One of homework my daughter had to do was on the Malaysian flag. So what does the Jalur Gemilang comprise of?
The flag of Malaysia, also known as the Jalur Gemilang ("Stripes of Glory"), comprises of...
14 alternating red and white stripes along the fly.
A blue canton bearing a crescent.
A 14-point star known as the Bintang Persekutuan or Federal Star.
The 14 stripes, of equal width, represent the equal status in the federation of the 13 member states and the federal government, while the 14 points of the star represent the unity between these entities.
The crescent represents Islam, the country's official religion.
The blue canton symbolizes the unity of the Malaysian people.
The yellow of the star and crescent is the royal colour of the Malay rulers.
Its around after 6.30am on the East-West link highway. Its jammed near Desa Water Park towards PJ. Its caused by a police block. :-( Photo taken with SE K800i
After the road block, it was smooth sailing all the way to PJ. The road block was set ahead of the planned pro ISA and Anti ISA gatherings on Saturday.
What a moment You have brought me to Such a freedom I have found in You. You're the healer who makes all things new Yeah, yeah, yeah
Chorus: I'm not going back, I'm moving ahead Here to declare to you my past is over in You All things are made new Surrendered my life to Christ I'm moving moving forward
You have risen with all power in Your hands You have given me a second chance Hallelujah, hallelujah Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah
Just want to share this with all you, the Attendance Philosophy of The Canticle singers.
ATTENDANCE PHILOSOPHY
what this involves
In order to maintain a high standard of performance, our steadfast commitment and demonstration of unity, we expect our members to be at all rehearsals and concerts, ready to sing. The practical implications of this philosophy: if you must miss any part of a rehearsal, you must call (not email) our Assistant Music Director at least 24 hours before the rehearsal is scheduled to begin; explaining why you must miss the rehearsal.
It is difficult to differentiate between "excused" and "unexcused" absences. Regardless of the reason, when someone misses rehearsal, he hurts himself and the entire group. Remember that in a chorus it is not a matter of you smugly rehearsing on your own at home and confidently and being able to sing it alone but there is a critical need to be singing with your fellow singers, you need to work with and blend with them and vice versa.
Some points to be noted:
PRACTICE and learn your notes, lyrics, rhythms, etc at home, on your own time! Rehearsal time is precious and limited and designed to pull together each and every member to finalize a performance.
BE ON TIME for rehearsals. Rehearsals will be scheduled regularly and if a member is unable to attend, he/she must sufficient notice so that where possible other members of the group can be informed and a time rescheduled to meet. Missing rehearsals constitutes a lack of commitment and a letter of notice will be sent to re-confirm member commitment.
If you are SICK but not bedridden, nor suffering from a highly infectious condition, come to rehearsal anyway. If you do not feel well enough to sing with us, feel free to sit and just listen and take notes so that you will be fully aware of any working changes that are being made. Having no voice is not an excuse to miss a rehearsal.
The ubiquitous birthday or wedding or family DINNER FUNCTION, etc is far too common an excuse in our Asian society and if you were to assume that each member in a vocal ensemble of say twelve people and each of them were to be absent at twelve different rehearsals for say for various dinner functions, that would result in twelve different rehearsals where the vocal ensemble would be incomplete. Hence if you have such an event arising that will clash with a scheduled rehearsal; arrange to visit the host much earlier, spend some quality time with him/her and extend your good wishes and perhaps a gift and explaining that you have a scheduled rehearsal on. Seriously, even if you were to attend such a function, when there are so many other people clamouring around and demanding the attention of your host, do you honestly think that you will enjoy any quality time with your host?
If ABSENCES BECOME A PROBLEM for a particular individual, the Music Director and/or Artistic Director will ask to speak with that person. In general, if someone misses more than one rehearsals in the immediate period leading up to a musical production, he jeopardizes his participation in and the quality of that production.
If you have any questions about attendance, or if you foresee any potential conflicts in the future, please come and let us know about them way in advance.
This song is a reminder to me to spend more time with my daughters. This could also be the song that I sing on their wedding day... I got many years to rehearse.
She spins and she sways To whatever song plays Without a care in the world And I'm sitting here wearing The weight of the world on my shoulders
It's been a long day And there's still work to do She's pulling at me Saying "Dad, I need you
There's a ball at the castle And I've been invited And I need to practice my dancing Oh, please, Daddy, please?"
So I will dance with Cinderella While she is here in my arms 'Cause I know something the prince never knew Oh, I will dance with Cinderella I don't want to miss even one song 'Cause all too soon the clock will strike midnight And she'll be gone...
