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."
Mat Kilau and demystifying the 1891-95 Pahang uprising By Ranjit Singh Malhi
Sunday, July 10, 2022
Just a Malaysian : An Orang Besar Pahang also under pretext of race and religion took billions of ringgit from loans guaranteed by the government. And blame others all for exposing the fraud. A 1MDB movie in the future may start to look patriotic. And audience cheered as the crook raised his hand and shout " Malu apa Boss ku" This is Malaysia..this is land of supreme embarrassment.
Malaysiakini : COMMENT | The recently released
blockbuster Malay film, "Mat Kilau: Kebangkitan Pahlawan", has been
drawing large numbers to the cinemas and received rave reviews from fans
of Malay films. I, too, watched the film and took pride in its success
while hoping it would give a boost to our local film industry.
However,
the film has also ignited a fair bit of debate on the events
surrounding the Pahang Uprising 1891–95, the roles played by the various
people living at that time, and how they have been portrayed.
I
do recognise that, as creative works, feature films are often intended
to appeal to the audience’s imagination and emotions, and are different
from documentaries which are factual in nature.
Admittedly, the film opens with a disclaimer that “the characters and events in the film are fictional.”
Nonetheless, it is important to separate facts and real events from
fiction as depicted in the movie to avoid any dissemination of wrong
messages to the public, particularly in a multi-ethnic and
multi-religious society like ours.
The film gives the impression
that the Malay chiefs and warriors who opposed the British did so
primarily to uphold “ketuanan Melayu” (Malay supremacy), safeguard the
rights of the Malays, and defend the sanctity of Islam. Additionally,
the Malays revolted to end foreign domination of Pahang’s economy.
One
also gets the impression that the British strike force, which was
comprised of Sikh and European police officers, was ruthless and brutal
in performing their duties as part of the colonial police and
paramilitary force.
This article seeks to set the record straight about the Pahang Uprising.
