A Sheikh from Saudi Arabia.

i went to a meeting with a group of Muslims here.

the occasion: a Sheikh came to Aix.

So, we took the opportunity to profit from his abundance wisdom.

So much that was enlightened to me.

It was a good experience.

A phrase that hit me the most,
which unexpectedly didn't came from the Sheikh but from the house owner, was;

There are things that Philosophy cant explain,
but Literature can.

i love philosophy.
If philosophy can make tons of money, i'ld have become a full-time philosopher now.
To me, being able to think freely without limit is a great bless from God to humankind.
i dont see how there are things that Philosophy cant explain, what's more when even Literature can.
im sorry, but i just dont see the benefit of Literature in advancing human civilization unless u want to spend most of your life time describing something that can be said directly.

Little did i know,
literature, which i barely look with both of my eyes because solded in my brain board, Literature means old long poem that's just boring, and boring, and boring, is actually a good medium to share your philosophy ideas.

Without Literature, it is hard to explain and make-know to the people around you.

i guess, there's more to Literature than meets the eye.
atleast to my eye.
infact, the best way that i've used to share my thoughts,
is basically; Literature.

for example the use of a story, a history, or a way of speaking to help u describe something, so that even an infant could understand u.

Gosh,
like i said,
little did i know.

i believe you guys know more than i do about literature,
so this stuff must be just a breeze wind to u guys.

a Strange Phenomenon.

i dont understand this.

i have a second account in Youtube by the name cahayailmu for a particular reason.
through that profile, i uploaded a 27-second video titled "Re: sumpahan ikan pari" showing a fish that i saw in Monaco which has been accused of being cursed by some i-dont-have-a-work people, probably because it has a face that does not resemble an ordinary fish.

Anywho,
that video,
got viewed 13,034!

that is 10 times more than all my videos summed up in my real profile! ok maybe not 10times, i was just exaggerating, but it is way much more!

i...
dont know how to...

explain...

lost..

word...

how is this possible..?

i should have put that video in my real profile...

Should i just put my videos in a few seconds without even edit it?

My cool formula mug. =)

a story

i saw a bird today,
it had three wings.

i went near to take a closer look and i said, "Dude, u have a 3rd wing".

"Oh really? thanks for telling me that, all my life, since the day i was born, i never realize that attached to my body is a 3rd wing, gosh, u have changed my life."

"Are u being sarcastic?"

"Yes."

"Are u having a bad day?"

"Well, you've scored another yes."

"Why, what happened?"

"Well, i met this other female bird, she was so beautiful that she resembles a beautiful piece of art created by the famous Gaudi, and most importantly... she was sitting on that branch, all alone..."

"oh, so u're a male bird."

"Duh.."

"Sorry, im not so good in sexbirdiology-(his own made up word for the skill to determine the sex of birds. So, no need to Google it.)."

"U are one ignorant human."

"And u sound like my mom!"

"So its not her fault then.. Anyway, i flew to this beautiful bird, such beauty that reminds me of the arts by the famous Gaudi"

"You already said that..."

-ignoring the boy- "And i landed right next to her. I was being cautious not to frighten her. As she looked like she didnt mind the present of another bird on the same branch, i opened up my beak and asked her what happened that eventhough it was a beautiful day, she looked so sad..."

"i will just listen to your stories since u'll ignore me again."

-truly did ignore him- "She answered, saying, life is so complicated, that she cant decide her mind on what is right and what is wrong.

i felt intrigued, i never expected this as a response, i was waiting for the words "boyfriend - died", 'boyfriend - accident', 'boyfriend - coma' or 'boyfriend - left'.

i didnt know how to respond, all my life, i've never read a book, except for the thorn out news paper that wrapped the food i found on the street, so how can i gave an intelligent respond to that..

But she continued and said, -making a softer voice to mimic a female as if to make the boy to really feel the story-

'Life is funny, you want to be yourself, but u cant,
u dont even know how you should act, so u let other people to take over, u think about what they want, what will be good for them, that you forgot, to just live your own life.

i feel sad, to care so much about what others think,
what would please others,
that u can no longer hear your heart talking,
u got confused,
and sometimes when u thought u're listening to it,
u are actually thinking of other people.

