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Personal, WorkSaturday, 20 August 2005 5:02 pm

My Mandarin sucks ruthless ass, virtually non-existent and a joke.

That meant bringing a relatively new colleague along, for show and tell and a bit of info here and there; as it was generally an engineering job, I was sent along to watch over things. Let’s call him P. I arrive at work about 5 minutes shy of our agreed time, and shuffle off to Batu Pahat in my trusty Perodua steed. Being about 8 months old already, he was up for confirmation, and I thought he’d keep quiet about the lack thereof.
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Politics, Thoughts 1:07 am

No empire lasts forever.

As the 31st of August approaches, I’m reminded of the eventual failures of empires. In their youths, they are strong, full of life, full of formless tension driving them to greater heights. In the proceeding centuries, they become bloated, fed each day on the fruits of their success while ignoring the rot within until one day, their leaders are bought and sold at the edge of a sword.

The roots of a very Latin tragedy just waiting to erupt in full bloom.
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