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Lensa dan Cahaya

2010-12-08T15:30:00.000-08:00

Ketika dunia makin modern, teknologi berhamburan, tak jarang banyak dari manusia yang menemukan suatu kegiatan, kegiatan yang agaknya menurut saya hanya bisa dijelaskan oleh perasaan orang itu sendiri. Sebuah tindakan yang terlihat sepele tapi membuahkan makna yang sungguh mendalam bila ditafsir jauh ke dalam perasaan, sense, dan feeling. Sebuah pengabadian yang memerlukan sentuhan yang manis agar hasil yang terpampang menadi artistik dan menarik perhatian masyarakat luas. Saya sebenarnya baru akhir-akhir ini menyadari adanya atau eksisnya bakat ini dalam diri saya. Selama bertahun-tahun, hasil karya saya dipuji oleh orang-orang dalam lingkup keluarga saya. Saya masih lugu, dan hanya berprasangka: “ah, biasa saja, nothing’s special.” Ya, ‘nothing’s special’ itu kini menaungi diri saya. Saya mulai ‘terjerumus’ dalam hal-hal ini. Lensa, gambar, kreasi, dan artistik. Memang banyak kriteria dalam hobi saya ini, namun saya lebih memilih bebas agar apa yang ada di otak saya bisa saya karyakan tanpa terikat oleh batas-batas tertentu. Ya fotografi, sejak dulu saya tidak sadar dengan kapabilitas saya di bidang ini. Dulu saya belum mempunyai pengetahuan yang cukup luas tentang cara menggunakan kamera. Namu orang tua sayan jelas menyadari adanya suatu sentuhan artistik yang saya gunakan dalam mengambil gambar dalam setiap kesempatan di event-event keluarga. Pada kesempatan yang saya curahkan di artikel ini saya ingin berbagi ilmu dengan pra pembaca tentang apa yang dimaksud dengan fotografi, dan mungkin sekaligus membuktikan bahwa kami, fotografer, tidak hanya ‘bergaul’ dengan lensa-lensa kami.

Fotografi juga mengajarkan pada kita untuk melihat lebih dalam, menggali makna dan memahaminya sehingga menumbuhkan rasa cinta yang dapat menginspirasi untuk melangkah lebih jauh, melompat lebih tinggi, berlari lebih kencang, berbuat lebih banyak dan melahirkan energi positif yang mampu mejadi katalis perubahan ke arah yang lebih baik untuk semua. Fotografi memang merupakan sebuah jendela yang membuka cakrawala baru bagi kita, untuk menemukan kembali dunia yang ada di sekitar kita, untuk melihat dan menikmati segala keajaiban yang bisa membawa begitu banyak kegembiraan dan kebahagiaan pada hidup kita.

Fotografi diambil dari kata dalam Bahasa Inggris, yaitu photography, yang juga merupakan kata serapan dari kata dalam Bahasa Yunani yaitu "Fos" : Cahaya dan "Grafo" : Melukis/menulis. Jadi fotografi adalah proses melukis/menulis dengan menggunakan media cahaya. Sebagai istilah umum, fotografi berarti proses atau metode untuk menghasilkan gambar atau foto dari suatu obyek dengan merekam pantulan cahaya yang mengenai obyek tersebut pada media yang peka cahaya atau yang biasa kami pakai yaitu adalah kamera. Prinsip fotografi adalah memokuskan cahaya dengan bantuan pembiasan sehingga mampu membakar medium penangkap cahaya. Medium yang telah dibakar dengan ukuran luminitas cahaya yang tepat akan menghasilkan bayangan identik dengan cahaya yang memasuki medium pembiasan (selanjutnya disebut dengan lensa). Untuk menghasilkan intensitas cahaya yang tepat untuk menghasilkan gambar, digunakan bantuan alat ukur berupa lightmeter. Setelah mendapat ukuran pencahayaan yang tepat, seorang fotografer bisa mengatur intensitas cahaya tersebut dengan merubah kombinasi ISO/ASA (ISO Speed), diafragma (Aperture), dan kecepatan rana (speed). Kombinasi antara ISO, Diafragma & Speed disebut sebagai pajanan (exposure).

Kecepatan film adalah istilah dalam fotografi untuk mengukur tingkat kesensitivitas atau kepekaan film foto terhadap cahaya. Film dengan kepekaan rendah (memiliki angka ISO rendah) membutuhkan sorotan (Inggris: exposure) yang lebih lama sehingga disebut slow film, sedangkan film dengan kepekaan tinggi (memiliki angka ISO tinggi) membutuhkan exposure yang singkat. Exposure atau pajanan adalah istilah dalam fotografi yang mengacu kepada banyaknya cahaya yang jatuh ke medium (film atau sensor gambar) dalam proses pengambilan foto. Untuk membantu fotografer mendapat setting paling tepat untuk pajanan, digunakan lightmeter. Lightmeter, yang biasanya sudah ada di dalam kamera, akan mengukur intensitas cahaya yang masuk ke dalam kamera. Sehingga didapat pajanan normal.

Diafragma (dalam Bahasa Inggris: diaphragm) adalah komponen dari lensa yang berfungsi mengatur intensitas cahaya yang masuk ke kamera. Diafragma lensa biasanya membentuk lubang mirip lingkaran atau segi tertentu. Ia terbentuk dari sejumlah lembaran logam (umumnya 5, 7, atau 8 lembar) yang dapat diatur untuk mengubah ukuran lubang (disebut tingkap) (dalam Bahasa Inggris: aperture) dimana cahaya akan lewat. Tingkap akan mengembang dan menyempit persis pupil di matamanusia. Karena fungsinya untuk menghentikan cahaya yang akan masuk ke bidang fokal, diafragma juga disebut sebagai stop, blind, field stop dan flare stop, dan untuk itu, diafragma selalu diletakkan pada jalan masuk antara subyek, lensa dan bidang fokal. Titik tengah tingkap pada diafragma merupakan sumbu optis dari sebuah lensa. Pengaruh beda jumlah lembaran logam dan bentuk lubang diafragma (tingkap) bisa dilihat saat penggunaan teknik pajanan, yaitu sumber cahaya akan mengembang menjadi bentuk bintang. Banyak lensa dan kamera mempunyai sistem diafragma mekanik yang diatur dengan sebuah pengungkit. Pengungkit ini bisa dioperasikan secara manual oleh fotografer dengan memutar semacam cincin di tabung lensa atau lewat badan kamera yang secara fisik memutar pengungkit. Lensa-lensa yang lain, terutama lensa EF untuk kamera Canon EOS memiliki diafragma elektro-mekanik yang dioperasikan lewat motor atau penggerak listrik kecil.

Kecepatan rana atau Shutter Speed adalah ukuran kecepatan rana membakar medium penangkap cahaya (lebih umum disebut filmatau sensor digital). Umumnya Kecepatan rana terdiri dari urutan angka 8000, 4000, 2000, 1000, 500, 250, 125, 60, 30, 15, 8, 4, 2, dan 1. Angka ini merupakan angka kebalikan dari lama pajanan dalam detik. Misalnya angka 30 berarti 1/30 detik, dan seterusnya.

Untuk kecepatan rana lebih lama dari 1 detik menggunakan tanda ". Sementara kecepatan rana bebas sesuai dengan pemencetan tombol rana olehfotografer diberi tanda B(Bulb).

Namun angka tersebut tidaklah mutlak. Banyak produsen kamera menggunakan kecepatan rana yang hanya mendekati angka tersebut. Kecepatan rana mempengaruhi eksposur cahaya yang membakar film. Semakin cepat pembukaan rana, semakin sedikit cahaya membakar medium, dan sebaliknya. Hal ini akan mempengaruhipajanan.

Pada zaman kamera masih memakai film dan belum menggunakan rangkaian pembantu elektronik, untuk bisa memotret dengan baik, diperlukan pemahaman teori fotografi yang matang. Secara umum, teori fotografi ini melingkupi cara kerja rana dan diafragma pada kamera, pemahaman akan panjang fokal lensa, pemahaman akan kepekaan rekam film serta pemahaman akan komposisi.

Pada era digital, sebagian besar teori fotografi sudah diambil alih “komputer” pada kamera. Namun, pada era digital pula makin banyak kesalahan baru yang timbul. Kesalahan-kesalahan baru ini timbul karena realitas elektronik dan digital yang juga barang baru di muka bumi ini. Perusahaan Panasonic telah melakukan survei atas kesalahan-kesalahan pemula yang hasilnya sebagai berikut:

Kesalahan tertinggi pada pemakai kamera digital, yaitu sampai 35,2 persen, adalah baterai habis. Kamera digital memang hanya bekerja kalau ada baterai di dalamnya. Maka, kamera digital yang laris umumnya punya baterai yang awet, minimal bisa untuk 500 kali pemotretan. Kesalahan pemula yang menduduki peringkat kedua adalah gambar kabur akibat kamera bergoyang saat digunakan, yaitu mencapai 29,3 persen. Goncangan kamera alias camera shake memang kesalahan pemakai. Namun, kamera yang baik akan meminimalkan hal ini dengan bentuknya yang ergonomis dan kecepatan rana yang lebih tinggi. Gambar kabur akibat goyangan subyek yang difoto juga mendominasi hasil survei, yaitu dengan 22,7 persen. Kesalahan ini adalah akibat pemakai salah memperkirakan kecepatan rananya. Untuk dua kesalahan tersebut, perusahaan Panasonic telah mengatasinya dengan fasilitas ISO otomatis dalam kamera-kamera terbaru mereka. Dengan fasilitas ini, sebuah kamera akan menaikkan setelan ISO kalau mendeteksi kemungkinan adanya goyangan. Dengan naiknya ISO, otomatis kecepatan rana ikut naik. “Time lag”.

Kesalahan pemula yang persentasenya menduduki nomor tiga adalah terlambatnya memotret adegan akibat kelambatan sang kamera bereaksi. Hal ini lazim disebut time lag, yaitu jeda antara saat rana ditekan dan saat kamera bereaksi. Mungkin time lag adalah masa lalu karena saat ini kamera yang beredar umumnya sudah punya reaksi cepat. Kesalahan yang juga cukup tinggi terjadinya, dengan persentase 16,8 persen, adalah salah fokus. Kesalahan ini umumnya menyangkut focusing pit alias fokus lari ke bidang nun jauh di sana. Oleh Panasonic, kesalahan ini dieliminasi lewat kemampuan kamera mencari fokus ke wajah manusia terdekat alias fasilitas face detection. Kesalahan-kesalahan lain hasil survei adalah foto terlalu gelap (19,3 persen), memori penuh (16,5 persen), foto terlalu terang (12,2 persen), salah white balance (6,8 persen), salah penyetelan piksel (10 persen), salah kecepatan rana (5,4 persen), dan salah ISO (3,7 persen).

Di masa mendatang, kalau semua kesalahan sudah bisa diatasi, mungkin siapa pun bisa menghasilkan foto yang bagus secara teknik. Namun, kembali ke realita bahwa foto bukanlah matematika, foto bagus atau foto buruk secara isi akan terjadi karena faktor ini tidak bisa digantikan komputer seperti apa pun. Fotografi memang sudah menjadi realita kehidupan modern, bukan lagi hobi atau profesi semata.

Dunia fotografi sekarang ini benar-benar mengalami perubahan yang drastis. Masa-masa mengisi gulungan plastik yang dicampur dengan bahan-bahan kimia di belakang sebuah kamera tampaknya akan berakhir. Kebosanan menunggu film diproses di lab pun akan berakhir. Era kamera digital sekarang ini sudah menyeliputi siapa saja, dan semua orang akan mencoba pengalaman baru dan memanfaatkan kemajuan yang dicapai dalam teknologi kamera ini. Memang, di sisi lain kita masih melihat kalau kamera digital sekarang ini masih menyimpan kemiripan dengan kamera yang selama ini kita kenal. Bentuk kotak yang terbungkus plastik atau kerangka besi ringan masih tetap melekat dengan lensa yang mengatur ketajaman fokus maupun aperture dan shutter yang mengatur berapa banyak cahaya yang bisa masuk ke dalam kamera. Perbedaannya hanya tidak adanya rol film yang selama ini kita kenal.

Pengalaman menggunakan kamera digital dan konvensional memang memberikan beberapa nuansa yang sama sekali baru. Setidaknya, hasil foto-foto yang diambil bisa langsung dilihat hasilnya seketika. Hasil seketika ini memang memberikan dimensi lain, antara lain siapa saja dan di mana saja seseorang berada bisa berbagi foto hasil jepretannya dalam seketika. Hal lain yang juga dicermati adalah proses belajar fotografi pun menjadi semakin cepat dan bisa disimak oleh siapa saja yang berminat tanpa khawatir akan membuang uang karena harus membeli beberapa rol film.

Pilihan kamera digital di pasaran sekarang ini pun beragam macam. Jasa fotografi yang biasanya dilakukan oleh perantara sebuah lab foto, sekarang mulai diambil alih oleh situ-situ Web di jaringan Internet. Teknologi kamera digital yang dimulai dengan gambar-gambar beresolusi rendah, sekarang sudah jauh berkembang dibanding lima tahun lalu dan tetap mampu mempertahankan semboyan "lebih indah dari aslinya". Akan tetapi, di sisi lain, pun sampai pada sebuah taraf kebingungan ketika memilih kamera mana yang memberikan hasil terbaik, karena selain teknologi yang dikandung kamera digital sekarang ini semakin mendekati satu sama lain, harga yang ditawarkan pun beragam. Apalagi, berbagai aksesori kamera, seperti tambahan lensa sudut lebar maupun lensa tele, serta pilihan pencahayaan menggunakan lampu flash juga beragam.

Sekilas, persaingan piksel dalam kamera digital menjadi ajang persaingan yang setara seperti halnya persaingan kecepatan prosesor komputer PC yang setiap kali selalu diperbarui dalam kurun waktu tertentu menambah gigahertz yang sudah ada di pasaran. Oleh karena itu, kita jangan sampai terkecoh dengan jumlah megapiksel yang digembar-gemborkan penjual kamera digital, karena benar bahwa ada kamera yang mempunyai jumlah megapiksel yang lebih banyak tapi tidak serta-merta kamera ini menjadi yang terbaik.

Yang perlu diingat adalah semakin banyak sel-sel sensitif foto yang ditampung dalam chip CCD (Charge Coupled Device) yang mengatur sensitivitas pencahayaan, semakin banyak gangguan-gangguan elektronik yang dihasilkan. Hanya pembuat sirkit elektronik yang cerdik dan canggih yang mampu menangani persoalan ini. Dan sekarang ini memang menjadi persoalan serius, karena belum terlihat siapa penghasil chip CCD terbaik sekarang ini yang menurut pengamatan memang akan didominasi oleh banyak perusahaan seperti Canon, Nikon, Fuji, Sony, dan lainnya.

Fotografi adalah seni melihat. Karena fotografi mengajarkan pada kita cara yang unik dalam melihat dunia dan sekaligus memberikan penyadaran baru akan segala keindahan yang ada di sekitar kita - dalam kehidupan sehari - hari manusia, pada secercah senyum tulus anak desa, pada wajah - wajah yang bersimbah keringat di sawah atau ladang, dalam keagungan alam semesta, pada sekuntum kembang rumput di tepi lubuk atau pada kerapuhan lingkungan hidup di bumi di mana kita semua menjadi bagian yang tak terpisahkan. Suatu perpaduan yang indah dan hanya dapat disadari oleh seseorang yang peka, peka terhadap kombinasi tersebut. Butuh suatu perasaan yang kuat untuk bisa memadukan hal-hal indah tersebut. Tidak sekedar sembarang ide bisa membuahkan suatu keabadian yang patut dan layak dikenang. Terkadang apa yang menjadi ide dasar kita dalam mengabadikan sesuatu tidak sesuai dengan yang sudah kita rencanakan. Ditambah lagi dengan harus adanya chemistry atau yang disebut juga sebagai kecocokan si fotografer dengan kameranya. Hal ini mendukung si fotografer untuk bersikap tanggap dengan lingkungan yang juga didukung oleh kepandaian dan kemahirannya dalam menggunakan kameranya. Dengan adanya kecocokan tersebut, kesalahan-kesalahan yang penulis sebutkan di atas bisa diminimalisir oleh sang fotografer atau bahkan tidak ada.

Fotgrafi memang terlihat agak sepele. Sesepele menekan tombol ke arah objek yang kita kehendaki. Mudah saja, semudah membangkitkan keinginan untuk melakukan dan merekam sesuatu. Namun, bila terjun di dalamnya, ada banyak poin yang bisa dijadikan titik acuan dalam mengabadikan momen, dan ada banyak cara pula dalam pengabadian tersebut sesuai dengan yang penulis sebutkan di atas. Kekreativitasan kita pun sangat berperan tinggi dalam hal ini. Untuk itu tetaplah terus mencoba, anda akan menemukan suatu agama baru, nabi baru yang kita agung-agungkan. Di klub fotografi dimana saya bergabung sering terdengar petisi semacam ini: “Merk kamera bukan agama, kreativitas yang utama.” Tidaklah penting apapun kamera anda, Canon, Nikon, Sony, ataupun yang lain-lain. Yang terutama adalah kreativitas. Salam fotografer!

