/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/ "Semarak Api" The 88th Firebirds Official Newsletter Website: http://ftp.sarawak.com.my/org/firebirds/ Online Version: http://ftp.sarawak.com.my/org/firebirds/newsletter.htm Volume Twelve, 15 March 1998 Part B /~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/ PART B: >From the Quill Pen Musings of a Guylian-Eating Officer Addresses and Sites /~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/ <^><^><^><^><^><^><^> >From the Quill Pen <^><^><^><^><^><^><^> S:AaB FILK by Peregrine Sung to tune of Man On The Moon by REM From: Automatic For The People This is the story of the Fifty Eighth. Yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah. Men and women who live on the edge. Yeah, yeah ,yeah,yeah. Marine heartbreakers and takers of Life. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Fighting Chigs and Government lies. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Up at dawn and light's-out at eight. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Grooving about in the Officer's Mess. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Hitting the hay at zero-G. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Going it tilt and flying free. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Hey, Cooper did you hear about this one? Tell me, were you born in a tank? Hey Cooper are you goofing on meanies? Hey, baby. And are you into punk? If you believed, you owned all of space, all of space If you believed you're alone up in space, then nothing is cool. Vansen she knows she's a lifer in Corps. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. This is her life, she doesn't want more. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Nothing she fears, but she's scared of the dark. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Silicates are a walk in the park. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Hey, Wang did you hear about this one? Tell me, were you born in a slum? Hey Wang are you goofing on B-ball? Hey, baby. Do another dunk? If you believed, you owned all of space, all of space If you believed you're alone up in space, then nothing is cool. Mcqueen went off into the grey sunset. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. With the Angry Angels, the 127th. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. The chigs were too good, he returned in a gurney. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. And so that was the squadron's last journey. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Hey Damphie did you hear about this one? Tell me, have you a psychic hunch? Hey, Damphie are you goofing on ESP? Hey, baby. Are you totally out to lunch? If you believed, you owned all of space, all of space If you believed you're alone up in space, then nothing is cool. Here's a little agit for West the semper believer. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Here's a little proof that the Chigs have got her. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Now Kazbek's a planet full of POWs. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Get SAR, he's going for Kylen. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Hey Kelly did you hear about this one? Tell me, are you a sitting duck? Hey Kelly will you live thru this, or will you be dead? If you believed, you owned all of space, all of space If you believed you're alone up in space, then nothing is cool. Let's kill Chiggies, let's take a Risk. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. See you in five-eight if you make the list. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. It's semper fi, do or die. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. And that is our Marine battlecry. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. <^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^> Musings of A Guylian-Eating Officer <^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^> THOUGHT: "China is not my enemy. I have no physical 'enemy'. One only has to watch for the enemy within." --Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama on Buddha Nature-- The daughter of debate Who discord aye doth sow Hath reaped no gain Where former reign Hath taught still peace to grow. --Queen Elizabeth I-- "Few aspects of human nature are so persistent as our need to believe in things unseen." --Lyall Watson on Supernature-- "Love is blind but friendship closes its eyes" --unknown-- "Tell me who you love and I will tell you who you are" --Houssaye-- "A hierarchical society is possible only through a basis of poverty and ignorance." --Anonymous-- VERSE: look at love how it tangles with the one fallen in love look at spirit how it fuses with earth giving it new life why are you so busy with this or that or good or bad pay attention to how things blend why talk about all the known and the unknown see how unknown merges into the known why think separately of this life and the next when one is born from the last look at your heart and tongue one feels but deaf and dumb the other speaks in words and signs look at water and fire earth and wind enemies and friends all at once the wolf and the lamb the lion and the deer far away yet together look at the unity of this spring and winter manifested in the equinox you too must mingle my friends since the earth and the sky are mingled just for you and me be like sugarcane sweet yet silent don't get mixed up with bitter words my beloved grows right out of my own heart how much more union can there be --Nader Khalili, ghazals-- "I don't like your tragic size, As if your god has passed you by" --Sarah McLachlan, Ice in FTE-- Jangan gentar Jangan gentar Jika putih layarmu Jangan gentar Jangan gentar Jika terang mimpimu Kita suka kerana cinta Kita duka kerana cinta, cintanya Jangan gentar Jangan gentar Jika bersih hatimu Jangan gentar Jangan gentar Jika tepat cerminmu Kita suka kerana cinta Kita duka kerana cinta, cintanya Kita datang kerana cinta Kita pulang kerana cinta,cintanya Rentaplah talimu Keliplah sinarmu Kibarlah sayapmu --JANGAN GENTAR by Exists-- Steady repetition is a compulsion mutually reenforced. Now what does that mean? Is there a just contradiction? Nothing much. Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord, hesitate. Got to punch Right on target Twisting tongues Gotta stripe down his back all nine yards down her back Give me a couple, Don't give me a couple of pointers, Turn to lies and conversation fear Got to punch Right on target Twisting tongues Gotta stripe down his back all nine yards down her back Give me a couple, Don't give me a couple of pointers, Turn to lies and conversation fear What is in my mind? What is in my mind? Steady repetition is a compulsion mutually reenforced. Now what does that mean? Is there a just contradiction? Nothing much. Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, oh come on, hesitate, hesitate. Got to punch Right on target Twisting tongues Gotta stripe down her back all nine yards down his back Give me a couple, Don't give me a couple of pointers, Turn to lies and conversation fear Conversation fear. Conversation fear. Conversation fear. --9-9 by REM. Murmur-- let me surround you, my sea to your shore... let me be the calm you seek ... --Sarah Maclachlan, I Love You [Surfacing]-- "Uncle Sam's Solo in the Concert of Powers." by CES Wood [A protest against American Imperialism in any guise] Tune: Kill everyone over ten years of age, and leave the provinces a howling wilderness. Come, let us sing and laugh -- Enjoy the wine we quaff; 'Tis children's blood, A warm, red flood, And is not bad by half. Chorus: We are a powerful nation; In the interest of humanity We wage a war -- but strictly by The rules of Christianity. We've learned some ancient tortures, But we pump with great urbanity, For we are highly civilized, And we whipped Spain! They're young and brown and slim -- So tender -- lithe of limb; The children lie Beneath the sky, Shot down in name of Him! Chorus: And spreads a Herod fear Whenever we come near; And mothers moan, For, like our own, Their babes to them are dear. Chorus: It is our pious job, Though many millions sob, To teach the youth The precious truth -- Of Destiny by God. Chorus: Now all you pulpiteers, Go tell to Christian ears That war is good -- Christ's precious blood Is glad of mother's tears. QUOTE: He revealeth the deep and secret things; he knoweth what is in the darkness and the light dwelleth with him. --1:22 Book of Daniel-- "Yeah, I met the Pope. He thought I was cool." --Sarah McLachlan in Quelle Surprise Interview-- "I'm not excluding men, I'm just celebrating women" --Sarah McLachlan on the Lilith Fair-- "People who're in love have no business being prudent." --Ray Vecchio, Due South (You Must Remember This)-- Fraser: But how do you know?" Ray: You just *know*." --The guys on love, Due South (You Must Remember This)-- "I'm a million different people from one day to the next....." --Bittersweet Symphony, The Verve--- "Music and singing do not produce in the heart that which was not in it" --Abu Sulaiman al-Davani--- "...can you look out the window without your shadow getting in the way" --Sarah Maclachlan-- "The best thing that you've ever done for me is to help me take my life less seriously cause it's only life, after all." --Emily Saliers, "Closer to Fine"-- PHRASE: Hebrew[from the Old Testament]: Hamme-adatha English: Gift of the Moon Old Egyptian: Genne-se-ir-ethe English: Voice of Thunder FUNNEE: "Einstein once said that any man who liked marching had given his brain for nothing: just the spinal column would have done. But I wasn't Einstein. Since most of one's time in the army is waster anyway, I preferred to waste it by moving about in a precise manner." --Clive James, Unreliable Memoirs-- #7 - First Law of Temporal Mortality 'Good Guys' and 'Bad Guys' both die in one of two ways. Either so quick they don't even see it coming, OR it's a long drawn out affair where the character gains much insight to the workings of society, human existence or why the toast always lands butter side down. --from The Laws Of ANIME/Japanese Animation-- "Sir, your car's on fire. And the other cars feel threatened."[sic] --Benton Fraser, Due South-- "...And then he knew. She was the one. I mean, how often do you see someone eat cheesecake with a knife and a fork!" --Ray, Due South (You Must Remember This)-- <^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^> Addresses and Sites <^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^> He's the boy-next-door, the heart of the squadron, and Cooper's "big brother". While admittedly not as popular as the other characters, the XO of the Wildcards, Lt. Nathan West, still managed to attract a following. In this issue, we honour Morgan Weisser by presenting several choice webpages: Filmography for Morgan Weisser The Morgan Weisser Page The Morgan Weisser Mailing List A short biography of Weisser can be found at , while you can read one of West at The newsletter is posted every fortnight. For suggestions and contributions to both the newsletter and mailing list e-mail Garuda . I will forward any message intended for the whole squadron to the mailing list. If you want your message to be seen by the whole squadron, state it clearly and I will put it up on the Bulletin Board column as well. I am also responsible for Communications, so e-mail me if you have any other problems, except those concerning your membership in the 88th, as that falls under Peregrine's wing. /~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/~/ END VOLUME TWELVE