Welcoming 2013

HAPPY & PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO 
DEAR VISITORS 

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My first thought for today's entry was a reminiscence of what I wrote at the stroke of midnight 51 years ago tonight. But I decided otherwise as my last week's entry was also related to a reminiscence. I should not bore my visitors with too much of 'Pakcik reminisces'.

Not unlike many growing up young adults I used to sit back in  front of a new diary enthusiastically thinking what my new year'slist of resolutions ought to consist of. Almost on all occasions the list would be a repeat of the same, year after year, to be forgotten no sooner than it had been put into writing.

Those were the days. Now, not unlike elderly folks, the thought grows more philosophical. I am sorry my today's thought goes in Malay. Perhaps, I should seek someone like Ninotaziz to translate the thought into English. What I am saying below may not sound coherent to my dear readers as it does to me. I apologise for my inadeuacy in modern literary Malay. So, here it goes:

Menghadapi pertemuan

From the long way back

Throughy tunnels

Sudah jauh perjalanan ku

Melalui pelbagai persimpangan

Jalan yang berliku liku

Ada kala melanggar larangan

Bila matahari hampir terbenam

Akan berakhir satu penghijrahan

Tiada lagi yang aku idam

Untuk menghadapi satu pertemuan

Sudak berakhir masanya

Memperbaharui cita cita dan azam 

Dengan kudrat yang masik ada

Biarlah budi sahaja yang ku tanam

Untuk menghadapi pertemuan

The end is there for sure

Berkhidmat kerana Tuhan untuk kemanusiaan

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NINOT has kindly given the followinginterpreration:

To face the Absolute One  



I have travelled the long road

The bends and the corners

Faced with difficult passes

At times, my not so 'kosher' choices 
  

At the end of the road

My journey and salvation

No more shall I ask for

   To face the Absolute One 



I have passed by all the roads

Too late to change course or my mind

What's left in these hands of mine

Deeds shall be all I leave behind



     To face the Absolute One  

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Thank you, NINOTAZIZ