Lately...

...I been, I been losing sleep

Dreaming about the things that we could be

But baby, I been, I been prayin' hard

Said no more counting dollars

We'll be counting stars

Yeah, we'll be counting stars

Not a fan of One Republic. Not now, never have been. I always found 'Apologize' overly dramatic, and their live performances plain mediocre. Their tunes are catchy, I won't contest that. But I could never reconcile the emo appeal of their songs with their unpolished, ragged image; it just didn't seem to match, and for me, felt so contrived.

But this particular song grew on me. 'Counting Stars' wasn't a love-at-first-sound, and took a few listens before I caught myself singing along to it. Fast forward to today (about four months later -- I won't deny I was late to pick it up), I find myself paying more attention to the words and just re-playing the songs on YouTube. Even funnier (or lamer, or geekier, depending on how you wanna view it), I Googled for "song meanings" to see if any other people assessed the lyrics, and lo and behold, it had a plethora of interpretations.

I guess, with lyrics like these, one is just given all the stimulus and liberty to infer meaning.

I feel something so right
By doing the wrong thing
And I feel something so wrong
By doing the right thing
I couldn't lie, couldn't lie, couldn't lie
Everything that kills me makes me feel alive

Aren't you just urged to read between the lines? ;)

a morning dose of youtube

i don't think i've surfed around in youtube ever, but every now and then, i receive forwards from friends and relatives.

this morning was no exception: i received two videos; watched them both; and clicked another one out of interest. hahaha. at pucha, interesting nga! ang galing kasi halo-halo ang nahahanap mo sa youtube. no matter what your interest is, there's something for you.

below are my three finds :)

from abi - the title speaks for itself. a black kid getting too much of his own dose of the female rnb diva ;)

from cean - what is, for me, another smart move by smart communications. at least in terms of marketing. wala masyadong nago-online adversiting sa pilipinas eh, much less put uploading online videos via youtube. but with smart's clientele, it just *might* work. but even if it doesn't, i hope to see more local marketing material creep its way into this expansive video community, cos (1) its expansive and (2) it's FREE. what other medium can give you THAT kind of deal? NONE.

(as for the serivce, though, parang masyado pang mahal. but we'll see. baka may kumagat. speed dating, anyone? ;) take note: 27 hits pa lang and 0 comments! haha! dadami kaya?)

from a link on the previous video - miel, khevin and niknok love this game (god of war) and i love watching them play it. astig kasi yung graphics at yung storya eh. so pinanood ko lang yung clip from the 2nd installment, since miel doesn't have a copy yet. and my senses were not disappointed--it's much more brutal and gory than the first.

but what i found funny are the COMMENTS posted, especially this:

The most naked character in the whole game is the 3rd sister. But she's mega-obese and has hairy-scale crotch and like 17 floppy titties.

Best game evar.