It might be you

Time, I've been passing time watching trains go by, all of my life

Lying on the sand watching seabirds fly

Wishing there could be someone waiting home for me

Something's telling me it might be you

It's telling me it might be you, all of my life

Looking back as lovers go walking past, all of my life

Wondering how they met and what makes it last

If I found the place would I recognize the face

Something's telling me it might be you

It's telling me it might be you

So many quiet walks to take

So many dreams to wake and there's so much love to make

I think we're gonna need some time

Maybe all we need is time

And it's telling me it might be you

All of my life

... ...

Something's telling me it might be you

Yeah, it's telling me it must be you and

I'm feeling it'll just be you all of my life

It's you, it's you I've been waiting for all of my life

Maybe it's you. Maybe it's you

I've been waiting for all of my life

Watched a movie 'Tootsie' (1982) last night, and can't remember how many times I've watched this movie. Dustin Hoffman is a brilliant actor. The story is great and the music is wonderful.

The song 'It might be you' is playing in the movie. Feeling that it is such a nice song. My heart now still keeps playing this song though the movie ends, the music stops; somehow its lyric fills an empty part in my heart....

When I see you smile

When I see you smile, it feels like i'm falling

It's not for anybody else to know

The way your face could light the bitter dark of every street

In every town I'll ever go, it's not for anybody else to know

For anybody else to know....

When I see you smile first thing in the morning

It raises curtains on your lazy eyes

Could it be that you and I have the greatest love to ever be

How could this have ever been before?

It's not for anybody else to know....

('When I see you smile' by Bic Runga)

Before Sunrise

I really believe that if there's any kind of God, he wouldn't be in any one of us ---not you, not me, but just in the space in between.

If there 's some magic in this world, if must be in the attempt of understanding someone else, sharing something.

Even if it's almost impossible to succeed, but who cares, the answer must be in the attempt.

- Before Sunrise (1995)

Saturday Afternoon With The Painted Spoons

Almost throwing away these spoons, which is made from some material from inactive mine. My friend gave to me. She says someone bought it from Laos and gave to her. We can't use them, touch the food. I don't think so. Painting and keeping them that's more lovely idea. ;o)

Well, Acrylic color is perfect for this job, making the paint stay on the spoon permanently. I chose this color is because the meaning of the color. Passionate love, strong and power for Red, and Wisdom, calmness, fresh, and courage for Turquoise.

I painted the spoons while listening to Amos Lee's song, 'Black River',

Whoa...Black River.... You're gonna take my bottle, my bible, my mess.

You're gonna take all of my empty and my loneliness.

Gonna take all of the sadness inside of me,

gonna take it all and set me free.

With the slow music and his wonderful voice, that was so relaxing, and calm moment. Doing some crafts I think it is giving me such a good feeling and 'yes, it somehow sets me free, takes away my loneliness, takes away my tear.'

I survived this Saturday, with the rescue by painting the spoons. Otherwise, my mind must fly away to someone... I need to gain some strength. Need some courage to face and deal with my mind. Get over it wisely... :o)

Can Tho City: The river of poems

Today, having a class about the Great Mekong Subregion (GMS), a program of economic cooperation which is funded by Asian Development Bank (ADB). How this program have been affecting Mekong communities, people's livelihood, and environment. Because there are not only the project of building up electricity, power grid, roads, railways, bridges, etc - that aim to help to 'alleviate poverty', the projects impact people's lives and actually impoverish the people. The people's rights are abused, the income gap between rural and urban people is widening, flood, drought and these are ongoing problems.

This made me think about the trip to Can Tho city in Mekong delta in March. Can Tho, its name means 'the river of poems.' This biggest city in the delta is full of activities. I bet, you can't walk by yourself and expect to have a moment of your own because there are many bicycles, people talking, walking, selling, horn beeping, ... The road is full of cars, and the air is filled up with noise.

However, it's nice to only just looking at the river. The mekong river scene paints on my eyes, and my heart hardly forgets it. The river is wide and huge, and there are so many people depend and rely on this river. Mekong region people's and the world's bellies have been fulfilling by the fish from Mekong delta for all these years. It's chaotic and busy town, ever! But it's nice in the way of how people interact and your day is just passing by so quick with so many things to see and to do. I felt like that.

One more thing (besides delicious food and coffee, and nice people) that I never forget is the weather. It was extremely hot when I was there. A traditional Vietnamese hat can help, but still the heat come out from the road, and everywhere you go, you would feel like being cooked. And that's why I kinda like this photo below, when the weather is really warm then people take a seat and have some ice coffee. Very nice. People are talking and drinking local coffee.

When you are feeling blue and thinking about composing a poem, you may think of somewhere different that here to write one. Well, living and looking at Mekong river must be one of the great inspiration as well, that you can let words out of your fingertips, look at the river or just take a ride on the boat, and see how local people enjoy their life with the nature.

Wish to go back there again. (I will post some more pics from the trip, and would love to talk about a climate change issue a bit because the local people at the delta is severely having impacts from sea water come inland.)