Young Girl Reading - Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, 1868
A. Facebook
I un-friended a lot of people on FB, usually those whom are interesting for me to follow, either their comics, words, opinions, etc.
I've come to a time, when I am now married with family, hence, privacy is something I treasure.
And so, in FB, I only "friended" those whom I knew well in real life, and felt secure with, with me sharing things I like
Nevertheless, I still follow those people, either by me clicking "follow" button or I typed their name in the FB "search".
A lot of family and baby photos of relatives and loved ones, whom I think, there's no need for others except those who I am comfortable with.
I also set my account to "Private".
The reason is easy. Some people might have idea that I commented on their pages so that I can make my FB account, or this blog famous.
I don't.
And I felt comfortable, that I can share whether I liked, personal or not, interesting or bored to death, whatever, to those whom really knew me personally.
I don't want to get pleased by people whom I don't know, it felt like prostitution.
To A Friend Whose Work Has Come To Nothing
Now all the truth is out,
Be secret and take defeat
From any brazen throat,
For how can you compete,
Being honour bred, with one
Who, were it proved he lies,
Were neither shamed in his own
Nor in his neighbours' eyes?
Bred to a harder thing
Than Triumph, turn away
And like a laughing string
Whereon mad fingers play
Amid a place of stone,
Be secret and exult,
Because of all things known
That is most difficult.
Be secret and take defeat
From any brazen throat,
For how can you compete,
Being honour bred, with one
Who, were it proved he lies,
Were neither shamed in his own
Nor in his neighbours' eyes?
Bred to a harder thing
Than Triumph, turn away
And like a laughing string
Whereon mad fingers play
Amid a place of stone,
Be secret and exult,
Because of all things known
That is most difficult.
by Willam Butler Yeats
B. Courage equal to desire
Those who possessed The Cranberries most famous album, No Need To Argue (the Zombie album), will surely know there's one song entitled Yeat's Grave.
And only this morning, after I found boredom after what I read in FB, that I'm bothered to find the William Butler Yeats poem "No Second Troy" which were read by Dolores during the middle of the song.
No Second Troy
Why should I blame her that she filled my days,
With misery, or that she would of late
Have taught to ignorant men most violent ways,
Or hurled the little streets upon the great,
Had they but courage equal to desire?
Why should I blame her that she filled my days,
With misery, or that she would of late
Have taught to ignorant men most violent ways,
Or hurled the little streets upon the great,
Had they but courage equal to desire?
What could have made her peaceful with a mind
That nobleness made simple as a fire,
With beauty like a tightened bow, a kind
That is not natural in an age like this,
Being high and solitary and most stern?
Why, what could she have done, being what she is?
Was there another Troy for her to burn?
by William Butler Yeats
published in 1916 in WB Yeats poetry collection entitled "Responsibilities and Other Poems".
I don't want to tell you the story behind WB Yeats and Maud Gonne, you can google it and learn yourself the story behind it, I guarantee you it is one of the most interesting broken love stories.
That nobleness made simple as a fire,
With beauty like a tightened bow, a kind
That is not natural in an age like this,
Being high and solitary and most stern?
Why, what could she have done, being what she is?
Was there another Troy for her to burn?
by William Butler Yeats
published in 1916 in WB Yeats poetry collection entitled "Responsibilities and Other Poems".
I don't want to tell you the story behind WB Yeats and Maud Gonne, you can google it and learn yourself the story behind it, I guarantee you it is one of the most interesting broken love stories.
A bit of golden spoon-feeding though, as per below links.
Silenced by death in the grave
William Butler Yeats couldn't save
Why did you stand here ?
Were you sickened in time?
But I know by now
Why did you sit here?
In the GRAVE
(then proceeds reading W.B. Yeats "No Second Troy"
Why should I blame her
That she filled my days
With misery or that she would of late
Have taught to ignorant men violent ways
Or hurled the little street upon the great
Had they but courage
Equal to desire
Sad that Maud Gonne couldn't stay
But she had Mac Bride anyway
And you sit here with me
On the isle Inisfree
And your writing down everything
But I know by now
Why did you sit here
In a grave ...
