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This is a personal blog and should be taken as such. So don't sue me if what I write pisses you off. Or if I write lies. Or if I give maladvice. Or if you fail to read through my sarcasm. Et cetera.
I like stalkers.
Is it in bad taste to quote one's self?
"The greatest of debaters are not only the most eloquent -- they are the most bruised, the most resilient, the strongest of heart." -- Andrew Loh
Quotes "How many times have you chickened out?" - Qu Hsueh Ming
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." - Albert Einstein
"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile - hoping it will eat him last." - Sir Winston Churchill
"Affirmative action is something the good don't need and the bad don't deserve" - A wise man
"The men who create power make an indispensable contribution to the Nation's greatness, but the men who question power make a contribution just as indispensable, especially when that questioning is disinterested, for they determine whether we use power or power uses us." - John F. Kennedy
"The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need men who can dream of things that never were." - John F. Kennedy
"I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually." - James A. Baldwin
"Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is but a broken winged bird that cannot fly." - Langston Hughes
"Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference." - Sir Winston Churchill
"Dreams are true while they last, and do we not live in dreams?" - Alfred Lord Tennyson
"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education alone will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan "press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race." - John Calvin Coolidge
"We will either find a way or make one." - Hannibal
"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." - Napoleon Bonaparte
"For evil to triumph, it is only necessary for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke
"War begins in the minds of men, and it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must first be constructed." - UNESCO Constitution
"The proper study of mankind is man." - Alexander Pope
"My kind of loyalty was loyalty to one's country, not to its institutions or its officeholders. The country is the real thing, the substantial thing, the eternal thing; it is the thing to watch over, and care for, and be loyal to; institutions are extraneous, they are its mere clothing, and clothing can wear out, become ragged, cease to be comfortable, cease to protect the body from winter, disease, and death." - Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens): A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
"Patriotism is to support your country all the time and your government when it deserves it" - Mark Twain
"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world. The unreasonable man persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man." - George Bernard Shaw
"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it." - George Bernard Shaw
"Democracy is a system ensuring that the people are governed no better than they deserve." - George Bernard Shaw
"If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all." -- Noam Chomsky
"During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell
"When the people fear the government, you have tyranny. When the government fears the people, you have freedom." - Thomas Paine
"I sense a learning: that much dumber people than you end up in charge. Look at the way things are. I'm no fucken genius or anything, but these spazzos are in charge of my every twitch. What I'm starting to think is maybe only the dumb are safe in this world, the ones who roam with the herd, without thinking about every little thing. But see me? I have to think about every little fucken thing." - Vernon God Little, Act II
In keeping with the more recent and compelling themes of historicism and poetry, I remember and wax lyrical.
Name: Andrew Loh Zhu An
Age: 20
Occupation: Student
The Ninth of
March
I woke up on the ninth
of March
Two-oh-oh-eight
To find Malaysia awake
With me
Shocked and awed and
surprised
But awake
And a tad euphoric
I skipped lunch that
day
Fulfilled
Hope is back, yo.
***
I want to wake up on
the ninth of March
Two-oh-thirteen
To find Malaysia
celebrating
Again
Because the tsunami was
permanent
Because we emerged
One
nation
Indivisible
One
people
Stronger and
Taller and
Better than Singapore
Freedom justice
equality
Bersih cekap amanah
Cemerlang gemilang
terbilang
Rhetoric slogans
promises
Fulfilled
And I will smile.
Because hope came back
And never will go away
Hey All, I definitely
came back to campus being re-energized and passionate about our
home, after meeting all of you. In its aftermath, it would seem
apt for me to ask if there is anyone who would like to articulate
their honest thoughts post-elections and be published in a book
that would be written by a playwright and columnist, Kee Thuan Chye.
He has asked me to circulate the information among other students
overseas. I post his request below so you can find out more:
"I've
been commissioned to write a book on the aftermath of the
elections by Marshall Cavendish.
I'd like to dedicate one of
the chapters to comments by people throughout Malaysia and feel
that you are someone who could make a notable contribution.
If
it's agreeable to you, would you write your thoughts along these
lines - What do you think of the 2008 election results and what do
you hope to see emerge from it? What does it hold for the
future?
Your name, age and occupation will be included.
If that's a daunting prospect and you wish you don't want to
participate, I'll understand.
If you do, please keep the word
count to a maximum of 150.
I should also say at the outset
that if there are space constraints, some comments may have to
be omitted.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Thank
you.
Best wishes, Chye His email is ktchye[at]rocketmail[dot]com
