Thursday, July 10, 2008

My song for Singapore

Just now a dear friend wrote an email to ask how are we are doing in Spore....struggling to not be my normal always candid, brutally honest gal in order to look for positive in all things, this was what I came up with:

- Amirul loves his school; rates it 9 out of 10; compared to SK Bayan Baru 4 out of 10.
- Alyssa loces the park here...so beautiful and clean
- Azmir hates his job...he knows how to curse in Tagalog now, so he is learning sth new after all....hehehhe
- Me....Need to spend my lunch at the nearby park, to gather my inner strength. Otherwise by the next morning police would be in the office investigating bodies found strangled by a scarf.
People told me it'd take about 6 months to get used to things in new place...well, I think I need slightly longer than that. I love the song by Dave Matthew below, the lyrics describe how I have been feeling since we moved here. By the way, Blue Men Group is one of my favorites...wish get a chance to watch their awesome show again someday.
"Sing Along" - Dave Matthews Band with Blue Man Group
If I sing a song, will you sing along?
If I sing a song, will you sing along?
If I sing a song, will you sing along?
Or should I just keep singing right here by myself?
If I tell you I'm strong, will you play along?
If I tell you I'm strong, will you play along?
If I tell you I'm strong, will you play along?
Or will you see I'm as insecure as anybody else?
If I follow along, does it mean I belong?
If I follow along, does it mean I belong?
If I follow along, does it mean I belong?
Or will I keep on feeling different from everybody else?
If I sing a song, will you sing along?
If I sing a song, will you sing along?
Or should I just keep singing right here by myself?
If I sing a song, will you sing along?
If I sing a song, will you sing along?
Or should I just keep singing right here by myself?

1 comment:

BanjarRakai said...

I don't pretend that I know how you are feeling right now. However living in a strange country with less friends to share the problem can be depressing. I never live in Singapore but I believe living in a place where the pace is very fast and couple with their culture which very much rotates around the 4Cs (Carat, Cash, Condo & Car) will at least double the pressure. Just be yourself. Don't bother what other people taught of you. How Allah swt 'see' us is the most important thing in our live.