A Poem Dedicated To My Darling

Dedicated To My Darling

Once in a hot afternoon, I remember you were cooking as I stood near you to admire your beauty and kindness

Once in a hot afternoon, I wish so much to hug you while you were cooking and to tell you that I LOVE YOU

Once in a hot afternoon, I remember sitting beside you eating our noodles and wish I could feed you

Once in a hot afternoon, I remember my heart beating profusely just by looking at you

Once in a hot afternoon, I realized that the person I wanted to be with was by my side

As I remember walking home one night, my heart felt a lot of pain because I wanted to be with you

As I remember walking home one night, I sat down to think about the times we spent together. They were the best times of my life.

As I remember walking home one night, I teared because I was afraid I would not be able to see you again

Once during a normal office day, I sat in my office chair, staring blankly at my PC thinking about you

Once during a normal office day, I was trying very hard to think how to tell you that I liked you

Once during a normal office day, I went to the back of my office to imagine me being by side you and living our lives together.

Once during a normal office day, I expressed to you how I felt about you and when you agreed that was the happiest day of my life

Now in the care of morning, the first thing on my mind is about you.

Now in the care of morning, the first thing on my mind is to wonder how you are

Now in the care of morning, my first concern is that you are doing fine and having a good journey to work

Now in the care of morning, I wish I could also go to work with you together

Now in the care of morning. my heart beats very fast whenever you sms me or reply to my e-mails

Now in the ember of the night as I go to sleep, I always think about you and imagine you lying next to me

Now in the ember of the night as I go to sleep, I imagine hugging you to sleep and whispering in you ears I LOVE YOU

Now in the ember of the night, thinking of you makes me happy and me being happy because I am thinking of you is something I desire the most

Now in the ember of the night, I wish I could be with you forever as there is always sadness in my heart whenever I have to leave your house.

Oh dear, I pledge to you that I will always love you and be by your side
May thunder and lighting strike me down if I go against my word.
My love for you will always be eternal.
I love you dearest, my one and only, my desire and my one and only person I want to spent the rest of my life with

Time After Time ( A Song I listen Often )

Lying in my bed I hear the clock tick,
And think of you
Caught up in circles confusion
Is nothing new
Flashback warm nights
Almost left behind
Suitcases of memories,
Time after

Sometimes you picture me
Im walking too far ahead
Youre calling to me, I cant hear
What youve said
Then you say go slow
I fall behind
The second hand unwinds

If youre lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you Ill be waiting
Time after time

If youre lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you Ill be waiting
Time after time

After my picture fades and darkness has
Turned to gray
Watching through windows youre wondering
If Im ok
Secrets stolen from deep inside
The drum beats out of time

If youre lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you Ill be waiting
Time after time

You said go slow
I fall behind
The second hand unwinds

If youre lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you Ill be waiting
Time after time

If youre lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you Ill be waiting
Time after time

Time after time
Time after time
Time after time

A Song I Used To Listen When I Lost My 7 year old Relationship

Surrender To Me

Is It That We Been Together Much Too Long?
The Answer May Not Be In Black & White.

We're Always Trying To Prove Whose Right Or Wrong,
And Now We're Giving Up, Without A Fight.

But I Know When Your Gone, I'll Wish I'd Held On.
So Baby Surrender To Me, (surrender).
They'll Be No Holding Back Now.
So Baby Surrender To Me, Tonight (tonight).

I don't want our love to cause you so much pain
If This Is How It's Gonna Be I'll Walk Away Baby.
No Neither One Of Us Should Ever Say Goodbye,
Let's Forget About The Past, And Whose To Blame.

'Cause When This Is All Gone, We'll Wish We'd Held On.
So Baby Surrender To Me (surrender).
They'll Be No Holding Back Now.
So Baby Surrender To Me Tonight (tonight).

How Could This Love Be In Danger?
It Used To Be So Good, So right.
To Think fate Could Make Us Strangers,
So hold me In Your Arms Tonight......
Whoa Oh Yea, Yea...Whoa

Whoa Whoa Now Now Now.

So Baby Surrender To Me (SURRENDER)
They'll Be No Holding Back Now....Nooooo.
So Baby Surrender To Me TONIGHT (TONIGHT).

