the sun rises, brightly blazing in the skies
a new day, a fresh start - the same dreams
awoke with hopes and desires and spirit
ready to face the challenges of the day
the day is full of choices, decisions
equipped for some, guessing for most
i took the one less traveled by
and that has made all the difference
i'm still fighting but i'm barely breathing
i feel small, inadequate - like an infant
i dropped to my knees and hold my hands
in prayer, asking for guidance and strength
the stars and moon sings a sweet lullaby
the phone rings, a familiar voice says hello
a voice so soothing, takes the troubles away
goodnight troubles, there's always tomorrow
ps: the last 2 lines of the second verse was taken from 'the road not taken' by robert frost.
i dun think i am the kind to actually travel uncharted territory. however when i am faced with a decision, i usually take the one that would challenge me the most. dun get me wrong and mistaken me as the adventurous kind that laughs at the face of danger. everytime i'm face with a decision like that, i decide with fear in my heart... for i know i'm taking a risk and as risk always is - sometimes it pays off, sometimes it hits you back in the face...
but i also believe that we should live life to the fullest every single day, no? so i make decisions that would not make me look back with regret 5 years down the road. again, this is a phrase often overused and abused. it's always easier said than done. always. for you always gain something by losing something else... and more times than most, it's always something precious and close to your heart that you will have to sacrifice.
how many of you out there understands this post? not many i think... i just felt that lately, my posts have been without a personal touch... without emotions... for fear of something or another, i've made my posts very neutral... i think it's time i started to express my feelings again in a form that i enjoy doing... it's time i use this blog for the very purpose i started it in the beginning...
ps2: do expect a long post (most probably from cl, as i will use my usual excuse of the lack of time to write one) and lots of pics (i can contribute to this) in the near future. i have just returned from a 16 day vacation in which i've travelled to bangkok and pattaya of thailand and also to penang for cny...
oh yeah, a very happy new year and may the year of the ox gives us all enough resilience to face the tough times that lie ahead of us... =)
8 comments:
understand your post?
sometime different people will have different understanding on the same words. it depend on the reader how he/she feel when he/she is reading.
as long as you said it out, mark it down. the most important is you know what you wrote.
cLiu
well nic,
good to see the 'style' from your very first post - the unfinished article" again. Very similiar mood, very similiar tone. As CL nicely pointed out, each of us have different interpretation. but of course, like studying frost and virginia woolf, knowing the background of your circumstance surely helps!
:) Happy new year to you too.
NIC!!! lol! happy new year! :) and hmm, you need a little cheering up. :) God bless.
hey dude!
unfinished_article is back! :)
dont be too despair! Life is like a ball! You'll be better! Happy CNY to you too!!! come and grab ur sweets when u're in KL!! I don't wanna keep it for too long!! hahaha :) cheers~
hey, so how long will you be back in kl this time round?
nic, sometimes i think we all ought to look at the bigger world, and not jsut at ourselves. We all have parts to play in this world, and all that we do should not just revolve around the happiness and joy of ourselves. It's time to make some personal sacrifices for larger things in life.
ps: I am actually talking about the sham we have called Malaysia Democracy. :P
cl - actually i asked that question coz i kinda lost direction in the middle of writing this post... hehehe... but then again, part of what you say is true... even when i read my previous articles, in a different light, i find it different from what i intended it to be...
kam - glad you recognized the style... felt like i could use a little bit of that emotion back in me... been too much of a robot lately - without all the cool transformers gadgets... =P
jim - good to hear from you again! and i am a cheerful guy... aren't i?
cy - i've always been around... =P
jason - i'm not in kl right now... back in labuan... hopefully i can make it back for zi hui's wedding though...
kam - you're not planning to use my blog as your political arm are you? hehe...
cheers my son! the depth of your very own is still there, only a matter of time to nurture. there's a lot for you to offer. on the contrary, you can 'shine like the lights in the world'.
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