tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post7253804328164098665..comments2024-03-28T15:13:45.925+08:00Comments on Good Morning Yesterday: Wow .. Even Americans have to read Good Morning YesterdayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-81611965884760238182008-02-16T16:36:00.000+08:002008-02-16T16:36:00.000+08:00Throughout history of war symbols play a rallying ...Throughout history of war symbols play a rallying point to the soldiers of a country. To the Americans the raising of the American flag in Iwo Jima was the psychological turning point in the Pacific war. To the Japanese the Kamikaze pilots were a desperate effort, though senseless, to save their country. To the German commanders there was a need for their soldiers to defend the 'father-land'. To the Russian, after drinking bottles of volka, they were ready to charge head on into the advancing Germans. To the Gurkha pulling out the kukri meant 'business'. In the words of our MM Lee, when the British troops blew up the causeway, while retreating to Singapore before the advancing Japanese troops, the Scottish soldiers calmly blew their bagpipes, and the last to cross over. These were the warriors' symbolic acts of bravery.Zenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07489706873295639555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-19922919733557798602008-02-11T21:18:00.000+08:002008-02-11T21:18:00.000+08:00In the old University of Spore campus at Bukit Tim...In the old University of Spore campus at Bukit Timah, there used to be these buildings call Nissen Huts (not sure of the spelling) which were inherited from the British. Near my house along Bukit Timah Rd, 4th Ave junction there are still some buildings like these. Better go and take some photos before they disappear.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-68688798790327969472008-02-11T21:09:00.000+08:002008-02-11T21:09:00.000+08:00You know that curve, semi circle like structure lo...You know that curve, semi circle like structure looks like those in Ipoh's camps. I guess they are standard army structure during the colonial days.Aiyah Nonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789916883081961511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-49019289553901103512008-02-11T21:01:00.000+08:002008-02-11T21:01:00.000+08:00It would really be interesting if we could hear so...It would really be interesting if we could hear some of the stories behind these photos. Hope Terry is reading these.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-59693028259098021512008-02-11T02:30:00.000+08:002008-02-11T02:30:00.000+08:00Tom said... Chun See I think by looking at the clo...Tom said...<BR/> Chun See I think by looking at the cloths the men are wearing in the first photo,it may have been taken in Germany or Norway, Iam not sure. In the second photo that is Terry third from the left, and the other photos Iam not to sure a bout them. Terry come in and tell us were the photos were takenTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283468129139631266noreply@blogger.com