Daftar Pustaka

a. Wikipedia, http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fotografi

b. Photo Copies, http://apphoto.8m.com/note04.htm

c. Fotografi Adalah Seni Melihat, http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=294190606152

d. Fotografi Adalah Seni Melihat, http://id.88db.com/id/Knowledge/Knowledge_Detail.page/Foto-Multimedia/?kid=24847

e. Fotografi Adalah? , Deviant Art, http://terlalurisky.deviantart.com/journal/26932120/

Game Baru (Baru Dimainin)

2010-12-03T21:54:00.000-08:00

Gua baru dapet Laptop baru dari bokap berhubung gua udah mulai aktif di dunia perkuliahan. Nah masalahnya satu, gua minta yang Hi-Spec coz gua juga hobi fotografi, maksudnya laptop baru hi-spec yang kapabel kalo nanti gua edit-edit karya foto gua. Nah, bokap gua agak ga ngerti nih. Dia ngnggep Hi-Spec itu memory tinggi, Harddisk gede plus prosesor kenceng. Nah sedangkan foto itu hubungannya sama grafis, alhasil dia beli yg VGA-nya on-board. Gua ngelus dada.

Nevermind, bisa gua upgrade pake duit gua (entah mau berapa tahun lagi kekumpul duitnya). Sebenernya VGA gede mau gua pake buat gaming, berhubung gua juga lumayan aktif di PointBlank dan DoTA. Ga cuma itu, gua juga suka maen game-game offline yang RPG gitu, membangun karakter kita sendiri dan menjadi hebat dengan kekuatan kita sendiri, jalan dan alur cerita kita yang nentuin, bukan merupakan cerita yang dibangun sama pembuat gamenya. Jadi gua suka game yang dibuat dengan multiple choices in finishing, despite their high system-requirements.

Laptop gua punya 'kemampuan' core 2 duo processor, 2 gigabyte RAM, and 120 GB Harddisk. VGA? On-board (-_-")

Okelah, gua bakal cari yang kecil-kecilan aja. Gua kan salah satu mahasiswa Jakarta yang menuntut ilmu di salah satu perguruan tinggi Katolik di Yogyakarta, pas Merapi 'punya gawe' gua disuruh balik sama BoNyok. Oke via Taksaka seat 1b gerbong 7, kirain dibelakang, ga taunya bener dibelakang, dibelakang lokomotif maksudnya, berisik banget (-_-"). Berangkat jam 10 pagi, nyampe Gambir jam 6 petang, by taxi ke daerah Kebon Jeruk, dijemput Bokap yang pulang kerja lalu off to daerah Bitung, Citra Raya tepatnya. My Lovely Hometown (udah dibangun Giant and KFC loh. Pizza Hut sama Solaria masih tahap building. Hehehehe). Nah gua ketemu temen-temen masa kecil gua, berasa nostalgia (Padahal gua mahasiswa semester satu yang baru ninggalin Citra Raya 3 bulan). Temen gua nawarin satu game. Namanya "Mount & Blade: Warband". Recommended deh. Grafisnya sederhana, tapi detil permainan ga kalah sama game-game TOP lainnya yang dibikin Ubi Soft dan produser-produser game lainnya.

Gue mulai keranjingan sama ini game. Cerita awalnya sih kita bisa tentuin sendiri mau jadi apa, bokap kita seorang apa, masa muda kita gimana, beranjak dewasa kita jadi apa, dan alasan apa kita berpetualang. Game ini backgroundnya ada di jaman Medieval tahun 1200an. Cerita awal yang kita pilih nentuin starting ability kita. Kita ada di tanah yang namanya "Caldria". Terdiri dari enam kerajaan. Kingdom of Nords yang punya background bangsa Viking, Kingdom of Swadia yang punya background bangsa Eropa Barat, Kingdom of Vaegirs yang punya background bangsa Eropa Timur, Kingdom of Rhodoks yang punya background Prajurit Pegunungan, Khaergit Khanate yang punya background bangsa China, dan Sarranid Sultanate yang punya background Kesultanan Muslim di tanah Arab dan sekitarnya.

Kita bebas milih mau ikut kerajaan mana tergantung hubungan yang kita jalin ke kerajaan-kerajaan tersebut tersebut. Semua pilihan di tangan kita. Dari orang biasa bisa jadi "nobleman" yang bisa galang tentara sampai ratusan orang. Gameplay-nya juga asik. Waktu di general map, kita dipersonifikasikan dengan satu unit cavalry (pasukan berkuda) bila karakter kita pakai kuda, atau satu pejalan kaki bila karakter kita gak kita kasih kuda. Di bawah kaki personifikasi kita ada angka yang nunjukin jumlah pasukan kita. Pasukan kita rekrut dari desa-desa. Prajurit berbeda-beda upgrade tech-tree nya tergantung dari kerajaan mana desa mereka berasal. Kalau ketemu musuh langsung masuk ke battleground, dimana kita hanya bisa mengontrol karakter kita. Pasukan kita selebihnya bergerak sesuai keinginan dia dan tergantung order or instruction apa yang kita teriakkan ke mereka. Seru abis deh. Ada effect bloodstain yang memperkuat kesan hard-battle, dan realistiknya, bolt crossbow dan arrow dari busur kita terbatas! Berkisar angka 29 sampai 34 buah. Be wise on releasing your arrows or bolts. Skill juga ngebantu kita buat meminimalisir jumlah anak panah yang meleset. But don't worry, sembarang anak panah atau bolts yang berserakan di battleground bisa kita pungut kok. But, watch out! Make sure the situation is under control when you are picking up the arrows or bolts on the ground. Coz, lu bisa jadi sasaran empuk para musuh. Kita juga bisa nyerang kastil atau kota-kota besar kerajaan lain kalo kerajaan kita yang kita ikutin lagi declare war sama kerajaan lain tersebut.

Gua ikut Kingdom of Nords. Menurut gua pasukannya imba, walaupun ga ada unit yang bisa pake kuda. Tapi sumpah, Viking abis. Satu unit melee Kingdom of Nords, namanya Huscarl, bisa nge-kill 4-5 orang. Di game ini sungguh realistik. Karakter lu ga akan mungkin selamat kalo dikeroyok 3 orang ato lebih. Coz karakter lo ga bakal tahan sampe 3-4 pukulan kecuali armor lu imba. Huscarl armornya imba, senjatanya juga sih. Karakter kita punya renown. Renown measures how famous we are. Makin famous makin bisa naklukin hati cewek. Di game ini bisa juga jalin hubungan 'normal' dengan wanita, spesifiknya anak raja ato anak nobleman. Di Jaman itu biasanya cara ngambil hatinya via turnament. Kok bisa? Di kota-kota besar sering diadakan turnamen. Kalo kita bisa menangin, kita bisa dedikasiin kemenangannya ke cewek-cewek nobleman. Gitu caranya.

Kalo kita udah kuat, bukan tidak mungkin kita bangun kerajaan sendiri. Tanpa dasar apapun serang aja kastil ato kota besar. Claim it as your own land, not as your kingdom's. Bisa terjadi kontroversi, raja marah, lu di depak berikut dengan kota kita. Boom, new kingdom. Namakan sendiri lah kingdom lu. Tapi susahnya biasanya kita pasti langsung on war with our former kingdom. Itu dia, lu kudu-musti-harus kuat dan punya Companion. Companion? NPC tapi bisa kita rekrut as our army. Punya nama, kalo naik level, prosesnya sama kayak karakter kita. Nantinya kalo kita udah jadi king, mereka bisa kita utus as our Vassal, atau penasehat kerajaan. Tiap kompanion punya major ability masing-masing. Kalo jago perang jadi'in aja Vassal. Kalo jago trading dan politik jadiin aja your ministry. Keren kan?! Go search and Play! "Mount & Blade: Warband" Recommended.

Pengalihan Jam Petugas Kebersihan

2010-12-03T21:50:00.000-08:00

Saat ini para petugas kebersihan jalan di Indonesia selalu bekerja pagi hari. Namun, itu sering mengganggu para pengguna jalan karena debu yang disebabkan kegiatan menyapu mereka. Di dibeberapa Negara para petugas kebersihan tidak bekerja d pagi hari sehingga pekerjaan mereka tidak akan mengganggu kegiatan para pengguna jalan.

Di negara-negara maju seperti Australia para petugas kebersihan bekerja pada malam hari. Memang apabila dilihat dari segi pekarjaan mereka (petugas kebersihan) yang dilakukan dipagi hari dan di malam hari tidaklah berbeda. Akan tetapi bla dilihat dari aspek keselamatan dan keamanan dari aktifitas arus lalu lintas, kegiatan pembersihan dimalam hari lebih menguntungkan disbanding dengan pagi hari, apalagi dari secara kesehatan, mereka akan terhindar dari triknya panas matahari, polusi yang dihasilkan oleh kendaraan dan juga dapat mengendalikan emosionalnya.

Untuk meniru sisitem kebersihan seperti negara-negara maju tersebut, dinas kenersihan tidaklah perlu untuk menambahkan anggaran dana. Sebab, yang berubah bukanlah subjek yang bekerja , tetapi hanya waktu pekerjaanya yang dirubah.

I Just Wanna' Live - Good Charlotte

2010-11-27T17:04:00.000-08:00

INTRO:  Bb - Ab - F# - Ab (2x)  VERSE 1:

 Bb    Ab           F#

I need an alarm system in my house

 Ab                   Bb       Ab

So I know when people are creeping about

 F#           Ab

These people are freakin' me out

 Bb           Ab          F#           Ab

It's getting hectic everywhere that I go

 Bb         Ab They won't just leave me alone

 F#        Ab There's things they all wanna know

 Bb                     Ab

I'm paranoid about the people I meet

F#

 Why are they talkin' to me?

Ab

 And why can't anyone see  CHORUS:

 Bb        Ab      F#

 I just wanna live

 Ab             Bb                    Ab    F#

 Don't really care about the things that they say

 Ab              Bb             Ab     F#

Don't really care about what happens to me

 Ab           Bb               Ab

I just wanna live (Just wanna live

 F#              Ab              Bb

Just wanna live just wanna live just wanna live)

 Bb                    Bb Eb C C#

Just wanna live just wanna live  VERSE 2:

 Bb   Ab                     F#

I rock a lawsuit when I'm going to court

 Ab                    Bb

A white suit when I'm gettin' divorced

 Ab                  F#

A black suit at the funeral home

Ab

And my birthday suit when I'm home alone

 Bb             Ab

Talkin' on the phone

 F#                 Ab

Got an interview with the rolling stone

 Bb                  Ab

They're saying "Now you're rich and now you're famous

 F#                 Ab

And fake ass girls all know your names and

Bb

Lifestyles of the rich and famous

Ab

Was your first hit aren't you ashamed?

F#

Of the life of the life

Ab

Of the life we're livin'

REPEAT CHORUS (at the end hit F four times instead of the whole "just wanna live" part)

VERSE 3: (Same chords)

Stop your messin' around boy

Better think of your future

Better make some good plans boy

Said everyone of my teachers

Lookout, you better play it safe

You never know what hard times will come your way

We say where we're coming from We've already seen

The wealth that this life can bring

Now we're expected everywhere that we go

All the things that they say

Yeah we already know

REPEAT CHORUS  End on F

Love Drunk - Boys Like Girls

2010-11-27T17:01:00.002-08:00

Intro: D, A, G x2

Verse 1:

Top down in the summer sun

The day we met was like a hit and run

Em                     A

And I still taste it on my tongue (taste it on my tongue)

The sky was burning up like fireworks

You made me want you oh so bad it hurts

Em                           A

But girl, in case you haven't heard

Chorus:

Bm

I used to be love drunk

But now I'm hungover

I'll love you forever

Forever is over

Bm

We used to kiss all night

Now it's just a barfight

So don't call me crying

Say hello to goodbye

G        A

Cause just one sip

Bm        A

Would make me say

Bm

I used to be love drunk

But now I'm hungover

I'll love you forever

But now it's over

D              A    G

(hey! hey! hey! hey! hey! hey! hey! hey!)

Verse 2:

Hot sweat and blurry eyes

We're spinning on a roller coaster ride

Em                     A

The world stuck in black and white

You drove me crazy every time we touched

Now im so broken that i can't get up

Em                       A

Oh girl, you make me such a lush

Chorus:

Bm

I used to be love drunk

But now I'm hungover

I'll love you forever

Forever is over

Bm

We used to kiss all night

Now it's just a barfight

So don't call me crying

Say hello to goodbye

G        A

Cause just one sip

Bm        A

Would make me say

Bm

I used to be love drunk

But now I'm hungover

I'll love you forever

But now it's over

Breakdown:

All the time I wasted on you

D                             A

All the bullshit you put me through

I'm checking into rehab

Cause everything that we had

D                       A   G

Didn't mean a thing to youuuuuuuuu

(One strum)

Bm

I used to be love drunk

But now I'm hungover

I'll love you forever

But now it's over...........

Capo: 3rd fret (don't worry, there's time to switch it!)

Chorus:

Bm

I used to be love drunk

But now I'm hungover

I'll love you forever

Forever is over

Bm

We used to kiss all night

Now it's just a barfight

So don't call me crying

Say hello to goodbye

G        A

Cause just one sip

Bm        A

Would make me say

Bm

I used to be love drunk

But now I'm hungover

I'll love you forever

But now it's over  Outro:

D                 A

Nananana na na na na na

G                 A

> x4 Nananana na na na na na

End on:

D~

(let ring) But now it's over

The River - Good Charlotte

2010-11-27T17:01:00.001-08:00

Verse – Power Chords you will use (D C Bb A
F C/E)
Pre-Chorus chords (F F G G)
Chorus chords (open chords during the break) (D Bb F G)

Verse: (power chords)
D C Bb A
As I walk through the valley of the
F C/E D
shadow of L.A.
D C Bb A
The footsteps that were next to me have
F C/E D
gone their separate ways
D C Bb A
I’ve seen enough now to know that beautiful things don’t
F C/E D
always stay that way
D C Bb A
I’ve done enough now to know this beautiful place isn’t
F C/E D
everything they say

Pre-Chorus:

F G
I heard that evil comes disguised
F G
like the city of angels I’m walking towards the light

Chorus:

dmin Bb
Baptized in the river I’ve seen a
F G
vision of my life And I wanna be delivered
dmin Bb
In the city I was a sinner I’ve done a
F G
lot of things wrong But I swear I’m a believer
dmin Bb
Like the prodigal son I was out on my
F G dmin
own Now I’m trying to find my way back home
Bb F G D
Baptized in the river I’m delivered I’m delivered

[M.Shadows:]
verse 2: (power chords)

D C Bb A
You’re from a small town You’re gonna grow up fast
F C/E D
underneath these lights.
D C Bb A
Down in Hollywood on the boulevard, the
F C/E D
dead come back to life.
D C Bb A
To the praying Mother the worried Father,
F C/E D
Let your children go.
D C Bb A
If they come back they’ll come home stronger, and
F C/E D
if they don’t you’ll know

Pre-chorus:
F G
They say that evil comes disguised
F G
like the city of angels I’m walking towards the light

Chorus:

dmin Bb
Baptized in the river I’ve seen a
F G
vision of my life And I wanna be delivered
dmin Bb
In the city I was a sinner I’ve done a
F G
lot of things wrong But I swear I’m a believer
dmin Bb
Like the prodigal son I was out on my
F G dmin
own Now I’m trying to find my way back home
Bb F G
Baptized in the river I’m delivered I’m delivered

dmin Bb F G
Baptized in the river (on my own) I wanna be delivered
Baptized in the river (on my own) I wanna be delivered

Break/Chorus:(open chords)

dmin Bb F G
(on my own)

dmin Bb
Baptized in the river I’ve seen a
F G
vision of my life And I wanna be delivered
dmin Bb
In the city I was a sinner I’ve done a
F G
lot of things wrong But I swear I’m a believer
dim Bb
Like the prodigal son I was out on my
F G dim
own Now I’m trying to find my way back home
Bb F G
Baptized in the river I’m delivered I’m delivered

dmin Bb F G
Baptized in the river (on my own) I wanna be delivered
Baptized in the river (on my own) I wanna be delivered

dmin Bb
I confess I’m a sinner I’ve seen a

F G D
vision of my life And I wanna be delivered

Another One, My Favorite Song; Misery - Good Charlotte

2010-11-27T16:55:00.000-08:00

-:Verse 1:-  
Em                  C    
Take a look around   Don't you see it  
G                       D                       Em    
See that you are the only real face in the room                     
C                    G  
No one here has a clue what your feelin'   Don't feel bad    
D                    C  
Keep your sadness alive                                 
D  
Look at all these happy people                   
C  
Living their lives                                 
D  
Look at all these plastic people                      
C  There's nothing inside                                
D  
Look at all these shallow people                  
C  
Telling their lies                               
D  
Look at all these empty people, people   
-:Chorus:-  
Em     
Don’t you know        
C  
That misery loves company  
G    
Yeah I heard          
D  
That misery was looking for me  
Em                 C    
Happiness, is a face that don't look good on me 
G    
Yeah I heard         
D  
That misery comes looking for me  
Em        C    
Whoa, misery's my company  
G          D    
Whoa, misery is looking for me  
Em C              G D       
Looking for me   
-:Verse 2:-   
The hands are up now   
Everybody singing   
Everybody’s movin’   
They've programed their feelings   
their synchrinizin'   
And criticizin'   
Don't feel bad   
Keep your sadness alive   
Look at all these happy people   
Living their lives   
Look at all these plastic people   
They're dying inside   
Look at all these shallow people   
Telling their lies   
Look at all these empty people, people   
-:Chorus:-   
-:Bridge:-  
Em                      C    
Don't you know this misery loves me  
G                       D      
Don't you know this misery loves me   
Don't you know this misery loves me   
Don't you know this misery loves me   
Loves me    
Em                         C    
So you're tired of runnin'                        
G  You're tired of hurting                    
D              Em  
You're tired of living in their lie                    
C  
You're tired of listening                        
G  
You're tired of hurting                     
D  
Keep your sadness alive, alive, alive   
-:Chorus:-  
Don't you know  
That misery loves company  
Yeah I heard  
That misery was looking for me  
Happiness, is a face that don't look good on me  
Yeah I heard  That misery comes looking for me  
Don't you know  
That misery loves company  
Yeah I heard  Misery was looking for me  
Happiness, is a face that don't look good on me  
Yeah I heard  
That misery comes looking for me   
Whoa, misery's my company 
Whoa, misery is looking for me

-The Chronicles Of Life And Death- Good Charlotte

2010-11-27T16:53:00.000-08:00

F#m         C5

You come in cold

Bm

You're covered in blood

Am

They're all so happy you've arrived.

