I saw that boy standing there with a deal...

Ordinary Day
by Vanessa Carlton

Just a day, just an ordinary day
Just tryin' to get by
Just a boy, just an ordinary boy
But he was looking to the sky

And as he asked if I would come along
I started to realize
That every day he finds just what he's looking for
Like a shooting star he shines

And he said, "Take my hand
Live while you can
Don't you see your dreams lie right
In the palm of your hand?"

And as he spoke, he spoke ordinary words
Although they did not feel, no
For I felt what I had not felt before
And you'd swear those words couldn't heal that

And as I looked up into those eyes
His vision borrows mine
And I know he's no stranger
For I feel I've held him for all of time

And he said, "Take my hand
Live while you can
Don't you see your dreams lie right
In the palm of your hand"
In the palm of your hand

Please come with me
See what I see
Touch the stars for time will not flee
Time will not flee, can't you see?

Just a dream, just an ordinary dream
As I wake in bed
And the boy, that ordinary boy
Or was it all in my head?

Didn't he ask if I would come along?
It all seemed so real
But as I looked to the door
I saw that boy standing there with a deal

And he said, "Take my hand
Live while you can
Don't you see your dreams lie right
In the palm of your hand"
In the palm of your hand, in the palm of your hand

Just a day, just an ordinary day
Just tryin' to get by
Just a boy, just an ordinary boy
But he was looking to the sky

I once thought of this song as a love song as all songs with the words "boy", "girl", "touch" and "dream" are all beautifully and confusingly jumbled in the lyrics but later, I came to the understanding that this song is not a love song at all. It is a song of hope. Surprisingly, I believe that this is a Christian song.

See the first stanza of the lyrics, it introduces the two primary characters of the song -- a hopeless girl trying to get on with her everyday life and an ordinary boy who is looking to the sky which I reckon could mean that this boy is either looking for UFOs or just plainly like to see the world in all it's hopefulness by looking up the sky! The latter is my best and only bet.

So that ordinary boy asked the hopeless girl to come along with him. And the girl realizes that what the boy is looking for, he finds it everyday and for that he shines. In all my time here on Earth, I could conclude that every human being alive would only like to find happiness. So there! That boy is looking for happiness and he finds it every single day. That's how the second stanza unfolds.

In the third stanza, the boy asks the girl to trust him enough to take his hand and to live her life while she can and be aware that her dreams lie in her own hands. Hmmmm... This made me thought that the girl is suicidal. What do you think?

The fourth stanza is vague. It expresses the negativity of the girl, that's for sure.

The fifth stanza was what made me realize that this song could be a Christian song. So the girl and the boy looked into each others eyes and that was when the girl realizes that this boy is no stranger and she felt that she have held this boy for all of time. This time I thought that the boy could be Jesus! I mean, he's definitely no stranger to us and we always feel that we've held him for all time. But then I realized, Jesus lives in all of us so this boy is really just an ordinary boy.

The sixth stanza is the same with the third one. So as the seventh. The boy asked the girl to come with him and see what he sees, to touch the stars and he assures her that time will not flee. I love this stanza. If the world is full of ordinary boys like this one, this would surely be a happier carefree world. A world full of hope and goodness.

And the girl realizes that what happened was just a dream. That's the eight stanza! She woke up in her bed and thought that the boy was all in her head. And in the ninth stanza, she realized that she's wrong because she saw that boy standing there in the door with a deal.

The deal? That's in stanza ten. The deal would be to take his hand and live her life fully! And I would like to think that the eleventh stanza could be that whenever the girl feels down, there would always be that ordinary boy to bring a smile to her face and a ray of sunshine to her ordinary days!

Some Simple Things To Do To Make Her Fall More In Love With You

Guys love grand gestures in conveying their feelings. Like giving not a single perfect rose but a roomful of roses with a rainbow of colors. Renting not a tiny quaint boat for just the two of you for a peaceful moonlight sail but a big modern yacht. Dining not in a secluded restaurant with a great ambiance but a five-star one with its bossy-looking waiters. Guys. They're so dense not to realize that what every girl wants is not grandeur and flamboyance but the simplicity and sincerity in their every actions.

So I've compiled here the simple things that a clueless guy can do to make his girl fall more in love with him.