Its sad isnt...' And she looked at me.

And i... i was trying to keep up with her words,
but as i watch her gaze, sadness overwhelmed me too,
and so u had two sad birds on a branch, from what started as a strong male bird trying to comfort his soon-to-be mate."

"Is that why u're sad then? but where is she now?"

"Boy, you shouldnt put your feet in other people's shoes too much, sometimes, u have to be in your own.
If your action doesn't include them, why you have to worry about what they think?
If its your true friends, then they will support you no matter what.
You cant please everybody, dont put too much thought in it, they wont be the ones to question u later.
You have only yourself to answer and soon to God.
Feel happy, just for the simple fact that you have followed what your heart wants."

At that time, a car passed by, stealing the boy's attention and the space where the bird stood, became just an empty space when the boy turned his head to look back at a talking-three-wings bird.

Most Viewed Title

I think we need to celebrate this, because today,

HOPELIGHT PRODUCTIONS has made a grand bounce when YOUTUBE honored it with the title #75 - Most Viewed (Today) - Directors - France.

now i know this is a specific area title,
but we have to take into account that YOUTUBE receive a lot of videos every single day,
so for something like this to happen, it is a great achievement.

So, cheers everybody!

Update,
the title has rised to,
#65 - Most Viewed (Today) - Directors - France

update again!
the title keeps changing,
but the highest we have gone to was...
#42 - Most Viewed (Today) - Directors - France!! ^_^


i feel gooooood..
_____________________________________________

1st june 2008;
i visited my Youtube profile,
and i saw this:

#36 - Most Viewed (Today) - Directors - France.

This is by far, the highest rank Hopelight Productions has ever been,

Now this is what im talking about! hehe =)

Thanks Youtube for this honour!
and all u guys out there who watch our videos.
THANK YOU SO MUCH! ^_^

the invisible bubble

Break the barrier between you and other people,
no matter how low u think u are compared to them.

Just no that, there are no barrier between humans.

God create us equal.

So, go ahead, live without fear but with respect.

Chevrolet gets its own dancing robot car

France24

French viewers will never get to see Chevrolet's not-so-cool parody of the Citroen C4 dancing robot, as comparative advertising is banned in France. Too bad, because taking the piss out of your competitors is all above-board in the US, and the result in this case is hilarious.

The original Citroen C4 transformer

Chevrolet's take

walking up the path.

the sky is smiling at me,

its waiting.

and i will be there,
well prepared,
as the torn and crook,
is shaping me.

through big and deepest jungle,
i will reach there.

that is,
the awaiting destiny,
the door,
that God has left for me.

The reason im here,
the path that has been laid.

Just wait for me,
as im walking up,
the path.

a flying seed

Everybody's crazy

in their own way.

I hugged a tree today.

My mission to go to the English book café and Carrefour today accomplished. A book café is like a normal book store accept u can order drinks and hang around there, relax with their provided tea-time-place in the middle of the book shelves, do a discussion group and read all the books there is. so its better than kinokuniya accept smaller... plus it has this English surrounding.
It's the only place (as far as i know) to get books in their original version, which is english.

i bought one, entitled CELL by Stephen King. My knowledge of good authors is limited, but when i saw the name Stephen King, my guts says this book must be good, well, atleast some of his movies were.

i got out with the book in my beg, thinking i have spent my 9euros wisely,
thinking i should restart my hobby of reading, eventhough not as much as before, but its a good start.
then i remembered i already have 'the Life of Muhammad' book waiting in my books-to-read list and i havnt finished that one yet. infact, i've stopped after the first few pages. they didnt write the book in an interesthing way, is it my fault?

Well, no matter who's fault it is, the CELL book is infront of me right now, and im going to start reading it before sleep and as for the other one, someday...

oh yea,
i went jogging too.
the usual place, only different route.
i acknowledged the interesthing flowers and plants that start to grow on the side of the lane, and the wonderful forest-like beauty.

bummer that i didnt bring my camera, if not, there'll be some interesthing pictures with this post.
at one point, i saw this tree, it is one of those tree that caught my attention and i feel like i have to admire it. i know my camera is not an SLR type but i wish i had it with me to capture its unique beauty.
i went near, glance around to be sure nobody's around, and i hugged it.
Hard.

on my way back, i found myself on a bridge to cross a main-road and from there i let go of a dandelion seed (a flying seed which i took while i was jogging before), and watched it as it was blown by the wind and fell slowly on the ground below.

