Tag: friendship

Syawal : A time to reconnect

As Syawal emerges, dressed in mesmerising lights and joy,
it transforms into a connection,
igniting a heartfelt celebration,
Old stories comes to life like radiant bulbs in the night,
and with each smile, each joyous laugh,
stirring memories and awakening new ones.

Life seems to get busier and busier with so little time on our hands. As with technology, things should get easier and do things more efficiently. However it does not feel we have more time to spare. As hours turn into days and days into weeks and so forth, our engagement with those that we were once close, seems to drift apart and that we live in our own little bubble, minding our own business for a long stretch of time.

(Perhaps some music whilst reading would be nice: Here)

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More than Words

ShinNihonkai Ferry

The sound of waves crashing, and thunders roaring in the distance startled me. As the cruise ship splits through the edges of the sea, it swayed violently to the rhythm of the waves. The restless sea, under the dark stormy clouds reflects the sad heart. A heart filled with uncertainties of the future and plagued with memories of the past. As I lay in the dark bunk listening to the songs on the iPod, the mind wandered somewhere else. Somewhere far away, swarming into the chartered past, reliving each memories shared. As the words in the songs played as a distant background, the images from the past were shown through vivid movies. Memories flashed before me. Years of memories zoomed within seconds. Continue reading “More than Words”