The Bird & The Bee – Love Letter To Japan

Ouh ouh ouh

[Chorus:]
From the west to the east I have flown to be near you
I have come all this way to be close, to be here with you
And now, all my heart I will lay down precisely at your feet

Ouh ouh ouh
My beloved, oh my sweet
All the gifts you have given me
The patience and the peace,
Cherry blossoms and the candy,
I am yours, I am yours
For as long, for as long as you will have me
The Bird and The Bee Lyrics on www.lyrics-celebrities.anekatips.com

Ouh ouh ouh
Dearest one, I had a dream
I mouthed the words, the sound came out,
I spoke to you in Japanese
Oh, my love, I cannot see, I heard your name
I know at once there was no place I’d rather be
All at once there was no place that I would rather be

[Chorus:]
From the west to the east I have flown to be near you
I have come all this way to be close, to be here with you
And now, all my heart I will lay down precisely at your feet

Ouh ouh ouh
My beloved, oh my sweet
All the gifts you have given me
The patience and the peace,
Cherry blossoms and the candy
I am yours, I am yours
For as long, for as long as you will have me

I packed my bag, I’m on my way
I am prepared for any season
I am prepared to stay
Here is my heart, my beating heart
Oh, how I’m longing for this love affair to start
[ The Bird And The Bee Lyrics are found on www.songlyrics.com ]
How I’m longing for this love affair to finally start

[Chorus:]
From the west to the east I have flown to be near you
I have come all this way to be close, to be here with you
And now, all my heart I will lay down precisely at your feet

Ouh ouh ouh
My beloved, oh my sweet
All the gifts you have given me
The patience and the peace,
Cherry blossoms and the candy,
I am yours, I am yours
For as long, for as long as you will have me
Ouh ouh ouh

西から東へと (Nishi kara higashi heto)And from west to east
あなたのところにとんできたの (anata no tokoro nitondekitano)The colonizers who you just
遠い道のりをあなたのそばにいたくて(touimishinori oh anatanosoba ni itakute)Taku Tei near your journey
この思いをすべて(kono omoi oh subete)All this thinking
あなたにささげます(anata ni sasagemasu)Offer prayers to you
Oh oh oh

[Chorus:]
From the west to the east I have flown to be near you
I have come all this way to be close, to be here with you
And now, all my heart I will lay down precisely at your feet

My beloved, oh my sweet
All the gifts you have given me
The patience and the peace,
Cherry blossoms and the candy,
I am yours, I am yours
For as long, for as long as you will have me

[Chorus:]
From the west to the east
All this way to be close
All my heart
(fade out)

Tami + Jake | Engagement from Ryan Southwell on Vimeo.

So I’m doing my regular thing…surfing the net and reading some engagement stories on theknot.com…when I come to this story about Tami and Jake and there is a link to a video on Vimeo…when I get to the site not only am I shocked to see that it is an amazing video but I also see that my OWN BOYFRIEND has added the videos to his favorites… The main question I have is why is my boyfriend looking at engagement videos????

Note to Craig: I WANT TO DO THIS…lets hire THIS GUY….he’s REALLY good.
Plus the song is GREAT!

This one goes out to you and yours
worldwide
I say hey I’ll be gone today
But I’ll be back all around the way
It seems like everywhere I go
The more I see
the less I know
But I know one thing
That I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you

I’ve been a lot of places all around the way
I’ve seen a lot joy and I’ve seen a lot of pain
but I don’t want to write a love song for the world,
I just want to write a song about a boy and a girl
Junkies on the corner always calling my name
And the kids on the corner playing ghetto games
When I saw you getting down well I hoped it was you
And when I looked into your eyes I knew it was true
I say Hey I’ll be gone today
But I’ll be back all around the way
It seems like everywhere I go
The more I see
the less I know
But I know one thing
That I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you

Now I’m not a highly metaphysical man
But I know when the stars are aligned you can
bump into person in the middle of the road
look into their eyes and you suddenly know
Rocking in the dance hall moving with you
Dancing in the night in the middle of June
My momma told me don’t lose you
‘cause the best luck I had was you
I said Hey I’ll be gone today
But I’ll be back all around the way
It seems like everywhere I go
The more I see the less I know
But I know one thing
That I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you

And I said rocking in the dance hall moving with you
I said Hey momma hey momma close to you
Rocking in the dance hall moving with you
I said hey papa, hey papa close to you
Rocking in the dance hall moving with you
I said Hey Momma close to you
Rocking in the dance hall moving with you I said
hey momma, hey momma, hey momma, hey momma
hey momma, hey momma, hey momma, hey momma
what you gonna do?

