I have been feeling really busy lately, but if you ask me what I am busying, I would have answer you that I don't know. Really, I felt busy, look busy, but actually I don't really know where all my time were spends.
I have been very much lacking behind on my music theory home work, my project, and all other stuff. I have not been involved in anything that really take up all my time, don't I. Then? Where have all my time been missing?
I suspect someone must be stealling my time from me. And as a matter of fact, I also know his name, we used to be very close, he was my very close friend. What I have today, I owe everything to him. Though when I thought I can finally break away from him, he is back. Always lurking behind me, watching me closely, waiting for his opportunity to steal my time. Silently he came, silently he disappear. Without a trace. The only evidence of his criminal, was the missing time.
He name is Procrastination, the thief of time.
How can I get rid of him, oh God, please help me!!
"Our worst enemy, is the one closest to ourselves, ourself."
-- ekoay, in the depth of despair, 2005.
Thursday, October 13, 2005
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
Friends
Can you believe he is Jay Chow?This guy is the best friend I have since secondary school. Of course those old pal from the good old days are still there and deep in my heart and I treasure them very very much.
Anyway, his name is really Jay Chow, thou not to confused with the taiwanese Jay Chow. But, definitely, this Jay Chow is better man than that Jay Chow!
He is single and still available. Any one interested in meeting him in person, can drop me a line, and i can arrange the meeting.. hahahaha... just joking.
Thats what friends are for.
Cheers mate!
Under the sea
Wah, sharks!!Opps, I have beeen missing from blogging action for err...... 1 month plus a little bit... hehe. Anyway I am back in action.
First, some photos to share, these are some of the photos taken from the latest attraction in KL, the Aquaria KLCC. Not the KLCC but KL Convention Center. Well, the place, as you would have guessed, not very big. Yet, the exibits were.... well good, thou not much marine species on display, but the place is quite well design and very informative. I would say that, they should breed more species instead of having 2-3 sharks as the main attraction. Anyway, congratulations on a job well done and keep up the good work!
And thats that.
La Mer
La mer qu'on voit danser le long des golfes clairs
A des reflets d'argent, la mer
Des reflets changeants sous la pluie
La mer au ciel d'été confond ses blancs moutons
Avec les anges si purs, la mer
Bergère d'azur infinie
Voyez près des étangs ces grands roseaux mouillés
Voyez ces oiseaux blancs et ces maisons rouillées
La mer les a bercés le long des golfes clairs
Et d'une chanson d'amour, la mer
A bercé mon coeur pour la vie
-- Cherles Trenet, Albert Lasry
Saturday, July 30, 2005
Music or noise?
"Music has to be the spark that lights up the fire in human spirit."
-- Ludwig van Beethoven.
Right, I have been learning to play the violin from a music school in Selangor, and every year they will organize a sort of an annual concert. Last year I was very lucky to be able to join their orchestra, and to perform in their annual concert.
This orchestra is initiated by one of the teacher, she even volunteered to guide and conduct the orchestra. And mind you, she VOLUNTEERED, meaning she was not paid for all the trouble.
The concert last year was a huge success, and every one was happy with the orchestra, especially the performers themselves. And of course, me!
Early this year, everyone was already anticipating the annual concert. Finally in May, the concert pieces were out. Every one was really excited about the pieces. And like last year, the rehearsal session was held once every fortnightly.
But unlike last year, the attendace was poor. Despite the poor attendace, every one still work very hard. Although we will never be perfect, but if we work harder, we can be almost perfect.
And because of the limited rehearsal session, some of us organised a group practice session every alternate rehearsal session. Making it a practice session every week.
Why do we do this? Was it only because we want to take advantage on the school just to get more practice session? No! Because we want to play better in the concert, because we do not want to disapoint the school and the teacher.
As of last week, I received a memo from the school, infact every performer received one, it is a memo requiring the performer to pay a tution fees of RM100 per person for joining the orchestra, and because the attendace was poor.
Tuition fees?? But the teacher wasn't pay a cent for that. Then was it for utilities charges then? But isn't RM100 too much for utilities charges?
Or is this just another business opportunity for the school?
I don't know. But all the sudden, the school seems like a filthy beggar that will do anything for money, instead of the advocates of music and arts.
I wonder how hurt the teacher would be when she heard the news.
