Author Archives: montecyril

Love is the verdant poetry of the soul  The gifts of caring and sharing on a roll  One depends on it when it comes to push and shove  It is a child’s secure trust and treasure trove  Love is the source of boundless energy  To be devoid of it is a miserable tragedy  Hate isContinue reading “Love and selflessness: A poem “

The demise of Queen Elizabeth II should set off the initiation of the process of Australia becoming a republic. To put it plainly, Australia owes nothing to the British monarchy. King Charles, leave alone Queen Elizabeth II, has done nothing substantial for Australia. In fact, nothing at all. And King Charles’ life-record has been no epitome ofContinue reading “It’s high time Australia became a republic “

China has demanded that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) immediately obstruct the AUKUS submarine deal, that it has warned will contradict the UN nuclear watchdog’s own rules.    China has been persistent in calling out the AUKUS security pact, which will result in Australia obtaining eight nuclear submarines from the US and the UK.  ChinaContinue reading “China shamelessly seeks to block AUKUS oblivious of its own burgeoning nuclear arsenal “

How do we fall for little short-lived victories  In such pursuits, it is our souls that are diseased  That we resolutely seek to emulate those that win  Our icons are those that are in power and wealth, and live in sin  What we aspire for is an edifice of just a lifetime  And in suchContinue reading “Freedom is victory, not money and power: A poem”

Age, they say, knows no barriers. It takes all people with equal animosity. And there can be no secret inheritance as far as the aphrodisiac for the fountain of eternal youth is concerned. Nor has all the science in the world enough knowhow to beat the scalp-scalder. Yet some people nurse little discretions against playingContinue reading “Just for laughs: Old is gold; well, not exactly “

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen on Tuesday, 6 September 2022, warned that China is putting relentless pressure on the island nation through its intimidatory strategies using drones, incursions by war planes and ships, as well as “cognitive warfare”.  Speaking to soldiers during live-fire exercises, a day after the first notice of a Chinese military drone’s flightpath inContinue reading “China’s belligerence challenges US commitment to Taiwan “

China on Thursday, 1 September 2022, strongly denigrated a UN report on Xinjiang that stated that Beijing’s crackdown on ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang region may have constituted “serious human rights violations,” including possible crimes against humanity.  Liu Yuyin, spokesperson for the Chinese UN mission to Geneva, termed the alleged ‘assessment’ on Xinjiang as a “farce”Continue reading “China continues to snub international concern over treatment of Uyghurs “

It is not unseemly to cry when we are in despair  Our tears are only a giving vent to miserable fare  But would be wrong to make a mountain of a molehill  Or as a result of our troubles to perpetrate ill-will  That benevolence in words and deeds will rain on the deserving  If weContinue reading “Laughter and smiles: A poem “

While the war in Ukraine has now stretched on for over six months, the US is keen to prove to its Indo-Pacific allies that it has no less prioritised the region. In fact, it has sought to launch a counterpoise to China on three fronts – Taiwan, to the south; Japan to the east; and India,Continue reading “US aims to launch a three-pronged counterpoise to China “

In this dog-eat-dog world, the spoils are for those that win  Where cut-throat ruthlessness is the result of incorrigible sin  Opportunism becomes a deliberate weapon, not a mere whim  Even competition is aimed at creating monopolies above the din  How can we forget that we are simple minds dabbling in complications  That greed for victoryContinue reading “Survival of the fittest: A poem “