POETRY: THE MUSIC OF WORDS...THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE

Many of us have gone through sweet memorable affairs of the heart during our yesteryears & teens. For a moment, we have thought that those years have passed us, & all the beautiful words & phrases that were once written...read with deep emotions, would fade away through times immemorial.

Sometimes, those thought were written down in rhymes & they chime...oh yes they do..!! Those words form the basis of poetry in motion.....

Poetry is the music of words... This language of love ensures, beautiful thoughts... feelings... solemn promises... esteem hopes & tender moments remain eternal through endless time.....!!

Sometimes, if we sit down & think about it, it may be true what Plato said; "Poets alter great & wise things which they themselves do not understand!!"

Maybe..... poetry is only understood by those who are.... may I say, "IN LOVE"?

Ok then... Lovers & friends, let me take you down memory lane.... into the enchanting world of poetry.... the essence of emotional expression deep from the heart.... the rendezvous of hearts, minds & souls...!!

Mere words are spoken.... heard once, and they fade away...... superficially & superfluously... and eventually lost in cyberspace... But with a touch of poetry, the heart is caressed gently & tenderly.... increasing the heartbeat with sheer excitement...!! The warmth glow that one could feel as he or she recites in melodious & melodramatic tone...!! Words that could reduce barbarians into gentle, loving gentlemen.... !! Such is the power of poetry in motion!!

Having said all that, I would like to introduce poems that you can match & express according to the situation that you are in...

For LOVERS, thinking of their love ones (this must be recited only when the sky is full of stars...hahaha!!):

I sit & watch the stars go by -
Alone again I sit & wonder why ...
I miss u so.

Someday perhaps, we will meet & talk -
Perhaps, hold hands...sharing kisses while we walk...
.... But till then.... I'll miss u so......


This one is great for LOVERS who would like to make promises.... especially before u depart overseas to further your studies.... or to reaffirm the strength of your feellings for your love ones:

In your heart,
I place my solemn & serene words
that remain eternal -

And in your heart,
I remain faithful (not faithfool ya!!) & loyal...
Like the waves of the sea
beating against the beach ... never ending ...

Because in your heart,
there is this lovely love story,
That we have made & shared together ...
it shall remain forever
until eternity...!!


And for those, who are in love, but with insufficient resources to take your love ones to fast food restaurants or mamak stall.... to woo your prospecting hearts, I recommend that you sing this poem with rich feelings (the pockets may be empty, but the hopes are not!!):

I bring no flowers,
becos they wither & die.
I do not believe in gifts
what money can buy -

I bring you words in poetry,
becos they are tender & everlasting ...
Poems of deep feelings ....
Words that flow .... fulfilling dreams...!!


Last but not least, something to melt his or her heart..... or to make them weak at the knees.... hehehe!! And remember that you have to memorise each and every words!! This is so that u go through a standard ritual, to perfect your practice. You cannot afford to to ill-read this masterpiece, can you .... or could you ... or would you...!!

So, choose a nite at Tugu Negara , maybe with drizzling rain slightly.... then with all your feelings, summon your inner gentler self. For guys, hold an expensive rose in you hand!! For ladies, get an expensive Guy LaRoche watch & dangle it or swing it about as you read this poem... OK??

...With strong conviction, read these:

My sweetheart,
I am here to say my love
with the wind serenading the nite with me

Millions of kisses I would give ...
for loving me... &
your love is always fervent .....

Although days have gone by
without seeing you,
word will not suffice
to say, that i miss u so -

My dearest,
everytime I long for you,
i wud repeat your name.
With rain pouring by
& with the heat that burn...
my love will never die ...!!

Like a monument it will stand.
Deep in my heart
I will not forget
those promises that we have shared -

Oh my siren....
I hope i am right...
i say this in the silence oif the nite...!!

GOOD LUCK, from
- Pak Su Man... I remain.

Laughter can do wonders to all of us...hahaha!!

Anything funny, hilariious or even weird is my cuppa tea. This video clip was sent to me by a friend, I think he must have got it from youtube. Just look at what crawls out under the man in white.....!!

