heart broken songs

check these out...as far as i am concerned..none of them i have ever heard of..but the lyrics r damn bombastic..i mean..u will be heart broken even after reading the lyrics.....

Counting down...

20) The Everly Brothers: "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)," from It's Everly Time (Warner Brothers, 1960) A descending scale begins a classic of sad restraint: "We used to have good times together but now I feel them slip away/It makes me cry to see love die: so sad to watch good love go bad..."

19) The Band: "It Makes No Difference," from Northern Lights - Southern Cross (Capitol, 1975) The most artless--and most piningly desolate--love song Robbie Robertson ever wrote, sung with hopeless tenderness by Rick Danko, The Band's most artless singer. "I love you so much, and it's all I can do/Just to keep myself from telling you/That I never felt so alone before..."

18) Randy Crawford: "One Day I'll Fly Away," single (Warner Brothers, 1980) "When will love be through with me?" this jazz-funk-lite ballad remains irresistibly sad to many others--especially when Crawford trails off on "away" and the swelling chord drops down beneath her. Tremulous and dreamily lovely.

17) Soft Cell: "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye," single (Some Bizzare, 1982) The genius of this synthpop classic is the way it starts out as a bitchfest--Marc Almond coming on like Dusty Springfield's petulant little sister--and then suddenly flips into a deep, engulfing sadness. Even as Almond demands that his lover take her hands off him and claims that "You never knew me/I never knew you", Dave Ball's oceanic keyboard chords say the opposite--that Marc is all tetchy bravado and that this parting is bursting his heart.

16) Billie Holiday: "Don't Worry 'Bout Me," from Lady In Autumn (Verve, 1959) Billie is being so damn reasonable: "Why not call it a day the sensible way, and still be friends," she sings. Her apparent acceptance that "our little show is over" cuts no ice when delivered with such cracked desperation. Truly heart-rending late Lady Day.

15) Love: "Alone Again Or," from Forever Changes (Elektra, 1967) "I heard a funny thing, somebody said to me/‘You know that I could be in love with almost everyone/I think people are the greatest fun’. And I will be alone again tonight, my dear..."

14) The Pretenders: "I Go To Sleep," from Pretenders II (WEA, 1981) What a concept: a song about missing an ex-partner sung by your future ex-partner. A perfect marriage of arrangement (including a beautiful French horn riff), lovelorn vocals and passionate lyrics: "I was wrong, I will cry, I will love you ‘til the day I die/You alone, you alone and no-one else/You were meant for me..."

13) Dusty Springfield: "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself," single (Phonogram, 1964) "Going to the movies only makes me sad; parties make me feel as bad/When I'm not with you, I just don't know what to do." Decimating.

12) Little Feat: "Long Distance Love," from The Last Record Album (Warner Brothers, 1975) "Does she know she hurt me so?" How did a sad ballad get so funky and stay so sad?

11) Smokey Robinson & the Miracles: "The Tracks Of My Tears," from Going To A Go-Go (Motown, 1965) Bob Dylan called Smokey "America’s greatest living poet" with good reason. The guy was able to take the most everyday images and imbue them with a real emotional strength, allowing even the flyest guy to wear his heart on his sleeve: "People say I’m the life of the party ‘cos I tell a joke or two/My smile is the make-up I wear since my break up with you..."

10) Bonnie Raitt: "I Can't Make You Love Me," from The Luck Of The Draw (Capitol, 1991) "I'll feel the power, but you won't..." It's all very "tasty" and L.A.-musoid, this smokey ballad of resignation to loss, but it also rings hauntingly true as an articulation of honesty in the midst of misery--which makes it as much a song of healing as anything else.

9) Lorraine Ellison: "Stay With Me," single (Warner Brothers, 1966) "No, no! I can't believe!! You're leaving me!!!" Building slowly to volcanic peaks, and laceratingly intense to the point of hoarseness, this is soul emotion at the edge of utter despair.

