六四

June the fourth 1989 has some significance to me personally. I have never really been political in many ways, well, not as my current state of mind. 1989, I was still doing A levels probably waiting for something to happen in my life. Then, I started a rigourous reading habit on anything that may be of historical as well as chinese, mostly fictional. I was amazed by a the long history and struggle of a nation of people aand race that has thousands of years of culture and tradition. The snippets above, I remembered, was cut from the Star newspaper and for the longest time has been used as a book marker. I lost it ang found it again on the net. I also bought a pictoral book with amazing photographs of the whole series of events that leads to the particular one. Photograph, that literally sends shivers down my spine.

六四 means 64 (thanks to wikipedia)

You Learn by Alanis Morissette

This song has a lot of impact on me in years circa 1999. Still working with a local authority in Selangor , the one that is now adopted by the KSN. It also marks the the high times of my life, being on the top of the cycle of ups and downs. This song were introduced by Azuwar, a close friend of mine during my 'unattached' period of my life. Infact I think I still kept his CD, a pair of his brothers expensive branded linen shirt. This song reminds me of the the importance of learning from your own experience, positive or negative (this is relative depends on your perception) plus the act coming out of any situation you were in, either good or bad. A lot of this has to do with your consciousness about what your actions and more importantly your thoughts. It's true I guess, everything boils down to a single thought, a conscious thought, and the ball will roll.

You learn

I recommend getting your heart trampled on to anyone
I recommend walking around naked in your living room
Swallow it down (what a jagged little pill)
It feels so good (swimming in your stomach)
Wait until the dust settles

You live you learn
You love you learn
You cry you learn
You lose you learn
You bleed you learn
You scream you learn

I recommend biting off more then you can chew to anyone
I certainly do
I recommend sticking your foot in your mouth at any time
Feel free
Throw it down (the caution blocks you from the wind)
Hold it up (to the rays)
You wait and see when the smoke clears

You live you learn
You love you learn
You cry you learn
You lose you learn
You bleed you learn
You scream you learn

Wear it out (the way a three-year-old would do)
Melt it down (you're gonna have to eventually anyway)
The fire trucks are coming up around the bend

You live you learn
You love you learn
You cry you learn
You lose you learn
You bleed you learn
You scream you learn

You grieve you learn
You choke you learn
You laugh you learn
You choose you learn
You pray you learn
You ask you learn
You live you learn

* again, I don't recall where i snitched that photo. If you think that it's yours and you don't like it to be associated with Alanis Morissette, or even me for that instance, please tell me to bugger off and snap my own.