....A very hilarious, and naturally....u will be exercising your lungs to the extreme.....hahaha...hikhikhik.....hehehe....

Watch.....& u will know what i mean.....hohhohohohihihi..!!!

F.A.M.I.L.Y ...a follow-up to Nabeyl's post, 'OHANA'

Today, I read a post by Anak ku Nabeyl, title "OHANA MEANS FAMILY"


The title brings fond memories of my younger days with my 10 siblings and 6 adopted siblings. Oooo...did we have a wonderful childhood....YES, definitely!! My late ABAH was a great man.... And my late MAK was a compassionate lady. Together, they showed us how great a LOVE can be..... their tireless effort to give LOVE to everyone...including themselves.....!!

- the LOVE between both of them.
- the LOVE for our FAMILY...
- the LOVE for their siblings...
- the LOVE for their relatives...
- the LOVE for their friends...
- the LOVE to be together ....
- the LOVE for the poor & needy....


& most important of all, I learned from both of them, it is easy to give LOVE....start with your FAMILY....... the difficult part is to remember, to keep on giving LOVE.... We need to be reminded..!!


The yesteryears were long gone....but the lessons learned & the experience gained, is something that i wud like to share with everyone. I attached below a touching story, sent to me by a friend via email.


It served as a strong reminder to me, & I hope it will also remind others, least we forget how to 'greet', 'give' & 'accept' LOVE with great respect......




THIS IS THE STORY, ABOUT F.A.M.I.L.Y.........
I ran into a stranger as he passed by,

"Oh excuse me please" was my reply.

He said, "Please excuse me too;

I wasn't watching for you.

"We were very polite, this stranger and I.

We went on our way and we said goodbye.

But at home a different story is told,

How we treat our loved ones, young and old.

Later that day, cooking the evening meal,

My son stood beside me very still.

When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.

"Move out of the way!!, "I said with a frown.

He walked away, his little heart broken.

I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.

While I lay awake in bed,

God's still small voice came to me and said,

"While dealing with a stranger,

common courtesy you use,

but the family you love,

you seem to abuse.

Go and look on the kitchen floor,

You'll find some flowers there by the door.

Those are the flowers he brought for you.

He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue.

He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,

you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes.

"By this time, I felt very small,

And now my tears began to fall.

I quietly went and knelt by his bed;

"Wake up, little one, wake up," I said.

"Are these the flowers you picked for me?

"He smiled, "I found 'em, out by the tree.

I picked 'em because they're pretty like you.

I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue.

"I said, "Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today;

I shouldn't have yelled at you that way.

"He said, "Oh, Mom, that's okay.

I love you anyway.

"I said, "Son, I love you too,

and I do like the flowers, especially the blue.

So what is it behind the above story…?

It is a touching, simple story about F.A.M.I.L.Y

It means ...
(F)ATHER
(A)ND
(M)OTHER
(I)
(L)OVE
(Y)OU !!

Maybe u might wanna pass this message to your friends, as a reminder how dear & lovable our families are…!!

- AYAH a.k.a Pak Su Man

Same Pronounciation...But Different Meaning!!

Hi everyone!!
Today I would like to write about ENGLISH words that share similar PRONUNCIATION (or the same vocal sound) in the MALAY language. These English words have different SPELLING & carry a different MEANING when translated into Malay.

Small war...big war...fist fight...verbal confrontations are sometimes caused by such 'hilarious' or sometimes downright 'vulgar' WORDS when they are taken in a different context ...hahaha.... hikhikhik...wakakah....

Do you know of any words that fall into the same category, or shall I say "same predicament"? Ada yang very funny...(lawak gler!!) but ada yang downright vulgar..(oo...oohh). Add on if you do!!

