A Little Piece Of Heaven

Intro : Dm, Fm 2x

Dm C#5
Before the story begins, is it such a sin,
Fm G#m
For me to take what’s mine, until the end of time?
Dm C#5
We were more than friends, before the story ends,
Fm G#m
And I will take what’s mine, create what

God would never design

Dm A
Our love had been so strong for far too long,
G#m
I was weak with fear that
Dm [followed by A small breakdown of G#5, G5, F5]
Something would go wrong,
Dm A
Before the possibilities came true,
G#m Dm [followed by A small breakdown of G#5,
F5]
I took all possibility from you

Dm F Fm G#m
Almost laughed myself to tears, (CRAZY LAUGHTER)
Dm F Fm Dm
Conjuring her deepest fears (COME HERE YA’ FUCKIN’ BITCH!!!)

Dm C#5 (F5 slide to G#5 3x)
Must have stabbed her fifty fucking times,

I can’t believe it,
Dm C#5 (F5 slide to G#5 3x)
Ripped her heart out right before her eyes,
(guitar silent for eat it eat it eat it)
Eyes over easy, eat it, eat it, eat it

Dm
She was never this good in bed

Even when she was sleepin’

A
Now she’s just so perfect I’ve

Never been quite so fucking deep in

(here the strings of the orchestra do a walk down of sorts – I simplified it for
cuz it’s really hard to sing to if you play the real riff)

One Bar of Dm, Bb before singing continues

Dm Bb
It goes on, and on, and on,
Dm Bb
I can keep you lookin’ young and preserved forever,
Dm Bb
With a fountain to spray on your youth whenever

(the string walk down section which I simplified is now over)

Gm C
‘Cause I really always knew that my little crime
F Dm
Would be cold that’s why I got a heater for your thighs
Bb C F
And I know, I know it’s not your time
Dm
But bye, bye
Bb C
And a word to the wise when the fire dies
A Dm, C, Bb
You think it’s over but it’s just begun
C
But baby don’t cry

Bb C
You had my heart, at least for the most part
F C Dm C Bb
‘Cause everybody’s gotta die sometime, we fell apart
C
Let’s make a new start
F C Dm C Bb
‘Cause everybody’s gotta die sometime yea-yeah
C
But baby don’t cry-ay-ay-ay-ay

(Repeat all relevant parts until the end of the second chorus)

Interlude:

Dm, A, Fm, Fm 2x
NOW BE CAREFUL HERE – sometimes the chord changes on the male voice, and sometimes on
female voice – pay close attention

Dm Bb Gm F
I will suffer for so long

(What will you do, not long enough)
Gm
To make it up to you
F
(I pray to God that you do)
Gm
I’ll do whatever you want me to do
A Dm
(Well then I’ll grant you one chance)
Bb Gm
And if it’s not enough
F
(If it’s not enough, If it’s not enough)
Gm
If it’s not enough

(Not enough)
F
Try again

(Try again)
Gm
And again

(And again)
A
Over and over again

Dm
We’re coming back, coming back

We’ll live forever, live forever
Fm
Let’s have wedding, have a wedding

Let’s start the killing, start the killing

Dm, Fm 2x and then A

And afterward (during the oooooohh-ing):

D5, C#5, Bb5, A5, E5 2x

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NYEPI (Day of Silence)

Nyepi is a Balinese "Day of Silence" that falls on Bali's Lunar New Year (March 7, 2008). It is a day of silence, fasting, and meditation.

Observed from 6 a.m. until 6 a.m. the next morning, Nyepi is a day reserved for self-reflection and as such, anything that might interfere with that purpose is restricted. The main restrictions are: no lighting fires (and lights must be kept low); no working; no entertainment or pleasure; no traveling; and for some, no talking or eating at all.

The effect of these prohibitions is that Bali’s usually bustling streets and roads are empty, there is little or no noise from TVs and radios, and few signs of activity are seen even inside homes. The only people to be seen outdoors are the Pecalang, traditional security men who patrol the streets to ensure the prohibitions are being followed.


Although Nyepi is primarily a Hindu holiday, non-Hindu residents of Bali observe the day of silence as well, out of respect for their fellow citizens. Even tourists are not exempt; although free to do as they wish inside their hotels, no one is allowed onto the beaches or streets, and the only airport in Bali remains closed for the entire day. The only exceptions granted are for emergency vehicles carrying those with life-threatening conditions and women about to give birth.