Surrender, Baby Surrender
Surrender

Message to My Future Wife When She Appears In My Life

Can't Help Falling In Love

Wise men say only fools rush in
But I cant help falling in love with you
Shall I stay
Would it be a sin
If I cant help falling in love with you

Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling so it goes
Some things are meant to be
Take my hand, take my whole life too
For I cant help falling in love with you

Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling so it goes
Some things are meant to be
Take my hand, take my whole life too
For I cant help falling in love with you
For I cant help falling in love with you

A message to my future wife if she goes before me

The Flame

Another night slowly closes in
And I feel so lonely
Touching heat freezing on my skin
I pretend you still hold me
I'm going crazy, I'm losing sleep
I'm in too far, I'm in way too deep over you
I can't believe you're gone
You were the first, you'll be the last

Wherever you go, I'll be with you
Whatever you want, I'll give it to you
Whenever you need someone
To lay your heart and head upon
Remember, after the fire, after all the rain
I will be the flame
I will be the flame

Watching shadows move across the wall
I feel so frightened
I wanna run to you, I wanna call
But I've been hit by lightning
Just can't stand up for fallin' apart
Can't see through this veil across my heart, over you
You'll always be the one
You were the first, you'll be the last

Wherever you go, I'll be with you
Whatever you want, I'll give it to you
Whenever you need someone
To lay your heart and head upon.
Remember, after the fire, after all the rain
I will be the flame
I will be the flame

I'm going crazy, I'm losing sleep
I'm in too far, I'm in way too deep over you
You'll always be the one
You were the first, you'll be the last

Wherever you go, I'll be with you
Whatever you want, I'll give it to you
Whenever you need someone
To lay your heart and head upon.
Remember, after the fire, after all the rain
I will be the flame
I will be the flame

Whatever you want, I'll give it to you
Wherever you go, I'll be with you
And whatever you want, I'll give it to you

A message to my future wife if I die before her

LEAVE OUT ALL THE REST

I dreamed I was missing
You were so scared
But no one would listen
Cause no one else cared

After my dreaming
I woke with this fear
What am I leaving
When I'm done here

So if you're asking me
I want you to know

When my time comes
Forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some
Reasons to be missed

And don't resent me
And when you're feeling empty
Keep me in your memory

Leave out all the rest
Leave out all the rest


Don't be afraid
I've taken my beating
I've shared what I made

I'm strong on the surface
Not all the way through
I've never been perfect
But neither have you

So if you're asking me
I want you to know

When my time comes
Forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some
Reasons to be missed

Don't resent me
And when you're feeling empty
Keep me in your memory

Leave out all the rest
Leave out all the rest


Forgetting
All the hurt inside
You've learned to hide so well

Pretending
Someone else can come and save me from myself
I can't be who you are


When my time comes
Forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some
Reasons to be missed

Don't resent me
And when you're feeling empty
Keep me in your memory

Leave out all the rest
Leave out all the rest

Forgetting
All the hurt inside
You've learned to hide so well

Pretending
Someone else can come and save me from myself
I can't be who you are
I can't be who you are

For Your Babies ( A song I that I would dedicate to my future wife and kids )

You've got that look again
The one I hoped I had when I was a lad
Your face is just beaming
Your smile got me boasting, my pulse roller-coastering
Anyway the four winds that blow
They're gonna send me sailing home to you
Or I'll fly with the force of a rainbow
The dream of gold will be waiting in your eyes

You know I'd do most anything you want
Hey I, I try to give you everything you need
I can see that it gets to you

I don't believe in many things
But in you I do

Her faith is amazing
The pain that she goes through contained in the hope for you
Your whole world has changed
The years spent before seem more cloudy than blue
In many ways your baby's controlling
When you haven't laid down for days
For the poor no time to be thinking
They're too busy finding ways

You know I'd do most anything you want
Hey I, I try to give you everything you need
I'll see that it gets to you
I don't believe in many things
But in you I do

You know I'd do most anything you want
Everyday I, I try to give you everything you need
We'll always be there for you
I don't believe in many things
But in you I do

Treking At Bukit Timah Nature Reserve

Treking at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve has been one of my latest activities. It has been rather fun but tiring activity. However, with good company, trekking can be a pretty fulfilling activity. While trekking I gathered some information about the natural habitat of Bukit Timah Reserve at which I will share with my readers. I also took some pictures to document the path that I trekked, the monkeys that I met and the unglamourous photos of me feeling extremely exhausted. Need to work on my fitness. One of my aims in life is to trek in Nepal and Mount Kota Kinabalu.

Here is the information I gathered at the site. Hope it would be educational and useful for you. It is also for general knowledge.

Colugos

Colugos are arboreal gliding mammals found in South East Asia. They are tree - dwelling mammals. They have short, soft grey or reddish brown, mottled with black & white markings. This provides excellent camourflage against the tree trunks and allows them to escape the attention of most visitors to the reserve.

The Colugos is strictly tree dwelling. It moves from higher to lower branches in the forest by gliding, aided by a membrane called the patagium which connects the neck, flour limbs and the tail spreads out like a parachute.

Growing to the size of a cat, the Colugo feeds on leaves. flower buds and fruits. Like many rainforest species, they are endangered by the loss of the habitat due to deforestation in South East Asia.

Painted Wings

Butterflies and moths belong to the same order of insects, called Lepidoptera. The name means "scaly wings" as most butterflies and moths are covered with tiny overlapping scales. The scales not only protect & strengthen their wings but also from attractive colours & patterns

Butterflies

- Generally active during the day
- Most are brightly coloured
- Usually rest with their wings closed
- Bodies usually slender and not hairy
- Antennae has a dubbed tip.

