A draft I did sometime back.
"Alien ferocious bodies plant themselves in a host and lurch out, burst through the chest and attack the person next to the host and in doing so, kills the host...Hezbollah is the alien body and Lebanon is the host...And the mother alien producing this poisoned eggs is Iran, with its way station to Syria. Israel would be the bystander struck by the alien monster."
-Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu
Can Israel be still considered a mere bystander in the current bloodbath unfolding in Lebanon? True, the initial kidnapping of the two Israeli soldiers was a symbolic stab at Israel's sovereignty, but the retaliatory actions has not come without collateral damage. And from a ubiquitous moral standpoint, further articulated by the Geneva Convention, killing of civilians is wrong.
Despite understanding the breadth of damage of its attacks in Lebanon, the Israel does not seem keen in looking at resolving this conflict that will reduce the tragedy of the ordinary Lebanese. I may be saying this without qualification, but I am sure Israel's "popularity polls" is not doing too well globally.
So far, it seems to suggest diplomacy does not seem to be a first-option for the Israeli state in the face of bilateral and/or unilateral conflict.
Uncle T
29 Jul 2006
Kampong Glam 10:21 am
Sites I never knew existed.
Makes me wonder why,
When living on an island that
Doesn't take an hour
To cross.
Where have our eyes been looking?
Where have our hearts been hanging?
Do I, do you, have an identity
That strongly binds you to
Grandma & grandpa?
"Life goes on at such a pace
A few years full of youth and grace
And then you fall flat on your face
Before world history"
Uncle T
28 Jul 2006
Care to lend a hand? 7:31 pm
I wrote this poem (actually it came to me as a song) just before I attended a docu-film premiere cum discussion with Mr Kishore Mahbubani. This was a week or two ago.
The session revolved around the film's title "Broken Promises- The UN at 60". With BBC images and disparent views on the Lebanon crisis swirling, I penned the following. Care to lend me a hand, giving it a title and completing it?
The song came in a Blues form, with chord progression I-IV-V, typically 12-bar Blues. The second verse came as a bridge:
Its for you and I.
You don't even need to try,
And it's there for you
To help see you through.
I know it sounds unbelievable
But why put yourself through all that trouble?
The hope of your future
Is free.
Even if all the rockets
Take all in your pockets,
Nobody, I say nobody,
Can rob you of your dignity.
Uncle T
The session revolved around the film's title "Broken Promises- The UN at 60". With BBC images and disparent views on the Lebanon crisis swirling, I penned the following. Care to lend me a hand, giving it a title and completing it?
The song came in a Blues form, with chord progression I-IV-V, typically 12-bar Blues. The second verse came as a bridge:
Its for you and I.
You don't even need to try,
And it's there for you
To help see you through.
I know it sounds unbelievable
But why put yourself through all that trouble?
The hope of your future
Is free.
Even if all the rockets
Take all in your pockets,
Nobody, I say nobody,
Can rob you of your dignity.
Uncle T
Missing Jazz 1:13 am
Took quick glimpes of the latest Singapore Idol jazz episode. That only served to reignite my desire to sing. Sing jazz.
I cannot wait, again, for a chance to stand before a mic, singing a jazz standard. Conveying all that the song wants to say, expressing the cacophony of clashing emotions the Blacks intended to convey in their Blues and sincerely adopting the song as a medium to express my undescribables that whirl through me.
Sometimes, just for the chance to share my music, I wished I joined Singapore Idol. And then when I watch the bitch-fest, I remember why in the first place, as a purist, how sincerely beautiful music can rarely be made if made the bed-fellow of the pursuit of fame and stardom.
Uncle T
I cannot wait, again, for a chance to stand before a mic, singing a jazz standard. Conveying all that the song wants to say, expressing the cacophony of clashing emotions the Blacks intended to convey in their Blues and sincerely adopting the song as a medium to express my undescribables that whirl through me.
Sometimes, just for the chance to share my music, I wished I joined Singapore Idol. And then when I watch the bitch-fest, I remember why in the first place, as a purist, how sincerely beautiful music can rarely be made if made the bed-fellow of the pursuit of fame and stardom.
Uncle T
Vernon Good-book Little 1:02 am
I completed "Vernon God Little" by DBC Pierre this evening.
To those who want an easy read which is beyond chick lit, this is it. I am impressed by this book, its intent, and the vehicle it employs to convey its point.
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Drats, the Ubin trip is cancelled! And still have stuff to prep before flying... -_-
Uncle T
To those who want an easy read which is beyond chick lit, this is it. I am impressed by this book, its intent, and the vehicle it employs to convey its point.
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Drats, the Ubin trip is cancelled! And still have stuff to prep before flying... -_-
Uncle T
24 Jul 2006
And to complete a beautiful life... 9:00 pm
And to complete a beautiful life...
A wonderful friend, partner, lover.
Amen.
Uncle T
A wonderful friend, partner, lover.
Amen.
Uncle T
At crossroads... 8:29 pm
New relations...
New work that takes me places...
But old friends...
Always have a special place...
Uncle T
New work that takes me places...
But old friends...
Always have a special place...
Uncle T