How should we judge a government?

In Malaysia, if you don't watch television or read newspapers, you are uninformed; but if you do, you are misinformed!

"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." - Malcolm X

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience - Mark Twain

Why we should be against censorship in a court of law: Publicity is the very soul of justice … it keeps the judge himself, while trying, under trial. - Jeremy Bentham

"Our government is like a baby's alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no
responsibility at the other. " - Ronald Reagan

Government fed by the people

Government fed by the people

Career options

Career options
I suggest government... because nobody has ever been caught.

Corruption so prevalent it affects English language?

Corruption so prevalent it affects English language?
Corruption is so prevalent it affects English language?

When there's too much dirt...

When there's too much dirt...
We need better tools... to cover up mega corruptions.

Prevent bullying now!

Prevent bullying now!
If you're not going to speak up, how is the world supposed to know you exist? “Orang boleh pandai setinggi langit, tapi selama ia tidak menulis, ia akan hilang di dalam masyarakat dan dari sejarah.” - Ananta Prameodya Toer (Your intellect may soar to the sky but if you do not write, you will be lost from society and to history.)

Thursday, September 24, 2009

An aid to remembering tunes...

The problem with playing music without proper knowledge is that we often ask, 'How does it go?' Just imagine, say, playing Man of Mystery (The Shadows) without knowing the melody!

I asked for and was given a CD of tunes which the saxophonist has selected for me to try out if I can accompany him. It turned out to be a dud CD because, according to Cheng, each song has only less than 100kb which is impossible to have recorded properly. This explains why I tried the CD player and DVD player and each time showed 'No disc'. So I searched for them at Youtube (wonderful facility) and looked for those with more distinct drumbeats and the following are my selection, though the first tune has hardly any drum accompaniment.

Over the rainbow (Kenny G)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh07llqnVl8

A day in the life of a fool ('Black Orpheus')

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4beJksepOo

As time goes by (Kenny G)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOA7EzEoPW0

Emily (Dave Koz)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrETGwk2AWg&feature=related

Misty (Conner Plant @ Mel Brown 2007)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7Tx_dj5Um4&feature=related

It would be helpful to me if Foo would start with the first line of each tune so that I get to know the tune to follow!

How I wish I have the magic stethoscope (as shown in the following clip) to just place it one top of each song name!

Link

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