1987 posted on Saturday, August 13, 2005
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Peter asked him, "Doesn't she have any rights?" He looked at Peter in a funny way and the rest laughed cynically. The search took some 40 minutes
The basement was pitch-black except for the glaring lights. I was led into a room
Barefoot and in prison garb, I felt humiliated and very cold. I was shivering and I tried very hard to stop my teeth from chattering but I could not, and the interrogators just watched me as I was in near-spasms trying to control the cold
I never completed my sentence: one of the interrogators slapped me across my left cheek, not with a flick of his wrist but with the full force of his body. I fell to the ground and my glasses landed on my chest
This was the first time in public that I was bra-less and I stooped whenever I walked so as to hide my breasts
I vomited countless times, and by the morning of the third day I had my period and I stained the prison pants.
Some three days before it, my case officer typed out a summary of what I had to say and made me memorise it
On one occasion, I asked S. K. Tan why he had slapped during the interrogation. He told me that I was mistaken. I had moved back and lost my balance
When queried on my future plans, I told him that I would get a job and continue my flat hunting and, if I was free, interested and approached, help in the election campaign of opposition candidates. He told me that that was what had got me into trouble in the first place and that politics should be left to the politicians
They repeated my case officer's words, adding that I had to be very careful what I said to the press as this would affect the release of those still inside
We do this, without fear or favour, because we passionately believe that Singapore belongs to all its citizens regardless of colour or creed and that for a small, multi-racial city state, our collective survival hinges on continued stability and security.
Above all, therefore, we cherish the character qualities of Integrity, Courage, Loyalty and Self-Sacrifice, for ours must always be a cause greater than our self
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Video of Protest at CPF Building posted on Friday, August 12, 2005 | 0 comments
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我的故鄉在遠方 posted on Friday, August 12, 2005 | 0 comments
為了天空飛翔的小鳥
為了山間輕流的小溪
為了寬闊的草原
流浪遠方 流浪
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夢中的橄欖樹 posted on Friday, August 12, 2005 | 0 comments
為了夢中的橄欖樹橄欖樹
不要問我從哪裡來
我的故鄉在遠方
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5 stars arising posted on Monday, August 08, 2005 | 0 comments
There are 5 stars arising, out of the stormy sea
Each is a lamp to guide our way, a lamp for all to see
Reach out for the stars above, savour freedom, truth and love
There are five stars arising ..
.. out of the stormy sea
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The old days posted on Monday, August 08, 2005 | 0 comments
I found the old cartoons disturbing
one example was voltron
half human half animals were common in most of the cartoons
castles were a common sight
So was violence
sex & subjugation were ways to perpetuate the monarchy
Love was freely given and gladly received
You'd never hear this from a transformer though
they were not inclined to hire intelligent actors in the old days
catchy tunes & slogans helped to mask the sheer stupidity of the plots
at the end of the day, the villain always got locked up or emasculated
--
The yellow brick road posted on Monday, August 08, 2005 | 0 comments
Noted that no one cared about rules that dont involve penalties
we love transparency too much
not all of us are as transparent as others would like of us
Another fascination with cards
it cant be hidden if you tell us
it takes a child to point out the emperor wears no clothes
We supplanted Nepal at 160
Others were taken aback. how did we fall from 147?
