League of Legends (ft. Cailin Russo and Chrissy Costanza): Phoenix

One of the best "war music" around... and I'm not even a LoL player! :)


Lyrics:

What are you willing to lose?
You cover your wounds, but underneath them
A million voices in your head that whisper,  "Stop, now"
Another twist of the knife,  turn of the screws
It's all in your mind and it's fighting you
Arm yourself, a storm is coming
Well, kid, what you gonna do now?
It's your reflection looking back to pull you down

So are you gonna die today or make it out alive?
You gotta conquer the monster in your head and then you'll fly
Fly, phoenix, fly
It's time for a new empire
Go bury your demons then tear down the ceiling
Phoenix, fly

And now you're playing with matches
Come out of the ashes underneath you
A million voices in the crowd they're screaming, "Stop, now"
We'll let 'em swallow their pride, you're turning the tide to true believers
Got them in the palm of your hand, you're playing God now
What you gonna do now?
It's your reflection looking back to pull you down

So are you gonna die today or make it out alive?
You gotta conquer the monster in your head and then you'll fly
Fly, phoenix, fly
It's time for a new empire
Go bury your demons then tear down the ceiling
Phoenix, fly

So are you gonna die today or make it out alive?
You gotta conquer the monster in your head and then you'll fly
Fly, phoenix, fly
It's time for a new empire
Go bury your demons then tear down the ceiling
Phoenix, fly

Christine Welch - A Million Possibilities (一百万个可能) Lyrics

Fantastic voice, fantastic lyrics (she wrote the song herself) and the fact that she's an ang mo who can sing in Chinese much better than I could... well, that's just an extra bonus :P Enjoy!


Lyrics:

幽静 窗外 满地片片寒花
You jing chuang wai man di pian pian han hua
一瞬间 永恒的时差 窝在棉被里
Yi shun jian yong heng de shi cha wo zai mian bei li
倾听 踏雪听沉默的声音
Qing ting ta xue ting chen mo de sheng yin
飘雪藏永恒的身影 雪树下等你
Piao xue cang yong heng de shen ying xue shu xia deng ni

在一瞬间 有一百万个可能
Zai yi shun jian you yi bai wan ge ke neng
该向前走 或者继续等
Gai xiang qian zou huo zhe ji xu deng
这冬夜里 有百万个不确定
Zhe dong ye li you bai wan ge bu que ding
渐入深夜 或期盼天明
Jian ru shen ye huo qi pan tian ming

云空的泪 一如冰凌结晶了 成雪花垂
Yun kong de lei yi ru bing ling jie jing le cheng xue hua chui
这一瞬间 有一百万个可能
Zhe yi shun jian you yi bai wan ge ke neng
窝进棉被 或面对寒冷
Wo jin mian bei huo mian dui han leng

幽静 寒风吹来一缕声音
You jing han feng chui lai yi lue sheng yin
一瞬间 看着你走近
Yi shun jian kan zhe ni zou jin
暖了我冬心
Nuan le wo dong xin

倾听 踏雪听沉默的声音
Qing ting ta xue ting chen mo de sheng yin
飘雪藏永恒的身影
Piao xue cang yong heng de shen ying
雪树下等你
Xue shu xia deng ni

在一瞬间 有一百万个可能
Zai yi shun jian you yi bai wan ge ke neng
该向前走 或者继续等
Gai xiang qian zou huo zhe ji xu deng
这冬夜里 有百万个不确定
Zhe dong ye li you bai wan ge bu que ding
渐入深夜 或期盼天明
Jian ru shen ye huo qi pan tian ming

云空的泪 一如冰凌结晶了 成雪花垂
Yun kong de lei yi ru bing ling jie jing le cheng xue hua chui
这一瞬间 有一百万个可能
Zhe yi shun jian you yi bai wan ge ke neng
窝进棉被 或面对寒冷
Wo jin mian bei huo mian dui han leng

