Someone said that to me the other day "Oh for crying out loud, Colin and you are totally MFEO..." and I'm like "MFEO?" and he said "Yeah - made for each other."
Then I remembered the song by Kavana... :) here you go!
p/s: cheesy 90s brit pop alert :P
Kavana - MFEO
You know how I love to be with you Girl you know that its true We go together so good
When you touch me there When you kiss that way Baby you just take my breath away
When you move in close Your skin's on mine Don't stop, 'cos we're doin' it right
Chorus: You've turned me around I can't let you go I'll make you see we're MFEO
No matter how long It takes me to show You've gotta believe We're MFEO
I don't know how long I've tried to prove That I'm the one for you So don't play games with my mind
When you touch me there When you kiss that way Baby you just take my breath away
When you move in close Feel your skin on mine Don't stop, 'cos we're doin' it right
Repeat Chorus
Rap: Blue skies in your eyes I see the feeling Tell me this baby now do you get the meaning I love you love what you wanna do love
Sure nuff sugar pie we can think it through love Bit of this with the touch of your behavior You can be my cutie pie 'cos you got the flavour
Straight up no lie if you never know We will forever be M.F.E.O.
When you touch me there When you kiss that way Baby you just take my breath away
When you move up close Your skin's on mine Don't stop, 'cos we're doin' it right
So I'm having some alone time and I'm so glad that I did! With the pup around, I barely get to go to any Japanese events because he doesn't understand the language, culture and he doesn't really enjoy the food either! Sad isn't it?
But then again I get to enjoy my own world when he gets to enjoy his worlds.
Anyways, I booked a ticket to watch Shigeri Kitsu, a minyo artiste playing live at the Dewan Sivik MBPJ. To tell you the truth, I had never heard about her before this but I'd never pass on an opportunity to experience something like this!
Being totally unfamiliar with the roads, it took me a really long time to reach the venue. I mean seriously, there were no proper signs to show where the place really was.
We were greeted by these traditionally clothed mannequins at the reception.
Don't ask me why. I really didn't see the point in it. Initially I thought that it had something to do with what she would be wearing during the performance, but nope.
We were allowed to go in and grab our seats at about slightly past 8. The arena was free seating so I was pretty lucky that I got there early, I managed to grab an aisle seat, right in front of the stage.
The night started with the Dewan Budaya's cultural dance troupe doing a contemporary number. This was also something I didn't get.
Then they did a musical performance with some traditional instruments. This was pretty good :)
Then they started to set up Shigeri-san's stage....
She emerged from the darkness of the stage and into the spotlight.
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter. This part, she hid in the corner plucking the shamisen while the slide show went on and on with lots of gorgeous winter images.
And she finished off with the drums.
Shigeri-san then dedicated a song to the quake that happened in Japan this year. It was upsetting to see so many lives, especially those of the fishing communities, wiped out. Just. Like. That.
Then she played a few more traditional numbers.
This... by far... was her best performance the entire night IMHO. There was so much vigour, control and passion in this.
Look at her go!!!!
Towards the end of her last song, the local musical troup troops out clapping in tune to the rhythm...
Then we realized that there was a surprise for her! I didn't manage to catch the first slide which said "Today is her birthday."
And they pushed a cake out from the side :)
Me and Shigeri Kitsu.
The performance was amazing. The vocal control and dedication she has in perfecting her craft is really incredible.
But to be honest, after a while, it got a little boring - partly because it was a one (wo)man show but kudos to her for a fantastic performance!
The pup's leaving for Melbourne later today... I'm kinda upset about not having him around for the next five days but I'm also kinda happy because now I have time on my own to do whatever I want!
I've also gotten my leave approved for Thurs and Fri :P so I'm really gonna have a nice long weekend! Definitely going to take the opportunity to catch up with rest and just lazing around at home...
So food wise - I've kinda planned out. Since it's four nights I'll have gyoza, somen (with wakame) in a dashi broth, and maybe a veggie pasta. Oh and I'll definitely be making my usual oats so that I can have something healthy for breakfast or as a snack throughout the day.
Activities - I'll definitely need to do some laundry... maybe I'll wash the car... have a Charmed marathon... do some gardening... and I have a couple of errands to run... so I should be quite busy
Hi... the pup and I just came back from the rally and are super exhausted from all that running around but just had to share this. This will be a quick pictorial post.
Will write a full account tmr :)
11.30am - Arriving at Masjid Jamek LRT station area. Cops were station at every entry/exit of the station and well over the streets of the area. The entire section of Jln Tun Perak there was cordoned off. No vehicles in or out.
They had already started to check the bags of those who seemed suspicious. But at this point, they weren't at their rudest behaviors.
12.38pm - things started to tense up a bit. Not too sure what was going on, but we sought refuge on Burger King's second floor.
From up there, we noticed there were a lot of rakyat who were pretty in much in the dark and looked super confused at the whole conundrum going on.
Some cops were just chilling out at the sidelines....
Some helped out tourists who were a little lost...
