Saturday, May 24, 2008

Bulgarian Idol auditions "Ken Lee": What language was it?


Now I know most people have already seen this hilarious rendition of Mariah Carey’s “Ken Lee” by Valentina Hasan during the Bulgarian Idol auditions. But how many actually knew that she was singing in an actual language? No seriously. There is a language that is spelled exactly the way it’s pronounced- Anglic. It was proposed in 1930 by a distinguished Swedish philologist, Professor R. E. Zachrisson, and received much influential support. A fund of $20,000 was even given to aid in spreading knowledge of it as well as promoting its acceptance. However, World War II put an end to this and the death of Professor Zachrisson in 1937 left it without a leader. Here's an excerpt of how Lincoln's speech would look like in Anglic.

Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

Forscor and seven years ago ouer fathers brort forth on this continent a nu nation, conseaved in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men ar created equal.

Now we ar engajed in a grate sivil wor, testing wether that nation, or eny nation so conseaved and so dedicated can long endure. We ar met on a grate batle-feld of that wor. We hav cum to dedicate a portion of that feld as a final resting plase for those who hear gave there lives that that nation mite liv. It is orltogether fiting and proper that we shood doo this.

But in a larjer sens, we cannot dedicate - we cannot consicrate - we cannot halo - this ground. The brave men, living and ded, who strugled hear, hav consecrated it far abuv ouer poor power to ad or ditract. The world wil lital note, nor long rimember wot we say hear, but it can never forget wot thay did hear. It is for us, the living, rather to be dedicated hear to the unfinished werc wich thay who fort hear hav thus far so nobly advansed. It is rather for us to be dedicated to the grate tasc rimaning before us - that from theas onored ded we tace increased divotion to that cors for wich thay gave the last ful mesure of divotion; that we hear hyly risolv that theas ded shal not hav died in vane; that this nation, under God, shal hav a nu berth of fredom; and that guvement of the pepal, by the pepal, for the pepal, shal not perish from the erth.

Note that “can” is spelled as “kan” here. So, “can’t” + heavy Bulgarian accent would make “ken” wouldn’t it...? ;)

So she WAS singing in an actual language albeit tinged by her strong Bulgarian accent. She just got the name wrong.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

MDG bloggers

19/5/08 EDIT: Cutie Fiqa, my absolute favourite, has too started a blog! So far, she's blogged about updates in her life plus some never seen before MDG photoshoots!


As some of you who reads my blog don't do much blog surfing, here's an short announcement.... Hanis and Jay of Malaysian Dream Girl fame have started their own blogs!

Hanis: Our Datin sure has a sense of humour, indirectly poking fun at Ms.ibelieveideservethis, Kenny Sia, and those who had critiqued her photos. She herself is not spared her own (extremely hilarious) comments from a third person point of view.

Jay: Lol... Just HAD to laugh at her edited images, I_ _ _ _NY and S_N. Curious? Then go check it out now! ;)


Other MDG bloggers:
Ringo of Cheeserland, Ms.ibelieveideservethis aka. Cindy, Adeline (in chinese)
-scoobz-

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Prisoner of Love

I absolutely love Prisoner of Love, the opening theme of Last Friends, by Utada Hikaru! It's so beautiful, so addictive that I've been playing it over and over again. Heck I even looked up the lyrics just to be able to sing along to it! Lol...

Lyrics (both japanese and english version taken from here)

I'm a prisoner of love
Prisoner of love
Just a prisoner of love
I'm just a prisoner of love
A prisoner of love

Heiki na kao de uso wo tsuite
Waratte iyake ga sashite
Raku bakari shiyou to shite ita
With an indifferent face you tell a lie
Laughing until you feel sick
"Let's have nothing but fun" you said

Naimononedari buru-su
Mina yasuragi wo motomete iru
Michitariteru noni ubaiau
Ai no kage wo otte iru
Feeling blue over desiring the impossible
Everyone is seeking tranquility
You're struggling, but you've had enough
Now you're chasing after a shadow of love

Taikutsu na mainichi ga kyuu ni kagayakidashita
Anata ga arawareta ano hi kara
Kodoku demo tsurakutemo heiki da to omoeta
I'm just a prisoner of love
Just a prisoner of love
Since the day you appeared
My dull "everyday"s have begun to shine
Now I'm able to think, "Feeling loneliness, being in pain - that's not so bad"
I'm just a prisoner of love
Just a prisoner of love


