Friday, August 24, 2012
Sparks' Open Library Project: Yasmin How You Know: An unfinished tribute to Yasm...
Sparks' Open Library Project: Yasmin How You Know: An unfinished tribute to Yasm...: I've only had a brief encounter with Yasmin. Okay, no, make that TWO brief encounters. The more memorable one was when I was a junior p...
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
How to receive Joy?
Love with faithfulness,
Without idolising and infatuation,
Or blinded obsession,
Love without pride,
Without being consumed,
Always remember to give it due rest,
Love out of gratitude,
And love to overcome anger,
Love without cheating,
Love not things that can be stolen,
Love truthfully without lying,
Love without jealousy.
Then truly truly truly you will receive Joy.
Without idolising and infatuation,
Or blinded obsession,
Love without pride,
Without being consumed,
Always remember to give it due rest,
Love out of gratitude,
And love to overcome anger,
Love without cheating,
Love not things that can be stolen,
Love truthfully without lying,
Love without jealousy.
Then truly truly truly you will receive Joy.
Monday, August 13, 2012
The Good Samaritan Shop.: VANS checked zap-on canvas.
The Good Samaritan Shop.: VANS checked zap-on canvas.: I got these Vans from Greece, originally priced at RM 279.75 :) Size: UK 3.5 EUR 36 JPN 22.5cm Colour and design: Checked turquoise a...
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
The Good Samaritan Shop.: 24" Raleigh Pioneer XC Bike.
The Good Samaritan Shop.: 24" Raleigh Pioneer XC Bike.: Donated by a Good Samaritan! Size: Good for both male and female teenagers (4' 5" - 4' 9", 135 - 145cm) Colour and design: 24" wheel wi...
Monday, August 6, 2012
De-pressurizing a national hero so that he can finally win.
Last night, 28 million Malaysians witnessed a heartbreaking moment. Yes, we were disappointed with the lost of our first gold medal from just 2 points away, but that wasn't the most heart-wrenching part. Our hearts broke when our dear champion, Lee Chong Wei fought hard to hold back his tears on the silver podium.
He was just two points away. And it was a really extremely eye-opening heart-gripping 3-match game between him and China's Lin Dan.
I've always thought that Lin Dan was a faster player. His speed is almost unmortal-like. Every time Chong Wei is fast, Lin Dan is faster. Always seemed to be half a second faster and that half a second seems to make a hell lot of difference.
Or is it?
Personally, watching Chong Wei played so many games against his nemesis, I think they are just getting better and better, feeding on each other's skill and upping the challenge. Well, Chong Wei is definitely getting better and better, closing his scores against Lin Dan in every match. Though he always carries a cool, calm and collected posture, we could only imagine what it must have felt to have the hopes of an entire nation rested upon one shoulder. His. Every time. All the time.
And therefore I thought, perhaps the secret to winning Lin Dan is not about his physical skill, which to me, Chong Wei is already pretty immaculate. Perhaps the way to win the game is for him to have a strong second national player. A competition. A partner. Someone to help him shoulder the nation's hope, someone who can half his burden, so that he can finally concentrate on winning the opponent on the other side of the net. And not focusing on how he would be disappointing millions if he doesn't bring back the championship. The single biggest proof of this is when he tweeted, 'I'm sorry' after the match. And you know it's not a physical fight that he has succumbed to but a mental one. I mean why on earth would a 2-point-to-Gold Olympian who arose from hundreds of other professional players to bag a silver at the Olympics apologise? If it wasn't because he felt that he HAD to and that he had disappointed millions. Lin Dan could hack it because he has Chen Long and if it wasn't Chen Long, there are a troop of others (athletes can be manufactured in China anyway). But who can Chong Wei rely on?
The strategy of winning isn't just focusing on the match at the time of game. Perhaps, it's really to look outside-the-box and search the core of the problem and fixing that first. Offload his shoulders, Malaysian team! Step up. You have to really step up if you want Chong Wei to win. Ironic isn't it? In order for one person to win, you need a few more to rise up.
Anyway, this is just MHO. And I guess to have Chong Wei as our national emblem, we are already winners.
He was just two points away. And it was a really extremely eye-opening heart-gripping 3-match game between him and China's Lin Dan.
I've always thought that Lin Dan was a faster player. His speed is almost unmortal-like. Every time Chong Wei is fast, Lin Dan is faster. Always seemed to be half a second faster and that half a second seems to make a hell lot of difference.
Or is it?
Personally, watching Chong Wei played so many games against his nemesis, I think they are just getting better and better, feeding on each other's skill and upping the challenge. Well, Chong Wei is definitely getting better and better, closing his scores against Lin Dan in every match. Though he always carries a cool, calm and collected posture, we could only imagine what it must have felt to have the hopes of an entire nation rested upon one shoulder. His. Every time. All the time.
