Work Vs. Family (I)

I ran into a stranger as he passed by,

'Oh excuse me please' was my reply.

He said, 'Please excuse me too;

I did not notice you.'

We were very polite,

this stranger and I.

We went on our way

and we said goodbye.

But at home

a different scenario,

How we treat our loved ones,

young and old.

Later that day

while preparing dinner,

My son stood

beside me very still.

When I turned

I nearly knocked him down.

'Move away,' I shouted.

He walked off slowly

his little heart broken.

I didn't realize

how harshly I'd spoken

While I lay awake in bed,

A small voice came to me

'While dealing with a stranger,

common courtesy you used,

but that someone you love,

you seem to abuse......

Go and look on the kitchen floor,

You'll find some flowers behind the door.

Those are the flowers he brought for you.

He picked them himself: pink, yellow and orange.

He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,

you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes.'

By this time

I felt very small,

And now my tears

began to fall.

I quietly went

And bend towards his bed;

'Wake up, little one, wake up,' I said. '

Are these the flowers you picked for me?'

He smiled, 'I found 'them', in our garden.

I picked 'them' because they're pretty like you.

I knew you'd like 'them', especially the yellow.'

I said, 'Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today;

I shouldn't have yelled at you that way.'

He said, 'Oh, Mom, that's ok.

I love you anyway.'

I said, 'Son, I love you too,

and I like the flowers, especially the yellow.'

Are you aware that if we died tomorrow,

the company that we are working for

could easily replace us in a matter of days.

But the family

we leave behind will feel the loss

for the rest of their lives.

But suprisingly

we pour ourselves more into work

rather than into our own family

This is an unwise investment indeed.

So...what's behind this story ?

What say you.....???????

Move on

Disappointment are like road humps,

They slow you down a bit

but you'll soon enjoy the smooth road afterwards.

Do not stay on the humps,

for far too long,

Move on.

When you feel down,

because you did not get what you want,

just sit tight and be happy,

because Lord Buddha is thinking

of something better to give you.

Domestic Violence

Wife Abuse is assosiated with a deliberate act of causing physical or mental suffering on the spouse.

It usually occurs when they are in conflict or unable to control their own emotions.

The problem of wife abuse is a serious matter and should be taken into serious considerations.

The husband often becomes the major abuser.

Cases of wife-abuses are on a rise recently...esp in Malaysia.

The common factors include:

-Extramarital affair
-Unemployment
-Work pressure
-Financial worries
-Excessive drinking and drug abuse

Beast-Part II

The continuation of Ms. W's story.










It never crossed one's mind that such a well mannered guy would have the guts to hit the woman whom he had married for more than a decade.


The beast holds a high ranking position at a MNC.


Therefore, it's pretty hard for one to believe that Beast could had done such a nasty thing to his wife.

Beast seems to be a soft spoken kind and a loving family man.

Probably, it's only "drama minggu ini". Beast must has been an award winning artiste..in his own way. Who knows..

Well..I do not have a clear picture about what actually happened between Ms. W and Beast.

Therefore, I daren't elaborate further. I wouldn't say that Ms. W is right meanwhile Beast is in the wrong side.

Ii wrong for me get into such conclusion without hearing Beast side of story.

However, Beast is extremely wrong for hurting Ms. W physically if not mentally.


What say you ?



A Troubled Union

Beast-Part I

I have this sad tales to share in my blog today. However, I need protect the identity the person involved as she doesn't know that I would make this as one of my post here. Sorry, Ms W.

In order to maintain her anonymity, lets call her Ms. W.

I had known her since our secondary school days. Which is exactly two decades...phew....am I that old hah ? Yup..we left our beloved all-girls school way back in 1988. She started working meanwhile yours truly went to an all-boys school for Form 6.

Both of us went separate ways but kept in touch thru phone calls and meet for makan once in a blue moon. You know lah..the gap between a student and a working personnel...two different world. Our topic of conversations were narrowed to merely exchanging greetings.

Nevertheless, our friendship still maintains right till today.

Over the years, we did visit each other and go for lunches together.


I received a call from Ms. W on Sunday morning. She sounded pretty sad as if she was facing some trouble. I invited her for 'dim sum' but she rejected. I suspected something amiss in her voice.

Ms. W's call still bothers me....so I ....

So, I went over to Ms. W's office this afternoon, hoping that I could get a clearer picture of it.

It's school holidays and my schedule wasn't tight. Furthermore, my boy had gone over to grandma's house. ...which means...yours truly could 'sneek-out' for a lil "jalan-jalan,buat siasatan".

There's a famous chicken rice outlet near Ms. W's office, so I thought perhaps we could have lunch together.

But her colleague informed me that Ms. W. is on MC.

To cut the story short, yours truly being a 'kei poh chi'.......hopped over to Ms. W's house which is a short distance away.


I was shocked to see her this time around. She literally looked like a walking aubergine @ brinjal. Her entire face were swollen and there were bruises on both cheeks.

She attempted to hide it with a face towel. Tears emerged from her redden eyes.

I didn't utter a single word but immediately hugged her. I knew she needed it badly from a friend...a good friend.

When she regained her composure, I began to investigate.....kei poh chi la... I realised that there were more blue black marks on her other body parts.

I wonder....What kind of homo sapien could have this heart to do this inhuman act to such a fragile woman?


I do not know what actually happened in her relationship with her man.....but I strongly disagree to see men laying hands on the weaker sex.

I really looked down on such beast ! What about you...?

Let's seek some justice...!












Ann's Advice for Ms. W.

-Lodge a police report.

-Leave him.

-Children ? You can bring up the kids without him as you're financially independent.

-Lastly....the decision still lies in your hands.



Hey..I'm not trying to be smart nor intending to replace Datuk Michael Chong.

This is just "Kei Poh Ann".