Kau selalu ada

My dearest gang,

This morning I feel melancholic.

To be honest since Engelbert's show!! Ha ha ha...or rather I should exclaim sob. Yeah sob sounds correct.

I can't seem to shake that feeling off till now. Must be to do with most of his super sentimental songs that had such an effect on me, (or could be some other that night), that night, the night of the 28th June. Something must be on my mind and we all do go through all kinds of repertoire of emotions at different times of our life connected with our own personal issues. Try telling me it is not so!

This week too I accidentally hear a very sentimental indonesian song, that, to be honest, has been around a long time, but ignorant me, was not aware. Being in this mood that song sounded therapeutic. Listened to it again and again and I found the lyrics was poetic...I could say, ala indonesian 'Kahlil Gibran'. Oh I beg your pardon, I have not told you what song it is. Ok, it is Dealova by Once.

I give you the lyrics:


Dealova

Aku ingin menjadi mimpi indah dalam tidurmu
Aku ingin menjadi sesuatu yg mungkin bisa kau rindu
karena langkah merapuh tanpa dirimu
oh karena hati tlah letih

Aku ingin menjadi sesuatu yg selalu bisa kau sentuh
Aku ingin kau tahu bahwa ku selalu memujamu
Tanpamu sepinya waktu merantai hati
Oh bayangmu seakan-akan

(chorus) Kau seperti nyanyian dalam hatiku
Yang memanggil rinduku padamu
Seperti udara yg ku hela kau selalu ada

Hanya dirimu yg bisa membuatku tenang
Tanpa dirimu aku merasa hilang
Dan sepi, dan sepi

repeat chorus (2x)

Selalu ada, kau selalu ada
Selalu ada, kau selalu ada


My ramble this morning was triggered by a forward sent by a lovely, long time friend of mine, AA. The part of this particular forward that touched me the most, that is connected with my soppy mood, is the last bit.

Here it is:




Keep going, it would be good for you to recognize your role in life.


Do you know what is family?

Do you really understand what is behind the word family?

It gives us a shock when we know the answer.


FAMILY

Father And Mother, I Love You

(People can think of all sorts of ingenuity from their creative self. I have never once stopped to think of the word family, this way. Amazing. Ruby)


WHY does a man want to have a WIFE?

Because:

W---Washing

I---Ironing

F---Food

E---Entertainment

(Gee! This is cheesy. Triple whammy cheesy. I disagree with all 4. Even entertainment sounds wrong...ha ha ha! Wives are partners. Wonderful partners. Period. My view. Anyway, right gals? Ruby)



WHY does a woman want to have a HUSBAND? Because:

H---Housing

U---Understanding

S---Sharing

B---Buying

A---and

N---Never

D---Demanding

(Somehow this sounds EXACTLY right. What say you gals? Ha ha ha. My personal view again. Ruby)



Do you know that a simple "HELLO" can be a sweet one?

Especially from our loved ones. The word HELLO means:


H=How are you?

E=Everything all right?

L=Like to hear from you

L=Love to see you soon!

O=Obviously, I miss you .....



(Aah...terusik hati ku. Ruby)




Cheers,

Ruby.

p/s Heyy gang, before you come to any conclusion lets get it straight here...that is a spoof pix (super-imposed pix lah, tak betul, I didnt go on stage that night) of Engelbert and me...ha ha, courtesy of OP Che Aris of rmcopa. Che Aris was the official photographer during Engelbert's show. Since he knows me from a few of our inter-alumni funtions and forums, he (being creative) said it was his pleasure to give me that treat. I was too chicken to go upstage that night when Engelbert asked for a lady volunteer (apologies OP Azudin).