Bukit Gombak

Ever been led down a fleet of steep stone steps amidst a wooded area grazing a lake, blind folded? When on opening your eyes, the spectacle before you happens to be sheer breath taking, the experience counts as simply amazing!

A couple of friends took me to a lake calmly nestled in between a hillock and swaying tall trees. It was just one of those random spots that one discovers by acciden
t when traveling, a haven of serenity, the kind of place that inspires the artist within you.

We sat there on rocks for a while as the last rays of the sun having swept through the skies gave way to a balmy star studded night. A frog jumped into the water, a couple sang songs on a guitar and 3 girls chatted away oblivious of time.

I love Singapore for these little brushes with nature

Moon moon where art thou !

Nature has something beautiful for everyone. Be it the the majestic sunrises and sunsets or the blushing dawn. The patter of the rain or the roar of the thunder. A bug crawling up its way on a tender leaf or the croaking bull frog at night. 

Nature is the new born calf learning to get up on its feet, it is the chirping of a thousand birds at dusk. It is warm summer days and cool winter evenings. It inspires poets to write of love, life, joy and beauty. It is the promise of goodness and purity and of everything that is right and pleasing.

Last night while walking back home with a friend, the two of us paused and looked up at the moon, It was hidden between the torn curtains of the clouds. At times it peeked at us from between the tattered holes in the cloud and at times it disappeared completely for a while engulfed by the silver gray clouds and then yet again It would reappear.

This reminded me of playing peek-a-boo with babies. The child wonders where we are when we hide and then gurgles with unsuppressed delight when we reappear. 

Isn't it better to live life that way? What fun would it be to merely to walk at night as pompous adults, without delighting at these games that nature plays.

Happy Valentines Day

It is that time of the year when red roses and little red hearts go up in shops across the world. Each year as I walk through the streets I cannot resist getting into these brightly decked shops and admiring the cutest valentine apparel for sale. A die-hard romantic that I am, I love getting little gifts, knick knacks, cards and flowers for no special reason. To be honest, I must confess here that at times on this day, I have indulged in buying myself a cute teddy or a box of heart shaped chocolates. Just because you don't have a valentine doesn't mean you cannot have the cute stuff :)

Today I was thinking of writing a story about a lost valentine, as a valentine day writing endeavor and to put some life back into this blog. However once started, I realized sad stories shouldn't have a place on this beautiful day. The purpose of this blog was to make it's readers feel good and to this end I am simply going to put up some nice quotes on love and life.

A happy valentine's day everyone :)

I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you

A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart
Don't cry because it is over, smile because it happened.

True love is when you put someone on a pedestal, and they fall - but you are there to catch them.

The heart has reasons that reason does not understand.

Love is not blind - it sees more, not less. But because it sees more, it is willing to see less

Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up.
To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world !!!