F#m                  C5                       Bm

The doctor cuts your cord he hands you to your mum

Am

Just sets you free into this life

F#m             C5

And where do you go

Bm

With no destination

Am

No maps to guide you

F#m          C5                  B5

Wouldn't you know that it doesn't matter

Am                 E

We all end up the same.

Bm           C#5            F#m                E

These are the chronicles of life and death and everything between

Bm            C#5            F#m             E

These are the stories of our lives as fictional as they may seem.

Bm          C#5                F#m     E

You come in this world, and you go out just the same.

Bm                 C#5              F#m

Today could be the best day of your life.

F#m             C5                Bm

And you'll find out, that in this world,

Am

We're all just rats caught in a race.

F#m           C5                       Bm

But take your time, there's no need to rush,

Am

You don't have to live that way.

F#5        C5         Bm                      Am

Before you go, you've got some questions, and you want answers.

F#m            C5                   Bm                   Am

But now you're old, cold covered in blood, right back to where you

E Started from.

Bm           C#5            F#m                E

These are the chronicles of life and death and everything between

Bm            C#5            F#m             E

These are the stories of our lives as fictional as they may seem.

Bm          C#5                F#m     E

You come in this world, and you go out just the same.

Bm                 C#5               F#m

Today could be the worst day of your life.

Interlude

E        Bm      C#5

   Of your life

F#m   E    Bm     C#5

   Its your life

(Muted) until *     * = strum

Bm            C#5           F#m                E

These are the chronicles of life and death and everything between

Bm            C#5            F#m n.C          * E

These are the stories of our lives as fictional as they may seem.

Bm          C#5                 F#m    E

You come in this world, and you go out just the same.

Bm                 C#5

Today could be the best day of,

Bm                 C#5

Today could be the worst day of,

Bm                 C#5              F#m

Today could be the last day of your life,

C5     Bm

 it's your life,

C#5   F#m

  your life.

I Love this one. Contagious, Boys Like Girls

2010-11-27T16:50:00.000-08:00

[Intro: Drums]

Verse 1:

[Drums Only]

I'm flying down the fast lane,

Doing ninety-five, ninety things on my brain.

Don't know where the hell I'm going,

But, I'm going after you.

[In Between:]

A ---

Verse 2: [Palm Mute all except last line]

I'm jumping on the last train,

B                           A

Got this crazy kind of feeling that I cant explain.

Don't know where the hell I'm going,

B  -  A  -  G

--- A

But, I'm going after you.

Refrain 1:

And I know you think I'm crazy,

And I dress up like I'm poor,

I don't do dinner and movies,

G                A

(Break) But, if I showed up at your door.

Chorus 1:

Would you give me one more minute,

The story's far from finished,

We could fill in all the pages.

I'm feeling sick,

(A)

Girl, you're so contagious.

Just wanna say I miss you,

I caught it when I kissed you,

And Ive been through all the stages.

I'm feeling sick,

(A)

Girl, you're so contagious.

(Break) I'm feeling sick, Girl, you're so contagious.

[In Between:]

A ---

Verse 3:

[Repeat Verse 2 Chord Pattern]

It was raining on a Wednesday,

Doing ninety-five,

ninety things left to say.

Told myself to keep on driving,

Cause I left my heart with you.

Verse 4:

[Repeat Verse 2 Chord Pattern]

I never thought that I could walk away,

Every second I'm regretting that I didn't stay.

How could I just keep on driving,

When I left my heart with you.

Refrain 2:

[Repeat Refrain 1 Chord Pattern]

You think all my friends are crazy,

And I know you hate my car.

Well, I don't drive a Mercedes, Would it be that hard?

Chorus 2:

[Repeat Chorus 1 Chord Pattern]

To just give me one more minute,

The story's far from finished,

We could fill in all the pages.

I'm feeling sick, Girl, you're so contagious.

Just wanna say I miss you,

I caught it when I kissed you,

And I've been through all the stages.

I'm feeling sick, Girl, you're so contagious.

I'm feeling sick, Girl, you're so contagious.

Bridge:

How can I get a second chance?

F#

I don't want you slippin' out my hands,

Maybe the words will come out right,

A They sound alright.

(S-S-S-So Contagious)

Just hear me out before I go,

F#

Things that I wanted you to know.

Just let me in tonight,

And I won't let you down. (S-S-S-So Contagious)

Chorus 4:

[Drums Only]

Would you give me one more minute,

The story's far from finished,

We could fill in all the pages.

G (Break) I'm feeling sick, Girl, you're so contagious.

Just wanna say I miss you,

I caught it when I kissed you,

And I've been through all the stages.

I'm feeling sick,

Girl, you're so contagious.

Chorus 5: [Totally new Chord Pattern]

Would you give me one more minute,

F#

The story's far from finished,

 We could fill in all the pages.

I'm feeling sick, Girl, you're so contagious.

Just wanna say I miss you,

F#

I caught it when I kissed you,

And I've been through all the stages.

I'm feeling sick,

A Girl, you're so contagious.

Coda: [All Dead Notes]

(Break) I'm feeling sick, Girl, you're so contagious.

I'm feeling sick, Girl, you're so contagious.

-I hope, this is 100% accurate, enjoy-

Siapa Lebih Pintar?

2010-11-23T19:40:00.000-08:00

Einstein (E) dan Mr. Bean (B) sedang dalam suatu penerbangan dan duduk bersebelahan. Untuk mengisi waktu, Einstein mengisi waktu, Einstein mengajak Mr. Bean main tebak-tebakan.

E: Jika kamu tidak bisa menjawab pertanyaanku, kau harus bayaar $5. Bila aku yang tidak bisa menjawab pertanyaanmu, aku bayar kau $500. Bagaimana?

B: Okelah kalo beg...beg...beggg...begituh.

E: Berapa jarak Bumi ke Matahari, eh biar mudah, berapa jarak bumi ke bulan?

Tanpa berpikir lama, Mr. Bean mengeluarkan dompet dan mengambil $5 untuk segera diserahkan kepada Einstein. Einstein pun tersenyum menang.

B: Sekarang giliranku...Apa yang bila naik ke bukit menggunakan 3 kaki dan bila turun menggunakan 4 kaki?

Einstein berpikir keras. Karena belum juga menemukan jawabannya, dia segera mengeluarkan laptopnya (merknya DELL sama seperti punya saya HAHAHA) Searching di Mbah Google dan tanya-tanya ke Oom Yahoo. Lalu mengontak kawan-kawan superjenius yang ada pada klubnya.

Setelah satu jam belum terjawab, Einstein menyerah dan membayar $500 ke Mr. Bean.

Mr. Bean tersenyum kecil, namun Einstein penasaran.

E: Ngomong-ngomong, apa yang naik ke bukit dengan 3 kaki dan bila turun dengan 4 kaki, Bean?

Tanpa bicara, Mr. Bean mengeluarkan dompetnya kembali dan membayar Einstein $5.

Hunting Foto waktu Lebaran di Kota Tua

2010-09-17T04:13:00.000-07:00

Maklum ya, belum pakai SLR, baru camera digital biasa. Ada yang mau rekomendasi kamera SLR apa yang murah dan cocok untuk pemula? -comment please-

Protokol Tidak Untuk Roda Dua?

2010-09-17T03:59:00.000-07:00

Pada tanggal 28 kemarin pengendara sepeda motor yang tergabung dalam Road Safety Associatiuon (RSA) berunjuk rasa di lapangan IRTI, Monas, Jakarta Pusat. Mereka mendesak pemerintah segera membenahi sarana transportasi publik.Keberadaan transportasi yang nyaman dan aman otomatis akan membuat mereka beralih naik angkutan umum. Organisasi yang berisikan berbagai klub/komunitas roda dua di Jabodetabek ini, menganggap kebijakan pembatasan ruang gerak sepeda motor cenderung diskriminatif. Seakan-akan motorlah yang jadi biang keladi kemacetan. Mereka menolak pem,batasan sapeda motor yang masuk ke jalan protokol sebelum pemerintah menyiapkan transportasi pubnlik yang aman, nyaman, dan tepat waktu. RSA juga menyatakan bahwa akar masalah pesatnya penggunaan kendaraan pribadi justru karena tidak tersedianya sistem transportasi massal yang murah dan manusiawi. Mereka mendesak Dinas Perhubungan DKI Jakarta dan Direktorat Lalu Lintas Polda Metro Jaya untuk perbaikan dikonsentrasikan ke transportasi publik, yang mana satuan pemerintah ini akan mulai memberlakukan larangan bagi sepeda motor untuk memasuki jalan utama seperti Jalan Jenderal Sudirman dan Jalan MH. Thamrin. Para pengendara motor yang tergabung dalam RSA ini semula ingin melakukan aksinya di Bundarah HI, namun polisi melarang mereka memarkir motornya di situ. Akhirnya sebagian pengendara memarkir motornya di belakang pos polisiBundaran HI, lalu membentangkan spanduk-spanduk yang mereka bawa.

Menurut saya kebijakan ini adalah hal gila yang dilakukan pemerintah kota DKI Jakarta. Mereka belum menyiapkan sarana transportasi yang lengkap tapi sudah berani membatasi ruang gerak kendaraan roda dua. Tentu saja ini disambut dengan kecaman dari para pengendara roda dua. Saya yakin bahwa mereka (pengendara roda dua) tidak akan menghambur-hamburkan uangnya atau membelit dirinya dengan tanggung jawab kredit untuk membeli sebuah kendaraan bermotor. Namun aksi mereka ini (membeli kendaraan bermotor), menurut saya, merupakan wujud dari kekecewaan mereka terhadap apa yang sudah ‘disuguhkan’ oleh pemerintah. Hingga detik ini belum ada sarana transportasi yang memadai bagi kebutuhan segenap warga DKI Jakrata. Adanya Bus Way jutru malah memakan jalur dari jalan-jalan yang sudah terlalu sempit untuk lalu lintas DKI Jakarta. Hal ini justru malah menimbulkan kemacetan lagi. Beberapa tahun silam, sempat dihebohkan dengan rencana pembangunan monorail. Ini disambut baik oleh segenap warga Jakarta, ditambah lagi sudah ada pelaksanaan pembangunannya di bilangan Senayan. Namun entah karena alasan apa pembangunan tersebut terhenti. Sebenarnya dari pembangunana monorail tersebut bisa meng-ekspose Indonesia, bahwa Indonesia mampu maju seperti layaknya negara maju lainnya. Motor, dewasa ini merupakan alat transportasi yang efisien sebab dengan ukurannya yang relatif relevan, motor juga merupakan barang yang mudah didapat. Oleh karena itu banyak dari masyarakat Indonesia berminat untuk memilikinya, mengingat mayoritas dari kita merupakan kau menengah ke bawah.Tidak heran jika terjadi penumpukan kendaraan, sebab motor merupakan ‘senjata’ utama bagi mereka yang berada di bawah garis kekayaan. Motor kini menjadi andalan mereka untuk bepergian mencari nafkah. Apakah kita akan mempersulit mereka yang untuk mencari nafkah saja sudah sulit? Sungguh tega bila Dishub DKI Jakarta jadi memberlakukan larangan tersebut. Bila jalan-jalan protokol ditutup untuk roda dua, bukankah ini hanya memindahkan ‘sial’ saja? Sebab, kita tahu bahwa jalan-jalan protokol di Jakarta merupakan arteri terluas di ibukota. Alhasil, macet tidak tersolusikan, namun kesannya hanya dipindahkan.

Tingginya jumlah kendaraan pribadi dibandingkan angkutan umum salah satu pemicu keruwetan lalu lintas jalan di Jakarta. Kontribusi infrastruktur jalan yang pertumbuhannya kurang dari 1% per tahun, tidak layak sebagai alasan problema kemacetan yang menimbulkan kerugian hampir Rp 17 triliun per tahun. Jumlah kendaraan pribadi yakni 7,5 juta sepeda motor dan 2 juta mobil pribadi dan jumlah tersebut terus bertambah setiap hari. Warga Jakarta dan sekitarnya harus rela memanfaatkan kendaraan pribadi tersebut sebagai alat transportasi utama karena dinilai efisien dan efektif meskipun harus dengan cara kredit sekalipun. Padahal akar persoalan terletak pada kualitas layanan angkutan umum yang tidak nyaman, aman, dan mahal. Alternatif pun jatuh pada sepeda motor yang mampu memotong waktu tempuh hingga 50%. Segmen masyarakat menengah bawah menempatkan sepeda motor menjadi andalan agar bisa tepat waktu ke tempat kerja. Ratusan ribu para pekerja tersebut di antaranya berkutat di tengah kota Jakarta sebagai urat nadi perekonomian. Karena itu, pembatasan sepeda motor di Jakarta menjadi tidak efektif bahkan kontraproduktif bagi perputaran dunia usaha, produktivitas karyawan terancam menurun karena terlambat masuk kerja, tersendatnya pengiriman barang dan pengeluaran untuk biaya transport akan semakin bertambah.

Oleh sebab itu, hendaknya pemerintah mencabut niatannya untuk melarang roda dua masuk ke arteri protokol. Pertumbuhan ekonomi akan semakin lambat bila akses menuju Jakarta pun dipersulit dan karenanya produktivitas dari para pekerja pun menjadi menurun. Saya pikir ini tidak perlu dilakukan, yang perlu dilakukan hanyalah perbaikan dibidang sistem transportasi umum massal. Agar apa yang diinginkan pemerintah –mengurangi jumlah kendaraan roda dua yang beroperasi- bisa terwujud. Bukan secara frontal melarang roda dua masuk ke areal protokol, tapi ‘dipancing’ dengan konsentrasi baru, yaitu dengan transportasi umum yang memadai dan tentu saja manusiawi. Dengan begitu, lambat laun tapi pasti budaya bepergian kita pun akan terpola sesuai dengan apa yang menjadi tujuan pemerintah itu sendiri.

A conversation

2010-01-30T17:11:00.000-08:00

Lee Sum Wan : Hello, can i speak to Annie Wan ?
Mr. Sori : Yes U could speak to me
Lee Sum Wan : No ! I want to speak to Annie Wan
Mr. Sori : You are now talking to someone ! Who is this ?
Lee Sum Wan : I'm Sum Wan. And I need to talk to Annie Wan! it's urgent!
Mr.Sori : I know you someone and u want to talk to anyone! But whats this urgent matter about ?
Lee Sum Wan : Well just tell my sister Annie Wan that our brother was involved in an accident. Noe Wan got injured and Noe Wan is being sent to the hospital. Right now Avery Wan is going to the hospital.
Mr. Sori : Look if no one was injured and no one was sent to the hospital from the accident that isn't an urgent matter! You may find this hilarious but I don't have time for this !!!
Lee Sum Wan : You are rude. Who are you ?
Mr. Sori : I'm Sori
Lee Sum Wan : You should be sorry. Now give me your name !
Mr. Sori : I'm Sori !
Lee Sum Wan : I don't like your tone of voice Mr. and I don't care, give me your name!
Mr. Sori : look lady, I told you already I'm Sori ! I'm Sori !! I'm SORI!!!! You didn't even give me your name!
Lee Sum Wan : i told u before I'm Sum Wan ! Sum Wan !! You better be careful my father is Sum Buddy, and my uncle holds a very big position in the company, He is Noe Buddy !

Cowok ganteng dn cowok jelek

2010-01-30T17:08:00.000-08:00

kalo cowok ganteng berbuat jahat
cewek-cewek bilang: nobody's perfect
kalo cowok jelek berbuat jahat
cewek-cewek bilang: pantes...tampangnya kriminal

kalo cowok ganteng nolongin cewek yang diganggu preman
cewek-cewek bilang: wuih jantan...kayak di filem-filem
kalo cowok jelek nolongin cewek yang diganggu preman
cewek-cewek bilang: pasti premannya temennya dia...