It was a good day. U notice when wind blows the trees and the leaves start to hit each other creating a clapping-like sound, (only to certain type of trees with hard leaves) well, somehow it felt happy thinking the trees are clapping at something. Maybe at u.

pict taken during my trip to Noel Racing

China says quake toll could rise above 50,000

WENCHUAN, China (May 15, 2008): The death toll from China's massive earthquake could soar to more than 50,000, state media reported today, as rescuers struggled to help survivors and hope faded for the thousands buried under rubble.

Already some 20,000 are confirmed dead as a result of Monday (May 12)'s 7.9 magnitude quake and 25,000 remained buried in areas rescuers have struggled to reach, battling landslides, buckled roads, collapsed bridges and wet weather.

The Communist Party leadership told officials to "ensure social stability" in rescue efforts, as the quake spawned rumours of chemical spills, fears of dam bursts and scenes of collective desperation.

Rescuers in the city of Dujiangyan, in the worst-hit province of Sichuan, wrapped corpses dragged from the rubble in tarpaulins and sped them to morgues.

They were so busy that a notice outside one collapsed school asked parents to search for missing children in shifts.

About 130,000 army and paramilitary troops assisted the search and rescue effort in Sichuan, sifting through dozens of towns turned to rubble.

But three days after the quake, hopes of pulling survivors from the ruins dimmed and the waves of rescuers appear to be hampered by lack of specialised equipment.

Still, there were moments of joy and relief. "Thank you, thank you," one 22-year-old said after she was eventually pulled to safety, covering her face against the light in Dujiangyan. She had been trapped, unable to move, under the ruins of a hospital.

- The Sun

50 000 man.. and could be more! gosh, can u imagine your school, all of your buddies and teachers, everybody u know, just gone, in one single day, died! -including u! and when u think about tht, is everything worldly tht u do really matter?

it is OURS

the future is in our hand.

OUR.

this is our time.
this is where the future starts.

we shape the world of tomorrow.

remember well,

the triumph of evil,
is when good men do nothing.

if we see wrong action been taken in front of us,
and that we have the chance to change it,
then do something about it.
it is OUR responsibility,
because we are able to see its weakness or its mistake.

We have to march forward and be brave,
voice out all the misdeed and correct them,
if we want the future to be better than today.

we have to

because the future is in our hand,

thus it is our fault if things turn out bad.

i hope God give me the strength to talk them out before it is too late and i sleep with regret.

acceptance & sacrifice.

i thought i was sacrificing.
like an investment or sumthin.

but as time pass by,
now,
its all about accepting.

accepting your condition right now.

who u r.

what u do.

this is your life.

its not about waiting for a greater gift of benefit later in life.

its about realizing,

that this is your 'road'.

this is your,

life.

u learn and u improve,
thats how life works,

and for me,
i've come to learn
to accept,
that this is my way of life.

its not about sacrificing anymore,
its way beyond that.

i do not expect to see a beautiful lady waiting for me when i got home,
infact,
there is a big chance,
that i will remain like this.
forever.

its funny,
just some time ago,
i wanted to go back,
so badly,
spreading my wings in my own motherland.
i guess time will tell for that.

right now,
its like u've been too long in a prison,
like in the film 'the redemption',
they said u have become 'institutionalized',
the prison becomes part of u.
at some point, its hard to leave it.

sounds crazy but its logic.
same as love,
things that are annoying,
will b the things that u'ld miss most when its gone.

this is my home,
this is my life.

i dont see the end of it.
do i feel sorry?

thats just the way it is,
and i accept it.

Hopelight Productions

hear ye, hear ye!

After 10months of disappearance from the world of video making, Hopelight Production is back in town, with its new motto,
"Dance as if nobody's watching you".

HEAR YE, HEAR YE!

Hope we'll have an exciting year together!