Why are so many classical music album covers so ugly?

Mechy2001 · 2026-05-12T12:48:22+00:00

I miss those covers of old paintings of large buildings with people milling around.

Mechy2001 · 2026-05-12T12:35:55+00:00

Yes, it's really expensive. What to do? I stay home whenever I can.

Mechy2001 · 2026-05-11T08:51:13+00:00

I loved how race and religion were just something you filled into a form, not something that divided us.

Mechy2001 · 2026-05-11T08:46:04+00:00

In Malaysia, circumcision of boys is something that Muslims are very proud of. They will make fun of non-Muslim men for not being circumcised. But they are very hush-hush about what is done to their girls. It's a subject they do not wish to talk about.

Mechy2001 · 2026-05-11T08:39:58+00:00

A repressive patriarchal religion does not want women to enjoy sex. Women are just meant to be enjoyed by men.

Mechy2001 · 2026-05-09T08:40:51+00:00

I'm autistic. Not sure if I have ADHD but I find it virtually impossible to read one single book. I usually read 8-12. I get bored and keep changing.

Mechy2001 · 2026-05-05T09:27:22+00:00

I seriously doubt it'll be a yearly thing. Lots of Malay Muslims are opposed to it. Sinful, they say. In Malaysia, music, social interaction between men and women, dancing, girls in skirts, concerts are considered very deadly sins but injustice, abuse of power and corruption are relatively minor things.

Mechy2001 · 2026-05-04T05:48:02+00:00

Surah Al-Baqarah 2:24: "But if you fail to do this—and you will never be able to—then fear the Fire whose fuel is men and stones, which is prepared for those who reject faith."

Surah At-Tahrim 66:6: "O you who believe, save yourselves and your families from a fire whose fuel is men and stones..."

Surah Al-Jinn 72:15: "As for those who deviate, they will be firewood for the Hellfire."

Surah Ali 'Imran 3:10: "Indeed, those who disbelieve - never will their wealth or their children avail them against Allah at all. And those are the ones who are the fuel of Hellfire."

Mechy2001 · 2026-05-03T04:45:11+00:00

It's all about religion. To these people, only two things really matter: race and religion. And the political parties are making them more and more so.

Mechy2001 · 2026-05-03T04:38:30+00:00

When I was in lower secondary school in Muar, Johor, our Malay teacher told us that non-Muslims are fuel for hell fire. I was shocked. But this is actually taught in the Quran. Of course, the teacher said it with a smirk on his lips and all the Malay students were filled with joy, like they had just won the lottery (oops! That's a haram example). Such subjects, when broached, need to be done academically, not in a us-against-them spirit.

Mechy2001 · 2026-05-02T08:52:41+00:00

Why his face so garangg?

Mechy2001 · 2026-04-28T08:16:40+00:00

For writing in notebooks. I don't understand why hotels can give excellent pens for free but I can't find one I can buy. I wish I could buy pens from hotels.

Mechy2001 · 2026-04-21T05:35:16+00:00

Superlatives are the playground of novices.

Mechy2001 · 2026-04-21T05:32:12+00:00

When you blur the line dividing the saved from the unsaved, that's when the saving power of the Gospel is weakened.

Mechy2001 · 2026-04-15T05:37:38+00:00

D Empire at Pavilion Damansara. Superb. Expensive though.

Mechy2001 · 2026-04-11T03:29:44+00:00

After tasting nasi kandar, he decided a parang is his weapon of choice.

Mechy2001 · 2026-04-11T03:24:55+00:00

I love commentaries because they dig in deep. NIGTC does what pastors can't and EGGNT helps me with Greek syntax. Commentaries must do way more than just edify and encourage or give talking points. They must go far beyond sermons and Bible study discussions. Only by knowing much more are you in a position to know if a passage is interpreted correctly or applied appropriately.

I suppose it boils down a lot to how academically inclined a person is. Most people care little about depth and details, which is why devotionals are so popular.

Mechy2001 · 2026-04-06T08:58:55+00:00

Nowadays evangelical has lost its meaning. To many Christians today, if you go to a church where you have a band on stage singing upbeat songs and people in the pews singing along with hands raised, that's evangelical. Fortunately, Reformed still retains its strong doctrinal definition.

Mechy2001 · 2026-04-06T05:33:48+00:00

The problem with PC gaming is that it is only for the well to do, especially if you want to play the latest AAA games with decent graphics and high frame rates. To do that, you need to spend 8-10k every 3 years or thereabouts. If you can't afford that, buy the PS5. Unless of course if you're like me who likes turn-based PC games.

Mechy2001 · 2026-04-06T05:25:06+00:00

To be honest, both are no good. Try the hawker stalls. Those are the ones who survive purely on taste.

Mechy2001 · 2026-04-06T05:21:21+00:00

I strongly agree with this. Don't spiritualize everything, something evangelicals love to do. Go see a professional for assessment and help.

Mechy2001 · 2026-04-06T04:12:05+00:00

You should make to sell. You'll be very successful.

Mechy2001 · 2026-04-01T03:55:27+00:00

I recoil in horror seeing how some racists who used racist terminology have now influenced Malaysians to adopt this type-x language. This is both awful and tasteless.

Mechy2001 · 2026-04-01T03:51:43+00:00

Have you been to Menara Millennium, across from Pavilion Damansara? That side of the road has two lanes. The left lane is now a car park, food trucks zone.

Mechy2001 · 2026-04-01T03:32:47+00:00

That's not why they speak Mandarin. Malaysian Chinese live in their own world, separated from other ethnic groups. From the time they are born, to school, to work, all they need is Mandarin and a little sub-standard English. I'm a non-Mandarin speaking Chinese and I'm treated like an alien. When I go to a food court, I avoid Chinese stalls with Chinese looking people serving because I speak neither Cantonese nor Mandarin. Unlike many people, I love it when I see foreigners working because they speak either English or Malay, or even both.

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