Where dreams and twisted thoughts are scribbled, jotted and written down into words that make sense in its nonsense kinda way.
Cyberspace graffiti of my own.
Belilah Obat Herba Cap Ayam sesuai untuk mereka yang berumur dan inginkan rambut hitam pekat melekat ikal mayang berseluar yankee berkaki ayam. Belilah ini obat.Dijamin berkesan!Kalau tak jadi melompat!
You all know my dad, but now...see this! The new spokesperson for Obat Herba Cap Ayam.
Yesterday once more
Instant hair in one day! The new Samy Vellu? or Lim Kok Wing? atau Donald Trump?
Anda menjadi saksi!
Belilah Obat Herba Cap Ayam untuk lambut lebat hitam pekat melekat seperti yesterday once more. Dapatkan segera sebelum terlambaaattt!!!
hubungi 012-34567890 (Ahmad Albab) untuk menjadi stokis
Lively: ok. boleh tahan. ... except they look kinda...erm relaxed and laid back. maybe because they are on their back. .... and ermm..not moving. lively means full of life...right? erm? active? ermm..full of spirit and vivacity? yeah ok.
Natural:
photog: "ok sayangS, i need to take a natural shot"
bride: "ok sayang, meet me in the secondary forest in my backyard, i shall wait for you in the stream ala puteri gunung ledang. you will not lose me as i will wear my pink wedding attire complete with the veil."
groom: "ok sayang, i will don my hot pink jacket and rescue you....do you really have to be in the middle of the stream? ill get wet! but its ok, you are my everything, what is a little cold streaming water will do to me? other than give me hypothermia, ruin the fabric of my dry clean only suit and get leeches up to my private areas. and to show i do not mind all of these, i will even kiss your hand, coz i am your prince charming, here to rescue you, my fair maiden. you just sit there and wait for me in a stream in a forest wearing your dry clean only (probably rented thats why i dont care) attire."
bride: "oh sayang, i do this all the time. every evening i trek in the forest in my best baju kurung / baju kebaya / rented wedding dress/ heels and soak in the stream whilst wearing them. remember sayang? this was how we met? you were trekking in the forest wearing your best clothes/ suit/ tuxedo/office attire/ dressing shoes, and sat to rest by the stream.its only natural we are to have our photo taken like so."
yes. that made a lot of sense. very natural indeed.
or maybe he meant in natural surrounding? ?? ????
Candid: 4: relating to or being photography of subjects acting naturally or spontaneously without being posed
Maybe it waaaassss natural and spontaneous. The groom likes to scare his lady like she is a 2 years old.
"garrgghh!! i.am.a.monster! fear me!"
and the bride naturally does slightly cover her mouth with her hand and slightly smile when she is surprised
"oh my God! you like totally like surprised me! like opocot! tehehe hehe tehehe".
except i dont understand why they did this natural and spontaneous portrait in front of the mosque instead in the bedroom...on the bed. Duh! stupid me! its natural and spontaneous! it doesnt have to be explained! thats why! ....
maybe if the photo title was explained more in detail it would have made more sense..
"Candid Shot of Suami Gersang, Tak Tahan Hendak Menikam Isteri Sebaik Sahaja Disahkan Suami Isteri. "
yup. that must have been the case.
detailed: i just love a photo showing how dangerously close the eyeliner is to my eyeball. it mixes glamour and danger-of-my-eyeball-being-poked-and-yes-you-can-see-the-inside-of-my- bottom-eyelids-that-are-normally-hidden. dont you love this kind of details?
i give him credit. it IS detailed. but.........i really really dont like that pencil so close to my eyeball and having that photo as your top marketing strategy.
artistic: after all the comments above. i will not comment on the imagination of the photographer. he have plenty of imagination! not doubt about that! no-uh!
i wont name the photographer for that though i actually think he takes acceptable photographs. Not my cup of teh tarik perhaps. and i am sure he have actual "lively-natural-candid-more artistic-better detailed" shots.
I was browsing some blogs when i found this little jewel. Reminded me to do "certain" things more often.
