by an ordinary granddaughter
of an extraordinary grandfather
It all started
with a phone call
From my father alone
and no other
With that one call
my whole world fall
I'll never see him again
My Grandfather
To him I write this
with all my heart
For he's my idol
my inspiration, my core
Throughout my childhood
he cycles to the mart
To buy me things
he knows I longed for
I missed him dearly
my heart torn to pieces
To not be there
when he needed me most
Now all that's remained
is reminiscence
Now all that's remained
is the memoir of a ghost
6th December 2007
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
If I were to have super powers...
If I were to have super powers, what would it be? Would it be the ability to fly, or maybe to be invisible, or perhaps, just perhaps the ability to read the mind of others?
I have long been intrigued by stories of people who possess the ability to levitate, to make things move with their minds, to know what the others are thinking just by looking into their eyes, or to control the movements of others with a doll and a piece of the person's hair. All these, the Gypsies, voodoo, witchcraft may exist somewhere in this world, but I have yet to come across any of such things. These are some of the super powers that I would like to have, but the one power that I would want most is the power to read people's mind.
You are now entering the deeper side of my mind, the side which I have never revealed to anyone. not even my parents nor my sister. I have always wanted to read the minds of people around me, for many reasons.
As a student, naturally, I would always look for ways to gain better grades. In fact, I sometimes would hope for the easy way out. The more I think about it, the more I wish I can read the teachers' minds. This way, I'll be able the know what questions will be coming out for the exams. What's more, if I can read the minds of others, I'll read the minds of students who are good in school subjects. So I will not have to study for exams. I can just count on other people to study and I'll simply read their answers directly from their minds and use them as my own.
Besides cheating in examinations, my mind reading power can also be used to gain immense wealth. When people use their passwords to gain access to their money in their bank accounts, I can steal the passwords just by reading their minds and take the money. Or maybe, when people use their credit cards to buy stuff online, I can extract their credit card's PIN from their minds and use the PIN to buy things online, too. Then I won't need to pay for the things I bought. Instead, all my expenses will be borne by the credit card owner.
Another way in which I can use my super power is to cheat in gambling, especially in casinos like those in Genting Highlands, Las Vegas and such. Remember the movie "The King Of Gamblers" by Stephen Chow? Ever since watching this movie, I've always wondered what sould it be like if I can read my opponent's mind and know what are his cards and thus play my cards to win. I'll also be able to adjust my bets accordingly to maximize my gains and to minimize the risk of losing my money.
Furthermore, if I have the power to read minds, the person whose mind I would really like to read is the boy whom I admire. Laugh all you want at this silly idea of mine, but I believe if you have this power, you will also do the same thing as I, whether you are a girl or a boy. I've constantly wondered what he is thinking, whether or not he realise that I exist, what he likes and so forth. If I know his favourites, his dislikes, his wants, his needs, then I'll be able to know my way to his heart and do things that pleases him.
These are some of the naughty things that I would like to do...if only I have the power to read people's mind. I guess after you read all these, you will definitely feel thankful that I am unable to read your mind. Otherwise, you can just imagine the things, the information that I'll be able to extricate from you. Right now, only you yourself know what you are thinking. So, you can just put your mind to rest.
Ideas by Nyon Yan Zheng
Written by Nyon Yan Ru
For an essay competition in Johor Matriculation College
I have long been intrigued by stories of people who possess the ability to levitate, to make things move with their minds, to know what the others are thinking just by looking into their eyes, or to control the movements of others with a doll and a piece of the person's hair. All these, the Gypsies, voodoo, witchcraft may exist somewhere in this world, but I have yet to come across any of such things. These are some of the super powers that I would like to have, but the one power that I would want most is the power to read people's mind.
You are now entering the deeper side of my mind, the side which I have never revealed to anyone. not even my parents nor my sister. I have always wanted to read the minds of people around me, for many reasons.
As a student, naturally, I would always look for ways to gain better grades. In fact, I sometimes would hope for the easy way out. The more I think about it, the more I wish I can read the teachers' minds. This way, I'll be able the know what questions will be coming out for the exams. What's more, if I can read the minds of others, I'll read the minds of students who are good in school subjects. So I will not have to study for exams. I can just count on other people to study and I'll simply read their answers directly from their minds and use them as my own.
Besides cheating in examinations, my mind reading power can also be used to gain immense wealth. When people use their passwords to gain access to their money in their bank accounts, I can steal the passwords just by reading their minds and take the money. Or maybe, when people use their credit cards to buy stuff online, I can extract their credit card's PIN from their minds and use the PIN to buy things online, too. Then I won't need to pay for the things I bought. Instead, all my expenses will be borne by the credit card owner.
Another way in which I can use my super power is to cheat in gambling, especially in casinos like those in Genting Highlands, Las Vegas and such. Remember the movie "The King Of Gamblers" by Stephen Chow? Ever since watching this movie, I've always wondered what sould it be like if I can read my opponent's mind and know what are his cards and thus play my cards to win. I'll also be able to adjust my bets accordingly to maximize my gains and to minimize the risk of losing my money.
