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I saw Him standing there,
I knew the stare
He was waiting for me
Was it time already?
There is so much to be done
I'm yet to have some fun!
There is so much more to achieve
There is so much more to believe
Why does He want me to leave?
Isn't another chapter yet to be weaved?
I want to sit with Him & negotiate a deal
That's a lot more than one last meal.
I want heaps more time
I want Her to take claim on me and call me, 'mine'.
Travel together, across the endless sea
Live life the way I've dreamt of it to be.
He simply smiles when I tell him this
He is surprised that I'm in a state of bliss
He explained that wasn't the plan
I wasn't supposed to be Her man
I protest, there are exceptions to the rules of the game
He ignores and says that's what written by my name.
I get on my knees and beg Him
He still doesn't budge, nothing matters to Him.
He sees me shed a tear,
I don't want to leave here
I confess, I've changed my ways
Nothing like from the old days
Is She worth it, he asks?
All I can reply is a smile.
He disappears.
July 18, 2010
July 11, 2010
Changes!
It’s funny how accustomed to the things we get, whether it is a simple routine of having a cup of coffee in a particular manner every morning or watching your tube from a particular couch that has only your indentations.
I love music. Everyone that knows me! Or at the least have seen a glimpse of this insanity. Just last week, as I was rushing to work I grabbed my mp3 player to only realise later I didn’t take my earphones. I don’t have any fancy noise-cancellation ones or some high-priced gadget. I have the ones that are really soft like at the end, that sit comfortably in the ear, doesn’t disturb the persons sitting around me if the volume is turned up high, as this are more sound-directed than those other lamer ones – which at times you just want to pull your hair out. I don’t find any quality loss, the music is (for me) at its best. So now here I am, sitting at my desk disappointed. I know it is going to be long day at work. I NEED MY MUSIC - I can hear my brain scream out. If I had the earphones and wasn’t listening to music, wouldn’t have been the case. I guess when you don’t have it or can’t have it – you simply want it more. I ruffle through my bag to find a pair of earphones that I think isn’t that bad. They are the ones, which I had got free on a plane. No sooner had I plugged them in, I knew why I had not used them before. I think my ears were going to bleed. Okay, okay, bit of an exaggeration. But I think that’s what my brain was convinced with. I am not that picky about change. But music is one of the very few things, which I don’t think I will ever compromise on. No matter which corner of the world I am in. I will always need music. Movies & Books come after...
On books:
So there I was talking to her today. She was surprised to see me spend so much time with her in the bookstore and not run out or get bored. I explained to her that a book store and a music/movie store are 2 stores that I can spend an abundant amount of time and not be bored. I guess I just get lost in my little own world. I remember, whenever I met up with a few friends, I would like to choose a spot that is close to either of the two. Most of the time, I would end up there on time and they would be running late. I could kill time. Add more things to my wish list for my dream library. As I was explaining to her this, I remembered about a bookstore that I used to visit (unfortunately too often). Premier Book Store, it was on Church Street. She knew about it too. I think anyone who grew up here and enjoyed to read a book knew about it. The store wasn’t all that big, yet it had like nearly everything you would look for. The store had warmth to it, which no big franchise/chain will ever have. The shop-owner sat there behind the counter. He didn’t have a computer that he would need to check to tell you whether he had something or not. He knew exactly where the books were. The books were stacked everywhere. (Some even stacked from the floor to nearly the ceiling). He would advise you on the books out of his memory. Not some online review that some may look up or ask you to look up. He would make recommendations based on your tastes and needs – they never were wrong. He used to sell all books at 20% off the retail price. I remember, the first time when I had made a purchase I thought he made a mistake – when I pointed this out – he simply smiled and said not to worry, the price is correct. If he didn’t have a book that one was looking for, he would get it - never say that he didn’t have stock and not sure when they will refill. Most big stores' clerks today, will simply shrug their shoulders and say they don’t when are getting anymore copies of the book. It was a genuine book store only. No cards, no stationery or any other crap. Sadly, this store was shut in Feb 2009. The building owners wanted all their tenants to vacate so that they could tear it down and build something grander. The owner of the store decided to retire and spend some time with his daughter.
I guess some changes are inevitable and how we adapt or resist these changes is what truly defines us!
It’s funny how accustomed to the things we get, whether it is a simple routine of having a cup of coffee in a particular manner every morning or watching your tube from a particular couch that has only your indentations.
I love music. Everyone that knows me! Or at the least have seen a glimpse of this insanity. Just last week, as I was rushing to work I grabbed my mp3 player to only realise later I didn’t take my earphones. I don’t have any fancy noise-cancellation ones or some high-priced gadget. I have the ones that are really soft like at the end, that sit comfortably in the ear, doesn’t disturb the persons sitting around me if the volume is turned up high, as this are more sound-directed than those other lamer ones – which at times you just want to pull your hair out. I don’t find any quality loss, the music is (for me) at its best. So now here I am, sitting at my desk disappointed. I know it is going to be long day at work. I NEED MY MUSIC - I can hear my brain scream out. If I had the earphones and wasn’t listening to music, wouldn’t have been the case. I guess when you don’t have it or can’t have it – you simply want it more. I ruffle through my bag to find a pair of earphones that I think isn’t that bad. They are the ones, which I had got free on a plane. No sooner had I plugged them in, I knew why I had not used them before. I think my ears were going to bleed. Okay, okay, bit of an exaggeration. But I think that’s what my brain was convinced with. I am not that picky about change. But music is one of the very few things, which I don’t think I will ever compromise on. No matter which corner of the world I am in. I will always need music. Movies & Books come after...
On books:
So there I was talking to her today. She was surprised to see me spend so much time with her in the bookstore and not run out or get bored. I explained to her that a book store and a music/movie store are 2 stores that I can spend an abundant amount of time and not be bored. I guess I just get lost in my little own world. I remember, whenever I met up with a few friends, I would like to choose a spot that is close to either of the two. Most of the time, I would end up there on time and they would be running late. I could kill time. Add more things to my wish list for my dream library. As I was explaining to her this, I remembered about a bookstore that I used to visit (unfortunately too often). Premier Book Store, it was on Church Street. She knew about it too. I think anyone who grew up here and enjoyed to read a book knew about it. The store wasn’t all that big, yet it had like nearly everything you would look for. The store had warmth to it, which no big franchise/chain will ever have. The shop-owner sat there behind the counter. He didn’t have a computer that he would need to check to tell you whether he had something or not. He knew exactly where the books were. The books were stacked everywhere. (Some even stacked from the floor to nearly the ceiling). He would advise you on the books out of his memory. Not some online review that some may look up or ask you to look up. He would make recommendations based on your tastes and needs – they never were wrong. He used to sell all books at 20% off the retail price. I remember, the first time when I had made a purchase I thought he made a mistake – when I pointed this out – he simply smiled and said not to worry, the price is correct. If he didn’t have a book that one was looking for, he would get it - never say that he didn’t have stock and not sure when they will refill. Most big stores' clerks today, will simply shrug their shoulders and say they don’t when are getting anymore copies of the book. It was a genuine book store only. No cards, no stationery or any other crap. Sadly, this store was shut in Feb 2009. The building owners wanted all their tenants to vacate so that they could tear it down and build something grander. The owner of the store decided to retire and spend some time with his daughter.
I guess some changes are inevitable and how we adapt or resist these changes is what truly defines us!
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