Friday, 24 March 2017

July 16, 2016, A Day Which Will Live In Infamy

The very first time your cat, or one of your cats, go missing, it's like the end of the world, a day of nightmarish proportions, a day of inconsolable grief and mourning.

By the time the twentieth cat goes missing, however much it's loved and cherished, it's like another day at the office, a day of emotional numbness, an uneventful day.

That seems to be the case with you, Jack, on this third day of your disappearance, which although was not the first time you've gone missing, was the first time you've gone missing for this long.

Where were you really, Jack? Lying dead in a drain somewhere, hit by a car as you went about on your daily walkabout ? Killed by a dog that crept up silently behind you as you went about your way? Mating with some female cat in some distant part of the neighborhood ? Fighting with some male cat whose territory you intruded upon? Where were you really, Jack?

You are the last surviving member of the clan, Jack, the bloodline ends with you.  If you die, family lineage dies with you. Bill was an adopted stray someone dumped in the back lane behind as a baby. Bill was picked up from the street. You were born here. Don't you see, Jack? You can't be dead. You can't die. Or maybe you can, Jack, maybe you can, if you have a son or daughter somewhere as a result of previous mating encounters in the past.


So, go ahead and die, Jack, go ahead and be dead somewhere. My feelings don't matter, they never did, they never will. After all, what am I but a mere footnote on a page of recorded history.

Wednesday, 29 June 2016

My First Poem In French / Russian / Chinese / Hindustani / Arabic / Japanese / Malay / Swahili / Etc. (In Collaboration With Google Translate)

(English)

It is not so much the creative spark
That plants the seed of imagination
In such an endeavor as this
Than it is the baby that comes out crying
From the womb of boredom
After first getting spanked on its bottom, of course.

"Waaaah!…Waaaaah!…Waaaaah!...":
Those are its very first words
Spoken upon entering the world
In baby talk, of course,
Followed by, "Ma-ma…
Pa-pa…
Dog…
Cat…
School…
Girlfriend / Boyfriend…
Car…
College…
Job…
Marriage…
Babies...
Diabetes…
Migraine...
Hospital...
Etc., Etc., Etc.,"
In accordance with the stages of its growth
And accompanying circumstances
From childhood to adulthood
Or, in other words,
Its destiny.



(French)

Il est pas tellement l'étincelle créatrice
Que les plantes de la graine de l'imagination
Dans une telle entreprise, car cela
Puis il est le bébé qui vient à pleurer
Du sein de l'ennui
Après la première fessée sur son fond, bien sûr.

"Waaaaah!...Waaaaah!...Waaaaah!...":
Ce sont ses premiers mots
Parlée en entrant dans le monde
Dans le langage de bébé, bien sûr,
Suivi par "Ma-ma ...
Papa…
Chien…
Chat…
École…
Petite amie petit ami…
Voiture…
Université…
Emploi…
Mariage…
Bébés...
Diabète…
Migraine...
Hôpital...
Etc., etc., etc., "
Conformément aux étapes de croissance
Et les circonstances d'accompagnement
De l'enfance à l'âge adulte
Ou, en d'autres termes,
Il est le destin.



(Russian)

Это не столько творческая искра
Что растения семена воображения
В таких усилий, как это
Чем это ребенок, который приходит в слезах
Из лона скуки
После первого получения шлепали на его дне, конечно.

"Waaaaah!...Waaaaah!...Waaaaah! ...":
Это его первые слова
Говорят при входе в мир
В детской речи, конечно же,
Вслед за "Ма-ма ...
Папа…
Собака…
Кот…
Школа…
Девушка парень…
Автомобиль…
Колледж ...
Работа ...
Брак, создание семьи…
Детям ...
Диабет…
Мигрень ...
Больница ...
И т.д., и т.д., и т.д., "
В соответствии с этапами его роста
И сопутствующие обстоятельства
От детства к взрослой жизни
Или, другими словами,
Это судьба.