Furthermore, if I have the power to read minds, the person whose mind I would really like to read is the boy whom I admire. Laugh all you want at this silly idea of mine, but I believe if you have this power, you will also do the same thing as I, whether you are a girl or a boy. I've constantly wondered what he is thinking, whether or not he realise that I exist, what he likes and so forth. If I know his favourites, his dislikes, his wants, his needs, then I'll be able to know my way to his heart and do things that pleases him.
These are some of the naughty things that I would like to do...if only I have the power to read people's mind. I guess after you read all these, you will definitely feel thankful that I am unable to read your mind. Otherwise, you can just imagine the things, the information that I'll be able to extricate from you. Right now, only you yourself know what you are thinking. So, you can just put your mind to rest.
Ideas by Nyon Yan Zheng
Written by Nyon Yan Ru
For an essay competition in Johor Matriculation College
Monday, April 13, 2009
Don't quit!!!
When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the load you are trudging seems all uphill,
When funds are low and debts are high,
And you want to smile but you had to sigh,
Rest if you must but don't quit.
Life is queer with its twist and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out,
Don't give up though the pace seems slow,
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and struggling man,
Often the struggler had given up,
And he might have captured the victor's cup,
And he learned too late when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out,
The silver tent of the clouds of doubt,
It may be near when it seems afar,
So stick to the fight when you are hardest hit,
It is when things seem worst that you musn't quit.
When the load you are trudging seems all uphill,
When funds are low and debts are high,
And you want to smile but you had to sigh,
Rest if you must but don't quit.
Life is queer with its twist and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out,
Don't give up though the pace seems slow,
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and struggling man,
Often the struggler had given up,
And he might have captured the victor's cup,
And he learned too late when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out,
The silver tent of the clouds of doubt,
It may be near when it seems afar,
So stick to the fight when you are hardest hit,
It is when things seem worst that you musn't quit.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
I Am Thankful
For the Wife
Who says it's hot dogs tonight,
Because she is home with me,
And not out with someone else.
For the Husband
Who is on the sofa being a couch potato,
Because he is home with me,
And not out at the bars.
For the Teenager
Who is complaining about doing dishes,
Because it means she is at home,
And not on the streets.
For the Taxes
I pay,
Because it means I employed.
For the Mess
To clean after a party,
Because it means I have been surrounded by friends.
For the Clothes
That fit a little too snug,
Because it means I have enough to eat.
For my Shadow
That watches me work,
Because it means I'm out in the sunshine.
For a Lawn that needs moving,
Windows that need cleaning,
And Gutters that need fixing,
Because it means I have a home.
For all the Complaining
I hear about the government,
Because it means we have freedom of speech.
For the Parking spot,
I find at the end of the parking lot,
Because it means I am capable of walking,
And I have been blessed with transportation.
For my huge Heating bill,
Because it means I am warm.
For the Lady behind me in church
Who sings off key,
Because it means I can hear.
For the pile of Laundry and Ironing,
Because it means I have clothes to wear.
For Weariness and Aching muscles
At the end of the day,
Because it means I have been capable of working hard.
For the Alarm that goes off
In the early morning hours,
Because it means I am alive.
And finally
For too much E-mail,
Because it means I have friends who are thinking of me.
Live well,
Laugh often,
& and; Love with all your heart!
From my mailbox
1st March 2009
Who says it's hot dogs tonight,
Because she is home with me,
And not out with someone else.
For the Husband
Who is on the sofa being a couch potato,
Because he is home with me,
And not out at the bars.
For the Teenager
Who is complaining about doing dishes,
Because it means she is at home,
And not on the streets.
For the Taxes
I pay,
Because it means I employed.
For the Mess
To clean after a party,
Because it means I have been surrounded by friends.
For the Clothes
That fit a little too snug,
Because it means I have enough to eat.
For my Shadow
That watches me work,
Because it means I'm out in the sunshine.
For a Lawn that needs moving,
Windows that need cleaning,
And Gutters that need fixing,
Because it means I have a home.
For all the Complaining
I hear about the government,
Because it means we have freedom of speech.
For the Parking spot,
I find at the end of the parking lot,
Because it means I am capable of walking,
And I have been blessed with transportation.
For my huge Heating bill,
Because it means I am warm.
For the Lady behind me in church
Who sings off key,
Because it means I can hear.
For the pile of Laundry and Ironing,
Because it means I have clothes to wear.
For Weariness and Aching muscles
At the end of the day,
Because it means I have been capable of working hard.
For the Alarm that goes off
In the early morning hours,
Because it means I am alive.
And finally
For too much E-mail,
Because it means I have friends who are thinking of me.
Live well,
Laugh often,
& and; Love with all your heart!
From my mailbox
1st March 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Definitions
CIGARETTE:
A pinch of tobacco
rolled in paper
with fire at one end
and a fool at the other!
