Motivation In Motion: July 2008

Thursday, July 31, 2008

What To Crow About - Ref: Lily Fu - seniorsaloud.blogspot.com

WHAT TO CROW ABOUT

When you next chance to see a crow

Please do not rudely and louding crow

When only what you really need to know

Is that love for your parents must daily grow

[Ref: Lily Fu's blog: seniorsaloud.blogspot.com ]

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Thur. 31st July 2008.

Malay Mail - CyberSpot - With rhyme and reason - Wed. 30th July 2008

2nd Instalment

2. How and when did you start to blog?

(Current status… blogsites, web adds, how many hits, comments…)

Blogging started as a part-time hobby in June 2007

In response to invitation to blog for the nation's 50 years

It then became more like a God-sent passion from heaven

And still remains so with all the blood, sweat and tears

After much thinking and 'tinkering' with my main theme

On ideas of motivation being seen in constant action

And how to share without using paper in so many reams

I finally decided on poetic approach to 'Motivation In Motion'

My poems in my blog under Blogger.com are now my 'trade-marks'

And it's often interesting to read my visitors' frank remarks

While a handful appear to be critical enough to leave their marks

The majority have been most generous in their praises and sparks

My 'poetic' style appears rigid yet it's so flexible

Since it's more conversational than being traditional

Even though rhythms and rhymes are often in where possible

The message being the real massage is what's additional

Readers are most welcome to read inbetween the lines

And with their own understanding the meanings to define

If the hat fits, wear it and it will be simply just fine

Otherwise, please pass it along onto others waiting in line

Numbers per se are less important as those who really care to visit

The quality of my visitors being more relevant than actual count of hits

Will be most happy if any of my poems can truly stir their heartbeats

And cause them to quickly move on motivated to do their own kind bit
(C) Samuel Goh Kim Eng - 300708

A Thief For Another Thief? Ref: Charles Hector - Malaysiakini

A THIEF FOR ANOTHER THIEF?

Remember the saying "Find a thief to catch a thief"?

Especially when it's no longer clear as to who is the real chief

Even after previous telephone conversation short and brief

It's still difficult to work out what to finally believe

Don't Be A Disgrace On Earth's Surface - Ref: Bernard Khoo - Malaysiakini

DON'T BE A DISGRACE ON EARTH'S SURFACE

Those people who harp on race

Are indeed a very big disgrace

To all mankind on earth's surface

By being wrongly here in the first place

(C)Samuel Goh Kim Eng - 310708
http://motivationinmotion.blogspot.com/
Thu. 31st July 2008.

Be On Guard Always - Ref: Anilnetto - Malaysiakini

BE ON GUARD ALWAYS

When you are not constantly on guard

You can easily be caught off guard

Finding yourself without any safeguard

When there's an important issue to regard

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Thur. 31st July 2008.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Featured in Malay Mail - Wed. 30th July 2008.

Recently I was 'blogspotted' by Sheila Rahman on behalf of Malay Mail (MM) and was 'email interviewed' by having to provide my personal answers to a set of questions mainly in relation to me as a blogger.

My submitted answers (written entirely in the form of poems) were then passed on to young budding journalist Gabey Goh for her editing to churn out the CyberSpot feature article (in page 14 of MM Wed. 30th July 2008) under the main heading "WITH RHYME AND REASON" with my blog's original title "Motivation In Motion" as the sub-heading in the abridged form (due to space constraint, etc).

For the full benefit of fellow bloggers, blog visitors and 'blog researchers', I will post all my (uncensored) answers (in instalments) as delivered to Gabey via email for readers' pleasure/treasure &/or 'bashing/thrashing (flogging).'

1st Instalment - "About Me"

