Archive for March, 2007
blind man wavin’ by the side of the road
in a flatbed ford carryin’ a heavy load
sweet thing sipping on a blueberry wine
on a flat black highway down in carolina
black bird slipping in a sky of blue
All I’m thinkin’ about is you, – springsteen (all i’m thinking about)
“I swear, gentlemen, that to be too conscious is [...]
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25. a taste of cherry
“Now, blessings light on him that first invented this same sleep! it covers a man all over, thoughts and all, like a cloak; it is meat for the hungry, drink for the thirsty, heat for the cold, and cold for the hot. It is the current coin that purchases all the pleasures of the world [...]
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24. food for thought
Loh Chee Kong
cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg
ARE Singapore’s top military commanders too young and inexperienced?
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Are they fast-tracked to the upper echelons because of their scholar credentials, while more experienced non-scholars or “farmers” — as they have been unceremoniously labelled — toil in vain?
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Are soldiers here soft because of the emphasis on safety during training at the expense of [...]
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Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ left to lose
Nothin’ don’t mean nothin’ hon’ if it ain’t free, no no
And feelin’ good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues
You know, feelin’ good was good enough for me
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for me, music is relentlessly time specific, it attaches itself to nascent memories of particular time periods and phases in life. it is the cover of a book. it is the blurb of a chapter. it is as inaccurate as a quote but as memorable as a name,
for example, the beegees will always represent [...]
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it has been a long time since i updated. reading back on bordering-angst post on S2 and superiors in the army, realize that that was very much the result of hastily and ill-formed impressions. partly also being too susceptible toward rumours/popular myths about peoples character. in retrospect should have postponed judgement.
the last 2 weeks until [...]
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