Bin Gregory Productions

Perjalanan (The Journey)

bingregory — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:06:00 +0000

Duet with M. Nasir & Al-Jawaher (1982)

M. Nasir:
My affairs are not yet settled
Till I have found His Light
All I desire on this journey
Is that you send along the Fatihah for me

Al-Jawaher:
Listen to my voice calling you
Like a song
Know that this journey has nearly reached its end
Deliver my intention
Unto the righteous
(O Friend)
Tell them how I long to be with them
Begging the Good Pleasure of the Lord

Together:
I beg His Good Pleasure

(repeat to fade)

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English translation by
Bin Gregory Productions.
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Original Lyrics.
M.Nasir :
Urusanku belum selesai selagi
Belum ku temui sinarnya
Hendaknya dalam perjalanan ini
Kau bekalkan ku Al-Fatehah

Al-Jawaher :
Dengarlah suara memanggil
Bagai bersenandung
Sedarlah perjalanan ini hampir tamat
Sampaikan hasratku pada mereka
Yang soleh
Oh teman
Katakan ku ingin bersama mereka
memohon keredhaannya

Duet :
Aku pohon keredhaannya

Agripleasure

bingregory — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:45:26 +0000

An article about Three Roods Farm by Garrison Benson.

When Dr. Greg uses the verb “observe” (which is often), he means a willful action, not a passively received effect. Once, for instance, we delivered a cartload of dead leaves to the adolescent chickens, to “stimulate their instincts,” and Dr. Greg suggested that we observe them. We sat in silence for ten minutes (that’s a third of a TV show, for most of us) watching the chickens stand still and nervously eye the leaves. “Well,” he said eventually, “We can come back later.”

Masihkah Kau Ingat

bingregory — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:24:24 +0000

Sekuntum bunga itu

Masihkah Kau Ingat by Kopratasa,
a Malaysian popular music trio active in the late 1980s. This was perhaps their biggest hit, and still receives a lot of play on Malaysian radio.

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Give it a listen:
Kopratasa – Masihkah Kau Ingat

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English translation by
Bin Gregory Productions.
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Do you remember still
That single moment where
A blossom full in bloom
I placed within your hair

Do you remember still
Transformed into a dream
Longing to be with you
Do you remember still

Do you remember still
As we ran and ran
To the foot of the sky
The rainbows we chased
As the rain did come to fall
Together we were drenched

Do you remember still
Do you remember still

Do you remember still
The blossom on that day
In the palm of my hand
It did wilt away
As I closed my grasp
It did turn to dust
Do you remember still

Do you remember still (repeat to fade)

Original lyrics in Bahasa Malaysia:

Masihkah kau ingat
Pada waktu itu sekuntum bunga mekar
Kuselit ke rambutmu

Masihkah kau ingat
Ia menjadi mimpi dan menjadi rindu
Masihkah kau ingat

Masihkah kau ingat
kita berlari-lari di kaki langit mencari pelangi
lalu hujan turun kita basah bersama

Masihkah kau ingat
Masihkah kau ingat

Masihkah kau ingat
sekuntum bunga itu
Ditapak tangan ini
Ia menjadi layu
Lalu kugengam ia menjadi debu
Masihkah kau ingat
Masihkah kau ingat

Masihkah kau ingat
kita berlari-lari di kaki langit mencari pelangi
lalu hujan turun kita basah bersama

Masihkah kau ingat
Masihkah kau ingat

Masihkah kau ingat
sekuntum bunga itu
Ditapak tangan ini
Ia menjadi layu
Lalu kugengam ia menjadi debu
Masihkah kau ingat
Masihkah kau ingat

Masihkah kau ingat(8x)

Disclaimer: Lyrics and song link posted in the spirit of fair use and providing publicity to a non-BM-speaking audience. Copyright holder may contact BGP for removal requests at kopratasa@bingregory.com

Muslim Convert Saves Michigan from Christian Terrorism

bingregory — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:46:41 +0000

Mujahid fi Sabilillah Matt Savino bin James al-Michigani

Michigan, my home state, has a reputation for nurturing right-wing anti-government terrorists. The largest act of domestic terrorism prior to 9/11 was the Oklahoma City bombing that was planned in Michigan and executed in part by Michigan men. They tested their bombs on a farm not far from my parents’ farm in Lapeer County.

Even after that, militia groups continued to thrive in Michigan, which has more active militias than any state in the union but Texas. Now another terrorist cell is in the news, the Hutaree. An extremist Christian militia, they planned to kill police officers and attack Islamic organizations. Their plot was foiled when someone from the cell called a local chapter of the Michigan Militia for assistance. The Michigan Militia leader refused to help and called the State Police. That man, that patriot, was Matt Savino, a veteran of the US Navy and a convert to Islam for over 10 years, may Allah bless and reward him.

Thanks to Sabah of Oy Habibti! for spotting this one.

Rebel Sell: Why the Culture Can’t be Jammed

bingregory — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:39:02 +0000

Interesting critique of consumerism, counter-culture and the culture-jamming movement:

So here we have the paradox of anti-consumerism. The major remedy of the consumer society which has been adopted almost without question by the Left and by the radicals more generally has been one of the most powerful forces driving consumer capitalism. The Adbusters sneaker is just the latest and most extraordinary example. This is also why counter-cultural rebellion is not a threat to the system, but rather has become the system.[Update: link fixed]

[Via]

Vaguely related in ways I can’t fully articulate to themes in Yursil’s ongoing series on Suburban Capitalist Islam.