那晚上会是哪个瞬间
Na wan shang hui shi na ge shun jian
说好的爱会不会改变
Shuo hao de ai hui bu hui gai bian
而你让我徘徊 在千里之外 Yeah 你让我等
Er ni rang wo pai huai zai qian li zhi wai Yeah ni rang wo deng
了好久 Baby
Liao hao jiu Baby

突然间那是哪个瞬间
Tu ran jian na shi na ge shun jian
你终于出现 就是那个瞬间
Ni zhong yu chu xian jiu shi na ge shun jian
等了好久 忍不住伸手 那个瞬间
Deng le hao jiu ren bu zhu shen shou na ge shun jian

在一瞬间 有一百万个可能
Zai yi shun jian you yi bai wan ge ke neng
该向前走 或者继续等
Gai xiang qian zou huo zhe ji xu deng
这深夜里 有百万个不确定
Zhe shen ye li you bai wan ge bu que ding
渐入冬林 或走向街灯
Jian ru dong lin huo zou xiang jie deng

云空的泪 一如冰凌结晶了 成雪花垂
Yun kong de lei yi ru bing ling jie jing le cheng xue hua chui
这一瞬间 有一百万个可能
Zhe yi shun jian you yi bai wan ge ke neng
暖这冬心 或面对寒冷
Nuan zhe dong xin huo mian dui han leng

该向前走 或者继续等
Gai xiang qian zou huo zhe ji xu deng
渐入冬林 或走向街灯
Jian ru dong lin huo zou xiang jie deng
窝进棉被 或面对寒冷
Wo jin mian bei huo mian dui han leng
暖这冬心 或面对寒冷
Nuan zhe dong xin huo mian dui han leng


"When I first heard this, my mind was blown - She has an incredible voice and that voice wobble is done so perfectly! Finding out she's ang mo (a foreigner) and the backstory behind this song only make this song so much better!" S.Y.

Meaning: 
The song is set in winter hence the starting of the song describes, so eloquently I might add, the scenery. Then the chorus hits and she sings about the indecision of sticking around and waiting "under the snow-covered tree" or moving on with her life; whether to "hide under the warm blanket" or "head out and face the bitter cold".

One day, in the cold quiet winter, she heard the sounds of footsteps (as you would when walking in snow) and a voice calling out in the distance. And there he was. As he walks closer, his presence warms her chilly heart.

She then (kind of) chatize the guy, singing that he said his love for her will never change, but you made me wait... wait for so long. And suddenly you appear, but it's just for a brief moment.

"Probably not my best work but I'm rather drowsy now - it's late here. I'll work to improve this tmr"

Westlife - Hello My Love Music Video and Lyrics

EIIIIIII!!! I can't believe it! THEY ARE BACK!

And their comeback single is soooooooo catchy :D Enjoy!


Lyrics:

No one knows 'bout the things that I've been through with you
There were times I drive you nearly mental
But when you're mad, you're still beautiful
And I know that I'm punching way above
So lucky that we fell in love
Sometimes I wonder am I enough?

'Cause you could have someone without a belly or a temper
Perfect teeth, hair growing where it's meant to
You know my lips are all I can hold against ya
This is all that I'll ever need, you and I

Hello, my love
I've been searching for someone like you
For most my life
Happiness ain't a thing I'm used to
You could have fallen hard for anyone
Plenty of fish in the sea, hey now
For all of time, now I know
It's just my angel and me

No one knows 'bout all the good things you do
When people take advantage of you
Your heart is pure and so beautiful
And I know that it's just the way you are
Father's eyes, but mother's daughter
And you tell me that you don't give enough

And now I found someone with all the boxes that I want ticked
'Cause your love is all I ever wanted
Set my heart on fire, I needed something
This is all I wanted to be, you and I

Hello, my love
I've been searching for someone like you
For most my life
Happiness ain't a thing I'm used to
You could have fallen hard for anyone
Plenty of fish in the sea, hey now
For all of time, now I know
It's just my angel and me

'Cause you could have someone without a belly or a temper
Perfect teeth, hair growing where it's meant to
You know my lips are all I can hold against you
This is all that I'll ever need, you and I... you and I.......

