the observatory

In the 18th and 19th century, as new technologies and social formations changed the world, let me thank Joseph Addison and Edmund Burke who were largely responsible for transforming the sublime concept – the field of sublime comprised the elements of majestic , awe inspiring and literally over powering : it spoke the language of excess to suggest realms beyond human articulations and comprehension . When the telescope was invented – this beautiful machine provides images beyond our own and the field of astronomy provides a new ground for exploring the language of the sublime. sublime, a fav topic by the Romanticist....Wanderer above the sea of fog, 1818 by Caspar David Friedich Put yourself in the shoes where you are a 19th century farmer who deals with cows and your wife all the time and take a peek to the telescope you are bound to hear colorful words and gasps… "Holy Cow.....is that the sun?" If any religious zealots around, definitely they will deem

me surrounded with alot of winners here Questions    Alot of people esp friends asked me " Andy, how the hell you end up being a "lecturer?".......I simply replied " I don't know and i have no idea"..... In life you don't know what is going to happened tomorrow. My friend said " kesian Pak Mail and Piya....takder orang nak layan"........( for your information Ismail Zain and Redza Piyadasa is an educationist first then only a writer and finally a practising artist ). God bless their generous soul  as they are wise and experienced. Both of em still educates us with their extensive body of work.When my pal said that, i was worried and thinking....."are we going to be like them in the future where people don't understand what we are talking about?" Socrates killed himself rather than face the stupidity around him man...............(google why he drank the hemlock ) "Academic" Being an &qu

Everyone loves a winner, not loser. Trust me, not everyone loves being a LOSER. Yours truly here like to stress the importance of being a loser first then a winner. Its better than vice versa. Macam cerita Hindustan… Hero kalah dulu ….. Flashback to 1999 In the past, i hate to be a loser. When i lost - i will spend a lot of time figuring out how the hell the winner got to be winner, scan thru the juries, dissect the winning work and yes being a sore loser. That is why I support Mourinho when he poked the eyes of Barcelona’s assistant coach. .........like this I got addicted of winning back in 1999, when one of my pal ( Nizam a.k.a Peter Pan – he does look like one albeit much older and constantly scheming ) chooses me and Mamu, Adik Haji, Mezol and yes Nawi to act for his theater play. The “initial plan” is helping him ONLY for his final project. When we agreed, we didn’t know that we signed up with a devil. ( No contract and only verbal agreement ). So i