(Chinese)

這是沒有這麼多的創意火花
植物想像的種子
在這樣的努力,因為這
由於它是出來哭鬧寶寶
從無聊的子宮
第一後得到打屁股在其底部,當然。

“Waaaaah!...Waaaaah!...Waaaaah!...”:
這些都是它的第一個字
在進入世界口語
在寶寶說話,當然,
其次,“馬伊 - 馬伊...
PA-PA...
狗…
貓…
學校…
女朋友/男朋友...
汽車…
學院…
工作…
婚姻…
嬰兒...
糖尿病…
偏頭痛...
醫院...
等等,等等,等等。“
根據其生長的不同階段
和陪同的情況下
從童年到成年
或者,換句話說,
這是命運。



(Hindustani)

यह इतना रचनात्मक चिंगारी नहीं है
यही कारण है कि कल्पना के बीज पौधों
इस के रूप में इस तरह के एक प्रयास में
की तुलना में यह बच्चे के रोने कि बाहर आता है
बोरियत के गर्भ से
पहले के बाद जाहिर है, इसके तल पर spanked हो रही है।


"Waaaaah!...Waaaaah!...Waaaaah!...":
उन अपने पहले ही शब्द हैं
दुनिया में प्रवेश करने पर बोलचाल
बच्चे को बात में, ज़ाहिर है,
के द्वारा, "मा-मा के बाद ...
पा-पा ...
कुत्ता…
बिल्ली…
स्कूल…
प्रेमिका प्रेमी…
गाड़ी…
कॉलेज ...
काम…
शादी…
शिशुओं ...
मधुमेह…
माइग्रेन ...
अस्पताल...
आदि, आदि, आदि, "
इसके विकास के चरणों के अनुसार
और साथ परिस्थितियों
बचपन से वयस्कता के लिए
या दूसरे शब्दों में,
यह किस्मत है।



(Arabic)

ليس كثيرا حتى الشرارة الإبداعية
أن يزرع بذرة الخيال
في مثل هذا المسعى لأن هذا
من هو الطفل الذي يخرج البكاء
من رحم الملل
بعد أول الحصول يضرب على القاع، بطبيعة الحال.

"Waaaah ... Waaaaah ... Waaaaah ...!!!"
تلك هي أول كلماتها
تحدث عند دخول العالم
في حديث الطفل، وبطبيعة الحال،
تلاه سهم "ما ال ...
الشعب والسلطة الفلسطينية ...
الكلب
قط
مدرسة
صديقة / صديقها ...
سيارة
كلية
وظيفة
زواج
أطفال...
داء السكري
داء الشقيقة...
مستشفى...
الخ، الخ، الخ، "
وفقا لمراحل نموها
والظروف المصاحبة
من مرحلة الطفولة إلى مرحلة البلوغ
أو بعبارة أخرى،
انه القدر.



(Japanese)

それはそんなに創造火花ではありません
それは想像力の種を植え
このような試みで
比它散發出來哭鬧寶寶
退屈の胎内から
最初の後、もちろん、その底部に酔っぱらったばかり。

"Waaaaah!...Waaaaah!...Waaaaah!...":
これらは、非常に最初の言葉です
世界に入ると音声
赤ちゃんの講演では、当然のことながら、
、「マ・マが続きます...
パパ…
犬…
ネコ…
学校…
ガールフレンド/ボーイフレンド...
車…
カレッジ…
ジョブ…
結婚…
赤ちゃん...
糖尿病...
片頭痛...
病院...
等、等、等、"
その成長の段階に応じて、
および添付の状況
子供の頃からすると、成体まで
または、言い換えると、
それは運命です。



(Malay)

Ia tidak begitu banyak percikan kreatif
Yang menanam benih imaginasi
Dalam apa-apa usaha kerana ini
Daripada bayi yang keluar menangis
Dari rahim kebosanan
Selepas pertama kali ditampar pada bahagian bawah, sudah tentu.

"Waaaaah!...Waaaaah!...Waaaaah!...":
Mereka adalah kata-kata yang pertama
Digunakan apabila memasuki dunia
Dalam ceramah bayi, sudah tentu,
Diikuti oleh: "Ma-ma ...
Pa-pa ...
Anging...
Kucing...
Sekolah ...
Girlfriend / Boyfriend ...
Kereta ...
Kolej ...
Kerja ...
Perkahwinan ...
Bayi ...
Kencing Manis...
Migrain ...
Hospital ...
Lain-lain, dan lain-lain, dan lain-lain, "
Selaras dengan peringkat pertumbuhannya
Dan keadaan yang disertakan
Dari zaman kanak-kanak ke alam dewasa
Atau, dalam erti kata lain,
Ia adalah takdir.