• Twirl her hair. If she has short pixie hair then just rub your fingertips along her scalp as long as you feel the soft silky texture of each strand of hair.
• Tie her shoelaces when it comes undone. Or if she's wearing sandals and flats and it came off while walking, retrieve it as fast as you can, cradle her tiny delicate feet in your hands and put on the sandals or flats on her feet.
• Tie her hair for her when you think that it is bugging her but can't do anything about it since her hands are all busy doing more important things.
• Carry her heavy bag. BUT if she does not want you to carry it even though its so heavy then let her carry it herself. AND always offer to carry it every few moments, she'll eventually give up and let you carry it.
• ALWAYS greet her "Good Morning". It makes her happy thinking that she is the first person you think of everyday upon waking up.
• Call her to say "Good Night". It makes her sleep calmly knowing that you are safe and doing good before she sleeps.
• Save the last piece of whatever you are eating for her.
  
• Surprise her. It may be an ice cold soda in the middle of the day, a glass of milk before she sleeps or a cup of fresh coffee in the morning.
• Hold her hand while crossing the street.
• Cook for her.
• Wear her favorite color even though everybody thinks it does not suit you.
• Sing her favorite song even though you're tired of listening to it.
• Stare at her with a contented look in your face.
• Make her smile.
• Don't ever make her cry.
  

Stardust: A Not-So-Eloquent-But-Nevertheless-Meaningful Review

Stars. For ordinary boring unimaginative beings, they're just inanimate metallic heavenly bodies that for certain reasons unknown has the capacity to fall and tumble into the earth, but then, in Neil Gaiman's world, they're temperamental delicate beings that shine, glimmer and sparkle in the shadows of the dark.

Neil Gaiman. He never fails to amaze me! A story teller of grand caliber, who in my own humble opinion have once been either a fallen star, or a naive half-human half-Faerie wandering prince, or an ambitious cold-hearted witch or a cunning unduly suspicious king-to-be, to have depicted vividly the entire story in a very convincing and amusing manner. With his superior imagination and witty words, HE is an author worthy of godlike worship and praise.

The story started in a town appropriately called Wall since the only interesting fact about the place is that a wall separates it from Faerie land and it is in Wall that Victoria Forrester, Tristran Thorn's ultimate love asked for a fallen star in exchange for anything that his heart desires. And so, Tristran, with love for a reason and nothing but a leather backpack in his shoulder, courageously embarked on a journey and unknowingly face his destiny.

Along the way in his quest for the fallen star, Tristran met a hairy midget who helped him reach the star in the fastest method possible and that is through a Babylon candle. Then he found Yvaine, the fallen star who unfortunately broke her leg on her fall. Upon pursuing Yvaine who was getting away astride in a unicorn, he met Primus, the eldest among the princes of Stormhold. After that, Tristan faces the witch-queen, who was also pursuing the fallen star but unlike Tristran, she only wants her shining heart to bring back her own and that of her witch sisters' youth. And while escaping the sly witch-queen, they met the magnanimous captain of the Perdita, a flying ship which captures lightning.

Stardust is not your average fairytale story. It does not involve any violent battles between good and evil. Nor does it have a happy ending. What makes it special is that what happens in the story can happen in reality. Well, aside from the flying ship, possessed tree, and any other odd things and people in the story, the emotions and actions of the characters are real enough to be able to garner an empathy among characters and thus making the reading experience a gratifying and of course amusing one.

Rihanna-Chris Brown: What really happened?

LATEST UPDATE: Aubrey "Drake" Graham denies making it with Rihanna the other night at Lucky Strike. "It's not like that at all," says Drake. "I'm being honest. [She's] just a friend, that's all. A great artist. Nothing at all [happened]. I have the most respect for her. I think she's so talented."

What you've just read is from a blog from blahgirls.com summarizing the unfortunate event that happened between Rihanna and Chris Brown.

I was browsing through some Hollywood gossip websites, when I've come upon this blog that summarizes the Rihanna and Chris Brown breakdown. It was a long read (I can't believe so many things happened after that night) and yet an entertaining one if you love gossips. The blog contains all write-ups on the Rihanna and Chris Brown issue from all magazines and websites that you've probably already read. The accounts written mustly involves about where Rihanna went with whom; where she ate and partied; what Chris Brown had said and how he behaved; what Jay-Z, Mike Tyson, Will Smith, Hilary Duff and all other celebrities who are not really involved think about the issue, some updates on the court proceedings and just everything that mentions both Rihanna's and Chris Brown's names. It was arranged chronologically so you wouldn't have a problem guessing which event comes first.

Click here to see the blog and enjoy reading!

What can a book club do for you?

Ok. So here is the deal. If you are not familiar with Jane Austen then you better stop reading at this very moment.

I've just finished watching this new movie. Not an Austen book adaptation. Not on the life of Miss Austen. But about the lives that were touched by Jane Austen. It's titled The Jane Austen Book Club. Not so creative title but definitely a very appropriate one.