Kalo cowok ganteng pendiam
cewek-cewek bilang: woow, cool banget...
kalo cowok jelek pendiam
cewek-cewek bilang: ih kuper...

kalo cowok ganteng jomblo
cewek-cewek bilang: pasti dia perfeksionis
kalo cowok jelek jomblo
cewek-cewek bilang: sudah jelas...kagak laku...

kalo cowok ganteng dapet cewek cantik
cewek-cewek bilang: klop...serasi banget...
kalo cowok jelek dapet cewek cantik
cewek-cewek bilang: pasti main dukun...

kalo cowok ganteng diputusin cewek
cewek-cewek bilang: jangan sedih, khan masih ada aku...
kalo cowok jelek diputusin cewek
cewek-cewek bilang:...(terdiam, tapi telunjuknyameliuk- liuk dari
atas ke bawah, liat dulu dong bentuknya).. .

kalo cowok ganteng ngaku indo
cewek-cewek bilang: emang mirip-mirip bule sih...
kalo cowok jelek ngaku indo
cewek-cewek bilang: pasti ibunya Jawa bapaknya robot...

kalo cowok ganteng penyayang binatang
cewek-cewek bilang: perasaannya halus...penuh cinta kasih
kalo cowok jelek penyayang binatang
cewek-cewek bilang: sesama keluarga emang harus menyayangi.. .

kalo cowok ganteng bawa BMW
cewek-cewek bilang: matching...keren luar dalem
kalo cowok jelek bawa BMW
cewek-cewek bilang: mas majikannya mana?...

kalo cowok ganteng males difoto
cewek-cewek bilang: pasti takut fotonya kesebar-sebar
kalo cowok jelek males difoto
cewek-cewek bilang: nggak tega ngeliat hasil cetakannya ya?...

kalo cowok ganteng naek motor gede
cewek-cewek bilang: wah kayak lorenzo lamos ...bikin lemas...
kalo cowok jelek naek motor gede
cewek-cewek bilang: awas!! mandragade lewat...

kalo cowok ganteng nuangin air ke gelas cewek
cewek-cewek bilang: ini baru cowok gentlemen
kalo cowok jelek nuangin air ke gelas cewek
cewek-cewek bilang: naluri pembantu, emang gitu...

kalo cowok ganteng bersedih hati
cewek-cewek bilang: let me be your shoulder to cry on
kalo cowok jelek bersedih hati
cewek-cewek bilang: cengeng amat!!...laki- laki bukan sih?

Kalo cowok ganteng baca e-mail ini
langsung ngaca sambil senyum-senyum kecil, lalu
berkata "life is beautifull"
kalo cowok jelek baca e-mail ini, Frustasi, ngambil
tali jemuran, trus triak sekeras-kerasnya
"HIDUP INI KEJAAAAMMM.. ..!!!"

Lelaki Hebat, Seventeen

2010-01-10T03:37:00.001-08:00

E G#m
Aku takkan pernah kau kalahkan
C#m F#m
Walau kau coba hancurkan aku
A Am E
Aku kan slalu tetap berdiri
B
Merasa hebat merasa kuat
Seventeen-lelaki hebat
E G#m
Aku lelaki tak terkalahkan
D C#m F#m
meski hati ini kau patahkan
A Am E
Tetap tegar untuk diriku
B
Melupakanmu dari hidupku
Chord seventeen-lelaki hebat

[chorus]
A
Aku memang tak sebodoh
G#m
Yang kau pikirkan
C#m B
Karna ku punya semua mimpi
A B
dan tak semudah itu kau lenyapkan
A G#m
Dan aku terlalu kuat tuk kau taklukkan
F#m B E
Trimalah ini sayang
Chord seventeen-lelaki hebat
E G#m
Aku lelaki tak terkalahkan
D C#m F#m
meski hati ini kau patahkan
A Am E
Tetap tegar untuk diriku
B
Melupakanmu dari hidupku
Chord seventeen
[interlude] A G#m F#m C#m B
A G#m F#m B

Sang Pemimpi, Gigi

2010-01-10T03:35:00.000-08:00

[intro] C Dm Em Dm C
Em Dm
C Dm Em Dm C
Em Dm

C Dm Em Dm C Em Dm
Sambut hari baru di depanmu
C Dm Em Dm C Em Dm
Sang pemimpi siap tuk melangkah
C Dm Em Dm C Em Dm
Raih tanganku jika kau ragu
C Dm Em Dm C Em Dm
Bila terjatuh ku kan menjaga

Am Em
Kita telah berjanji bersama
F C
Taklukan dunia ini
Am Em
Menghadapi segala tantangan
F
Bersama mengejar mimpi-mimpi

[intro] C Dm Em Dm C
Em Dm

C Dm Em Dm C Em Dm
Berteriaklah hai sang pemimpi
C Dm Em Dm C Em Dm
Kita tak kan berhenti disini

Am Em
Kita telah berjanji bersama
F C
Taklukan dunia ini
Am Em
Menghadapi segala tantangan
F
Bersama

[chorus]
C G/B Am
Bersyukurlah pada Yang Maha Kuasa
Em F
Hargailah orang-orang yang menyayangimu
C Dm G
Yang selalu ada setia di sisimu
C G/B Am
Siapapun jangan kau pernah sakiti
Em F
Dalam pencarian jati dirimu
C
Dan semua yang kau impikan
Am G
Tegarlah sang pemimpi

[interlude] F G-Am C-F
C
C Dm Em Dm C
Em Dm

C Dm Em Dm C Em Dm
Berteriaklah hai sang pemimpi
C Dm Em Dm C Em Dm
Kita tak kan berhenti disini

Am Em
Kita telah berjanji bersama
F C
Taklukan dunia ini
Am Em
Menghadapi segala tantangan
F
Bersama

[chorus]
C G/B Am
Bersyukurlah pada Yang Maha Kuasa
Em F
Hargailah orang-orang yang menyayangimu
C Dm G
Yang selalu ada setia di sisimu
C G/B Am
Siapapun jangan kau pernah sakiti
Em F
Dalam pencarian jati dirimu
C
Dan semua yang kau impikan
Am G
Tegarlah sang pemimpi

C G/B Am
Bersyukurlah pada Yang Maha Kuasa
Em F
Hargailah orang-orang yang menyayangimu
C Dm G
Yang selalu ada setia di sisimu
C G/B Am
Siapapun jangan kau pernah sakiti
Em F
Dalam pencarian jati dirimu
C
Dan semua yang kau impikan
Am G
Tegarlah sang pemimpi

[outro] C Dm Em Dm C
Em Dm
C Dm Em Dm C
Em Dm
C

Aku Harus Jujur, Kerispatih

2010-01-10T03:33:00.000-08:00

Intro : Em C D 2x

Em Am D G
maafkan kali ini aku harus jujur
Em Am D G
kau harus tau siapa aku sebenarnya
B Em
terfikir dalam benakku
D C Bm Am
tentang cinta terlarang selama ini kupendam

Em Am D G
jangan salahkan keadaan ini sayang
Em Am D G
semua adalah keterbasanku saja
B Em
tak mampu menjadi yang kau mau
D C B
aku mencoba dan aku tak mampu

Chorus
C D
tak bisa lagi mencintaimu
G D/F# Em
dengan sisi lainku
Am Bm
aku tak sanggup menjadi biasa
C D
aku tak sanggup
C D
tak ada satupun yang mungkin bisa
Bm Em
terima kau seperti aku
Am Bm
kumohon jangan salahkan aku lagi
C D
ini aku yang sebenarnya

Intro : Em D/F# C Bm Am G Am A# B

B Em
tak mampu menjadi yang kau mau
D C B
aku mencoba dan aku tak mampu

Solo : E C#m G#m F#m B
Am B

Chorus
C D
tak bisa lagi mencintaimu
G D/F# Em
dengan sisi lainku
Am Bm
aku tak sanggup menjadi biasa
C D
aku tak sanggup
C D
tak ada satupun yang mungkin bisa
Bm Em
terima kau seperti aku
Am Bm
kumohon jangan salahkan aku lagi
C
ini aku

Em Am D G
maafkan kali ini aku harus jujur

Capital M-e, Taking Back Sunday, OST Transformer Revenge of The Fallen

2010-01-10T03:27:00.000-08:00

Intro: C#-G#-C#-Fm-C#-Fm-Eb--Fm


Verse 1:
   C#
The nicest man
 Fm
I ever met
   C#
Was more malicious
    G#
than malcontent
        C#
Yeah, he taught me how
  Bbm
to hold my tongue
   C#
And wait to strike til
     Fm         Eb
their backs were turned


Refrain 1:
        C#      Cm
And you slither away like
    Fm            G#
the snake that you are
          C#      Cm
Yeah, you slither away
         Fm            F#
like the snake that you are


Chorus 1:
   C#
And all I ever did
        G#
was look up to you
      C#
And if all I ever
       Fm          C#  Fm
did was let let you down
                         Eb Fm
Ain't nothing stopping me now


Interlude: C#-G#-Fm-G#-


Verse 2:
   C#
The vanities fell
Fm            C#
 correctly beneath
            G#
The receding part
of his twenties
    C#       Bbm
Was capital M-E
(I couldn't subscribe)
   C#        Fm
Was capital M-E (but you
           Eb
can't say I didn't try)


Refrain 2:
   C#           Cm
You say what you want
      Fm       G#
(maybe I didn't get my way)
      C#           Cm
So you say what you want
        Fm     F#
(maybe I didn't get my way)
But I got I got away


(Repeat Chorus 1)


Bridge:
      Bbm
Was it everything you hoped for?
      C#
Was it all of that and
     Bbm
more? Too much too soon?
      Fm
Or too good to be true?
      Eb
Was it everything you hoped for?
Was it all of that and more?


(Repeat Chorus 1)


Chorus 2:
   Bbm
And all I ever did
        G#
was look up to you
      C#
And if all I ever
       Fm          C#  Fm
did was let let you down
                         Eb Fm C#(hold)
Ain't nothing stopping me now

Your Love is a Lie, Simple Plan

2010-01-02T23:16:00.000-08:00

Em                   G 
I fall asleep by the telephone.
D                         A                 Em
It's two o'clock and I'm waiting up alone.
         G               D                A
Tell me, where have you been? (where have you been)
Em                   G    
I found a note with another name.
D                    A                       Em 
You blow a kiss but it just don't feel the same.
           G                D                   
'Cuz I can feel that you're gone. (feel that you're gone)
C                             G           D                   G
I can’t bite my tongue forever, while you try to play it cool.
        C                      G            D
You can hide behind your stories, but don’t take me for a fool!

        Em                   G       D           C         D
You can tell me that there's nobody else (but I feel it!)
        Em                   G            D         C       D
You can tell me that you're home by yourself (but I see it!)
        Em             G             D         G           C       D
You can look into my eyes and pretend all you want, but I know, I know
                    Em      G      D      A
Your love is just a lie! (Lie! Lie!)
                    Em      G      D      A
It's nothing but a lie! (Lie! Lie!)

Em          G
You look so innocent,
D                   A
But the guilt in your voice gives you away.
Em          G           D            A   
Yeah, you know what I mean (know what I mean)
Em                                      G
How does it feel when you kiss when you know that I trust you
D                        A
And do you think about me when he fucks you?
Em          G           D                 
Could you be more obscene? (be more obscene)
C                              G     D                   G
So don't try to say you're sorry, or try to make it right.
           C                             G      D
And don't waste your breath because it's too late, it's too late!

        Em                   G       D           C         D
You can tell me that there's nobody else (but I feel it!)
        Em                   G            D         C       D
You can tell me that you're home by yourself (but I see it!)
        Em             G             D         G           C       D
You can look into my eyes and pretend all you want, but I know, I know
                    Em      G      D      A
Your love is just a lie! (Lie! Lie!)
                    Em      G      D      A
It's nothing but a lie! (Lie! Lie!)

        Em                   G       D           C         D
You can tell me that there's nobody else (but I feel it!)
        Em                   G            D         C       D
You can tell me that you're home by yourself (but I see it!)
        Em             G             D         G           C       D
You can look into my eyes and pretend all you want, but I know, I know
                    Em      G      D      A
Your love is just a lie! (Lie! Lie!)
                    Em      G      D      A
It's nothing but a lie! (Lie! Lie!)

13 Jurus Rayuan 2009

2009-12-01T22:04:00.001-08:00

1. Tadi malam aku kirim bidadari untuk menjaga tidurmu. Eh, dia buru-buru
balik. Katanya, 'Ah, masa bidadari disuruh jaga bidadari?'

2. Kalau kamu nanya berapa kali kamu datang ke pikiranku, jujur aja, cuma
sekali. abisnya, ga pergi2 sih!

3.. Sempet bingung jg, kok aku bisa senyum sendiri. Baru nyadar, aku lagi
mikirin kamu.

4. Kalau suatu saat kamu hancurkan hatiku.... akan kucintai kamu dengan
kepingannya yang tersisa.

5. Berusaha melupakanmu, sama sulitnya dengan mengingat seseorang yang tak
pernah kukenal.

6. Kalau kamu ajak aku melompat bareng, aku ngga bakalan mau. Mending aku lari
ke bawah, bersiap menangkapmu.

7. Aku pernah jatuhkan setetes air mata di selat Sunda. Di hari aku bisa
menemukannya lagi, itulah waktunya aku berhenti mencintaimu.

8. Ga usah janjiin bintang dan bulan untuk aku, cukup janjiin kamu bakal
selalu bersamaku di bawah cahayanya.

9. Kalau kamu nanya
mana yg lebih penting buat aku: hidupku atau hidupmu, aku
bakal jawab hidupku. Eits, jangan marah dulu, karena kamulah hidupku.

10. Pertama ketemu, aku takut ngomong sama kamu. Pertama ngomong sama kamu,
aku takut kalau nanti suka sama kamu. Udah suka, aku makin takut kalau jatuh
cinta. Setelah sekarang cinta sama kamu, aku jadi bener2 takut kehilangan kamu.
Kamu emang menakutkan!

11. Ketika hidup memberiku seratus alasan untuk menangis, kau datang membawa
seribu alasan untuk tersenyum.

12. Jika aku bisa jadi bagian dari dirimu, aku mau jadi airmatamu, yang
tersimpan di hatimu, lahir dari matamu, hidup di pipimu, dan mati di bibirmu

13. Orang bilang bulan itu indah...tapi aku bilang tidak. Orang bilang planet
venus itu cantik...tapi menurut aku tidak. Aku bilang bumi itu indah dan
cantik...karena ada kamu.

Kisah 3 Drakula

2009-11-30T22:35:00.001-08:00

Di Inggris Utara, ada Underground Cafe yang khusus hanya untuk dracula. Di sana tersedia semua jenis darah dalam botol-botol minuman yang terdiri dari berbagai darah segala kalangan manusia.

Dracula dari Rusia masuk.

“Mau minum, Tuan?” tanya pelayan.

“Ya, beri saya sebotol darah bangsawan abad 17″

“Wah harganya seribu pounds, Tuan”

“No problem, saya punya Credit Card”

Begitu darah bangsawan diberikan, dia mengeluarkan Credit Card dari kantongnya dan meletakkannya di meja, lalu minum dengan santai.

Dracula dari Jepang masuk.

“Mau minum, Tuan?” tanya pelayan.

“Saya minta darah segar dari seorang perawan”

“Tiga ratus pounds, Tuan”

“No probrem, saya punya banyak uang”

Begitu darah segar diberikan, dia mengeluarkan uang kertas dari kantongnya dan meletakkannya di meja, lalu minum dengan santai.

Dracula dari Indonesia masuk.

“Mau minum, Tuan?” tanya pelayan.

“Mmmmmm saya minta segelas air hangat saja”

“Oh itu gratis, Tuan. Tapi dracula tidak minum air, Tuan”

“No problem, saya punya yang instant”

Begitu air hangat diberikan, dia mengeluarkan pembalut wanita bekas dari kantongnya dan mencelupkannya ke air hangat, lalu minum dengan santai…

Never Say Never, ost Transformer (The Fray)

2009-11-28T05:53:00.001-08:00

Intro: A E F#m F#m7/A A E

A           E        F#m
Some things we don't talk about,
            F#m7/A                   A  E      
Better do without and just hold the smile
A       E      F#m
Falling in and out of love
           F#m7/A                      A   E
Ashamed and proud of, together all the while
        A
You can never say never
C#m             F#m
While we don't know when
   E         D9
But time and time again
       A           E       A
Younger now than we were before


            C#m
Don't let me go
            F#m
Don't let me go
            D9  A
Don't let me go
            C#m
Don't let me go
            F#m
Don't let me go
            D9 
Don't let me go


A              E        F#m
Picture you're queen of everything
          F#m7/A                      A   E
Far as the eye can see under your command
A      E       F#m                   F#m7/A
I will be your guardian when all is crumbling
                 A   E
I'll steady your hand
        A
You can never say never
C#m             F#m
While we don't know when
    E        D9
But time and time again
       A           E       A
Younger now than we were before


            C#m
Don't let me go
            F#m
Don't let me go
            D9  A
Don't let me go
            C#m
Don't let me go
            F#m
Don't let me go
            D9 
Don't let me go


Bm            F#m                 E                 Bm
We're pulling apart and coming together again and again
             F#m                     E
We're growing apart but we pull it together,
         Bm
Pull it together again

Solo
A

            C#m
Don't let me go
            F#m
Don't let me go
            D9  A
Don't let me go
            C#m
Don't let me go
            F#m
Don't let me go
            D9 A
Don't let me go
            C#
Don't let me go
            F#m
Don't let me go
            D9 A
Don't let me go
            C#
Don't let me go
            F#m
Don't let me go
            D9 A  C#m F#m E
Don't let me go

Butterfly, Jason Mraz

2009-11-28T05:48:00.000-08:00

VERSE1
Em7                                                         Am7
  I’m taking a moment just imaginin’ that I’m dancin’ with you
                                            Bm7
I’m your pole and all you’re wearing is your shoes.
                                    Cmaj7
You got soul, you know what to do to turn me on until I write a
B7            Em7                       *  **   Am7
song about you. And you have your own enga-ging style.
                           ‘ ‘’Bm7
And you’ve got the knack to vivify. And you make my slacks
                         Cmaj7
a little tight, you may unfasten them if you like
             B7*
That’s if you crash and spend the night

CHORUS
             Am7*            Bm7*
But you don’t fold, you don’t fade
          Em7*                             Am7*
You’ve got everything you need, especially me
Bm7*                  Em7*
Sister you’ve got it all
            Am7*            Bm7*
You make the call to make my day
       Em7*(E7sus2)
In your message say my name
            Am7*          Bm7*                 Em7*(E7sus2)
Your talk is all the talk, sister you’ve got it all

Am7*  Bm7*  Em7*(E7sus2)
Am7*  Bm7*  Em7* (Em7**)

VERSE2
               Am7*
Curl your upper lip up and let me look around
Bm7*                           Em7*
  Ride your tongue along your bottom lip and bite down
Cmaj7                             Fmaj7
And bend your back and ask those hips if I can touch
                   B7
Because they’re the perfect jumping off point of getting closer to your

PRE-CHORUS
     Em7*
Butterfly
                 Am7*
Well you float on by
  Bm7*                      Em7*
Oh kiss me with your eyelashes tonight
 Cmaj7                  Fmaj7
Or Eskimo your nose real close to mine
         B7
And let’s mood the lights and finally make it right

CHORUS (same as above)
But you don’t fold, you don’t fade, you’ve got everything you need
Especially me
Sister you’ve got it all
You make the call to make my day
In your message say my name
Your talk is all the talk sister you’ve got it all

You’ve got it all, you’ve got it all, you’ve got it all (2x)
You’ve got it all, you’ve got it all

BRIDGE
Am7                              Cmaj7
Doll I need to see you pull your knee socks up
              Gmaj7                                  B7
Let me feel you up side down slide in slide out slide over here

Climb in my mouth now child

INTERLUDE (instrumental, scatting)
Em7* Am7* Bm7* Em7* Cmaj7 Fmaj7 B7 x2

PRE-CHORUS (same as above)
Butterfly, well you landed on my mind
Damn right you landed on my ear and then you crawled inside
Now I see you perfectly behind closed eyes
I wanna fly with you and I don’t wanna lie to you

CHORUS (same as above)
Cause I, cause I can’t recall a better days
I’m coming to shine on the occasion
You’re an open minded lady
You’ve got it all
And I never forget a face
If I’m making my own
I have my days
Let’s face the fact here, it’s you that’s got it all

CHORUS (same as above)
You know that fortune favours the brave
Well let me get paid while I make you breakfast
The rest is up to you, you make the call
You make the call to make my day
In your message say my name
Your talk is all the talk, sister you’ve got it all

I can’t recall a better day
I’m coming to shine on the occasion
You’re a sophisticated lady, oh you’ve got it all
You’ve got it all, you’ve got it all, you’ve got it all (3x)
You’ve got it all, you’ve got it all...

