My Blue Heaven

Mellow

I could show the world how to smile
I could be glad all the while
I could change the grey skies to blue
If I had you…

I could leave my old life behind
Leave all my pals, I’d never mind
I could start my whole life anew
If had you…

*sigh* This song is just absolutely beautiful. It’s this kind of music that got me into jazz… the beautiful jazz ballad.. with soft sweeping brushes, laidback walking bass line, mellow yet rich piano comping, just the right touch of that smooth saxaphone.. and finally, the soulful voice of a female jazz vocalist. I’ve had the What Women Want soundtrack on rotation lately. I love the songs on it.. all the jazz ones anyway! So beautiful..

Weekend update

My weekend was alright. On Saturday afternoon, I went to Clarence and Grace’s wedding.. which was very nice. I was a bit late, so I had to stand up the back.. surrounded by a plethora of mothers and babies. Far out, so many babies out and about now. I thought Kat and Pete Lau’s baby was rather cute though. I held him for a bit during the service.. gee he’s a heavy one.. my wrist started hurting after a while.. hee.

So after the wedding, I had my yearly (or so) visit to my old primary school – to vote in the local council elections. Bah. I had no idea, so I just picked one of em. It’s always weird going back to my primary school. Everything looks so small, compared to what I remembered it to be. And walking through the playground, I remember where I used to sit with my friends, where I used to make up and practice dance routines, where we had assembly in the mornings, where we played tip.. and I remember the path I walked up with my mum, on the first morning I arrived at the school, at the beginning of year 3. *sigh* Life was simple back then, was it not? I wonder where all my classmates are now. Esp my old best friends – Leanne and Jenny.

Then Saturday night was spent at home, alone. I was kinda bored, but managed to keep myself amused on the net, or played with Coltrane. I had lots of cleaning to do before my parents came back on Sunday anyway.. a fair few loads of washing, had to do the dishes, clean the kitchen etc. Unfortunately whilst I was busy with this stuff, I neglected to notice Coltrane’s miaowing… and he ended up PEEING IN THE HOUSE.. ON THE LAUNDRY!! Thankfully it was the dirty laundry, but still… I tried to get him to stop.. to no avail. I ended up having to carry him outside, whilst holding a dirty towel to his butt so he didn’t pee everywhere on the way out!! Yeh, that was my excitement for the night.

On Sunday I picked up my parents from the airport. *sigh* My three weeks of freedom with the car is over. 🙁 It’s back to living with the folks, mk 2.

Current listening :: “If I Had You” – Nnenna Freelon (What Women Want OST)

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