aku mesti patuh pada undang-undang
aku mesti jinak dan selamba
jangan merenung ke awan
aku mesti berada di tanah

seperti kelompok tikus-tikus
cinta kelihatan di matanya
bak bayi di tayangkan
bak malaikat di dalam sangkar

aku mesti suci dan hakiki
aku mesti tahan pendapatku

mesti ada sesuatu lagi
mesti ada sesuatu yang baik
nun jauh di sana



Bahasa Melayu can be fun campaign



the malay language is somewhat underrated,IMHO. people prefer to use English,for its
simplicity and,this is a rather important criterion to me, because English is always
evolving and growing.the dictionary's constantly updated, and you can see English
embracing whatever's happening, instead of being hostileand anti-everything.

Bahasa Melayu's main thing is its 'bunga', or as i call it, drag.it relies very much on the
undertone.but you can't use BM without adding the 'Melayu' flavour.Cakap
berkias/berlapik/whatever.this can be an advantage, or the exact opposite,
results may vary.one can sound sarcastic,ironic,arsenic.

well, maybe not arsenic.

i still have a hard time understanding songs written in English, especially ones that are full of
unrelated sentences.for example, i just found out that Hanson's 'Mmmbop',
which up until recently i thought was a happy song, was, in fact, a sad song.in short, it's a
happy sad song.take another example, Metallica's 'disposable heroes'.when i
bought the album back in ' 94, i have no idea what these lines meant:

you will do what i say when i say
back to the front
you will die when i say you must die
back to the front
you coward
you servant
you blindman

it recently dawned on me: it's a lieutenant barking orders, shouting abuse at the lower ranks.
the whole song is about war and the soldiers, and their doomed fate.

here's another example for the curious to find out.listen to the song 'pain killer'
by Turin Brakes.it's a beautiful song.now, figure out the lyrics.you'll understand what i mean.
the same goes for all janet jackson/shaggy songs. i wonder why her songs aren't banned
in Malaysia.

i've since begin appreciating the lyrics in songs.you can learn so much from songs,
consciously and subliminally.

yeah,wotever.

Wednesday, 08 October, 2003, 4:02:00 PM