When it comes to blogging through the Internet

Your true age is really not an issue as a fact

Whether 16 or 60+ you can still blog on to bet

On your own individual blog or done as a pact

When there's no specific calling to preach

Then the other way to go right out to reach

Will be in the classrooms with students to teach

Though it may not be as easy as eating a peach

Being the elder of two Kuala Lumpur sons

I had my fair share of the blazing sun

Though childhood was not totally fun

I managed to survive with limited fund

Proud to be a pure bred of the KL Methodist Boys'School

With excellent all round education without cover of wool

Famous for being occasionally hot even for students cool

With opportunity to be well equipped with spiritual tool

Blessed with an Australian Colombo Plan scholarship

Had my fair share of doing research with Merino sheep

Throuhout four seasons in Armidale of NSW I could sleep

With many fond memories still fresh in mind to dearly keep

Academic studies were balanced with wide varieties of activities

Within the campus and occasionally outside with the local community

One year in Sydney University International House topped capacities

Of living an extremely hectic university life within a state's capital city

Obtained a B.Sc.(Hons) from the University of New England

Majoring in animal physiology instead of zoology by choice

Followed by a Diploma In Education as in original plan

In 'mother' Sydney University with much joy to rejoice

Served in various secondary schools in mainland Malaysia

Under CP scholarship bond for the first five years

Mainly as a science or biology teacher to be sure

From Kajang to Ipoh as civil servant without fears

Working within the educational system by principle

With basic knowledge of Mandarin was chosen as principal

Before retiring after reaching my career's limited pinnacle

To attend to other personal matters deemed more critical

Chosen as Commonwealth Foundation Fellow in April 1989

Travelled to England* and East Africa on goodwill tour

Along with 11 other Commonwealth representatives we got on fine

Interacting with NGOs and governments by the hours without being sour

* Including an audience with the Queen in the Winsor Castle

Please Stick To Official Duty - Ref: Lim Kit Siang - Malaysiakini

PLEASE STICK TO OFFICIAL DUTY

How we wish that people stick to their official duty

And not indulge in any other matter dirty

Or what is also regarded as filthy

So that we can have public safety

What Tale To Tail Now? Ref: Susan Loone - Malaysiakini

WHAT TALE TO TAIL NOW?

The medical reports do make an interesting tale

Even though most of us can't make any head or tail

Of what's really going on in the chase for so many tails

While the heads are still safely tucked away inbetween the tails

What's Cooking In The Pot? Ref: The Writer - Malaysiakini

WHAT'S COOKING IN THE POT?

We can't help but wonder what's cooking in the pot

With so many c(r)ooks having a hand in the pot

Even though only one person is targeted to be put on the spot

Yet there are so many new players now entering the plot

For Crying Out Loud - Ref: Anwar Ibrahim - Malaysiakini

FOR CRYING OUT LOUD

Sometimes we don't know whether to laugh or to cry

When ridiculous things happen we can't help laughing

When sad and bad things happen we can't help crying

When will all these stupid things stop for our eyes to stay dry?

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

No False Witnessing Please - Ref: Mahaguru58 - Malaysiakini

NO FALSE WITNESSING PLEASE

"You must not bear false witness"

You must not exploit human weakness

You must confess and quickly repent

Before your life on earth is spent

Rainforest Missing - Ref: Anilnetto - Malaysiakini

RAINFOREST MISSING

After the rain is over

The forest is gone

With oil palm to hover

Together with a song

To Be Uniform Or To Conform? - Ref: Lim Kit Siang - Malaysiakini

TO BE UNIFORM OR TO CONFORM?

What's the use of wearing uniforms

Without uniform intakes and opportunities

With frequent talks only of reforms

Without freedom for educational creativities?

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Tue. 29th July 2008.

Don't Fake Till You Die - Ref: Malaysiakini

DON'T FAKE TILL YOU DIE

What you cannot really fake

Will be what you eat as cake

Since you don't take the humble pie

Your conscience will prick you till you die

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Tue. 29th July 2008.

As New Chief - Ref: The Writer - Malaysiakini

AS NEW CHIEF

"New broom sweeps clean"

No longer on cobwebs lean

With so much more to glean

Know exactly when to wean

What's In The Next Script? - Ref: The Writer - Malaysiakini

WHAT'S IN THE NEXT SCRIPT?

What should have been a clear-cut case to scare or scar

Or right from the start a completely non-issue at all

Has now turned into a mystery drama worthy of a backlane 'oscar'

With all parties involved waiting for the next major directive or call

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Tue. 29th July 2008.