8) Abba: "Knowing Me, Knowing You," single (Epic, 1977) "No more carefree laughter/Silence ever after..." The jolly, upbeat big-hair-and-shiny-suits story of Abba hid the sadness of two failing marriages, a sadness that bubbles to the fore here.

7) Otis Redding: "I've Been Loving You Too Long," single (Volt, 1965) "You're tired, and your love is growing cold..." Good God Almighty! The prototype deep-soul howl of pitiful, nay, wretched lovesickness, sung by a big Georgia farmboy who's literally ravaged by need for his woman.

6) Sinead O'Connor: "Nothing Compares 2 U," single (Chrysalis, 1990) Forget the famous video: it's all already here in Sinead's bruised rendition--simultaneously dazed and defiant--of Prince's perfect ballad. "I could put my arms around every boy I meet..."

5) The Righteous Brothers: "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," single (Philles, 1964) "You never close your eyes anymore when I kiss your lips": it's got to be the second greatest opening line of any breakup song ever. (The greatest is surely from Raspberries’ ballad "Starting Over": "I used to be so f***ing optimistic til you said goodbye".)

4) Kate and Anna McGarrigle:
"Heart Like A Wheel," from Kate and Anna McGarrigle (Warner Brothers, 1975) "It's only love/That can wreck a human being and turn him inside out..." Almost supernaturally moving.

3) Frank Sinatra: "I'm A Fool To Want You," from Where Are You? (Capitol, 1957) "But then would come the time that I would neeeeeed you..." A second stab at one of the very few songs Sinatra had a hand in writing--a song born of his debilitating pain over Ava Gardner--"I'm A Fool" is the desperate sound of a Man Who Loves Too Much, who keeps going back, masochistically, to the woman who's destroyed him. One of Frank's all-time peaks.

2) Roy Orbison: "It's Over," single (Monument, 1964) "Your baby doesn't love you anymore…" Still terrifying after all these years.

1) George Jones:
"He Stopped Loving Her Today," single (Epic, 1981) "He said I'll love you 'til I die..." the greatest country singer of all gave the performance of a lifetime--a vocal imbued with deep, knee-quaking compassion for the poor schmuck who never got over the love of his life--the most heartbreaking record ever made.

2009 resolution

The end of the year typically prompts people to reflect on what they've accomplished in the last 12 months -- and what they might do better in the coming 12 months. Have the lessons of a tumultuous 2008 informed how you will approach 2009? Have you even thought that far ahead yet?

If you're still bogged down with shopping bags and thoughts of Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa, consider borrowing one of these 10 resolutions from professionals who have already decided what they will focus on in the new year.

In 2009, I resolve to ...

1. Focus on passion, not the passing of days.
Holistic health counselor Trish Balbert shares, "I am going back to school for my Ph.D. in clinical psychology. It will be at least six years before I finish, and a lot of people have balked at that. They comment that it's such a long time, but my feeling is six years are going to pass one way or another. What do I want to have at the end of them? Would I rather spend them doing something I only mostly like or sort of like? Or would I rather spend them doing something that I really like that's going to get me doing something I really love?"

2. Take better advantage of your talents.
Just as the cobbler's children often have no shoes, advertising executive Jim Ellis's agency, Ellis + Potter Advertising, has been so busy providing marketing solutions for clients that they've neglected their own marketing. Ellis says, "In 2009, we resolve to ramp up our website and use its inherent strengths and benefits as more of a new business building tool to create opportunities."

3. Ignore the hype.
Tired of all the bad news? Tune it out! Jennifer DeSpagna, director of Timber Lake West Camp, says, "Well, I don't know if you would call this a resolution, but as my boss put it, 'We are choosing not to participate in this recession!' That is where I'll be coming from in 2009!"

