Saturday, December 22, 2007

Rather ambiguous title... I know, but if I may take the liberty to add some poetic spice to this rather... disheartening happening, well... you can't stop me anyway :P

Okay... I'll cut to the chase, my guitar is totalled =( The internal wiring is erm... not wired properly and erm... its either hard/impossible to get it wired back XD. Itchy fingers >.< v="CpvYoY4juLc">

"In any case, it is one of the better-known songs in English-speaking countries, and it is often sung at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day. Like many other frequently sung songs, the melody is better remembered than the words, which are often sung incorrectly, and seldom in full."

- Source: wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auld_Lang_Syne)

And the verses ( after english translation ) are as such:

Should old acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind ?
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
and auld lang syne ?

CHORUS:
For auld lang syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we'll take a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.

And surely you’ll buy your pint cup !
And surely I’ll buy mine !
And we'll take a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
CHORUS

We two have run about the slopes,
and picked the daisies fine ;
But we’ve wandered many a weary foot,
since auld lang syne.
CHORUS

We two have paddled in the stream,
from morning sun till dine (dinner time) ;
But seas between us broad have roared
since auld lang syne.
CHORUS

And there’s a hand my trusty friend !
And give us a hand o’ thine !
And we’ll take a right good-will draught,
for auld lang syne.
CHORUS

Source: Wikipedia again =)

You can view the original lyrics at the site as well.

The lyrics are pretty self-explanatory and what it has sparked in me were mainly reminescence, nostalgia and... well really a convulsion of feelings.

In others, I actually had thought of a rather sophisticated discussion to put up here before my headache set in but because of this accursed pain, it has thus slipped my mind. Should it ever come back, I might post it up :S

add on:

Just thought that i should share something else that I was looking into today

And Just what is that something? Martin Luther King Jr.

Some of you might be unfamilar with him. Well, basically he was one of america's leaders ( after kennedy ) and he was the one that established racial coexistence/understanding in america. I wonder if thats a suitable word for it but... erm yea. Basically, even though the negros in america were in fact, already freed from slavery, they were still... ostracised and segregated, living in the outskirts. MLKjr was an activist in abolishing this, refusal of human rights to negros.

And just why am i blogging about this... person who doesnt seem to make much difference in our ( singaporean ) lives? Well, because i disgress. Firstly, apart from the cliche "we're a largely racial variated society" talk, I would like to say, it is not just about that. I admit i am racist anyway >.<

So, what has made me respect him? His intellect. I deeply respect him for that astounding logicist he is, and incredible style of speech.

You can find his "I have a dream" speech here:

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm

So, on what grounds do I say that hes a fantastic speaker? Well, lemme just quote wikipedia some of his famous quotes ( that rolled off the tongue pretty well :S )

Men often hate each other because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don't know each other; they don't know each other because they can not communicate; they can not communicate because they are separated.

I particularly liked this one quite alot haha.

The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it. Through violence you may murder the liar, but you cannot murder the lie, nor establish the truth. Through violence you may murder the hater, but you do not murder hate. In fact, violence merely increases hate. So it goes. Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction.... The chain reaction of evil — hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars — must be broken, or we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation.

On some positions, Cowardice asks the question, "Is it safe?" Expediency asks the question, "Is it politic?" And Vanity comes along and asks the question, "Is it popular?" But Conscience asks the question "Is it right?" And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must do it because Conscience tells him it is right.

Well, just a few of his quotes. There are alot more to be found http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King%2C_Jr. where i got the quotes.

what we could have been, 7:34 PM.