So let's have a look at the lighter side of WORDS with almost similar pronunciation in both the ENGLISH and MALAY language:


HOUSE in English = HAUS in Malay means 'thirsty'!
YOUNG in English = YANG in Malay is an affectionate term for love ones!
MY in English = MAI in Malay means 'come' in Northern Malay dialect!
DO IT in English = DUIT in Malay means 'money'!
SUCK IT in English = SAKIT in Malay means 'pain'!
A WHAT(?) in English = AWAT(?) ....hahaha..this one, same meaning la..!!
HUNG in English = HANG in Malay means 'you' in Northern Malay dialect!
CAR KEY in English = KAKI in Malay means 'leg'
CHEESE in English = CIS(!) in malay is an exclamation of anger!!
ONE in English = WAN in malay is a hereditery title before the first name
PEE in English = PI in Malay means 'go'
JUMP in English = JAM in Malay is 'clock' or 'time' or 'hour'


Wow....those are only 'some' words....!!~
There are more I believe. Can you guys & gals come up with any..?

- Pak Su Man

Pak Su Man & Love For The Family

Date : 1o January 2009,
Blog time: 2345


Good evening everyone!! My name is Abdul Rahman Bin Ibrahim, age 51 oing 52 this year... My wife address me affectionately as 'ABANG', & the children refer to me lovingly as 'AYAH' . To the nieces & nephews, I am 'PAK SU MAN'.





Tonite I have created history for MYSELF becos I have just signed up as a BLOGGER
.....Horeeee....!! I have my 3rd son NABIL AIZAT to thank, for his encouragement.
Thank Q anak ku ...!! ("my son = anak ku" in Malaysian Language).



Anyway, here r the rest of my family....

This is Tengku Zarina,
my loving wife.










My joyfull & energetic sons ....
(fr Left) Nabil Aizat, Danial Aizat & Amin Aizat












And my cute & lovely
daughter, Zalikha Aliah










A long time ago ...
the year was 1974....
and the month was 01 September 1957.....

I received a birthday card from a close friend, with beautiful poetic inscription.
The words moved my heart so much that I took great effort to carve them in stone ... deep in my heart.


Allow me to share this beautiful poem with u:

SPEAK,
with a little SOFTNESS, in the words that you TALK.... &

SPREAD,
a little KINDNESS, along the PATH that you WALK......

The path,
that you walk... &
the words that you talk....
may not mean much to you -

But to someone else...
The path that you walk...&
the words that you talk...
may bring cheers....
or sooth many pains......


Today, I would like to remind myself again, that I can always touch the life of others ....
with simple & meaningful acts of kindness, or even with a simple act of listening...
.............................................and it has to start with my FAMILY...Maybe this short story will remind me of the path.....

Dearest Mom...I love u....

I ran into a stranger as he passed by,
"Oh excuse me please" was my reply.

He said, "Please excuse me too;
I wasn't watching for you."

We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on our way and we said goodbye.

But at home a different story is told,
How we treat our loved ones, young and old.

Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My son stood beside me very still.

When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.
"Move out of the way," I said with a frown.

He walked away, his little heart broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.

While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,

"While dealing with a stranger,
common courtesy you use,
but the family you love,you seem to abuse.

Go and look on the kitchen floor.You'll find some flowers there by the door.

Those are the flowers he brought for you. He picked them himself; pink, yellow & blue.

He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue.

He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,
you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes.

By this time, I felt very small,
And now my tears began to fall.

I quietly went and knelt by his bed;
"Wake up, little one, wake up," I said.

"Are these the flowers you picked for me?"
He smiled, "I found 'em, out by the tree.

I picked 'em because they're pretty like you.
"I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue."

I said, "Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today;
"I shouldn't have yelled at you that way."

He said, "Oh , Mom, that's ok...I love you anyway"

I said, "Son, I love you too,
and I do like the flowers, especially the blue."

Are you aware that if we die tomorrow, everybody will forget us in a matter of days.
But the family we left behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.

we pour ourselves more

into our work

into others....

More than into our own family,
an unwise investment indeed,
don't you think?

So, what is the moral of the story...?

Do you know what the word FAMILY means?

(F)ther (A)and(M)other (I) (L)ove (Y)ou

GOOD NITE

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Date: 11 january 2009