On Reaching Three - Ref: Susan Loone - Malaysiakini

ON REACHING THREE

Congrats on reaching three

Don't let the cat climb up the tree

It's not just the language that's free

It has to be the message you share with glee

Being Charged Is No Small Matter - Ref: Bernard Khoo - Malaysiakini

BEING CHARGED IS NO SMALL MATTER

Being publicly accused of an alleged crime is no small matter

Worse still when it's sodomy that won't make anyone pregnant or any fatter

For those really guilty it's time to put on the fetter

Whether or not they like to eat margarine or butter

Monday, July 28, 2008

Let Justice Not Be Doctored - Ref: Anwar Ibrahim - Malaysiakini

LET JUSTICE NOT BE DOCTORED

For the sake of natural and international justice

Let there not be any report that's been doctored

That will attract the wrong character to entice

Resulting in some many others being factored

Right Target But Wrong Victim? - Ref: Nat Tan - Malaysiakini

RIGHT TARGET BUT WRONG VICTIM?

Let's pray that the 'soft' victim

Won't become the 'prime' target

For not being within the same team

And having its roots to forget

Duty To Keep Integrity - Ref: Susan Loone - Malaysiakini

DUTY TO KEEP INTEGRITY

Let us all champion professional integrity

Doing whatever is necessary beyond call of duty

Taking a required safety break as though off duty

Keeping own self-respect as highest mark of integrity

Sunday, July 27, 2008

When one tries to buy time

It's tougher than selling lime

Even when sold at merely a dime

It's still a price too prime

Buying Time For A Dime - Ref: Lim Kit Siang - Malaysiakini

BUYING TIME FOR A DIME

When one tries to buy time

It's tougher than selling lime

Even when sold at merely a dime

It's still a price too prime

Charge Only When There's A Real Change - Ref: Disquiet - Malaysiakini

CHARGE ONLY WHEN THERE'S A REAL CHANGE

How can there be a charge

When there's no real change

To what's claimed as a discharge

When it can't be done within the disputed range

Say Goodbye To Lies With Alibi - Ref: Anwar Ibrahim - Malaysiakini

SAY GOODBYE TO LIES WITH ALIBI

When you have a strong enough alibi

To all false accusations say goodbye

And rehashed tale people won't buy

All alleged cases will simply die

Any Wonder Why We Wander? Ref: Charles Hector - Malaysiakini

ANY WONDER WHY WE WANDER?

What does the future hold I wonder

When I hear statements bold I ponder

When I sense a heart that's cold I wander

When I know what's sold I won't pander

(C)Samuel Goh Kim Eng - 270708
http://MotivationInMotion.blogspot.com
Sun. 27th July 2008.

Saturday, July 26, 2008

What Crown For Me? - Ref; Bernard Khoo - Malaysiakini

WHAT CROWN FOR ME?

'Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown' (Book title)

When I wear mine please do not frown

For I won't know its colour even if it's brown

But please me know quickly if I wear it upside down

Best Car To Travel Far - Mustafa K Anuar - Malaysiakini

BEST CAR TO TRAVEL FAR

"Baby you can drive my car!"

Whether or not you're travelling far

Afterall you're not just out from the bar

And there are cookies still left in the jar

On Courage And Sacrifice - Ref: Haris Ibrahim - Malaysiakini

ON COURAGE AND SACRIFICE

On courage and sacrifice often seen among ordinary folks

They are independent of age and whether or not they eat rice with yolks

Some may be triggered off into action by the right pokes

Others may feel the need to change what are deemed as serious jokes

Question Of Motive In Each Case - Ref: Charles Hector- Malaysiakini

QUESTION OF MOTIVE IN EACH CASE

In practically any serious murder case

The main question to be answered is related to 'motive'

After the prime suspects have formed the base

Those likely to 'gain' most need to be proven with evidence substantive

Respect For International Opinions - Ref: Anwar Ibrahim - Malaysiakini

RESPECT FOR INTERNATIONAL OPINIONS

It's certainly a great mark of respect

To be endorsed by international leaders

Who certainly must have checked every aspect

Of information available to them from feeders

Thursday, July 24, 2008

The Need To Pray - Ref: NECF - 40 Days

THE NEED TO PRAY
Indeed we need to pray like crazy
For survival of nation's democracy
To avoid a future that's really hazy
Let's intercede by being kept busy

Get On To The National Track - Ref: Anwar Ibrahim - Malaysiakini

GET ON TO THE NATIONAL TRACK

Being on track is one thing

Being on the right track is everything

Achieving political goals is one thing

Achieving national goals is the only thing

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Thu. 24th July 2008.

Which Court To Court? - Ref: Tok Mommy - Maria A Samad - Malaysiakini

WHICH COURT TO COURT?

