Song that you can listen to over and over again

Here are some songs that you can listen to over and over again:-


1. Sonia -Listen to your Heart
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2. Debbie West Coon and Justin Williams - You Are Loved (Don't Give Up)
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Football World Cup 2010: France, England or Brazil to win World Cup?

There was an interesting discussion a few days back at BlogCatalog in which I wrote that France, England or possibly Brazil could win the World Cup. Click here to read it


Here was what I wrote when asked if Argentina winning the Cup is a sure thing:-

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   No, it is not a sure thing. In fact it is very hard to predict the winner of the World Cup. The last winner of the World Cup which I believe was Italy, was actually a dark horse.
   
   France has a very good potential to win the World Cup but they didn' t do that well in qualifying. England without Beckham really playing could have problems winning it and Brazil as most of us know these days always seem to have a strong team.
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   If Beckham plays, England may have a better chance of winning it but don't count out the French.
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   I think Beckham is underestimated these days by many people as he is gettting old and doesn't score many goals. End of last year, I was trying to convince my brother that Beckham was still a force to reckon with, and few days later in the newspaper I read that Beckham was playing well for his team. As he plays in the midfield, Beckham is not a prolific goalscorer and that is why he is not in the news as much as Rooney and Messi. He has very good control of the ball and experience. I think these are the reasons why Fabio Capello wanted to put him in the team even when he was injured. England could still win it without Beckham but I think they have a better chance with him in it.
   
   Yes, France has a good potential to win the World Cup this year - it is strange that they did not do well in qualifying. They have the players and I think it is a matter of fine tuning the team to do it.
   
   It would be fun to see one of the underdog teams do well in the World Cup. I used to support Jamaica once but they didn't do well that year - the French won it.

   
   

American Idol 9 - Lee wins it

Looks like DialIdol.com has got it right again - Lee Dewyze has won American Idol.

Looking back there has still been some incredible music from the contestants this year and we look forward to another year in which a new judge will be replacing Simon Cowell. Not sure who the person will be. To me, Simon's greatest moment was his support for Carrie Underwood to win the title. He also supported David Archuleta during the final. However Simon can be a pain - hence, his departure will probably leave most of us with mixed feelings.

American Idol 9 Final - Lee the more deserving winner but...

Between Crystal Bowersox and Lee Dewyze, Lee deserves to win it more but not by a long shot. Without Casey James, the final was probably quite lame as Casey was able to switch things up a bit. Lee sometimes sings off key and the confidence factor is a question mark but I still think he deserves to win it more than Crystal.

According to DialIdol.com which predicts the winner quite accurately, Lee Dewyze is ahead at the moment.

Simon Monjack's passing - grief related?

Simon Monjack - Brittany Murphy 's husband passed away yesterday. This is sad news as it came only a few months after his wife's death. Circumstances leading to his death may need to be investigated.

The thing to note is that we are not meant to live our lives with too much grief if our beloved ones have passed away. The ones that we have loved and gone want to us to live a happy life. Just like night and day, sadness and joy is part of life. If we grief too much we could end up dead ourselves.

Exercise to improve one's health

I find running the mile daily under 12 minutes as good exercise to start of with. However it is advisable to progress gradually. Listen to your body and know your limits while exercising. Try to keep a good balance - not doing too much or too little. Warm up with some light stretching and light physical activity before doing any physical exercise. Slow down and do less when injured or not feeling well. Try to improve your running time and also increase the distance of your runs to around 2 to 3 miles. This will help you to improve your stamina and keep fit. 

Update 22nd April 2013 :- If you want to stay slim and trim, running the mile under 12 minutes may not be enough so this article has been updated.. I have put on quite a bit of weight in the last few years and was able to lose  almost 35 pounds in the last few months. Will write about this soon. 

One more day for free Portal

One more day to download the pc game Portal (May 24). I have actually played 14 levels of it and it is quite intriguing. Mac users can also download it. First you need to download Steam.

Seems to be very difficult after 14 levels though.

American Idol - Casey James one of the best

Despite the fact that he went out this week I still think Casey James is one of the best American Idol contestants I have seen to have made the top 12.

The top three in my list are Carrie Underwood, David Archuleta and him Casey James. It is hard to say who is the best of these three as each of them have their own strengths. Both Carrie Underwood and David Archuleta have strong voices and hardly faltered in any of their songs while Casey actually had some problems with one of the songs of Frank Sinatra. Nevertheless he was able to switch things up better than the other two in many songs.

While Carrie and David had a goody two shoes personality, it was not so with Casey. He would come across as more of a Robin Hood personality - he was prepared to take out his shirt in the competition and yet at the same time was able to handle many difficult situations well. Basically Carrie and David could come across as boring.

In short if you had to vote for a nice guy who isn't perfect this year, it had to be him. I still think he deserved to win it. Alas it was not so and he had to go this week. Still I felt some sadness when he had left. More so than when David Archuleta lost two years ago.

American Idol 9

Here are my thoughts of the top 5 singers in this year's competition:-

(5) Michael Lynche - Although his voice has good range and power, I don't really like most of the songs that he sings. Seems very off beat to me so I think he is the least deserving to win this competition.

(4) Aaron Kelly - has a powerful voice and actually sang some songs that I do like so I put him at number 4.

(3) Crystal Bowersox - a favourite to win this competition but may not really deserve to win it. Doesn't have the overall package to be Idol could be the reason . Still she has sang some good songs and has a good chance to win it.

(2) Lee Dewyze - like David Archuleta in the beginning , he is the dark horse of the competition but only difference he has not really grown much. Has never been in the bottom three. May lack self confidence. Still I put him as number two only because the other ones below him dont really stand out.

(1) Casey James - I still believe he deserves to win this one. Been in the bottom three the last two weeks so it will be tough for him to do so. However his last performance was very good but still ended up in the bottom three so it will be interesting to see what else he will be singing.