Summer solstice and 38 degrees weather. Never mind that.
Wifey, Faith, Joy and, soon, Peace.
Thank God for family.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
Faith and me
Faith and I are growing distant. It's a combination of the 9-to-5 work hours and my own lack of patience with her attempts at growing up.
My childhood was filled with adults who were impatient with me. Feeling torn between being a good friend and having to instill some kind of discipline in her. It's the latter that usually comes through. I don't ever recall any adults that was patient with me as a child. This is threatening to pass through me to Faith. I am desperate to stop this generational curse. Forgive my strong word.
I remember the ready laughter and smiles Faith had for me. A few days ago, she flinched when I reached out to pat her back. It cuts my heart.
There were no parental role models. I can only bungle along feebly, hoping that every decision is a good one.
I can never give her enough love. How does one love through the daily grind of life?
My childhood was filled with adults who were impatient with me. Feeling torn between being a good friend and having to instill some kind of discipline in her. It's the latter that usually comes through. I don't ever recall any adults that was patient with me as a child. This is threatening to pass through me to Faith. I am desperate to stop this generational curse. Forgive my strong word.
I remember the ready laughter and smiles Faith had for me. A few days ago, she flinched when I reached out to pat her back. It cuts my heart.
There were no parental role models. I can only bungle along feebly, hoping that every decision is a good one.
I can never give her enough love. How does one love through the daily grind of life?
Saturday, June 06, 2009
65 years on...
...and let's not forget the price that men paid to keep the world free.
Not only on the beaches of Normandy...
but also in the China-Burma-India theater...
Not a very well-known piece of WW2 history was the Second Chindit Expedition, conducted from February to August 1944. The expedition originated from Assam state in north-east India into Burma. Consisting of troops mainly from the 77th Indian Infantry Brigade. Their main mission was to wrest control of north Burma from the hands of the Japanese Imperial Army.
This area was where the famous Burma Road was located. The road itself, being the critical supply route from British India to Nationalist China bases in Yunnan, was overran by the Japanese army in 1942.
On June 6 1944, the climatic battle for north Burma began. The 77th Brigade was given the objective of taking the city of Mogaung and liberating the Burma Road. The 77th was ultimately successful but suffered 50% casualty, not just in the battle that lasted 21 days but also from disease and malnutrition.
Lest we forget.
Not only on the beaches of Normandy...
but also in the China-Burma-India theater...
Not a very well-known piece of WW2 history was the Second Chindit Expedition, conducted from February to August 1944. The expedition originated from Assam state in north-east India into Burma. Consisting of troops mainly from the 77th Indian Infantry Brigade. Their main mission was to wrest control of north Burma from the hands of the Japanese Imperial Army.
This area was where the famous Burma Road was located. The road itself, being the critical supply route from British India to Nationalist China bases in Yunnan, was overran by the Japanese army in 1942.
On June 6 1944, the climatic battle for north Burma began. The 77th Brigade was given the objective of taking the city of Mogaung and liberating the Burma Road. The 77th was ultimately successful but suffered 50% casualty, not just in the battle that lasted 21 days but also from disease and malnutrition.
Lest we forget.
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