I am what I am

I love my life -
'coz you are in it...
i love the simple things in life -
'coz you showed me how...
i love the beauty in nature -
'coz you taught me how...
and i love to drive around the countryside -
coz you love it too...

I've always strived to be what i want to be -
fighting against the odds...
i've always wanted to uphold the truth -
no matter what the cost...
i've always been all all alone -
for trying to not trade in my principles,
for something inferior, something less...
not wanting to throw in the towel -
and give up what i believe is true and right...

Now i believe what i do is just and right -
'coz you believe in me and trust what i'm doing...
now i know i can be what i am - and need not conform -
'coz you've always loved me for what i am, not what i should be...

A friend who's selfless, steadfast and fair

I've got a great friend who is Heaven-sent:
selfless, steadfast and very, very fair - that's him,
friendly, caring, and generous to no end - that's also him,
determined, courageous and full of energy - that's definitely him!
... so God sent me this friend - to help me find my way in life -
God sent me this friend - that i may find:
happiness in my heart, peace in my soul...;
God gave me this pillar of strength:
that i may learn to be brave -
and, like him, have the heart of a lion...
in everything that i do - big or small -
my pillar of strength, should things go wrong...

"My love will get you home"

You are like a weary traveller -
you've traversed the thick jungle alone...
both far and wide, high and low -
and conquered the valleys and the hills...
But now you are weary -
and your tired bones need to rest...
so i'll lay your feathered mat, and air your quilt -
that you may lie down to rest your tired back a wee bit...
And i'll seat myself by your side -
and tell you the tales you so love to hear...
and i'll sooth your brows and cool your forehead -
and watch over you as you sleep...

If i could sing to the world

Many a time have i wanted to sing to the world -
songs of praises, that would be heard far and wide...
Many a time have i tried to sing to the world -
songs of happy memories, that would be a joy to remember...
For the joy in my heart comes from the joy of living -
and the joy of living comes from the joy of giving...
and that joy of giving, selflessly, i'd learnt from you -
who always gives, so effortlessly, of your self, your time, your love...
i have learned from you: to be generous and caring -
not only to loved ones but also needy strangers...
i have learned: to be generous and sincere -
in giving praises to others, where they are due...
i have learned: to always place others' welfare before mine -
just as you have so naturally done, every day of your life...
i have learned all these and many, many more -
and have become a better person since knowing you...
so let me sing the song in my heart -
the song that says it all: that i am what i am because of you...

Today i feel so, so sad

Today is a day when i feel so, so sad -
i just wish i could cry my heart out...
today when i should be happy,i just cried -
in the midst of such beauty,
on such a lovely day -
something inside me just died...
for it seems like everyone has a word that hurts -
and all had chosen today to heap them all on me...
and it really hurts, deep, deep down -
so something inside me just died...
and all the beauty on such a lovely day -
becomes a smudge and a smear...
and whatever that's beautiful and joyful -
just vapourised before my teary eyes...

A Day to Remember

You have given me a day to remember –
For the rest of my life,
You have done what others have not –
In making me feel so well-loved, so special, so good
That I feel my heart swell with a love so intense -
That I have to keep the tears from falling down…

For you have done what no one has ever done –
Nor ever could have done, to make me feel good,
You have done countless thoughtful little things –
That no one could have even thought of doing, for me…
You have shown me how selfless one can be –
To be able to put all others’ welfare before one's own…

I know that you really love me, really, truly so –
For your actions tell me so, and your words assure me so…
I know now that you are steadfast and true –
And that no one can be more gallant than you, it’s true…
I know that I’m the luckiest girl alive - for being the one you love –
And I hope that it will always stay that way – I really, truly hope so…

Life as i see it

When i was young, inexperienced and lacking confidence -
a child's life seemed to be such a great problem to solve,
then as i grew up, awkward and shy and self-conscious -
a teenager's life seemed to be worse: more problems still...!
as i grew into my twenties, life seemed to be full of adventure -
new things to learn, new skills to acquire, a brand new career, marriage...
one would think that things would tone down and stabilise in the 30s and 40s -
but no, life is still full of new things, filled with all kinds of changes...
from KBSM to ETeMS, from a junior teacher to a senior one... a panel head -
from a course participant to facilitator... from being a back-bencher to the speaker...
even in ones 50s, life is not a bed of roses but a battlefield of greater challenges -
a test of ones confidence and capability: to handle things with logic and reasoning,
not just emotions and feelings... to express ones opinion and face objections objectively -
to stand firmly against the whole wide world, and defend ones beliefs to the very end...