Idiom & Song & Event: You Don't Miss Your Water -- Craig David X Memories of King Kowloon

This is a rewritten article after Google Blogger has deleted it.

Some days ago, something happened to me and reminded me of a song by Craig David, called "You Don't Miss Your Water ('Til the Well Runs Dry)", from the album Slicker Than Your Average.

Image from Wikipedia

The song talks about a guy who loves a girl very much and believes that he will be with this girl for a long time; however, this girl does not know how to treasure anything and only realises her loss after it is too late, so the guy sang this song to warn the girl, saying that if the girl ever thinks about cheating on him and he will leave her, and by then, it will really be too late for her to regret.

Lyrics: (Beautiful lines are underlined)



As I sail with you across the finest oceans
On a way to find the key to our emotions
Together we will move the clouds to brighter days
Some people question what I say
Try to break up you and me
But I know this love between us is growing stronger
You can call me whenever from wherever
Just remember that
I'll be there
Through all the stormy weather
Us break up never
No we'll be together
Forever

You don't miss your water 'til the well runs dry
But I believe so strongly in you and I
Can't somebody answer me the question why
You don't miss your water til the well runs dry

As I close my eyes
Sit back while reminiscing
Of when we used to fuss and fight but end up kissing
There may be sad and painful times along the way
But in my heart you'll always be everything and more to me
For I know this love between us is growing stronger
You can call me whenever from wherever
Just remember that
I'll be there
Through all the stormy weather
Us break up never
No we'll be together
Forever

You don't miss your water 'til the well runs dry
But I believe so strongly in you and I
Cant somebody answer me the question why
You don't miss your water til the well runs dry

For you are always on my mind
You are always on my mind
Girl you know that you
You are always
You are always on my mind
You are always forever

You don't miss your water 'til the well runs dry
But I believe so strongly in you and I
Cant somebody answer me the question why
You don't miss your water til the well runs dry

You don't miss your water girl no
But I believe so strongly in you and I yeah
Cant somebody answer me the question why
Cause you don't miss your water 'til the well runs dry yeah listen
If you ever get the feeling
You wanna play around start cheating, remember
You don't miss your water 'til the well runs dry




Opinions:

The Memories of King Kowloon exhibition will end on the 31st May, so if you still haven't paid a visit to it, then you should go ASAP! Don't miss your water till the well runs dry!

Exhibition Date and Time: 20 April - 31 May, 2011, 10am - 8pm*   (*No admission after 7:30pm. Exhibition closes at 5:30pm on 27 May) Venue: ArtisTree, 1/F Cornwall House, TaikKoo Place FREE ADMISSION Other activities: Student exhibition at the linbridge of Lincoln House, TaiKoo Place Free weekend guided tours Talk series in May (in Cantonese) Visit www.islandeast.com.hk for latest programme details.

Vocabulary:

You don't miss your water 'til the well runs dry -- (from a proverb) "You never miss the water till the well runs dry", meaning "People are not grateful for what they have until they lose it"
reminisce -- (vb) [I] formal to talk or write about past experiences which you remember with pleasure
fuss -- (n) [S or U] a show of anger, worry, lack of satisfaction or excitement, usually one which is greater than the situation deserves
play around -- (UK also play about) informal disapproving If someone who is married or has a serious relationship plays around, they have sex with another person or people
cheat (on sb) -- 

phrasal verb 

informal 

If you cheat on your husband, wife or usual sexual partner, you secretly have a sexual relationship with someone else


Resources:

Craig David - You Don't Miss Your Water @ YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=183aYqvHCTs

You Don't Miss Your Water ('Til the Well Runs Dry) @ Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Don%27t_Miss_Your_Water_(%27Til_the_Well_Runs_Dry)

Craig David - You Don't Miss Your Water (Til The Well Runs Dry) Lyrics @ Lyrics007
http://www.lyrics007.com/Craig%20David%20Lyrics/You%20Don't%20Miss%20Your%20Water%20Lyrics.html

