The little indentation in a person’s cheek, A facial malformation so many seek, A minor birth defect that melts so many hearts, A little crater that drives people nuts.   What’ s so cute about a dimple? Why is it so appealing though it is so simple? What makes it so desirable? Why is it so irresistible?   A dimple ...

I am only one, But still I am one, I cannot do everything, But still I can do something, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do, That is the power of one Helen Keller alluded to.   One voice in a silent world can sound so loud, One kind gesture can remove all doubts, One ...

Little baby smiles, Mummy’s heart misses a beat, True love has spoken.

Tong biru they give, Our future hangs in the tong, What a sorry state!

Marriage is a big responsibility, It’s about cherishing each other till infinity, It has its ups and downs, And sometimes in circles we go round and round.   Marriage can turn out to be a struggle, It’s little wonder that some choose to remain single, Married life can be a difficult affair, When we get into each other’s hair.   ...

In our scorching hot weather, Nothing tastes better, Than a cool ice kacang, The dessert with its irresistible charm.   The thirst -quenching concoction, Favourite dessert of our nation, ABC it’s fondly called, Ais batu campur it is known to all.   A mixture of red beans, cendol, grass jelly and sweet corns, A mountain of shaved ice drizzled with ...

Among Foochow snacks, Kompia leads the pack, Bagel’s Foochow cousin, Famous for a historical reason.   Invented centuries ago by Qi Jiguang, A bun that soldiers ate on the run, Based on Japanese onigiri, Strung together in a string the soldiers carried.   Flour, salt and baking soda mixed together in a dough, Kneaded with a rolling pin till it’s ...

The lotus flower is bursting in symbolism, Lifting people out of their pessimism, The bud of the lotus symbolizes potential, The lotus flower represents things spiritual. The life of the lotus is so unusual, Its ascent from the murky water is gradual, Above the water the flower pod surfaces, Pushing aside muck as it is put through its paces. The ...

Bitcoin started it all, The brainchild of Satoshi Nakamoto, An open source cryptocurrency based on mathematical proof, Whose acceptance is destined to shoot through the roof.   The Bitcoin protocol, Or whatever it is called, Decentralisation is its nature, Anonymity is its culture.   It is completely transparent, Storing details of every transaction is inherent, Recorded in a public distributed ...

Are smartphones a boon or a bane, I guess it all depends, On your degree of phone dependency, And your personal inclination and tendency.   Smartphones give us amazing communication ability, With their wide array of capabilities, They are akin to a fully functional multimedia studio, Rendering obsolete things like PDA and radio.   Smartphones offer instant connections, They herald ...