Good Outing

It's a good outing today. And paiseh, I did not protect the candle fire, hehehe.

Nic, waiting for your input of that wikipedia link.
CY, I will try arranging another karaoke session. I will post here or email you all the timing.
JY, I will pay you tomorrow.

And ah, thank you Wendy.
For whoever from 2nd batch and reading this, nice to know you all, though we are not really "knowing' each others.......

BEST Birthday party EVER!

Today, after my lyrics class, Wendy, Nicole, Jieying, Choon Yen, Cheng Sun and Yiwei came into the classroom... with a birthday cake! and lots and lots of present.

Frankly, I have had birthday parties before, but not quite like this..

Not quite as a teacher, for 2 batches of students..
There was no song and no forest of candles, as they knew that that will make me uncomfortable.. but everyone hung around, smiling, laughing.. long after the cake and drinks were gone..

I never thought that my students will like me enough to buy me cakes and presents, and what you are going to see next..

Put my name in Wikipedia

Yes, Wikipedia. The next time you google, type Xiao-Han wikipedia, you will see my profile, my lifestory, my lists of works etc etc on the webpage. There is a version is Chinese too.

How cool is that? It beats all awards and nominations one could get, as a lyricist.. not the materialistic aspect, but because this present is from my very own students. They said: Vincent Fang (Fang Wenshan) has one, why shouldn't you?

It's good that I have a good drainage system my my tear ducts, for at that moment, cameras were all pointing at my eyes, waiting to see me cry, I did. Actually, if you had observed carefully..I am really touched for words..

Thank you SO SO much.. guys and gals..for the recognition and the love. You really made my day.



PS. Thanks to Vivienne for the Tshirt you especially brought from Shanghai for me. It fits me just nice.
For people who are interested in unique limited edition clothings, please visit www.fuchsialane.blogspot.com, ok?

And thanks to Yiwei for the speaker. So thoughtful of you. You must have remembered the ugly computer speakers that I was using. I will use it from next lesson onwards. Thanks for buying me something so appropriate and expensive, even at difficult times like this.

FM Pop Music School is having a Christmas Party+ Showcase 24 Dec 2006 12 pm

Hi students of Xiaohan's lyrics class (past and present),

FM Pop Music School is having a Christmas Party+ Showcase this coming
Sunday afternoon from 1200-1600, and most importantly, you are
INVITED!

5 reasons why you should come

1) Free Music:
Our singing class students are going to put up their annual
showcase on that day and you are going to enjoy the lovely singing of
these future idols, without having to pay a fee... simply becoz you are
part of FM Pop Music School

2) Free Lunch:
Needless to say, we are providing lunch la..so please RSVP if you are
coming by this friday ok. You can bring along your spouse if you want.
Just let me know the numbers

3) NEW SCHOOL!
Yes, our new school is renovated and ready for use. So if you come,
you get to tour around our future classroom.. a place that we call our
very own. The party is going to be held there. The venue is the next
building (Chia Phong building 7th floor).

4) Get to know the previous/next batch of students:
Then you can gossip about me amongst yourselves la.. haha

5) Get to network:
If you go, you can get to meet the students of the lyrics class,
melody class and singing class. See the advantage? Yes, you can pair
up and write songs and get someone to sing your demo for you too! Why
not right?

Anyway, it is afternoon, so no one needs to rush for church right?
And it's Christmas eve, no one needs to rush for work right?
So.. no excuses! See you there!

Date: 24 Dec 2006 Sunday
Time: 1200-1600
Venue: 110 Middle Road, Chiat Hong Building, 7th floor

Xiaohan

擔心QUEEN

看歌名就知道是改編自什麼歌了吧?

擔心QUEEN
原創:ABBA
改編:王理

C 我明白 妳不安 因為妳心有我在
笑起來 手放開 天塌下我也在

V1 暖暖地下午好平靜
小貓咪和尾巴在遊戲
忽然間電話響起 聽來很著急 不祥的感應
V2 天空中飄來了烏雲
小貓咪鑽進了床底
電話聲還是沒聽 我還在猶豫 我該不該聽?
聽妳流淚哭泣

C YOU ARE MY 擔心QUEEN YOU AND SWEET 就是愛擔心
擔心QUEEN 很甜蜜 又覺得壓力
我明白 妳不安 因為妳心有我在
笑起來 手放開 天塌下我也在



其實原詞還有V3和V4,可是我沒有什麼IDEA應該怎麼接下去,你們認為須要嗎?還是這樣就好了?
這是我在值大夜班時寫了大部分,有這個構思一段時間了,只是沒行動.
很沒氣質RIGHT?又沒有佳句,唉,純粹好玩啦.

