Dustanya Diri
What is Jawi?
What is Rumi?
What is Sufi?
Who is Hamzah Fansuri?
We know Marco,
We know Atlas,
We know Amerigo,
But who is Al-Attas?
Sudah hilangkah jati diri?
Ibarat Laki tinggalkan Bini!
Lupakah hati bahasa sendiri?
Adat di jiwa bak karatnya kersani!
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Categories:
malaysian, humanity, identity, spiritual,
Form: I do not know?
Philippine Paradise -Malaysian Sonnet
We dropped anchor that morn in Bacuit Bay.
I wanted to make El Nido our stay,
Philippine paradise where white sand beach
and many near out coral reefs do lay.
Matinloc Island crevice hard to reach
underwater door I wanted to breach
leading to “pristine place of paradise.”
Often I’ve heard it said sight’s beyond speech.
Until then, they say Swiftlet’s Inn is
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Categories:
malaysian, adventure,
Form: Sonnet
Lush Malaysian Hair
Lush
virgin
hair she buys;
she likes all things
plush!
Written April 8, 2017 for the L Form - Lanterne poetry contest of Broken Wings
Theme 3: Lush
Note: I researched hair extensions and found out Malaysian is the best!
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Categories:
malaysian, hair,
Form: Lanterne
Parenting As a Malaysian Father
Playing the role of parents to perfection...
We should be happy our young ones have been given the best attention.....
Giving them enough education to have a jump start in their young lives...
And we trust them to be successful in every endeavour in life...
Of course sometimes we wonder and worry if our best was good enough...
But they
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Categories:
malaysian, change, community, dad, journey,
Form: Free verse
Bomoh the Malaysian Shaman
With the self declared bomoh king around, smiles are going around...
Vigorously shared are pictures of his quirky aids and aides gathered round....
One widely circulated pictures the venerated one holding up a magical vase ....
Plain looking yet with mystical powers you could never have guessed....
This time the exalted one has deign to
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Categories:
malaysian, celebration, character, community, crazy,
Form: Narrative