We have our man-made courts on earth

And there's still a divine court above

Whatever can't be solved through human birth

We'll need not man's hate but God's love

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Thu. 24th July 2008.

No Perfect Hiding Place - Ref: Jatt - Malaysiakini

NO PERFECT HIDING PLACE

In this world there's no perfect hiding place

Whether or not there's any plan for anyone to displace

Though more often it's a case of gross careless misplace

That may lead eventually to grand public disgrace

On Tony Melendez - Ref: Anilnetto - Malaysiakini

ON TONY MELENDEZ
Though he has no arms of his own

He's a source of inspiration to all

To play guitar and sing as in His call

Safe in His arms he'll win his own crown

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Thur. 24th July 2008.

How Will The Undercurrent Flow? - Ref: Lim Kit Siang - Malaysiakini

HOW WILL THE UNDERCURRENT FLOW?

Under the guise of race and religion there's plenty of undercurrent

With uncertainty of the direction which it will eventually flow

Trying to keep up with what's really in vogue and still current

There's still unlimited amount of air hot and cold for leaders to blow

Justice In And Out Of Court - Ref: Susan Loone - Malaysiakini

JUSTICE IN AND OUT OF COURT

"Justice is mine!" says the Lord

It goes beyond any keris or sword

It will be dispensed both inside and outside the court

There will be no escape for all those guilty by evil caught

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Full Expressions Needed In Religion - Ref: Anilnetto - Malaysiakini

FULL EXPRESSIONS NEEDED IN RELIGION

What 'Herald' is doing right now is 'sticking to religion'

To freely live up to expectations with full life's expressions

It has to let its light shine before all earthly legions

To lift all of earth's peoples up from their depressions

Making Comparisons - Ref: Anilnetto & Dr Farish Noor - Malaysiakini

MAKING COMPARISONS

Compared to Western countries we are still far out

Compared to Asian countries we are still slightly in

But still not sufficiently in to really shout about

When there's still so much room for improvement to really win

Keeping Name Intact Or In Fact? Ref: Charles Hector - Malaysiakini

KEEPING NAME INTACT OR IN FACT?

It's more than a question if other religions can also call their God correctly by that commonly used name

It's also a subtle form of formal religious 'domination' by declaring exclusivity in the public use of the name

It's an excuse that followers will be confused when they are refused monopoly in the usage of such a historical name

It's kind of strange that those who are enlightened and liberated have no problem at all in the sharing of the same name

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Selective Station In Real Life - Ref: Susan Loone - Malaysiakini

SELECTIVE STATION IN REAL LIFE

For some it's investigation

For a few it's prosecution

For one or two it's persecution

For all of us it's divisive diversion

Practise Laws With Justice - Ref: Disquiet - Malik Imtiaz Sarwar - Malaysiakini

PRACTISE LAWS WITH JUSTICE

Only good laws will display fair justice

That all people long for beyond mere notice

Simple enough to understand even for a law novice

Such laws are what we need to be put into practice

Give All Champions Their Due Recognition - Ref: Lim Kit Siang - Malaysiakini

GIVE ALL CHAMPIONS THEIR DUE RECOGNITION

Let's be sporting enough to give due recognition

To all our top sports personnel over all the years

Serving as models and encouragements of distinction

Even though they had already earned their fans' cheers

What Final Bill To Kill? - Ref:Susan Loone - Malaysiakini

WHAT FINAL BILL TO KILL?

The suspense is really killing

Who will get the final billing

With so many factors chilling

When will it stop the drilling?

(C)Samuel Goh Kim Eng - 220708
http://MotivationInMotion.blogspot.com
Tue. 22nd July 2008.

Monday, July 21, 2008

Don't Be Distractive And Destructive - Ref:Daniel Ng - Malaysiakini

DON'T BE DISTRACTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE

How can a nation still be attractive

With so many major issues so distractive

Heading in the direction that may be destructive

How then can the country still be really productive?

