Blakang Mati

I'm reading Neil Humphrey's latest book and I just discovered something. Why was Sentosa formerly called Pulau Blakang Mati? Well in Malay, that literally means "Island of Death from Behind". And that's what really happened! The british fortress and guns were all pointing towards the southern seas, but in WWII the japanese attacked from the north and overran the fort, death from behind! Such a historically significant name, with tragic connotations too. And many lessons we can learn from. So why did some fool decide to take away this name and change it to Sentosa?

By the way, have you watched the new Motorola Krzr ad? That's so cool! The music, the video, the phone, the cute girl, heheheh.....

Another quote from Neil:
"Always wise after the event, there were repeated calls at every level after the NKF scandal for more Singaporeans to speak up when they suspect any wrongdoing along the corridors of power. Now the island is expected to become a nation of four million whistle blowers. But it is not as simple as that. For over 40 years, most Singaporeans did not even know they had a whistle."

Ouch, that hurt!