Hello, my love
I've been searching for someone like you
For most my life
Happiness ain't a thing I'm used to
You could have fallen hard for anyone (Anyone)
Plenty of fish in the sea, hey now
For all of time, now I know
It's just my angel and me


"Incredibly catchy song... this is a solid comeback! Btw, why this song isn't called "My Angel and Me"? :P" - S.Y.

Panic! At the Disco's Music Video Trilogy

Yes, I've "coined" a new term - "Music Story" :)

Music Story (noun) refers to a series of related music or music videos that tell a complete story when combined. :)

Part 1: Panic! At the Disco: Say Amen (Saturday Night)


That high note though! Hahah...

Story: He stole the Devil's key that apparently a lot of people were after. The whole video basically involved him beating a ton of bad guys up in the most gruesome ways, but at the end, he was blindsided by a pretty hook-up and was left barely alive by his "girlfriend".


Part 2: Panic! At the Disco: This is Gospel

Story:

Story: He ended up in the emergency ward of a hospital where he struggled with his doctors who were all trying to save him, but the thing is - he doesn't want to be saved. In the end, he won the battle and went into "the light".

Part 3: Panic! At the Disco: Emperor's New Clothes


Story: He went into the light, thinking he might get through the pearly gates of heaven, but the ground opened up beneath him and he fell to hell. Here, he completed the transformation into the devil... possibly because he stole the "Devil's key" (refer to the first video)

Best Science Documentaries on Daily Motion

A list of the documentaries that I've enjoyed :) Have fun watching!

1. BBC Documentary - The Creative Brain: How Insight Works

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2. BBC Science - Are Video Games Really That Bad?

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3. NOVA Science Now - Human Brain: How Smart Can We Get

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Very interesting! Writing down/journaling about your feelings and anxieties prior to a highly stressful situation helps your brain perform better... and reduces the chance of you getting that dreaded "going blank" phenomenon, especially during exams.

I used to journal on paper during my high school years - coz well, I love to write, so why not? Hehe :P But then I switched over to typing... hence, the birth of Aveyn Toh's blog... where I write prior to stressful situations like exams or rushing assignments for deadlines... I used to think I was procrastinating lol.. but now, maybe... just maybe, my brain is trying to teach me to offload the stress via my writing, so I can perform better later on :) Amazing!

4. NOVA Science Now - How Does The Brain Work?


HOW DOES THE BRAIN WORK? - NOVA SCIENCE NOW... oleh valeriivankov


5.

Lily and the Snowman: An Incredible Short Film For Xmas

Instead of making me think of my loved ones - I like to think that I've spend a lot of time with them... which might, or might not be true from their point of view :), it made me recall my youth... where I would spend hours writing stories on the computer that will never be read while listening to my favorite tunes.

Well, maybe I'm just exaggerating... I do hope I would be a good enough writer/author to publish at least 1 or 2 of them. Mainly the gamebooks :P

World-building questions

Want to create a fictional world with the likes of J.K. Rowling or J.R.R. Tolkien? Well, here's some helpful hints provided by Kate Messner (Source: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-build-a-fictional-world-kate-messner)

Questions to ponder:

Start with a basic place/time: What type of story are you writing?

Time line of how the world came to be. What past events made the world as it is now?

What rules are in place here? Laws of gravity? Rules of society? Punishments in place?

What kind of government does this world have? Who has the power? Who doesn’t have any power? What to people believe in here? What does this society value most?

Day to day life: What is the weather like in this world? Where do the inhabitants live/work/go to school? What do they eat? How do they play? How do they treat their young? How do they treat their old? What relationships do they have with the flora/fauna of the world? What do those flora/fauna look like? What kind of technology exists? What types of transportation? What types of communication? What types of access to information?

How does this world I created effect the characters set into it? What kinds of conflict will emerge?

Enjoy imagining your incredible world! :)

Hearing Test: How old are your ears?

