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."
MCA made the right hard choice - Commander S THAYAPARAN (Retired) Royal Malaysian Navy
Saturday, March 23, 2019
Arse wipes for UMNO and Piss oops PAS
Malaysiakini : "Malaysia is a multiracial country. If race-based parties continue
to exist, they could affect the harmony and unity among the people as
they are only looking out for themselves."- DAP national chairperson Tan Kok Wai
COMMENT | I am one of those people who argued that MCA should leave BN. Events of the few past months have made me revise my opinion. Here
is the thing though. The cynical part of me thinks that as long as MCA
stays relevant, even if they are part of BN, they are a convenient
punching bag for DAP even though their criticisms may be credible. It is
all part of the political game.
It is also good optics for Umno.
As long as Umno can claim there is a multiracial component in BN, this
mitigates Umno’s union with PAS. In a way, Umno needs MCA as much as MCA
needs Umno. In my open letter
to the MCA, I made two points that are worth revisiting considering how
the non-Malay components of Pakatan Harapan are struggling to find a
narrative that differentiates them from the non-Malay political
operatives from BN.
