tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66327659076024678262024-03-04T21:10:56.779-08:00little house on the prairiemy art workhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556310065864967559noreply@blogger.comBlogger169125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632765907602467826.post-3792808697823391542015-01-29T18:49:00.000-08:002015-01-29T18:50:38.824-08:00Life is beautiful...Life truly is beautiful -<br />
Standing here on the beach,<br />
With the sun warm on my cheeks,<br />
Soothed by sound of the endless waves...<br />
<br />
Life surely is beautiful -<br />
When there's none to nag or frown,<br />
When life is but the here and the now -<br />
When one can leave all cares behind...<br />
<br />
On a beautiful beach,<br />
on a lovely sunshiney morn,<br />
Far, far "away from the maddening crowd,"<br />
Life, i feel, is truly beautiful...<br />
<br />
And i thank God -<br />
For all these, and more...my art workhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556310065864967559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632765907602467826.post-87772235184463261542015-01-10T16:58:00.003-08:002015-01-10T16:58:37.716-08:00Life Need Not Be Perfect...Through the years i've always wished for things that are not -<br />
Like others of the human race, i thought that would be happiness...<br />
But now i know and i believe that life need not be perfect to be happy -<br />
That we are ourselves flexible, moundable and easily adaptable,<br />
Hence we are the sculptors who can turn imperfection into perfection -<br />
And create a bed of roses out of straw, happiness out of simplicity...<br />
So, if dreams can be spun and happiness can be found in simple things -<br />
Who needs a life of perfection?<br />
<br />my art workhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556310065864967559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632765907602467826.post-83720275732535136382012-08-27T15:16:00.001-07:002015-01-10T16:59:48.491-08:00Sad brown eyesI look into the mirror -<br />
And this is what I see:<br />
A pair of sad brown eyes,<br />
That look forlornly back at me...<br />
It's still the same pair of eyes -<br />
That I used to see:<br />
But gone is the glow, the starry look,<br />
Gone the twinkle, in those sad brown eyes...
And my heart bleeds as I look at those sad brown eyes -<br />
Sad brown eyes that speak of the troubles of the world...my art workhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556310065864967559noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632765907602467826.post-79293229522273825852012-08-27T15:13:00.000-07:002015-01-10T17:02:29.057-08:00Last nightLast night my heart was heavy -<br />
I was very, very sad:<br />
Yet another classmate had silently left us -
Sweet, demure Dahlia Harun from TBSS days...<br />
Suat Ngoh, Seok Young, Lian Lee, <br />
We'll never again get to see...<br />
It was goodbye, at our 1st Gathering, to Soon Yew -<br />
For he did not make it to the next, on his birthday...<br />
So, though life is fragile, and friends are getting few -<br />
We'll treasure each other, for as long as we can, me and you...my art workhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556310065864967559noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632765907602467826.post-79335584730902469702012-08-27T15:12:00.001-07:002015-01-10T17:03:37.234-08:00When life is an uphill trudgeI've always believed in Fate and Destiny -
And thanked God for all my blessings...<br />
I've never doubted that we reap what we sow -<br />
Hence I've always tried to touch a heart, help a soul...<br />
But sometimes, I do feel sad, and disheartened -<br />
When others fret, and things don't work out well...<br />
Sometimes I do feel it's not even my fault -
That others hold a different yardstick, judging differently...<br />
But I'll take heed that one Man's meat is another's poison -<br />
And remember to cover every teardrop with a brave smile...
my art workhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556310065864967559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632765907602467826.post-27941672965224946972012-06-02T18:03:00.001-07:002015-01-10T17:04:36.134-08:00Just taking a good look at lifeLife has its ups and downs -<br />
Its summer days and its fall...<br />
For with every ride on Cloud 9 -<br />
There's bound to be a tumble and a fall...
