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Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Get rich on Bitcoin? The highs and the lows


Some people are so lucky... but to live like this is just too risky. Do NOT live like this guy. While this guy was lucky, there were MANY who were NOT as lucky. Watch this video and see.

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MUST-WATCH
Get rich on Bitcoin? The highs and the lows
22 Apr 2018 12:23AM (Updated: 22 Apr 2018 12:30AM)

This man went from struggling to pay for chicken rice, to being able to pay off a condo unit – thanks to Bitcoin.

But Talking Point asks, what are the risks involved, and should you put your coin in?

2 years ago Eugene Tay was struggling to make ends meet.

Today, he owns this 1-Bedroom Condominium Apartment which he paid over half-million dollars for last year - using Bitcoin.

Eugene Tay, Freelance Actor, bought his home with Bitcoin.

[In this video Eugene Tay says,

I had almost no money in my wallet - (when) I wanted to buy a plate of chicken rice I had to consider whether I should buy it.

Everyone was telling me...

"Bro, you're crazy!"
"Don't be silly,
you'll lose your money,
it's fake money!"

... but for some reason, I was just stubborn. I was like, either I stick to what I'm doing today... and die hungry, or I do something drastic.

So I took all the money I had and pumped it into Bitcoin.

The market was so hot back then, that any coin that you put your money in, you would make 5 times - in a week! So I started rolling because I got lazy to cash out.

By the time I could afford a condo and got a surplus, I said OK, now it's time to cash out.]


The Monetary Authority of Singapore warns that Bitcoin is a High-Risk Investment.

And it can be stolen.

Not everyone was so lucky. Watch this Video Link below, to see that there are others who made loses and are victims of this Bitcoin Investments.

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Monday, April 16, 2018

Jesus in the garden... again (2018)

This is Stevan Widyasmoro (on the left) who sang very well as Jesus in a recent Easter Cantata 2018 and had more ease in reaching the high notes than i did when i played Jesus in 1999 and 2011. Scroll to hear an excerpt of his singing in a video at the end. @seb , thanks for taking this photo.


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FULL Versions on YouTube: 

Video 1 (Audio Only): sung by Stevan Widyasmoro
- Help This Shepherd Be A Lamb (2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arhidZEAEZc




I think he'll be able to sing it -- at ease -- any time. I had lots of warm-ups to do, to sing mine... here below is a video of me singing the same song.

Video 2: sung by ME
- Help This Shepherd Be A Lamb (1999)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwTwNfvrUCM. (LoQ)



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Jesus in the garden... again.

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Friday, April 13, 2018

London's calling. Heed it!



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Jinkli Nona ~ Lyrics & Meaning

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The meaning of ' Jinkli Nona '
~ according to kodrahkristang (via iG or instaGram)
~ at this link: https://www.instagram.com/p/BgRHwr2FHfm/

The "Jinkli Nona", a song about a man who wishes to wed a beautiful woman, is one of the most well known Eurasian folk songs in the community in Singapore. It is often accompanied with the Branyo, a classic Eurasian folk dance.

The term "Jinkli" is believed to come from the word "Sinhalese", which transitioned into the word "Chingalee" and ultimately to "Jinkli".

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Lyrics:
https://www.facebook.com/notes/keep-kristang-alive/jinkli-nona/975376472483689/


Jinkli Nona

Jinkli nona, jinkli nona
yo kereh kazah
kaza nunteng porta nona
klai logu pasah?

Teng kantu teng
kantu teng falah nunteng
amor, minya amor
amor minya korasang

O nona, minya nona
Ki lonzi bos ta bai
Si yo nungka tomah kon nona
Nungka filu di mai pai

O nona, minya nona
O nona minya korasang
si nona muitu bemfeta
yo jah kai na-a-faesang

Pedra, linya, agu
diamanti di kualidade
jah beng na minya brase
pretu, brangku minya bontadi

O nona, minya nona
yo ta bai pa Telok Mas
inkontrah
floris cherozu
cherah, cherah, kereh mas

O nona minya nona
sa kabelu restah chang
akeli mesmu kabelu
beng marah yo sa korasang

O nona minya nona
yo ta bai fikah soldadu
si teng bos sa furtuna
yo birah fikah kazadu.

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My Comment at:
https://www.facebook.com/notes/keep-kristang-alive/jinkli-nona/975376472483689/ 

I found this YouTube Link to the song Jinkli Nona. I must say that this is probably the best version I've ever heard.


Here are some comments about the song that I'd like to share.

I am not fluent in the Kristang Dialect, knowing only a few words. As to '*Jinkli Nona*' meaning '*Sinhalese Girl*', that's only what I keep coming across to, so I can't say for sure if that what it really means.

What I find interesting is the word-play in the song, very tongue-in-cheek, especially the 2 lines that go "*kaza nunteng porta nona / klai logu pasah*" which sounds like it has a double meaning.

"*kaza nunteng porta nona / klai logu pasah*" literally means "*house no door girl / how to pass*". Without punctuation it opens up many translation possibilities with questions. Questions like, 'Whose house has no door?', 'The boy or girl?'. The word '*passah*' means pass and could actually mean an '*approval*' rather then a '*passage*'.

Possibility 1:
boy has no house, no door, so how to get approval
~ could mean that: '*a boy who is unable to afford a door to his house may not be fit for marriage. But in current times, this analogy could also be easily used for both boys & girls*'.

Possibility 2: 
girl's house has no door, so how to get approval
~ could mean that: '*a girl who has lost her virginity may not be fit for marriage (keeping in mind that virginity was very important in those days). But in current times, this analogy could also be easily used for both boys & girls*'.

I find this song has very deep meaning and lessons to learn from and it's *'probably why it's sung at all Kristang Eurasian Weddings*'.
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Kristang: Nus Kung Nus (Nos Kong Nos)

Own people, like family.

Nus Kung Nus
Nos Kong Nos

Nus = We
Kung = and / with

Nus Kung Nus
= We and / with We
= We and / with Ourselves
= Tahu Sama Tahu (Malay Equivalent)

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Wednesday, April 04, 2018

To Believe or NOT to Believe?

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Eye Witness Accounts ~ by PGA, my thoughts:

[WORLD News. Woman suspect dead, 3 hurt in shooting at YouTube's California headquarters The shooter apparently committed suicide after gunshots erupted at YouTube’s offices, sparking a panicked escape by employees and a massive police response.]

I came into my work office lift and the TV (in this lift) was playing a live coverage of a breaking news where an eye witness was testifying what she saw.

I could not exactly hear what she was saying but this got me thinking about eye witnesses accounts in the Bible. Do we trust them? If we do, why do we and should we?

Ravi Zacharias (an Indian-born Canadian-American Christian apologist) has a good description & guide lines as of how and what to trust.

I must look it up.
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