I wish more people would tell stories like this instead of shoving "you will burn in hell! smell your own flesh burning and feel the pain from the evil of your doing in this worldly world!" down your throat when they think you're not the kind that pray, don't know how to read the Quran, commit adultery everyday, every second, drinks alcohol by the buckets and don't believe in God. and then they say they are not judgmental and men (and women) of faith. Mind you, these people dont know you, never seen you in clubs but somehow KNOW you are one of "those kind yang telah tersesat jalan". And they preach the fiery hell story and other bad things that will happen to those that follow that path.
I do know the fiery hell story but i also believe that my faith is mostly about peace, sincerity and love. and to love your faith is not through fear, but through love itself.
Cliche. i know. ah well. i rather be brought back to the right path through stories of love and compassion than something that makes me more afraid to think about, much less to believe in.
A Beautiful Hadith
Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) said: 'When a man dies and his relatives are busy in funeral, there stands an extremely handsome man by his head. When the dead body is shrouded, that man gets in between the shroud and the chest of the deceased.
When after the burial, the people return home, 2 angels, Munkar and Nakeer (names of two special Angels), come in the grave and try to separate this handsome man so that they may be able to interrogate the dead man in privacy about his faith. But the handsome man says, 'He is my companion, he is my friend. I will not leave him alone in any case. If you are appointed for interrogation, do your job. I cannot leave him until I get him admitted into Paradise '.
Thereafter he turns to his dead companion and says, 'I am the Qur'an, which you used to read, sometimes in a loud voice and sometimes in a low voice. Do not worry. After the interrogation of Munkar and Naker, you will have nogrief.'
When the interrogation is over, the handsome man arranges for him from Al-Mala'ul A'laa (the angels in Heaven) silk bedding filled with musk.
Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) said: 'On the Day of Judgement, before Allah, no other Intercessor will have a greater status than the Qur'an, neither a Prophet nor an angel.'
Please keep forwarding this 'Hadith' to all ....because Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) said:
'Pass on knowledge from me even if it is only one verse'.
Things that i associate with chinese new year; the colour red and gold, firecrackers cracking non-stop for a week from dusk till dawn, major discounts and sale everywhere, less traffic in KL, mandarin oranges, beating of drums and appearance of jumping dragons, red ang pow packets and especially for the year 2008, happy smiling people celebrating another new year for the THIRD time. its good to be in a multiracial society.
Wishing all my chinese friends, a happy chinese new year, just be gentle with the beers.
My love for you is like a white2008antique bike. Your tummy fills my dreams and makes me feel like aku ingin engkau slalu, hadir dan temani aku, disetiap langkah meyakini ku, kau tercipta untukku, sepanjang hidupku. When I first saw you at Ridha's openhouse my insides were like cheese. I cannot live without the knowledge of your "untuk keselamatan diri" coloring my life. I love you more than Brad Pitt and would give up Chanel just to watch you play Tetris for eternity.
And then i got stuck doing free personality tests. I thought, if i do as many as i can at one time and the results are nearly the same, there might be some truth. Maybe, im not that naive and i think one of the personality test i took said i am suspicious of everything and well even if i do believe it, dont believe me coz i can biased towards myself (in a good way. hahahaha) Ah well..
Colour Quiz is interesting because its very very quick and you just pick the colours you like the most and then repeat the process after 3 minutes.
Dayang took the free ColorQuiz.com personality test!
"Fascinated by the idea of an idealized association..."
Active, outgoing, and restless. Feels frustrated by the slowness with which events develop along the desired lines. This leads to irritability, changeability, and lack of persistence when pursuing a given objective.Dayang's Stress Sources
Wants freedom to follow her own convictions and principles, to achieve respect as an individual in her own right. Desires to avail herself of every possible opportunity without having to submit to limitations or restrictions.Dayang's Restrained Characteristics
Believes that she is not receiving her share--that she is neither properly understood nor adequately appreciated. Feels that she is being compelled to conform, and close relationships leave her without any sense of emotional involvement.Dayang's Desired Objective
Fascinated by the idea of an idealized association of tenderness and mutual enchantment. Embarrassed by the thought of allowing this to appear openly, and so employs cautious exploratory tactics in the pursuit of this objective, making sure that she is neither irrevocably committed nor found out.Dayang's Actual Problem
Fears that her independence will be threatened or severely restricted unless she protects herself from outside influence. Does not want to be bothered.Dayang's Actual Problem #2
The unsatisfied desire to be respected, to stand out from amongst her friends, is causing some anxiety. As a result, normal gregariousness is suppressed and she refuses to allow herself to become involved, or to participate with others in their ordinary activities.
