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."
Will you celebrate or commiserate on Malaysia Day? By Mariam Mokhtar
Friday, September 16, 2022
Sabah Sarawak goons ....
Are still waiting for boons....
Having traded their pride for federal baboons....
And i.c. project a turning point for seceding power to raccoons...
Who bite and chomp their way into wealth as rascal ,the raccoon of cartoon....
Guns must be drawn from their holsters at high noon...
Give them a taste of their own medicine at countdown soon....
Ge15 the battleground for final
Shootout to blast ketuanan to the moon - Loga
Malaysiakini : COMMENT | Peninsular Malaysia
gained independence from the British at Merdeka on Aug 31, 1957, but the
irony is that it became the new colonisers of Sabah and Sarawak six
years later.
It would be interesting to know how the East
Malaysians feel about Malaysia Day. Is it a day of celebration or
commiseration? If they could turn the clock back, would East Malaysians
have agreed to the formation of Malaysia?
How many young Malaysians knew about “Project IC”
(or Project M - M for Mahathir) when the demography of Sabah was
changed because then prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad wanted his party
to triumph in the general elections? Illegal migrants from the
Philippines and Indonesia were given blue identity cards and the right
to vote.
Fifty-nine years after the formation of Malaysia, both
Sabah and Sarawak still lag behind in just about every area of
development. Although Sabah and Sarawak are major oil and gas producers
and are rich in natural resources, the people of Sabah are the poorest
in Malaysia, Sarawak is the third poorest (Kelantan is the second
poorest).
There is rising discontent among both Sabahans and Sarawakians over several issues, such as freedom of religion, allocation of funds
for infrastructure, the quality of teachers provided by the Ministry of
Education, and the provisions for education and medical care.
Putrajaya
does not appear to be listening, so it is therefore natural for many
East Malaysians to call for secession from Malaysia. Who would
independence benefit the most? Perhaps, it is better to ask, “Who would
independence harm the most?”
Malaysia Day is a day of many ironies and many unanswered questions.
The theme
for this year’s Malaysia Day celebrations is the fashion of the 1950s
and 1960s. The organisers hoped that dressing up in the fashion of that
era would help enliven the celebrations this year.