THE ULTIMATE ACTIVITY

Another Monday- another week ahead!!Just thinking about it  drieth the bones!! This picture reminded me of Nepal and Pennselvania- in the USA.I think at times- this is the best activity one can engage in. VJ

BAKAR HATI

"TERBAKAR KAMPUNG KELIHATAN ASAP,
 TERBAKAR HATI SIAPA AKAN TAHU?"

 "Where there is a village burning, there is smoke to be seen,
  But the heart may be in flames, and who knows about it?"
This proverb is rather difficult to interpret because it is laced with innuendoes.This means the original meaning is hidden and only known to the speaker. But he let's the hearing crowd angle this proverb their own way.Only 2 words gives us a clue, smoke and flames.But the main difficulty in interpreting this saying is the word-" flames?"
What kind of flames is the writer  hinting at? Flames of love? Flames of hatred? Envy, jealousy or anger??? I really don't know. But the important point to note here  is that peoples faces usually don't  betray their hearts. Whatever is eating the human species away is carefully concealed and nobody knows about it!!So we can read about burning cities- but not about burning hearts!!!  Vijay- The Midnight Owl

AYAM HUTAN!!

BUKAN UNTUNG CELAKA AYAM SAYA,
MASAK PADI DIRUMAH,
TAPI DIA SUKA MAKAN
DALAM HUTAN!!"

"What misfortune is  mine with the lady of my house,

                                There is  food cooked  within the house

                                But her desire is to eat in the jungle!!"
I guess the song, "Torn between 2 lovers, feeling like a fool..."  summarizes the whole thing.No doubt, the above 3 verses speaks volumes by itself. Many,many books throughout the centuries been written about this sordid topic.In politics,sex scandal stories are what is quickly grabbed by the public.The Newspapers will sell like steaming hot cakes.A certain unfortunate Dr. from MCA is the latest example.Prima facie,the verses speak about infidelity. Indeed it is a grave misfortune,when the lady of the house  prefers the jungle than the home.Like the wife who was caught with  another man in a dimly lit hotel room by her own husband. Her statement to the police later??? They were just discussing business--- This is the first time I have heard of a business meeting held in a dark hotel room.

ps The Chinese have a saying for it- FAH-THIN-KEI!!!"[ must not be spoken aloud- only whispered!!]
   (Jungle fowl)

#$%@&

"When you fall, don't see the place where you fell, instead see the place from where you slipped. Life is about correcting mistakes."

ITS OVER!!

"SETAHUN PANAS,DIHAPUSKAN OLEH HUJAN SEHARI!!!"

A  very long friendship can come to an end over  a quarrel. As I have often said this before, this fantasy called friendship is a delusional kind of thing. Malaysian politics is littered all over confirming this very profound Malay saying. At one time Rafida Aziz and Datuk Anwar were close friends- it ended when Anwars fortune declined.So was Dr. Mahathir with Anwar and Ghafar Baba. So was Sharizat and Rafidah. Datuk Samy and Subra, at one time,  buddies, now sworn enemies."And the latest MCA,when Ong Tee Keat after being voted out declared
"I am very hurt!!" ( referring to his friends who let him down at the crucial moment). I hope you safeguard your friendships, for once lost- they can only be recovered at a superficial level. May you live well. Vijay

PS. If the quarrel is serious, dont try to fix it- it only gets worse!!  Move on.

LIFE'S BOTTLES

THIS IS LIFE SUMMARIZED BY 5 BOTTLES

ADAT NANING

" KE LAUT  PECAH PERAHU,KEDARAT PECAH PERIUK!!:

At sea he wrecks the ship, at home he wrecks the cooking pot!!"

A person who is trouble and clumsy wherever he goes. Never mind if he is at the workplace or simply at home- his presence only brings or causes trouble by whichever means- conversation, conduct, work or worse- in social circles. If you run into such a person, definitely you are under some kind of curse.Ask God  to give you wisdom how to escape from this monkey.  May you live well.