Personal DNA is fun! takes longer time to do. Perhaps the most interesting and maybe more accurate coz they ask a lot of question but because there is a lot of sliding actions (try it!), its fun and i didnt get bored answering. and....i can put my results on facebook! hahahaha OH YEAH BABEH! lets do this. and theres a psych you, psych me! thingamajing where you can ask you friends to assess your personality and then you can compare how you view yourself and how others view you ...kinda...thingy...
Your appreciation of beauty, ability to think abstractly, and innovativeness make you an ARTIST.
Never one to be tied to a particular way of doing things, you let your imagination guide you in discovering different possibilities.
You would rather seek out new experiences than stick to your everyday habits, taking in as much of the world as possible.
Your eye for beauty and your willingness to consider different perspectives make your creative efforts interesting—even though you may not realize this yourself.
You prefer to think about things before voicing your opinion, considering a wide, diverse range of options.
While there are forms and styles that you prefer, you tend to keep an open mind when it comes to your artistic preferences.
You are curious about things, interested in the "why" more than the “how.”
You have an active imagination that leads you express yourself in a distinct way.
If you want to be different:
Be more open to risks in your creative efforts, and don't be quick to dismiss the praise of others.
Think about how attention to detail may help you be more sure of yourself.
how you relate to others
You are Considerate
You trust others, care about them, and are slow to judge them, making you CONSIDERATE.
You value your close relationships very much, and are more likely to spend time in small, tightly-knit groups of friends than in large crowds.
You enjoy exploring the world through observation, quietly watching others.
Relating to others so well, and understanding their emotions, leads you to trust people in general, even though you're somewhat shy and reserved at times.
Your belief that people are generally well-intentioned contributes to your sympathy regarding their problems.
Although you may not vocalize it often, you have an awareness of how society affects individuals, and you understand complex causes of people's behavior.
You like to look at all sides of a situation before making a judgment, particularly when that situation involves important things in other people's lives.
Your close friends know you as a good listener.
If you want to be different:
Because other people would benefit immensely from your understanding and insight, you should try to be more outgoing in social situations, even when they make you uncomfortable. Others will want to hear what you have to say!
This chart shows thirteen personality traits. Each bar indicates the percentage of test takers who entered a lower value for that trait than you did. For example, if Confidence is at 80, that means that 80% of people entered lower values for confidence questions than you did. Based on a sample of 30,000 users. Click here to learn more about the traits.
Confidence
LowHigh
32
Openness
LowHigh
54
Extroversion
LowHigh
36
Empathy
LowHigh
86
Trust in others
LowHigh
60
Agency
LowHigh
16
Masculinity
LowHigh
36
Femininity
LowHigh
44
Spontaneity
LowHigh
64
Attention to style
LowHigh
66
Authoritarianism
LowHigh
36
Earthy/Imaginative
ImaginativeEarthy
42
Aesthetic/Functional
FunctionalAesthetic
62
Third test i did was the Myers-Briggs' MMDI ( 'Mental Muscle Diagram Indicator' ) test. Upon completion, i remember i did this in one of my psychology classes. Cant remember the results now but i remember doing it...because to analyse the results is complicated. Very complicated. ... and its happening again. what the....?! Dont do this at 6am...like i am.
ISTJ 43%
ISFJ 52%
INFJ 71%
INTJ 62%
ISTP 46%
ISFP 65%
INFP 74%
INTP 54%
ESTP 37%
ESFP 46%
ENFP 65%
ENTP 56%
ESTJ 34%
ESFJ 54%
ENFJ 62%
ENTJ 43%
From this table, you can see that the two highest scoring types are INFP and INFJ. This doesn't rule out the other types. But those are the two that are closest when we 'pattern match' your questionnaire results with each of the 16 personality types
Differences between INFP and INFJ
It may help you work out your type if we compare the similarities and differences between INFP and INFJ.
One important thing to look at is which preferences 'dominate' the personality. Carl Jung and Isabel Briggs Myers said there is a 'dominant function'. What this means, in simple terms, is that two of the letters in the type code are much more important than the others.