Why should I blame her
Had they but courage equal to desire
William Butler Yeats couldn't save
Why did you stand here ?
Were you sickened in time?
But I know by now
Why did you sit here?
In the GRAVE
(then proceeds reading W.B. Yeats "No Second Troy"
Why should I blame her
That she filled my days
With misery or that she would of late
Have taught to ignorant men violent ways
Or hurled the little street upon the great
Had they but courage
Equal to desire
Sad that Maud Gonne couldn't stay
But she had Mac Bride anyway
And you sit here with me
On the isle Inisfree
And your writing down everything
But I know by now
Why did you sit here
In a grave ...
Why should I blame her
Had they but courage equal to desire
C. Facebook and some love story
I felt that sometimes, those people whom I followed, with their huge following, sometimes try too hard that it felt stale.
But then, life teaches that, if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything then.
Anyhow, a guy that I followed, always repeats the story of being rejected by girls or so.
I felt bored, so somehow I googled Chairil Anwar (Chairil was famous for making poetry to lots of girls)
TAK SEPADAN
Aku kira:
Beginilah nanti jadinya
Kau kawin, beranak dan berbahagia
Sedang aku mengembara serupa Ahasveros
Dikutuk-sumpahi Eros
Aku merangkaki dinding buta
Tak satu juga pintu terbuka
Jadi baik juga kita padami
Unggunan api ini
Karena kau tidak ‘kan apa-apa
Aku terpanggang tinggal rangka
Februari 1943
Source : http://was-was.com/2013/12/kumpulan-puisi-chairil-anwar-lengkap.html
KENANGAN
untuk Karinah Moordjono
Kadang
Di antara jeriji itu-itu saja
Mereksmi memberi warna
Benda usang dilupa
Ah! Tercebar rasanya diri
Membumbung tinggi atas kini
Sejenak
Saja. Halus rapuh ini jalinan kenang
Hancur hilang belum dipegang
Terhentak
Kembali di itu-itu saja
Jiwa bertanya: Dari buah
Hidup kan banyakan jatuh ke tanah?
Menyelubung nyesak penyesalan pernah menyia-nyia
19 April 1943
Source : https://spoilaaa.wordpress.com/2014/12/01/13-puisi-chairil-anwar-untuk-10-wanita/
D. Facebook content which are more interesting
untuk Karinah Moordjono
Kadang
Di antara jeriji itu-itu saja
Mereksmi memberi warna
Benda usang dilupa
Ah! Tercebar rasanya diri
Membumbung tinggi atas kini
Sejenak
Saja. Halus rapuh ini jalinan kenang
Hancur hilang belum dipegang
Terhentak
Kembali di itu-itu saja
Jiwa bertanya: Dari buah
Hidup kan banyakan jatuh ke tanah?
Menyelubung nyesak penyesalan pernah menyia-nyia
19 April 1943
Source : https://spoilaaa.wordpress.com/2014/12/01/13-puisi-chairil-anwar-untuk-10-wanita/
D. Facebook content which are more interesting
http://www.komikhk.com/2017/01/juara-wira-softcopy.html
(Juara Wira full set dari 01 ke 121 (end)
Jengking Merah comic 01
https://www.facebook.com/pg/LegasiManhuaMalaysia/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1149787401794399
Jengking Merah comic 02
https://www.facebook.com/pg/LegasiManhuaMalaysia/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1160678944038578
Jengking Merah comic 03
https://www.facebook.com/pg/LegasiManhuaMalaysia/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1174167306023075
Jengking Merah comic 04
https://www.facebook.com/pg/LegasiManhuaMalaysia/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1186111961495276
Jengking Merah comic 05
https://www.facebook.com/pg/LegasiManhuaMalaysia/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1196964353743370
That's all. Happy reading.