tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post6341811943382017983..comments2024-03-28T17:31:22.152+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: Notable quotes by LKYChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-25826388831534048082008-03-10T13:40:00.000+08:002008-03-10T13:40:00.000+08:00At the time alcohol was the most popular social dr...At the time alcohol was the most popular social drug in Europe. Later came opium and cocaine, both available over the counter.<BR/><BR/>People these days conflate "drug" with "illegal", and that is a mistake. You can get very high on alcohol and even die from overdose.Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-32201778830439601122008-03-09T11:47:00.000+08:002008-03-09T11:47:00.000+08:00mozart and beethoven took drugs?i am not sure abou...mozart and beethoven took drugs?<BR/><BR/>i am not sure about the classical composers, but i agree that many of the pop culture are.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-40032394050947814652008-03-08T15:38:00.000+08:002008-03-08T15:38:00.000+08:00I agree. Music, like a painting, porno, movies, th...I agree. Music, like a painting, porno, movies, theatre... anything created by "creative" people, is to be enjoyed for the emotions it stimulates in the audience (consumer)<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't worry too much about what the composers or musicians are trying to do to "impress" the rest of us. Most of them take drugs and are sexual perverts anyway.Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-17484391442659197942008-03-08T10:50:00.000+08:002008-03-08T10:50:00.000+08:00appreciating music is a cultured taste, a discipli...appreciating music is a cultured taste, a discipline. if one is not trained and has limited knowledge of music, at best, as i always tell my friends, is that we only enjoy the sound, the melody and mood it puts us in. <BR/><BR/>without an education in music, we don't have much clue of what is music and what the composer and the musicians were trying to impress us.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-47768039921820593982008-03-07T19:59:00.000+08:002008-03-07T19:59:00.000+08:00LOL, lao hero scored F9 for music too.LOL, lao hero scored F9 for music too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-62558830821695777812008-03-07T13:52:00.000+08:002008-03-07T13:52:00.000+08:00ahhhhhhchoooo.excuse me. now what were you saying?...ahhhhhhchoooo.<BR/><BR/>excuse me. now what were you saying? : )<BR/><BR/>i try to look only on the good side of people. hear only the good stuff.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-62652562226394415632008-03-07T12:51:00.000+08:002008-03-07T12:51:00.000+08:00redbean gets upset when I criticise his "hero".redbean gets upset when I criticise his "hero".Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-34080169551706233972008-03-07T10:58:00.000+08:002008-03-07T10:58:00.000+08:00Oh yes, he knows his 'cabinet' and what is hidden ...Oh yes, he knows his 'cabinet' and what is hidden inside. Ong Teng Cheong tried a peek and was removed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-44453129977500408512008-03-07T08:48:00.000+08:002008-03-07T08:48:00.000+08:00he does not need to know much about music and arts...he does not need to know much about music and arts. he knows his cabinet and politics and that's good enough.<BR/><BR/>now you have said the dumbest thing.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-63480624519391225422008-03-06T22:55:00.000+08:002008-03-06T22:55:00.000+08:00This has got to be the dumbest, most embarrassing ...This has got to be the dumbest, most embarrassing thing ever uttered by Lee Kuan Yew. It is a really inaccurate <I>metaphor</I>.<BR/><BR/>He has no knowledge of the arts, and specifically the production of orchestral music.Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-50659636486237181652008-03-06T12:55:00.000+08:002008-03-06T12:55:00.000+08:00To be the prime minister, you also don't have to k...To be the prime minister, you also don't have to know for sure whether 'mee siam' needs hum. Aga aga also can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com