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After more than a year’s absence, this blog will soon emerge in a new form with a new focus. Watch out for it.

Probably The Most Gifted Young Singer I Have Ever Seen In Decades

Wow.
 Her stage name is A Fine Frenzy.
I’ve been hooked to this song for days. Can’t get enough of it.

MDA Raps…

OK, in case you were wondering why my sudden departure for so long…it’s cos other things in life have kept me very very busy of late, and part of that is related to this thing you see down here.
I’m sure all of you have seen it by now. The MDA rap.
Yes, I have been preparing [...]

Indoctrination of The Young Doesn’t Get Better

North Korean animation is THE BOMB.
“Squirrels and Hedgehogs” is like a cuter and even MORE militaristic GI JOE, since the latter’s characters are superheroes, and not ordinary people, which the characters in “Squirrels and Hedgehogs” are, thereby they are removed of the over-the-topness of GI JOE and make the militarism even more palpable, whereas a [...]

A Salute to Subversives Everywhere

For Singapore’s National Day, let us pay tribute to this master of subversive wit from our neighboring country, to which we are organically and yet inseparably joined in culture, history and heritage. Wee Meng Chee, and his anthem, “Negarakuku”. For nations are unforgiving mistresses, few willing to indulge that one can love them, warts and [...]

My First Try at Online Wuxia Fiction

As you can guess by the title of this site, I have a long fascination with martial arts films and novels. So I would like to try writing some of it online myself in Chinese. Do read it, and do give comments and suggestions if you wish.
The first instalment of my first short piece will be [...]

Take Not Civilian Logic for Granted

The recent hubbub all over the blogosphere over the case of 2LT Lee Hongyi and his spat with the conduct of his superiors at camp has started me thinking of things that I can say to 2Lt Lee, given that I too, have a brother who just went into his National Service last year and [...]

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

“How happy is the blameless vestal’s lot! The world forgetting, by the world forgot. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! Each pray’r accepted, and each wish resign’d.”—-Alexander Pope, Eloise and Abelard
The title of this post is one of my favorite movies of all time, but who knew that this piece of science fiction could become [...]

INTRODUCTION TO THE BLOGGER SAMURAI

Greetings.
 I go by the name Yoshitsune, formerly ”Commander” from “Commander Report”  and I am a blogger from Singapore 
BLOGGER SAMURAI will be a new blog where I expound some of my interests in Far Eastern philosophy, culture, along with politics, current affairs and everything under the sun.
What Blogger Samurai hopes to do is to return sharp satire, [...]

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