RM100 may not seems to be very much, but money is not the concern.
It is about how the school treat you, how the school value you, and how the school appreciate the orchestra.
Do they started up this music school to teach music because the love of music and they enjoy sharing it with the others? Or, just because the students are a bunch of idiots that they can exploid to make more money?
If so, was what they preached, music or noise?
edited 30th June 2005
-- Ludwig van Beethoven.
Right, I have been learning to play the violin from a music school in Selangor, and every year they will organize a sort of an annual concert. Last year I was very lucky to be able to join their orchestra, and to perform in their annual concert.
This orchestra is initiated by one of the teacher, she even volunteered to guide and conduct the orchestra. And mind you, she VOLUNTEERED, meaning she was not paid for all the trouble.
The concert last year was a huge success, and every one was happy with the orchestra, especially the performers themselves. And of course, me!
Early this year, everyone was already anticipating the annual concert. Finally in May, the concert pieces were out. Every one was really excited about the pieces. And like last year, the rehearsal session was held once every fortnightly.
But unlike last year, the attendace was poor. Despite the poor attendace, every one still work very hard. Although we will never be perfect, but if we work harder, we can be almost perfect.
And because of the limited rehearsal session, some of us organised a group practice session every alternate rehearsal session. Making it a practice session every week.
Why do we do this? Was it only because we want to take advantage on the school just to get more practice session? No! Because we want to play better in the concert, because we do not want to disapoint the school and the teacher.
As of last week, I received a memo from the school, infact every performer received one, it is a memo requiring the performer to pay a tution fees of RM100 per person for joining the orchestra, and because the attendace was poor.
Tuition fees?? But the teacher wasn't pay a cent for that. Then was it for utilities charges then? But isn't RM100 too much for utilities charges?
Or is this just another business opportunity for the school?
I don't know. But all the sudden, the school seems like a filthy beggar that will do anything for money, instead of the advocates of music and arts.
I wonder how hurt the teacher would be when she heard the news.
RM100 may not seems to be very much, but money is not the concern.
It is about how the school treat you, how the school value you, and how the school appreciate the orchestra.
Do they started up this music school to teach music because the love of music and they enjoy sharing it with the others? Or, just because the students are a bunch of idiots that they can exploid to make more money?
If so, was what they preached, music or noise?
edited 30th June 2005
Friday, July 29, 2005
Earth Angel
Earth Angel, earth angel
Will you be mine?
My darling dear, love you all the time
I'm just a fool, A fool in love with you
Me and my angel in Penang
Came back from Penang on moday, literally escaping the monday blue. haha....
But this week was a good week for me. I felt more energetic and motivated to work after the short break in penang. It was a really physically and mentally refrehing.
My angel and I together with an "Ang mo" friend of mine and his fiance visited the old fort Cornwallis. Though I have visited this place plenty of time during my secondary school years, but this time it somehow felt different. Well ya, they have done a very good job on the building conservation, but I think it felt different because there was an angel by my side.
Earth Angel, earth angel
The one I adore
Love you forever, and evermore
I'm just a fool, A fool in love with you
-- Penguins
Will you be mine?
My darling dear, love you all the time
I'm just a fool, A fool in love with you
Me and my angel in Penang
Came back from Penang on moday, literally escaping the monday blue. haha....
But this week was a good week for me. I felt more energetic and motivated to work after the short break in penang. It was a really physically and mentally refrehing.
My angel and I together with an "Ang mo" friend of mine and his fiance visited the old fort Cornwallis. Though I have visited this place plenty of time during my secondary school years, but this time it somehow felt different. Well ya, they have done a very good job on the building conservation, but I think it felt different because there was an angel by my side.
Earth Angel, earth angel
The one I adore
Love you forever, and evermore
I'm just a fool, A fool in love with you
-- Penguins
Friday, July 22, 2005
Be it the truth or lies........
It has been all about "AP"s in the news lately.
"AP", or approved permit is a permit that will allow the holder to import cars into the country. It was also a tool for the government to help the bumiputra entrepeneurs to build up their empire. To help them get their shares in the chinese majorities' economy.
Recently, the ex-prime minister, Tun Tan sri Dr. Mahathir, claims that some of the AP holder are exploting the privilege, to escape the high taxes that imposed on imported cars, thus threatening the national car, Proton's, market shares.