Event: Memories of King Kowloon @ Locky's English Playground
http://lockyep.blogspot.com/2011/04/event-memories-of-king-kowloon.html

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/You+never+miss+the+water+till+the+well+runs+dry
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/reminisce
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/fuss_1
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/play-around_2#play-around_2__2
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/cheat-on-sb#cheat-on-sb__2

Medical & Drinks: Coffee seems to lower the risk of lethal prostate cancer

I've asked Google for help but they have yet to give me any response, so I decided that I can't wait for them forever and our English Playground will have to go on. Some of the drafts I wrote and one article have disappeared, and that is sad. I'll see if I can rewrite them. I'll just make sure that I back up my blog from now on every time I have finished writing an entry.

For now, two news related to Coffee.

Coffee seems to lower the risk of lethal prostate cancer Drinking coffee might lower a man's risk for developing lethal prostate cancer, according to a new Harvard study. (Julius Schorzman / Creative Commons) Image from greenmedinfo By Marissa Cevallos, HealthKey / For the Booster Shots blog May 18, 2011, 1:26 p.m. Drinking coffee is a fine way to start the day, many men would agree. For those worried about prostate cancer, it appears to be a great way to start the day. The latest of many studies on whether a daily cup, or many cups, of java might lower a man’s risk of developing prostate cancer, especially lethal prostate cancer, falls on the side of coffee enthusiasts. A Harvard School of Public Health study of nearly 48,000 men found that those who drank more than six cups of coffee per day had a 60% reduced risk of developing lethal prostate cancer compared with nondrinkers. The reduction in lethal prostate cancer risk was similar between decaf and regular coffee drinkers. Thus, the researchers conclude, caffeine isn’t the wonder element -- good news for those who already consume far too much caffeine (you know who you are). The results were published online Tuesday in the "Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The researchers write in the discussion of their paper: “An association between coffee and lower risk of advanced prostate cancer is biologically plausible. Coffee improves glucose metabolism, has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects, and affects sex hormone levels, all of which play roles in prostate cancer progression.” But that’s not to say all men should consume cup after cup. Far from it. For those with benign prostatic hyperplasia, regular coffee can be problematic. As this WebUrology article notes: “For men who have BPH, drinking coffee can be detrimental because caffeine can stimulate an already overactive bladder, which means it can increase urinary frequency and urgency and may even result in urge incontinence...Caffeine can also irritate the bladder because it is a theoxanthine, which is a family of drugs that includes theobromine (found in chocolate) and theophylline (found in tea).” healthkey@tribune.com

Opinions:
Good news for some men, but more than 6 cups of coffee a day??? Even if it is decaf coffee, drinking 6 cups is like drinking water. Should we put sugar in it? Cos if we do, probably the chance of getting diabetes will also be 60% higher! But at least it is good to know that there is a prevention for a cancer.

The next news is about Starbucks teaming up with Lady Gaga. I'm not going to post the whole news here, if you are interested, you can read it from the following URL: http://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/2011-05-18-starbucks-lady-gaga_n.htm

Can you imagine going into Starbucks and watching those Financial Planners talking to their customers while hearing "Bad Romance"? Haha!!


Vocabulary:

prostate cancer -- (n) [C] a form of cancer that develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. See Wikipedia.
lethal -- (adj) able to cause or causing death; extremely dangerous
enthusiast -- (n) [C] a person who is very interested in and involved with a particular subject or activity
anti-inflammatory -- (adj) describes a drug that is used to reduce pain and swelling
detrimental -- (adj) causing harm or damage



Resources:
Coffee seems to lower the risk of lethal prostate cancer @ Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-prostate-cancer-20110518,0,5881134.story

Starbucks teams with Lady Gaga @ USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/2011-05-18-starbucks-lady-gaga_n.htm

Prostate Cancer @ Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostate_cancer

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/lethal
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/enthusiast
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/anti-inflammatory_1
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/detrimental