Ramblings

Anticipation

After months of anticipation Filled with so much emotion D-day has finally arrived As my excitement runs rife. I last held her in my arms in May last year Memories I hold so dear The mere thoughts of cuddling her again Are literally driving me insane. My granddaughter has a special way To make me miss her every day Love ...

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Goodbye 2023…Hello 2024

2024 is here. As I usher in the new year, I look forward with hope, optimism and anticipation. And the mere thoughts of my granddaughter Kayla bring me joy and gratitude.  I just turned 66 five days ago. As age catches up with me, I have to admit that I am no longer young. My body has given some small ...

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Haiku – Mooncake Festival

Photo from Google Search Bright moon on the rise Children celebrate in glee Lanterns everywhere.

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Kayla Dearest

She came. She conquered. My wife, my son Leslie and I easily surrender to her irresistible charm and fall hopelessly in love with her. I am talking about you, our dearest Kayla. Your daddy, your mummy and you visited us in Miri on May 7 and stayed with us till May 19. A couple of months earlier, your daddy informed ...

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Heaven On Earth

There’s a heaven on earth but we are so caught up with our busyness that we fail to experience it. It has been said that the heaven on earth map is in our soul and the road is in our mind. It is when we choose not to focus on what is missing in our lives but are grateful for ...

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Goodbye 2022 Hello 2023!

Goodbye 2022 Hello 2023!

It is New Year Eve again. 2022 seemed to have passed so quickly. As we ceremoniously say goodbye to 2022 and hello to 2023, we pay homage to the New Year Eve rite with thoughts of the year gone by and hopes for the year to come. As 2022 comes to an end, I marvel at how it went by in a ...

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Happy Ruby Anniversary!

Our wedding photo

Today is Christmas but it is more than just Christmas to me. It is a very special day for me and my wife for it is our Ruby Wedding Anniversary. Four decades spent together is a very special milestone in its own right. To my dearest wife I dedicate this poem: The year of 1982 was a very special year We ...

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My Little Happiness Boosts

My little boosts of happiness

These are my little happiness boosts Watching birds returning to their evening roosts Start my day with a good dose of gratitude Fill myself with an positive attitude Approach every day with optimism Conquer negative thinking and pessimism Eating almond chocolate Weekend sleeping late A colourful butterfly perched on a flower Instances of people power Going on holiday Celebrating a ...

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