OUTRO
     Am7* Bm7*                         Em7*
Butterfly, baby, well you’ve got it all

Jason Mraz, Live High

2009-11-28T05:47:00.000-08:00

Intro
A C#m7 Cm7 Bm7 Dm7

Verse
                    A
I try to picture a girl
                   C#m7
Through a looking glass
               Dsus2
See her as a carbon atom
        Dm7
See her eyes and stare back at them
          A
See that girl
        C#m7
As her own new world
         Dsus2                         Dm7
Though a home is on the surface, she is still a universe
A                             C#m7
Glory God, oh God is peeking through the blinds
   Dsus2
Are we all here standing naked
      Dm7                                 A
Taking guesses at the actual date and time
                 C#m7
Oh my, justifying reasons why
  Dsus2                   Dm7              
Is an absolutely insane resolution to live by

Chorus
      A
Live high
    C#m7  Cm7
Live mighty
Bm7
Live righteously
Dm7
Takin it easy
     A         C#m7  Cm7
Live high, live mighty
Bm7              Dm7
Live righteously

Verse 2: same as verse 1
Chorus

Bridge
Dsus2         Dm7
Just take it easy
     C#m7                   Bm7             
And celebrate the malleable reality
                           Dm7
Nothing is ever as it seems
This life is but a dream

Make it Mine, Jason Mraz

2009-11-13T05:30:00.000-08:00

[Intro]
Cmaj7


[Verse 1]
Cmaj7           Bm7
Wake up everyone,
                      Am7
How can you sleep at a time like this?
                                 Cmaj7
Unless the dreamer is the real you.
                   Bm7
Listen to your voice,
                         Am7
The one that tells you to taste past the tip of your tongue,
            Cmaj7
Leap and the net will appear.


[Chorus]
             Am7
I don't wanna wake..
    D
before,
       Bm7
The dream..
     Em7
is over.
            Am7
I'm gonna make..
     D
it mine,
      Bm7
Yes i...
           Em7
i will own it.
            Am7
I'm gonna make..
      D
it mine,
        Cmaj7
Yes i'll make it all mine.

[Verse 2]
I keep my life on a heavy rotation
Requesting that it's lifting you up
Up up and away
And over to a table at the graditude cafe
And i am finally there
And all the angels they'll be singing
Ah la la la ah la la la I la la la la love this

[Chorus]
I don't wanna wake before
The tour is over
I'm gonna make it mine
yes i... i will own it
I'm gonna make it mine
Yes i'll make it all mine...

Yes I'll make it all mine


[Bridge]
D#maj7                     A#maj7
   And timing's everything
                           D#maj7
and this time there's plenty
            A#maj7
I am balancing

Careful and steady
   Am7                                D
And reveling in energy that everyone's emitting


[Chorus]
well I don't wanna wait no more
No i wanna celebrate the whole world
I'm gonna make it mine
Because i'm following your joy
I'm gonna make it mine
Because i... i am open
I'm gonna make it mine
Thats why... i wanna show it
i'm gonna make it it mine
gotta make gotta make gotta make gotta make gotta make
gotta make it all mine
It's mine...
Yes i will make it all
make it all mine

[THE END :)]

Try, try, try - Jason Mraz

2009-11-13T05:29:00.001-08:00

T-R-Y
Oh baby we can fight like dogs we can fight like cats
A dirty laundry needs a laundry man
Maybe the king and the queen should lay off the caffeine
Baby breathe before you react

Sometimes we do forget to behave
And we regret what we say
Cause words are too weapons
If we don't choose'em carefully
Ladies and gentlemen this is instrumental
If life's to be a bed of roses

I know i gave you everything you like
Because you still give me butterflies

If we just try try try
Just to be ni-ni-nice
Then the world would be a better place for you and I
If we just live our lives
Putting our differences aside
Oh that would be so beautiful to me

Are we just dangling in the middle of a galaxy
Well i'm stoked on gravity
To be stuck with you like flowers on the dew drops
Now let it in my direction
My direction is up when everybody's down
Cause i don't mind being anybody's clown
I love a little lift cause i'm an optimistic
In an altruistic way

Cause basically this place is needing instruments of harmony
Spreading my philosophy of love and inspiration
Oh these words I speak I commit to like a crime
With a rhythm i deliver i'm giving them a picture
Of the reasons why

We should just try try try
Just to be ni-ni-nice
So the world could be a better place for you and I
If we just live our lives
Putting our differences aside
Oh that would be so beautiful to me

Well it wouldn't cost a penny but could save so many lonely lives
From teary eyes
If we just try try try
To open up a can of understanding open up your heart
I'm just planting seeds
Cause i believe

We could just try try try
Just to be ni-ni-nice
So the world would be a better place for you and I
If we just live our lives
Putting our differences aside
Oh that would be so beautiful to me

If we could try, just to be nice
That could be so beautiful to me
I believe,
Oh that could be so beautiful to me

The smart way to catch Burglars

2009-10-12T01:16:00.000-07:00

It was late and Charlie was about to climb into bed when his wife informed him that there was a light on in their garden shed. Charlie started to go outside to turn off the light but noticed some people in the shed who were busy stealing his things.

He ran back inside right away and called the cops, who asked him "Are there any intruders in your house?" to which Charlie replied no and explained his circumstances. The cops told Charlie that all patrol cars were otherwise occupied, and that he should just lock his door and a uniformed cop would be at his house when one was free.

Charlie answered, "Alright," hung up, waited 30 seconds, and then called the cops again.

"Hello, I just called a short while ago because there were people stealing things from my shed. I want to let you know that they're not a problem anymore because I've just shot every one of them."

Charlie then hung up the phone. In five short minutes, three patrol cars, a SWAT team, and an ambulance arrived, and Of course, the cops caught the burglars in the act.

One of the cops snapped at Charlie: "I thought you said that you shot every one of them!"

"I thought you said there were no patrol cars free!" Charlie answered.

Almost Easy, ost Transformer 2

2009-10-12T01:07:00.000-07:00

Intro: Dm C Gm Bb – C (x2)

D5 C5 – Bb5 – C5 – D5 (Bb5-A5-)
D5 C5 – Bb5 – C5 – D5

 (G5-A5)-D5
I feel    insane
Every single time I’m asked to compromise
      (G5-A5)-D5
‘Cause I’m    afraid and stuck in my ways
                          (G5-A5)-D5
And that’s the way it stays
So how long did I expect love
                    (G5-A5)-D5
to outweigh ignorance
By the look on your face
                                 (G5-A5)-D5
I may have forced the scale to tip

Chorus 1:
   D5  - C5
I’m not insane
   Bb5          C5 - C#5
I'm not insane
   D5 - C5
I’m not insane
   Bb5  F5 – E5
I’m not… not insane

F
(Mother)
Come back to me it’s almost easy
        Dm
(Said it all)
                               (G5-A5)-D5
Come back again it’s almost easy
   D5
Shame  pulses through my heart
From the things I’ve done to you
    (G5 -A5)-D5
It’s hard to   face
                                            (G5-A5)-D5
But the fact remains that this is nothing new
                                               (G5-A5)-D5
I left you bound and tied with suicidal memories
Selfish beneath the skin
                             (G5-A5)-D5
But deep inside I’m not insane


Chorus 2:
   D5 - C5
I’m not insane
   Bb5        C5 – C#5
I’m not insane…
   D5  - C5
I’m not insane
   Bb5  C5 – C#5
I’m not… not insane

F
(Mother)
Come back to me it’s almost easy
        Dm
(Said it all)
Come back again it’s almost easy
                  F
(You’ll learn your lesson)
Come back to me it’s almost easy
              Dm
(But first you fall)
                               (G5-A5)-D5
Come back again it’s almost easy

Interlude: D5 C5 – Bb5 – C5 – D5
          (Bb5-A5-) D5   C5 – Bb5 – C5 – D5… |
          (G5-G#5) | D5… F5-G5 – G#5   F5-G5 – G#5 (x2) |
          Dm   C   Gm   Bb – C (x2)

Dm                        F
Now that I’ve lost you it kills me to say
(Hurts to say)
    C                          A               Bb
I’ve tried to hold on as you’ve slowly slipped away
   F
I’m losing the fight
    C                        A              Bb
I’ve treated you so wrong now let me make it right
(Make it all right)

Chorus 3:

   Dm - C
I’m not insane
   Bb        Bb-Bb13-Dm   Bb
I’m not insane…
(Ha ha ha ha ha...)
   Dm - C
I’m not insane
   Bb     Bb – C
I’m not… not insane

F
(Mother)
Come back to me it’s almost easy
        Dm
(Said it all)
Come back again it’s almost easy
                   F
(You’ll learn your lesson)
Come back to me it’s almost easy
             Dm
(Still you’ll fall)

                               (G5-A5)-D5
Come back again it’s almost easy

Ending: D5   C5 – Bb5 – C5 – D5… (Bb5-A5-)

D5   C5 – Bb5 – C5 – D5… | *(G#5-A5)-G#5

New Devine, ost Transformer 2

2009-10-06T01:46:00.000-07:00

Em G D A x4

 Em
I remembered black skies
   G               D     A
The lightning all around me
   Em
I remembered each flash
  G             D  A
As time began to blur
      Em
Like a startling sign
    G                D      A
That fate had finally found me
        C
And your voice was all I heard
      A
That I get what I deserve


          Em
So give me reason
  Em
To prove me wrong
  D                A
To wash this memory clean
       Em
Let the floods cross
   G                D  G D
The distance in your eyes
       Em
Give me reason
  G
To fill this hole
  D                  A
Connect the space between
      C                                D
Let it be enough to reach the truth and lies
D                   Em G D A
Across this new divide


         Em
There was nothing in sight
   G              D     A
But memories left abandoned
         Em
There was nowhere to hide
   G               D A
The ashes fell like snow
       Em
And the ground caved in
 G                   D    A
Between where we were standing
        C
And your voice was all I heard
      A
That I get what I deserve


          Em
So give me reason
  Em
To prove me wrong
  D                A
To wash this memory clean
       Em
Let the floods cross
   G                D
The distance in your eyes
G          D      Em
Across this new divide


        Em            G
In every loss in every lie
        D                A
In every truth that you deny
          Em                G
And each regret and each goodbye
        D                  A
Was a mistake too great to hide
        C
And your voice was all I heard
     A
But I get what I deserve


          Em
So give me reason
  Em
To prove me wrong
  D                A
To wash this memory clean
       Em
Let the floods cross
   G                D  G
The distance in your eyes
D       Em
Give me reason
  G
To fill this hole
  D                  A
Connect the space between
      C                                D
Let it be enough to reach the truth and lies
D                 Em G D
Across this new divide
A                 Em G D
Across this new divide
A                 Em G D A x2 (Em)
Across this new divide

21 Guns, ost Transformer 2

2009-10-03T05:35:00.000-07:00

Intro: Dm A# F C x2

Dm     A#                F        C
Do you know what's worth fighting for,
Dm        A#        F      C
When it's not worth dying for?
Dm      A#        F      C
Does it take your breath away
A#                         C
And you feel yourself suffocating?
Dm       A#         F       C
Does the pain weigh out the pride?
Dm        A#       F        C
And you look for a place to hide?
Dm      A#             F      C
Did someone break your heart inside?
A#                        C5
You're in ruins

Chorus:
F5   C5*  D5
One, 21 guns
C5            A#5
Lay down your arms
F5          C5
Give up the fight
F5   C5*  D5
One, 21 guns
C5            A#5  F5       C5
Throw up your arms into the sky,
A#5   F5    C5
You and I

Dm          A#     F          C
When you're at the end of the road
Dm      A#       F        C
And you lost all sense of control
Dm        A#           F           C
And your thoughts have taken their toll
A#                                       C
When your mind breaks the spirit of your soul
Dm   A#             F      C
Your faith walks on broken glass
Dm      A#       F       C
And the hangover doesn't pass
Dm        A#   F        C
Nothing's ever built to last
A#                 C5
You're in ruins.

Chorus:
F5   C5*  D5
One, 21 guns
C5            A#5
Lay down your arms
F5          C5
Give up the fight
F5   C5*  D5
One, 21 guns
C5            A#5  F5       C5
Throw up your arms into the sky,
A#5   F5    C5
You and I

Bridge:
Dm      A#     F            C
Did you try to live on your own
Dm       A#               F        A
When you burned down the house and home?
Dm      A#         F           A
Did you stand too close to the fire?
A#m                          C
Like a liar looking for forgiveness from a stone

Solo:
F5 C5* D5 C5 A#5 F5 C5 x2

A#5 F5 E5

Break:
Dm A# F C x2

Dm        A#       F           C
When it's time to live and let die
Dm      A#        F       C
And you can't get another try
Dm         A#         F         C
Something inside this heart has died
A#                 C5
You're in ruins.

Chorus:
F5   C5*  D5
One, 21 guns
C5            A#5
Lay down your arms
F5          C5
Give up the fight
F5   C5*  D5
One, 21 guns
C5            A#5  F5       C5
Throw up your arms into the sky
F5   C5*  D5
One, 21 guns
C5            A#5
Lay down your arms
F5          C5
Give up the fight
F5   C5*  D5
One, 21 guns
C5            A#5  F5       C5
Throw up your arms into the sky,
A#5   F5    C5
You and I

Did we land on the moon?

2009-09-30T07:07:00.000-07:00

My papa told me the night of July 20th 1969 sitting in front of his television in the early hours of the morning watching a grainy black and white image of Neil Armstrong climbing carefully down the ladder of the Lunar Module and stepping out onto the surface of the Moon, the first man to have done so. It was a magical, awe inspiring moment that he shall never forget. A man was walking on the Moon, 240,000 miles away, and he was watching it happen, live, on the TV that sat in the corner of my living room! Amazing! "That's one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind". It certainly was. He felt privileged to be able to witness such a remarkable moment in history.

For a brief history of spaceflight leading up to the moon landings and schematics of the Apollo and Saturn V spacecraft see The journey to the Moon

There are however, some people questioning if that event actually took place. They are basing this on what they perceive as some discrepancies in some of the photographs from among the thousands that were taken by the Apollo astronauts, and for various other assorted reasons. They believe that the Moon landings were mocked up in a film studio and that the Apollo crews never left low earth orbit. I honestly think that this is so sad, the greatest technological achievement yet by the human race and these people don't believe it happened. Even sadder, they do not possess the understanding to realise that they are completely wrong and that their arguments are incredibly foolish, to put it mildly.

All the claims that it was a hoax are based on errors and ignorance.

The most surprising thing to me about this ridiculous claim that it was a hoax, is that some people actually manage to believe it was! How do they manage it? If it really was a hoax do you not think that the Russians at least would have been able to expose it? After all, the ONLY reason for going to the Moon was to beat the Russians to it, yet they have never once even hinted at the possibility that it was a hoax, they know it was real! That is why they gave up their own attempt after they ran into problems with their booster, it kept exploding on take off! There was no point in them continuing once they realised the Americans had beaten them to it. Nobody in the world had more reason to want to prove it was a hoax than the Russians. The Russians are not daft, they were closely monitoring the Americans every inch of the way, and were able to determine for a fact that the Americans did actually land on the Moon, much to their annoyance. If the Russians say the Americans landed on the Moon, and they do, then the Americans landed on the Moon. It's that simple.