For people with INFP preferences, the most important letters are I and F. For people with INFJ preferences, the most important letters are I and N. This means that there is a very important difference between INFP and INFJ. The letters in the type code that are particularly important for them are different, or they have different 'dominant functions'.
The Dominant Function
For INFP the most important preferences are Introverted Feeling. Your 'dominant function' is Feeling, oriented towards the inner world. This means you give importance to particular thoughts, ideas, or beliefs. You are value driven, and you often bring a sense of priority that is derived from your strong convictions. You seize upon and emphasise ideas or thoughts that have the greatest import, bringing them to the fore and stressing their significance. You assess the inherent value or importance of new ideas and beliefs, focusing on those about which you feel most strongly.
For INFJ, however, the most important preferences are Introverted Intuitiion. Your 'dominant function' is Intuition, oriented towards the inner world. You use your imagination to create new and different ideas and perspectives. You observe the world around you, and use your imagination to consider what you have observed from a number of different perspectives. You dream up new ideas and insights, often producing radical solutions to problems. You have a long term vision, and demonstrate an apparent understanding of what (as far as other people are concerned) cannot be clearly known.
Sigh...i blanked out at the difference of I and F, and I and N....So i went back to really stupid (and easy! and fun!) tests. Like this one, i did in 2 mins coz i think im getting bored with these tests.
Mister postman look and see If there's a letter in your bag for me I been waiting such a long time Since I heard from that girl of mine
There must be some word today From my girlfriend so far away Please mister postman look and see If there's a letter, a letter for me I been standing here waiting mister postman So patiently For just a card or just a letter Saying she's returning home to me
So many days you passed me by See the tear standing in my eye You didn't stop to make me feel better By leaving me a card or a letter
Please Mr. Postman, look and see If there's a letter, oh yeh for me, I've been waiting, a long long time Since I've heard from that girlfriend of mine.
You gotta wait a minute, wait a minute You gotta wait a minute, wait a minute You gotta wait a minute, wait a minute You gotta check it and see, one more time for me
Wait Wait Wait Deliver the letter, the sooner the better
During my sporadic check on Friendster (let's face it, pun intended, its all about Facebook nowadays.), i found this oh so interesting bulletin. Ok, fine! its not so interesting but i havent done this in a while so this whole bunch of question is new and im high on sugar. Best condition to start answering this type of things. Here it goes.
In 2008...
1. Will you be looking for a new job? * I am quite happy with my job as annoying my future husband to be.
2. Will you be looking for a new relationship? * ...i can't, can i? or can i? Nooooo...dayang can't anymore. she is officially taken. OMG.
3. New house? * I havent even moved into my new house which is already kinda old but if its been bought for a while and someone have lived or living in it, is it still considered new?
4. What will you do different in 08? * ....ermm getting engaged and married. thats different. never tried those before.
5. New Years Resolution? * quit bad habits. you know what. really hard. need professional help. sponsors? anyone? Maybe i should start mediatating. ...all together now. ...OOmmmMMMmmmmm...
6. What will you not be doing in 08? * lose any more weight!!!!
7. Any trips planned? * ...ooOOMmmm.......we really have to start thinking about honeymoon.
8. Wedding plans? * where have you been???!!!!!
9. Major thing on your calendar? * ....seriously. if you dont know, then you're not invited. muahahaha im evil.
10. What can’t you wait for? * tomorrow. and the day after tomorrow. and the day after the day after tomorrow and so on.
11. What would you like to see happen different? * politics
12. What about yourself will you be changing? * i be married. thats a whole bunch of change. no more open ogling of guys. (secret ogling still permissionable, no? )
13. What happend in ‘07 that you didn’t think would ever happen? * Started the new year in tears and uncertainty. Spending my 25th birthday in tears. 2 birthdays in a row in tears. Lost 7kg in a couple of months. Went to Cambodia with no plans whatsoever except to take lots of photos. Started horse riding. Love it. Found out someone really cared about me. Fall in love with my best friend. Seriously fell in love with my best friend. Got pre-engaged. Spent the last few minutes of 2007 with my best friend, my future husband with happiness, glee and hope.
