will be here on sun! =)
wait for us =)
Thursday 17 March 2011
Tuesday 15 March 2011
the past is still fresh in our memories~
20.03.
Moment that still fresh in my mind...
OUR STORY
OUR MEMORY
STILL WITH US
Monday 14 March 2011
when it comes to.....night? thinking of....food?
phewww.......XD
whoaaaaaaaaaa...!!!!!!!!
AND SHOULD END WITH.............................
have a good sleep =)
Mcd, Wait For Me
Let Us Pray For Them: Japan......
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Sunday 13 March 2011
Saturday 12 March 2011
Tiger
02/14/2010 - 02/02/2011 (Metal)
The Tiger is one of the most beautiful creatures on the planet, and is feared and revered in equal measure. It features in many Asian cultures as a manifestation of courage, power, passion and royalty. In Feng Shui, it is one of the four celestial animals where it takes its place as the White Tiger. The other three celestial animals are the Green Dragon, Red Phoenix and Black Tortoise. The Tiger symbolizes the female Yin energy as opposed to the Yang male energy of the dragon. Ancient Chinese believe that the markings on the forehead of tigers resemble the Chinese character for "Wang", or King. In Imperial China, where the dragon is the insignia of the emperors, the tiger is the military emblem of the highest supreme commanders of the army symbolizing fearlessness and victory. The Tiger also represents earth, while the dragon represents Heaven. The powerful and stealth prowess of the Tiger inspire the martial art movements of many Kung-Fu masters.
The Sign of the Tiger
Courageous, active, and self-assured. Optimistic, passionate and independent. Rebellious, dynamic, and unpredictable. Quick tempered but considerate. Affectionate but careless. The Tiger is a natural born leader and symbolizes power, passion and daring.
People born in the Year of the Tiger are generally well liked because of their charming personalities. Often, failing at a given task or being unproductive in his personal or professional life can cause a Tiger to experience a deep depression. Criticism from loved ones can also generate this type of Tiger reaction.
Tigers are fond of competitions. They simply cannot pass up a challenge. They may appear cool and are unpredictable, and it would be unwise to underestimate their reactions. Natural leaders, they have a strong sense of their own dignity. They are intelligent, alert, and farsighted. Good strategists and tacticians, they often have a hidden agenda. As long as they do not risk their luck too often, and keep their restless nature under control, they will enjoy success and happiness.
People born in the Year of the Tiger are straightforward and uninhibited in nature. They will never give up no matter how frustrated they may become. But, they are also full of suspicion and sometimes will take hasty action.
They must be aware of how they react to and are affected by the consequences of their tempers. They should take it a little easier and learn to pace themselves to keep active longer and to prevent early burnout. They are blessed with flexibility and often recover quickly from illness or pain.
Some people born in the Year of the Tiger are gentle and full of sympathy. They are kind, love babies and anything that arouses their imagination. Others can be stubborn and selfish. Generally speaking, people born in the Year of the Tiger are fond of playing, and full of enthusiasm and sentiment. Some are mercurial. They can laugh happily one moment, and cry the next. They will be optimistic, but at the next they will lose their heart totally.
People born in the Year of the Tiger take pride in being different than others, and generally illustrate their originality best in their homes. Their homes are usually filled with exotic treasures. They are fast learners, need challenge and often work alone. Some tend to change careers more often because they get bored easily. They are natural born leaders and perform best if working towards positions of power and influence. They like to spend money, and also to share it. They can be quite impulsive spenders because they know they can always make more.
It is interesting that their two main features are rashness and hesitation, a pair of contradictions. If they know how to relax and do things according to the situation, they can become quite successful.
chinese Pakua
It is a concept of relativity between two elements of a whole.
Nothing in this concept is absolute. Not only is something Yin in comparison to something else
which is Yang, but everything Yin contains a little bit of Yang and vice versa.
Nothing in our life is totally Yin nor totally Yang, and even something Yin in its majority is so only in
comparison to something else that is Yang; in comparison to something else that is Yin it will be considered Yang.
This concept is also very subjective. Something Yin in one person's set of values or judgment
might be Yang in someone else's.
The example that comes to mind is the business man that misses his flight, and is about to loose the biggest deal of his life.
It is a terribly Yin moment for him. Nothing can be worse for him right there and then.
While waiting for the next flight, he meets someone who helps him close a massive deal.
What seemed to have been a Yin moment turned out to be a yang moment... Who could have known that.
