"My Way" nyanyian pokcik Frank Sinatra, aku amat meminati lagu ni...sebab music dan vokalnya. masa form 3 aku nyanyi lagu ni sewaktu buat persembahan mlm last camping unit2 beruniform, masa tu aku wakil team pengakap untuk buat persembahan. aku nyanyi dengan diiringi music dari ketukan keyboard oleh cikgu jalil yg juga cikgu pengakap kat skolah aku.
tahun 2003 sebelum (Tun) Dr. Mahathir serah jawatan PM kat Pok cik Lah hang, aku ada baca dlm paper bahagian wawancara bersama Tun. Tun kata dia amat meminati lagu ni dan suka dengar hampir setiap hari. Tun kata lagi, sekarang ni (masa tu) lagu ni mcm kena sangat dengan dia yang dah nak bersara pasai liriknya awai2 lagi bunyi " and now, the end is near...". aku suka sangat baca statement tu, coz Tun punya minat sama ngan aku dan Tun pula adalah idola aku... :). tapi aku masih tak memahami apa yang tersirat di sebalik liriknya... aku tau nyanyi ja.. smp sekarang pun kalau masuk karaoke, aku tak lepas nyanyi lagu ni, klu kat mess pegawai tu, lagi aku tak lepas untuk menyanyi lagu ni...
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And now the end is near
And so I face the final curtain
My friend I'll say it clear
I'll state my case of which I'm certain
I've lived a life that's full
I traveled each and every highway
And more, much more than this
I did it my way
Regrets I've had a few
But then again too few to mention
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption
I planned each charted course
Each careful step along the byway
And more, much more than this
I did it my way
Yes there were times I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all when there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out, I faced it all
And I stood tall and did it my way
I've loved, I've laughed and cried
I've had my fill, my share of losing
And now as tears subside
I find it all so amusing
To think I did all that
And may I say not in a shy way
Oh no, oh no, not me
I did it my way
For what is a man what has he got
If not himself then he has not
To say the things he truly feels
And not the words of one who kneels
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way
Yes it was my way
And so I face the final curtain
My friend I'll say it clear
I'll state my case of which I'm certain
I've lived a life that's full
I traveled each and every highway
And more, much more than this
I did it my way
Regrets I've had a few
But then again too few to mention
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption
I planned each charted course
Each careful step along the byway
And more, much more than this
I did it my way
Yes there were times I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all when there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out, I faced it all
And I stood tall and did it my way
I've loved, I've laughed and cried
I've had my fill, my share of losing
And now as tears subside
I find it all so amusing
To think I did all that
And may I say not in a shy way
Oh no, oh no, not me
I did it my way
For what is a man what has he got
If not himself then he has not
To say the things he truly feels
And not the words of one who kneels
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way
Yes it was my way
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masa berlalu, aku tinggalkan alam belajar dan melangkah ke alam pekerjaan, diselitkan dengan kehidupan dalam komuniti, percintaan, pergaulan, membawa diri dalam pelbagai arus, melalui pelbagai detik, menempuh bermacam halangan dan sebagainya...kini aku faham apa maksud yang tersirat di dalam lirik lagu yang aku minati dari dulu ini, kini aku tahu kenapa insan agung seperti Tun meminati lagu ini.
Setiap apa yang difikirkan, direncanakan, kemudian diambil tindakan untuk mendapatkan hasilnya. apa saja yang dilakukan aku tak perlu terlalu terarah kepada sesuatu yang hanya akan menjadi berhala yang tidak bernyawa dan sia-sia. aku boleh bertindak tidak seperti apa yang aku pelajari dan hanya menggunakan gerak hati asalkan aku mendapat sesuatu yang bernilai dalam hidup aku, mendapat jawapan kepada semua persoalan dan mendapat keputusan yang paling memberangsangkan. aku boleh lakukan dengan cara aku sendiri tanpa perlu bergantung kepada sesiapa dan tanpa perlu terarah dengan sesuatu. ya, dan inilah cara aku, jalan aku. aku puas kerana aku dapat jawapannya.