Games Politicians Play - Ref: Susan Loone - Malaysiakini

GAMES POLITICIANS PLAY

Politicians love to play the musical bed with strange bedfellows

They don't care too much as long as they fit inside as follows:

There will be unequal sharing of the birdnests as with the swallows

They must be able to float even when the water level in bed is shallow

The Whole Naked Truth Please - Ref: Malaysiakini

THE WHOLE NAKED TRUTH PLEASE

Will the naked truth be ever fully known

To show the whole world what was really shown

So that there's no need for hot air to be blown

Over any matter that's naturally grown

Bowing Out Graciously - Ref:Charles Hector- Malaysiakini

BOWING OUT GRACIOUSLY

It has been the practice in some countries

Whenever there's any big scandal involved

The minister concerned will take all responsibilities

And graciously resign as part of the manner for case to be resolved

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Top Dog Picks Its Own Bone - Ref: Anwar Ibrahim - Malaysiakini

TOP DOG PICKS ITS OWN BONE

Whatever 'action' is done or not done

Is decided by those in charge at the top

Similar to how a top dog chooses its bone

Until it's in its mouth it will never stop

Saturday, July 19, 2008

Still Wrong Thinking After 50 Years? - Ref: Public Scholarships

STILL WRONG THINKING AFTER 50 YEARS?

How can we as the nation's citizens be glad

When we, even after 50 years, feel so sad

Knowing that micro* thinking is always bad

While macro** thinking is still not a fad

*racial ** national

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Sat. 19th July 2008.

Out Of The Blue Comes A Flue To Glue The Clue - Ref: Anwar Ibrahim - Malaysiakini

OUT OF THE BLUE COMES A FLUE TO GLUE THE CLUE

When the Egyptian mummy's DNA can still give a very useful clue

How come local 'experts' declare 10 years as being out of the blue

Unless they are going around looking completely for the wrong glue

Or where there're too many big fires they urgently need an extra flue

'Hide & Seek' With Report? - Ref: Anilnetto - Malaysiakini

'HIDE & SEEK' WITH REPORT?

The request and search for the report

Have now turned into a form of sport

With it being used as weapon of last resort

Any attempt to get it will face a smug retort

Lice-Free Police - Ref: Charles Hector - Malaysiakini

LICE-FREE POLICE

In the game of 'Police and Robber'

Everyone only wants to play 'Police'

Rather than to take the role like rubber

Even though it's regarded to be free from lice

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Sat. 19th July 2008.

What Else Is Fresh? Ref: Charles Hector - Malaysiakini

WHAT ELSE IS FRESH?

It used to be a pound of flesh

Now they want the DNA fresh

Even after a private 'flash'

Now waiting for royal flush

Deemed Guilty Until Proven Innocent? - Ref:Dr Chua - Malaysiakini

DEEMED GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT?

This is definitely a very unusual case

When the accused has to first prove his innocent base

Even before being formally charged clearly in court

He's totally stripped of his physical dignity with measurements to court

Friday, July 18, 2008

Make A Brave Recovery - Ref: Haris Ibrahim - Malaysiakini

MAKE A BRAVE RECOVERY

Wishing you a speedy recovery

Come back with fresh discovery

Share more with great bravery

Life is more than water and bakery

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Fri. 18th July 2008.

Arrest Under Test - Ref:Jelas - Nat Tan - Malaysiakini

ARREST UNDER TEST

Is it really correct to go and dramatically arrest

Someone somebody else regards as a nuisance or ‘pest’

Even before the case is in place for a proper test

Causing the majority of the people this episode to detest

It's Healthy To Walk The Talk - Ref: Nuraina AS - Malaysiakini

IT'S HEALTHY TO WALK THE TALK

It's always healthy to take an open walk

And have someone friendly to chit-chat or talk

Rather than being stuck within any room with chalk

Or to face any unnecessary roadblock as a balk

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Change For The Better - Ref:Anilnetto - Malaysiakini

CHANGE FOR THE BETTER

As we look forward to the major next change

Let's pray that it'll be a much better change

That will cover all vital issues over a wide range

With no good stuff done ever considered as strange

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Thur. 17th July 2008.

Any Answer For Freedom? Ref: Jelas-NatTan-Malaysiakini

ANY ANSWER FOR FREEDOM?

"What price freedom?" is an old question

Do we today still have the right answer?

Will truth with justice be our last bastion

Or do we still have to say, "Yes, Sir! No, Sir!"

There's Deception Behind This Reception - Ref: Bennylohstocks/The Arrest

THERE'S DECEPTION BEHIND THIS RECEPTION

I'm not supposed to be any special exception

Yet I was given such a surprising reception

What better way to play the game of deception

When society at large frowns on open confrontation

Respect Shown? My Foot! - Ref: Susan Loone/ Anwar Ibrahim - Malaysiakini

RESPECT SHOWN? MY FOOT!