弄丟了手機,鬱悶中......

no name

原創曲: 失憶
唱: 粱靜茹
曲:周杰倫
改編詞: 燕


我輕輕觸摸着臉
雨和淚在交會
想再嘗試擁抱你
卻不可及的畫面

我又失眠一夜
好深的黑眼圈
淡化不了的從前
全在我眼中擱淺

我在你感情中盤旋 永遠都回不到地面
誓言在零碎 散落一地要該如何撿回
你的冷靜平淡字眼 卻簡單透露一切
沸騰的心也會冷卻 我不要的抱歉

chorus:
原來愛你早就超出了界限 放開也要勇氣再多一點
瀟灑面對怎麼都學不會 寧願痛在另邊廂不斷徘徊

原來愛過像到了末端季節 總會讓人惋惜它曾經完美
你迫不及 等下季的轉變 攤開雙手迎接
而我始終 還在原點

* no title for this song ...*

Sad Story

請別為我而傷心

改編自 林俊傑 [會有那麼一天]
作詞：張思爾 作曲：林俊傑　編曲：屠穎
改編詞: 陸毅為　

verse1: 拿起cd 想起了你
那段痛苦的回憶
突然浮現在腦裡
刺在心裡好痛

當時的你 為我愛的cd
意外痛失在這裡
鮮血流進我心裡
讓我們永遠不分

chorus: 就算這場車禍 讓我們分隔兩界 請別為我而傷心
我的愛 還存在 仍在你的心懷

只要你能得到幸福 就算讓我們分隔兩地
擦干濕濕的淚滴 請別為我而傷心

verse2: 含著淚水 把你扶起
看你躺在我懷裡
眼睛疲憊的你
臉上卻以依然微笑

無力的手 給我c d
感覺冰冷的單手
疲憊不堪的 你
請別睡 覺

布袋戲

改編自周杰倫 [亂舞春秋]

作詞：方文山　作曲：周杰倫　編曲：鍾興民
改編詞: 你可曾

把時間翻過來 幾十個朝代 鋼鐵換木柴
繁華城市在一瞬間變城寨 分派
民間百姓被滿腦女色的元帥 主宰
後宮姘婦聯成一排 沒一個認出來

看看看那女皇帝掛帥 ㄎ一ㄥ　ㄎ一ㄥ　ㄎ一ㄤ　ㄎ一ㄤ
湯被打翻 喝一碗粥
好像變成布袋人玩于手中 抓住把柄控制它左右　
照著獨自編導的劇本 擺布著朝廷鬚眉 們兒

期盼 我等著演員 上場 華麗的服裝
拆穿 奸臣的模樣 下場 到底會怎樣

眾卿官化身魑魅魍魎旋繞她身邊
宣言 堅定意念把一個個踢出殿
殲滅 誰也不認誰 朕是媽誰是爹
啦啦啦啦啦　啦啦啦

雙手擺動朝廷紀律 左右掌控百姓庶民
黑白片還沒被發明 空白的墓碑隨想像發揮 　
雙眼模糊朝廷關係 傀儡滿街我數不清
照片還沒拿去沖洗 還好有布袋戲我看仔細

二聖雙制裁 二十四連載 建言十二載
惡心婦人怪 玩牌都不按理出牌
兒女們都被陷害 阿彌陀佛善哉
守到西方燕歸來布袋戲就被替代 唉

放下屠刀 崇高得道 削薄賦徭 市民溫飽
修復路道 陞官財到 老子言道 你要聽好

九玄眷命三聖基隆 (放下屠刀 崇高得道)
奉成先旨明台畢功 (削薄賦徭 市民溫飽)
宗祀展敬冀表深衷 (修復路道 陞官財到)
永昌帝業式播淳風 (老子言道 你要聽好)
九玄眷命三聖基隆 奉成先旨明台畢功
宗祀展敬冀表深衷 永昌帝業式播淳風

[電話鈴聲響起][喂　我在看布袋戲　等一下就回來 拜拜]

放下屠刀 崇高得道 (雙手擺動朝廷紀律)
放下屠刀 崇高得道 (左右掌控百姓庶民)
削薄賦徭 市民溫飽 (黑白片還沒被發明)
削薄賦徭 市民溫飽 (空白的墓碑隨想像發揮)
修復路道 陞官財到 (雙眼模糊朝廷關係)
修復路道 陞官財到 (傀儡滿街我數不清)
老子言道 你要聽好 (照片還沒拿去沖洗)
老子言道 你要聽好 (還好有布袋戲我看仔細)

Batch 2 Lesson 2

So anyone attended today's session? How did it go? And did Wendy sit in for further wu-ze-tian-ing?