In responding to Tun's claim, prime minister, Dato Badawi, also revealed that a few of the bumiputras are actually holding the majority of the APs. All this points to the Ministry of International Trades, and it raises doubts, in the procedure to approve the APs. Rumour even has it that cronism were involved.
The minister of international trades, Rafidah, denies involvement in the approval of the APs. And, ironicly, as of yesterday, another minister from the ministry of international trades admit that he was the one who is responsible for all approval of the APs and that minister Rafidah was unaware of any of this approval.
Well, even more irony thing is that, the APs was a supposingly bumiputras economy boosting program initiated during the time of prime minister Tun Tan Sri Dr. Mahathir.
Which is truth and which is lies, we will never know......
At the end of the day, the only one we needs to answer to, is ourself, our conscience.
"You can fool all of the people some of the time,
and some of the people all of the time,
but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time."
-- Abraham Lincoln.
"AP", or approved permit is a permit that will allow the holder to import cars into the country. It was also a tool for the government to help the bumiputra entrepeneurs to build up their empire. To help them get their shares in the chinese majorities' economy.
Recently, the ex-prime minister, Tun Tan sri Dr. Mahathir, claims that some of the AP holder are exploting the privilege, to escape the high taxes that imposed on imported cars, thus threatening the national car, Proton's, market shares.
In responding to Tun's claim, prime minister, Dato Badawi, also revealed that a few of the bumiputras are actually holding the majority of the APs. All this points to the Ministry of International Trades, and it raises doubts, in the procedure to approve the APs. Rumour even has it that cronism were involved.
The minister of international trades, Rafidah, denies involvement in the approval of the APs. And, ironicly, as of yesterday, another minister from the ministry of international trades admit that he was the one who is responsible for all approval of the APs and that minister Rafidah was unaware of any of this approval.
Well, even more irony thing is that, the APs was a supposingly bumiputras economy boosting program initiated during the time of prime minister Tun Tan Sri Dr. Mahathir.
Which is truth and which is lies, we will never know......
At the end of the day, the only one we needs to answer to, is ourself, our conscience.
"You can fool all of the people some of the time,
and some of the people all of the time,
but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time."
-- Abraham Lincoln.
Thursday, July 21, 2005
What do you want in life?
Got a link from a colleague of mine. It is about the speech of Steve Jobs and how he affected her life.
A truely good read.Very insipring.
Something we all need from time to time. A reminder, or perhaps a ring of bell to awaken our innerself.
YouthCurry
If you are looking for the full article of Steve Jobs' speech to Stanford University (June 12, 2005), you can get access to it from this site:
Stanford
another good one... very thought provoking indeed..
shanxank's guide 2 face the world
* Make sure to download it to your local machine.
"I know what I need to do. What about you?"
A truely good read.Very insipring.
Something we all need from time to time. A reminder, or perhaps a ring of bell to awaken our innerself.
YouthCurry
If you are looking for the full article of Steve Jobs' speech to Stanford University (June 12, 2005), you can get access to it from this site:
Stanford
another good one... very thought provoking indeed..
shanxank's guide 2 face the world
* Make sure to download it to your local machine.
"I know what I need to do. What about you?"
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
The symbol of patriotism.
"Patriotism is a feeling of love and devotion to one's own homeland."
--Wikipedia.
Negaraku
Negaraku, tanah tumpah-nya darah ku,
Rakyat hidup, bersatu dan maju.
......
--"Negaraku", The national anthem of Malaysia.
As promiss, the picture taken somewhere near my office.
How shameful. The symbol of our country, torned and ruined.
Hang not our national flag, if you do not value her. Buy not out national flag, just because you wanted to show your spirit of patriotism on the National day, and then let it rot after the event. It is sad to see our national flag scattered on the floor, like rubbish.
If you want to hang our national flag, treat her right. If you want to show your spirit of patriotism, do it right. Starts with the man in the mirror, and love your national flag, love your country.
If you cannot even do this, what is the use of singing the national anthem in the cinema?
By the way, how many of us can still remember the lyrics and truely appreciate it? How many of us know the official version of the national anthem?
"How to love our country, when the country is treating us like a 2nd grade citizens?" you ask.
Yes, this is a difficult question to answer.
The truth is, it is very conflicting. In one hand, our country is among the safest in the world, harmonious, multi-races united and politically stable. In the other hand, corruption, cronism and no races equality.
What has our country did for us, especially to the chinese???
"Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country."
--John F. Kennedy, President of the United States of America.
What have we done for our country, other than endless critism??
What have we done?
......
--Wikipedia.
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Negaraku
Negaraku, tanah tumpah-nya darah ku,
Rakyat hidup, bersatu dan maju.
......
--"Negaraku", The national anthem of Malaysia.
As promiss, the picture taken somewhere near my office.
How shameful. The symbol of our country, torned and ruined.
Hang not our national flag, if you do not value her. Buy not out national flag, just because you wanted to show your spirit of patriotism on the National day, and then let it rot after the event. It is sad to see our national flag scattered on the floor, like rubbish.
If you want to hang our national flag, treat her right. If you want to show your spirit of patriotism, do it right. Starts with the man in the mirror, and love your national flag, love your country.
If you cannot even do this, what is the use of singing the national anthem in the cinema?
By the way, how many of us can still remember the lyrics and truely appreciate it? How many of us know the official version of the national anthem?
"How to love our country, when the country is treating us like a 2nd grade citizens?" you ask.
Yes, this is a difficult question to answer.
The truth is, it is very conflicting. In one hand, our country is among the safest in the world, harmonious, multi-races united and politically stable. In the other hand, corruption, cronism and no races equality.
What has our country did for us, especially to the chinese???
"Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country."
--John F. Kennedy, President of the United States of America.
What have we done for our country, other than endless critism??
What have we done?
......
Wednesday, July 06, 2005
Why do we fall?
" Why do we fall, sir? So that we might better learn to pick ourselves up."
--Alfred Pennyworth, Batman Begins.
But what you would do? If you do not even realised that you are actually falling? In the world that relativity do not work (as einstein would have expected), there are no such thing as falling or flying... They are all the same. The distortion of falling is simply because of the benchmark you relate it to. Otherwise, you may even be flying now.
This is why success and failure is only inch apart. No, success and failure are one. Neither there are good nor evil.
This is something that the school, the society never teach... This is the greyish side the world. Part of the world that we seems to have forgotten or some of us choosed to ignore.
But of course, if you never learn to fall, you will not understand flying. Sounds confusing? Who told you life is easy.
Life is short. Live it.
"Why do we fall, sir?"
-- So that we know that we were standing. It is only cause and effect. It is only "karma".
You do not understand what I am trying to share? It is ok. I my self do not understand.
Perhaps next time. Perhaps......
C'est la vie, mon ami.
--Alfred Pennyworth, Batman Begins.
But what you would do? If you do not even realised that you are actually falling? In the world that relativity do not work (as einstein would have expected), there are no such thing as falling or flying... They are all the same. The distortion of falling is simply because of the benchmark you relate it to. Otherwise, you may even be flying now.
This is why success and failure is only inch apart. No, success and failure are one. Neither there are good nor evil.
This is something that the school, the society never teach... This is the greyish side the world. Part of the world that we seems to have forgotten or some of us choosed to ignore.
But of course, if you never learn to fall, you will not understand flying. Sounds confusing? Who told you life is easy.
Life is short. Live it.
"Why do we fall, sir?"
-- So that we know that we were standing. It is only cause and effect. It is only "karma".
You do not understand what I am trying to share? It is ok. I my self do not understand.
Perhaps next time. Perhaps......
C'est la vie, mon ami.
Friday, June 24, 2005
Me again.
It has been too busy to write blog lately. Virtually no time to do anything for myself. But if I want to blame anyone, I have to blame myself. Honestly, I have been procrastinating for too long, and now everything is chassing up to me.
"Procrastinating is the thief of time". Read that when I was in secondary school, I understand the meaning, but I never realised the effect, then or now.
By the way, I am finally connected to Streamyx. But still without the free modem. Then why? u ask? Don't ask.... I am too tired to explain. It's a long story........ The thing is, it turn out that Streamyx is just another way to connect to the internet. Nothing more. Why was I so frustrated then. Ego? perhaps.
My girlfriend would say that, after I have Streamyx I will not think of her that much... But if only she knows that, "What life is life, if Kai Lee do not by".....
Even the force cannot help. :P
Was going to write something about patriotism the other day. I took some photos of "patriotism" from somewhere near where I am working now. Ya, about partiotism again... I am patriotic... You do not believe me?? hahaha.... Anyway, will write about that, when I find a way to upload the pictures to my computer.
Getting fat lately.... really need to do some exercise! hehe
"Procrastinating is the thief of time". Read that when I was in secondary school, I understand the meaning, but I never realised the effect, then or now.
By the way, I am finally connected to Streamyx. But still without the free modem. Then why? u ask? Don't ask.... I am too tired to explain. It's a long story........ The thing is, it turn out that Streamyx is just another way to connect to the internet. Nothing more. Why was I so frustrated then. Ego? perhaps.
My girlfriend would say that, after I have Streamyx I will not think of her that much... But if only she knows that, "What life is life, if Kai Lee do not by".....
Even the force cannot help. :P
Was going to write something about patriotism the other day. I took some photos of "patriotism" from somewhere near where I am working now. Ya, about partiotism again... I am patriotic... You do not believe me?? hahaha.... Anyway, will write about that, when I find a way to upload the pictures to my computer.
Getting fat lately.... really need to do some exercise! hehe
Friday, June 10, 2005
Thank god is friday.......
I am so glad it is friday again. It had been so tiring this week.
How could a usual working week so tiring? Am I getting older or what? Sigh... I am not sure.
Continuos nights of OT are taking a toll on me... My minds are so fatique and my EQ drops sharply. Too much works? or maybe it was some side effect from the trip to Taiping last week.
I doubt too much works as the cause. I used to work 7 days week non-stop, and it never cause me any problem.
So tiring..... So frustrated..... for no reasons. Ha!
Perhaps is the "happens every month" thing. But if I am not mistaken, that only happens to the female species.
hahahahaha....
Hope it will be gone soon.
God! I am so tired.
How could a usual working week so tiring? Am I getting older or what? Sigh... I am not sure.
Continuos nights of OT are taking a toll on me... My minds are so fatique and my EQ drops sharply. Too much works? or maybe it was some side effect from the trip to Taiping last week.
I doubt too much works as the cause. I used to work 7 days week non-stop, and it never cause me any problem.
So tiring..... So frustrated..... for no reasons. Ha!
Perhaps is the "happens every month" thing. But if I am not mistaken, that only happens to the female species.
hahahahaha....
Hope it will be gone soon.
God! I am so tired.
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
Patriotism
Is singing the national anthem, before a show starts in a cinema, really shows the spirit of patriotism?
I doubt it. I personally do not think that by singing National Anthem, hanging the national flag and buying the national car are consider as the act of patriotism. Patriotism requires more than that. Patriotism flows from the heart of a citizen. It grew from the seed of respecting and the love for one's homeland. These can never derive from mere singing the national anthem.
Many would say that, if you never been in a war, you would not love your homeland as much. But I disagree. I belive it is how a government runs in one's homeland that spark the spirit of patriotism. Peoples are naturally selfish. You love your homeland, but would you stay in a country full of corruption and unstable government? The answer is still no, right?
Lets face it. Patriotism, is not as simple as what we think.
I have a dream...
I have a dream that malays, chinese and indians will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
I have a dream that one day all Malaysians will truely be united as one.
I have a dream that all Malaysians will one day live in a nation where the government is truely from the people, by the people and for the people.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Malaysians are created equal."
I have a dream...
I love Malaysia.
I doubt it. I personally do not think that by singing National Anthem, hanging the national flag and buying the national car are consider as the act of patriotism. Patriotism requires more than that. Patriotism flows from the heart of a citizen. It grew from the seed of respecting and the love for one's homeland. These can never derive from mere singing the national anthem.
Many would say that, if you never been in a war, you would not love your homeland as much. But I disagree. I belive it is how a government runs in one's homeland that spark the spirit of patriotism. Peoples are naturally selfish. You love your homeland, but would you stay in a country full of corruption and unstable government? The answer is still no, right?
Lets face it. Patriotism, is not as simple as what we think.
I have a dream...
I have a dream that malays, chinese and indians will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
I have a dream that one day all Malaysians will truely be united as one.
I have a dream that all Malaysians will one day live in a nation where the government is truely from the people, by the people and for the people.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Malaysians are created equal."
I have a dream...
I love Malaysia.
Tuesday, June 07, 2005
Life, was it a box of chocolates?
"Life is like a box of chocolates, you'll never know what you gonna get."
- Forrest Gump.
But, is it true that we will never know what we gonna get? The statement is not exactly true, right? What if the box chocolates are akind? Then we should probably know what we gonna get next.
Well, perhaps life IS like a box of chocolates, the thing is that, the chocolates may not taste the same everytime we taste them. Depending on the environment, our moods, our feelings.... they all influences our taste buds. Opps, slightly out of point here. Suppose to be talking about life not chocolates tasting.. :P
But I am not out of point here. Life, good or bad, it all depends on how we perceive things and how we react to things. We decide how we feel; not the others.
Every now and then, when ever some bad things happened to us, we need only to look at different angle. The situation may not be as bad, and the world would be a better world to live in.
Every now and then, when good things happened to us, we should be gradeful and thankful. For other may not be as lucky.
A quote from the song "Return to Innocence".
"Don't be afraid to be weak Don't be too proud to be strong Just look into your heart my friend That will be the return to yourself The return to innocence . If you want, then start to laugh If you must, then start to cry Be yourself don't hide Just believe in destiny . Don't care what people say Just follow your own way Don't give up and use the chance To return to innocence"
Life is short. Live it.
You have the power to choose!!
- Forrest Gump.
But, is it true that we will never know what we gonna get? The statement is not exactly true, right? What if the box chocolates are akind? Then we should probably know what we gonna get next.
Well, perhaps life IS like a box of chocolates, the thing is that, the chocolates may not taste the same everytime we taste them. Depending on the environment, our moods, our feelings.... they all influences our taste buds. Opps, slightly out of point here. Suppose to be talking about life not chocolates tasting.. :P
But I am not out of point here. Life, good or bad, it all depends on how we perceive things and how we react to things. We decide how we feel; not the others.
Every now and then, when ever some bad things happened to us, we need only to look at different angle. The situation may not be as bad, and the world would be a better world to live in.
Every now and then, when good things happened to us, we should be gradeful and thankful. For other may not be as lucky.
A quote from the song "Return to Innocence".
"Don't be afraid to be weak Don't be too proud to be strong Just look into your heart my friend That will be the return to yourself The return to innocence . If you want, then start to laugh If you must, then start to cry Be yourself don't hide Just believe in destiny . Don't care what people say Just follow your own way Don't give up and use the chance To return to innocence"
Life is short. Live it.
You have the power to choose!!
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
Star Wars III, the after thought...
watched 2 1/4 times Star Wars Episode III, "The Revenge Of The Sith". How come 2 /14 times ? Don't ask me..... It's a long story.
The 2nd time I watch the movie, I sense the sadness and the loneliness in Anakin. Although a great Jedi, he has no friend, well no other friend, other than Obi-wan and Padme, his wife. Perhaps to him, the world is either "white" or "black", no in between. Therefore when "grey" comes in, he starts to confused. Not knowing what to do, no one to "really" guide him (everyone was too busy with the ongoing war), and without the trust even from his own ally, the Jedi Council, he eventually stray to the dark side.
When the world don't trust you anymore, what would you do? To me, I would do anything just that please me. In the case of Anakin, saving his wife is the top priority. So, it is not wrong for Anakin to seek help from the one, the only one, the Chancellor, that can help, when the Jedi Council shut him away. Infact, from the whole movie, the Chancellor was the only one who really cares for him, the Chancellor value his power. Not even Padme (Padme wanted to leave him, when she learns that he has changed).
It is very true what Chancellor Palpatine says, "Those who holds the power, are afraid to lose the power, even the Jedi.". Remember Mace Windu? He is the best example. Why don't he trust Anakin? Why he forbid Anakin to follow them to arrest the Chancellor? Was he really worry about Anakin? To me, the answer is no. I felt that Mace Windu was jealous of Anakin, who was being so powerful and so close to the Chancellor (The highest power in the republic), yet so young. To arrest the Chancellor with his own power, will shows to the world that he, Mace Windu, is still as powerful and perhaps equally powerful as Anakin, both politically and in skills. In the movie, when the Chancellor, now Darth Sidious, was defeated, Mace Windu was going to arrest him until Anakin suddenly appear. When that happen, Mace Windu changes his mind from arresting the dark lord to killing dark load. Now why? Arrogant. If you are a Master Jedi, you don't want a Jedi Knight to jump out from no where and start to lecture you about the Jedi Code. So, Mace Windu has to kill the dark lord, to prove that he is more powerful, wiser, and the most important he represent the Jedi Council, HE is the Jedi Council. Mace Windu failed because of his arragont and the fear of loosing to the Sith. "A master is he? No, Not he is. Only human he is."
