Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Ancestor Texts

I'm not the most original person in the world, mainly because things I've seen and read (even the flimsy ones) will somehow cling to my consciousness when they have struck a emotional chord in my mind. (Thus I've been having '_______ Month' for as long as I can remember, put anything/ anyone able to be googled in the blank). So, I operate optimally using somekind of ancestor texts. Mainly these texts are books and films, sometimes they are songs/ music.

So, I'm celebrating my ancestor texts. And in the process, reminding you to dig up your ancestor texts!











Work: Bukan Legasi Lalang (2001)
Place of birth: My degree's final year apartment, Cheras
Ancestor Texts (Books) :
Hikayat Hang Tuah
Sejarah Melayu
Ancestor Text (Film):
Secret Battle of the Majesty 1 & 2 (actually it is a Chinese drama serial)
Ancestor Text (Music):
Dolphin's Cry (LIVE)













Work: Merdekakan Cinta Ratna (2003)
Place of birth: Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon's house in Tanjung Karang (oh, those dark days of my life, not it was my aunt & uncle's fault!)
Ancestor Texts (Books):
Hikayat Hang Tuah
Sejarah Melayu
Ancestor Text (Film): Shakespeare In Love (2001)
Ancestor Text (Music): Break the Cycle (Staind)














Work: Odisi Tanah Kencana (2006)
Place of birth: Mother-in-law's house in Kg. Bukit Baru, in good ol' Malacca
Ancestor Texts (Books): Sejarah Melayu
Macbeth (William Shakespeare)
Ancestor Text (Film): Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003)
Ancestor Texts (Music): Seroja (Hussein Bawafi/Said Effendi)













Work: Warisnya Kalbu (2007)
Place of Birth: Mother-in-law's house
Ancestor Texts (Books): Karya Agung: Pantun Melayu
Ancestor Text (Film): Lagaan (2001)













Work: Kasih Nan Agung (2008)
Place of Birth: Mother-in-law's house
Ancestor Texts (Books): From Lucy to Language (Donald Johanson, Blake Edgar)
Evolution Deceit (Harun Yahya)
Ancestor Text (Film): Lost (TV series)

Of course, the predecessor texts pale in comparison to the ancestor texts. But a girl has to start somewhere, anywhere!

What are your ancestor texts?

8 comments:

  1. : saLam, kesemua buku nie dah pun saya miLiki dan teLah dibaca beruLang kaLi... tak bosan..best.. syok.. bukan Legasi LaLang pernah dibaca semasa daLam pembikinan Lagi.. keranamu tuah kot juduL asaLnya,...ehehee.. dah Lama dah.. so ada Lagi produk baru? aLL the best...

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  2. Kak Sri Rahayu, tahniah, tahniah, tahniah! Jumpa nanti :-)

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  3. Sonny,

    Are you my ex-student? St. John Institution 1999, or La Salle Brickfields 1999? Oh, so many schools, so many students, so little memory!

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  4. hahha yup sonny sji 1999... ingat pon...

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  5. hahhaa yup Sonny Sji...ingat pon...

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  6. Cikgu Rahayu,
    TAHNIAH menang lagi...! bagusnya entri kali ini banyak membantu saya menyiapkan kertas tentang 5 novel tersebut. terima kasih cikgu!

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  7. TaHNiaH kemenangan impuLs/RoH... saya dah beLi pon masa function td... pemenang n penuLis x kuar2 pon... byk benar persembahan... eheheh ok TaHNiaH Lg sekaLi....

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  8. Salam Dr. Mawar,

    Tak dapat kita berjumpa malam tadi. Saya bangga dapat membantu kerja anda.

    Sonny Ikmal,

    Maaf teacher tak dapat berjumpa kamu kerana terlalu sibuk malam tadi. Terima kasih kerana datang dan memberi sokongan kepada teacher.

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