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.)

Friday, November 05, 2010

"Time to Say Goodbye" is useful for me to learn some Italian

My current favourite song, a duet sung in Italian by Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli.

Dutchman, Nico and his Kyrgystani wife, Dr. Asel are on a visit to Malaysia. They live in Maastricht, Netherland, and are friends of Cheng. She has just attended the 8th Globelics International Conference on Innovation hosted by University Malaya at Holiday Villa in Subang Jaya.

I showed Nico the website and being an IT man, with just pressing a few buttons, he got a translation for me.

Lyrics with Google's translation transcribed by me in brackets for easy reference:
Quando sono solo (When I'm alone)
sogno all'orizzonte (dream on the horizon)
e mancan le parole (and words fail)
si lo so che non c' luce (you know that there's light)
in una stanza (in a room)
quando manca il sole (where the sun)
se non ci sei tu con me, con me. (if you're not here with me, with me)
Su le finestre (At the windows)
mostra a tutti il mio cuore (show everyone my heart)
che hai acceso (which you set alight)
chiudi dentro me (enclose within me)
la luce che (the light)
hai incontrato per strada (which you encountered on the road)

Time to say goodbye
paesi che non ho mai (countries that have never)
veduto e vissuto con te (seen or experienced with you)
adesso si li vivro. (now you will live.)
Con te partiro (With you)
su navi per mari (on the horizon)
che io lo so (I know)
no no non esistono piu (exist no more)
It's time to say goodbye.


Quando sei lontana (When you are far away)
sogno all'orizzonte (dream on the horizon)
e mancan le parole (and words fail)
e io si lo so (and yes, I know)
che sei con me con me (you're with me)
tu mia luna tu sei qui con me (You, my moon, are here with me)
mio sole tu sei qui con me (my son you're here with me)
con me con me con me (with me with me with me)

Time to say goodbye
paesi che non ho mai (countries that have never)
veduto e vissuto con te (seen or experienced with you)
adesso si li vivro. (now you will live.)
Con te partiro (With you)
su navi per mari (on the horizon)
che io lo so (I know)
no no non esistono piu (exist no more)
con te io li rivivro. (with you I shall experience them again.)
Con te partiro (with you)
su navi per mari (on the horizon)
che io lo so (I know)
no no non esistono piu (exist no more)
con te io li rivivro. (with you I shall experience them again.)
Con te partiro (With you)
Io con te. (I with you)

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