In our life we encounter many such circumstances which can be deemed Yin or Yang
depending on the perspective from which we observe these events.
Being able to view both the Yin and Yang sides of things surrounding us helps us lead a life of harmony.
A thorough understanding of the Yin Yang concept is essential to the study of any Chinese knowledge
The Eight Changes
Another fundamental concepts of Chinese philosophy is the theory of the Eight Changes.
The Eight Changes are the basis of the original Chinese knowledge. The I-Ching,
the most ancient book of Chinese knowledge, uses this concept as a starting point in to
its multiplication and formation of the 64 Hexagrams.
The study of the Eight Changes gives us an understanding of events and people
we encounter in our daily life. It helps us look in to our past, understand it, and therefore
helps us guide ourselves into the future.
The popular saying "those who forget their past are bound to repeat their mistakes in the future"
is a clear summary of how the knowledge of the Eight Changes helps us navigate our future.
Used as a system of classification of our ever-changing surroundings, the Eight Changes clarifies our
understanding of the universe and its influences on our daily lives.
The Eight Changes are the basis of the original Chinese knowledge. The I-Ching,
the most ancient book of Chinese knowledge, uses this concept as a starting point in to
its multiplication and formation of the 64 Hexagrams.
The study of the Eight Changes gives us an understanding of events and people
we encounter in our daily life. It helps us look in to our past, understand it, and therefore
helps us guide ourselves into the future.
The popular saying "those who forget their past are bound to repeat their mistakes in the future"
is a clear summary of how the knowledge of the Eight Changes helps us navigate our future.
Used as a system of classification of our ever-changing surroundings, the Eight Changes clarifies our
understanding of the universe and its influences on our daily lives.
The Trigrams are a series of combinations of three lines. Some of the lines are Yin (broken) lines and Yang (solid) lines.
The above eight combinations are all of the possible combinations (in threes) of two different lines..
There are many arrangements of the Trigrams. The one featured here is one that
puts emphasis on the family structure, an all important concept in Pa-Kua teachings.
The influences of the family play a major role in the shaping of an individuals behavior.
Sometimes, a study of the family illuminates many details of a person's characteristics and behavior,
thus shedding lights on his future.
In the Pa-Kua School an active involvement of the whole family in the studies is strongly encouraged.
The reason three lines are used for the formation of the Trigrams, as opposed to two lines or
perhaps even four, relates to another all important concept in Chinese philosophy.
The above eight combinations are all of the possible combinations (in threes) of two different lines..
There are many arrangements of the Trigrams. The one featured here is one that
puts emphasis on the family structure, an all important concept in Pa-Kua teachings.
The influences of the family play a major role in the shaping of an individuals behavior.
Sometimes, a study of the family illuminates many details of a person's characteristics and behavior,
thus shedding lights on his future.
In the Pa-Kua School an active involvement of the whole family in the studies is strongly encouraged.
The reason three lines are used for the formation of the Trigrams, as opposed to two lines or
perhaps even four, relates to another all important concept in Chinese philosophy.
WhiTe Gold?
Created by combing gold with at least one other white metal, white gold is an alloy that is considered to be both attractive and durable. The qualities of white gold make the substance ideal for a number of uses, especially in the creation of jewelry for both men and women. Here is some background on the creation of various grades of white gold, as well as a couple of examples of how white gold is used.
Just as with gold or silver, karats is the means of accurately measuring or grading a particular gold alloy that will be sold as white gold. The determination of the number of karats has a lot to do with what type of white metal is used in the mix. For example, white gold that contains measured amounts of silver or palladium will classify with a higher amount of carats. The presence in nickel helps to give white gold durability but can also lead to a slightly lower designation of karats
hurm....one day it will be mine for her =)
Quotes of The Day
Imagine life where the whole world was united in peace, where only
the disasters of the earth were our conflict -our united conflict.
Here are three quotes on world peace...
"Peace, like charity, begins at home."
-Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Peace is the beauty of life. It is sunshine. It is the smile
of a child, the love of a mother, the joy of a father, the
togetherness of a family. It is the advancement of man, the victory
of a just cause, the triumph of truth. Peace is all of these
and more and more."
-Menachem Begin
"The structure of world peace cannot be the work of one man or one
party or one nation. It must be a peace which rests on the
cooperative effort of the whole world."
-Franklin D. Roosevelt
the disasters of the earth were our conflict -our united conflict.
Here are three quotes on world peace...
