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 there be tapai vending machines too? By Mariam Mokhtar
Friday, March 08, 2024
Malaysiakini : COMMENT | Tapai is a
refreshing and intoxicating traditional Malay dessert. Its commercial
production supports local industries. It is 100 percent halal. With the recent suggestion about vending machines for alcohol, will there be a similar proposal for vending machines for tapai?
The alcohol by volume content in tapai is relatively low, but it will nevertheless pass the “alcohol” test. Will the makciks who make tapai to sell in their warungs, or Ramadan bazaars require a permit to sell food items with a high alcoholic content?
You may recall that in 2019, the erstwhile minister in the Prime
Minister’s Department Mujahid Yusof Rawa warned beer manufacturers, in
Malaysia, that producing alcohol-free beer would confuse Muslims and make them think that they could consume the drink.
He forbade Muslims from drinking the alcohol-free beer, because “it was made with the same process as alcohol”. Some
Muslim MPs and the Islamic Development Department (Jakim) are in danger
of cultivating a new breed of Muslims in Malaysia, called the
“snowflake” generation.
Just when we thought that politicians had
stopped treating the Malays like fools, along came Pulai MP Suhaizan
Kaiat, to dash our hopes.