4. Let someone else sweat the small stuff.
Lisa Steadman, also known as "The Relationship Journalist" and founder of Breakupchronicles.com, is ready to grow her business in 2009 -- with a little help. "I resolve to spend more time working ON my business and less time working IN my business. I've already hired a virtual assistant who does amazing work, and I am in the process of interviewing a part-time office assistant that my husband and I can share between our businesses."

5. Raise my profile.
Maya Kalman, president of Swank Productions, a Manhattan-based event-planning agency, shares, "My resolution is to do more publicity and public relations this year. I'm going to focus on doing more press -- because press equals exposure, which equals money!" She adds, "I'm also focusing on staying positive to move the company in the right direction, despite the current economy."

6. Spend money to make more money.
Brooklyn photographer Michael Harlan Turkell, who specializes in the culinary arts, reveals, "I've realized you have to spend money to make money. I had to turn down a lot of jobs this year because I didn't have a commercial space, but I realize how much more productive I could have been with an actual space."

As a freelancer, however, cash flow is always a concern, so Turkell is also on a quest to find a CPA who can help him spend wisely over the course of the year. "Right now, it's about not knowing what to spend and I'm investigating how a quarterly schedule might work best for a freelancer."

7. Recharge to continue to charge ahead.
Daisy Swan, a career coach and strategist and president of Daisy Swan & Associates, promises, "This past year taught me that taking time to regroup and recharge is essential to being able to give my gifts and effectively wear all of the hats that I wear every day! I vow to take time each week (and I do now) to meditate, connect with a larger, greater picture of my life to get centered and present. I know that tuning into the intuition and energy that I am informed by will aid me in making important decisions in the new year that is guaranteed to be loaded with new adventures."

8. Commit to getting commitments.
National workplace columnist and career advisor Liz Ryan admits her resolution took her by surprise. "It's become evident that this year more than ever before, lots and lots of people are scared witless at the prospect of launching a job search. I wish I had seen that sooner. A job-search advisor like me needs not only to share tips, methods, and moral support, but to hold a job seeker to a set of commitments to overcome that 'Oh, goodness, no! Anything but more job-search activity!' inertia."

9. Find the 'hire' power.
Michelle Madhok, founder of Shefinds.com, a popular online shopping blog, is not going to suffer poor performers and will take more time in trying to separate the wheat from the chaff. She says, "This year I will hire slow and fire fast. I will not settle for average employees!"

10. Avoid taking business matters personally.
Career coach Hallie Crawford, author of "Flying Solo: Career Transition Tips for Singles," was inspired by a key line from "The Godfather" film for her resolution. She says, "My resolution is to: Remember it's business, not personal. My peers', clients' or co-workers' decisions are not always about me as a person!"

讓國人最爽的六個 Malaysia 極品笑話

1、Pak Lah, Najib And Sami Vellu 同坐直升機巡視。

Sami Vellu 說：'如果我丟一千塊下去，撿到那一個人一定很高興。'

Najib 說：'如果我丟兩張五百元下去，那就有兩個人很高興了。'

Pak Lah 說：'如果我丟十張一百元下去，就有十個人很高興了。'

這個時候 ........

駕駛員喃喃自語地說：'何不把自己都丟下去，讓兩千一百萬人都高興呢？'

2、Sami Vellu 希望提高自己的聲望，想要發行一款有自己肖像的郵票.....

發行過了一個多月之後，Sami Vellu 想要問看看視察看看銷路如何.....

Sami Vellu ： '銷售情形怎麼樣？'

郵政總局局長：'還算不錯，只不過常常有人抱怨黏不牢！
Sami Vellu ： '怎麼會呢？' Sami Vellu 隨手拿了一張郵票，塗了一點口水在郵票背面，便試貼在信封上 ....

Sami Vellu ：' 這樣不是黏得很緊嗎？'

郵政總局局長： '可是.......大家....都把口水吐在正面啊 ......'