Actually, I've tested this out like when the video first came out, but well, somehow, I forgot to put it up here.

!!! - Do note that the headphones and computer that you're using to view the video may affect your results... so technically, the results you get might not be correct. - !!!

Also, you should view the video at highest resolution - 1080p (by going to the gear-shaped icon in the video menu bar and under the title "Quality", choose "1080P (HD)") and use headphones.

Okay, are your ears ready? Here it is! :)

If you can hear

8000 Hertz (Hz) - Average age (like everyone else) and not hearing impaired
12,000 Hz - Under 50 years old
15,000 Hz - Under 40 years old
16,000 Hz - Under 30 years old
17,000-18,000 Hz - Under 24 years old
19,000 Hz (the sound is affected in the video, so you wouldn't hear anything) - Under 20 years old

Now for the results...

well, I'm around 25, but my ears are between 30 to 40 years old... guess I'm listening to too much music via headphones lol...

Anyway, what's YOUR results? Feel free to post them up on your social media sites and use the hashtag #HearingTest and spread the word around!

Have fun!

For more 'tests' such as this one, feel free to check out my other posts:

How Dark is Your Personality?
Stanford Sleepiness Scale: Are You Getting Enough Sleep?
QUIZ: Which TED Talk are you?
Find out your EQ score!
How many colours can you see?

Do you ever have trouble telling right from left?

Hooked on Music - What makes music so catchy?
Kuku Kube - Test your eyesight!

Twitch Reflex Challenge!
How Well Do You See Colour?

New Heights - Time

Lyrics:

3rd and church, where I stayed
Laid my head in an empty room
And I still feel the same, with a bed under me

Time is always running away
Never stopped, never prayed
Everything I wanted to say
Now it’s gone, it’s too late

If you ever see me, ten years ago, would you let me know?
Everything you’re doing, keep going and you’ll be alone
Cause time is not on your side, slow down

Wore my hands through the skin, worked my mind till it caved in
Never stopped, never played, working away, working away

Time is always running away
Can’t hold on, Can’t Delayed
Anything I wanted to say
It’s gone, it’s too late

If you ever see me, ten years ago, would you let me know?
Everything you’re doing, keep going and you’ll be alone
Cause time is not on your side, slow down

Through the walls onto the streets
I’ll take my first step as I free me
And if I see you I will tell you
You were right
You were right
You were right

And time is not on your side

Yeahhhhhh....

You were right
You were right
You were right 

You were right 

Check out this short 6-mins Malaysian-made movie about suicide and, of course, this amazing song is in it :)

(Yiruma) River Flow in You - Sungha Jung

Seriously! Is this music even possible to be played on the guitar?! Wow!~

This dude is extremely talented indeed! Do check him out if you've got the time for some very nice instrumentals :)

Enjoy!




P/S: I've listed this post as being an 'epic music' because it certainly deserves that credit :)

WoW cartoons!

So much nostalgia..... and they are seriously hilarious too :P

I've just discovered it today and thought you guys would like to know. Anyway, I've played WoW for around 5 years (and had stopped playing for around 3 years now) and trust me when I say these cartoons captures the essence of WoW perfectly! Especially the WSG episodes. Seriously hilarious! xD

This is the playlist with the 12 episodes available. They will add more to this soon (I hope!). :)

The real take on Disney's Happily Ever After

Hilariously funny. If you like acapella, Disney movies and have a sarcastic view on a lot of things, then these videos are perfect for you. :)

P/S: The lyrics are taken from the description of his videos (and they are awesome! :P). 

Part I

Lyrics:

If you've ever wondered why
Disney's tales all end in lies
Here's what happened after all their dreams came true

Ariel
I loved being princess down in -- this beautiful ocean blue
But mermaids are going missing -- they end up in someone's stew
So just try to put yourself in -- to somebody else's gills
You're killing my ecosystem -- with fishing and oil spills
Thank you BP, thank you BP
The British are killing, oil is spilling
Now I can't see... MY EYES!
Chinamen feast on Flounder's fins
Plus the Japanese killed all my whale friends
Oceans are browning, I think I'm drowning
Thanks to BP
YOU SUCK!

