Season’s Greetings from mayvelous.com.

Wishing you all a joyful Christmas, be happy and safe.

Some of my favorite songs for Christmas:
# Last Christmas – George Micheal
# All I Want for Christmas is You – Mariah Carey
# Happy Xmas – Sarah McLachlan

I was checking out some songs that I’ve downloaded this week and this song caught my attention. Actually it’s the artist name – Angela Aki; I remember reading about her and her album “Home” a few days back. I don’t remember which blog/post I read but I think I’ve probably got this mp3 from that post. Anyways…

Angela Aki is completely bilingual in English and Japanese as she was raised in Japan, but moved to Hawaii at the age of fifteen where she graduated from Iolani School. From there she moved on to George Washington University where she graduated with majors in politics and music.

The vocal is clear, strong and just beautiful so I dig up a bit to get its lyric and voila! There she is – Japanese-Italian-American beauty with glasses (hehe) and that particular song is the theme song from Final Fantasy XII. Farther more, I’ve also come across Japanese version of the song on YouTube. I think I prefer the Japanese version better as I feel she put more feeling in her mother tongue.

Kiss Me Good-Bye (English) You say my love is all you need to see you through But I know these words are not quite true Here is the path you’re looking for, an open door Leading to worlds you long to explore Go, if you must move on alone I’m gonna make it on my own Kiss me good-bye, love’s memory Follow your heart and find your destiny Won’t shed a tear, for love’s mortality For you put the dream in my reality As time goes by I know you’ll see this of me I loved enough to let you go free Go, I will give you wings to fly Cast all your fears into the sky Kiss me good-bye, love is mystery All of my life, I’ll hold you close to me Won’t shed a tear, for love’s mortality For you put the dream in my reality Kiss me good-bye, love’s memory You put the dream in my reality

Kiss Me Good-Bye Anata wa mayotte ite mo DOA wa aite iru yo Futari no sekai dake dewa Mita sare nai no deshou? Hane wo ageru kara shinjite tobeba ii Kiss me good-bye, love’s memory Anata wo ushinatte mo Aishita kioku ga tsuyosa ni kawaru kara Tashika na mono wo sagashite Daremo ga koisuru ga Yuruga nai ai wa jibun no naka ni aru Kiss me good-bye sayounara Atarashii watashi ni kawaru Kiss me good-bye, love’s memory Atarashii futari ni kawaru nara Kiss me good-bye naka nai Anata wo aiseta kara Anata wo aiseta kara

The lyric is nice, the melody is sweet, the artist looks grand in her geeky specs; what else can I say, it works for me. Her album “Home” is also pretty cool. It’s mainly Japanese songs mixed with English verses.

Watch Kiss Me Good Bye (Japanese version) on YouTube.

More info on wiki: Angela Aki |Kiss Me Good Bye
Angela Aki – Home album lyrics at CheeryBlossom

Some might find it boring if you’re not into this type of, “good-to-sleep-with”, songs. But I enjoyed it and there you go, my music pick.

I came across this site, “World’s Hightest Website”, via Eric Meyer recent links and was confused.

Welcome to the World’s Highest Website! Currently, it’s 18.939 kilometers high (that’s about 11.769 miles), and an enormous pleasure to scroll.

What exactly are they trying to prove or what exactly is the purpose of that website? Ok so it is very tall. It’s valid and accessible. I checked the code, it’s sweet and simple…but I still don’t get the point. Am I missing something?

div#whws { font-size: 100cm; height: 18939em; line-height: 1.0; }

div#whws { background: url(../../img/tape.gif) repeat-y top center; margin: 42px 0; }

div#whws + div { position: relative; }

So with that CSS, all they did was use this div tag, and it generated that long repeated images.O…K!!! So…what? What is it exactly? Is there any hidden meaning that I’m missing? Or it’s just that some people with lots of time in their hand having fun?
Hmmm…makes me think, wanna know proper answer.

Today, a friend of mine was telling me about her experience with wearing a ring on particular finger. She wore the rings on her thumbs and was asked by an old Chinese lady for her peculiarity. My friend just wears it as a fashion without any meaning to it, yet she came to ask me whether they got any meanings. I remember sometimes back, I’ve written about birth stones, rings and the fingers post on 7ven.net. But I don’t have a clue on significant of wearing a ring on each finger or is there any at all?

As my nature, I like to check things out when I have some unresolved quests hence I did a bit of research on it and got this interesting information about fingers. No doubt, everything has its own meanings.

The first major factor to consider when analyzing a person’s hands is the concept of left and right being reflections of the subconscious and conscious mind, respectively. The wearing of rings will reveal areas of inhibitions, restrictions, or emphasis in the social realms governed by that finger.

I got some ideas about what each hand means and how to observer someone personality just by looking at the hand positioning/gestures.

