Old photograph of a Tamil woman. Tougher than steel.
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Where Do I Find Another (P. Ramlee)?
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you my idol, the one and only, P. Ramlee.
My rough English translation (transliteration, rather) of the lyrics:
Where Do I Find Another
I wish to cry
But my eyes shed no tears
I wish to smile
But there's no one to smile with me
If fate
Has been written
That's for the best
What can you do
Where do I find another
Who could ever replace you
Unable to let go
And living a broken, restless life
It would be painful feelings
As long as you go
Left alone
There is no company in the loneliness
The world turns from light into darkness
There shines no beautiful light
My heart is broken, miserable
As you are not here with me
Where do I find a another
Could it be in heaven
For grieving friends
Crying together, forever
My rough English translation (transliteration, rather) of the lyrics:
Where Do I Find Another
I wish to cry
But my eyes shed no tears
I wish to smile
But there's no one to smile with me
If fate
Has been written
That's for the best
What can you do
Where do I find another
Who could ever replace you
Unable to let go
And living a broken, restless life
It would be painful feelings
As long as you go
Left alone
There is no company in the loneliness
The world turns from light into darkness
There shines no beautiful light
My heart is broken, miserable
As you are not here with me
Where do I find a another
Could it be in heaven
For grieving friends
Crying together, forever
Saturday, February 7, 2015
Je Suis Camus
“Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.”
―
Albert Camus
Friday, February 6, 2015
Mama Mariode: Protector of the Papuan Forest
Mariode Malak and Kefas Gisim are the last standing block between the forest and a plantation corporation that is expanding operations on the banks of the Klasafet river.
Their neighbours have sold their land to the corporation, but Mariode does not want to sell her land. She has put up signposts all over her land, and is trying to protect the remaining forest around her land by demarcating their customary rights to the forests.
Forest is their life, Mariode says, and she wants to save it for the next generation, just as her ancestors did for her.
Mama Mariode is part of Papuan Voices II, a collection of 8 new videos made by the people of West Papua to tell their stories for themselves.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Anywhere & Everywhere
You hate the Filipinos, but you don't know what they've been through.
You hate the Bangladeshis, but you don't know what they've been through.
You hate the Indonesians, but you don't know what they've been through.
You hate the Myanmarese, but you don't know what they've been through.
You hate the mainland Chinese, but you don't know what they've been through.
You hate the mainland Indians, but you don't know what they've been through.
You hate the Malaysians, but you don't know what they've been through.
You hate the Singaporeans, but you don't know what they've been through, either.
You hate the Bangladeshis, but you don't know what they've been through.
You hate the Indonesians, but you don't know what they've been through.
You hate the Myanmarese, but you don't know what they've been through.
You hate the mainland Chinese, but you don't know what they've been through.
You hate the mainland Indians, but you don't know what they've been through.
You hate the Malaysians, but you don't know what they've been through.
You hate the Singaporeans, but you don't know what they've been through, either.
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." — Martin Luther King
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Lao Tzu on Leadership
“A leader is best
When people barely know he exists
Of a good leader, who talks little,
When his work is done, his aim fulfilled,
They will say, “We did this ourselves.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
When people barely know he exists
Of a good leader, who talks little,
When his work is done, his aim fulfilled,
They will say, “We did this ourselves.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
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