The "Force & Refuse" Band My son likes to say I forceI like to say he refuseSo maybe we can form a bandCalled (what else)......Force & Refuse! He says I like to force himTo do lots of homework every dayOr make him work on his OT*Don't let up son keep going I say! I like … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #194
Sway Those jam-and-hop daysSo ingrained in my veinsEven from a mile awaySpeakers boom my body Sways I miss my undergrad nights I cannot lieThose carefree moments I recall, oh how I fly swiftly back when I hear the drums da dum da dumThe synthesizers the guitars the adrenaline on display There was a time I … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #179
Dear J, my Precious Son Guess what? I never thought it'd happen, but I learned recently that I was in fact a bona fide "Tiger Mom" Dad! Okay okay, I hear you. What's that you're asking? Well, in a nutshell, this term was made popular globally by a 'nutty' professor called Amy Chua. She's this … Continue reading Fathering Softer #2 — No More “Tiger Mom” Dad!
No Chairs Will Turn For You A broken heart is what you left I can't believe you would say thatLost my nerve and lost my faith I carried them, carried them far away A broken spirit is what I haveI can't believe you'd do me like thatDon't you know how much this means to me?I … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #154
Concerts Now Let Loose! The stage is setThe loudspeakers are boomingThe time is hereThe audience is jumping Ready to rock hardAnd dance all nightPulsating rhythms taking flightShouting Screaming Singing SoundingHoarse Off-tune Lucid Lurid They don't really careJust want to swearAt top of lungsHaving endless manic funHandphone torchlights beaming satellitesFaces shining endless delight All this is … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #143
Jam 'n' Hop Jam 'n' HopTil the sweet beats dropEvery night that first month of orientation for every freshmanNewly-minted successful ones. I don't consider myself to be one of them. In factI don't even know how I'll keep up with themSo Jam 'n' HopNo, don't tell me to stopIt's my sweet spotOut there on the … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #109
Rockin' in my car I'mRockin' in my car! Fleetwood Mac Niall Horan. Music across time unites.In my eardrums Rockin' in my car. A master of my domain. With doors firmly locked. I'm in another plain Rockin' in my car. I don't want to stop. Rain pouring outside.That'll be my excuse For what's out there but … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #106
TV's most happening music contest The Voice is back this month for its 22nd season. For me, the catchy ditty that ushers each episode says it all: "This Is The Voice!" The best part is I now get to watch it on the Star Channel via my Disney+ subscription. Before, I had to make do … Continue reading How “The Voice” stirs music and musings within me
I Just Need A Moment (Violin Musing II) So this is how it feelsWhen a dream dies.A dream I never knewWas all mine.Had I knownI would have given it back.Returned it like a dog-eared library bookOr an old shoe to its rack. But we strolled into this dream togetherDidn't we?We didn't force feed or threaten … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #53
Dear J my precious boy First off, I'm sorry. I had no idea you felt so much vitriol now for the violin. Recently, when we broached the topic of you returning to violin lessons after a long break (to prepare for your PSLE), your almost knee-jerk reaction and rejection of the idea threw your mom … Continue reading My Violin Virtuoso — From Verve to Vitriol
