家

August's the only time of the year (apart from Xmas) when you see more than the usual dose of red and whites on the streets... when S'poreans get lulled into the warm, fuzzy wuzzy atmosphere of patriotism and forget momentarily abt the ERP, petrol hikes, security lapses, charity self-implosions, depressed markets, recession gloom and $$ no enough.

Some overseas friends commented that though they left S'pore physically, S'pore has never left them. Despite all the complaints and backlash on govt policies in public forums, we've to admit this lill island does hold a special place in our hearts.

Well-travelled we may be... I'm sure we can identify with the lyrics of Michael Buble's "Home":

May be surrounded by
A million people I
Still feel all alone
I just wanna go home
Oh, I miss you, you know

Another aeroplane
Another sunny place
I’m lucky, I know
But I wanna go home
Mmmm, I’ve got to go home

Let me go home
I’m just too far from where you are
I wanna come home

Home... a place where we truly feel at ease and say,"Ahh finally I am home at last!"



每一次我感到彷徨 不自禁就会回头望
mei yi ci wo gan dao pang huang bu zi jin jiu hui hui tou wang
我知道心中有个地方 一定会有一盏灯
wo zhi dao xin zhong you ge di fang yi ding hui you yi zhan deng
照亮每一颗黑暗的心房 指引未来方向
zhao liang mei yi ke hei an de xin fang zhi yin wei lai fang xiang
沿着生命河流向前航 就能登陆理想
yan zhe sheng ming he liu xiang qian hang jiu neng deng lu li xiang

Chorus:
我的家 收藏 我的欢喜悲伤
wo de jia shou cang wo de huan xi bei shang
只要点燃希望 梦就会自由飞翔
zhi yao dian ran xi wang meng jiu hui zi you fei xiang
我的家 给我 一双坚定翅膀
wo de jia gei wo yi shuang jian ding chi bang
我的梦 不论在何方 一生的爱唯有家
wo de meng bu lun zai he fang yi sheng de ai wei you jia

再也不会感到彷徨 不会再失意回头望
zai ye bu hui gan dao pang huang bu hui zai shi yi hui tou wang
我要用心中一点烛光 燃放千万户辉煌
wo yao yong xin zhong yi dian zhu guang ran fang qian wan hu hui huang
要让繁华的城市更灿烂 世界和平共享
yao rang fan hua de cheng shi geng can lan shi jie he ping gong xiang
全凭生命河流来导航 一起登陆理想
quan ping sheng ming he liu lai dao hang yi qi deng lu li xiang

( Repeat Chorus )

Home - Where I am Truly, Surely.... Really?

My fav NDP Theme Song of all time...



Whenever I am feeling low
I look around me and I know
There's a place that will stay within me
Wherever I may choose to go
I will always recall the city
Know every street and shore
Sail down the river which brings us life
Winding through my Singapore

Chorus:
This is home truly, where I know I must be
Where my dreams wait for me, where that river always flows
This is home surely, as my senses tell me
This is where I won't be alone, for this is where I know it's home

When there are troubles to go through
We'll find a way to start anew
There is comfort in the knowledge
That home's about its people too
So we'll build our dreams together
Just like we've done before
Just like the river which brings us life
There'll always be Singapore

( Repeat Chorus )

For this is where I know it's home
For this is where I know I'm home

Seeing Matt do his goofy chicken-dance antics... you can't help but break into smiles. Cheerios!! =D




Where the hell did he find so much $$ & time to visit so many places, you wonder



This time... with thousands joining him in his dance. S'pore included =)