14. Will you be nicer to the people you care about? * ...im a future panicking bride..hallooo...theres a lot of ppl i have to apologize to after the wedding. i know this wont happen even if i try! ...*must be nicer. must be nicer. mantra. must be nicer. ...OoooooOOOmmmmMMMmm*
15. Will you dress differently in 08 than you did in 07? * yes. more womanly stuff. hahahaha damn wedding gowns
16. Stop drinking? * ....kinda hard. you die 3 days without water rite? much less a year. ... be specific question if you want specific answer.
17. Will you better your relationship with your family? * see Q 14
18. Will you do charity work? * donating to all wedding related causes. Get freaking rich you capitalist!
19. Will you be nice to people you dont know? * OoooOOmmmm i will be nice to people i know and i dont know. more so to people i dont know so i get discount on wedding related items.
20. Do you expect 08 to be a good year for you? * insyaAllah.
21. How much did you change from this time last year til now? * more secure.
22. Do you plan on having a child? * oooMMmmmmm eheks...OoomMmmmm
23. Will you still be friends with the same people you are friends with now? * most definitely. providing they still be friends with me after all the panic attacks and bridezilla attics!
24. Major lifestyle changes? * this is repetitious.
25. Will you be moving? * my arse
26. What will you make sure doesn’t happen in 08 that happened in 07? * i am making sure that the guy i am planning to marry knows what hes getting himself into. and i am making sure he is the guy for me.
27. What are your New Years Eve plans? * i take this as 31 december 2008. spend it with my husband. OMG! HUSBAND! :0 OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG !
28. Will you have someone to kiss at midnight? * Future husband of mine. you will kiss me at midnite 31 december 2008 rite? say it now. now now now!
Wishing you all a very happy new year. May you celebrate the coming of 2008 with your loved ones in joy and happiness. To all the resolutions (even the recycled ones) being made be realistic and true! Cheers!
So long 2007, you have serve us well and you shall remain in our memories and photos. And like photos that we don't like, may the bad memories be deleted by our aging brain cells.
Certain things you value are kept in safe keeping. The problem with me is, it is kept so safe that i can't find them anymore! Even after searching through all the usual spots. Hmmm
This is a conundrum indeed. How do you look for something that you yourself have hidden and can't remember where?
Tanya pada laci, nampakkah CD-cd ku, nanti laci jawap, awak letak di meja tanya sama meja, mana cd ku, nanti meja jawap, mana aku tahu
Sigh...
Here's the actual lyrics to the song i've been singing ridiculously while looking for my stuff.
"Tanya pada pokok, apa sebab goyang nanti jawab pokok angin yang goncang tanya sama langit, apa sebab hujan nanti jawab langit, tanya lah awan
Awan nanti kata, aku kandung air sampai tempat sejuk, aku pun cair tengok dalam air, nampak bayang-bayang campak satu batu, bayang pun hilang
Tanya sama hati, apa asal sayang apakah tandanya nampak di pandang kumbang rayu bunga bulan dan bintangnya punya tanda-tanda hubungan mesra
Tanya sama hati pernahkah merindu ingat masa lena apa mimpimu masa berjauhan apa nan dikenang bila difahamkan itulah sayang
Jikalau tidak kerana sayang kuntuman kasih tak mungkin kembang andainya jemu mengganti rindu jambangan mesra tentulah layu
Tanya sama hati pernahkah merindu ingat masa lena apa mimpimu masa berjauhan apa nan dikenang bila difahamkan itulah sayang itulah sayang..."
P Ramlee and Normadiah
While searching for the video for this, i finally found my favourite song by P Ramlee that i have been searching for ages, "Tunggu Sekejap" in Sarjan Hassan. This song have been in my favourite lovesong playlist since i don't know when, but it has always been in my mind since i can remember. Only recently i know it was from P Ramlee and the movie Sarjan Hassan. Youtube video doesn't feature the scene that i remembered, heck. i remembered a girl singing it from the windowsill of her wooden house and as she sings, the scene shifted from her being a young girl into a young lady, singing the same song but with a different tune. How am i to know it was from a P Ramlee movie if i only remembered the girl.
If you are well acquainted with me, i am sure there are times when someone is about the leave i would suddenly belt "Jangaaannn pulangggg, jangan tinggalkan daku sorang, tungguuuuu sekejappp" out. I blame the song that won't leave my head, EVER.
