It seemed that it was just only yesterday
We were staying down Whitehall Road at Penn Furnace
The courtesy of an old retired farmer
Giving my family a temporary stay
In his duplex overlooking the sprawling farm
I remember trying the ski in Winter '78
And my son trying the sledge near his garage
My classes were just beginning to start
And the snow covered mountains was such a beautiful sight. 
It is a small village in the kecamatan of Tambusai, Kabupaten Rokan Hulu in the Province of Riau, Sumatra. During the Padri Wars of 1830's , Tuanku Tambusai (aka known as Fakeh Hj Muhammad Salleh ) fought the Dutch forces together with Imam Bonjol and Tuanku Rao in West Sumatra and in Northern Sumatra .The last defence was in Benteng 7 Lapis,Daludalu which fell in 1838. He escaped capture and came to Malaya. He was buried in Rasah in 1882.
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
The Winter of '78
It seemed that it was just only yesterday
We were staying down Whitehall Road at Penn Furnace
The courtesy of an old retired farmer
Giving my family a temporary stay
In his duplex overlooking the sprawling farm
I remember trying the ski in Winter '78
And my son trying the sledge near his garage
My classes were just beginning to start
And the snow covered mountains was such a beautiful sight. 
Thursday, December 02, 2010
Teethering Poem
My mentor in poetry says that my first poem is a stanza. The last person who mentioned this term was my literature master Mr. P.D. Bond when I was in FMC. He was a brilliant teacher and when he taught us poetry he dramatise it to the point of enchanting the whole class in awe as he described in detail the symbols, allusions and imageries.
The Dragonfly
As the dew melts As the sun rises on the horizon I love to see the dragonfly perched on the twig It reminds me of my childhood Where in the early hour of the morning I walked to the clear stream For then the innocence of childhood In a village, serene and peaceful I came across the dragonfly on the bank
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