Jasmine
Hey, I'm OK, but I'm slightly scared
My husband's a mark for the War on Terror
Aladdin was taken by the CIA
We're not Taliban
You've got the wrong man
In Guantanamo Bay
Prince Ali, where could he be, drowning in wawa
Interrogation from the nation of the "free"
Bin Laden's taken the fall
We're not trained pilots at all
Jafar went crazy and no one put up a fuss
We're for freedom, Genie can vouch for us
Bush was crazy, Obama's lazy, al-Qaeda's not in this country
Set free my Prince Ali

Belle
A whore! A whore!
A whore, a whore, a whore!
This town's gone wild since I married Adam
They think I'm going straight to hell
But the charges laid on me
Of bestiality
Could wind up getting me thrown in a cell
No, I'm overrun by mad men
I hear they plan to burn me at the stake
They legit believe I'm Satan
And now I hear that PETA's gonna take my beast away

Pocahontas
After John Smith traveled back to England
I helped my people cultivate the fields
More English, French, and Spaniards came to visit
And they greeted us with guns and germs and steel
They forced us into unknown lands of exile
They pillaged, raped, and left us all for dead
So now I'm far more liberal with a weapon
When I separate their bodies from their heads
Have you ever held the entrails of an English guy?
Or bit the beating hearts of Spanish men?
Can you shoot an arrow in some French guy's eyeball?
Can you paint with the red colors in these men
I can murder if I please
Cause I'm dying of disease
I can paint with the red colors in these men

Thanks to BP
Where's Prince Ali?
Bestiality
I've got STDs

Part II

Lyrics:

If you've ever wondered why
Disney tales all end in lies
Here's what happened after all their dreams came true

Mulan (I'll Make a Man Out of You)
After saving China I went home alone
I was feeling conflicts in my lower zone
I've been dressing like a guy for months
Now I'm losing all control
I think I am a guy in my soul
I wanna be a man
Soldier 1: I've never seen a guy so hot
Mulan: Time to reinvent the new me
Soldier 2: Every time he speaks it makes me want to sing (I'm so confused)
Soldier 1: Be quiet, or we'll get caught
Soldier 3: Maybe one day he'll screw me
Mulan: Now I really get why my nickname is Ping
I've gotta be a man
I've got the brains and the bite of females
Plus the brute and the brawn of dudes
I know I'm ready for transformation
It's time to replace all these useless tubes
(Good for you)

Cinderella (A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes)
The prince was absolutely the only single wish my heart made
Guess my wish came true
But we never really talked much
Before he discovered my shoe
The night after we got married
I recounted all of my plights
Of how I fit inside a pumpkin
My canines turned to coachmen
Prince threw me in Bedlam that night
The white jackets say I'm nutty (she's nutty as a bat)
Cause my clothes are sewn by rats (put some meds in her food)
But their pills turn my brain to putty
Now Lucifer's not just my cat (I AM SATAN)
Their insulin puts me under
Shock therapy's made me insane
And after years of steady frying
The doctors gave up trying
They stuck 2 steel rods in my brain

Tiana (Dig a Little Deeper)
I spent a bloomin lifetime
To open my cafe
Then I took a dive in 2005
Now it's washed away (it's all washed away)
I was picked up by a chopper
After four nights on my roof
Now my new home is the Astrodome
Cause New Orleans ain't Katrina proof
Ya better carry 'round a shotgun
Or looters take your kids
Ya better pee inside of jam jars
Be sure to keep those lids (ew)
We needed Noah but we got Bush
Our "savior" flew away and hid
Rough seas and levees,
Rough seas and levees,
Rough seas and levees, I'm dead