She says he's a nice guy and I'd be impressed She wants to know if I approve of the dress She says, "Dad, the prom is just one week away And I need to practice my dancing Oh, please, Daddy, please?"
So I will dance with Cinderella While she is here in my arms 'Cause I know something the prince never knew Oh, I will dance with Cinderella I don't want to miss even one song 'Cause all too soon the clock will strike midnight And she'll be gone
She will be gone
Well, she came home today with a ring on her hand Just glowing and telling us all they had planned She says, "Dad, the wedding's still six months away But I need to practice my dancing Oh, please, Daddy, please?"
So I will dance with Cinderella While she is here in my arms 'Cause I know something the prince never knew Oh, I will dance with Cinderella I don't want to miss even one song 'Cause all too soon the clock will strike midnight And she'll be gone
I'll Worship at Your Throne Whisper my own love song With all my heart I'll sing For You my Dad and King (I would sing this line... For You my daddy....) I'll live for all my days To Put a smile on Your face And when we finally meet It'll be for eternity
And Oh how wide You open up Your arms When I need Your love And how far You would come If ever I was lost And You said that all You feel for me Is undying love That You showed me through the cross
I'll worship You my God I'll worship You my God I love You I love You Forever I will sing Forever I will be with You Be with You
Yasmin's announcement in her blog http://yasminthestoryteller.blogspot.com/ Announcing the end of this blog, and the beginning of a new one. Monday, November 17, 2008 Salaam, all.
To keep in touch with my work, my thoughts, and my films, please go to yasminthefilmmaker.blogspot.com
Commercials . Petronas TV Commercial (for Chinese New Year, Hari Raya, Deepavali & National Day) . Yuzy (2000) Petronas Road Safety Campaign . Vas Dentures (2000) Celcom . Tan Hong Ming In Love (2007) Petronas Merdeka Day commercial . Family (2008) for the Singaporean Ministry of Community Development, Youth and sports . Funeral (2009) for the Singaporean Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports
Ladies, if you are planning to go to North Korean anytime soon, and you have only pants in your wardrobe, it is time to buy some skirts. North Korea crackdown on pants wearers NORTH Korean women face hard labour if they are caught wearing trousers rather than skirts, under the communist regime's latest crackdown on public morals, South Korean activists say.
Offenders can be punished with hours of forced labour or fines of 700 won, almost a week's salary for the average worker, human rights group Good Friends said, citing its own sources within the isolated nation. ...
One Bow-Wow, One Heart - A concert Recital by Operafest Children's Choir.
26 July 2009 (Sunday) at the Lightbox Theatre, PJLA, Jaya One, Petaling Jaya. For more info, go to http://pjla.com.my/
This round I was part of the audience (I was part crew on Friday). Came with my family and Ms Loo and her daughter,
Some of the early birds
Mrs Kam Sun-Yoke
Repertoire Songs from Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific . Dites Moi . Theres Nothing Like A dame . Bali Hai . Bloody Mary . Younger Than Springtime . Happy Talk . This Nearly Was Mine . Some Enchanted Evening . When Johnny Comes Marching Home (Music: Louis Lambert)
Kam Sun-Yoke - Soprano . Some Day My Heart will Wake (Ivor Novello) . Waltz Of My Heart (Ivor Novello)
After the interval... . Mame (Jerry Herman) . Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing (Sammy Fain) . Red Roses For A Blue Lady (Roy Brodsky) . Christopher Columbus (Terry Gilkison)
Chinese Songs . The Moon Is Witness To Our Love . Yeh Lai Siang (Jasmine Flower) . Yeh Shanghai (Shanghai Nights)
I truly enjoyed the Chinese songs, eventhough I don't speak Chinese.
A Tribute To Michael Jackson (August 29 1958 - June 25, 2009) . Ben
Splendoured performance by the Operafest Children's choir.
What has teaching Maths and Science in English got to do with the Philipines and the Japanese?
Math and Science back to Bahasa, mother tongues KUALA LUMPUR: The Cabinet has decided that the medium of instruction for Maths and Science will revert to Bahasa Malaysia in national schools and mother-tongue languages in national-type schools from 2012 onwards. ...
The Philippines, he said, took pride in their peoples’ ability to speak English but had only succeeded in exporting many maids, whereas Japan has produced many international award-winning scientists who could not even utter a word of English. ...
Its spokesman Wong Nai Chee said he was shocked with the statement made by PKR’s Zulkifli that Filipinos were fluent in English but only succeeded in exporting many maids.... ... Forced to be maids due to poverty I REFER to the comments made by the Kulim Bandar Baharu MP who said that Filipinos speak English but could only get work as maids.
For your information, Sir, some of us became maids simply because we are poor and have no means to further our studies.
