My father came from Japan in 1905 He was 15 when he immigrated from Japan He worked until he was able to buy respect and build a store
Let me tell you the story in the form of a dream, I don't know why I have to tell it but I know what it means, Close your eyes, just picture the scene, As I paint it for you, it was World War II, When this man named Kenji woke up, Ken was not a soldier, He was just a man with a family who owned a store in LA, That day, he crawled out of bed like he always did, Bacon and eggs with wife and kids, He lived on the second floor of a little store he ran, He moved to LA from Japan, They called him 'Immigrant,' In Japanese, he'd say he was called "Issei," That meant 'First Generation In The United States,' When everyone was afraid of the Germans, afraid of the Japs, But most of all afraid of a homeland attack, And that morning when Ken went out on the doormat, His world went black 'cause, Right there; front page news, Three weeks before 1942, "Pearl Harbour's Been Bombed And The Japs Are Comin'," Pictures of soldiers dyin' and runnin', Ken knew what it would lead to, Just like he guessed, the President said, "The evil Japanese in our home country will be locked away," They gave Ken, a couple of days, To get his whole life packed in two bags, Just two bags, couldn't even pack his clothes, Some folks didn't even have a suitcase, to pack anything in, So two trash bags is all they gave them, When the kids asked mom "Where are we goin'?" Nobody even knew what to say to them, Ken didn't wanna lie, he said "The US is lookin' for spies, So we have to live in a place called Manzanar, Where a lot of Japanese people are," Stop it don't look at the gunmen, You don't wanna get the soldiers wonderin', If you gonna run or not, 'Cause if you run then you might get shot, Other than that try not to think about it, Try not to worry 'bout it; bein' so crowded, Someday we'll get out, someday, someday.
As soon as war broke out The F.B.I. came and they just come to the house and "You have to come" "All the Japanese have to go" They took Mr. Ni People didn't understand Why did they have to take him? Because he's an innocent laborer
So now they're in a town with soldiers surroundin' them, Every day, every night look down at them, From watch towers up on the wall, Ken couldn't really hate them at all; They were just doin' their job and, He wasn't gonna make any problems, He had a little garden with vegetables and fruits that, He gave to the troops in a basket his wife made, But in the back of his mind, he wanted his families life saved, Prisoners of war in their own damn country, What for? Time passed in the prison town, He wanted them to live it down when they were free, The only way out was joinin' the army, And supposedly, some men went out for the army, signed on, And ended up flyin' to Japan with a bomb, That 15 kilotonne blast, put an end to the war pretty fast, Two cities were blown to bits; the end of the war came quick, Ken got out, big hopes of a normal life, with his kids and his wife, But, when they got back to their home, What they saw made them feel so alone, These people had trashed every room, Smashed in the windows and bashed in the doors, Written on the walls and the floor, "Japs not welcome anymore." And Kenji dropped both of his bags at his sides and just stood outside, He, looked at his wife without words to say, She looked back at him wiping tears away, And, said "Someday we'll be okay, someday," Now the names have been changed, but the story's true, My family was locked up back in '42, My family was there it was dark and damp, And they called it an internment camp
When we first got back from camp... uh It was... pretty... pretty bad
I, I remember my husband said "Are we gonna stay 'til last?" Then my husband died before they close the camp.
by : fort minor
damn sad... alright.. haha , im rotting now. there's some meeting later at the office. wohoo. hope there's time after that to ply some pool? or lan =)
HAHA my morning is brighten up! thx to weijie! hahaha read his blog , i laugh like fuck.
i'll copy it over.
Caller: Hello, can I speak to Annie Wan? Operator : Yes, you can speak to me. Caller: No, I want to speak to Annie Wan! Operator: You are talking to someone! Who is this? Caller: I'm Sum Wan ..And I need to talk to Annie Wan! It's urgent. Operator: I know u are someone and u want to talk to anyone! But what's this urgent matter about? Caller: Well just tell my sister Annie Wan that our brother, Noe Wan was involved in an accident. Noe Wan got injured and now Noe Wan is being sent to the hospital. Right now, Avery Wan is on his way to the hospital. Operator: Look if no one was injured and no one was sent to the hospital from the accident that isn't an urgent matter! You may find this hilarious but I don't have time for this! Caller: You are so rude! Who are you? Operator: I'm Saw Lee. Caller: Yes! You should be sorry. Now give me your name!!