For each time I find my life a bed of roses -
Then trouble is lurking just a few steps behind...<br />
Each time I am placed on the pedestal -<br />
I'm also prepared for the great fall...<br />
So I'll take everything that comes along -
Life's sunny days and rainy days, too...my art workhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556310065864967559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632765907602467826.post-43060723244085536542012-05-08T04:21:00.001-07:002015-01-10T17:05:53.673-08:00Life has its hiccupsLife has its ups and downs -<br />
So we have to know when to laugh and clown...<br />
Life has its sunshine days and days of murky clouds -<br />
So we have to accept those lashings and those frowns...<br />
I've been looking at life from the bright side -<br />
Willing myself never to despair...<br />
Though sunny days have dark clouds hovering nearby -<br />
I'll just take each in my stride, as they come by...<br />
So I'll not be daunted, nor be persuaded to let go -<br />
For the shattered dream would cut deep into his heart, not just mine...my art workhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556310065864967559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632765907602467826.post-4748804978860222142012-05-08T04:20:00.001-07:002015-01-10T17:07:13.185-08:00"No one can go back and start a new beginning but anyone can start today to make a new ending"No, it's true that we can never go back in time -<br />
To start on a new beginning...<br />
But we can decide to stop, and think, today -
And start to make a new ending...<br />
For whatever happens in the past, is irreversible -
<br />
As it has already passed, and become history...<br />
Whatever will happen in the future, is not ours to worry -<br />
Till we've learnt to look into the future, or stepped into that mystery...<br />
So I'll just live for the present, so I'll have no regrets -<br />
When it becomes the past; and welcome the future, for come it must...my art workhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556310065864967559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632765907602467826.post-67768432971194208762012-04-28T18:14:00.001-07:002015-01-10T17:08:54.734-08:00God sets the planYes, that's I feel:<br />
That God plans everything,<br />
Big and small - <br />
And sends Destiny to make all happen...<br />
For I feel that He watches over all of us -
With the love of a parent for his children...
And He plans for our past, present and future -<br />
And sets Destiny to carry out those plans...
So I believe that whatever happens to us,
Has His knowledge, His consent, and His blessings...my art workhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556310065864967559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632765907602467826.post-24519656676592792842012-04-28T17:47:00.001-07:002015-01-10T17:10:23.095-08:00Life is too good to be sadYes, life is too good to feel sad -<br />
Or to even fret,<br />
For after all the sunshine there's bound to be some rain -<br />
Or stormy weather...<br />
So just let the rains come -<br />
And even the stormy weather,<br />
For I'll not feel sad, or even fret -<br />
Coz life is too good, and too short, to fret...
So I'll thank God for His love and kind thoughts -<br />
And take the sunshine together with the rain...my art workhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556310065864967559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632765907602467826.post-27006438181048191152012-04-28T00:28:00.001-07:002015-01-10T17:12:49.255-08:00Just give me a day of your life...Just give me a day of your life -<br />
That's all I will ask for: just one day...<br />
For I feel a great deal can be achieved -<br />
If I could have just one day like today...<br />
For when one is given just one day -<br />
One will surely treasure every moment...
One will make every passing minute count -
And savour every moment of the 24 hours...
So I'll just ask to be given one precious day, today -<br />
And then ask to be given the same - one day - tomorrow...my art workhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556310065864967559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632765907602467826.post-48598153789088827732012-04-28T00:26:00.001-07:002015-01-10T17:14:07.697-08:00Just let me be me...You can be you - or anyone else you fancy -
But i implore you to just let me be me...<br />
For to tie me down and mould me into someone like you -<br />
Would just be like keeping a caged bird to slowly die...<br />
For I would love to be able to run free -<br />
Do the things I love and see the beauty around me...<br />
I would love to be able to rise with the morning sun -<br />
And to go to bed when the owl hoots, and the crickets sing...<br />
So just let me be me - not your double, or someone else's twin -<br />
For I would not want to be anyone else but simple old me...my art workhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556310065864967559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632765907602467826.post-9096854964111901002012-04-28T00:24:00.001-07:002015-01-10T17:15:20.253-08:00"A thing of beauty is a joy forever..."Yes, a thing of beauty brings joy to the world -<br />
And we would not be tired of looking at it forever...<br />
