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!

Army singing

My reservist In-Camp-Training (ICT) is just round the corner, so I figured its apt to recall the army songs we used to sing. They might not rhyme very well, but sure makes for a good laugh!

They Say That in The Army...
They say that in the army
the food is very nice
they promise curry chicken
but give you chao tar (burnt) rice!

Chorus:
I don't wanna lead an army life!
OC/PC I wanna go!
PC/Sergeant won't let me go!
Mummy/Daddy I wanna go ho-o-ome!

They say that in the army
the girls are mighty fine
they promise Cindy Crawford
but give you akua (cross-dressed) guys!

They say that in the army
the toilets mighty fine
they promise toilet paper
but give you sand paper!

They say that in the army
the guns are mighty fine
but when you squeeze the trigger
the bullet flies behind!

They say that in the army
the medics mighty fine
you come with broken finger
they break the other nine!!!


Left Toe, Right Toe
Left toe, right toe keep up the tempo
Left toe, right toe oh-eh-oh, oh-eh, oh
Here we go again, same old shit again
Up and down this avenue
__ (insert # days remaining) more days and we'll be through!

Wei-lo, wei-lo wei-lo wei-lo wa-ha!
Wei-lo, wei-lo wei-lo wei-lo wa-ha-ha!
Up the hill! Down the slope!
Any sweat? No sweat chicken feet ha ha all the way!
Any sweat? No sweat chicken feet ha ha all the way!
Underwear wet wet, don't believe come and check!
Check already don't regret!


I Ask My Love
I ask my love, to take a walk
to take a walk, down Orchard Road
bypass Mandarin, to Centrepoint
we had our lunch, at McDonald's

We had fillet, and apple pie
we shared a cup, of lemon lime
I hold her hand, look into her eyes
I ask her to be, my valentine

When I book in, I felt love sick
I miss her so, my sweet honey
Pick up the phone, I call her home
but her momma said, "She's not at home"
I want to cry, I want to die
where did you go, my sweet honey?
After some time, I made up my mind
next time book out, I try my luck!

I saw this girl, she wear no bra
her tits so big, can see from far!
I ask her out, she say "okay lah"
Next I book in, Hotel Shangri-la!

(The next verse is totally XXX-rated, so I will not reproduce it here. But if you want to hear a live performance, just come by Tanjong Gul camp between 24 oct and 4 Nov!)