Private Window 1984: Book by Seamus Phan

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Private Window 1984: Confessions of a Depressed Soldier

Table of contents 1

The depression before the calm 3

The eternal battle 6

Floating thoughts 7

Life 8

Angel 9

Sanctuary for a shattered heart 10

Frozen solitude 11

Sad episode 12

Loner in the night 13

Beating heart 14

A dream of fantasy? 15

Dancing 16

Reaching out to her 17

Tired heart 18

Slipping days 19

God 20

Latent dream 21

Jeremiad 22

Lady, smile 23

What should I say? 24

Chained seagull 25

Going 26

Come back 27

Heart in the night 28

Billet Doux this is not 29

Beauty in the eyes of a mediocre artist 30

Appreciation 31

Know me 32

Lies they are not 33

Never lost 34

Mother sea 35

Light my way 36

Plea 37

Chrysalis 38

Cremation 39

Nothing 40

Fire in winter time 41

Love 42

Must love go? 44

Way 45

A song of the sea 46

Stay by me 47

Only you 48

Bringer of love 49

Ten times an angel 50

You are my swan 51

A collection of short pieces by Seamus Phan, circa 1984

What is this book about?

First off, you have to keep an open mind. The first thing you might want to do is to download the preview copy below to get a feel of what's in the book. From the table of contents on this page, you can also get a feel of the topics in this book. The book is written in simple, short pieces, rather than long discourses. It is highly personal, and obviouslyl opinionated. If you hate opinions and can only take fact, get another book. If you are looking for classic literary work, this book is not for you. But if you like to explore the psyche of someone (whoever), then this book might be worth a minute of your time.

Why "private window 1984"? Seamus served as private first class (otherwise known as "lance corporal" in British terms) during his national service in the army. The book is like a window into his heart.

I have published the book under Lulu.com, listed under the categories below:

Books > Languages & Literature > Literature > Literature of Other Countries > Asian & Indian Literature

Here are the details of the book:

Private window 1984: Confessions of a depressed soldier
by Seamus Phan
Printed: US$7.95

Description:

Written during the economic depression, Seamus Phan, then a national service soldier stepping into the working world for the first time, having been a junior college drop-out at that time. Seamus wrote on love, sadness, disappointment, and feelings. The Seamus in 1984 is very different from today at 2004, as he has braved through that depressing days of a soldier and thereafter the worst economic depression in Asia. He went on to evangelize digital publishing and pioneer the use of commercial Internet in the small island in Asia, and ultimately, went on to founding several knowledge ventures and acquired his post-graduate degrees along the way, even though he was a complete failure in the 1980s.

Product Details:

Printed: 55 pages, 6.0 x 9.0 in. (Trade Paperback), perfect-bound, black and white interior
ISBN: 1-4116-1433-X
License: Standard Copyright License
Copyright Year: © 1984
Language: English

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