A time will come for us... Until then we will bide our time.

We built this mask without,
To conceal who we truely are within.
We gave our hearts to gain power,
We've become the embodiment of instinct.

We are who we want to be, we live a lie.
Living the lie we lose our souls, we have sacrificed.
Our existance is formless.

We have no form, therefore we fear it.

And because we are formless, we revere it.

Thus, we are slain

V-day is over. Why do people seem to place so much importance on this day? It has no real significance. It serves no real purpose other than as a commercial opportunity for merchants to take advantage of. But people the world over know the date by heart, and will go to great pains to prepare for and celebrate this day.

But what about the OTHER V-days? VE-day and VJ-day? They are more significant, and have by far had a greater impact on our lives than a silly day where we allow ourselves to be fleeced by discerning merchants. I'll bet nearly all of you reading this don't even know what VE and VJ-day is, what it signifies, and what it means to us. For the said uninformed, let me enlighten you.

VE day is the abbrevation of Victory in Europe Day. It falls on the 8th of May, and it marks, in Europe, the end of the most devastating war the world has ever seen. For the morons who still don't know what i'm refering to, VE Day marks the day the Third Reich fell, and the day Nazi Germany was formally defeated. If there's anyone who thinks this wouldn't make life very different for us, just imagine this: Imagine that the Japanese occupation never ended, and we're still living under the rule of the Japanese. "Unrealistic" you say, "impossible" you cry. Well, think again. The British only came back for us and the Japanese only surrendered because they were standing alone in the last months of the war. Should Germany not have fallen, the Allies and the Russians would not have been able to spare the resources or the men to defeat the Japanese. Europe would have been under the influence of the Nazi party, and the genocidal acts against the Jews would have gone on. Does that tell you a little more about why VE day has a significance to us Singaporeans as well?

Here's a link to a clip of Winston Churchill, then Prime Minister of Britain, announcing the end of the war in Europe. http://www.statsbiblioteket.dk/dlh/ak/htdocs/play.php?postid=385

Now to VJ day. As you ought to have guessed by now, it means Victory over Japan Day. It falls on the 15th of August, and this is even more relevant to Singaporeans. Yet i can tell you confidently that nearly all Singaporeans do not know of or celebrate in anyway this day. Sure we "celebrate" or "commemorate" total defence day, but how many of us really remember what it means? How many of us really understand that more than 45 million men, women and children died so that we are able to live free from Facism? Some of us bitch about our government, but its far better than a facist one. Needless to say this is a matter which should be close to our hearts.

We have forgotten the day which mark the death of Facism, forgotten the day when the people no longer feared the government; instead the government feared the people.Instead we choose to remember and lavishly commemorate, year after year, the day on which we get suckered of our money by merchants and corporations who know all too well the commercial opportunity this day opens up. If you still think that VE Day and VJ Day are unimportant, than please, let the day slip by unnoticed. But if you truely feel that those days mark the end of years of death and suffering, and the beginning of a better life for us, then I beeseech you to tell your family, and your friends, jsut to remember, that there are some V-Days which mean far more than Valentine's Day.

I'm annoyed. I'm supposed to be writing a speech now, but you keep appearing in my mind, distracting my thoughts from the task at hand. I can't quite get you out of my mind, my mind seems fixated upon you. Confounded annoyance. I suppose this is the result of not having enough work to keep my mind occupied. Oh well. Back to work.

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We have no form, therefore we fear it.

And because we are formless, we revere it.

Thus, we are slain

Strangely, i feel alot more at ease with the current state of things. At least thats for this point in time. Maybe its the lack of specific external disturbances to stir up any lingering resentment. Anyway i really need to get rid of some of that rubbish i've been allowing to run through my mind. It's really annoying, the way it can get me down with the slightest provocation. Considering that I'm not exactly the flavour of the month at the moment, perhaps i should begin changing my behavioural patterns to the predetermined one. But thats a bit drastic. Oh well, i've got nothing to post about anyway. I'm just doing a filler post for the sake of it.

Man i really need to think before i write. I think the two posts i deleted were potentially troublesome, so what the heck was i thinking when i wrote them... zzz oh well.
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As Glenn has said, the recent SU Exco retreat has been quite an eye opener. I've seen how things are done Alvin's way, and i quite agree with much of it. And as in Glenn's case, i too wanted the approval of the President, as well as all the other Excos before i made the intellectual leap and decided to run.

Alvin's right. There is this fire that the Union ignited in me. I feel lost without the thought that i am in the Union. And the thought of having the Union in the hands of others who don't know or love the Union as some of us do, thats unthinkable. The vision required to be part of the team that leads the Union, i think i have it. Whether it is a vision that will help keep the Union up and bring it even higher, that remains to be seen. But without a doubt, i want the Union to prosper and continue doing things for the good of students.

His talk wouldn't quite clasify as a motivational speech, but it did quite give us an idea of how big the responsibilities of an Exco will be. And i believe that as heavy as the load will be, the passion to lead the Union onwards will sustain us through, complementing our abilities. Sacrifices were mentioned, sacrifices have already been made. I know i can up the ante on my sacrifices, given the fact that the Union is just about everything to me. The elections are still months away, but already the talk is going round about the contenders and their worthiness. Just goes to show how much it means to be a part of the 13 seats.

Thats enough for now, as much as i want to continue i'm supposed to be discussing my presentation for tmr now. Auf weidersehen, and i sure as hell hope i get the chance to contribute to the Union from one of those 13 seats.

Love for the Union, check

Vision for the Union, errr check

Favourable feedback from Exco, check

Intent to run, check

Allies in running, check

Confidence in winning, errrrr Houston we have a problem...

TPSU is becoming my life in TP...

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