Magic

Just got back from Perth. Surprisingly, I'm still not tired out. Yesterdays finale was the V Festival at Clairemont grounds and its been exciting. I think magics a lot like a music festival. You have the flashes, the wow you and the exciting finale. Both made the audience wonder and the audience wants to be wowed by the act thats put on. They want to see a show and for a moment let the show take their breathe away.

Now, most tv shows usually run the same script. Its the same based formula but the only thing that changes are the characters and the settings, be it from a surgical theater to a lost island to simply ordinary life. Whats captivating is that magic that people are looking for. A relationship is the same, most people fall in love with the flashes and the bangs. They look for that one moment that defines magic. One moment does not define a relationship nor can it sustain a lifetime.

Magic is not in the cards that you hand make, or the flowers that you fold, nor is it in the one moment that you go hunting for. Its in the little things that you do everyday, in fact every second in a relationship. To get someone to fall in love with you is simply the easy part. To get that someone to continue to fall in love with you over and over again everyday is the magic. Through the little things that you do defines a relationship. Its easy to leave things to 'magic' and say that everythings fated. But without any effort, a relationship will not last and the magic will be gone. The true magic that exists in to get that one you love to fall in love with you over and over again everyday of your life forever and ever.

Real magic is in getting that special someone to smile for you and when you look into her eyes, you know that its real. That divides the moment from the magic. When you know that no matter how much you screw up but still can see that same eyes, you will never see the magic. The secret to magic is in the simple things that you do. Care for her, love her and make her happy. Simple words.

People look for magic but do not know what magic it is they are looking for. I'm looking for a magic that defies character and makes someone believe again in everything that was lost. Simple to be said, but thats magic.

Two telephone calls and Häagen-Dazs

Woke up twice last night. For two phone calls. One was meant to be and the other not planned to happen. And I am now seriously love with Häagen-Dazs as well.



Came in the office this morning still reeling from the now officially greatest weekend of my life. Woke up the first time out of no reason at 2.30 and stayed up for half an hour to wake evil janet up at 3 and the other at 5 to say goodbye for a week :( (how in the world am I going to survive the week???). Just couldn't let her go just like that for a week right?

The magic just seems to live on. When she got there and called, I was right there beside her.

Yesterday was simply the happily ever after finale to everything. Yesterday was casual but stil so special. We held hands again, walked in the rain and had ice cream after the rain. And that was on top of visiting four shopping malls and endless cuddles up and down the escalators (baby, love it when you cuddle).



It was definitely a sweet sweet weekend. Just wanted to include this song which came out in Shrek 2 (not your favourite one baby from Pocahantas but yeah summarises it best right now).

Hooked on a feeling

I can't stop this feeling
Deep inside of me.
Girl, you just don't realize
What you do to me.
When you hold me
In your arms so tight,
You let me know,
Everythings alright, ahahah

I'm hooked on a feeling,
I'm high on believing,
That your in love with me.

Lips as sweet as candy.
Their taste stays on my mind.
Girl, you keep me thirsty for another cup of wine.

I got it bad for you girl,
But I don't need a cure,
I'll just stay addicted, If I can endure
All the good love, when we're all alone
Keep it up girl, yeah you turn me on.

I'mmm, I'mmm Hooked on a feeling.
I'm high on believing that your in love with me.
All the good love, when we're all alone
Keep it up girl, yeah you turn me on.

Ahaha I'm hooked on a feeling,
I'm high on believing,
That your in love with me.

I'm hooked on a feeling,
I'm high on believing,
That your in love with me.

I say I'm hooked on a feeling,
And I'm high on believing,
That your in love with me.
I'm hooked on a feeling.

PS. Now seriously, how am I going to survive the week????

The Prestige

Every great magic trick consists of three parts or acts. The first part is called "The Pledge". The magician shows you something ordinary: a deck of cards, a bird or a man. He shows you this object. Perhaps he asks you to inspect it to see if it is indeed real, unaltered, normal. But of course... it probably isn't. The second act is called "The Turn". The magician takes the ordinary something and makes it do something extraordinary. Now you're looking for the secret... but you won't find it, because of course you're not really looking. You don't really want to know. You want to be fooled. But you wouldn't clap yet. Because making something disappear isn't enough; you have to bring it back. That's why every magic trick has a third act, the hardest part, the part we call "The Prestige"."

I'm bringing back The Prestige to my life. My old blog was born out of frustration and it landed me a job as a corporate blogger. I find my blog transition similar to my journey that took me to this point. Started out blank with no knowledge as a blogger, that was the pledge, my first blog at pokopenrebellion.blogspot.com and then it vanished at the turn. Now, can this one be my prestige?

Its been a great few months on the job. I feel like a changed person. Not so constricted by so much burden to do the right thing and stess myself at work all the time. I'm smiling more and my perspective on what a blog can do has simply changed so much. What started out as a ground to poke back became a platform to really show what I can do. Don't know how many people have their name cards as a corporate blogger, but sure am pretty impressed I'm keeping my job in these times.

Absolutely privileged to be blogging for a living and I've got miles to go but another reason to start blogging personally again is to record my journey with the corporate blog along the way. Want to remember the struggle and the joy of each step. Hope more will be inspired to do what they feel they should be doing and perhaps bring a smile to people. The blog has seen a reborn me and a greater perspective of things to come. If I can bring that message across, I would say its a job well done and a life worth living.