What is there really to gain

To torture a man with back pain?

What respect is shown at the door

When you have to sleep on cement floor?

Games People Play - Ref: Mahaguru58 - Malaysiakini

GAMES PEOPLE PLAY

Let's all try to play CSI with DNA

Then we really have up our sleeve an ace

Now that we're all so high tech in space age

Failing to do magic with DNA will be to our disgrace?

Being Punished Before Being Found Guilty - Ref: Anwar Ibrahim - Malaysiakini

BEING PUNISHED BEFORE BEING FOUND GUILTY

How can anyone be so cruelly condemned

Even long before being charged in court?

How can a country's image be redeemed

With so many strange conducts to court?

Be Worthy - Ref: New Hope For Malaysia - Anwar Ibrahim - Malaysiakini

BE WORTHY

To journalists any news item is considered newsworthy

If it's fighting for a just cause that's praiseworthy

Or at the bare minimum any public issue that's noteworthy

But the most important of all is to make ourselves worthy

Keep Right Light In Sight - Ref: E Contrario - Tian Chua - Malaysiakini

KEEP RIGHT LIGHT IN SIGHT

When we all do what is right

We'll all get to see the light

We'll all have a future bright

From God we'll never lose sight

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Thur. 17th July 2008.

Dial And Attest - Ref: Lim Kit Siang - Malaysiakini

DIAL AND ATTEST

With your phone in your hand you just dial

With right number you get nation on a trial

Those out of favour are served with arrests

With classical examples that all can attest

Thur. 17th July 2008.

Be Strong When Not In The Wrong - Ref. Anwar Ibrahim - Malaysiakini

BE STRONG WHEN NOT IN THE WRONG

You have every reason to remain being strong

When you are neither guilty nor in the wrong

You can still go on to sing your own theme song

From coast to coast the whole day and night long

(C)Samuel Goh Kim Eng - 170708
http://motivationinmotion.blogspot.com/
Thu. 17th July 2008.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Good Lord To Reassure When Faced With Pressure - Ref: Mahaguru58-Malaysiakini

GOOD LORD TO REASSURE WHEN FACED WITH PRESSURE

Arrest in haste and regret at leisure

Let's not abuse the use of undue pressure

For ultimately in fair justice we all treasure

With the good Lord above to all of us to reassure

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Wed. 16th July 2008.

Make Things Better And Not People Fatter - Ref: Susan Loone - Malaysiakini

MAKE THINGS BETTER AND NOT PEOPLE FATTER

Let's pray that things will not become worse before they become better

Since there are already far too many issues concerning basic bread and butter

But when we all sit down to analyse the question "What's really the matter?"

Let's tackle the crux of the matter without making anyone getting any fatter

(C)Samuel Goh Kim Eng - 160708
http://MotivationInMotion.blogspot.com
Wed. 16th July 2008.

Final Bill For Those Who Overkill - Ref: Kit - Malaysiakini

FINAL BILL FOR THOSE WHO OVERKILL

There is now the unfortunate culture of 'overkill'

Whereby there's no more regard for professional skill

Causing innocent victims to swallow the bitter pill

But all evil wrongdoers must still pay the final bill

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Let's Be Fair And Kind - Ref:Kit - Malaysiakini

LET'S BE FAIR AND KIND

Even if there's now missing the milk of human kindness

Let's pray that there still exists the principle of humn fairness

Let's hope there's still fair play around to really harness

With brave justice abound to lead to greater happiness

Beyond Sex Education - Ref:HarisIbrahim-People'sParliament-Malaysiakini

BEYOND SEX EDUCATION

They must be taught more than mere 'sex education'

With late teens better understanding human relations

To ensure that they get the right kinds of equations

To help them better cope under any sort of situation

Please Don't Over React - Ref: KhooKayPeng - Malaysiakini

PLEASE DON'T OVER REACT

It's okay to react a bit but please don't over react

When limited info available is blown out of proportion as fact

There are surely better means of regulating traffic in any perceived threat

Without causing the innocent motorists to waste fuel and burn up their tyre thread