Why do some people believe it was a hoax?

There are however, some people (not many) who do believe it was a hoax, but then some people are prepared to believe just about anything! Maybe it's because they saw the TV program "Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land on the Moon?" It was shown In the States in February 2001 and later here in the UK. The programme points out 'errors' in the photographs, that there are no stars visible, that the flag waves in the 'breeze', and a host of other silly stuff. This joke of a show was so idiotic it is beyond understanding how it could fool anyone. It was in fact so bad that the Network, FOX, distanced themselves from the broadcast with a disclaimer admitting that "The theories expressed [in the show] are not the only possible interpretation." That's just another way of saying "This is a heap of manure even by our standards". For a full scientific explanation of every so called 'error' claimed by the programme, visit the following excellent site.Bad Astronomy: Bad TV.

Another reason why people may believe it was a hoax may be due to the efforts of a small number of people who make a living by selling books and videos 'exposing the hoax'. The trouble these people run into is that because it was not a hoax, they have to work very hard to make it seem, however tenuously, that it was. The consequence of this is that the claims they make are both idiotic and farcical in their desperate attempts to get you to part with your cash.

Before you are fooled into parting with your hard earned cash, check out my pages on two of the best known purveyors of unmitigated nonsense-for-cash-in the moon hoax business Bart Sibrel and Bill Kaysing Check out both of my pages for details of why the material they want you to buy is nothing but pure garbage.

These two jokers work VERY hard to get you to part with your cash, promising all sorts of 'proof'. It is only after you have parted with your cash and seen the 'proof' that you realise, too late of course, you have been well and truly done. Those of you that have already purchased their nonsense will know what I mean. If however you have seen their videos or read their books and still believe it was a hoax, then you have mistakenly stumbled onto the wrong site, this one is for thinking people who have a fully functioning brain. Goodbye, thank you for calling.

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Let's now move on to explain why all the reasons people believe it was a hoax are wrong. You do not need to be a rocket scientist to see the obvious errors in their arguments. In most cases common sense is all you need. But first, let's get something out of the way.

Do I think hoax believers are stupid?

I am sometimes accused of treating hoax believers as if they are stupid. Let me say this here and now and clearly. I do NOT consider that ALL hoax believers are stupid, okay? Some, possibly, may be quite normal sensible people that have just got the facts wrong - they have been misinformed and do not happen to posses the knowledge or wit to realise it. This is perfectly understandable given the complex knowledge of physics sometimes required to understand what is really going on. Many hoax believers are ignorant of the facts, which is a different matter entirely to being stupid. However, when given the facts, a sensible person will see the logic of it, whatever the subject, and will either have the sense to accept the obvious, or perhaps have the wit to ask another more penetrating follow-up question in order to clarify a point. Fair enough. When the explanation then makes perfect sense and can no longer be challenged, when the evidence presented simply cannot be denied, the sensible person is left with no alternative but to accept that they were wrong.

If however, in this situation, they still insist that they are right, even in the face of incontrovertible evidence, then they shift from a position of being ignorant - they are no longer unaware of the facts - to a position of being stupid. I'm sorry if this offends but there is no other word for it. The dictionary says 'stupid - deficient or dull in understanding: showing lack of reason or judgement: foolish, dull, boring' So yes, many of the hoax believers that I deal with, the ones that send me very strange emails indeed, I do consider to be stupid, they perfectly fit the dictionary definition of the word. I do not consider them to be stupid because their questions may sometimes appear to be rather simplistic and show an alarming lack of even basic knowledge (that is often understandable as it depends on the level of education they have received) it is because they deny the answer and choose not to accept the logic of a given fact that is in reality inarguable.

If for example someone tells you that 2 +2 = 5, and you clearly and patiently show them by using four coins that 2+2 = 4, and they still argue that they are right, that you are an idiot, and that they have positive proof that you will be proven wrong, would it be unreasonable to assume that they must be stupid? It is an unfortunate fact of life that there are some people in the world that are undeniably stupid, we have all met them. I realise of course that this causes some people to call me arrogant - and many other highly descriptive phrases - so be it. If being unafraid to tell the truth, if knowing your subject well, if carrying out extensive independent research, if being able to reply to a question using facts and logic, all make a person 'arrogant', then fine, I am happy to accept - that by that definition - I am arrogant. I would rather be arrogant than stupid. But I repeat again, not all hoax believers are stupid - some are just ignorant of the facts but do have an open mind - but some hoax believers are undeniably incredibly stupid.

For an example of the many questions I receive from hoax believers see Are Moon Hoax believers stupid?

For a very brief explanation of the top twenty points raised by hoax believers Moon Hoax Believer's FAQ's

If you have had a bad day and just want a bit of a LAUGH, here it is. The REAL answers to Moon Hoax Believers FAQ's

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Okay, lets get on with the hoax believer's arguments for why it was all a hoax:

1) The Apollo crews never left near earth orbit.

This is a ridiculous claim, that they never left near earth orbit, because if that had being the case, how do you explain the rather obvious fact that not one person noticed that the Apollo craft were still continuously orbiting the Earth, for periods ranging from 8 to 12 days, when they should have been orbiting the Moon? They would have been very easily visible to the naked eye, just as satellites are today every hour of the night. The Apollo craft were, by many magnitudes, the brightest and largest artificial objects orbiting the Earth, and would have been impossible to miss as only the Moon and Venus were brighter. Furthermore, they would have been moving so fast that they would have transited the night sky in about three minutes. Bright, fast-moving objects in the sky tend to attract lots of attention.

Do you honestly think that the entire world's radar systems, and visual astronomical observatories, let alone individuals, would have failed to notice them if they had stayed in Earth orbit? This would apply to all the manned missions that entered lunar orbit, Apollo 8 and 10 to 17, a total of NINE missions. And no one in the entire world noticed, not even once, they they didn't really leave Earth orbit? To suggest such a thing is ludicrous! No one would have been more over the Moon (sorry) to expose any American Moon hoax than the Russians, but they couldn't, they saw them leave Earth orbit, and tracked them all the way to the moon.

This argument alone should provide sufficient evidence to show that the Apollo crews did actually leave near earth orbit, but this will not be enough for the Moon hoax believers, they love a good conspiracy theory.

So here is the nail in the coffin!

This conspiracy is a conspiracy Jim McDade 4/1/2001. Extract from the Birmingham News.

Apollo 11 left for the moon on July 16, 1969. The crew consisted of Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin. Every single moment of the Apollo voyage was monitored by an international cadre of journalists, broadcasters, commentators, investigators, spies (from US "allies" as well as enemies) amateur and professional astronomers, amateur and professional radio engineers, television viewers and fifteen year-old me. Thousands stood outside in Hawaii to directly witness the third stage of the Saturn V moon rocket execute the long burn to raise its velocity from earth orbital speed to trans-lunar speed. Amateurs and professionals alike took time-lapse photos of the craft as it sped along the background of stars in the exact places where it was predicted to be by independent calculations. Bruno Stanek, a brilliant Swiss mathematician and space observer furnished me with the following eyewitness account:

"In 1969/70, when I was an instructor at the Swiss Institute of Technology (pre-pre-PC era...), I solved the boundary value three body problem for my own personal enjoyment on our CDC 1604: fitting time of departure and arrival, orbital height and inclination of the respective lunar/earth parking orbits and approximate nodes (actually these were precisely determined mathematically because I did not get them from the usual NASA publications). Having x,y,z in five minute intervals, I transformed those to equatorial as well as topocentric astronomical coordinates and supplied the data to well equipped amateur astronomers. I remember mentioning my "project" during one of my live Apollo broadcasts on Swiss National TV and two promising responses reached me. One was a Mr. Seiler in neighboring Bavaria/Germany near Munich who took astro photographs through a 0.5-meter-telescope. He was successful: his long exposure not only showed the LM-CSM-combination at the right location - even the velocity vector proved itself by the right direction of the trace of the moving spacecraft on his film!"

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2) Photographic 'evidence'.

Let's just take a look at some photographs that demonstrate how these errors arise. I cannot include them all, otherwise this page would take a week to load, but these silly claims come up time after time.

a) NASA forgot to paint the stars in the sky.

This is a classic, first started by Bill Kaysing 30 years ago. It's my all time favourite. It is very popular with the hoax believers, but I can't understand why though, it's so easy to prove for yourself. I think it tells us something very important about the way they think.

Look mum! No stars, NASA forgot to paint them in!

Buzz Aldrin on the lunar surface, 1969

The real reason is that when contrasted with the brightness of the astronauts and the lunar surface, the stars are just too dim to register on the photographic emulsion of the camera film. If the camera shutter were held open long enough for the stars to register, everything else would be over-exposed into a white featureless glare. You cannot have both visible on the one photograph, so the camera was set for the correct exposure for Buzz Aldrin and the lunar surface, not the stars. When standing on the lunar surface the astronauts could not visually observe the stars in the dark sky, because of the surface glare, they could only see them when standing in shadow. By the same token, if we take a photograph outdoors at night from a brightly illuminated surface, our photograph also would not show any stars in the sky.

It is not enough that the lunar sky is very dark, in order to see the stars you have to BE in a dark area yourself, and your camera. In 1967 Surveyor probes soft landed on the Moon and sent back amazing pictures of the surface. An image of the stars was required in order to learn the precise orientation of the probes. It took a three minute exposure before the stars became visible. The cameras used by the astronauts typically took images using an exposure time of 250th of a second. Not surprising is it that the stars did not register in the photos!

If it is so easy for hoax believers to spot this 'error' - and let's face it, to forget to put the stars in would have been an incredibly stupid mistake to make - do you honestly believe that not one single person involved in the 'hoax' wouldn't have noticed it either? Or is it just that hoax believers are all just so much smarter then all of them?

I have been 'informed' (now that's a joke) by hoax believers that NASA were unable to reproduce the stars in their correct positions as seen from the moon, (being much too complicated a task for stupid NASA to calculate) so rather than get it wrong and risk being found out decided to leave them out. Ho ho ho hohoho! This argument is soooo ignorant of the facts! The stars are much too far away for any difference to be visible over the tiny distance of 250,000 miles from the earth to the moon. Take a photograph of the stars from earth, then six months later take another photograph. In this time span the earth will have shifted the maximum distance from one side of its orbit around the sun to the other, around 186,000,000 miles. Only a couple of the very nearest stars will be seen to have shifted against the background stars (this apparent shift is due to parallax) and even then, the shift is very small and is only perceptible by comparing the two photos very carefully. (Parallax is the most accurate means available for measuring the distance to the stars, but is limited to those few stars that are very close to us). So, Nasa would only need to put up background photos of the stars as photographed from earth because that is exactly how the stars would look from the moon as well. This is known as research, and comes in very handy when attempting to argue a point.

Anyway, no need to take my word for it is there, I could be part of the conspiracy according to your way of thinking. (Wish I was, I would be getting paid for this.) Just pop outside one night and try to photograph the stars with a brightly illuminated person in the foreground. Try it, its easy enough to prove without the need of a massive conspiracy theory, just you and a camera is all that is required.

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b) The Great Flag Waving in the Breeze hoax.

I just love this one, very nearly as much as the 'no stars ' one. Below is one of the pictures in question.

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin deploy a U.S. flag on the Moon in 1969

The flag is held out in the unfurled position by an extendable rod running through the top of the flag, so that it can be viewed unfurled, and you can see the unnatural rigidity this gives to the top of the flag in the picture. The rod creates the effect of a breeze blowing the flag into that position. Without the supporting rod the flag would just hang limply down and would not reveal the stars and stripes. Flags are designed to be blown into position by the wind on Earth, so the support was added to replicate this, as there is no atmosphere on the Moon. The rod is not extended the full width of the flag and it looks like a breeze is causing a ripple in the flag.

It has also been claimed that some video clips show the flag waving in the breeze when it was planted. Not so. The movement of the flag is only because when astronauts were planting the flagpole they rotated it back and forth to better penetrate the lunar soil. Without an atmosphere it takes a while for this movement to damp down. There is not one video clip showing the flag moving when the astronauts are not holding it, a fact never mentioned by the hoax believers.

Do you really think that an errant breeze blowing through the set causing the flag to wave in what was supposed to be a total vacuum would not have been noticed? Such an obvious fact could not escape the notice of an entire film crew, besides which they would surely have called upon the services of experts to oversee operations to guard against this very sort of 'error'. They would simply have done another take.

Case closed.

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c) The cross hairs have been added after and go behind some objects

I must admit to being rather fond of this one as well, as it is such a totally pointless 'hoax' that I fail to understand why anyone can believe it was actually done. The most foolish aspect of this claim is that if the cross hairs were added after, how can they possibly be overlaid on the photo and appear behind some of the objects in the photo? Hoax believers are defeating their own argument with this one!

Cross hairs shown 'behind' objects.

The explanation: Extract from Moon Hoax Under the section 'Photography and Film'.

"The cross hairs on this photograph appear to go behind the objects in the photograph. Does this suggest that the photograph is a faked 'pasted-together' image? (The cross hairs are included as an aid for linking a series of pictures together to create a panoramic view) The cross hairs on the photographs were produced by a glass plate within the camera, between the lens and film. They result in a black cross on the film because they block the light from reaching the film directly below them. If, however, you are taking a photograph of a really bright white object, the over-exposed part of the film 'bleeds' into other parts of the film. This is particularly the case if the adjacent part of the film is black. This is exactly what is happening where the cross hair meets a bright, reflective part of the photograph. It occurs in a number of the Apollo photographs, but you only see it where the cross hairs seem to disappear behind a bright white part. You never see it happening anywhere else."

The image below, a close up from a much larger photograph, shows how the cross hairs are not visible where they cross the brightest part of the background due to 'bleed over'.

Cross hairs shown 'behind' AND 'in front'

Why do you think NASA would want to add the cross hairs after? If they had somehow changed cameras and forgot to insert the etched glass plate that produces the cross hairs, they would have just ditched the photographs, not gone to the trouble of faking them in afterwards. It would be a hell of a lot easier just to do a re-take if the photographs were considered to be important enough. The photograph shown here can hardly be considered to be in that category, they are about as mundane as they come, so why fake it?

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d) The same background appears in two different locations

This one I feel is especially stupid. Almost deserving of a special award for supreme ignorance and lack of even the most basic common sense. How anyone can take this claim seriously is beyond me, they must be the village idiot!

Photos taken by the Apollo 15 crew

The photos above are the two most commonly used in support of this truly pathetic argument. The poor confused hoax believers claim that as the Lunar Module is only visible in one photo, it must show two different locations where NASA used the same fake backdrop twice. Pardon me while I fall off my chair laughing!

I would have thought it obvious that it is only necessary to move a short distance to one side and then point the camera at the same hills to remove the LM from the picture while still keeping the distant background almost exactly the same. I say 'almost' the same, because even though the hills are far away, they do move just a little, as can be seen in the two photos. The hills we can see are in fact more than 3 miles distant from the Lunar Module 'Falcon'. The astronauts were only able to reach them to gather rock samples because they used the lunar rover to make the journey. By moving say 50 or 100 feet to one side, the distant hills 3 miles away will appear to alter hardly at all, but the LM will no longer be in the frame, and that is exactly what we have here.

The mountains we see above are the Apennine Front on the left side of each photo and Mount Hadley Delta to the right in each. Apollo 15 astronauts went up to those mountains and walked on Hadley Delta and collected many unique rock samples. How could they enter a fake backdrop?

The photo on the left shows a tree in the foreground on the left hand side. The photo on the right doesn't. The distant hills look identical thus proving that I have used the same fake backdrop in two different locations.

Yes, their argument really is that stupid!

In reality I just walked forward a few yards and took the photo on the right while standing next to the tree. I even made sure I kept the foreground in both pictures, thus showing a change of location so I could not be accused of felling the tree!

If any hoax believers find this too difficult to follow, ask your older friends in the playground.

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e) 'Wrong' shadows.

This is a general category and covers many photographs based on the shadows being 'wrong'.

This is a good one as well. It shows how easy it is to make wrong assumptions when looking at a 'problem' with tunnel vision instead of trying to understand what is really going on from a scientific point of view. This I feel is a concept that must be alien to Moon hoax believers.

Lots of the hoax claims rest on the belief that the shadows shown in the photographs are somehow wrong, that they indicate more than one light source because the object shown is illuminated from the front and the sides, and so on. This leads them to believe it is due to lighting mistakes on a film set.

The simple fact is that there IS more than one light source. The light does not come directly from the Sun and illuminate only the one object in question, as a narrow beam spotlight would in a dark room. It shines on the entire 'daytime' surface, just as it does here on Earth. Therefore it also illuminates the surface, the astronauts themselves, rocks, mountains, the Lander and all the other objects on the surface. The reflections from these various objects is why there is more than one light source, it is not because there was more than one spotlight used on a film set. It is also worth noting that on the lunar surface the reflected sunlight from the Earth is 68% brighter than that of the full Moon as seen from Earth.

You must visit this site, it's very good. Are Apollo Moon Photos fake?

It shows some of the photos in question with alongside little models of the scene appropriately illuminated. It is an ingenious and foolproof way of silencing the critics. Do check it out, its great, and worth a visit just to see the little models. Here is a sample from the site.

