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."
Puluhan tahun rakyat Selatan Thai guna minyak masak subsidi M'sia Oleh N Faizal Ghazali
Friday, July 08, 2022
Guess "Paksa Awak Suci's" (PAS) people are the smugglers.
Malaysiakini : TINJAUAN | Ketika masyarakat
Kelantan khususnya, resah kerana bekalan minyak masak subsidi yang
terhad di pasaran tempatan, di pekan sempadan Malaysia - Thailand iaitu
Golok, bekalan minyak masak subsidi paket satu kilogram yang diseludup
masuk ke negara jiran itu mudah dijual secara berleluasa.
Malah
bekalannya juga didapati sentiasa tersedia di pasaran tempatan sekitar
wilayah Selatan Thailand, sama ada di kedai-kedai runcit atau pasar
harian. Ia menjadi pilihan khususnya dalam kalangan masyarakat
Melayu Selatan Thailand kerana harga yang lebih murah berbanding minyak
masak keluaran di negara mereka.
Kebergantungan masyarakat sekitar
Selatan Thailand terhadap minyak masak dari Malaysia itu bukanlah
senario baru, malah telah berlaku sejak berpuluh-puluh tahun lalu. Seorang penduduk Golok yang mahu dikenali sebagai Hassan, 69,
berkata, rata-rata kaum Melayu di kawasan itu memilih minyak masak dari
Malaysia kerana harga lebih murah.
Katanya, seperti mana
masyarakat Kelantan menggunakan beras yang kebiasaannya diseludup dari
Siam, orang Thailand di kawasan sempadan menggunakan minyak masak dan
tepung gandum dari Malaysia. "Kita lama dah pakai minyak masak dari Malaysia sebab harga murah berbanding minyak masak Thailand.
"Lagi pula minyak masak sana (Malaysia) dibungkus dalam plastik sekilogram, kita boleh beli sikit-sikit mengikut keperluan.
