




對 人際運勢 進行占卜，結果為：
Pertaining your luck in : Human Relationships

現狀 Current Situation: 戰車 [The Chariot]

友情正在進入一段考驗期，你跟朋友試圖在百忙中維持友誼，但又造成很大的負擔，不知道要怎麼樣才能兩全其美。
Your friendship is now in a very testing period. You and your friends tried to keep this friendship going despite the busyness but this is taking a huge toll and both sides is stuck at trying to find a balance.




問題 Problem: 教皇 [The Hierophant]

你太有原則了，雖然大家覺得你是值得交的朋友，但有時常常太過固執，聽不進別人的話，所以朋友雖喜歡你，卻覺得你有時很難溝通。
You are too principled. Although people think that you are a worthy friend and they do like you, your stubbornness and refusal to listen to others are preventing people to communicate with you.




建議 Suggestion: 皇帝 [The Emperor]

你平日有很多話都往肚裡吞，太怕得罪人，甚至連該講的話都不講，弄到自己跟對方都不高興；試著坦承一點，交朋友不用太過小心翼翼。
You tend to keep mum even when you have lots to say as you are worried that you might offend people. Things that should have been said but didn't is causing everyone, yourself included to be unhappy. Be more truthful, you don't have to be too careful.




對 財　　運 進行占卜，結果為：
Pertaining your luck in: Wealth:

現狀 Current Situation: 塔 [Tower]

你近期有嚴重的破財，而且是完全沒有預期的情況下，讓你很氣憤又心疼；也有可能是無預警的丟工作，頓失最重要的財源。
You just lost some major finance and it was totally out of the blue. That upsets you very much. You may lost your job suddenly and lost a very important source of income.





問題 Problem: 愚者 [The Fool]

你對錢沒有危機意識，總覺得千金散盡還復來，但最近有可能快要青黃不接，你卻還是有很多想花的錢，自制力不太好。
You have no sense of urgency with regards to your finance. You always think that money will continue to come no matter what. Even when you may have some issues with income sources, you still wants to spend more money. Lack of self-control.




建議 Suggestion: 惡魔 [The Devil]

雖然你覺得理想跟專業性，都比錢重要，但如果不向環境暫時妥協的話，不只自己的收入無法增加，還會影響到身邊的人，先拋下自尊，學著世俗一點吧！
Even though you think dreams and professionalism is more important than money, yet if you do not compromise, you may not just restrict your income source but also affect the people around you. Put down your pride and learn to be more materialistic!

Sunday Serenade: true love

Time for P!nk! :) Love most of her songs.. especially the lyrics.. today's song is not so new, slightly more than a year old.. but who cares, right? A good song is a good song. Time doesn't matter.. So enjoy!





Have a productive week ahead! Be safe and stay funky! :)

binge-watching

Just wanna confessed that I like to binge-watch.. Even though I follow most of my US dramas a day or two late after they were broadcasted in the States, I sometimes binge-watch shows that I missed but were highly recommended..

The latest drama that I've just binge-watched just last weekend was Orange is the new black (OITNB). Before you start googling the show, let me tell you that this is not a show for everyone. It is definitely NOT politically correct, nor is it the usual 'family-friendly' drama. It dealt with difficult and controversial topics and showed us the ugly underbelly of the society, which to me is what real life is all about. To me, Life is no walk in the park. And I do realized that there might never be a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow and things may never be okay. Also, not everyone gets their 'happily-ever-after' endings.. Life is NEVER black and white. It has plenty of gray in between.

I like the show because it is one of the rare few dramas that has a majority female ensemble. All the women have their own stories and demons that they must face. People are not who they seemed to be.  It is real lives. It is raw. It is not pretty. And I was hooked. That's why I had to binge-watch the entire 13 episodes of season 1!

I started around 12 noon on Sunday. I thought I could watch the first 6 episodes and stop for dinner. I planned to finish the next 7 episodes on Thursday, as I do not have classes that day due to it being a public holiday here. Never did I expect it to be so addictive and captivating.. I did stop around 7pm for a quick dinner, a shower and a (fast) reading of a journal paper (that was required reading for my class on Monday afternoon). Then I jumped back in from 9pm+ and didn't stop until 4am (Monday)!

I have a couple more dramas lined up for my next binge-watching marathon.. :)  Can't wait... See, life can be simple and uncomplicated if you do not need much. ｡◕‿◕｡

Sunday Serenade: bonfire heart

James Blunt. Love some of his songs. You're Beautiful. It's Not Easy To Be Me. Tears and Rain. Just to name them out.. now, this is another one to add to the list.. Like this MV too.. :)

Enjoy!

Bonfire Heart
[Verse 1:]
Your mouth is a revolver firing bullets in the sky
Your love is like a soldier, loyal till you die
And I’ve been looking at the stars for a long, long time
I’ve been putting out fires all my life
Everybody wants a flame, but they don’t want to get burnt
And today is our turn

[Chorus:]
Days like these lead to
Nights like this leads to
Love like ours
You light the spark in my bonfire heart
People like us, we don’t need that much
Just someone that starts, starts the spark in our bonfire hearts
[end of Chorus]

[Verse 2:]
This world is getting colder. Strangers passing by
No one offers you a shoulder. No one looks you in the eye
But I’ve been looking at you for a long, long time
Just trying to break through, trying to make you mine
Everybody wants a flame, they don’t want to get burnt
Well today is our turn

[Chorus]








Have a productive week ahead! Stay healthy and merry!! :)

Poetry Solace: Of love and longing (I)

Continuing with more works from No One Can Stem the Tide by Jane Tyson Clement..

(16) Love and Longing

My dear, I do not love you as you think,

not half in mirth, nor briefly, but forever.

Grant me some power to mend my imperfections;

admit me strength to make one long endeavor.

I am not all the surface gloss you think;

I have a deep glow, too, if you would see.

I would give proof of faith and fearlessness

if you would only care, and turn to me.

Enjoy your weekend! Stay safe! :)

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