Bridge Over Trouble Water

Few days ago I took a lesson to play some hormonics in playing guitar from my neighbour. He is good with guitar and serious in playing the string eventhough he not try to be artist or at least composer. By profession he is doctorate lecturer and teaches biodiversity in UKM.

The first lesson he taught me is how to tune the guitar right even with the aid of electronic chord frequency detector. I found the tools very helpful and I plan to get one......... One day la because the tools is quite expensive. Apparently the knot of the string isn't right and he said I could not do anything much and he suggested to me to change the string. He proposed some name but the cost is to expensive so I decided to get Martin String instead. It goes with my guitar, RM 30 string with RM320 Yamaha Guitar.

He used Gordin (baca Gordan since it was hand crafted from Canada) jumbo box guitar which cost him RM 1700......... after discount it merely RM1500 (baca cuma RM1500 aje). And the string cost him another RM 60. Its expensive knowing that it is just his hobby of playing the guitar. Well If people could buy golf club for RM 3000 a set and that RM 1500 guitar propobly justifies his hobby....... well, I reckon la kan.

So on Saturday I went to Yamaha Alamanda and get those string so that he could tune the guitar right and the string tension would not change easiliy because of poor string knot. Saturday night after he tuned the guitar we played some songs. We played Bryan Adams to Poison, From Search to Ramli Sarip and the most interesting part is, well it just only he, played most of P. Ramlees' song.

I don't really get why the heck he wanted to show me why playing P. Ramlee songs is so important. Why most of the P. Ramlee songs sound still good to our ears even after 45 years. I came to know that Azizah was P. Ramlee 1st song and he composed that song when he was just 18 yrs old. That is what the book says. I am pretty amazed.

Most of P. Ramlee songs was so harmonic that the chord fill every emotion of the composer or the singer. That is why most of his song has became master piece. The sound of the string is so mellowed that touch every soul. The flat chord and the seventh chord goes with emotion that P. Ramlee wanted to share with the people. Before this I could not manage to care the harmonic and now I am starting to appreciate it even more.

I told the Dr. that I am not really used to play flat and seventh chord and I found it hard to change between chord fast for most of P. Ramlee song. He said not to worry because the chord normally goes with the sound of the singer and how they can transpose the melody of the music to the emotion that can touch the soul of the people.

So he recommended to me to listen to (Paul) Simon and (Art) Garfunkel. He played the The Sound of Silence and Mrs. Robinson. He is true that S&G used a simple chord that synergized the low pitch and high pithch very sweetly that made their song a master piece. He gave me one "ASSIGNMENT" to look for Bridge Over Trouble Water.

So I did, yesterday I asked Arc to download the song and I listened the song from Youtube(Lagu dalam Youtube). I turn to chordie and get the chord of the song. He is true again as I read the comment from other listener that this is master class song write by simon and compose by garfunkel. Further more what made the song so emotionally attached to me is that its remind me to Joe Perantau @ Bangla. If ever we could help him when in needs.

So friends, here goes the lyrics:


Bridge Over Troubled Water
Paul Simon
When you're weary, feeling small,
When tears are in your eyes, I'll dry them all.
I'm on your side, oh, when times get rough,
And friends just can't be found,

Like a bridge over troubled water, I will lay me down,
Like a bridge over troubled water, I will lay me down.

When you're down and out, when you're on the street,
When evening falls so hard, I will comfort you.
I'll take your part, oh, when darkness comes,
And pain is all around,

Like a bridge over troubled water, I will lay me down,
Like a bridge over troubled water, I will lay me down.

Sail on silver girl, sail on by,
Your time has come to shine, all your dreams are on their way.
See how they shine, oh, if you need a friend,
I'm sailing right behind,
Like a bridge over troubled water, I will ease your mind,
Like a bridge over troubled water, I will ease your mind.

Amacam Bobby, lets play this song.

Dream (Mimpi bukan Angan)

Arc had a dream. A dream that I believe most of you don't want it to be happened. A dream that would spoil any joy that we have taste before. A dream that makes the merry of get together vanish.

A couple of night ago Arc dreamt that our living hall is full of kayu jati furnitures. They fill every corner of the house, taking all the space we had in our living room. In her dream, when she woke up from sleep she was surprised as her mum was lying on the settee made of kayu jati, filled our living room. Telling her that her brother had send them those furniture.

And in her dream she said, how am I gonna make gath again if all this stuff fill our living room.

Huh ................... Arc and her dream

Switch Job and Gala Night Dinner

Its been a while I missing from Joe's tag and my blog. I am kind of busy at this moment. Busy to get new job hehehehehehehe. I have been busy updating my online resume in JobsDB and Jobstreet. And now I am preparing resumes for Oil and Gas Company. Last Friday I went to Oil and Gas Exhibition in KLCC and I noticed some major companies in O&G needs Environmental Consultant/Exec or Health, Safety and Environmental Engineers/Managers.

Hopefully They can give me chance to introduce myself to them and offer them my knowledge and experience to them.

Why I want to switch job? Tough question if this is posed by the interviewer. So what would be the best answer then? Hmmmmmm ........ tough huh. OK, to be frankly I know the pay from O&G always lucrative compare to what I am recieving right now. But I just cannot give that answer right. They will think that I just after money, eventhough the fact that it is true.

I have longing to be working with O&G company ever since Arc work with O&G vendors. That is one from the many reasons why I took Environmental Engineering for my Master. I could have took MBA or Master Science in Electronic if I really want to stay in M*m** but I reckon I had enough here. I want to make new endeavour, a new air to breath and live. After all I care too much with my environment that I do not want the industries to jeopardize them. And normally O&G and petrochemical plant always associated with environment problem........... Can I give this as my reason to swith job ..........huh what ever la budak.

Enough la pasal tukar keje. Just pray for me that I'll get what i wish for. Nanti karang aku belanja ayam golek if I get the job hehehehehehe.

Early June, for the very first time, my company held a Gala Night Dinner. I tell you, for the very first time after almost 20 years in operation. Even Datuk Seri JJ also surprise that we had not had appreciation night all this while. Ehhh boleh ke aku jadikan reason utk swith job hahahahahaha. So the theme for that night is Red and Glitter. The dinner was held at Mandarin Hotel and the main artist that night was Amy Mastura. Amy Mastura is one of my favourite artist (Other than Sheila Majid and ooopppsss sorry Ella....... CT Nurhaliza sorry memang tak pernah minat langsung). Hehehehehehehe, look at my picture, red and glitters. I just try to be sport. I bought the butterfly and flower at Suria KLCC. It look nice and match the red colour. I thought it wasn't mee that night. But heiiiiii, its the record record, the first time we had Gala Night Dinner so I tell to myself come be sport and enjoy the dinner. I had a good gala night dinner that night.

There are 60 lucky draws that night. When I picked the ticket from the HR, I pick the number that all the chinese think is ONG, # 00393 tapi hampeh. I dont get anything but I am happy that some of my technicians get handphone and flat screen TV as well as Parkson vouchers. I am happy for them.

The odd or chances to get the prize is high but I am not lucky enough to get anything. Dapat beg galas sebagai Door Gift pun I am more than happy.

Amy Mastura memang la cun. tengok la sendiri antara gambar gambarnya dibawah: