The White Album

The Beatles is a double album, released by The Beatles in 1968. It is often referred to as The White Album, with reference to its predominantly plain white sleeve, which was designed by pop artist Richard Hamilton. The album was released at the height of the Beatles' popularity, and is often hailed as one of the major accomplishments in popular music.

This album, called simply "The Beatles," and known as the "White Album," is surely The Beatles' most disparate album. It came at a time in 1968 when The Beatles were in their "psychedelic" phase, and going through enormous tensions among themselves.

The White Album is the Beatles' best-selling album at 19-times platinum and the ninth-best-selling album of all time in the United States. With this album, each of the four band members began to showcase the range and depth of their own individual songwriting talents and styles that would be carried over to their eventual solo careers. Many of the songs here are personal and self-referencing. In fact, many songs on the "White Album" were originally conceived during the group's ill-fated visit to India (http://www.thebeatlesinrishikesh.com/gallery/main_gallery.html)

The Beatles was the last Beatles album to be released with a unique, alternate mono mix, albeit one issued only in the UK. The album's cover was designed by Richard Hamilton, a notable pop artist who had organised a Duchamp retrospective at the Tate Gallery the previous year. The White Album's album cover has been very influential.

In 1997 The White Album was named the 10th greatest album of all time in a 'Music of the Millennium' poll conducted by HMV, Channel 4, The Guardian and Classic FM. In Q magazine readers placed it at number 17, while in 2003 the TV network VH1 placed it at number 11. In 2003 it was named #10 in the list of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

This is some of the Obladi-Oblada's lyrics,

"...Obladi oblada life goes on braLala how the life goes onObladi Oblada life goes on braLala how the life goes on..." - Lennon/McCartney (http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palladium/7821/white.html)

PEACE: KL Initiatives Against War

THE 14-point Kuala Lumpur Initiative to Criminalise War:

·WARS increasingly involve the killing of innocent people and are, therefore, abhorrent and criminal;
·KILLINGS in war are as criminal as the killings within societies in times of peace;
·SINCE killings in peace time are subjected to domestic law of crime, killings in war must be subjected to the international law of crimes;
·ALL commercial, financial, industrial and scientific activities that aid and abet war should be criminalised;
·ALL national leaders who initiate aggression must be subjected to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court;
·ALL nations must strengthen the resolve to accept the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and institute methods to settle international disputes by peaceful means and to renounce war;
·ARMED force shall not be used except when authorised by a Resolution passed by two-thirds majority of the total membership of the General Assembly of the UN;
·ALL legislators and all members of Government must affirm their belief in peace, and pledge to strive for peace;
·POLITICAL parties all over the world must include peace as one of their principal objectives;
·NON-GOVERNMENTAL organisations committed to the promotion of peace should be set up in all nations;
·PUBLIC servants and professionals must promote peace and campaign actively against war;
·THE media must actively oppose war and the incitement to war and consciously promote the peaceful settlement of disputes;
·ENTERTAINMENT media must cease to glorify war and violence and should cultivate the ethos of peace;
·ALL religious leaders must condemn war and promote peace.

Give peace a chance...

"Imagine there's no heaven It's easy if you try No hell below us
Above us only sky Imagine all the peopleLiving for today... Imagine there's no country It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion tooImagine all the people Living life in peace...

You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only oneI hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one Imagine no possessionsI wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger A brotherhood of manImagine all the people Sharing all the world...

You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will live as one.... " - john Lennon

in conjunction with perdana global peace forum 2005 from 14-17 december 2005, we are the arts limited want to invite those out there to join our campaign.. peace on earth..

Rahasia Luna...

Seterang bulan di taman mainan
Ku pasti kau jadikan sebuah khayalan
Dan kau pergi dari sini
Aku tak mahu kesana
Seindah bulan di taman khayalan
Ku pasti kau jadikan sebuah perhiasan
Dan kau pergi dari sini
Aku tak mahu ke sana
Oh cinta
Mengapa kau sering mengata diri
Mengapa kau sering membohongi diri
Ku tak mahu kau pergi ke sana ke mari
Oh cinta
Mengapa kau sering membohongi diri
Apakah aku yang sering tak mengerti
Ku tak mahu kau datang kembali...
Kembali ke sini...

Perasmian Galeri PTAR, ITM Shah Alam

diumumkan bahawa:

Perasmian Galeri PTAR, ITM shah alam akan diadakan seperti berikut:

Tarekh: 1 disember 2005

masa: 2.30 pm

tempat: Foyer PTAR, ITM shah alam

akan dirasmikan oleh dr. ibrahim abu shah

marilah beramai-ramai kepada semua alumni itm shah alam....

Dendang Perantau

Di hari raya

Terkenang daku kepada si dia

Kampungku indah nun jauh di sana

Ayah serta bondaku

Di tepian mandi

Danauku hijau yang aman damai selalu

Nun di sanalah tempat aku bertemu

Aku dan dia

Apakan daya

Masa tak akan kembali

Hancur musnahlah semuanya

Impian yang murni

Tinggal menjadi kenang-kenanganku

Hanya rangkaian kata dan lagu

Dendang perantau...

To all my fellow frenz.... maap zaher baten... :)

Kak Endon dies after long battle with cancer

20 October 2005 -- The Prime Minister's wife, Kak Endon Mahmood died at 7.55 am Thursday at Sri Perdana, the Prime Minister's official residence in Putrajaya after fighting a long battle with cancer.News of her death was conveyed by Prime Minister Pak Lah to Bernama chairman Datuk Mohd Annuar Zaini. Endon, 64, breathed her last about 18 days after returning from undergoing a treatment for breast cancer in LA, USA....

She is survived by two children. The Prime Minister's Office announced that members of the public can pay their last respects at Seri Perdana from 11 am through the main gate of the official residence.Her remains will be brought to the Putrajaya Mosque for funeral prayers during Asar, before being laid to rest at the Muslim burial grounds at Taman Selatan, Precint 20, Putrajaya.

Pak Lah and her son Kamaluddin and his daughter Nori, daughter and son in laws, Azrene Abdullah and Khairy Jamaluddin respectively, the premier's four grandchildren who are Kamaluddin's children, were by Endon's side before she breathed her last.Endon's mother Datin Mariam Abdullah was also present.As a mark of respect, Several Cabinet Ministers including Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and Information Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir cancelled all their official functions.Among others, the official launch of the national jersey for the SEA Games, scheduled to be officiated by the deputy premier, had been called off.

News of Endon's sudden death at the break of dawn shocked the nation, with Malaysians from all walks of life mourning the loss of the premier's wife.Reflecting the atmosphere of grief and sorrow, the weather in the Klang Valley also greeted the day with gloom.Radio and television stations switched to low gear by playing songs which depict the sombre mood and verses from the holy Quran.

Muslim radio deejays also called on listeners to offer the Al-Fatihah verse to Endon.News of Endon's death during the holy month of Ramadan, were immediately channelled through Bernama's Short Messaging Service (SMS).

VIPs and foreign dignitaries started to pay their last respects at Sri Perdana at 9.30 am. Among the earliest to arrive, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar was seen busy managing the situation.Hundreds of people had also started to trickle in to pay their last respects to Endon.