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

Today is the day. Today is the day you are finally leaving Singapore to start a new life in Australia. We are amazed at how far you’ve come. We can still recall holding you in our arms as a baby, and now you’re moving to Australia with Amanda to pursue your dreams and goals. We’ll miss the both of you ...

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 ...

June 28 began with a glorious rainbow A creation of light after a rainfall Like light passing through a prism The sighting of a rainbow brings optimism June 28 is coming to its end There is a sign it may rain The sky is a kaleidoscope of colours With the sun surrounded by a halo. It’s time to say goodnight ...

I don’t know why the world has gone crazy With everyone seemingly caught in a frenzy The fever is really contagious Few are spared of its ravages.   Productivity takes a nosedive As workers stay up late to watch it live Harrowing stories of suicide Of people losing big betting on the wrong side.   Sex takes a back seat ...

Tossing and turning in my bed Counting sheep in my head Forlornly staring at the ceiling Sleep just ain’t coming.   The monotonous ticking of the clock Tick-tock tick-tock tick-tock Exacerbating my sleepless misery Eyes wide open feeling so weary.   Hours have gone by Soon I will be kissing the night goodbye Oh, why must you torture me so ...

The Lie by C.L. Taylor is a psychological thriller focusing on the fragility of friendships between women and what happens to their friendship when betrayal and guilt tear them apart. It is an adrenaline-pumping novel that keeps me on the edge of my seat. The novel begins in the present day with the protagonist Jane Hughes working at an animal ...

The Secret by Katerina Diamond is another book that I bought online from Bookdepository. My decision to buy it was solely on the strength of its high Goodreads rating of 4.1. ‘The Secret’ is the follow up to ‘The Teacher’ but I have not read the later. ‘The Secret’ is a complex story, touching on subjects such as abuse, drugs, ...

It is exciting times in Malaysia A country promoted as truly Asia Emerging from a decade of darkness It now aspires to be a nation of greatness.   GE14 paved the way People power held sway With a corrupt regime overthrown A new government promising hope was born.   The RAHMAN prophecy has been fulfilled It must have been God’s ...

This is the second Linwood Barclay’s book I have read, the first being No Time For Goodbye.  And like the first book, this blew me away! The author is brilliant at writing domestic thrillers that keep you on the edge of your seat. As Never Look Away starts, things are not going well for David Harwood, a small-town reporter of ...

If you enjoy psychological thrillers like Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train, you will be swept up in the pulsating, twisty tale Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney. This debut by Alice Feeney held me totally engrossed from the first page till the last. It contains complex twists and turns and I was truly confused at times and ...