Empire State of Mind

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=842dSvtqZxU
It reminded me of what big dreams I should be pursuing.

Ooohh New York x2

Grew up in a town that is famous as the place of movie scenes
Noise is always loud, there are sirens all around and the streets are mean
If I can make it here, I can make it anywhere, that's what they say
Seeing my face in lights or my name in marquees found down on Broadway

Even if it ain’t all it seems, I got a pocketful of dreams
Baby, I'm from New York
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There's nothing you can't do
Now you're in New York
These streets will make you feel brand new
Big lights will inspire you
Let's hear it for New York, New York, New Yoooork!

On the avenue, there ain't never a curfew, ladies work so hard
Such a melting pot, on the corner selling rock, preachers pray to God
Hail a gypsy cab, takes me down from Harlem to the Brooklyn Bridge
Some will sleep tonight with a hunger for more than an empty fridge

I'm gonna make it by any means, I got a pocketful of dreams
Baby, I'm from New York
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There's nothing you can't do
Now you're in New York
These streets will make you feel brand new
Big lights will inspire you
Let's hear it for New York, New York, New Yoooork!

One hand in the air for the big city,
Street lights, big dreams all looking pretty
No place in the world that can compare
Put your lighters in the air, everybody say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

In New York
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There's nothing you can't do
Now you're in New York
These streets will make you feel brand new
Big lights will inspire you
Let's hear it for New York, New York, New Yoooork!

10 Things that Make Me Happy

1. Relaxing and waking up late on the weekends with NO agenda for the day!
2. Cooking and baking for friends that I love - more so when it is upon request!
3. Discovering hidden boutiques/shops as I walk down the side streets
4. Having an outdoor BBQ with good company, booze and most of all home-marinated meats!
5. Emails, SMSes, MSNs and hand written letters from dear friends from far away and from home
6. When I hear my mommy's and daddy's voice - more so at the end of the day when I am unwinding and thinking of home in SG
7. Being in HK where not fortnight goes by when I look back and appreciate the beauty, bustling activity and , wonderful vibe that is HK
8. Cuddling and watching a home movie with Josh when it is raining outside
9. Leaving my house with a backpack and a train ticket - the feeling of anticipation, discovery of the unknown, cut out from my comfort zone to learn about other cultures and their way of life!
10. Sitting by the beach, hearing the crashing waves, smelling the salty air, with sand in my toes....