My momma told me don’t lose you
Cause the best luck I had was you
And I know one thing that I love you
I said I’ll be gone today
but I’ll be back all around the way
It seems like everywhere I go
The more I see the less I know
I said I’ll be gone today
but I’ll be back all around the way
It seems like everywhere I go
The more I see the less I know
But I know one thing that I love you
I love you (3x)
I love you (3x)
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I am sitting here in the living room watching Walk in the Clouds and wondering why it is that recently everything I’ve been watching is having to do with big decisions and life changing moments. Why should one have to long so much for the one they love? Why are people so lonely by nature and why do they put themselves through emotional agony when they believe that someone is truly the one.

If it is Right it’s right.
Amor…si me llamas amor
Love, if you call me love

si me dejas amarte, mi bien…yo te voy a adorar.
If you let me love you, my well… i will adore you.

Las estrellas nos veran asombradas
The stars will look at us, amazed

la noche y el dia seran llamaradas
The night and the day will be flared-up

Candor… si me das tu candor
Innocence, if you give me your innocence

si me dejas amarte, mi bien…yo te voy a adorar.
If you let me love you, my well… i will adore you.

Amor…si me llamas amor
Love, if you call me love

si me dejas amarte, mi bien…yo te voy a adorar.
If you let me love you, my well… i will adore you.

Las estrellas nos veran asombradas
The stars will look at us, amazed

la noche y el dia seran llamaradas
The night and the day will be flared-up

Valor… si me das tu valor
Courage, if you give me your courage

Si me atrevo a quererte, mi sol… te voy a idolatrar
If i dare to love you, my sun… i will worship you

Los angeles nos traeran la ternura
Angels will bring us tenderness

Las flores nos vestiran de dulzura
The flowers will dress us with sweetness

Chorus:

Contigo voy a soñar con que rubes
With you, i’ll dream that you blush

Contigo voy a pasear en las nubes
With you, i’ll walk in the clouds

Contigo voy a pasear en las nubes
With you, i’ll walk in the clouds

Contigo voy a pasear en las nubes
With you, i’ll walk in the clouds

Amooooooooor… en las nubes
Looooooooooove… in the clouds

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Good article:

Take the leap today, girls

Scottish tradition has it that on February 29 a woman has the right to propose marriage to any man she likes – and if the would-be husband refuses, he’s liable to a 100 fine.

But marriage counsellors and wedding industry experts say modern women aren’t waiting for a leap year any more.

Instead, they are increasingly likely to pop the question themselves – and choose the ring.

The leap year day tradition stems from the fact that February 29 was not a real day and had no status in English law, therefore normal customs had no status either.

It was commonly believed that in 1288 Queen Margaret of Scotland had decreed that any woman could propose to any man she liked and he could only refuse if he was already engaged.

Subsequent searches of the acts of the Scottish Parliament have failed to unearth convincing evidence that this unusual decree was issued.

Women popping the question to their partners is no longer regarded as anything out of the ordinary.

Internet provider AOL conducted a survey of 7000 people that found 59 per cent of women and 48 per cent of men thought women who proposed were modern and confident, rather than “scary or intimidating”.

And Bride To Be magazine editor Amelia Bloomfield said their research showed that 60 per cent of couples chose the ring together.

“I think women feel that they want to be more involved,” she said.

Little wonder, when the average cost of an engagement ring is now $2500.

Australian Institute of Family Studies researcher Lixia Qu said 72 per cent of Australian couples now lived together before tying the knot – a “tremendous increase” over the past few decades.

Her research found, conversely, that the longer couples stayed together, particularly after the five-year mark, the less likely they were to expect to get married.

 Gilbert and Sullivan devotees in Sydney are holding a once-in-four- years party today to celebrate the birthday of one of the characters from The Pirates Of Penzance.

Frederick’s birthday brunch, at Balls Head Reserve at Waverton, is being organised by members of the Savoy Theatre at Chatswood.

The character Frederick was born in a leap year and is trapped by a contract that won’t release him until his 21st birthday – but he’d be 100 because of the leap year anomaly.

So I was going through what I think is becoming my routine,  staying up late at night and trying to figure out why I can’t sleep.