In some cases, like Filipino nurses working as maids, it is because there are limited opportunities in our country and going out to work offers us better chances to earn higher wages.
And so Mr MP, I think it’s very naive of you to say that we are incapable of doing great jobs and yet we can speak English. And comparing us to Japan? What are you talking about? Japan is an industrialised country!
I feel sorry for those who are willing to improve their knowledge by learning English because individuals like you are a hindrance to their efforts. With due respect, Sir, you are a perfect example of someone who doesn’t know what he’s talking about.
OFFENDED FILIPINO MAID, Malacca.
Politician owes Filipina maids an apology READING the letter “Forced to be maids due to poverty” (The Star, July 16), I have to say that I am amazed at the simple truths expressed so well by a person so looked down by our politicians. I quote her ... “I feel sorry for those who are willing to improve their knowledge by learning English because individuals like you are a hindrance to their efforts. With due respect, Sir, you are a perfect example of someone who doesn’t know what he’s talking about.”
What is there for me to add, except that maybe the politician involved should be magnanimous enough to issue an apology to the offended party.
Suffice to say that giving all sorts of excuses and blame to parties who have absolutely nothing to do with one’s inadequacies represent the thinking of a very shallow mind, which may be improved by some voracious reading of English books?
Dear friends in Malaysia, if you have one child, it is time that you help our nation by having a second child. Is your child longing for a sibling?
Picture from health-in-action.org NST: What happens when birth rate falls ...The situation in Malaysia, with a birth rate of2.2 babies per couple, is not at a critical stage yet compared with Hong Kong (0.9), Korea (1.08), Taiwan (1.1) and Japan (1.2). But if the replacement level is not kept at two children per family, the country could be heading the same way. ... "Women stay longer in schools, and when they work, they marry later and have less time for childbirth.""If I have eight children, I cannot support their education in the institution of their choice.
"Time is another factor. If I have many children, I cannot spend much quality time with them. A smaller family is definitely easier to manage."
THE Electric Minds Project recently held a preview of its upcoming show, The Things We Have Lost.
EMP’s first show this year, Stage Therapy, a showcase of Malaysian short stories, played to full houses.
The Things We Have Lost will be the first performance to be featured in a new arts venue – PJ Live Arts at Jaya One. Touted as a “first of its kind, innovative community arts centre” it is good news for PJ-ites who no longer have to travel to the city centre for their arts fix. ...
Operafest’s One Bow Wow, One Heart charity concert series provides entertainment as well as an outlet to address animal cruelty.
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s 1940s musical South Pacific is making a revival – at a charity concert organised by Operafest Children’s Choir. The event, held tonight and on Sunday at PJ Live Arts Centre, Jaya One, Petaling Jaya in Selangor, is in aid of two animal sanctuaries and if you enjoy songs from the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, then do your part for charity.
“South Pacific is touted as one of the greatest musicals comprising lovely songs that have become standards. The musical was a box-office hit and has enjoyed many successful revivals, tours and a film version,” said Operafest’s founder and artistic director Kam Sun-Yoke during an interview. ... Picture from The Star Online
PUTRAJAYA: Preschools will be made part of the national education system, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said on Tuesday.
These schools will also be provided with trained English teachers as part of the Government’s effort to improve the standard of English, said Muhyiddin, also the Education Minister.
I had lok lok last night, at Fatman Steamboat at Sungai Long, opposite 7-11. It is a different Fatman or Fat One, btw, the proprietor is not fat. Silas and Rach accompanied me, they had their pre dinner.
We had our dinner at Home Taste Fish Head Restaurant in Bandar Mahkota Cheras last Sunday.
Ordered the set dinner of 5 dishes at RM48, excluding rice and drinks. The set consist of... . Seaweed soup . Long beans . Steam fish . Sweet sour chicken . Steam eggs
65' custom-built motor yacht complete with 4 staterooms, a state-of-the-art galley, GPS System and radar for navigation, twin supercharged diesel engines, etc. Cost $4,500,000.00
Champagne, chocolate covered strawberries with cream and music dockside for the excited 'soon to be owners' and a small group of friends. Cost $500.00
Two corporate representatives, crane, and rigging complete with faulty turnbuckle. Cost $2,500/hour
(Note the guy in the stern!)
Watching your dreamboat nose dive into the harbor, accompanied by two corporate Representatives just prior to 'inking' the final paperwork... Cost PRICELESS!
Yesterday evening on the way towards Kajang, the Connaught highway was jam, due to a car breaking down on the highway on the turn off towards Cheras-Kajang highway. Picture on the right. My photographer was trying to take a picture of the broken down car, but... :-D Thats the tow/repair truck.
