Do you think you're smart like a genius?
No I am not a genius. I have no exceptional intellectual ability.
That's sad. Genius is a gift and a curse
I have never completed any high achievements.
Waht's your best skill?
I am good at playing Gamelan.
What is Gamelan? Never heard of it.
Gamelan
Gamelan () is the traditional ensemble music of Java and Bali in Indonesia, made up predominantly of percussive instruments. The most common instruments used are metallophones played by mallets and a set of hand-played drums called "kendhang" which register the beat. Also the kemanak, a banana shaped idiophone and gangsa, another metallaphone are amongst the commonly used gamelan instruments. Other instruments include xylophones, bamboo flutes, a bowed instrument called a "rebab", and even vocalists named"sindhen".
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