On the day after Nyepi, known as Ngembak Geni, social activity picks up again quickly, as families and friends gather to ask forgiveness from one another, and to perform certain religious rituals together.

* First, The Melasti Ritual is performed at the 3-4 previous day. It is dedicated to Sanghyang Widhi/Vishnu-Devas-Bataras and is performed at the beach to respect them as the owner of The Land and Sea.
* Second, The Bhuta Yajna Ritual is performed in order to vanquish the negative elements and create balance with God, Mankind, and Nature.
* Third, The Nyepi Rituals is performed with the following conditions:
o Amati Geni: No fire/light
o Amati Karya: No working
o Amati Lelunganan: No traveling
o Amati Lelanguan: Fasting
* Fourth, The Yoga/Brata Ritual starts at 6:00 AM and continues to 6:00 AM next day(24 hours).
* Fifth, The Ngebak Agni/Labuh Brata Ritual is performed for all Hindu's to forgive each other and to welcome the new days to come.
* Sixth and finally, The Dharma Shanti Rituals is performed as the Nyepi Day or "Day of Silence."

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History of Bali

Though no artifacts or records exist that would date Bali as far back as the Stone Age, it is thought that the very first settlers to Bali emigrated from China in 2500 BC, having created quite the evolved culture by the Bronze era, in around 300BC. This culture included a complex, effective irrigation system, as well as agriculture of rice, which is still used to this day.

Bali’s history remained vague for the first few centuries, though many Hindu artifacts have been found, which lead back to the first century, indicating a tie with that religion. Though it is strongly held that the first primary religion of Bali, discovered as far back as 500 AD, was Buddhism. Additionally, Yi-Tsing, a Chinese scholar who visited Bali in the year 670 AD stated that he had visited this place and seen Buddhism there.

By the 11th century, Hindu and Javanese influences became very important to Bali. In fact, when the Balinese Prince Airlanggha’s father died in about 1011 AD, he moved to East Java, uniting it under one principality and appointing his brother, Anak Wungsu, the ruler of all of Bali. Following this time, there were many reciprocal political and artistic ideas that formed. Javanese language, called Kawi, became the aristocracy’s preference, among other Javanese traits and customs that were worked into Bali life.

When Airlanggha died in the mid-11th century, Bali remained quite autonomous until 1284, when East Javanese king Kertanegara conquered Bali and ruled over it from his home in Java. Kertanegara was assassinated in 1292, and Bali was once again liberated, until 1343 when it was brought back into Javanese control by Hindu-Javanese general Gajah Mada, of the Majapahit empire.

At this time, the 16th century, Islam was spreading throughout Sumatra and Java, and the Majapahit Empire started to fall, creating a large exodus of aristocracy, priests, artists and artisans to Bali. This brought Bali great prosperity, becoming Bali’s golden age of cultural history for the following centuries. Bali soon became the major power of the region, taking control of its neighboring country, Lombok, as well as pieces of East Java.

In 1597, Dutch seamen were the first Europeans to land in Bali, though they had no true interest in Bali until the 1800’s. In 1846 the Dutch returned with colonization on their minds, having already had vast expanses of Indonesia under their control since the 1700’s. The Dutch sent troops into northern Bali, and by 1894, they had sided with the Sasak people of Lombok to defeat the Balinese. By 1911, all Balinese principalities were under Dutch control.

After World War I, a sense of Indonesian Nationalism began to grow, leading to the declaration of the national language in 1928, as Bahasa Indonesia. World War II brought the Japanese, who expelled the Dutch and occupied Indonesia from 1942 until 1945.

The Japanese were later defeated, and the Dutch returned to attempt to regain control of Bali and Indonesia. However, in 1945, Indonesia was declared independent by its very first president, Sukarno. The Dutch government ceded, and Indonesia was officially recognized as an independent country in 1949.

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Opera Mini, Browser Hebat untuk Ponsel Java

Sebagai vendor yang berpengalaman membuat browser di PC, Opera Software berusaha menjembatani permasalahan ini. Browser dengan pengguna terbanyak ketiga di dunia ini menciptakan Opera Mini yang dapat dioperasikan di ponsel-ponsel “biasa” yang mendukung Java.