Monday, July 14, 2008

Early Fills For All Bills - Ref: Kit - Malaysiakini

EARLY FILLS FOR ALL BILLS

All politicians go for a quick kill

Regardless of their political skill

They all can't hang on to their bills

They have to quickly take their fills

Favourite Quotations of Joshua Tan Poh Kong (Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia) - 140708

"He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for making anything else." [Benjamin Franklin]

"I do not know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody." [Bill Cosby]

"The art of being wise is the art of knowing where to overlook." [William James]

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After Four Years

AFTER FOUR YEARS

To everything there's a season

Even when there's no real reason

So you just have to be patient anyway

Even if it's for love to come your way

(C) Samuel Goh Kim Eng - 140708
http://MotivationInMotion.blogspot.com
Mon. 14th July 2008.
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Mon. 14th July 2008.

Don't Be A Prisoner Of Own Reason - Ref:Margeemar-Malaysiakini

DON'T BE A PRISONER OF OWN REASON

The august house is now either a fortress or a self-made prison

To be made so very secured based on possible 'fear of treason'

With 'apologies' to all those out on the road in this driving season

When decisions based on phobias are well beyond any rational reason

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Touched By Being Kept In Touch - Ref: A.Bahaman (ShahAlam,Selangor,Malaysia)

TOUCHED BY BEING KEPT IN TOUCH (VIA SMS)

I am deeply touched

By your desire to keep in touch

May you continue to be blessed

Without any thoughts of "couldn't care less"

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Sun. 13th July 2008.

"Never Regret..." - Ref: A.Bahaman (Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia) - 110708

"Never regret the choices we have made.

Always be satisfied with what we have now.

Life isn't perfect; it is a blend of joy and sorrow.

It is just a matter of how you deal with it!

Be happy always!!!!!"

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Favourite Quotations Of Joshua Tan Poh Kong (Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia) - 130708

"I am not smart. It is just that I stay with the problem longer." - [Albert Einstein]

"Leadership is what gives an organisation its vision and the ability to translate the vision into reality"

[Warren Bennis & Burt Nanus]

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What's Lost? - Popular Quotations Of Joshua Tan Poh Kong (Ipoh, Perak,Malaysia) - 130708

WHAT'S LOST?

"When wealth is lost, nothing is lost;

When health is lost, something is lost;

When character is lost, all is lost." - [German Proverb]

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Spies Vs Pies? - Ref: Malaysiakini

SPIES VS PIES?

There are practically no countries truly free from spies

It's only a question of whether friendly or hostile spies

Don't expect too many pies to drop from the heavenly skies

Whether or not they are heavily sprinkled with five spices

The Needs For Alternative Media? - Ref: Mustafa - Malaysiakini

THE NEEDS FOR ALTERNATIVE MEDIA?

Neither overestimate nor underestimate the power of timely sensible blogs and SMSes

They have their specific roles to play and purposes to serve

The needs for news and information that can be trusted by the masses

At the right time with all the correct contents without pretence and reserve

Can't Slow Down And Drown - Ref:Rocky'sBru-Malaysiakini

CAN'T SLOW DOWN AND DROWN

There's simply no chance to slow down

Otherwise you'll simply sink or even drown

Even worse still you'll lose your political crown

And may be regarded by all and sundry as mere Mr Brown

What Shelf To Be In? - Ref: NewHope-Malaysiakini

WHAT SHELF TO BE IN?

Will history ever repeat itself

After being kept on the shelf

To be lonely again with oneself

Without ever condemning ownself?

What Ship To Sail In? - Ref:Kit - Malaysiakini

WHAT SHIP TO SAIL IN?

When a nation wants to sail in the high sea with the best ship

Gather your very best sailors from all over the land for the ship

Be sure to have the right calibre and fair captain to head the ship

Lest you want only lost sheep in an eventually leaking sinking ship

To Distinguish Between Sinner And Sin - Ref: Malaysiakini

TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN SINNER AND SIN

We are taught to hate the sin but to love the sinner

If we know how to separate the action from the actor

Though it may not be so simple as to distinguish lunch from dinner

We need to examine it from both religious and intellectual factors

Friday, July 11, 2008

Waiting As A Matter Of Fate? - NurainaAS-Malaysiakini

WAITING AS A MATTER OF FATE?

