巨星陨落

一大早就听到了这样一个坏消息
"Michael Jackson dead at 50"
相信这个消息也一样令你十分震惊。。。
我也一样，我并不是他的忠实粉丝（对他本人没什么好感，因为他的负面新闻太多了）
但我喜欢听他的歌。。。
一路驾车，一路听着电台播放他生前首首遗作，
（超喜欢Heal the world这首歌）
令我觉得感慨和惋惜，
也令我想起小时候和堂哥一起听他的歌的那段岁月。。。
虽然那个时候的我听不懂他的歌曲的意思（英文程度差）。
但我们就是会被他的舞台魅力吸引。

我会永远记住Michael Jackson是一位伟大及杰出的音乐人!
同时也献上我对这位巨星的哀悼之意。。。

《Heal The World》歌词
There's a place in your heart
And I know that it is love
And this place could be much brighter than tomorrow

And if you really try
You'll find there's no need to cry
In this place you'll feel there's no hurt or sorrow

There are ways to get there
If you care enough for the living
Make a little space Make a better place ...

*Heal the world Make it a better place
For you and for me
And the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make it a better place For you and for me

If you want to know why
There's love that cannot lie
Love is strongIt only cares of joyful giving

If we try we shall see
In this bliss we cannot feel
Fear or dread we stop existing and start living

Then it feels that always
Love's enough for us growing
So make a better world Make a better place ...

Repeat*

And the dream we were conceived in
Will reveal a joyful face
And the world we once believed in
Will shine again in grace
Then why do we keep strangling life
Wound this earth, crucify its soul
Though it's plain to see
This world is heavenly Be god's glow

We could fly so high
Let our spirits never die
In my heart I feel you are all my brothers
Create a world with no fear
Together we'll cry happy tears
See the nations turn their swords into plowshares

We could really get there
If you cared enough for the living
Make a little space
To make a better place ...

Repeat**

被“白马”感动

早上驾车上班的途中，听到了这首歌。。。
《身骑白马》
演唱的歌手是星光三班第一名徐佳莹
这首歌非常熟悉，旋律听起来还蛮好听的。。。很不错哦！
我之所以会对这首歌特别熟悉是因为，
我曾在星光大道电视转播里看到她演唱这首歌曲。。。
在加上副歌的部分是改编自一首非常动听的歌仔戏歌曲。。。
华语和闽南语的互相交錯唱到副歌那一段，我真的有被感动到哦。。。
回想现今歌仔戏已慢慢被新时代淘汰，
（相信现在的小孩子都不知道什么是歌仔戏吧！）
记忆中，七八岁的我时常都能在阿嫲家看到姑姑叔叔们正追看歌仔戏场景。。。
嘻嘻，我还记得当时杨丽花主演小生角色可说是十分受欢迎的。。。

在线上Google一下这首歌，
《身骑白马》唱的是千金小姐王宝钏嫁给薛平贵后，在寒窑苦守十八年，薛平贵外出打仗居然跟西凉的代战公主结了婚。十八年后当薛平贵知道王宝钏还在苦等之后，就抛下了公主和西凉的官位，跑回去找王宝钏。歌词前一段写代战公主的心情，后一段及副歌写薛平贵回家的心情，副歌是台语，选自杨丽花的歌仔戏。听起来还很有民族风味。

“乐来越爱”正式开跑

第五届“乐来越爱”全国华语歌唱比赛－正式开跑
这个歌唱比赛和我有着很特别的渊源
我开始创办第一届歌唱比赛，也参与了随后的每届歌唱比赛。
一路看着这个歌唱比赛一届比一届壮大。　　
今年，歌唱比赛已经踏入第五届，也就是说我们主办歌唱比赛已有十年的经验。。。
自然而然对这届歌唱比赛有着蛮高的期许。。。

今届的筹工委班底大多都是新血，
我和几位老鸟自然就必须花较多的心思从旁协助。。。
某某人时常在我耳边提醒我应该放手让新人发挥，而我也知道这是必要的。。。
但。。。
我承认我常常在协助的过程中会过于热心，
又或者我对某些事物的要求过于完美，以致常常不满别人所做的一切。。。
（对于不爽我的人，你们就怨我吧！）
但我还是觉得这是为你们好的啊！
希望你们能够从中学到更多，
学习如何接受挑战，和面对挑战。。。
我知道你们也付出很多。。。
而我会检讨自己，但并不代表我会降低我的要求。。。

希望这届歌唱比赛能顺顺利利，成功举办。。。

Bravo Federer!!

一连十多天的法网赛终于来到了尾声。。。

最后一场是我最期待的男单决赛

决赛是由此赛事最大黑马-Robin Soderling对上连续四届闯入决赛的Roger Federer

这场决赛对费德勒来说可是非常重要的。。。

因为赢了这场决赛，他将完成网球全满贯的最后一块拼图，成为史上第六位全满贯选手。。。

他-终于做到了！

看到他获胜的那一刻，我也跟着激动起来。。。

激动是因为我看到了一个令我敬佩的人物终于完成他的愿望。。。

这个胜利真是来得不易。

2008年到今年，对他来说是十分艰难的时期。

因为他的表现开始走下坡，他也不再统治整个网坛。

世界第一位置也被取代，很多人也开始怀疑他能不能再站上大满贯颁奖台上。

能不能完成全满贯，能不能追平记录得到最多的大满贯。

但这场胜利，所有的质疑都是多余的。

他已经证明了自己是网坛历史上最伟大的人物。

OuR ThiRd DaY iN BanGkoK 14/04/2009

The third day in Bangkok was about Shopping, Shopping and Shopping......
Thailand recently has been developing rapidly, as what we can see from its transportation system and all the modern buildings in the city!
As what I know, Bangkok is now one of the Shopping paradise in Asia...
Therefore, visit Siam square become a must during this trip especially going with a 'moderate' frantic shopaholic (guess who? My dear lo...)hehe!!

Wake up quite late in the morning (to recharge more energy for shopping)
After took our breakfast, we were heading toward Siam Square.
Due to the red-shirt demonstration, there were army at the BTS station.....
Both of us pray hard for peace and for the shopping centre to start operate today.
(Most of the shopping centre closed yesterday due to the tense situation in Bangkok)
Our first stop was the popular Erawan Shrine for good luck and good fortune!Haha! Luck is on our side because most of the shopping centre open today!
Like Bintang walk in KL, most of the shopping center here are in the walking distance to each other...And some of it are linked up with sky bridge.
Let see if I can list out all the shopping mall here:
Central World, Emporium, Gaysorn Plaza, Siam Paragon, Erawan Centre, Siam Discovery Center, Siam Centre, MBK centre and .......you can name it.....Naraya is the shop which i can't forget......
Why? The place was packed with people especially ladies.....
People just grab like its free and shop like crazy here!!
Anyway, this shop offer nice bags with reasonable price!
Shopping, Shopping and Shopping.....
Until dinner time......See what we have for our dinner in the shopping complex?
Thai Food? Nope!
Its western food!
As recommended by my friend, this restaurant offer nice western food with reasonable price...
So we just give it a try......
My comment on the food: Not bad lo... Just like TGI Friday here with cheaper price!

What a lovely coincidence, we were at Bangkok at the time Thais celebrating Songkran Festival!
The street was packed with foreigner and local people......
Cars can't move because of crowded people who are playing water and dancing on the road......
Bangkok is definately a bargain shopping paradise.
The picture below says everything....Anyway, this was a nice trip and hope I will come back again!