Blog Under Spam Attack!

ATTENTION! Since my blog is under heavy spamming at the moment, comments are disabled for a while. I will open my comment sections later again. The "spam attack" comes from the United States. Dozens of messages in a day... Right now 39 spamming tries at the same time. Whoa!

LATER ADDITION:  The cyber attack is still going on... I have to keep my comment sections closed so far. People, please be very careful on the web! Earlier this week, one of my friend lost her YouTube channel. Someone hacked into her channel through her gmail account and caused the damages, and that's why YouTube terminated her channel very soon! Once again: be careful on the web - this is war!

 

Spammers: Stop lurking around and get out of my blog!

God Speaks in a Dream

This time, I want to tell about the little miracle that happened to me earlier this week.

One night, when I had just fallen asleep, I saw a strange little dream. I was alone in the hotel room and someone said to me: "Open the drawer. Take the Bible from there, and read the Psalm 37:5." That's all. Then I woke up right away. I was slept only few seconds, hardly at all.

Now, when I was awake again, I opened my Bible and I found that verse, Psalm 37:5. It says, "Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass." I had read this passage before in my life, I know that, but I didn't remember the chapter or verse.

"...and He shall bring it to pass." What is IT? Only I know that. Because just before my dream, I was thinking about one problem or question in my life. Now I can trust that God will bring "it" to pass, when I commit my way to Him. Right? Regarding "it", the Bible itself confirms my idea: a previous verse (4) in the Psalm 37 says, "And He shall give you the desires of your heart."

This was the second time when I got a clear Bible verse in my dream. The first time was on the 4th of July in 2005. At that time, the passage was also from the Book of Psalms. For one whole year, that Bible verse was like my "motto", and it became a reality in my life. It was a marvelous year!

Sometimes God can speak to us in a dream. Not always of course, but sometimes. The Bible declares, "For in one way God may speak, and in a second, but one does not notice it. In a dream, a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men; while they slumber on the bed, then He opens the ear of men and seals their instruction." (The Book of Job 33:14-16)

Sometimes even angel appears in a dream. The Bible tells how an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream (The Gospel of Matthew, chapters 1 and 2). The faith is another dimension of reality, and it really works when I surrender my life to God's plan. In the Bible God says, "They shall come with weeping, and I will lead them with prayers." (The Book of Jeremiah 31:9)

Was my dream a miracle from God? Time will show that when it will become clear, will "it" come true or not...

 

An Angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph

(the husband of the Virgin Mary) in a dream.

My Collected Poems, Vol. 1

From time to time, I've published my poems here on my blog, but few days ago, I removed them. I wanted to put them all to one article. So these are my previous poems, plus two unreleased. The last poem is brand new. I wrote it yesterday.

A Finnish Waka Poem

Kuin koira

mies katsoo naista

suoraan silmiin

odottaen rakkautta,

ja nainen heltyy.

The English translation:

Like a dog

a man looks at a woman

straight in the eyes

waiting for love,

and the woman relents.

(2008) 

A Lonely Flower

A lonely flower

in the moonlight,

sleepless all the night.

Owl on the branch

in his dream

turns to right.

(24th of October, 2011)

To the Girl Whom I Love

Her heart is a garden where

most beautiful flowers grow.

More lovely than that - there

in the world isn't known.

(19th of January, 2012)

A Russian Poem About Yearning

Я скучаю по ней ужасно,

как нет никакой надежды в мире.

День, когда она придет,

она делает мир улыбкой.

The English translation:

I miss her terribly,
like there is no hope in the world.
A day when she comes,
it makes the world smile.

(7th of August 2012)

For the Eyes Which I Love

All beauty I see in this world reminds me of her:

funny clouds in the sky, lovely flowers in the garden,

little birds and bugs, snowflakes, and everything.

Because she taught me to see that all through her eyes.

Her shiny, beautiful eyes - may they be blessed forever.

(9th of August 2012)

Dream of the Moonlight Night

Tonight, we are far from each other

looking at the Moon up in the sky,

like a yearning in our hearts

it's the same, common to us.

