Natural Disaster | The Muffed Target 17

It has been heavily raining for several days in Indonesia and some of the parts in our country have been flooded. I decided to take a shot of the cold weather on October 21th, 2010 here in my town. But, I forgot to leave out the flash and the above photo was the result. It supposed to look like the photo below.

Lately, our country has been dealing with many natural disasters and I hope that it will come to an end soon. Humans are no match to the forces of natures.  Many people are suffering from great losses.

A tragic flash flood happened in Wasior on October 5th, 2010.  It is said that the death toll reached 144 death and 161 missing, but I'm sure that there actually are much more.

Yesterday, Indonesia has also been hit by another tsunami and earthquake in Mentawai, Sumatera. According to the latest news I saw on Metro TV there are 108 death and 520 people missing.

There is also going on a possible eruption of the Merapi volcano in Central Java. Residents around the area are already on evacuation. It has been reported on television that people began to panic, because a few minutes ago at 17.02 WITA the mount began to vomit even more volcanic ashes, hot flames and materials.

My heartfelt sympathy and deepest condolences go out to all the victims and families. Hopefully these situations will soon be over. Please, send some prayers and good thoughts. Thank you.

I feel very touched by Amanda @ Blogginwithamanda and Thom, our host, who have been trying to contact me as soon as they found out about the earthquake in Mentawai. I'm thankful and blessed to say that me and my family are alright and unharmed. The source was not that near from my town. Take good care, everyone.
 

Submitted to Thom's Muffed Target taken over from

Gattina @gattina-keyholepictures.blogspot.com. 

Thanks for hosting, my friend.

Breaking Benjamin: Dance With The Devil #MM Supernatural

These week's MM theme is about Halloween. But since it is not custom here in Indonesia to celebrate this event, I'm not familiar with any songs. So, I thought that I would post a soundtrack from one of these following TV series: Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Charmed or Supernatural. It didn't take long to make my choice when I came on several fanmade Youtube videos, which were playing Breaking Benjamin songs to scenes of the Supernatural series. Although these weren't the actual film soundtracks, I really liked what I heard for the first time, especially Dance With The Devil and Dear Agony. Besides, I totally love to see the Winchester brothers played by Jared Padalecki (Sam) and Jensen Ackles (Dean).

If you ask me about the lyrics, I actually liked Dear Agony a little bit better than Dance With The Devil. Because, to me the message in the song was talking about fighting your own demons. Asking the crawling agony to let go of you. Still, I found the title, lyrics and video of Dance with The Devil more suitable for this week's theme. The lyrics and video also reminded me of a current relationship in my life... I'm trying to hold on a person whose character fits perfectly into the song lyrics descriptions. I still have my hopes that everything will turn out okay, because I hate to say goodbye to someone I deeply care about. Like Dean in the series who wasn't about to give up on Sam. 

Breaking Benjamin is an alternative American rock band from Pennsylvania. The song Dance with The Devil was taken from the seventh track of their third album Phobia released on August 8, 2006. Please be aware that the Supernatural television series are categorized in the genre of horor, mistery and thriller. So, the following video contains some strong graphic violence.

Dance With The Devil lyrics

Here I stand, helpless and left for dead.

Close your eyes, so many days go by.
Easy to find what's wrong, harder to find what's right.

I believe in you, 
I can show you that I can see right through all your empty lies.

I won't stay long, in this world so wrong.

[Chorus:]
Say goodbye, as we dance with the devil tonight.
Don't you dare look at him in the eye, as we dance with the devil tonight?

Trembling, crawling across my skin.
Feeling your cold dead eyes, stealing the life of mine.

I believe in you, 
I can show you that I can see right through all your empty lies.

I won't last long, in this world so wrong.

[Chorus]

Hold on. Hold on.

[Chorus]

Hold on. Hold on.

Goodbye.

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Thanks to Amanda who is temporary hosting Music Monday

& Diane@goodmourningglory who is taking a break.

Keep a song in your heart.

Pathways | Sensational Haiku Wednesday

Thanks to Jenn for this week's theme

Pathways

Confusion of mind.
Coming on crossroads, you wonder:
Which path best to choose?

Lay strength to your heart.
Now and then, just move forward.
Let come what may come.


~RA


The meme basics:

Haiku is simple!
It is 3 non-rhyming lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables respectively
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Keep a song in your heart.

Lyrics Savage Garden: Crash n Burn #MM

You know these moments in life where some unpleasant news reach you, and you feel like crash and burn? I have been going through some restless nights, because of something similar like this. Whenever my parents share their worries with me, I can feel their burden and pain as well. I pray that they'll be blessed for the rest of their life.

You can say that my mood dropped to point zero these few days. But, thank goodness to my wonderful husband who always seems to find some ways to lift me up, I feel way better now. This song is dedicated to him and all the beautiful persons in my life who keep on standing by. Thank you.