LOVE AFFAIRS:
Something like Cricket
where One-Day Internationals
are more popular than
Five-Day Tests!
MARRIAGE:
It’s an agreement
wherein
a man loses his bachelor degree
and a woman gains her master
DIVORCE:
Future Tense
of Marriage
LECTURE:
An art of transmitting Information
from the notes of the lecturer
to the notes of students
without passing through the minds
of either
CONFERENCE:
The confusion of one man
multiplied by the
number present
COMPROMISE:
The art of dividing
a cake in such a way that
everybody believes
he got the biggest piece
TEARS:
The hydraulic force by which
masculine will power is
defeated by feminine water-power!
DICTIONARY:
A place where divorce comes
before marriage
CONFERENCE ROOM:
A place where everybody talks,
nobody listens
and everybody disagrees later on
ECSTASY:
A feeling when you feel
you are going to feel
a feeling
you have never felt before
CLASSIC:
A book
which people praise,
but never read
SMILE:
A curve
that can set
a lot of things straight!
OFFICE:
A place
where you can relax
after your strenuous
home life
YAWN:
The only time
when some married men
ever get to open
their mouth
ETC:
A sign
to make others believe
that you know
more than
you actually do
COMMITTEE:
Individuals
who can do
nothing individually
and sit to decide
that nothing can be done
together
EXPERIENCE:
The name
men give
to their
Mistakes
ATOM BOMB:
An invention
to bring an end
to all
inventions
PHILOSOPHER:
A fool
who torments himself
during life,
to be spoken of
when dead
DIPLOMAT:
A person
who tells you
to go to hell
in such a way
that you actually look forward
to the trip
OPPORTUNIST:
A person
who starts taking bath
if he
accidentally falls
into a river
OPTIMIST:
A person
who while falling
from EIFFEL TOWER
says in midway
“SEE I AM NOT INJURED YET!”
PESSIMIST:
A person
who says that
O is the last letter
in ZERO,
Instead of the first letter
in OPPORTUNITY
MISER:
A person
who lives poor
so that
he can die RICH!
FATHER:
A banker
provided by
nature
CRIMINAL:
A guy
no different
from the other,
unless he gets caught
BOSS:
Someone
who is early
when you are late
and late
when you are early
POLITICIAN:
One who
shakes your hand
before elections
and your Confidence
Later
DOCTOR:
A person
who kills
your ills
by pills,
and kills you
by his bills!
Inspirational Quotes
If you want something you never had,
do something you have never done.
Don’t go the way life takes you,
take the life the way you go.
And remember you are born to live
and not living because you are born.
do something you have never done.
Don’t go the way life takes you,
take the life the way you go.
And remember you are born to live
and not living because you are born.
Sometimes, you just can’t take things back to the way they used to be,
no matter how you try,
regardless of how sorry you are.
Because in life,
there are no rewinds,
only plays, so,
play it right.
no matter how you try,
regardless of how sorry you are.
Because in life,
there are no rewinds,
only plays, so,
play it right.
Don’t focus on what you lost
but what remains.
Don’t focus on the pain
but how the pain shaped you.
Don’t focus on the failure
but on the great lessons
the failure taught you..
but what remains.
Don’t focus on the pain
but how the pain shaped you.
Don’t focus on the failure
but on the great lessons
the failure taught you..
Friday, February 6, 2009
A Friend...
A Friend... is a tissue when you can't stop crying
A Friend... is a shoulder when you feel like dying
A Friend... always listens when you have something to say
A Friend... is a week when you need a day
A Friend... is a crutch when you have a brokenheart
A Friend... is some glue when everything falls apart
A Friend... is a sun when the rain just won't stop
A Friend... is your mom when you run into a cop
A Friend... is a phone call when you can't leave your home
A Friend... is a hand when you feel all alone
A Friend... is a wing if you want to fly
A Friend... understands without knowing why
A Friend... is an ear for a secret to tell
A Friend... is an aspirin when your head hurts like hell
A Friend... is a love that can never let go
A Friend... is you, and i wanted you to know!!
I hope... A FRIENDSHIP between you 'n' me is forever more
From a very dear friend...who told me she got it from friendster.
A Friend... is a shoulder when you feel like dying
A Friend... always listens when you have something to say
A Friend... is a week when you need a day
A Friend... is a crutch when you have a brokenheart
A Friend... is some glue when everything falls apart
A Friend... is a sun when the rain just won't stop
A Friend... is your mom when you run into a cop
A Friend... is a phone call when you can't leave your home
A Friend... is a hand when you feel all alone
A Friend... is a wing if you want to fly
A Friend... understands without knowing why
A Friend... is an ear for a secret to tell
A Friend... is an aspirin when your head hurts like hell
A Friend... is a love that can never let go
A Friend... is you, and i wanted you to know!!
I hope... A FRIENDSHIP between you 'n' me is forever more
From a very dear friend...who told me she got it from friendster.
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