"Peace, like charity, begins at home."
-Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Peace is the beauty of life. It is sunshine. It is the smile
of a child, the love of a mother, the joy of a father, the
togetherness of a family. It is the advancement of man, the victory
of a just cause, the triumph of truth. Peace is all of these
and more and more."
-Menachem Begin
"The structure of world peace cannot be the work of one man or one
party or one nation. It must be a peace which rests on the
cooperative effort of the whole world."
-Franklin D. Roosevelt
Quotes of The Day
Imagine life where the whole world was united in peace, where only
the disasters of the earth were our conflict -our united conflict.
Here are three quotes on world peace...
"Peace, like charity, begins at home."
-Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Peace is the beauty of life. It is sunshine. It is the smile
of a child, the love of a mother, the joy of a father, the
togetherness of a family. It is the advancement of man, the victory
of a just cause, the triumph of truth. Peace is all of these
and more and more."
-Menachem Begin
"The structure of world peace cannot be the work of one man or one
party or one nation. It must be a peace which rests on the
cooperative effort of the whole world."
-Franklin D. Roosevelt
the disasters of the earth were our conflict -our united conflict.
Here are three quotes on world peace...
"Peace, like charity, begins at home."
-Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Peace is the beauty of life. It is sunshine. It is the smile
of a child, the love of a mother, the joy of a father, the
togetherness of a family. It is the advancement of man, the victory
of a just cause, the triumph of truth. Peace is all of these
and more and more."
-Menachem Begin
"The structure of world peace cannot be the work of one man or one
party or one nation. It must be a peace which rests on the
cooperative effort of the whole world."
-Franklin D. Roosevelt
A Guitar
The guitar is an ancient and noble instrument, whose history can be traced back over 4000 years. Many theories have been advanced about the instrument's ancestry. It has often been claimed that the guitar is a development of the lute, or even of the ancient Greek kithara. Research done by Dr. Michael Kasha in the 1960's showed these claims to be without merit. He showed that the lute is a result of a separate line of development, sharing common ancestors with the guitar, but having had no influence on its evolution. The influence in the opposite direction is undeniable, however - the guitar's immediate forefathers were a major influence on the development of the fretted lute from the fretless oud which the Moors brought with them to to Spain.
The sole "evidence" for the kithara theory is the similarity between the greek word "kithara" and the Spanish word "quitarra". It is hard to imagine how the guitar could have evolved from the kithara, which was a completely different type of instrument - namely a square-framed lap harp, or "lyre". It would also be passing strange if a square-framed seven-string lap harp had given its name to the early Spanish 4-string "quitarra". Dr. Kasha turns the question around and asks where the Greeks got the name "kithara", and points out that the earliest Greek kitharas had only 4 strings when they were introduced from abroad. He surmises that the Greeks hellenified the old Persian name for a 4-stringed instrument, "chartar.
The Ancestors
The earliest stringed instruments known to archaeologists are bowl harps and tanburs. Since prehistory people have made bowl harps using tortoise shells and calabashes as resonators, with a bent stick for a neck and one or more gut or silk strings. The world's museums contain many such "harps" from the ancient Sumerian, Babylonian, and Egyptian civilisations. Around 2500 - 2000 CE more advanced harps, such as the opulently carved 11-stringed instrument with gold decoration found in Queen Shub-Ad's tomb, started to appear.
A tanbur is defined as "a long-necked stringed instrument with a small egg- or pear-shaped body, with an arched or round back, usually with a soundboard of wood or hide, and a long, straight neck". The tanbur probably developed from the bowl harp as the neck was straightened out to allow the string/s to be pressed down to create more notes. Tomb paintings and stone carvings in Egypt testify to the fact that harps and tanburs (together with flutes and percussion instruments) were being played in ensemble 3500 - 4000 years ago.
Archaeologists have also found many similar relics in the ruins of the ancient Persian and Mesopotamian cultures. Many of these instruments have survived into modern times in almost unchanged form, as witness the folk instruments of the region like the Turkish saz, Balkan tamburitsa, Iranian setar, Afghan panchtar and Greek bouzouki.
The Guitar
The name "guitar" comes from the ancient Sanskrit word for "string" -"tar". (This is the language from which the languages of central Asia and northern India developed.) Many stringed folk instruments exist in Central Asia to this day which have been used in almost unchanged form for several thousand years, as shown by archeological finds in the area. Many have names that end in "tar", with a prefix indicating the number of strings:
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