How was your first day, Sally? Great Bess. Rural school, beautiful countryside. Children eager. From hardworking background. Great classroom. Wonderful principal! How was yours? (Sighs) The less said the better! School in a homeless shelter. Not even a proper classroom. No material, furniture, principal. Unruly kids, uninterested parents. Ruin, chaos, confusion... That's enough to put … Continue reading A DIFFERENCE
Month: May 2017
LES MOUSQUETAIRES
We were inseparable, as neighbors, Sunday school friends, schoolmates, college roomies together everywhere. Our regular haunt, this diner. The owners knew us and our preferences. Didn't need to order. We spent holidays together - cycling, swimming, sleepovers, book reading, sightseeing. Our parents always knew where to find us. You found one, you found the others. … Continue reading LES MOUSQUETAIRES
SNATCHED AWAY
Tired from shopping for bridesmaids dresses, I sat replete with satisfaction. Trrrrrriiiiiingggggg! I reached for the phone. Helena...(sobs), Esther Margerate is gone!!! What do you mean gone... She died in a car crash just now. Nooooooo! Just yesterday I spoke to her. She was so excited about her trip! It was on the way there. … Continue reading SNATCHED AWAY
ON THE SHELF
It pains to watch their wake pulsing by, While you sit in the shallows of your ebbing bye.
MEMORIES
They eagerly peered out the car windows. Such a mixture of the new and the old. "This is the Dataran Merdeka or Independence Square since we received our independence here and the Malayan flag was hoisted for the first time at midnight (time: 12:00 AM) on 31 August 1957. Our annual Merdeka Parade here commemorates … Continue reading MEMORIES
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