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."
Malaysiakini : Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob was panned on social media for
wearing a pricey shirt during a meeting with his Singapore counterpart
in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday.
Fashion-conscious netizens were
quick to spot that the black, blue, and white shirt was from the British
luxury brand Burberry, and cost four digits. According to Burberry's Malaysian website, the cost of the shirt is RM5,500.
The shirt's description states that it is made in Italy, from Italian-woven cotton and has mother-of-pearl buttons.
Vijay47 : Ismail Sabri – or is that now Dr. Ismail Sabri? – yours is a sad recurring track record that Malaysians cringe at. First, you came out with that ridiculous, racist Low Yat 2 idea, which like all UMNO projects came crashing down with a costly bang. This was followed by your “Malaysia Got Talent” skit where you displayed the art of swallowing whole turtle eggs.
Your next act was a twin-engined model insisting that officials use only Bahasa at international functions accompanied by still-born attempts at establishing that same Bahasa as lingua franca ASEAN. No doubt to Indonesia’s great amusement.
And to top that, you now make a fashion statement appearing in a Mickey Mouse outfit. What in heaven’s name prompted you to get a RM5,500 shirt? To show that Malaysian nasi lemak politicians do not balk at extravagant accessories? That you are no longer in Kansas Bera? Yesterday I was at Connaught Place – your kampong education would not enable you to know what, where, or who CP is – and I was long hesitating whether to buy a Rps 2,790 pair of chappals which you of course won’t know either.
For heaven’s sake, Ismail Sabri, you are an adult, maybe even a mature one. Dress your age! Stop trying to doll up like a rock star – you only succeed in looking like a clown. No doubt to Lee Hsien Loong’s great amusement.
Did you really expect girls to rush screaming for selfies with you, like they do to Jakarta’s Widodo? You should be ashamed at the huge chasm – Joko carries himself humbly, Ismail Sabri comes out a joke.