Prisoner of love
Prisoner of love
I'm a prisoner of love

Yameru toki mo sukoyaka naru toki mo
Arashi no hi mo hare no hi mo tomo ni ayumou
Through painful times and healthy times,
Stormy days and sunny days, let's walk on together

I'm gonna tell you the truth
Hitoshirezu tsurai michi wo erabu
watashi wo ouen shite kureru
Anata dake wo tomo to yobu
I'm gonna tell you the truth
I chose an unforeseeably painful path
and you came to support me
You're the only one I can call a friend

Tsuyogari ya yokubari ga muimi ni narimashita
Anata ni ai sareta ano hi kara
Jiyuu demo yoyuu demo hitori ja munashii wa
I'm just a prisoner of love
Just a prisoner of love
Fake displays of strength and avarice have become meaningless
I've been in love with you since that day
When I'm free, with time to spare, there's no life in being alone
I'm just a prisoner of love
Just a prisoner of love

Oh mou sukoshi da yo
Don't you give up
Oh misutenai zettai ni
Oh... Just a little more
Don't you give up
Oh don't ever abandon me

Zankoku na genjitsu ga futari wo hikisakeba
Yori issou tsuyoku hikareau
Ikura demo ikura demo ganbareru ki ga shita
I'm just a prisoner of love
Just a prisoner of love
If the cruelty of reality tries to tear us apart
We'll be drawn more closely to one another
Somehow, somehow, I have a feeling we'll be able to stand firm
I'm just a prisoner of love
Just a prisoner of love

Arifureta nichijou ga kyuu ni kagayakidashita
Kokoro wo ubawareta ano hi kara
Kodoku demo tsurakutemo heiki da to omoeta
I'm just a prisoner of love
Just a prisoner of love
Every day banalities quickly begin to shine brilliantly
You stole my heart that day
Loneliness and pain, I thought I could deal with
I'm just a prisoner of love
Just a prisoner of love

I'm a prisoner of love
Prisoner of love
Prisoner of love
I'm just a prisoner of love
I'm a prisoner of love

Stay with me, stay with me
My baby, say you love me
Stay with me, stay with me
Hitori ni sasenai
Stay with me, stay with me
My baby, say you love me
Stay with me, stay with me
Don't leave me alone again


Still can't get enough of it? Then watch the video!



Rasuto Furenzo aka. Last Friends

After watching the opening theme on Blammer's blog, I decided to watch this new j-dorama called Rasuto Furenzu or Last Friends which is currently airing in Japan. Even at episode 2, this drama left me on the edge, wanting to kill -yes, seriously kill- a certain character, feeling and emphasizing with the pain of another, and wanting to knock some sense into a few others. And now at episode 4, I'm hooked.

Domestic violence (DV), emotional blackmail, unrequited shoujo-ai, a spineless young man who still loves his wife despite her cheating on him in his own home, a mysterious past which scarred a man enough to make him afraid of sex... These are just some of the issues addressed in this wonderfully made drama. You can literally feel each character's internal struggle over the secrets they are hiding.

Ah, the beauty of angsty dramas...

Share-house group picture

Ruka meets Michiru
(Tribute to Haruka/Michiru from Sailormoon?)

One can only wonder how this is gonna end up.. A tragedy perhaps, judging from the opening of the show where a pregnant Michiru wonders if the death (hopefully Sousuke's) could be avoided if she had the ability to understand people's hearts- and I'm guessing, Ruka's heart in particular. Or perhaps they'll throw in an ambiguously happy ending where Ruka and Michiru finally meet again (KnM anyone?). All I can say is that at the moment I(and other viewers alike) would gladly follow the journey of this heartwrenching drama to the end... Watch it here! ^_______^

ps. And the death had better not be Takeru's! Or Eri's for that matter!
-scoobz-

Friday, May 02, 2008

Cindy, our true M'sian Dreamgirl?

Who here isn't satisfied with the Malaysian Dream Girls result? Pretty much everyone I guess judging from my friends and the blogging community's response. Check out Innit for example, or the group on Facebook. I personally think Cindy doesn't deserve it as well. I mean just look at her pictures! Most of them can't even be compared to the other contestants!

Then again, with such a "supportive" dad, anyone could win MDG *rolls eyes* If it wasn't for all his votes, she would have probably been kicked out earlier on in the show. Prove for this? Well, check out this blog... This blogger was sharp enough to notice a few things in the list of voter winners and needless to say, a certain someone bearing the name Tey was in the top voter list every single week!

So, does Cindy deserve this win? You be the judge....