CY@CY Says Welcome to my dreamscape. Where a Lim is also a Ling.

Two years have gone by Since you bade us goodbye Memories of you linger strong Nothing will break our bond.   Knowing you are with the Lord With your suffering taken off your load We take comfort in God’s grace With our hearts filled with love and praise.   We may have overcome our sorrow With age we are growing ...

I had a dream a few nights ago I was still a kid in Bintangor The Rejang River was in high tide My delight I could not hide.   Stripped down to my cotton pants I raced to the river bank Into the river I dived Piercing through the water like a knife.   Swimming in the river were my ...

A sudden turn of my head is all it takes To make my head spinning like a top What a difference vertigo makes Like I am high on some kind of dope.   Doctors said it is due to my ears A peripheral vestibular disorder They said I have no need for fears It may be just a sign that ...

Knock knock knock It’s past 5 o’clock The knocks are my wakeup call My son Leslie is ready to go.   Make a quick trip to the loo Put on my Nike shoes Armed myself with a rod It’s time to hit the road.   The sky is eerily dark It’s quiet except for an occasional dog bark As we ...

After my big disappointment with The Darkest Secret by Alex Marwood, I decided to read something different for a change. So instead of thrillers, I opt for Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa, an exploration of the burden of the past and the redemptive power of friendship in an unforgiving society. Translated into English for the first time by Alison ...

Val McDermid hails The Darkest Secret by Alex Marwood as a genuinely shocking thriller where nothing is as it seems. A chilling thriller, so says Clare Mackintosh. Lisa Jewell describes it as spine-tingling and terrifying. Ruth Dugdall declares it is more twisty than Gone Girl. Amazingly gripping, that’s Sophie Hannah’s verdict. “Oh my God, it is so good!” gushes Mark ...

I admit I engage in tsundoku. No, that’s not some form of Japanese martial art. It is something rather passive. I can’t help buying books even though I have loads at home I haven’t read yet. But I buy books with the intention to read them eventually. It is just that the books start to pile up and I cannot ...

Everything in your life Is a reflection of the choices you have made So don’t blame your wife For making you mad.   If you want different results Make different choices There is no point shouting insults Your wife can do without such noises.