The model on the left replicates a photo that hoax believers show how NASA got it wrong. They claim the astronaut standing in the shadow of the lander should not be illuminated, but should also be in shadow. The model on the right shows that it is the reflected light from the surface that is illuminating the astronaut, by placing a dark sheet of paper over the surface to reduce the reflection. There is nothing wrong with the photo, its just showing it how it is, the astronaut being lit by surface reflection, which is a lot brighter than the surface of the Earth. It is not because they used too many spotlights in a film set.

If two spotlights were used this would create two shadows from each object so illuminated. None of the lunar photos shows more than one shadow. Think about it.

Case closed.

One final point regarding photographs. It has been argued that as all the photographs are so good, they must be fake! Just bear in mind that with thousands taken, NASA was able to select from the very best of them for public release. With that many to select from you don't really think NASA are going to include the ones that didn't come out too well. "And here's one that Buz Aldrin took of Neil Armstrong, its a bit out of focus and unfortunately cuts his head off". Also bear in mind that the dark room is where a lot of improving can be carried out if necessary simply by rotating and cropping.

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So there you have it, the most commonly believed hoaxes shown not to be.

Personally I find the most surprising thing about the whole business is that hoax believers think that NASA, armed with a budget of billions of dollars and the best experts in the world, could make so many incredibly stupid errors that even the most novice, untrained, inexperienced amateur can spot them easily.

I think that basically, this is what this is all about. Hoax believers consider themselves to be very smart and all the experts at NASA incredibly stupid. This is the same hoax believers that didn't even think to try to photograph the stars themselves, because they just know its a hoax, no need to test it, they saw it on the internet. Oh yes, very smart.

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3) Conditions on the Moon are different to the Earth.

All the other 'fake' photographs are explained just as easily with a little knowledge, and an understanding of how conditions on the Moon are very different to those here. With no atmosphere to scatter the light, things look a little odd on the Moon, we have a very black sky and a very bright surface. We see strong shadows everywhere, and our sense of distance is also fooled because there is no atmosphere to produce the familiar atmospheric haze that creates a distance perspective on Earth. Furthermore, with the gravity being only a sixth of Earth's gravity, things move and behave differently as well. It's hard to make straight comparisons, because we cannot, the Moon is just not like the Earth. We have to think differently when interpreting the images from the Moon, and that's what causes the problems, people are not allowing for those differences when looking at the lunar photographs. They are looking at them as if they were taken under normal Earth conditions, and concluding wrongly that there must be something wrong with the photographs. There isn't!

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Scientific Errors

It isn't just the photographs that have misled the hoax believers either, it's also a lack of scientific knowledge. It's difficult to select a favourite hoax that makes the most ridiculous claim, because there are so many to choose from, but personally I think this has to be number one, its a beaut! I just love it to pieces.

4) The Moon rocks are just Earth rocks.

Here's the explanation of why they can't be Earth rocks. Extract taken from The Great Moon Hoax

"Moon rocks are absolutely unique," says Dr. David McKay, Chief Scientist for Planetary Science and Exploration at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC). McKay is a member of the group that oversees the Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility at JSC where most of the Moon rocks are stored. "They differ from Earth rocks in many respects," he added. Just as meteoroids constantly bombard the Moon so do cosmic rays, and they leave their fingerprints on Moon rocks, too. "There are isotopes in Moon rocks, isotopes we don't normally find on Earth, that were created by nuclear reactions with the highest-energy cosmic rays," says McKay. Earth is spared from such radiation by our protective atmosphere and magnetosphere.

Even if scientists wanted to make something like a Moon rock by, say, bombarding an Earth rock with high energy atomic nuclei, they couldn't. Earth's most powerful particle accelerators can't energize particles to match the most potent cosmic rays, which are themselves accelerated in supernova blastwaves and in the violent cores of galaxies. Indeed, says McKay, faking a Moon rock well enough to hoodwink an international army of scientists might be more difficult than the Manhattan Project. "It would be easier to just go to the Moon and get one."

"I have here in my office a 10-foot high stack of scientific books full of papers about the Apollo Moon rocks," added McKay. "Researchers in thousands of labs have examined Apollo Moon samples -- not a single paper challenges their origin! And these aren't all NASA employees, either. We've loaned samples to scientists in dozens of countries [who have no reason to cooperate in any hoax]."

For further evidence that the Moon rocks are indeed rocks from the Moon, visit this site Moon Rocks through the Microscope

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Another popular hoax theory, this time sounding more plausible than usual because it is difficult to verify without a very good understanding of the nature of particles and their effect on the human body.

5) Astronauts couldn't survive passage through the Van Allen radiation belt.

As this is a very complex subject I have wisely decided against attempting to summarise it here. You can either take my word for it that all the astronauts travelled through it with no apparent ill effects, or go to this site and study the full technical and scientific explanation yourself. The Van Allen Belts and Travel to the Moon It explains in great detail why the hoax believers have got it all wrong (as usual) and shows scientifically calculated radiation dosage levels that the crews would have been exposed to. If you happen to be smart enough you can check the figures yourself. The Moon hoax believers however, believe that in order to survive, the astronauts would have required lead shielding ranging from 4 to 6 feet thick depending on which hoax site you happen to prefer. If that were the case, then the Russians would have discovered this and used it as an excuse for discontinuing manned exploration of space, but they didn't, and have never claimed it to be danger. Actual measurements taken from the Apollo missions show the radiation dosage for the astronauts to be between 1-2 rem, the equivalent of a couple of chest x-rays. See my page Van Allen belts

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6) The spacesuits cannot operate their air-conditioning in a vacuum.

This one comes up on a fairly regular basis so I decided to include it. It seems to be a popular misconception that heat cannot be removed from an object in a vacuum. A little thought on the subject easily dispels this myth, for if that were the case how could we receive heat from the Sun? Radiation travels though a vacuum, this is an obvious fact. The system used by the spacesuits to shed surplus heat generated by the exertions of the astronauts is fairly simple in operation. The astronauts wear a garment that has water filled tubes running through it that is circulated around their body. The cool water absorbs the heat from the astronauts and is cooled down by the cooling unit. The cooling is achieved by spraying a fine jet of water over the cooling tubes which are located outside the space suit in the cooling unit and exposed to the vacuum of space. In a vacuum the water spray naturally rapidly expands, and in expanding is naturally rapidly cooled, and turns to ice on the tubes. The water passing through is cooled by the cold tubes and the heat given up by the water melts the ice and is lost into space as it evaporates. Simple. The astronauts are able to adjust the temperature control of their spacesuits according to their exertions.

The amount of water used is minute compared to the volume of drinking water taken on board to supply a crew of three for periods of a week and over. For more information on how spacesuits work visit the following site: www.howstuffworks

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7) Why doesn't the Hubble Space Telescope provide proof?

This argument runs along the lines that as the HST can provide images of galaxies millions of light years away, why can't it provide images of a lander on the Moon, which is on our door step?

Bit of a funny question really, anyone with normal eyesight can see the Andromeda Spiral Galaxy easily with the naked eye, and that's over 2 million light years away, yet cannot see a lander on the Moon! As an amateur astronomer of some 40 years standing I have always understood why the HST could not provide images of the lunar landers on the surface of the Moon, but to get the correct figures I checked out the HST site at Hubble Space Telescope Its all down to the size of Hubble's main mirror, which is 2.4 metres. One of the factors of the worth of a telescope is its resolution, the smallest amount of detail it can see, and this depends on the size and quality of the mirror. Hubble's resolution is an amazing 0.048 arc seconds. This is how I calculate the minimum size object that HST can image on the Moon, in as simple a way as I could devise.

HST resolution = 0.048 arc seconds (formula for this is 116 divided by aperture in mm. = 116 divided by 2400)

Visual maximum diameter of full Moon = 31'40" = 1900 arc seconds (a fraction over 1/2 a degree)

Therefore HST can resolve an object on the Moon of (1900 divided by 0.048 ) = 1/39,583 of the Moon's diameter

Actual diameter of Moon = 3476 km

Therefore resolvable object size = 3476 km divided by 39,583 = 87 metres

As the landers are only around 9 metres across it is not possible for the HST to resolve them, they just wouldn't show up on any image of the area under examination. I emailed the HST site to make sure I had got my sums right, explaining why I needed it for this site, and their reply was as follows:

"You are correct. Hubble's resolution is good and can resolve objects and areas as small as 280 feet, (86 metres) which rules out the Apollo debris on the moon. Hope this helps!"

Yes it does! Thanks to the HST Office of Public Outreach.

PS. The current largest ground based telescope is the 10 metre Keck, far bigger than the HST and therefore has a far better resolution of 0.012. But this is a theoretical limit that cannot be achieved through an atmosphere, so the HST, being in the vacuum of space, is still number one.

HST maximum detail image of the 58 mile wide crater Copernicus. Imagine trying to see a lander!

Anyway, what would be the point even if the HST were able to image the landers? The good old Moon hoax believers would only claim the images were faked.

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Enough of scientific errors, I cannot answer them all here, it would take a book, but a little research will always reveal that the hoaxers have got it wrong every time.

If you wish to check out further sites that debunk the Moon hoax theory, this one is very good on facts, with clear easy to follow explanations, with a host of photographs, and offers a good choice of further sites.The Moon landings were not faked

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8) Why haven't we been back?

This one comes up on a fairly regular basis and is used by hoax believers to support their argument that we never went in the first place, because if we had then surely we would have gone back. There are a number of reasons why this has not happened, and it is necessary to know the reason for going in the first place, and the history behind it, to understand why.

On the 25th May 1961 President John F Kennedy told Congress: "I believe that this nation should commit itself, before this decade is out, to the goal of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth."

The only reason for making this declaration was in response to the USSR for having put the first man in orbit, Yuri Gagarin, because at the time of Kennedy's speech, the USA had only managed one small sub-orbital manned flight. The Moon landing project was not a scientific endeavour, it was a political decision to win the 'Space Race', as it was believed that whoever controlled space would gain an enormous military advantage. It also had very important propaganda value regarding Communism v Capitalism. The USA felt that it was extremely important that they overtake the Russians in the 'Space Race' and be the first to land a man on the Moon. This was a propaganda war at the height of the cold war. Nothing to do with science. See The journey to the Moon

Having achieved the goal of landing a man on the Moon in 1969, that was it, mission accomplished. The Russians had given up trying and now pretended that they never intended to send men anyway, only probes. President Nixon cancelled the Apollo project, and the last to go was Apollo 17. It had been planned to send Apollo's 18, 19 & 20, but the USA had other far more pressing issues, such as the Vietnam war for example. The American public had become bored with the Moon landings anyway and felt it was becoming a huge waste of money, and in response to the general apathy many TV channels did not even bother to give the Moon flights air time. (Remember the film 'Apollo 13'). Furthermore, photographs of American soldiers ducking bullets in a muddy trench in Vietnam while listening to the Apollo 11 astronauts walk on the Moon, was, to say the least, incongruous.

Although much of scientific value was learned about the Moon by going there, there is really not much point in going back, unmanned probes can do the job a lot better, faster, safer and cheaper. Why risk lives? NASA's budget today is invested in numerous projects, such as the Hubble Space Telescope and Shuttle flights to service it. The International Space Station, again serviced by the Shuttle, various probes to study the Sun, Mars, Saturn and other planets, comets and asteroids, and so on.

Going back to the Moon would be unbelievably expensive, and very little would be gained by it. Would the American public readily part with their tax dollars for such a pointless venture when they have other issues, such as health and welfare, unemployment, areas of poverty, a stock market collapse, an energy problem, pollution, crime, etc. (as do most countries I would add) not to mention a very costly war against the 'axis of terrorism'? What President is going to propose a massive investment in returning to the Moon, for no real reason, when there are so many more important issues that need addressing? It would be madness.

That's why we have not gone back. Its not because we have not been there, but because we have.

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9) Why was manned space flight safer back then?

This question comes up every now and again, so I decided it was easier just to include it on the main page, even though it is pure nonsense.

It was never a 'safe' journey to reach the Moon, far from it. The Apollo 1 crew were all burned to death on the launch pad while only rehearsing a lift off, and the Apollo 13 crew were very lucky to make it back alive after being forced to cancel their Moon landing following a near fatal onboard explosion. This from a total of only 11 manned Apollo flights. You call that 'safe'? The Space Shuttle has suffered two major disasters in 113 flights, not a great record, but far better that the Apollo missions, even though the shuttle is forced to use a far more dangerous system of lift-off and re-entry. The truth is NASA were glad the moon missions were cancelled because they knew it was only a matter of time before they lost a crew. Better to stop while ahead.

The system of getting to the Moon was to use a huge Saturn V booster costing $185,000,000 that was used once only - simply to get the Apollo Command and Service Module into low Earth orbit and then boost it on its way to the moon- then it was thrown away! The Saturn V booster, complete with the tiny Apollo Module on top, stood 363 feet high and weighed 2,888 tons. The only part of this huge monster to return the crew to Earth was the tiny Command Module fitted with a heat shield. See The journey to the Moon This system IS a lot safer then using a re-usable Space Shuttle, but is impossibly expensive to use on a regular basis as the shuttle is today. The ONLY reason such a ridiculously expensive system was ever used in the first place was because it provided the USA with the quickest way to achieve a Moon landing before the Russians got there first.

The Space Shuttle is a marvel of engineering but does have to face problems the Moon landings didn't. The main problem is re-entry. It is not just a tiny capsule that is returning, as in the Apollo programme, but the entire Space Shuttle, and it not just the once, it has to do the same trip time and time again. When in orbit the Shuttle is travelling at a speed of 27,000 km/hr (app. 16,800 mph) and this speed has to be shed as it descends through the atmosphere. In the early days of space flight the Mercury capsule descended through the atmosphere much steeper than today's Shuttle, and much faster, with the result that it was much safer. This may sound odd but it's all due to the shockwave created by the space craft, and the blunter the capsule and the faster it moves, the farther away the shock wave occurs. A returning spacecraft does not get hot through friction with the atmosphere. A layer of air builds up in front of it, and between this layer and the surrounding atmosphere is the shockwave. That's where the heat is generated. Most of the heat of a Mercury (and Apollo) re-entry was swept away into the atmosphere.

Because the shuttle was required to be maneuverable during landing it had to have a delta wing which meant that the wing is much more exposed to the heat. NASA originally wanted the Shuttle to re-enter like the Mercury capsule, with its nose held high, but it's shape and size restricted it with the nose allowed no higher than 40 degrees to the horizon. As a result, the Shuttle would be subject to four times as much heat, for twice as long.

The shuttle re-entry procedure has always been dangerous, as is the lift off, strapped as it is to the External Fuel Tank and two Solid Rocket Boosters, with no means of escape for the crew in the event of an emergency.

Yes, of course the technology has improved over the last 30 years or so, but it's just not possible to compare a one-flight only Saturn V booster with a re-usable Space Shuttle. Two very different machines doing two very different jobs.

So the next time someone feels like asking "How come they did all those flawless trips to the Moon over 30 years ago but can't do anything today?" just pause for a minute and think about what you are saying. Now that WOULD make a change!

For a history of space exploration leading up to the Moon landings The journey to the Moon

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10) But how can you ignore all that evidence that it was a hoax?

This is very simple to explain, there is no evidence. There are however plenty of crazy web sites claiming that it was a hoax, and some of these sites are run by people who actually make a living out of it, people such as Bill Kaysing and Bart Sibrel for instance. These people have no formal qualifications on space flight and know not much more about it than the average man in the street, perhaps even less! They are however very keen that you visit their web sites and buy their books, videos and DVD's. They are prepared to make the most stupid of claims if they think it will help boost sales. Often they will present things in such a way that they seem to make sense, but closer examination always reveals how the truth is very different.

Here is an example from Bart Sibrel's DVD and video. This one comes up fairly frequently, which is which is why I have selected it.

SIBREL: "After the Apollo 11 mission, Armstrong, Collins and Aldrin gave a press conference. When asked whether they remembered seeing any stars from the surface of the moon, Collins, who was supposedly in the command module the whole time, gave a wrong answer to a question he should not have been answering. .......I'm saying Collins blew it right then and there and I honestly cannot understand why there is even further discussion on the whole topic....."

Sounds convincing doesn't it! Truth is though this statement is so inaccurate it amounts to a lie.

Here is the relevant part of the transcript:

SIBREL: I have two brief questions that I would like to ask, if I may. When you were carrying out that incredible Moon walk, did you find that the surface was equally firm everywhere or were there harder and softer spots that you could detect? And secondly, when you looked up at the sky, could you actually see the stars in the solar corona in spite of the glare?

ALDRIN: The first part of your question, the surface did vary in its thickness of penetration somewhere in flat regions. [...]

ARMSTRONG: We were never able to see stars from the lunar surface or on the daylight side of the Moon by eye without looking through the optics [i.e., the lunar module's navigation telescope]. I don't recall during the period of time that we were photographing the solar corona what stars we could see.

COLLINS: I don't remember seeing any.

(The First Lunar Landing As Told By The Astronauts: Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins in a Post-flight Press Conference, NASA EP-73, 1989 pt. VI)

As you can see, Sibrel DID ask about seeing stars, BUT it was 'stars in the solar corona' WHICH ONLY OCCURRED WHILE THEY WERE ON THEIR WAY TO THE MOON, NOT ON THE MOON. That is why Collins also answered the question. Solar corona photography had been taken from the command module during the translunar coast, in which all three astronauts participated. (Apollo 11 Preliminary Science Report NASA SP-214, 1969, p. 39).

