I've had a whole day free today and decided not to go out but stay in my room. And staying in the room all alone for prolonged periods of time breeds the poetic urge so here're a few pieces of literary genius by the Master. Each poem is dedicated to a special person. If you would like a poem dedicated to you, feel free to make a request and I will see what I can do.

Lamenting the Cracked Cup
for Xinying, who understands the small tragedies of life.

When Hot
meets Cold
and mixes,
results are often
Unexpected.
The cup with
the picture of a kitten.
Cracks from top to
bottom.

(This poem was inspired by the real life event of my nice cup with the kitten cracking because the hot tap was too hot and the cold tap was too cold.)

Of Men, Women and Marriage
for Tan Yi Jun.

A wise woman told her grand-daughter,
Women can be independent of Men.
Do wise men tell their grand-sons,
That Men can be independent of Women?

What is Marriage,
If not an arrangement of
Inter-dependence?

And young girls and boys
Make plans for the future
That will prove futile
For sure

Marriage is never far from the mind of the girl with
Motherly instincts
And the boy who knows he is a
Family man

And for the Men and Women who resolve to be
Single
Will life be a journey made alone?
Or will Resolve be
Crushed by a
DAMN SEXY MAN OR WOMAN
who intrudes upon the solo heart?

(Inspired by numerous conversations with various friends on the subject of marriage. note to ah boy: "DAMN" here is used as a literary device, not a swear word.)

Cycling Cold
for Tan Liling, who likes rhyming poems

The road stretches before me
The weather will not be good
That's what they said on BBC
Must I cycle? I should.

At first if feels like rain
Falling on my shoulders
Then I feel the pain
Snow in eyes like boulders.

The incline is not steep
It seems like a gentle slope
So up the slope I slowly creep
As my legs struggle to cope

And when I reached my destination
I am frozen and soaked through
Enter class and a French examination
That I am obliged to do.

(Inspired by the true events of Monday night when I cycled to French class at night when it was snowing. The french exam is true too.)