After a visit to the washroom, I noted that we supplanted Vietnam
Let a hundred flowers bloom
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Redemption posted on Sunday, August 07, 2005 | 0 comments
"And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer" Nehemiah 5:8
"And they found written in the law which the Lord had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month" Nehemiah 8:14
"Nevertheless for thy great mercies' sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God" Nehemiah 9:31
"Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they seperated from Israel all the mixed multitude" Nehemiah 13:3
"Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not" Nehemiah 9:21
"Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations" Nehemiah 9:26
"There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, which brought fish, and all manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem" Nehemiah 13:16
"And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house" Nehemiah 10:38
"For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God" Nehemiah 10:39
"And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy" Nehemiah 13:22
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Peter asked him, "Doesn't she have any rights?" He looked at Peter in a funny way and the rest laughed cynically. The search took some 40 minutes
The basement was pitch-black except for the glaring lights. I was led into a room
Barefoot and in prison garb, I felt humiliated and very cold. I was shivering and I tried very hard to stop my teeth from chattering but I could not, and the interrogators just watched me as I was in near-spasms trying to control the cold
I never completed my sentence: one of the interrogators slapped me across my left cheek, not with a flick of his wrist but with the full force of his body. I fell to the ground and my glasses landed on my chest
This was the first time in public that I was bra-less and I stooped whenever I walked so as to hide my breasts
I vomited countless times, and by the morning of the third day I had my period and I stained the prison pants.
Some three days before it, my case officer typed out a summary of what I had to say and made me memorise it
On one occasion, I asked S. K. Tan why he had slapped during the interrogation. He told me that I was mistaken. I had moved back and lost my balance
When queried on my future plans, I told him that I would get a job and continue my flat hunting and, if I was free, interested and approached, help in the election campaign of opposition candidates. He told me that that was what had got me into trouble in the first place and that politics should be left to the politicians
They repeated my case officer's words, adding that I had to be very careful what I said to the press as this would affect the release of those still inside
We do this, without fear or favour, because we passionately believe that Singapore belongs to all its citizens regardless of colour or creed and that for a small, multi-racial city state, our collective survival hinges on continued stability and security.
Above all, therefore, we cherish the character qualities of Integrity, Courage, Loyalty and Self-Sacrifice, for ours must always be a cause greater than our self
--
Video of Protest at CPF Building posted on Friday, August 12, 2005 | 0 comments
--
我的故鄉在遠方 posted on Friday, August 12, 2005 | 0 comments
為了天空飛翔的小鳥
為了山間輕流的小溪
為了寬闊的草原
流浪遠方 流浪
--
夢中的橄欖樹 posted on Friday, August 12, 2005 | 0 comments
為了夢中的橄欖樹橄欖樹
不要問我從哪裡來
我的故鄉在遠方
--
5 stars arising posted on Monday, August 08, 2005 | 0 comments
There are 5 stars arising, out of the stormy sea
Each is a lamp to guide our way, a lamp for all to see
Reach out for the stars above, savour freedom, truth and love
There are five stars arising ..
.. out of the stormy sea
--
The old days posted on Monday, August 08, 2005 | 0 comments
I found the old cartoons disturbing
one example was voltron
half human half animals were common in most of the cartoons
castles were a common sight
So was violence
sex & subjugation were ways to perpetuate the monarchy
Love was freely given and gladly received
You'd never hear this from a transformer though
they were not inclined to hire intelligent actors in the old days
catchy tunes & slogans helped to mask the sheer stupidity of the plots
at the end of the day, the villain always got locked up or emasculated
--
The yellow brick road posted on Monday, August 08, 2005 | 0 comments
Noted that no one cared about rules that dont involve penalties
we love transparency too much
not all of us are as transparent as others would like of us
Another fascination with cards
it cant be hidden if you tell us
it takes a child to point out the emperor wears no clothes
We supplanted Nepal at 160
Others were taken aback. how did we fall from 147?
After a visit to the washroom, I noted that we supplanted Vietnam
Let a hundred flowers bloom
--
Redemption posted on Sunday, August 07, 2005 | 0 comments
"And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer" Nehemiah 5:8
"And they found written in the law which the Lord had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month" Nehemiah 8:14
"Nevertheless for thy great mercies' sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God" Nehemiah 9:31
"Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they seperated from Israel all the mixed multitude" Nehemiah 13:3
"Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not" Nehemiah 9:21
"Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations" Nehemiah 9:26
"There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, which brought fish, and all manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem" Nehemiah 13:16
"And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house" Nehemiah 10:38
"For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God" Nehemiah 10:39
"And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy" Nehemiah 13:22
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