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."
Tajuddin of Pasir Salak, it’s not funny anymore! - Francis Paul Siah
Saturday, July 30, 2022
Malaysiakini : COMMENT | Perhaps Tajuddin Abdul
Rahman (BN-Pasir Salak) should attempt a stand-up at the Crackhouse
Comedy Club as he seems to think that he is good at cracking jokes. But
I’m not sure anyone will be laughing. I know I won’t.
The trouble
with Tajuddin is that he is unaware that some of his so-called jokes are
not funny at all. Instead, they hurt the feelings of others. Or he is
just good at pretending his crude words were made in jest when it was a
deliberate affront at another person.
We have witnessed via the
videos of Tajuddin’s antics in Parliament how he probably thought that
he was joking when he opened his mouth to snipe at others. What happened
later? He was left to laugh alone at his own “jokes”.
Even outside Parliament, his behaviour is the same. Remember the “two trains kiss kiss” insensitive remark from him during his press conference after the LRT collision in Kuala Lumpur.
Tajuddin probably thought he was freaking hilarious but we all know
he was freaking dumb. Scores of commuters were badly injured and he
thought it was still okay to be funny. For that gaffe, Tajuddin was
punished with his immediate removal as the Prasarana chairperson. And
rightly so!
I do not know the Pasir Salak MP personally but I do
find him to be a very queer character, yet very powerful politically,
perhaps undeservedly.