Moths

- Generally active at night
- Most are dull in colour
- Usually rest with their wings open
- Bodies usually bulky and hairy
- Antennae is usually feather light

Surving the Goom

Under the forest canopy, only one to five percent of available light reach the forest floor. Ferns, palms and other herbaceous plants thrive here. They adapt to the low light and damp environment through their dark green leaves which efficiently gather sun flecks.

Then, you also have many thin saplings of large forest trees with few leaves, which may be astonishing 20-year-old trees. Deprived of sunlight, they are unable to grow to their potential as magnificant trees. All they need is an opening in the canopy, created when an old tree or a branch falls. This opening allows sunlight to penetrate to the forest floor, giving the many saplings a chance to race up to the canopy.

Let Hissing Snakes Lie

Snakes have been around for about 12o million years and are perhaps one of the most misunderstood animals.

Snakes play an important role in nature. Snakes such as python, performs a free pest control service by gobbling up rats. Some snakes even feed on other snakes. Many of the snakes constitute a natural resource with culinary, medicinal and ornamental value.

Of 75 species of snakes found in Singapore, about 28 species ( 39% ) are found in reserves.

Insects

Insects are unvertebrates, which means they do not have a back bone, unlike birds, reptiles and mammals. They have three pains of legs and most adult insects have one or two pairs of wings

Insects are the most successful animals on Earth. They make up three - quarters of all animal species in the world.

Insects perform a vital role in decomposition, flower pollination, plant protection & they act as an important food source for many animals.

What's So Special about the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve Rainforest

Less then 200 years ago, Singapore was still an island covered mostly with luxuriant lowland topical evergreen forest. Today, you can catch a glimpse of what the original vegetation looked like back then at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve.

The reserve continues to support an amazing diversity of species. Many treasures still await discovery. A recent survey produced a checkist of about a thousand species of plants & 250 species of animals, many of which can only be found in the reserve.

Stately Seraya

They are amongst the largest trees in this forest and the most common of the dipterocarps. Easily recognised by its characteristic fissures on the bark, it has shuttlecock like fruits than can travel great distances when carried by the wind.

It fruits every five to ten years after a severe drought. Its timber is commercially known as dark red meranti.

Mimic Kins

Darting around in the forest canopy is one of the most conspicuous birds in the nature reserve.

It has black plumage, red eyes, with eye-catching rackets at the end of the elongated shafts of its outer tail feathers.

It is superb at mimicking the calls of other birds in the forest, and is often spotted in group of two to four, following monkeys & squirrels, feeding on the insects they disturb.

From The Forest To Our Homes

Rattans are versatile which are used for a wide of purposes by people. About 20 species of rattan are traded commercially. Large canes are used for making furniture, while smaller sized canes are used for binding and weaving.

Rattan harvesting is a tedious job, as it involves the dragging down of the spines and leaves. The stem is then cut into manageable length, tied up in bundles and transported to the process site. Rattan canes must be treated to prolong the strength of the cane. Large sized canes are boiled in diesal or palm oil, cleansed with rags or sand and stacked upright in the sun to dry. The smaller canes are laid out on racks to dry imnmediately after collection.

Terap

This species is related the Jackfruit and Chempedak. This mature tree has entire leaves which differ from the larger and lobed leaves of the sapling stage. At times, one may even find lobed, entire, and semi-lobed leaves all in one tree.

The tough bark that strips readily in big streets is used for lining baskets, making house walls and strings.

Nature Takes Time To Heal

The forest goes through cycles of change. When a tree dies and falls of old age, disease or lightning strike, many other plants compete to take its place. In nature the regeneration processes function as a repair process following disturbance.

On thing is certain, forests round the world are being destroyed for its timber at a faster rate than it can recover. Research has shown that full regeneration of a forest can take up 800 years or even longer if the disturbance is severe.

Vines & Lianas

Climbing plants, unlike trees, cannot stand up on their own. They begin life on the ground & stretch to the canopy for light.

A variety of adaptations such as tendrilos, thorns, adventitous roots and twining stems help them climb. They take nothing from their host except support.

Screw Pines

The twisted shape of the trunks, and branches terminating in a rosette of ong strap-like leaves give these trees ( not true palms ) a distinctive appearance. Woven fibres from pandanus leaves are traditionally used to make baskets, mats and strings

The better known pandanus is P.cimaryllifolus which is used in Asian cooking because of its fragrant leaves.

Petaling

This tree lands its name to Kuala Lumpur's twin - town, Petaling Jaya. Shallow depressions are found in the surface of the trunk after the dead bark is shed.

It is a well-known timber tree which producers hard and durable timber used as poles in construction.

I leave you now with the pictures for your perusal. Starting of with this monkey that decided to pose for me. Makes me wonder, did GOD create the world or is it evolution. I will leave this debate to another entry. In the mean time take care and Carpe Diem.