And therefore I thought, perhaps the secret to winning Lin Dan is not about his physical skill, which to me, Chong Wei is already pretty immaculate. Perhaps the way to win the game is for him to have a strong second national player. A competition. A partner. Someone to help him shoulder the nation's hope, someone who can half his burden, so that he can finally concentrate on winning the opponent on the other side of the net. And not focusing on how he would be disappointing millions if he doesn't bring back the championship. The single biggest proof of this is when he tweeted, 'I'm sorry' after the match. And you know it's not a physical fight that he has succumbed to but a mental one. I mean why on earth would a 2-point-to-Gold Olympian who arose from hundreds of other professional players to bag a silver at the Olympics apologise? If it wasn't because he felt that he HAD to and that he had disappointed millions. Lin Dan could hack it because he has Chen Long and if it wasn't Chen Long, there are a troop of others (athletes can be manufactured in China anyway). But who can Chong Wei rely on?
The strategy of winning isn't just focusing on the match at the time of game. Perhaps, it's really to look outside-the-box and search the core of the problem and fixing that first. Offload his shoulders, Malaysian team! Step up. You have to really step up if you want Chong Wei to win. Ironic isn't it? In order for one person to win, you need a few more to rise up.
Anyway, this is just MHO. And I guess to have Chong Wei as our national emblem, we are already winners.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Can we FREAKING STOP plagiarizing already!?
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Compare:DAMN IT! If you're a Malaysian, you'd get what my 'damn it' means! Didn't Picasso teach us to STEAL but DON'T copy? And if you want to steal, steal it with class yo! Daymnnnnnnn... all these Merdeka sh*t is an insult to our creative industry!
Malaysia needs better management and accountability!
No, seriously.
Read this: http://www.artsjournal.com/slippeddisc/2012/07/just-in-musicians-federation-calls-for-world-boycott-of-malaysian-philharmonic-auditions.html
And then read my support mail (to-ed, cc-ed and bcc-ed):
Dear big shots of MPO,
I'm sending this email because of two reasons.
1) The published article regarding your... 'management' decision on laying off 9 musicians for NO REASON: http://www.artsjournal.com/slippeddisc/2012/07/just-in-musicians-federation-calls-for-world-boycott-of-malaysian-philharmonic-auditions.html, and 2) I'm a HUGE ARDENT FAN of the MPO.
Just by reading the article, I was really disappointed. Even if it was a 'cost-cutting' measure that needs to be done, I'm preeeeeeeeeeeeetty sure there are other ways than to just lay-off resources as your immediate priority. Maybe you've done your calculations and all that she-bang and came to this final decision, maybe you still carry that 'age-old' Malaysian government mentality of, 'So what? I throw money out there, there are THOUSANDS who would play for us', or maybe someone will sack you if you don't sack them, well I don't know. The maybes can be quite creative if leave to public interpretations. Therefore, I urge you respond with an official press release so that we can view the situation as a whole and not in half. I still give you the benefit of doubt and still believe there is such thing as 'innocent till proven guilty' though not widely practised in this country. So... for the sake of MPO's reputation that it's able to continue to churn quality music and raise the appreciation of classical orchestras in this nation and beyond,... say something? And please... say something intelligent (you don't want to follow the footsteps of the local government). Petronas is the country's cash cow, EVERYONE knows that. If we stop pumping unnecessary money to the government's alternative agenda, I'm pretty sure we could sustain 900 of these mentioned musicians and maybe more :)
Read this: http://www.artsjournal.com/slippeddisc/2012/07/just-in-musicians-federation-calls-for-world-boycott-of-malaysian-philharmonic-auditions.html
And then read my support mail (to-ed, cc-ed and bcc-ed):
Dear big shots of MPO,
I'm sending this email because of two reasons.
1) The published article regarding your... 'management' decision on laying off 9 musicians for NO REASON: http://www.artsjournal.com/slippeddisc/2012/07/just-in-musicians-federation-calls-for-world-boycott-of-malaysian-philharmonic-auditions.html, and 2) I'm a HUGE ARDENT FAN of the MPO.
Just by reading the article, I was really disappointed. Even if it was a 'cost-cutting' measure that needs to be done, I'm preeeeeeeeeeeeetty sure there are other ways than to just lay-off resources as your immediate priority. Maybe you've done your calculations and all that she-bang and came to this final decision, maybe you still carry that 'age-old' Malaysian government mentality of, 'So what? I throw money out there, there are THOUSANDS who would play for us', or maybe someone will sack you if you don't sack them, well I don't know. The maybes can be quite creative if leave to public interpretations. Therefore, I urge you respond with an official press release so that we can view the situation as a whole and not in half. I still give you the benefit of doubt and still believe there is such thing as 'innocent till proven guilty' though not widely practised in this country. So... for the sake of MPO's reputation that it's able to continue to churn quality music and raise the appreciation of classical orchestras in this nation and beyond,... say something? And please... say something intelligent (you don't want to follow the footsteps of the local government). Petronas is the country's cash cow, EVERYONE knows that. If we stop pumping unnecessary money to the government's alternative agenda, I'm pretty sure we could sustain 900 of these mentioned musicians and maybe more :)
Looking forward to your reply.
Cheers and looking forward to your 2012/13 season! Very good line-up and it'd be a shame to have the stage empty, no?
Sue-Anne
And then your turn to support.
Sigh. Shame shame.
Sigh. Shame shame.
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