It's by using editing tricks like this that Sibrel, and others, try to support their ridiculous claim for a hoax and thereby hope to sell a few more of their daft books, videos and DVD's.

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What do I think?

The Apollo missions landed 12 men on the Moon, no doubt about it. The landings are matter of historical factual record and no amount of silly arguments can alter that. You may as well try to argue that World War II never happened. The so called 'fake' photographs are not fakes, it's just some people's mistaken interpretation of them that is the problem, the photographs themselves contain no problems. The Apollo crews did leave Earth orbit and did survive the Van Allen radiation belt. If you think you still have any problems remaining, then a visit to the sites I have put in links to should dispel them.

As a matter of interest, if you believe otherwise, how do you explain the Moon rock samples held in laboratories throughout the world? As explained above, they REALLY ARE Moon rocks, and cannot possibly be Earth rocks that have been faked. You could, I suppose, argue that every laboratory, university, research centre, geological institution, professional scientist, etc, throughout the world that has examined the Moon rocks, are so incredibly stupid that they have failed to spot that they are really only faked up Earth rocks? (This is ignoring the fact that they cannot be faked anyway). Or perhaps you prefer the good old standby that it is all part of a world wide conspiracy. (No, you're not paranoid, they really are all conspiring against you).

Or perhaps instead you think that a probe was sent to the Moon to bring back the Moon rocks? Well yes, that is possible, sort of, but not on this scale. Three robotic Soviet Lunar probes returned a total of about 3/4 lb. (301 grams) from three lunar sites in the 1970's. However, the Apollo crews from 1969 to 1972 collected a total 840 lbs, (382 kgs.) of rock and other surface material. One rock alone weighed 25 lbs. (11.7 kgs.) In comparison to the Apollo total of 840 lbs. the Soviet total of 3/4 lbs. is miniscule. Probes simply could not have returned that much material, (especially a single rock weighing 25 lbs.) and if they could have, it would have been the Soviets that achieved it as they were always way ahead in the field of robotic probes.

Below: (Left) Nick-named "Big Muley," this 11.7 kg (over 25 lbs.) Moon rock was the largest returned to Earth by Apollo astronauts. One side of Big Muley was peppered with meteoroid "zap pits."

Below: (Right) A close-up view of 1 mm diameter zap pits shows tiny craters lined with black glass surrounded by a white halo of shocked rock. (Remember, this cannot be faked!)

"Big Muley"

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Do you really think that all those people spread across the globe and tuning into the broadcasts from the Moon, both professional and amateur alike, were unable to tell the difference in the signal from one based in Earth orbit to one 245,000 miles away? The transmissions could not be 'altered' to give that effect. I have received emails suggesting that this was if fact what happened, that the signals were 'faked' to make it appear that they came from the Moon. However, this could not be accomplished even today, let alone back in 1969.

Do you think Apollo 13 was just for fun, why fake that? Do you think all the thousands of photographs was faked? All the video was faked? Think just how many people would have to be involved in the cover-up, and they all kept quiet? Really!

Whatever arguments are presented claiming the Moon landings never happened, the fact is they did.

I have even been emailed to have it pointed out to me that as the 'Apollo 13' film was made in Hollywood, so could the Moon landings have been made in the Nevada Desert. This theory also clearly demonstrates that the 'Titanic' may not really have sunk either! Just how bad can some people's reasoning get? How on Earth do you begin to reply to this type of nonsense? I sometimes just despair at some people's mentality.

However, in reply to the person who emailed me to ask why I am so sure that the Earth is not flat, the answer is very simple. If it were flat then I'm sure that you would have been the first to fall off.

If anyone still believes it was a hoax after visiting the above web sites, please email me with your reasons why. If it makes sense I will not only publish it, I will publish a full retraction and admit to being not only wrong, but also stupid. I do NOT expect this to happen, but please feel free to try. Dated 27th December 2001.

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Apollo 15 Landing Site Spotted in Images

Article taken from Space.com

WASHINGTON Put aside those absurd claims the Apollo Moon landings were a hoax. Two scientists pouring over photos taken by a lunar orbiting spacecraft have eyed evidence of a touchdown. New research led by Misha Kreslavsky, a space scientist in the department of geological sciences at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, has found anomalies in the Moon's surface in the vicinity of the Apollo 15 landing site.

Arrows B & C show recent impact sites. Arrow A shows a dark patch at the exact point

Apollo 15 landed

Apollo 15's lunar module, the Falcon, touched down at the Hadley-Apennine region near the Apennine Mountains on July 30, 1971. Falcon was the first of the piloted landers to carry enlarged fuel tanks, as well as tote along a Moon rover. Moonwalkers David Scott and James Irwin scuffed up the lunar surface during their over three-day stay. Using an electric-powered car, the twosome wheeled their way back and forth over the crater-dotted terrain for a total of 17 miles (27.4 kilometers).

Kreslavsky, along with research colleague Yuri Shkuratov of the Kharkov Astronomical Observatory in Ukraine, made use of images taken by the U.S. Defense Department's high-tech Clementine lunar orbiter. The Ballistic Missile Defense Organization's faster, better, cheaper Clementine probe circled the Moon in 1994, making use of a camera that snapped well over a million images in the ultraviolet to visible range. A set of Clementine images in the vicinity of the Apollo 15 landing site were intensively studied by Kreslavsky and Shkuratov. Their work was dedicated to help discern fresh impacts on the Moon, or to search for sites of recent seismic activity in the lunar crust.

The work and the techniques utilized not only proved useful in studying the lunar surface, but also yielded a bonus find. A small dark spot found in the Clementine images is not associated with any fresh crater, but exactly coincides with the Apollo 15 landing site, Kreslavsky told SPACE.com.

"This is a result of my processing 52 images taken by the Clementine spacecraft through a red filter, while the spacecraft went over the scene from the southern horizon through zenith to the northern horizon," Kreslavsky said. A diffuse dark spot can be seen exactly at the landing site, he said.

Using Clementine photos taken of the Apollo 15 touchdown zone, several anomalies can be seen. "All of them but one are related to small, fresh impact craters. The only one not related to any crater, exactly coincides with the landing site," Kreslavsky said.

The disruption in the structure of the lunar regolith is caused by the landing, Kreslavsky said. He contends that the alteration has been created by the lunar module's engine during touchdown.

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It is not possible to convince hoax believers!

I do not think for one minute that the above picture of the landing site of Apollo 15 will go one jot towards convincing hoax believers, they will claim the picture is a fake (which it isn't) and that it does not reveal enough detail to be convincing (which is true). But what WOULD it take to convince them? Photo, TV and video evidence no, Moon rocks no, testimony from the Moon walkers themselves, no, reams of documented papers no, scientists from around the world no. etc. etc. What would?

Suppose that a prominent hoax believer was taken, at enormous costs to NASA, to the Moon and showed the old landers, would that do it? No, of course not, all the others would claim that he or she was bought off by NASA or was even working for them all along!

There is no way possible to convince these people, it just can't be done. Ask them what they would accept as evidence, and the answer, short of going to the Moon themselves, which as I have explained would be pointless as far as the rest of them are concerned, is nothing! If the Japanese go to the Moon and show images of the Apollo landers would that do it? No, they would claim the images are fake.

I can't help but wonder how these people manage to be so selective in choosing what they are prepared to accept when confronted with such a mass of evidence. How on Earth do they manage to accept other events that they have not personally witnessed?

Do they accept that JFK was shot dead? Why? Were they there at the time?

Do they accept that the Titanic sank? Why? Were they there at the time?

Do they accept that Hiroshima was destroyed by an atomic bomb? Why? Were they there at the time?

Hiroshima after the atomic bomb.

Do they accept that men walked on the Moon? No. Why not? Every argument they have put forward for not believing has been proven wrong.

If they can accept that Hiroshima was destroyed by an atomic bomb, and accept countless other historical events, based on eye witness accounts, photographs and documents, why not accept that men walked on the Moon? The sources of evidence are the same!

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You'll find out in 2003!

September 8th 2002

Will this help? I doubt it somehow. Knowing how hoax believers think I am sure they will claim that any new images showing proof of the landings are fake!

Article extract taken from The Sunday Herald. (UK) 8th September 2002.

"Was it one giant leap for mankind, or was it all a big fake by Nasa? The world will soon find out - when the first commercial flight to the moon blasts off in an attempt to refute claims that the 1969 moon landing was a hoax.

Nasa has been plagued for 33 years by conspiracy theorists, crackpots and even respected scientists and writers who insist that Neil Armstrong never set foot on the moon and the whole Apollo mission was a stunt.

Now, however, the US State Department and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have given a California company, Trans-Orbital Inc. permission to send a probe to the moon. The launch is scheduled for June 2003, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

The TrailBlazer probe will map the surface and photograph the earth in the hope of marketing the images - and it will photograph the lunar landing site at the Sea of Tranquillity to see if the Eagle really did land.

Photographs should (unless a global conspiracy truly has been pulled) show debris from the landing, and lay rest the claims that the moon landing was filmed on a back lot in Nevada.

TrailBlazer will orbit the moon for 90 days, mapping the moonscape in unprecedented detail to a resolution as small as one metre. It will film the Earth as it rises over the lunar horizon. After its mission, TrailBlazer will crash-land on the moon, taking "barnstorming" videos all the way down."

by Neil Mackay

UPDATE DECEMBER 2004

Trailblazer has been subject to a number of delays, as often happens with launches. The launch is now slated for this month, December 2004. For further information and updates visit the TrailBlazer web site at transorbital.net

"Sisi Negatif" Kangkung

2009-09-30T06:29:00.000-07:00

APAKAH ANDA PENGGEMAR KANGKUNG ? ADA BAIKNYA KALAU BERHATI-HATI SEBELUM MEMAKANNYA.

Jika anda penggemar kangkung, tidak kira ca kangkung, petis kangkung,
kangkung cos, dll yang berkaitan dengan kangkung, mungkin cerita ini
dapat menjadi pertimbangan bagi Anda when you want to eat kangkung

Pada suatu hari di klinik yang terkenal, semua doktor kebingungan kerana
ada seorang anak kecil yang menderita sakit perut.
Anak itu dibawa ke klinik oleh orang tuanya setelah 2 hari menderita
diarhea. Sudah bermacam ubat sakit perut yang diberikan kepada anak itu,
namun diarheanya tidak sembuh.

Di klinik orang tua anak tersebut ditanya oleh doktor, makanan apa yang
dimakan oleh anak tersebut selama 2 hari ini.
Orang tua anak itu kebingungan, kerana sejak anaknya diarhea anak
tersebut tidak mau makan, dia hanya minum susu, itu pun akan muntah
semula.

Setelah dikaji, ternyata sebelum menderita diarhea, malamnya anak
tersebut baru saja diajak makan kangkung cos di restoran oleh orang
tuanya.
Dokter segera melakukan xray, ternyata di usus anak tersebut telah
berkembang biak lintah dengan anaknya yang kecil-kecil. Doktor surrender
dan menyatakan tidak sanggup mengambil tindakan medical apapun.

Akhirnya anak kecil malang itupun meninggal dunia.
setelah dikaji, ternyata lintah itu sebelumnya berada di dalam batang
kangkung yang besar. Memang, untuk penggemar kangkung cos yang paling
enak adalah batangnya. Lintah yang berada di dalam batang kangkung itu
tidak akan mati walau dimasak selama manapun, apa lagi untuk kangkung
cos proses memasak tidak terlalu lama untuk menghasilkan rasa kangkung
yang enak. lintah hanya akan mati jika dibakar. Di dalam usus anak tadi,
lintah yang tadinya hanya 1 dalam 2 hari berkembang biak dengan cepatnya
karena terus menerus menghisap darah yang ada, doktor juga kebingungan,
bagaimana mematikan/membersih kan lintah yang telah sangat banyak
tersebut dari dalam usus anak malang itu.

Lebih baik menjaga segala kemungkinan yang ada,
masih banyak sayur lain yang dapat kita makan dengan meminimumkan segala
kemungkinan “lintah” yang terselip di dalamnya. Semoga cerita ini dapat
menjadi pertimbangan untuk kita semua sebelum masak/makan kangkung.

intiny kurangin makan kangkung plecing..

soale klo makan kangkung plecing, biasanya batangnya masi gede” kan? ga dibelah pas dicuci / dimasaknya..

A Little Piece of Heaven, Avenged Sevenfold

2009-09-18T00:53:00.000-07:00

Intro (sing the intro melody while playing these chords): D5, C#5, Bb5, A5, E5 2x

Enter Drums: Dm, Fm 2x

Dm                               C#5
Before the story begins, is it such a sin,
Fm     G#m
For me to take what's mine, until the end of time?
Dm              C#5
We were more than friends, before the story ends,
Fm    G#m
And I will take what's mine, create what

God would never design

Dm     A
Our love had been so strong for far too long,
G#m
I was weak with fear that
Dm [followed by A small breakdown of G#5, G5, F5]
Something would go wrong,
Dm     A
Before the possibilities came true,
G#m  Dm [followed by A small breakdown of G#5,
F5]
I took all possibility from you

Dm  F        Fm      G#m
Almost laughed myself to tears, (CRAZY LAUGHTER)
Dm      F         Fm       Dm
Conjuring her deepest fears (COME HERE YA’ FUCKIN’ BITCH!!!)

Dm       C#5           (F5 slide to G#5   3x)
Must have stabbed her fifty fucking times,

I can't believe it,
Dm   C#5      (F5 slide to G#5   3x)
Ripped her heart out right before her eyes,
      (guitar silent for eat it eat it eat it)
Eyes over easy, eat it, eat it, eat it

Dm
She was never this good in bed

Even when she was sleepin'

A
Now she's just so perfect I've

Never been quite so fucking deep in

(here the strings of the orchestra do a walk down of sorts – I simplified it for
cuz it’s really hard to sing to if you play the real riff)

One Bar of Dm, Bb before singing continues

           Dm      Bb
It goes on, and on, and on,
    Dm      Bb
I can keep you lookin' young and preserved forever,
 Dm          Bb
With a fountain to spray on your youth whenever

(the string walk down section which I simplified is now over)

            Gm      C
'Cause I really always knew that my little crime
      F           Dm
Would be cold that's why I got a heater for your thighs
        Bb       C         F
And I know, I know it's not your time
    Dm
But bye, bye
 Bb           C
And a word to the wise when the fire dies
  A                          Dm, C, Bb
You think it's over but it's just begun
    C
But baby don't cry

          Bb   C
You had my heart, at least for the most part
   F  C            Dm          C Bb
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime, we fell apart
  C
Let's make a new start
   F  C    Dm               C      Bb
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime yea-yeah
    C
But baby don't cry-ay-ay-ay-ay


(Repeat all relevant parts until the end of the second chorus)

Interlude:

Dm, A, Fm, Fm 2x
NOW BE CAREFUL HERE – sometimes the chord changes on the male voice, and sometimes on
female voice – pay close attention

Dm     Bb      Gm         F
    I    will suffer for so long

(What will you do, not long enough)
        Gm
To make it up to you
       F
(I pray to God that you do)
       Gm
I'll do whatever you want me to do
 A          Dm
(Well then I'll grant you one chance)
      Bb   Gm
And if it's not enough
                     F
(If it's not enough, If it's not enough)
        Gm
If it's not enough

(Not enough)
F
Try again

(Try again)
Gm
And again

(And again)
A
Over and over again

Dm
We're coming back, coming back

We'll live forever, live forever
Fm
Let's have wedding, have a wedding

Let's start the killing, start the killing


Dm, Fm 2x  and then A

And afterward (during the oooooohh-ing):

D5, C#5, Bb5, A5, E5 2x


In this part the strings of the orchestra do that same walk down – substitute it with
I said to use previously for “it goes on and on and on”

Do you take this man in death for the rest of your unnatural life?

(Yes, I do.)

Do you take this woman in death for the rest of your unnatural life?

(I do)

I now pronounce you...

End with pre-chorus and chorus

YOU'LL BE IN MY HEART, Phil Collins

2009-09-18T00:52:00.000-07:00

F#
Come stop your crying
It will be all right
Just take my hand
                   B
Hold it tight
It will protect you
                              Ab
from all around you
I will be here
                     C# 
Don't you cry
F#
For one so small
       C#          F#
you seem so strong
My arms will hold you
              C#        F#     B
keep you safe and warm
This bond between us
                        Ab
can't be broken
I will be here
                    C#   Bb
Don't you cry
          Eb                   Ab
'Cause you'll be in my heart
       Bb                   Gm
Yes, you'll be in my heart
        Cm          
From this day on
       Ab              Fm    Bb
Now and forever more
Eb                   Ab
You'll be in my heart
     Bb                     Gm
No matter what they say
         Cm      Ab                  Fm   Bb  Ab  Bb
You'll be here in my heart always
Why can't they understand
the way we feel
They just don't trust
what they can't explain
I know we're different but,
deep inside us
We're not that diffent at all
And you'll be in my heart
Yes, you'll be in my heart
From this day on
Now and forever more
         Ab
Don't listen to them
'Cause what do they know
      Fm
We need each other
to have, to hold
           Cm
They'll see in time
   C#
I know
         Ab
When destiny calls you
You must be strong
 Fm         
I may not be with you
But you've got to hold on
           Cm
They'll see in time
   C#
I know
         Eb                Bb
We'll show them together
(Shift the chords a tone higher)
'Cause you'll be in my heart
Yes, you'll be in my heart
From this day on
Now and forever more
Oh, you'll be in my heart
No matter what they say
You'll be here in my heart always
Always

Bb F Bb F Bb F Bb F