12.52pm - The cops start to disperse the crowd. Everyone starts running
Most people were chased off this street and into the little alleys surrounding the area.
By this time, most shops had already locked down their premises. We were locked inside Burger King.
Then all of a sudden, a convoy of three vehicles appeared on the street. We could only assume that this was the reason why the streets were cleared off?
1.02pm - A group of lawyers (we later learnt there were some from the Bar Council) appeared on scene.
1.15pm - The journos and photogs start running down this street (towards Sogo, I think. I confess I was a little confused on which street was which, so if I am wrong with the street names or directions, please correct me. Thank you)
1.30pm - The FRUs created a formation in front of us at Burger King
They created a small barricade in the middle of Jln Tun Perak....
... and their commander was standing in a truck with a huge bell (I call him the clanger) and instructs them by going *clang clang clang*...
... then they ran to change to formation on the other side of the street....
Tadaa! I really wonder what was the point though....
Then all their trucks came as back up....
Something's going on down the street from us (Petaling St and Puduraya). Everyone starts heading over...
Cops had these HUGE zip tie thingies which they use as handcuffs instead.
2.00pm - The police arrested an Indian man. He wore a Bersih 2.0 t-shirt under his white shirt.
Interesting that they needed six cops to "arrest" this man. He wasn't even struggling or thrashing around. He barely resisted...
But as usual our cops were rough on him and the papz
2.35pm - I finally managed to make my way out from Burger King. The rain had just started then.
More things seemed to be happening down the streets. All the trucks rushed down town.
2.38pm - The cops arrest more people.
2.47pm - We could hear the Bersih 2.0 rally march past us from BK. The pup and I just ran out to join them. This time it was really pouring down on us.
Rain pelted down but it did nothing to dampen our determination and spirit!
3.05pm - We walk towards a t-junction at the end of the road only to meet up with another large group.
Not too long after this, the FRUs came to break the group up. We regrouped few minutes later only to have them back us up into a road and gas us.
We were quite lucky that we came prepared with gas masks. The tear gas stung us faces for a bit and made breathing difficult but I really pity the others around us who only had a hand towel around their faces for protection. We could hear them coughing and hacking profusely.
The St John's Cathedral was just there, so the pup and I sought refuge in the compound.
In the whole process of running for my life, I broke my watch :( One of my favorites too :(
At about 4.00pm we decided that we would walk down the street with our new friends and hopefully regroup with some of the Bersih 2.0 rally-ers. And just around the corner, we saw them coming, and in an even larger group!
4.04pm - we walked down Jln HS Lee and Jln Gereja towards Jln Ampang and we bumped into this gentleman IN A NECK BRACE! Mad respect!
Salut!
4.16pm - We walked down Jln Ampang and finally reached the Jln Sultan Ismail intersection.
We ploughed on through the streets of KL....
This is the amount of people behind us. I can't even begin to tell how many were in front of us!
4.27pm - Power to the rakyat!
We sat for a bit, then some in the group burst out in song - the national anthem!
To sing Negaraku along side my brothers and sisters in a fight, was exhilarating I tell you. Goosebumps and so much pride in me. I never felt THAT proud to be Malaysian.
4.43pm - This was when the last fight came. A police chopper hovered dangerously low above us. Initially we thought it was just trying to drown out the speeches but little did we know was, it was a distraction because less than a minute after that, we heard screams from the right (Jln Ampang) and saw FRUs on foot and in trucks charging at us.
YES. Charging at us!
4.45pm - We ran towards KLCC only to find that it was locked down. And guess who else was rallying with us? Anonymous :)
The FRUs really came down hard on us this time. We had no choice but to run for our lives.
We were on the inside, slightly safer than those who were still on the streets
But the cops showed no mercy. I later found out that it was during this time that the late Baharuddin Ahmad was suffering respiratory complications due to the tear gas bombs that were sent flying his way. Rest in peace, fellow warrior. You will not beforgotten!
Anyways, the pup and I laid low in the park and quickly changed our clothes at the public restroom while plotting a way to get home. We hung out at the park for easily 45 minutes but when we slowly left, we noticed that there were still cops surrounding the perimeter.
5.41pm - We made back to Jln Ampang and saw Mounted Police. I wonder why did they need them for...
All the cops were still there....
And KLCC was still experiencing a lock down. There was still no going in or out and rumors were, the LRT station downstairs had ceased operations. (this just means that the LRT lines are still running but no one gets in or out of the KLCC stop).
After a while, KLCC's doors opened again and we went in thankfully... had to wait for over an hour for them to reactivate the LRT lines for KLCC.
The pup and I finally got home at about 7pm...
Gassed, stomped on, pushed around and all that shit... we're still standing tall. We're still standing proud.
If you've read this, please help spread the word.
Thank you.
To all my brothers and sisters whom we had the privilege of walking alongside in the rally today - thank you for being a part of this, thank you for being the caring Malaysian we know and love, thank you for being selfless, thank you. The pup and I are truly humbled and honored to have walked along with you today on this momentous day. We marched peacefully, with love and patriotism. For liberty and democracy. This is the truth.