HAHAHA!
ohoh , chris is back! haha gona meet him later in town. hahaha , cant stop laughing
anyone can help? im a tech-idiot. everything on this blog is done by my friend hahas.
alright.
went to gym with ter,boon and shawn today. haha , didnt have the mood to train.
gymed for about 2hrs? went for dinner after that.
wanted to go tpy to meet alex for updates. he wasnt there. went down to far-east with terrence to meet chris , marcus and darrel.
zz darrel as crazy as ever. super gay. but the gay play pool like wow.
lol , 2 turns K.O me. zzz ass.
went home early today =) didnt have the mood.
andrew: haha , i bet chris gona be attached in like 2 weeks. terrence: than left you lo. andrew: ehs , u look at my face , i wont be attached. terrence: ... andrew: ....
zz double post again. lots of things to blog... hmm where should i start...
alright , class bbq! that day was upright busy.. went to gym in the morning with terrence and chris. i went home to take my stuff. met terrence and chris at tpy again. work stuff. rushed down to cityhall to meet jowell. went changi airport to see mena off. zzz im gona miss his ass.
prom night! haha , everyone everywhere. all taking pictures -.- haha , the food was alright =) those who love it , should go back next year and eat again! haha! OH YA! tan aik boon! he won $200 cash. hahaha , went for movies after that. bouwulf ,or something. zz lousy movie. grayson sent us home after that =)
ok , this is for yesterday's me chris seb marcus. we went for azel's family bazaar. haha , walked around for like 15mins. till i saw azel. hahaha. bought somethings from her. i guess many of her friends came to support her too uh?
we went to ply pool nearby. haha , marcus was the noob. HAHAHA.
went off after 2 games. loser punch. guess whose the loser. HAHAHA
went tpy for some work stuff. settled sebastian's problem. well, it's still resolving. hopefully it turns out fine.
slack at tpy for awhile... went to far-east to meet darrel. haha , he's 1 funny chap. he invited us to zouk-one. took a cab down, on the way , chris and i saw BmW 6series.
CHRIS: wa damn nice. andrew: wa. darrel: wa! that dog , damn big size sia. damn hard to find. andrew: HAHAHAHA CHRIS: HAHAHAHAHA! darrel: really what , hard to find right? so white so big.
lol , he always side track. out of point totally.
zouk one was fun. zz too bad i left early. cb chris keep telling him how much fun he had when i left. HAHAHA.
this few days were fun. sebastian was the joke luh. LOL , he's 1 idiotic brat.
ply pool , run away! hahahaha.
arh. anyways , there must always be effort in everything you do. haha learnt that today. gona apply it =)
wednesday! got prom -.- i got a feeling it wouldnt be fun... well , we'll see. wont we?
hahaha! i love my job =) today 2 more own their cars. 6months ago , they said they'll make it. they really do. haha. oh , btw my job? www.sunshine-empire.com
that important? well , friendships , family and that someone is more important.. but i guess u cant have them unless u have got money a car status.
fuck life.
finally. exams ''over'' hahaha. went down to office with chris. met alex , he updated us with stuffs that happen when we werent around. today's yiling's birthday. hahaha , Mr. Ji jing's gf.
he bought flowers and we gave him 2mins to tell his mushy lines. he only took 3 sec. well , u should have guess what he said luh.
so, gordon force them to kiss for 1min. than 30sec than 20 than 10. hahaha ended up they were made to eat chocolate together.
slacked awhile. went down to the carpark to see gordon's car. BmW 3rd series. haha haven zeng yet. not nice enough. hahaha. went for a ride on his car. me and chris.
i was thinking... when will i be in the driver's seat. who is gona seat beside me..? haha.
saw matt and seb on my way back. slacked. matthew bought 5packs of cig again. zzz richtard.
An angels smile is what you sell You promise me heaven, then put me through hell Chains of love got a hold on me When passions a prison, you cant break free
Youre a loaded gun Theres nowhere to run No one can save me The damage is done
Chorus: Shot through the heart And youre to blame You give love a bad name I play my part and you play your game You give love a bad name You give love a bad name
Paint your smile on your lips Blood red nails on your fingertips A school boys dream, you act so shy Your very first kiss was your first kiss goodbye
Youre a loaded gun Theres nowhere to run No one can save me The damage is done
damn nice song =) cant wait to jam it. slept at 2 yesterday. woke up at 5 , went to run. didnt last long, hahaha. went back home about 7. sleep until like , 2? went to serangoon to meet terrence. take my book and ate =) HAHAHA, terrence. ( big smiles)
went to study at bishan, coffee bean. chris came, slacked. another chris came, slacked. lol went to eat and walk around. met lewis and his friends. all bugging chris(cheefong) to count their fortune. their love live. HAHAHA.
everyone wearing black-.- it's sunday le. im the only guy wearing light blue. wa lan ehs.
haha gona count my own fortune for my love life! hahaha , shuffle 14 or 15 times.... hmm im still deciding. HAHA.
andrew