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"TELL HER?" in "RESTLESS: POETICALLY-SPEAKING"
How do you tell her that love will find a way or another? She’ll just look back at you and smile, saying, “I used to believe that as a child.” How do you tell her that things will look up and get...
"REALISTIC RESOLUTIONS" in THE WORDPLAY WARRIOR
Welcome to the same old routine, the same old year-end ritual called ‘creating your New Year’s Eve resolutions’. Whether you’re still up for it or not, that’s your call. Not me, though. You m...
"THE LONELY HOLIDAY?" in "RESTLESS: POETICALLY-SPEAKING"
Are you lonely this holiday? Your eyes seem to gaze so far away You tell me you’re happy, but sometimes it’s not what I really see. It doesn’t always mean you’re alone Sometimes solitude is your ...
BORN FOR THIS... in THE WORDPLAY WARRIOR
I still can’t believe this. I know I’m not dreaming, yet this still feels surreal… My very first novel has gotten accepted by a local publisher. YAY! The editing process will start in March 2...
"NOT THAT KIND OF GUY" in "RESTLESS: POETICALLY-SPEAKING"
Girls with dreamy eyes They think you’re such a sight You know they can’t lie To them, you look like a potential Mr.Right Of course, you laugh it off You’re not interested, so hopefully they won’...
BEING 33 in THE WORDPLAY WARRIOR
I’d wanted to write this for me last month, but I couldn’t find the time. I’ve been quite busy lately, but that’s okay. That’s a sign that I’m still productive as a human being. One of my best fr...
GIRLFIGHT: LEAVE ME OUT OF THIS! in THE WORDPLAY WARRIOR
Don’t mistake my silence with ignorance. You know it isn’t always so. There are things I’d rather not know. Trivialities shouldn’t always get all our attention. Ahh, here we go again! Why keep dw...
AS THE WORLD TURNS... in THE WORDPLAY WARRIOR
I’m waiting for the announcement from a local publisher I’ve sent my very first novel manuscript / draft to. Soon they’ll be choosing three winners and ten editors’ choices today. Will I be one o...
LOOKING AT THIS CITY THROUGH YOUR HAZEL EYES in "RESTLESS: POETICALLY-SPEAKING"
I was looking at this city through your hazel eyes that night. To you, our surrounding was such a sight. You absorbed everything with all your might. You said being here felt right. “You have no ...
THE WORDPLAY WARRIOR in THE WORDPLAY WARRIOR
First of all, why do I sometimes call myself “The Wordplay Warrior”? My life has always involved writing, more especially these days. Writing has been my passion, my true love. My work also invol...
SINCE THE RETURN OF HAZEL EYES... in "REALISTICALLY-SPEAKING: BEING ROMANTICALLY-CHALLENGED"
Since the return of Hazel Eyes, I can only sum up my whole situation in one obvious conclusion: I’ve been hecticly busy. I have to juggle a lot these days, from work to personal life to social li...
"THOSE HAUNTING HOURS" in "SHORTS"
“When was the last time you cried? And why did you cry?” That was the topic of the radio show that night. The two radio announcers sounded so cheerful, even when they had to console a sobbing...
"CLICKING SECONDS" in "REALISTICALLY-SPEAKING: BEING ROMANTICALLY-CHALLENGED"
Everything takes seconds in digital life, especially in social media. Just a few clicks and all is done. It takes seconds to say hello and wave goodbye. A single line gets different, various inte...
They think I’m rude. So what? I don’t see what the big deal is. Well, just like they refuse to see what my deal is. They think I’m only making it up, that I’m too sensitive. That I’m just being s...
"DON'T LOOK BACK!" in "RESTLESS: POETICALLY-SPEAKING"
Don’t look back! You may think it’s wise, but you’ll get slipped out of your track. You’re supposed to be looking ahead, even when the past wasn’t that bad. There are ugly things too, ghosts of t...
Dear Dad, I know I’ve already promised myself that I’d stop writing to you, only because some people out there think it feels like I haven’t really moved on. But you know what? There are others w...
"MISSING HIM" in "RESTLESS: POETICALLY-SPEAKING"
Should I be such a sentimental fool? We all live and die. It’s just real life we often call ‘cruel’. What’s the bloody point of those tears you cry? Am I still a sentimental fool? I hate appearin...
"THE PAINTING" in "SHORTS"
I’d never thought it would’ve happened to me. It all started from my extreme exhaustion from reality. A real-life suffocation. I’d just got fired from my job. Not only that, my girlfriend Aida to...
"WHEN LOVE'S A PARADOX" in "RESTLESS: POETICALLY-SPEAKING"
This crazy world simply scares me of loving you. It’s weird but true. What can I do? Their nasty, scathing remarks are more than enough, turning this already broken heart all black and blue. “Why...
SO LITTLE TIME... in "REALISTICALLY-SPEAKING: BEING ROMANTICALLY-CHALLENGED"
So little time, so much to do. Does that sound familiar to you? I’ve got too many plans. I’m not giving up writing what I really, really love, though. That’s the only thing that can make me feel ...
I can’t quite put my finger on how I’m really feeling these days, so I hope these two separate fragments above on the title can describe them well. Missing my moments, lost in space… Why? I’m mis...
They treat forgiveness like a stroll in the park. Well, some mental wounds don’t heal overnight. More is needed for a six-year-old scar in the heart. They silently wonder why your moods have to b...
I meant to write this sooner, but as usual – I’ve been hecticly busy. Despite the available, very strong and free wi-fi connection almost everywhere (especially in Sky Express Hotel, Bukit Bintan...
"THE SUCCESSFUL ONE" in "SHORTS"
It was another regular morning. On the screen, he was smiling at me. I miss him. I love seeing his smile every morning, just like when I was still living with them. “Good morning, sweetheart,” he...
"THE WATCHER" in "SHORTS"
I wish I could just come up and talk to you there. You always sit by the window, ordering black coffee. You often gaze outside, doing nothing else. You look like you’re waiting for someone. Obvio...
