Nothing but the radio on.

It's a friend's birthday today. Someone from the past. I haven't seen her since graduation from junior college. That's about five years ago?

She is one of those people I always loved having around, someone with a really sweet character and smile, always ready to brighten up someone's day. I wasn't her best friend but I would have loved to be her best friend. Heard that she had got attached and is now working at a foreign bank as an auditor. Am happy for her.

Happy Birthday. =)

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I just heard this song on Class95. Found it familiar and then got to know that it's a really old song from primary school days/sec one or two. Remembered those days when I stayed over at my babysitter's place in the holidays. Those days were beautiful; I woke up to have breakfast, read newspapers, a cool breeze, sitting on the cold floor by the steel gate, heard the radio blasting away. The family woke up really early and Sis Terri or Brother Sotong (not sure who) would switch on the radio. And I would listen. I often misheard the lyrics but the tunes stuck. Sometimes when I listen to old songs like these, I find them really familiar.

I never actually started listening to English songs until my tertiary days. That was after I grew sick of Chinese songs because all they sang about was love. Ironically, the English songs I like to listen to are also on love.

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Life, shades of blue,
Love was bittersweet till I found you,
Time, after time,
Feelings disappear...

Friend, when we met,
Life was like a joke I didn't get,
But when you're holding me,
You make me understand,
What this heart is for...

Now we've nothing but the radio on,
We are dancing to a new emotion,
We've got nothing but the radio on,
We're making love in slow motion...