Never assume that they are helpless — It’s the second day of the Lunar New Year. I decided to tag along with my sister-in-law, Terry who does regular visitations to the homes of elderly people who live alone. I brought along some oranges, a red packet, and some biscuits and crackers. …

To a friend who always calls me ‘a restless soul’ Rest, rest, You Restless soul! Many times you have been told Gaze at the world as it goes by Not heave and pant and needless sigh Then came forth an inner sound Can’t do this, can’t do this, as it pound The…

Moments of emptiness Moments of happiness Moments of despair All moments are like two-sided coins While one side tells a story On the other side, you tell your story There is no good or bad thing But the way you perceive it And the way you want to view it Like the half-filled glass that may be construed as half-full or half-empty Like the famous drawing that may be construed as a young lady or an old woman

Anger The source of all discontent That sends you into a frenzy And makes others dizzy The source of all things to come Words start to fly The issues, they amplify Past hurts are hurled And emotions get stirred If anger is not further kept at bay Relationships begin to…

A story goes like this; There was a young monk who could not keep still during his meditation. During each session, he was disturbed by the spectre of a spider crawling in front of him . The young monk told his master that he could not chase the spider away…

A writer on medium saved me. I was trying to get back to picking up my Jap language which I have left on the back burner for almost 5 years. The language has never left me but the standard that I have built myself to when I last studied it…