For even when the beauty is gone from sight -<br />
We would have it stashed away in our memory forever...<br />
A sunrise or sunset brings joy to my heart -
So do blue skies and fluffy white clouds, and birds in the trees...<br />
I love to study the gray clouds as they churn up a storm -<br />
And love to see colourful umbrellas come up as the raindrops fall...<br />
Yes, we will find joy in our heart everyday of our life -<br />
If we would only pause, and take a look at the beauty around us...my art workhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556310065864967559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632765907602467826.post-17505855210958969262012-04-21T02:45:00.001-07:002012-04-21T03:12:27.743-07:00"A friend in need, is a friend indeed"<span><img alt="" class="photo_img img" src="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/252804_225933080767775_100000532532055_872738_3351598_n.jpg" /></span><br />
<br />
<span>Yes, i do feel it's true:</span><br />
<span>that one will know who is one's true friend</span><br />
<span>only when one is in trouble,</span><br />
<span>and he or she is put to the test </span><br />
<span>of choosing between staying on to help</span><br />
<span>and absconding far and wide...</span>my art workhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556310065864967559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632765907602467826.post-14033860155704406102012-04-19T06:44:00.000-07:002012-04-19T06:46:16.218-07:00"If you go away..."If you go away - as I know you will have to - <br />You will not have to see me shed a single tear...<br />For i know you care - to see tear drops you can't bear -<br />And i know your love will bring you back to me...<br /><br />"But if you stay - I'll make you a day -"<br />Like those days have been...<br />For whenever we are together -<br />Life seems to have heavenly wings...<br /><br />Everything does seem to be so lovely -<br />And life does seem to be so wonderful...my art workhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556310065864967559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632765907602467826.post-12717450484929876192012-04-19T06:43:00.001-07:002012-04-19T06:47:22.135-07:00No snowdrops nor daffodilsNo, there were no snow drops anywhere - <br />Nor were there any daffodils where we went...<br />But we love the sunshine, the clear blue skies -<br />The rolling waves, and sandy beaches to run free...<br /><br />And there is this beautiful place, up on a hill -<br />Where the view is beautiful, where green trees abound, still...<br />Pure white buildings, with balconies for a Jack to meet a Jill -<br />And a winding hedge that snakes its way below the window sill...<br /><br />A hot bath with water from a hot spring, a mountain trek -<br />And an impressive show of lights add up to our memories...my art workhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556310065864967559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632765907602467826.post-74152654561222247282012-04-19T06:36:00.000-07:002012-04-19T06:39:24.948-07:00The sea... The sand... And the memoriesI could feel my heart swell with immense love -<br />At sight of these: the sea... The sand... <br />The sky... The land... And my camera at hand -<br />Making memories to last our lifetime...<br /><br />I remember beauty in everything I see:<br />The clouds, the trees... The birds, the bees...<br />I remember the smiles... And the laughter-<br />And the twinkle in a pair of sad brown eyes...<br /><br />And memories of the sea... The sand... The sky... The land -<br />All bring inexpressible contentment to me...my art workhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556310065864967559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632765907602467826.post-1715415125339311482012-04-10T07:06:00.001-07:002012-04-10T07:06:44.991-07:00On a hot day like thisIt's scorching hot, no doubts about that -<br />But my heart is still light and my spirits undaunted...<br />For knowing that I am loved and someone cares - <br />Takes all the frets away and makes all the difference...<br /><br />Sitting here all alone, in the scorching heat -<br />I watch the world at it's busiest peak...<br />Sitting here in my own little corner -<br />Listening to the whirring of the fan...<br /><br />It's good to have time on your hands, sometimes -<br />Just to think things over, just to play back memorable events...my art workhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556310065864967559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632765907602467826.post-90679621692635366472012-04-10T06:37:00.001-07:002012-04-10T06:37:50.870-07:00Hope for the dayI will not give up hoping to see the sun - <br />Even if dark clouds threaten, like today...<br />I will wait, patiently, for him to show up -<br />Coz I know he would, by and by, be here...<br /><br />And I was right in not giving up -<br />Nor in letting moody thoughts take over...<br />For deep down I know that God cares -<br />And He would not let me wait in vain...