Elsa (Let It Go)
There is no snow on the mountain tonight
Just sulfur in the air
A kingdom of greenhouse gases
Only Bill Nye seems to care
My town is melting, breaking off into the sea
It's time I show the strength of an evil queen
With Germany and Putin, too
I'll free the penguins and throw you in a zoo
We're going green by spilling red
And if you're not dead
I built a hoard of evil snowmen
We're gonna take over the world
Let it snow, let it snow
Now Fox News will need heat lamps
Let it snow, let it snow
I hope you concentrate in camp (Heil Elsa)
We don't care who we have to slay
Let my troops march on
The cold's coming back and it's here to stay

Tiana: I sunk like a brick
Cinderella: Prince thinks I'm sick
Elsa: Ice is melting quick
Mulan: Now I have a lot of self esteem

Epic motivation from the Superwoman

This girl's ohhhsome! :)


A summary of her motivational talk

- You ARE IN CONTROL of your own mind, emotion and actions
- Your own drive can drive you way further!
- No more excuses! Take ownership!
- You had overcome all your difficulties in the past and you're still here right now. You overcome your challenges because you've overcome all the obstacles in the past.
- None but ourselves can free our mind - Bob Marley
- Negatives aren't for ever!
- There's enough success out there for all of us!

One love, superwoman, and that's a wrap... zoooooooooop!

I'll add more when I have the time. Gotta go sleep now - tomorrow's a big and tiring day! Cya!

The Joy of Discovery

"Because of the universe's existence, and we are driven to pursue that, to find out where we came from... the joy of discovery, that's what drives us and these questions are deep within us. It fills me with joy to make discoveries every day of things I've never seen before, to know that we can pursue these answers..." - Excerpt from the video and from Bill Nye's debate.

Side Effects webseries

It's awesome. Seriously, if you're a stickler for series like Glee (though I don't really watch Glee now... it seems like the story's 'over-dragged on', if you get what I mean ;) ) 

Anyway, if you have no idea what I am talking about, go check out their complete first season here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBQgA3Kndk7dXtuuE1z16-07wmLAilEGk (Yes, it's a playlist of 5 episodes with their cover/original songs in music videos :P). 

The most outstanding song from their season 1 is definitely Bad Day (Music video and lyrics here). I had that on repeat for a whole week lol. :P

The most exciting thing is that their second season is already here!!! (3rd episode now) And although we fans have not so much as a glimpse of their original song (not even a teaser! Garh!) for this season, so far, I have plenty of awesome covers to satisfy our hunger :D

Go check out their second season here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBQgA3Kndk7fZESLVEUlO-Bda4HfG1kmr

Okay, I'm out! Cya! :)

Sunflowers

One of the most touching short films that I've watched in my life. You really should go and have a look at it :')

Shingeki no Kyojin - The Reluctant Hero (Piano Only)

I've watched this anime, in what seems to be like, ages ago. It's okay but it'll never beat Code Geass hehe :P

Anyway, this music is pretty awesome on piano and I thought I'd share this. Enjoy! :)

Lyrics:

Remember the day we met
It's painful for me
Because nobody wants to die too fast
Remember a day we dreamt
It's painful for me
I could see your face
I could hear your voice

**I'll cont this tmr, very tired now lol. Nite!**

Epic music again! Peter Crowley - Medieval Anthem

Love this! :) I'm having plenty of epic music on repeat this week - gotta finish editing that review paper that I'm writing lol :P

Peter Crowley - Escaping the Kraken

Love this! :) Epic as always!

Is there a level higher than epic? ;) Peter Crowley - The Last Hero

This is beyond epic... seriously, just listen to it. You will feel like you can practically do anything and everything. You will feel... ... empowered to the point of almost being a god (of the ancient times) haha ;)

Seriously though, he can go compose some epic piece for a big league fantasy movie. When listening to this music, I can practically imagine a band of heroes, braving the highest mountains and the deepest caves; traversing across vast green lands and snow-covered ice; riding on dragons and feeling the rise and fall motion of the dragon's wings... all these journeying just to get to a final, epic battle of their lives.

Enjoy!