Rudyard Kipling"
“When you're left wounded on Afganistan's plains and
the women come out to cut up what remains, Just roll to your rifle
and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier”
General Douglas MacArthur"
“We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.”
“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.” “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.”
“May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .” “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
“Nobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
The Soldier stood and faced God
Which must always come to pass
He hoped his shoes were shining
Just as bright as his brass
"Step forward you Soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't
Because those of us who carry guns
Can't always be a saint."
I've had to work on Sundays
And at times my talk was tough,
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny
That wasn't mine to keep.
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep,
The Soldier squared his shoulders and said
And I never passed a cry for help
Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand,
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod
As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you Soldier,
You've borne your burden well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."
I have placed a poll on your choice of parties for the General Elections in Malaysia in the side bar. Just scroll down. You can see the symbols of all the major parties. This poll will be there until the end of March 2008. Hopefully the elections will be over by then. The poll is at the side bar. I would encourage only registered voters to participate in the polls. Well, if the non registered want to participate, I cannot stop you. Please but please register to be a voter if you have not done so yet. I hope those who have not registered as voters will be encouraged by this poll. It might not make a difference, at least you can have a look at the support the various parties get. Maybe the results of this poll, might make you feel a little better, until reality hits you after the elections. So far DAP (58.3%), heads the list followed by PKR(17.5%), closely followed by PAS(16.7%), with BN ( 7.5) coming up a distant behind. Well, scientific analysis say that more opposition supporters visit my blog, ha, ha. Poll results as on the 19th January 2008