If only i could remember the location of my safe keeping spot as well as the Sarjan Hassan scene.
Sweat drenched socks? Pungent onions? A dump site on a very warm day? All of the above?
Most times, you smell it before you see it as its odour can be detected metres away, especially on a hot day. Its smell is definitely unique and cannot be confused with no other. .
I, would describe it as ...
rich, savoury slightly sweet odour that makes my mouth water at the mere sniff of it. I can taste it it my mouth, yummy, creamy, succulent durian. . Yes, classical conditioning at work. I am one of Pavlov's dog, completely Pavlovised, automatically salivate at the mere sight of durian stalls by the roadside or a hint of its oh so strong sweet smell.
Obviously, i LOVE durians.
Due to its smell that can be overpowering to some and the creamy texture of its pulp, durian is a required taste. Its either you love it, or you hate it. If you hate it, too bad, gimme your share. Because to me, the flavour of its creamy, tender, pale to rich yellow coloured pulp is divine!
It is like heaven! To enter heaven, one must go through many obstacles in life, mostly difficult and require patience and acts of faith. But once you're in, you never want to leave, you never know true joy and happiness before it, it is the ultimate reward. Very very much like durians. Durian, with its sharp thorns and thick husk, is difficult to open and require a well oiled technique to open it but the taste of its pulp is worth every marks on your hands, left by the thorns and the offensive smell turns to delight and sweetness you cannot describe.
A 17th century British naturalist (geographer, anthropologist, biologist and explorer) described it best;
"The five cells are silky-white within, and are filled with a mass of firm, cream-coloured pulp, containing about three seeds each. This pulp is the eatable part, and its consistence and flavour are indescribable. A rich custard highly flavoured with almonds gives the best general idea of it, but there are occasional wafts of flavour that call to mind cream-cheese, onion-sauce, sherry-wine, and other incongruous dishes. Then there is a rich glutinous smoothness in the pulp which nothing else possesses, but which adds to its delicacy. It is neither acid nor sweet nor juicy; yet it wants neither of these qualities, for it is in itself perfect. It produces no nausea or other bad effect, and the more you eat of it the less you feel inclined to stop. In fact, to eat Durians is a new sensation worth a voyage to the East to experience. ... as producing a food of the most exquisite flavour it is unsurpassed."
because i just saw a durian stall by the roadside at Hartamas Square but i had no money to buy any, even one fruit or a pulp. So i shall salivate and wait till tomorrow until i can drag my father to buy a dozen or more to satisfy my craving of sweet, tender durian.
But until then, i can only imagine the taste of it wrapped on my tongue, lingers in my mouth and breathe the smell on to others!
*as i was browsing for my daily laughs @[xkcd.com]
I always do this and get asked the same question, when the answer is very much obvious ie: Spinning. Next time Lingling ask me "what are you doing?" as he watch me going round and round and round, i'll answer this, i promise.
. .. ...
providing i remember my own name first and foremost as my brain mucus and other eww inspiring stuff stir and spin around like drained cabbages in that empty space up there.
Was surfing YouTube a couple of minutes ago and when i'm bored i usually check the "Videos being watched right now" section. Its the acceptable version of watching behind other people's shoulder kinda thing when i saw this Arabic titled video and a screen capture that looked like a hotel room. Now the 'jaga tepi kain orang" attitude comes out. Manalah tau videoklip tangkap basah ke apa in Saudi Arabia. Nak tau la jugak la kan. Sibuk. Turns out it was a couple of risque mat saleh television ads. Hmmm .... are Arabs that desperate to be turned on that they have to watch tv ads on Youtube? I need a translation for this.
When you think about prison inmates, the words that would first come to mind to describe them are macho, tough, gang members, tattoos bearing hardcore criminals, sexual deviants, drugs, and even Micheal Scofield from Prison Break (yummylicious Scofield...hmmmmmmm).
Yes, they might be any of those if not all of those things describe and more, but you tend to forget that they are still humans with the need to have fun and have the ability to ...DANCE!
(click on arrows to move between videos: Clips included are CPDRC's latest routine Rico Mambo, BEP's Beebo march and Thriller)
Though we tend to laugh while watching these clips, you can't help but wonder the reason why behind it. A new form of torture? as personal entertainment slaves of the prison management, namely Byron Garcia, Cebu Security Adviser, the brain behind the dancing prisoners? Some YouTube's viewers are claiming to be so. I can't claim otherwise, nor likewise. Neither will i state my opinion on something i don't much about.