(Swahili)

Ni si sana cheche ubunifu
Kwamba mimea mbegu ya mawazo
Katika jitihada kama huu
Kuliko ilivyo mtoto kwamba hutoka nje kilio
Kutoka tumbo la boredom
Baada ya kwanza getting spanked juu ya chini yake, bila shaka.

"Waaaaah!...Waaaaah!...Waaaaah!...":
Hayo ni maneno yake ya kwanza sana
Amesema juu ya kuingia dunia
Katika majadiliano mtoto, bila shaka,
Ikifuatiwa na, "Ma-ma ...
Pa-pa ...
Mbwa ...
Cat ...
Shule ...
Girlfriend / Boyfriend ...
Gari ...
Chuo ...
Job ...
Ndoa ...
Watoto ...
Kisukari ...
Migraine ...
Hospital ...
Nk, nk, nk, "
Kwa mujibu wa hatua ya ukuaji wake
Na hali iliyopo hapa
Tangu utoto kwa watu wazima
Au, kwa maneno mengine,
Ni hatima.



(Hebrew)

זה לא כל כך הרבה הניצוץ היצירתי
זה שותל את זרע דמיון
במאמץ כגון זה
ממה שהוא התינוק שיוצא בוכים
מרחמה של שעמום
אחרי הראשון מקבל מכות על הישבן שלה, כמובן.

"Waaaaah!...Waaaaah!...Waaaaah!...":
אלו המילים מאוד שלה ראשונות
מדובר כשתינוק
בשפת תינוקות, כמובן,
ואחריו, "מא-מא ...
אַבָּא
כֶּלֶב
חתול
בית ספר
חברה / חבר ...
אוטו
מִכלָלָה
עבודה
נישואים
תינוקות ...
סוכרת
מִיגרֶנָה...
בית חולים...
וכו 'וכו' וכו ' ",
בהתאם לשלבי הצמיחה שלה
ונסיבות מצורפות
מילדות לבגרות
או, במילים אחרות,
זהו גורל.



(Etc.)








Sunday, 8 November 2015

Cats Versus Dogs: Eating Habits

Cats, after consuming the third of three solid meals consumed throughout the course of a day are usually done with eating for the rest of it, no matter how appetizing or tantalizing the food placed in front of them.
Dogs, on the other hand,...

Thursday, 6 August 2015

In Defense Of Big Game Hunters

You kill a predator, say, a lion, you save the countless prey animals it would otherwise have killed and eaten in its lifetime. You kill a prey animal, say, an elk or a buffalo, you save it from being eventually killed and eaten. Leave big game hunters alone. They're doing prey animals a big favor. I think.


Thursday, 5 February 2015

Lawlessness : The Result Of Parental Failure

Parents fail as parents when they fail to teach their children it is not okay to turn public roads in residential areas into makeshift badminton courts, soccer pitches or children's playgrounds, public roads with traffic flowing through them even up till late at night.
When that happens, their children grow up and in turn impart the same values, or the lack of, to their own children which is repeated from generation to generation.
Which is why everybody does as he pleases when someone gets married or dies - block off public roads in residential areas with makeshift canopied banquet halls for wedding guests or reception halls for funeral guests. Are there no public halls for wedding receptions or funeral parlors for funerals in town? Of course there are. So why aren't they being utilized instead?
Simple. Because that's what parents teach their children to do from an early age onwards where public roads in residential areas are concerned - to do as they pleased like they bloody well owned them.
I'm referring of course to incidents as mentioned above that happens here in Malaysia and probably in the whole of South-East Asia as well. I'm bloody well certain such 'lawlessness' does not occur in the more civilized western countries of the world, Australia and New Zealand included, but if it does happen over there, I'm bloody well certain you'd need a permit from the local authorities for it. On second thoughts, I'm willing to bet Lee Kuan Yew's Singapore would not tolerate such nonsense either.


Sunday, 11 January 2015

For Whom Do The Bells Really Toll?

We mourn our losses,
Crying for the dead,
Foolishly I might add,
For they are in a better place than us,
A place without human suffering or worries of any sort,
Which makes me wonder,
Shouldn't we be envious instead?

Sunday, 4 January 2015

The Mathematics Of Addiction And Its Cure

Addiction occurs when addictive substances such as alcohol, nicotine, caffeine and so on are absorbed into the bloodstream of the addict concerned, thus leading to the assumption that flushing out the tainted blood by means of a  total blood transfusion, or whatever such a medical procedure was called, ought to cure the addict concerned of his addiction instantaneously.