I Love I Hate

I love Miri

I hate getting into a melee.

 

I love being a Sarawakian

I hate the smell of rotten durian.

 

I love the new Malaysia

I hate the previous Malusia.

 

I love Borneo’s exoticism

I hate religious extremism.

 

I love to curl up reading my favourite book

I hate being taken for a ride by some crook.

 

I love immersing myself in a world of music

I hate getting tired and sick.

 

I like playing with kids

I hate people throwing fits.

 

I love to take photographs

I hate analyzing technical graphs.

 

I love to travel

I hate people giving me trouble.

 

I love to swim

I hate little creatures that squirm.

 

I love to stop and smell the roses

I hate some people’s never-ending grosses.

 

I love social media

I hate the old printed encyclopedia.

 

I love Pilot ball liner pens

I hate all sorts of aches and pains.

 

I love seeing rainbows

I hate wearing coats and bows.

 

I love true friendship

I hate financial hardship.

 

I love innocent smiles

I hate walking for miles and miles.

 

I love the idea of heaven

I hate gambling dens and havens.

 

I love the authentic kolomee

I hate people badmouthing me.

 

I love durians and mangoes

I hate people with narcissistic egos.

 

I love watching good movies

I hate being slapped with exorbitant fees.

 

I love blue sky and sunny days

I hate it when I can’t find empty parking bays.

 

I love photographing butterflies and bugs

I hate callous litterbugs.

 

I love my family

I hate having even just one enemy.

 

I love good food

I hate politicians with ill-gotten loot.

 

I love beautiful beaches

I hate conniving bitches.

 

I love people who keep their promises

I hate men who keep mistresses.

 

I love watching World Cup

I hate having hiccups.

 

I love taking things easy

I hate money games and ponzi.

 

I love Hainan chicken rice

I hate drugs and other vice.

 

I love blue skies and sunlight

I hate people who like to pick fight.

 

I love kopi-o

I hate Mr Know-It-All.

 

I love walking in winter when it snows

I hate sleeping in a room with someone who snores.

 

I love winter spring summer and autumn

I hate being stuck at the bottom.

 

I love the calming effect of prayers

I hate the antics of dishonest football players.

 

I love the soothing feeling of a cool wind

I hate having a window seat next to a plane’s wing.

 

I love satay dipped in its sauce

I hate what drugs can cause.

 

I love sweet and sour pork

I hate the taste of Diet Coke.

 

I love eating local delights

I hate my fear of heights.

 

I love Japanese cars

I hate smoky karaoke and bars.

 

I love chocolates

I hate waiting for people who always turn up late.

 

I love rearing aquarium fish

I hate eating any raw dish.

 

I love trying my hands at poetry

I hate the odds of winning the lottery.

 

I love writing rhyming poems

I hate getting demerit points.

 

I love doing well in exams

I hate getting caught in massive traffic jams.

 

I love people trusting me with their secrets

I hate the smoke of cigars and cigarettes.

 

I love my memories of Canada

I hate it when any of my investment is worth nada.

 

I love the friendly people of Taiwan

I hate the downplaying of the power of one.

 

I love watching water cascading down a waterfall

I hate the pain of a nasty fall.

 

I love my birth town Bintangor

I hate movies with excessive gore.

 

I love my Form Six life at Tun Datuk Tuanku Haji Bujang College

I hate standing on the Tanjong Lobang cliff’s edge.

 

I love Brunei for being so peaceful

I hate dealing with people who are deceitful.

 

I love the mission of World Vision

I hate all forms of corruption.

 

I love Won’t Get Fooled Again by The Who

I hate it when politicians treat us like a fool.

 

I love opportunities for family bonding

I hate seeing families caught up in feuding.

 

I love to lend a sympathetic ear

I hate succumbing to my fear.

 

I love reminiscing about my childhood

I hate irresponsible parenthood.

 

I love it when something puts me in a good mood

I hate it when I am criticized for doing something good.

 

I love it when my Samsung Gear tells me to get off my ass

I hate it when reunions come to pass.

 

I love it when I overcome adversities

I hate living in over-congested cities.

 

I cherish my years spent at Concordia University

I hate trials where justice has been served a travesty.

 

I love cuteness overdose

I hate getting information that is false.

 

I love days that are filled with happiness

I hate it when people take advantage of my kindness.

 

I love to dream about going to San Francisco

I hate the massive corruption of the 1MDB fiasco.

 

I love nature in its full glory

I hate people offering insincere sorry.

 

I love it when my life is in focus

I hate listening to swearing and curses.

 

I love rooting for England in its World Cup quest

I hate it when insomnia robs me of a good rest.

 

I love to argue if I have valid reasons

I hate prolonged dry seasons.

 

I love jokes and humour

I hate the mere thought of tumour.

 

I love music with pulsating beat

I hate sightseeing in sweltering heat.

 

I love living in Malaysia Baru

I hate it when politicians bend the rules.

 

I love it when we can reach a consensus

I hate it when people fail to come to their senses.

 

I love the new Malaysian cabinet

I hate to see Lee Chong Wei smashing into the net.

 

I love listening to a soothing melody

I hate seeing the debilitating effects of a serious malady.

 

I love cultural celebrations

I hate racial discrimination.

 

I love stories of inspiration

I hate being overwhelmed by frustration.

 

I love being part of the solution

I hate losing control of my emotion.

 

I love the magic of miracles

I hate being stumped by obstacles.

 

I love Tun Mahathir for his choice of Bata sandals

I hate Malaysia’s corruption and its never-ending scandals.

 

I love jobs with generous perks

I hate dealing with unscrupulous jerks.

 

I love a positive attitude

I hate dealing with people with remarkable ineptitude.

 

I love dealing with great Airbnb hosts

I hate being surprised by hidden costs.

 

I love the practice of meritocracy

I hate the damages inflicted by kleptocracy.

 

I love the therapeutic effects of laughter

I hate the distraction caused by loud chatter.

 

I love people with gumption

I hate making unfounded assumptions.

 

I love a life of comfort

I hate working with people who like to find fault.

 

I love minimalism and efficiency

I hate excessive red tape and bureaucracy.

 

I love the idea of leaving behind an illustrious legacy

I hate seeing kids being brought up with excessive leniency.

 

I love World Vision child sponsorship

I hate seeing under-privileged children enduring hardship.

 

I love to see families living in harmony

I hate to see marriages ending in acrimony.

 

I love the power of leverage

I hate investments whose returns are below average.

 

I love cryptos as an investment vehicle

I hate being caught in any vicious down cycle.

 

I love Facebook as a social inter-acting platform

I hate being given the ultimatum to conform.

 

I love to express my gratitude

I hate being bombarded by platitudes.

 

I love outpourings of jubilation

I hate to undergo trials and tribulations.

 

I love it when the decision is unanimous

I hate it when relations go acrimonious.

 

I love it when my idea receives a lot of endorsements

I hate arousing negative sentiments.

 

I love to be an inspiration

I hate seeing kids deprived of education.

 

I love inspiration in heavy doses

I hate incurring huge losses.

 

I love it when I accomplish something through serendipity

I hate seeing people wallowing in self-pity.

 

I love voices that are mellifluous

I hate answering questions that are superfluous.