It's a story that revolves around the members of the book club. There was Jocelyn, the dog lover who does not settle for second best and that includes love. There was Sylvia, a new divorcee who is struggling to let go of her lost love. Allegra, Sylvia's hasty daughter who prefers women and loves adventure. Prudie, the high school French teacher who was never been to France and is fantasizing about her hot student. Grigg, the science fiction fanatic who only joins the club because of Jocelyn. And there was Bernadette, the most uncomplicated human being in the group who was making marriage a habit. As the book club progressed from Emma in February, Mansfield Park on March, Northanger Abbey in April, Pride & Prejudice on May, Sense & Sensibility on June and lastly Persuasion on July; they are not aware that they are not reading but living the lives and learning the lessons from Jane Austen's characters.

This is one of the movies that made me not drag the slider of my player to forward the events. And for me, that's a big plus. It's an all-in-one movie. It deals with matters involving love, homosexuality, adventure, contentment, attraction, shame... and the list goes on. The characters are never boring and I was satisfied with the acting. I personally love Jocelyn. It reminds me of someone a know. This movie makes me want to read Jane Austen's books. Unfortunately, I've only read Pride & Prejudice and that was a long time ago so this movie is an eye opener for me. It made me see my own ignorance and neglect on the finer aspects of literature.

So, back to the movie... What can I say?

Heart-warming, unpredictable, wholesome and simple... Just like Miss Austen's famous characters...

I may mess up this review but please, I really mean please, don't let this be one of the reasons not to watch this classic because you will surely regret it.

Why am I so fucked up right now?

The answer? Well, there's really nothing happening in my life right now aside from being bothered by the annoyingly and pathetic snickering that I'm currently hearing somewhere at the back of my cubicle. So here I am. Turning up the volume and listening to someone singing about how summertime guys are so cool. Summer. Is that word supposed to be synonymous to the word fun? So not true right now.

But here I am. Stucked. And hating it. My life for the past 8 months has practically been a routine. And not a very exciting one at that. Why can't life be just easy. Why can't we just have 4 hours to go to work and the remaining hours to learn about ourselves. Life is definitely a bitch. I mean, I don't know how many hours the Caveman people worked during the Ice Age but I know for sure that their work actually developed them for who they truly are. Hunting makes them more patient and resourceful. So, here I am. Sitting in my cubicle. Thinking about my freaking work. Doing nothing about it. I'm just hoping that it won't hunt me in my dreams tonight because if it does then I've probably pull that trick Veronika did in Veronika Decides To Die. So how does my work help me develop myself? Well, aside that it definitely makes me fat by sitting all day drinking bitter sugarless coffee, it's supposed to make me a better strategist. You know, thinking of some ways to be able to explain some incomprehesible codes that I did not make and never dreamed of making. Yeah. Like that's really helpful. Aside from that it helps me develop a not-so-severe-and-painful yet intolerable headache, it definitely did not help knowing something about my inner self. You see, my work actually involves finishing some tasks within a very strict schedule so that some people in Japan could be their shopping experience more efficient.

With a job like this, I'd probably die not knowing anything about my inner self. How pathetic.

I definitely need a change...

I'll be working on it...

I'll make it happen...

I won't die a pathetic bitch who has only seen the four corners of her boarding house...

I'll stop ranting and get back to my miserable work...

Where are you?

To my one true love,

I don't know who you are. That's for sure. You could be someone from one of Jupiter's moon, you could be a sexually confused person who loves to watch porn, you could be someone from a country with a name I can't pronounce, you could be a foodie who eats fried worms for breakfast, you could be a cynical traveler who has been to Angkor five times, you could be a jaded photo journalist, you see... you could be anybody from anywhere. But you won't be just anybody for me, you will be SOMEBODY.

Somebody who is decent enough to hold a conversation that may lead to the topic that involves the feces of either human or animal but then make it so interesting that the conversation won't stop there but lead to more grim topics like Ken and Barbie's relationship or the invention of the not-so-loved subject - calculus. Somebody who laughs on his own casual stupidity but sobers up on jokes about his own country. Somebody who thinks profoundly and does not acknowledge the shallowness of a malicious story but then delves deeper for the truth. Somebody who is not perfect but confident enough to know that his imperfections is what makes him perfect for his loved ones. Somebody who gets hurt but then will immerse himself into that feeling because for you, it is a feeling that needs to be conquered. Somebody who acknowledge his own weaknesses and shortcomings. Somebody who is spontaneous. Somebody who is passionate. Somebody who is cavalier. Somebody who is honest and true. Somebody worth loving. Somebody like YOU.

I don't know if you exist. I don't know if you WILL exist. All I know is that I will wait for you and I wish that you will wait for me too.

Yours forever,

Your Lover