Tonight I blame my lack of motivation to sleep on the thoughts of how much I’ve been missing the opportunities to talk to Craig, along with my anxiety about having to go to summer fest for a week. Considering the current circumstances of Sheona McCreath passing I’d say that Craig’s not being available is understandable and very appropriate. I’m thinking about my relationship with Craig and how we act when we are around each other, I’m trying to figure out if I actually can play the role of his best friend and his girlfriend. I found myself longing for the ability to comfort him in the perfect way that a best friend should. I want to have the skills or to be accessible to him enough for him to know that he always have a shoulder to cry on, or an open ear to listen in me. I wish I knew as  much about Craig as he does about me and that I could help him through this hard time.

In my sleepless sulk I find myself wandering to you tube just to be able to see a glimpse of Craig and I as we were when we were both happy together and when life for us was perfect and everything was for us as it should be. I really remember being able to truly laugh and smile while I was around Craig, something that I haven’t naturally done here back in America for a long time.

I watched a lot of videos I’d taken over the past few years and I realized that I take the time to try to capture life when it is good,  so that when it changes it can be remembered. I wonder if after losing his mother Craig will be able to return to the same fun and loving person I’ve known for so many years. I wouldn’t want any dark shadows of sorrow taking away the Craig I know and love from me any more than it currently has.

Four videos in particular cheered me up from my sorrowful and sleepless mood…they actually made me laugh and smile again for the first time since I heard the news about Craig’s mom on my birthday yesterday morning.

three of the videos are by me and one video is by someone with a related topic as one of my videos. I considered simply posting these videos on facebook  for others to enjoy as I do and calling it a night, but I think that it is important especially this quickly during such a depressing and sad time  in Craig’s life that I give an explanation to why I think I should feature these.

When I am with Craig I feel like a kid again, innocent and blissful. I try to play as I think a child plays with a close friend or playmate. As a child I never had any playmates to grow up with and I feel that Craig has given me the opportunity to try to relive those fun years or trying new things and being playful and daring. It interesting that this is happening to me now at a time when I feel that people should start treating me as more of an adult and mature enough to handle things like alcohol, sex and renting out a place to live on my own.

This first video was something that made me smile because it was something that I tried with Craig that she both seemed to enjoy and did out of boredom and that I can remember was true fun.

we decided to take up lip syncing:

or practicing for a Christmas greeting video

When I came across a video of Craig sexy eating it made me think of some of the wonderful small fun moments we had together that I hope will never go away now.

the sexy eating led me to a video that also made me smile

This made me laugh till I cried…so great!

That there are memories that are worth holding onto. I’m lucky that in my boyfriend’s life I am the first.  I have no one to compete with that I know of. I was just watching the movie Little Black Book and I also watched Muriel’s Wedding (whose main character freakishly reminded me of me!) and I realized that there are memories that I have to hold onto that not many others can say that they have.

>I’ve had more than 6 men say that they have feelings for me.(and out of those 6 I’ve dated 3)

>I’ve been called a catch (by many people who weren’t paid or obligated to)

>I’ve been given the opportunities to succeed in life (which I thank God for daily but take for grated)

>I’ve met many many many amazing people along the way (many who have not been surrounded with the same kind of support base)

>I’ve been an individual who has been seen to others as being overly forgiving and a “social butterfly”(even though I feel alone most of the time)

>I’ve been seen to show potential as a great leader and I’ve been told such by my peers and bosses over the past year

>I’ve been let down and FIRED strange as it may sound (and under false pretenses)

>I’ve been in the lowest conditions a child could be in (food shelves and homeless)

>I’m the poster child of success for many people who are trying to tell a sob story about how their lives were terrible and their childhoods hard

>I am the statistic who CAN and Probably WILL make it in my cultural community

>I’ve been out of the country multiple times even though there was no chance for my being able to afford such luxuries

>I’ve grown up around great people and my family is still made up of Great people.

>I’ve fallen in love, and out of love and in love again…and I have an idea of where I’m going (though most of the time I feel lost)

>I am pretty (sometimes, even though all I see when I look in the mirror is a cow)

>I am dumb (But I am most of the time much smarter)

>I know inner beauty (and I know how to tell when people are being shallow and who I should and should not befriend)

>I have created something new for myself

and even though I whine and fuss and I’m annoying sometimes I know that I can always go back to the people I trust and know that they will have my back.

I only wish I had more people I could thank for these life lessons and memories.