<br /><br />So I am happy as a lark again today - singing, free:<br />Saw the sun when he awakes, and see him off to bed...my art workhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556310065864967559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632765907602467826.post-71324973143084689972012-04-10T06:32:00.000-07:002012-04-10T06:33:26.409-07:00Yet another beautiful dayToday, surprisingly is yet another beautiful day - <br />Full of beautiful surprises, one after another...!<br />Just when I've resigned myself to accept the fact -<br />That all good things must come to an inevitable end...<br /><br />Everyone loves surprises, and I am no exception - <br />For who would not find it easy to smile when dealt<br />With one unexpected big surprise after another - <br />One after another in unexpected succession...!<br /><br />So now I do come to understand the look of immense pleasure -<br />When I spring little surprises on friends who had crossed my path...my art workhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556310065864967559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632765907602467826.post-67745855176874123942012-04-10T06:31:00.000-07:002012-04-10T06:32:10.591-07:00One beautiful day after anotherI rejoice in taking life -<br />One beautiful day after another...<br />For I love to savour the flavours of each day - <br />Slowly, one beautiful day after another...<br /><br />For life is full of interesting surprises -<br />That captivates and stays in my heart:<br />Meeting a long-lost friend from the past,<br />Visiting long-lost places, tasting long-forgotten delicacies...<br /><br />So my heart wants to sing of beautiful things - <br />Seen and tried, one beautiful day after another...my art workhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556310065864967559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632765907602467826.post-9449698123272255872012-04-10T06:25:00.000-07:002012-04-10T06:26:27.317-07:00Thank you, God, for todayI would like to be able to say this,<br />Each and every day as it comes:<br />Thank You God, for today -<br />Thank You for another chance to live and play...<br /><br />Thank You for another day, my work to display -<br /> My feelings to pour out, some sad eyes to make smile...<br />Thank You for all Your favours, great or small -<br />That You've showered on me, my love and all...<br /><br />And I would like to say this, once and for always:<br />Thank You God for Your love and the love You have given me...my art workhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556310065864967559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632765907602467826.post-80232437104544431252012-04-10T06:15:00.001-07:002012-04-10T06:15:55.561-07:00Today is another beautiful dayToday is like yesterday: another beautiful day - <br />Another chance to look at the things i love, with joy...<br />For today, like yesterday, is given to us to enjoy -<br />God gives us each day to feel a loving touch, and to touch feelings...<br />To look up at the clear blue sky and see sad brown eyes smiling -<br />Intoxicating roses and aromatic senses to smell, <br />Appetizing dishes to taste, and to savour them all,<br />Sweet music and lovely songs to listen to, and to hear them all...<br /><br />To stand tall, mesmerized, on a fluffy white cloud as it sails by -<br />And to gasp in awe, at all His beautiful creations, big and small...my art workhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556310065864967559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632765907602467826.post-9669231606625168672012-04-10T06:05:00.000-07:002012-04-10T06:09:00.090-07:00TodayToday is a beautiful day I feel<br />Not because of anything that I've done<br />Nor anything that I've gained or earned<br />But today is just beautiful coz you are there....<br /><br />Life may have its ups and downs -<br />And mine is no exception...<br />But today is made special -<br />Coz you are there to make it so...<br /><br />So just give me any day and it'll be the most special -<br />So long as I can share it with you...my art workhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556310065864967559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632765907602467826.post-76551317168511858442012-04-10T06:00:00.001-07:002012-04-10T06:44:22.919-07:00HappinessHappiness is many things to many people -<br />But to me it is a simple day like yesterday and today...<br />For it is not how much one gets out of each day, how much achieved -<br />But how one spends the day that brings untold joy to the heart...<br /><br />For me, happiness is as simple as spending a day in the park -<br />Or taking a stroll along the beach at sunrise or sunset...<br />Cooking a simple meal for hungry mouths with a loved one -<br />Or sharing a joke and a chat over coffee with friends...<br /><br />I am elated at the prospect of a long drive through the countryside -<br />And find immense joy at discovering old sights and old places...<br />I rejoice in being able to see and touch and hear, smell and taste -<br />All the beautiful little things and creeping crawling creatures...<br /><br />So, dear God, let me live a few years longer -<br />That I may sing praises of Thy majestic creation...<br />That I may humbly sing praises of Thy wonderful creatures -<br />And that I may feel Thy presence all around me...my art workhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04556310065864967559noreply@blogger.com0