The lyrics of the song Crash n Burn looks like a perfect fit for my situation this week. The single was released by my favorite Australian duo band, Savage Garden, for their second album Affirmation and Oceania in 2000. It is a sad fact to me that this was their last top 10 single, before Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones decided to split up the following year. Too bad that a reunion seems to be out of question. I just found out Darren Hayes said in August 2007 that it was only considerable if the event could cure cancer. Ouch, that's quite strong! Now, I'm wondering why these guys split up back then?   

Savage Garden Crash n Burn Lyrics

When you feel all alone
And the world has turned its back on you
Give me a moment please to tame your wild wild heart
I know you feel like the walls are closing in on you
It's hard to find relief and people can be so cold
When darkness is upon your door
And you feel that you can't take anymore

Let me be the one you call
If you jump I'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash then crash and burn
You're not alone

When you feel all alone
And a loyal friend is hard to find
You're caught in a one way street
With the monsters in your head
When hopes and dreams are far away and
You feel like you can't face the day

Let me be the one you call
If you jump I'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash then crash and burn
You're not alone

Because there has always been heartache and pain
And when it's over you'll breathe again
You'll breathe again

When you feel all alone
And the world has turned its back on you
Give me a moment please
To tame your wild wild heart

Let me be the one you call
If you jump I'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash then crash and burn
You're not alone

Let me be the one you call
If you jump I'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash then crash and burn
You're not alone

Oooh, oooooh,
(Let me be the one you call
If you jump I'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash then crash and burn
You're not alone x3)
oooh, oooooh

Source: www.sing365.com 

Thanks to Amanda who is temporary hosting Music Monday

& Diane@goodmourningglory who is taking a break.

Keep a song in your heart.

The Muffed Target 15

This shot was actually taken by my friend Adjie on our senior high school reunion last Sunday. Can you figure out what it is?

Well, basically all you can see is a sarong covering the bodies of two persons playing along in a game. They were appointed as one of the two 'hot couples' meaning two people who have been attending the same year in high school and made it into marriage. The target of this game was to dance along the music and cover yourselves up with the sarong as soon as the music stopped. Let me tell you, I never knew that a sarong could be so small! And, nope... I can't dance at all. LOL

Yup, the persons squeezed into the sarong were me and my husband. Although we never dated in high school, it turned out that we were destined to complete each other. Can you see our blurred hands trying frantically to close the sarong over our heads? There is also a part of my husband's white shirt still looking out of the sarong. To be truth, I love this shot very much. Thanks for capturing this memorable moment, Adjie.

Submitted to Thom's Muffed Target taken over from

Gattina @gattina-keyholepictures.blogspot.com. 

Thanks for hosting, my friend.

Neri Per Caso: Quello Che Vuoi #MM

I'm sorry for my late post (again), but yesterday afternoon I got sudden cramp attacks on both of my hands and legs due to a decrease in my electrolyte levels. No worries, I'm feeling much better now. Still a little bit numb on my fingers, but it's okay.

I can't quite remember why I came on the song Quello Che Vuoi performed by Neri Per Caso. Neri Per Caso is an Italian a cappella group from Salerno, which made its debut in 1995.  The song Quello Che Vuoi that can be translated into What You Want is a single released in 1998. I have been searching the Web for a translation of the entire song without any success. According to the interpretation of Google Translate, I think that it is basically about a person asking the lover not to get lost in people's high fantasies. By accepting the heart as it is, it will be able to give more and make out the best of it. Something like that, I guess. But, I'm not sure. Anyway, I love the sound of this song and back then it was a big hit here. I hope you'll enjoy. Have a wonderful weekend, everyone.   

Thanks to Amanda who is temporary hosting Music Monday

& Diane@goodmourningglory who is taking a break.

Thanks to Denise for her Music Monday blog hop

Keep a song in your heart.

2AM: Like A Fool, Personal Taste OST #MM

There are so many great original soundtracks out there that I had a hard time to choose for this Musical Monday's theme. I'm one day late, because I just couldn't make up my mind. So, that's why I finally decided to go for a song that is moving me at the present time.

First, I was searching for a song that reminded me of high school. Because, I'm really looking forward to attend my high school reunion on this upcoming Sunday. But, I just couldn't think of anything in particular. The next best thing that came to my mind was Get'cha Head In The Game by High School Musical. My daughter is so into this movie that I'm beginning to remember the songs by myself. The movie's name popped into my head because of the reunion, and keeping my head straight is something that I have definitely to do these days. There are so many distractions to get things done on time and it seems that I'm always behind. I just hope that this won't become the story of my life. 

I didn't go for the HSM song, because I have my eyes on something else these days. You know that I'm a big Korean drama fan, don't you? Well, they just began airing Personal Taste on one of our TV channels and I'm so caught up with it right now that I thought to share one of its subbed soundtracks called Like A Fool performed by 2AM with you. Though I can't understand Korean without the subs, I really love the lyrics and sound. You can see several scenes from this drama in the video. Have a wonderful week, everyone.

Thanks to Amanda who is temporary hosting Music Monday

& Diane@goodmourningglory who is taking a break.

Thanks to Denise for her Music Monday blog hop

Keep a song in your heart.