I See the Light

Performed by Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi
Composed by Alan Menken with lyrics by Glenn Slater


All those days, watching from the windows
All those years, outside looking in
All that time, never even knowing
Just how blind I'd been


Now I'm here blinking in the starlight
Now I'm here, suddenly I see
Standing here, it's oh so clear
I'm where I'm meant to be


And at last I see the light, and it's like the fog has lifted
And at last I see the light, and it's like the sky is new
And it's warm and real and bright, and the world has somehow shifted
All at once, everything looks different, now that I see you


All those days, chasing down a daydream
All those years, living in a blur
All that time, never truly seeing
Things the way they were


Now she's here, shining in the starlight
Now she's here, suddenly I know
If she's here, it's crystal clear
I'm where I'm meant to go


And at last I see the light
And it's like the fog has lifted
And at last I see the light
And it's like the sky is new
And it's warm and real and bright, and the world has somehow shifted
All at once, everything is different, now that I see you
Now that I see you


...


Wow. Alan Menken seems to have composed a lot of my favorite songs to sing while nobody is listening.

I'm Watching You...

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of accompanying several students from my school to a trip up north. One of the stops was Kellie's Castle, an unfinished mansion built in the 18th century by a British businessman who died during the castle's construction.


Anyway, that's not what this post is about. I shall share about the trip and Kellie's Castle some other time.


This post is about the photo of this young monkey with yet another meaningful stare that I shot during the visit.

Due to its small size, I reckoned it to be an adolescent longtailed macaque. I was able to come in close to capture the portrait of this simian with a 35mm lens without it feeling intimidated by my presence. I guess it has become used to human presence in the area since a lot of tourists visit Kellie's Castle especially during the holidays.


This kind of reminded me of another monkey that I shot that was staring, though not at me, but at the distance.

From 'Cape of Monkeys', posted January this year.

I guess monkey stares look more meaningful because of their humanlike faces, which we can relate to better than say, the face of a goldfish or a tuatara.


Once my foot heals (that's for yet another post) I shall seek out opportunities to shoot more meaningful simian stares in the wild.


P/S: You can go here to see all my other monkey posts.