Haha... cs apologies for opening a new thread with such a stale idea... gai bian thread.. but i am not paying any royalties. =P

A Picture That Speaks A Trillion Words

Open your eyes big big! This is class FM0806/L !

This picture holds not a thousand but a trillion words, because this is a picture of lyricists with brains for beautiful descriptions of words that brings you through a journey of feelings!

If only you got a pair of X-ray eyes that can scan the beautiful minds of these people! The Art Of LYRICISM! Amazing!

How's new class?

How is the new class huh?
Was thinking to go sit in, but today got sicked..... sianz half when I got headache in the morning and start sneezing......

Think it will be another batch of wonderful people...... (like that i kind of saying ourselves are wonderful hoh? hahahaha)

The Music Makers of FM0806/L

Greetings FM0806/L,

This is my first post in this blog, and yeah it is in English, by now you should know the standard of my "mother tongue" , paiseh!

After reading all the lyrics here, I felt inspired to brush up on my chinese, and I am in the process of learning, all these, I have you to thank for.

“One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can't utter.”
James Earl Jones quotes

I truely admire you peeps being able to express your thoughts through the beauty of our chinese characters, and each word and every lyrics written here is amazing!

Sounds, Music and Lyrics are subjective topics and everyone is entitled to their own opinions, no matter good or bad. But always remember.. we, yes we speak in one Universal language and that is Music, for we are the music makers (no matter what role you play in)

"We are the Music Makers. and we are the Dreamers of Dreams."
Roald Dahl quoted in Charlie & the Chocolate factory

Music and Lyrics written from the heart has magical effects on the Soul.

"You Are the Music, While the Music Last."
T.S.Eliot quotes

Keep the beautiful words rolling! Cheerios!

也许

This is a work that I'm not particularly proud of - forgettable title, chorus disjoint from rest of the song...but shall leave it as a dartboard here nevertheless. ;p

也许
作曲/李慧敏 填词/萧永力

喧闹的城市 只剩下纸屑
散落一地的心碎 究竟谁去理会

这时候的你 应该早已入睡
但是你的梦 你的笑 不再为我而美

深爱着你 却不知怎么表现
是该成全 或补充我爱里的缺

也许两者都相同 我们已爱到深秋
让树和叶的最后 还是温柔

也许每份爱都有 让人疑惑的风
坚持到底的花朵 才能成熟

时间的枷锁 欺骗不了硬闯不过
不能再来过 也不能窥探这结果

2006年11月15日
If you love her, set her free. 真的是这样吗？

香水瓶

原創曲: 美人魚
唱:徐若萱
曲:周杰倫
改編詞: 燕

一點一滴回憶緊扣心底
夜裡才格外的清晰
精緻透明 那香水瓶
隱藏着是誰的 秘密

一點一滴散發開的香氣
卻驅不散你的痕跡
我的思緒 你的幻影
融進空氣裡 雨都 洗不干淨

chorus:
我不能 輕易的就此放開 也忘了 時間在身上殘酷 對待
我不能 把淚都收藏起來 我突然變得 好慷慨 (不再乎隨時 被淹埋)

Rap:
要怎麼挽回 重新在你懷裡
見底的香水瓶曾經收藏着我們的過去
每一次呼吸 像是在喚醒從前的記憶
也許不再聽到你回應 然而在我心裡面卻從不曾忘記

* like the feel of the song when first heard it over the radio, as simple as that **

玫瑰哭

這是作業當中的第一首﹐那時blur blur 遲交﹐沒在課上討論﹐在此博一下與大家分享吧!

玫瑰哭

改編自何以奇 [讓你飛]

作詞：黃偉文　作曲：湯小康/劉宜　編曲：Benny Hsiao
改編詞: 白風

你手裡的玫瑰
已經傳了幾位
失去浪漫氛圍
是不是成為你的纍贅

那鮮紅的花卉
始終沒人理會
放任它去枯萎
也不過只是你的傀儡

So Let Me Free
成全我的撤退
空等待的滋味
剝奪了 我所有淚水

So Let Me Free
讓我開得更美
玫瑰哭完了淚
夢破碎 來不及後悔
就徹底崩潰


*我玩了一下哭與枯這兩個同音字. 還有就是"白風"與"你可曾"是同一個人. 亂寫的時候就用"你可曾"這個筆名.*

Drug song .

安眠藥


改編詞:陸毅為 作曲：薛忠銘
原曲﹕奴隸船 原唱者﹕蔡依林


verse1: 藥丸 是能醫病 的方法
仿彿 會讓人身心 舒暢
但可是 卻無法解決某種特殊情況 我 絕望

verse2: 離開 是你對我 的失望
仿彿 卻讓人走下 絕望
但可是 以為時間讓人挽回希望 我 投降


chorus: 吃下 一顆白色安眠藥丸
以為 煩惱就會被忘掉
你的愛
卻一直無法從心房抹掉
我覺得 好煩

吞下 另一顆安眠藥丸
以為 睡覺病菌都會被遺忘
可是 溫柔是我無法抹掉的撞傷
是無法醫治 的絕望

Another link i came across

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdUUx5FdySs

I am kind of touched! And I wish you guys understand.

