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• Husbandry # -

  

  Husbandry has been on my mind.  Hijabman has returned to blogging with a focus on his role as house-husband to his growing family.  An admirable occupation and one to which I aspire! Not everyone thinks so.  The idea of a man giving up his career to be a house-husband gets plenty of resistance, particularly among muslims.  But the question isn't whether a proper husband can be a house-husband but whether there is any other sort!  Webster says:

  Husband (n): [Old Norse hus, house; + bondi, yeoman. Literally, house-holder] A manager, as of a household.  Husband (v):  To manage economically; conserve.

  That sounds like holding down the house to me.  Meanwhile, to career comes from racing at great speed (and we know where haste comes from...):

  Career (v): [French carriere, racecourse] To rush wildly.

  I look forward to a time when I can desist from reckless careering, get back on track and hold down the house.  Greetings of peace to all the other hus-bondi and aspiring hus-bondi out there.

• Unbelievable Advice # -

  

   

   

  One day Mullah Nasruddin entered his favorite teahouse and declared, "The moon is more useful than the sun". An old man asked, "Why Mullah?" Mullah Nasruddin replied, "Because we need the light more at night!"

  You can always count on the famous, well-traveled Mullah Nasruddin for unconventional wisdom.  Hoja Nasruddin tales are scattered all over the web, but there are a great many [here] and [here] and [here].  Tell me yours!

• International Poetry Translated # -

  If you've enjoyed my feeble attempts to translate Malay poems and songs over the years, perhaps you'd like the Poetry Translation Centre.  Contemporary poets of Asia, Africa and South America are translated into English by a two-step process: a native speaker translates the words literally, then the poets of PTC render it in poetic English.  It looks very faithfully done, unlike how Coleman Barks does Rumi, where he "interprets" Rumi based on his own inspiration after reading Arberry's translation.  There are no Malaysian poets translated by the PTC as yet.  If you are a native BM speaker, you should submit!

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