Merdekakah Kita?

Bak unggas dewata yang terbang bebas,
Itulah kata-kata pujangga,
Tidak terjajah hati dan minda,
Bersuara sang pendeta,

Patuh syariatNya dan bersederhana,
Tuan guru, ulama berfatwa,
Maruah dijaga, rafakkan agama,
Itu pesanan...ayah bonda,
Buat pedoman...sepanjang usia,

Merdekakah kita di dunia fana?
Tika dibelenggu, nafsu yang durjana,
Bebaskah kita dari segala durja?
Pabila kita terus ternista,
Cahaya yang terang akan sirna,

Petahnya ketua bila berbicara,
Katannya perpaduan harus dicakna,
Kadangkala mereka acapkali terlupa,
Golongan murba...yang menderita,
Dipimpin mereka....yang tidak ahlinya,

Merdekakah kita di dunia fana,
Tika dibelenggu oleh dosa dan noda,
Bebaskah kita dari segala durja?
Dicela olehNya yang berkuasa,
Meski disirami, rezeki berada,

Ampuhkan doa, bila kita meminta?
Tika diri dicemar dosa dan noda,
Tegarkah kita, dari segala goda,
Yang tidak terbalas dengan sempurna,

(ulang chorus 1)

Merdekakah kita?
Bebaskah kita?
Merdekakah kita?

Lirik: Bro.Bayu
Lagu: Ikhmal Nasabandi & Bro. Bayu

Independence..independence

Like previous years, I will be assigned to conduct singers team of my college. Last year we won a second place, but at that time, they sang in a group of choir; ten people...Pahlawanku and One Malaysia (the song that I composed)...but this year, we need to a solo and duet acoustic songs....no ideas, no new talent yet and no excitement...However, Fiesta Pujangga Akustika really helped me..thanks to members of Kelab Kebudayaan for organizing that event. so, that night, I've found new talent in singing and also to play acoustic guitar. I also asked helps from the student, ikhmal nasabandi to help me compose the sonmg while I write the lyric..have just finished the verses of the song...huhu...just a week remains before the competition...

Noisy Silence: Non-Verbally Stubborn

I used to meet two different kinds of people when they wanted to show their stubborness. One would react verbally where he or she would state their disagreement about something. However another one would keep silent but they still showing their stubborness by using body language, gestures, eye contact and others. It might give problems because not all people are able to understand non-verbal language...usually misunderstanding would happen.

I don't want to discuss about the first type of stubborn people but the other one. Why there are people who remain silent even though they don't disagree?
Why there are people who don't use the opportunity given by them to speak up but they don't do it?
What are the factors which affect them? emotionally or spiritually?
In what condition we should/can be silent when we are not asked to do so?
However they would discuss it with others, speculate and gossip, analyzing the issue, predicting the outcome and justifying something that they shouldn't justify at the back.

These questions become so "noisy" in my mind...in silence...