Tonight, along the Moonbeam

we'll meet in a joint dream

and fly at the speed of light -

just me and my angel girl.

(28th of September, 2012)

A Finnish Wintry Poem

Sinua kohti, sinua, rakkaani

olen kääntänyt sydämeni,

kaiken hellän ja lämpimän

mitä minusta löytyy.

Sinua kohti, sinua, enkelini

minä lennän unissani

yksin talvisessa yössä,

kunnes kotisi löytyy.

The English translation:

Towards you, you my love

I have turned my heart,

all gentle and warm

what can be found about me.

Towards you, you my angel

I'm flying in my dreams

alone in the wintry night,

until your home will be found.

(26th of October, 2012)

Drop By Drop

The angel has landed, laughter with her.

Bright is the night, a world with no shadows.

Love is a smile on the face of the time.

"Tick tock", it says and means:
"Wait, wait, drop by drop
happiness is raining down."

(7th of November, 2012)

Teresa Teng Soon "Blocked Worldwide" on YouTube?

The Teresa Teng fans around the world have a big problem with YouTube! What is going on? Please, read this very important message!

In December 2008, Warner Music Group ordered YouTube to remove all music videos by its artists from the popular online video-sharing site after the contract negotiations broke down. The order affected hundreds of thousands of video clips, as it covered Warner Music's recorded artists as well as the rights for songs published by its Warner/Chappell unit, which includes many artists not signed to Warner Music record labels.

This is what happened four years ago. Now, we have a new version of YouTube, which tries to be more like an official TV channel. It probably means the death of fan culture and the so called fan-made music videos on YouTube. Many record labels have their own official channel now. That's why the unofficial "fan-made videos" are removed. Only official videos remain.

This happens all the time. For example: Earlier this year, hundreds of Masako Mori videos suddenly disappeared during a few weeks' time. Many Masako Mori channels in Japan were shut down by The YouTube Team. Overall, thousands of videos have disappeared from YouTube!

Personally, I have trouble with my uploaded videos all the time. I have only 45 uploads on my YouTube channel, but about 30 of them have a copyright notice. In addition to that, I've got one warning... Three warnings or copyright strikes mean that The YouTube Team will suspend the channel. Sounds bad, right? So it goes.

Especially, I’m very worried about my Teresa Teng music videos. I've received a copyright notice regarding ALL of my TT videos, and many of those videos are blocked in Germany. In that country, there seems to be the most powerful censorship in the free world. It is sad, because for people living in Germany, it is very hard to be a fan of Teresa Teng, since one cannot see her videos at all!

However, it is possible to go round this "block"! It is as simple as this: If you live in Germany, change the country of your residency in your settings. For example, The United States works well. Most videos are available there. South Pole is a good choice as well. Haha. After that, you can hide the country setting on your page, so that no one can see it. Got it? ;)

This is a common notice sent by YouTube regarding my TT videos:

"Your video may include the following copyrighted content:
...sound recording administered by: UMG
What does this mean?
Your video is blocked in these locations:
Germany
In some cases ads may appear next to your video. Please note that the video's status can change, if the policies chosen by the content owners change. Learn more about copyright on YouTube.
This claim does not affect your account status."

I think that UMG owns the copyrights to all TT songs now. UMG (Universal Music Group) is a major global music company. It owns Universal Music Publishing Group, which is the second largest music publishing company in the world.

It seems that UMG does not accept our fan-made music videos anymore. The worst case scenario is that one day YouTube will remove all of the thousands of Teresa Teng music videos. After that, there will be Only One Channel (official UMG channel) that has the rights to share TT music videos!

Yes, it is possible. I really hope this will not happen... Maybe I'm just too pessimistic in this regard (hope so). However, personally, I cannot stand the "fascism" of the big corporations. They are ruining our fan culture! It makes me really sick. Back in the good old days, YouTube was still YOUtube. Now it has become more like a TV channel of the big (bad) official corporations.

Please see this article too:
Teresa Teng - The Angel Came Down to Earth

 

 Click this picture and see the one copyright notice

which I received from YouTube.