The left hand is a reflection of man’s instinct and those beliefs and attitudes that are buried deep within the subconscious mind. The right hand is a reflection of man’s logical mind and those personal thoughts and preferences that are consciously known even though they are not always discussed openly.

Also found out these little facts on each fingers. I bet, you’ll be thinking twice which finger to wear a ring after you’ve read the article.

The Thumb: Willpower

Points to the self in a moment of personal pride, that closes over a fist when personally attacked. It is associated with the total self … the thumb represents the self…

A person who consistently keeps the thumb well separated from the rest of the fingers is a person who insists upon freedom of thought and action. This person values independence and the more prominently the thumbs are displayed, the more important is the sense of freedom at that moment.

The Index Finger: Authority

This is the finger that wags in disapproval, that gestures informed or stubborn expertise, that indicates silent direction and commands. It is associated with leadership and ambition. It is rather interesting to note those fashion seekers who wear rings on their index fingers.

The Middle Finger: Identity

This is the finger most often used in obscene gesturing when one wishes to express an offense to personal dignity. This seems to be the finger with the most strength and balance, rooted firmly in the center of the hand. It is associated with our role in life, practicality, and the regulation of the foundations and limits of self. This finger announces “I am” and governs the way we see ourselves, our potentials, and our limitations.

A ring on this finger can announce that the person is unsure of personal roles or a place in society.

The Ring Finger: Creativity

Associated with affections, optimism, and artistic appreciation…This finger governs the potential of the shared self – what a person creates for self and for others as well as the legacies left after passing on. Such creativity extends to physical creation as well as material and mental creation.

The ring finger on the left hand is the only one with a direct connection to the heart. It is therefore more than coincidence that this became the finger that we restrict with a band at the marriage ceremony. It is a self-imposed restriction of the subconscious desires to share the self with others. A wedding, friendship, or engagement ring announces that the person’s creative fantasies are limited to the donor of that ring.

The Little Finger: Relationships

This finger expresses man’s attitudes toward personal and sexual relationships. It is associated with rewards, both on a personal and materialistic level. A wide space would indicate freedom and independence of action in relationships with people and in all money-making endeavors. A more closed position would indicate that the person is less free with confidence, attentions, or speculations in finances. This finger indicates the person’s confidence in dealing with money – especially the ability to attract money through other people. The little finger also relates a person’s attitude about sexuality and relationships with the opposite sex.

To wear a ring on the little finger might announce an insecurity in relationships with people, perhaps even a sexual insecurity.

Man, that’s a lot isn’t it? I don’t know how they made those up anyway a good leisure time reading though. So, coming back to my friend having rings on both thumbs, I guess it’s either she has some strong will or it’s just a sense of fashion with outlandish style. Probably the latter.

Read full article: The Meanings of Rings and Fingers here
Read my old post: Knowing Your Birth Stones

I just remember that I haven’t been posting weekly poems lately, as I rather lack inspiration these days. Anyways, I was listening to this song and thought the lyric is rather poetic so here I am posting it as a replacement.

To Have And Not To Hold – Madonna

To have and not to hold
So hot, yet so cold
My heart is in your hand
And yet you never stand
Close enough for me to have my way

To love but not to keep
To laugh, not to weep
Your eyes, they go right through
And yet you never do
Anything to make me want to stay

Chorus:
Like a moth to a flame
Only I am to blame
Ba ba da ba ba ba
What can I do?
Ba ba da ba ba ba
I go straight to you
Ba ba da ba ba ba
I’ve been told
You’re to have, not to hold

To look but not to see
To kiss but never be
The object of your desire
I’m walking on a wire
And there’s no one at all
To break my fall

(chorus)

You’re to have, not to hold
You’re to have, not to hold

(chorus)

You’re to have, not to hold
You’re to have, not to hold
You’re to have, not to hold
To break my heart

P.S. I like “Ba ba da ba ba ba” part.

Obviously, I’m for “Not to Cut”. How can it be good, if you get cut?
This is outrageous, demoralizing, depressing, disappointing, demolishing, deteriorating, d…d…d…damnation.

Socialist Measures? I just don’t understand any of those socialist, communist, democratic, republic, lic, flic, slic, nist, dick!

F%*# Banimarama, if they are blaming on him, but I pretty much doubt it’s cos’ of political situations. Some teams are just slack and management is taking this opportunity to slide along with current situations.

It’s already been crappy pay and 15% is just too much to bear.

(Ignore me, I’m just screaming out my work related issues.)

VS 05 SP1 is out, so install yaarr.

This download installs Service Pack 1 for Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 Team Suite. Fixes in this Service Pack include stability, perfomance and security enhancements made in many areas of the product.

Download: VS80sp1-KB926601-X86-ENU.exe (431.7 MB)

Thanks Jason for the info.