20110131 Haiku

Here is a comment 
In response to her haiku
Makes me an addict.

20110126 One Day At A Time

2 Samuel 22:31
“As for God, his way is perfect: The LORD’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him.
Psalm 59:16
But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.


I wake up this morning with a positive tone
telling me that it will come to pass.

I am not to do anything,
nor think of ways to deal with the what ifs.

Gently eased out frightening thoughts of what might happen
and where it will lead out of my life.

I can get inside the cave and just lie still
until everything calms down.

At this time in my life,
I have learned to believe
and live one day at a time.

20110122 Alternative Lifestyle

Time is wasting, 

call it resting.

Time is used,

blogs perused.

Let time run its course.

Gently steer the oars.

Need I choose some course of action

Need not I run out of options

There it went my time

In exchange for words that rhyme.

Thank God for Disappointments

It is not a welcome guest
but after having entertained countless of them,
It would just simply be unfair to the Giver
If I am not honest enough to admit
that there is a great blessing behind each one.

I thank God I didn't buy my citizenship early on,
I thank God I didn't get to take my CPA Board Exam
being a foreigner in the land of my birth
I thank God I didn't get admitted to AIM
I thank God that I was weak enough and fled
instead of hanging in there and strove
I thank God for giving me the chance to let go
because it is only through it all
that I got to hear the desire that He put in my heart.

To live this life designed for me
To have a son to pass this principle on
To make sure that my dear son learns
to just meet disappointment at the door
and entertain the one sitting inside,
the desire that He has put in his heart
to speak the truth that could set him free
to do what He has created him to be.



written: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 4:36am

Storm Speak To Me

Can hear it,
can feel it,
can only step back and watch
as the repeated hammer blows of gusting winds pounded on this tree.

Step back, get out of the way.
Allow my child to bend in the winds of life a little more.
Allow mistakes and the resulting consequences to happen,
though it is hard to let go;

The day after,
a tree, pleasing to the sight.
grow, spreading tree,

grow leafy tree, grow tall
and All shall sit in your shade...


written: Friday, September 24, 2010 at 3:14am

A Feast

My spirit feasted on testimonies in Good TV.

I am amazed at  how God worked in the lives of Malaysia's

prominent Chinese businessmen.

So far, I've heard of two.

It is God who chooses His believers.

According to this businessman,

one can only wait for God to take everything

that man depends on, be it health,wealth or fame

for man to know who God is.

That God is dependable, and He provides for 

all man's needs.

God is at work in people's lives.

To let man see the truth

and set them free from bondage

of their misbeliefs...

I am sitting here, and watching.

Who is next?

Who is going to struggle in pain and agony,

fighting the uncontrollable urge to be in control

of his life?

Who is going to try to help in vain?

Who is going to question why one should go through such pain?

I can sit and watch because I know who is behind all these.

I can sit and watch because I know it shall soon come to pass.

I can sit and watch because I know it is a process

that one must go through, 

to live a life worth living.

The new life that God wanted us all to have.

Life in Him, abundant and free.

written:Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at 5:18pm

Woe,Woo,Woe,Woo,Woe,Woo,Woe Woo

I am humming that song.

That is the least I can do 

with all the woes that I can see.

Woe, Woo, Woe, Woo...

Who am I to worry

when My Father is so patient

wooing?

Who am I to hurry

when He is ever present

coaching?

You want me to listen to your tales of woe

So I did with a feeling of awe.

An awe at how you embraced that state

believing you are paying what you owe(d).

I cannot cry with you in sorrow

nor respond, describing my own.

Not that I have not my share.

Just that I am freed to bear.

Do you really believe that it is there

when you close your eyes in prayer?

(This came after our chat with Arlene, my elementary

and high school classmate.  You are not far away. )

written:Wednesday, October 13, 2010

My Camera

 This photo was taken while waiting for our dinner at Kentucky Fried Chicken one Sunday.
That's a tree, a pedestrian lane, McDonald's, motorcycles and cars outside the window
and the lights and people inside the fast food.   Not a good shot for Weekend reflections
but a good one for memory's sake.

 Those are my glasses on the table.  It is not quite helpful in telling me if I have taken a nice reflection shot for an internet meme, nor is  my camera's 1"x1" screen.  A very old model indeed with a loosened shutter that needs fixing up.  Can't even part with it a day; how much more for the two weeks to send it away for repair.
I have yet to find out if it is the camera I am attached to or the moments that I want to capture and hold on to.

Moments like these,
Father and son talking,

being inside an almost empty movie theater,
and more that I can capture
to feed this blog of mine.

The Singing Chef: Rum and Raisin Banana Cake

The Singing Chef: Rum and Raisin Banana Cake

This sounds very inviting. Got to try this recipe and shall be

coming for more of what you shared. Thanks!

Writer's Coaching: Free Writing Tutorial - F-R-E-E-Writing Tutorial

Writer's Coaching: Free Writing Tutorial - F-R-E-E-Writing Tutorial

I just finished an F-R-E-E writing in two pieces of paper and less than a quarter.

This is a nice place to visit and there are more to explore.

I'll visit this web often for more help it can give me

in my new found hobby of blogging.

Praise Phrase

To travel life's pathway
A journey without goals
A destination in life undetermined
in death for sure.

To not gain what is meant to be lost
As nothing to lose means gain.

He changes the heart
I know He does
for He changeth mine.

Well written words have changed my life
My changed life needs well-written words to tell
Alas! While thoughts come in torrents,
Inspired, yet lacking for phrases to represent
I sit and anticipate to pound the keys
Its warmth attest to hours I wait
To seize the phrase conveyed by faith.

Note: This also appears in my other posts with a different title

A Journey

I was not born here so I cannot call this place my homeland. 
This is the place where God, in his loving grace led me to choose.
This is the place that embraced me as a lone traveler
     in search for life's meaning.
The place where He proved Himself true to His promises
The place He took me on a journey of the mind and spirit
while I physically put down roots twenty two years ago.

This shall be a work in progress as I gather the pieces together.
I have lived close to this place,

A crowded and noisy night market.
This brings back the memory of a time when I have to put myself to sleep each night
 listening to a recorded phone message of His verse, read in a language I do not yet fully grasp
just to hear a voice directly spoken to me.



A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving. — Lao Tzu, Source: Tao Te Ching,

Against Time

Hello! I miss my son so much today.

He is out at a study center somewhere

filling in blanks after blanks

pages after pages of questionnaires

which they have been trained to do

since he started first year junior high school.

Sad to say, I think it started way back, 9 years ago

when he started Grade One.

The pressure was different then as it is now,

seven days to D-day.

I called his cell phone to let him know

How much I miss him.

Our meals together were short and quick if we did take them together at all.

Conversations were hurried as he worked against time to read more.

It is another moment to look up

To ask for Our Heavenly Father's guidance

in times like these.

My Nook

This is it! This is where I shall spend hours a day.

This is where I shall visit each day

when I need a place to be

when I need to look out the window

to see what is going on out there,

or when I need to unfurl a bit;

I shall call this my nook.