In my opinion, it encourages discipline and camaraderie for the inmates. I (touch wood) never been IN a prison before but based on the documentaries I've watched on Discovery, movies I've watched, and articles and books I've read, it must be boring and mind numbing with repetitive activities and closed spaces with strong psychological reasonings behind it.
In Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Centre (CPDRC), the dancing are actually part of their physical fitness regime. Not only it made exercise enjoyable, it has other behavioral effects on the inmates as well. It was claimed that since this form of exercise was introduced, violence between inmates and guards have minimised drastically and so have gang cultures. It sure is a way for the inmates to have a little bit of fun (even if they were forced to dance if they are not the elderly or infirm), enjoy themselves once in awhile and make a break away (pardon the pun) from the norm of prison life.
I do hope that is the case. and some inmates really have become dancers once they have rehabilitated and allowed once again to be outside the walls of CPDRC.
Hmm back to the videos! And finally, the video that made me laugh non-stop while watching it: The Algorithm March.
(Videos included are CPDRC's World Record Breaker Algorithm March and Algorithm March by the original performers Itsumo Kokokara for Pitagora Suitchi)
The Algorithm March was not intended to by funny, it is (believe it or not) just another way to demonstrate one of the basics of mathematics fundamental principle to Japanese children. Trust Japanese shows to come out with hilarious (AND educational) dance moves that would be copied all over the world and danced by hardcore prisoners.
A couple of the simplest definitions of Algorithm are as followed
al·go·rithm Pronunciation: \ˈal-gə-ˌri-thəm\
Function:noun Etymology:alteration of Middle English algorisme, from Old French & Medieval Latin; Old French, from Medieval Latin algorismus, from Arabic al-khuwārizmi, from al-Khwārizmī fl a.d. 825 Islamic mathematician Date:1926
1. "a procedure for solving a mathematical problem (as of finding the greatest common divisor) in a finite number of steps that frequently involves repetition of an operation; broadly : a step-by-step procedure for solving a problem or accomplishing some end especially by a computer (Merriam-Webster)"
2. "No human being can write fast enough, or long enough, or small enough to list all members of an enumerably infinite set by writing out their names, one after another, in some notation. But humans can do something equally useful, in the case of certain enumerably infinite sets: They can give explicit instructions for determining the nth member of the set, for arbitrary finite n. Such instructions are to be given quite explicitly, in a form in which they could be followed by a computing machine, or by a human who is capable of carrying out only very elementary operations on symbols" (Boolos and Jeffrey (1974, 1999), p. 19).
Aha....very simple indeed.
And if you're crazy enough to know more about Algorithm (and its definition) just go here and well, knock yourself out cold
OR
you could take the definition from the Algorithm March and its demonstration by those Japanese to understand what it is all about.
3. "The exercises (id) from Algorithm Exercises are developed. Lines of more than 2 people are formed, and they begin moving canon style one at a time. The movements of the first and last person become connected." (Wikipedia)
The Algorithm March was designed for Pitagora Suitchi (Pythagoras Switch) an educational Japanese children's TV show on NHK Educational Channel and originally performed by Japan's comedic duo Itsumo Koko Kara .
What have been done by Pitagora Suitchi and CPDRC's prison management are examples of serious out of the box thinking to make mathematics interesting to children and adults alike and a way to install discipline, teamwork and to implement a healthy exercise regime, yet fun for prison inmates.
After writing the main essence of this blog, i found the Al-Jazeera's and CNN's reports and BBC's article on the dancing CPDRC's inmates on YouTube.
(Videos included are from Al-Jazeera and CNN)
My guesses were right, Vince Rosales, the choreographer was scared shitless by the thought of teaching hardcore inmates dancing in sync with the music and he was initially thrown slippers by inmates who...well..probably dancing is too gay and would like to retain their macho-ness. Hell, if i were a guy i still wouldn't pick a fight with any of the inmates in there even if they do dance to YMCA.
Excuse me ... i have the strong urge to dance with ninjas and prisoners in Cebu so i must learn this dance.
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