3、深夜，Najib 去買宵夜，結果在路上遇到搶匪 …

搶匪拿著槍指著 Najib 說：' 把身上的錢交出來！'

Najib 勃然大怒說：'你這什麼態度？我可是堂堂Vice Prime Minister 耶！'

搶匪：'喔，那……把我的錢還來。 '

4、某天，Prime Minister 、Parliment members...等大官一起參加一個會議，結果發生連環車禍，送至醫院急救，記者們聞風趕至醫院....

稍久，醫生出來了，記者忙著問'醫生！醫生！Prime Minister 有救嗎？'

醫生沮喪的搖搖頭說：'唉 ..Prime Minister 沒救了...'

記者又問：'醫生！醫生！Najib 有救嗎？'

醫生又沮喪的搖搖頭說：'唉 ...也沒救了...'

記者就問：'那 ...到底誰有救？'

醫生精神一振說： 'Malaysia 有救了！'

5、有一天Sami Vellu 往某家精神病院視察，所有的病人都站在走廊上高聲歡呼，

Sami Vellu 萬歲！Sami Vellu 萬歲！

只有一名病人面無表情，對Sami Vellu 不理不睬。

Sami Vellu 看到了，問院長說：'那位病人為什麼不對我歡呼呢？'

院長：'因為他今天精神非常正常。'

6、一輛競選車載著Sami Vellu 競選團隊開到鄉村去造勢，不幸在山間小路上翻車。

正在農田作活的老農民看見這情景，就趕到出事地點，可是車上的人都死光了。

于是他挖了一個土坑，把幾個政客都埋了。

過了幾天，負責事故勘察的警察找到那個老農民，問他那幾個政客到哪里去了，老農民說己經埋了。

警察趕緊追問：'他們都死了嗎？ '

老農回答說：'嗯…，我看到Sami Vellu 在我埋他的時候大叫說他還沒死。'

警察說：'那你怎麼也把他埋了？'

老農說：'你知道的嘛? 這個Sami Vellu 從不說實話。

http://stuart-wonderfulthoughts.blogspot.com/2008/02/blog-post_23.html

23 April 2008

Today, I just pay to my house's water drain repairer RM 600 for his service.
After that, I have nothing to do.
Now i am in front of the computer to plan my blog...What I wanna do with my blog???

MALAYSIAN2000 BLOG POLICY: (established at 23 April 2008, will keep on update and change)
1. I wont let anyone know my real name in this blog (make myself secretive, so that i can said whatever i want)
2. I wont spread this blog to my real life friends (I don't use it to show off)
3. I will use this blog to record my daily life experience and feelings (for memory purpose and i can study my previous life in the future, just like diary)
4. I will use it to post my comments on news or readings. (if I have nothing to say)
5. I wont care about the traffic of this blog. (for memory purpose ONLY)
6. My every posting will category according to date. Not extra post in one day. (It will be easy for me to read in the future)
7. My daily post will have some sub-sections: MY COMPANY, MY FAMILY, MY FRIENDS, MYSELF, OTHERs even though it is empty. (It is for myself to think back what i have done/improvement on that day.)
8.Sub section definition/explanation: (this section is remind myself of what the subsection is use for)
8a.MY COMPANY-what i have done during working hours. more related to works.
Difficulties faced. challenges tackled. Improvements done. human handle in business. customers' complaints. raw material purchase price. formulation tested. product launched. any future thought of company. Risk thought. Comments/Idea contributed by anyone.

8b.MY FAMILY-what have i done/speak/thought to my family after works. What have they told/done me. Family included wife, father,mother, brothers, sister, children, wife parents, wife sister,wife brother,myfather's mother, mymother's mother. Others relatives include in this section but not that important and not need to refresh thought on them if nothing important.

8c.MY FRIENDS-what info my friends told me. What their strength? Any new friend i met.

8d. MYSELF-any thought I comment to myself.

8e. OTHERs -things that not included in the front 4 subsections.

My first post , maybe last post?

This is my first blog after i have seen our country leader cant wait to create their own blog....

But, this will maybe my last post if i dont keep my mind to invest my effort on it...