Ain't all of us here like this little kiwi?

First Demo to Funkie Monkies

This was one of the 2 songs I sent in my first demo to HYR . Haha... That was in 2004 Sept... 2 years ago le. Xiaohan was in labour then. How time flies. Haiz... but I'm still on the treading mill.... 原地踏步

It was kinda exciting to receive his reply then.... Really something to shout about man.. Eric Ng leh... Haha... but seemed he was a lil more interested to know who played the guitar. Haha.. and the sad thing was it wasn't by me but by my very professional music instructor. =P

And his advice to me then was to concentrate on the melody. Actually it wasn't the first time I heard that lah... cos many people in the Singapore music scene have reflected that point. But this year when FM finally started its composing classes, I took Xiaohan's lyrics course instead. Life can really be quite "unimaginable".

收音機
詞/曲: 何潔瑩

你逼近幾公尺的范圍
電波干擾
裡頭一片吵鬧
警覺性的一秒
收不到訊號
在這一刻開始發燒

你中斷收音機的播報
訊息未到
經過一陣沙啞
停頓后的幾秒
聽不到摘要
在這一刻開始發刁

喔huh~ 快離開我的視線
走得遠一點
喔huh~ 別擾亂我的聽覺
請你閃一邊

就在一刻看你走遠
收音恢複正常聽覺
腦筋卻模糊一片
你的影像重疊的畫面

很想睡

Did this in an attempt to stay awake during my M.E. class last night. I did managed to wake up my brain but like wat YL says... I might as well go to sleep.. Haha.

*spoiling the standard with the self-acclaimed-spoil-standard post below. keke*
Enjoy~

很想睡

改編自梁靜茹 [不想睡 ]

作詞：宮澤和史(改編詞：陳沒)　作曲：宮澤和史
改編第二詞: 你可曾

吃飽後 有種滿足的感受 環繞著我開始漸漸吞食我

模糊中 聽見教課的教授 迷迷糊糊的我有聽沒有懂
隱約中 碎碎念著些什麼 就像催眠樂般不停地重播

打著瞌睡的滋味 深怕跌出了座位
桌上厚厚的紙疊 畫滿撩亂的字眼

很想睡 失去抵抗的防備
肚子忙著在分解 順便消化我知覺
很想睡 放棄掙扎的意念
腦袋開始在叛變 夢見木床和棉被　

建了城堡在空中 搭上了一道彩虹
咖啡沒作用 哈欠 打個不休

La. La. La. La. La. La.

寂寞加倍

Everyone write so well but I'm about to spoil the standard here by posting an old work. Nothing to post la! Cos havent been writing much...oops. Basically it's talking about a couple who's hanging there for the sake of hanging there. Pls comment generously, thanks!

寂寞加倍

Verse 1
在咖啡座喝著冰咖啡
說不上期待你的出現
角落那對情侶在熱情中陶醉
就像我們曾有過的從前

Verse 2
原本很濃烈的冰咖啡
溶化的時間卻不妥協
不甜不苦不淡不自然的滋味
喝得后悔 不喝又怕浪費

Chorus 1
你的一則簡訊又取消了約會
工作忙走不開 借口萬歲
我是不是應該假裝有點心碎
但演戲是天賦 我學不會

Chorus 2
反正我們見面都特別容易累
唯一的話題是 無言以對
並不是有人陪就一定是安慰
擁抱寂寞等於 寂寞加倍

Bridge
我們都無力放開 就繼續彼此傷害
人不只是不敢愛 其實也不敢不愛

寄生

原創歌曲:悲傷作業
唱:同恩
曲:袁惟仁
改編詞: 燕


棲身在愛情的地圖
貼近後才能看清楚
你從不曾離開一步
用盡力量 填滿知足

愛上你是不由自主
或已失去能力生存
像寄生樹上的植物
原來我竟那麼 無助

Chorus
這世界 有你在身邊
微弱的聲音只要一點點不用力也能聽見
這世界 少了你在身邊
再多勇敢 快樂也難逃 被侵蝕的那天

這世界 有你的那天
保護我 掩護我 就不怕往前
這世界 少了你在身邊
所有溫柔便慢慢退化 重回到那以前

**ling gan came from while I am travelling on the bus and start my dreaming journey ... not that perfect though, just to share :) **