So, is Anakin good or evil? It depends on how you look at him. But even your answer is evil, there is still good in him. Remember the scene where Anakin was stading in the veranda at Mustafar? The shot shows his angry eyes, but if you look closer, you can see that he is crying. The first time I watch the movie, I only saw an angry dark lord, but the second time, I saw a lonely, troubled, and sad boy.
Perhaps the true enemy of the Republic was the practice of the Force. Because of how one uses the force, the world is forcefully split into, what know as, the "Light" and the "Dark". With the existent of Jedi and Sith clans, there will always be war. Unless one day the "Light" and the "Dark" can be join as one Force, then peace will come.
"The true nature of the force is not just to feel them and use them, but to be one with the force; like dripping drops of water into a glass of water, they become one."
--ekoay
May the Force be with you!
The 2nd time I watch the movie, I sense the sadness and the loneliness in Anakin. Although a great Jedi, he has no friend, well no other friend, other than Obi-wan and Padme, his wife. Perhaps to him, the world is either "white" or "black", no in between. Therefore when "grey" comes in, he starts to confused. Not knowing what to do, no one to "really" guide him (everyone was too busy with the ongoing war), and without the trust even from his own ally, the Jedi Council, he eventually stray to the dark side.
When the world don't trust you anymore, what would you do? To me, I would do anything just that please me. In the case of Anakin, saving his wife is the top priority. So, it is not wrong for Anakin to seek help from the one, the only one, the Chancellor, that can help, when the Jedi Council shut him away. Infact, from the whole movie, the Chancellor was the only one who really cares for him, the Chancellor value his power. Not even Padme (Padme wanted to leave him, when she learns that he has changed).
It is very true what Chancellor Palpatine says, "Those who holds the power, are afraid to lose the power, even the Jedi.". Remember Mace Windu? He is the best example. Why don't he trust Anakin? Why he forbid Anakin to follow them to arrest the Chancellor? Was he really worry about Anakin? To me, the answer is no. I felt that Mace Windu was jealous of Anakin, who was being so powerful and so close to the Chancellor (The highest power in the republic), yet so young. To arrest the Chancellor with his own power, will shows to the world that he, Mace Windu, is still as powerful and perhaps equally powerful as Anakin, both politically and in skills. In the movie, when the Chancellor, now Darth Sidious, was defeated, Mace Windu was going to arrest him until Anakin suddenly appear. When that happen, Mace Windu changes his mind from arresting the dark lord to killing dark load. Now why? Arrogant. If you are a Master Jedi, you don't want a Jedi Knight to jump out from no where and start to lecture you about the Jedi Code. So, Mace Windu has to kill the dark lord, to prove that he is more powerful, wiser, and the most important he represent the Jedi Council, HE is the Jedi Council. Mace Windu failed because of his arragont and the fear of loosing to the Sith. "A master is he? No, Not he is. Only human he is."
So, is Anakin good or evil? It depends on how you look at him. But even your answer is evil, there is still good in him. Remember the scene where Anakin was stading in the veranda at Mustafar? The shot shows his angry eyes, but if you look closer, you can see that he is crying. The first time I watch the movie, I only saw an angry dark lord, but the second time, I saw a lonely, troubled, and sad boy.
Perhaps the true enemy of the Republic was the practice of the Force. Because of how one uses the force, the world is forcefully split into, what know as, the "Light" and the "Dark". With the existent of Jedi and Sith clans, there will always be war. Unless one day the "Light" and the "Dark" can be join as one Force, then peace will come.
"The true nature of the force is not just to feel them and use them, but to be one with the force; like dripping drops of water into a glass of water, they become one."
--ekoay
May the Force be with you!
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