Fitur-fitur hebat
Opera Mini memiliki beberapa fitur hebat yang jarang dimiliki browser lain. Mau buktinya? Lihatlah beberapa fitur berikut. Fitur Opera Link, berfungsi untuk mensinkronisasi bookmark Opera Mini 4 Anda dengan Opera 9.5 yang ada di PC. Untuk menggunakan fasilitas ini Anda cukup memilih menu Synchronize Opera dari Opera Mini.

Untuk menyiasati tampilan layar ponsel yang berformat portrait, tekan bintang pagar (* #). Lalu putar layar ponsel 45 derajat. Tampilan browser Anda akan berformat lanskap (horisontal) yang sama seperti di komputer.

Tak hanya sampai di situ, agar browser ponsel semakin mirip dengan komputer, disediakan virtual mouse. Virtual mouse ini bisa bergerak bebas ke arah layar manapun yang Anda inginkan. Untuk menggulung layar lebih cepat, Anda juga bisa menggunakan shortcut angka 2, 4, 6, 8, dan 5 untuk bergerak ke atas, kiri, kanan, bawah dan zoom.

Seperti browser-browser terbaru di komputer, Opera Mini juga memiliki fasilitas yang menghubungkan Anda ke mesin pencari favorit. Fasilitas ini memudahkan Anda untuk mencari berbagai macam topik di Internet.

Dengan modifikasi, fasilitas semacam tab juga bisa dihadirkan. Namun karena terbatasnya area layar ponsel, tidak ada tempat di layar untuk menampilkan tab. Sebagai gantinya, disediakan menu Window. Fungsinya sih sama saja. Hanya saja karena formatnya lebih mirip “jendela” daripada “label”, maka diberilah nama Window.
Dukungan terhadap CSS menjadi kunci, yang membuat tampilan situs web di ponsel tetap tampil bagus seperti tampilan di layar komputer. Kehebatan ini diperlengkap dengan kemampuan untuk menyimpan halaman web yang terbuka, ke memori ponsel berikut pengelola download dan upload.

Satu hal lagi yang menjadi kehebatan Opera Mini yakni kemampuannya untuk memroses dan mengelola akses ke situs. Sebagai contoh jika Anda ingin membuka suatu alamat Internet, maka permintaan tersebut tidak dikirimkan mentah-mentah ke server yang dituju dan menampilkan “balasannya” begitu saja.

Suatu permintaan akses ke situs dikirimkan ke server Opera yang disediakan khusus untuk kepentingan ini. Server tersebut kemudian meneruskan permintaan Anda ke alamat yang ingin Anda akses. Balasannya akan diproses sedemikian rupa dan dikompresi untuk mengurangi ukurannya. Dengan cara ini, kecepatan akses ke suatu situs akan berlangsung lebih cepat, karena data yang ditransfer lebih kecil. Otomatis, biaya GPRS/3G yang dikenakan untuk aksespun lebih murah.

Untuk urusan sekuriti, Opera Mini tidak mengabaikannya. Di rilis yang ke-4 ini ada perbaikan sekuriti. Dulu, koneksi antara ponsel Anda dengan Access Point operator hanya dilindungi oleh enkripsi GSM, AMPS, TDMA atau CDMA. Koneksi antara access point dengan gateway Internet dalam jaringan lokal bisa jadi tidak terenkripsi. Koneksi dari operator ke server Opera sama sekali tidak ada pengamanan. Koneksi enkripsi SSL hanya terjadi antara server Opera dengan server yang dituju.

Hal yang demikian tidak terjadi di Opera Mini 4. Dengan Opera Mini 4, semua koneksi antara ponsel sampai server yang dituju berlangsung aman. Anda dapat melakukan koneksi SSL 256 bit RC4 dengan kunci 1280 bit RSA.

Untuk menjaga privasi, server Opera tidak menyimpan data pribadi Anda. Jejak Anda mungkin masih ada karena data pribadi Anda tersimpan di cookie ponsel. Namun jangan kuatir. Anda dapat membersihkannya dengan cara mengakses menu Tools > Settings > Clear cookies. Sementara untuk membersihkan jejak browsing Anda, akseslah ke menu Tools > History > Clear.

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