it’s not what you’re thinking…
friedrich nietzsche was a 19th century german philosopher, amongst many other hats that he wore. a brilliant man (whom some say that he was in love with someone he shouldn’t have) whose radical questioning and sarcastic quotes are still as insightful and inspiring (just the some of them). one of his many quotes were: ”without music, life would be a mistake”, and i tend to agree…
in 1998, the malaysian philharmonic orchestra (mpo) gave its first performance in klcc. bravo! but it was only 12 years later did i went to see it. i really can’t believe that it took me that long to finally step into the beautiful petronas philharmonic hall.
as a young one (it must have been about 20 years ago), music was fun. it was so fun that a poor kid took a train from kl, all the way down to singapore just to see the orchestra perform. that was when life was innocent.
today, being caught in the bloody rat race and with all the shitty things happening around us, where do we even find the time and mood to sit down quietly for a few hours just to listen to a bunch of mostly balding men playing musical instruments that were invented a few centuries ago, bearing in mind that we have to switch off our mobile phones and notebooks?
i’m glad i went for the concert. it rekindled an innocent liking for music, a love for life. that was what friedrich nietzsche was trying to say (i think. i’ll ask him when i see him one day). life is really like a concerto, it normally starts with a bang , then slows down a bit, but it never fails to end with a high.
if there’s a moral to this entry, then it is this: life is really a beautiful piece of music. it’s beautiful because it begins with a spicy entry, followed by a period of sourness and a bit of bitterness, but it’s always sweet at the end.
so, enjoy the music!
p/s: where’s the salty part? guess we’ll have to leave that to the dvd 