Time is always too long for anyone who waits

Especially when delay tactics are used as a bait

For some whatever happens is a matter of fate

For others the carrots offered are more of a fake

The Missing Human Compassion - Ref: Rocky'sBru - Malaysiakini

THE MISSING HUMAN COMPASSION

Where is the human compassion

Even in the daughter's final hours

Yet we only see the inhuman compression

Even if the daughter is really ours

What To Truly Measure And Treasure? - Ref: RantingsByMM-Malaysiakini

WHAT TO TRULY MEASURE AND TREASURE?

Imagine the length of skirts* now becomes a security measure

Even though a missing laptop no longer becomes a noteworthy treasure

Unhealthy hand gestures fast becoming an open approved indoor pleasure

What else must we do next to qualify for our 'first world' venture?

(C) Samuel Goh Kim Eng - 110708
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Fri. 11th July 2008.
(*Sorry, no Scots with bagpipes will ever qualify)

Any Place To Hide My Face? Ref:Bala Saga - NurainaAS-Malaysiakini

ANY PLACE TO HIDE MY FACE?

There's now no hiding place

Where you can hide your face

Better not be easily misplaced

Lest you become totally displaced

Resepct For Principled Person - Ref:Raja Petra - Interview

RESPECT FOR PRINCIPLED PERSON

We all must respect anyone with correct principles

For he will make an excellent principled disciple

To him the personality is less important than principle

And he'll go to great lengths to uphold his principles

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Let Religious Freedom Be Truly Free - Ref: DrChua - Malaysiakini

LET RELIGIOUS FREEDOM BE TRULY FREE

Religious freedom appears to be more in theory than in practice

All the best features of freedom are yet to be put into practice

When with conditions and restrictions there's no justice

Only with genuine and thorough freedom will there be justice

To Champion A Worthy Cause - Ref: Raja Petra - Malaysiakini Video

TO CHAMPION A WORTHY CAUSE

For a man fighting for a just cause

He'll never be an internet recluse

His poor laptop has often been seized

Yet he knows when is the right time to sneeze

Original Cause Of Duress - Ref: Bala Saga - Malaysiakini Video

ORIGINAL CAUSE OF DURESS

For the person holding the main key to the mystery

Better unlock it fast before it becomes history

We can now understand why you're under duress

Since you were arrested under 302 as your address

News, Yarn Or Yawn? Ref: Tok Mommy-Marina Samad - Malaysiakini

NEWS, YARN OR YAWN?

When is a news not a news?

When it's a yarn

When is a news no longer a news?

When it's a yawn

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Thur. 10th July 2008.

Let The People Be Heard Not Hurt - Ref:People's Parliament-Haris Ibrahim- Malaysiakini

LET THE PEOPLE BE HEARD NOT HURT

The voices of the masses must be heard

Let not those suffering poverty be hurt

We're dealing with people not any herd

Made up of folks who are not mere nerds

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Thur. 10th July 2008.

Please Don't Oversleep - Ref:BennyLoh - Malaysiakini

PLEASE DON'T OVERSLEEP

There will be many a slip as one sleeps

Since one hardly knows what one needs to keep

With both eyes closed one can't even peep

To see the real world filled with woes deep

More Feathers Needed To Be Together - Ref: MakalVoice - Malaysiakini

MORE FEATHERS NEEDED TO BE TOGETHER

"If you don't hang (on) together

You'll be hung separately"

Since there'll be more cover with more feathers

To help fight your cause desperately

Life Goes On Despite Imperfection - Ref: Red Chili yenleng - Malaysiakini

LIFE GOES ON DESPITE IMPERFECTION

Just as there's no perfect state

There's really no perfect society

Yet we must cope with all issues at stake

And get on in life with sufficient piety

Don't Use Vulgar Hand Gestures - Ref:Zorro - Malaysiakini

DON'T USE VULGAR HAND GESTURES

Normally it's the uneducated and uncouth

Who will use socially vulgar hand gestures

Since they can't express well with their mouth

For fear that they'll lose their dirty dentures

Fight Injustice Without Prejudice - Ref:HarisI - Malaysiakini

FIGHT INJUSTICE WITHOUT PREJUDICE

When one fights against injustice

It doesn't matter who the victims are

Since it's a fight without prejudice

It doesn't matter who the victors are

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

What's Next? Ref:Bala, Lost & Found - MichelleYoon

WHAT'S NEXT?

Where they are right now safely is not so important

As to the unfinished business of the two statutory declarations

That seem to make the whole bureaucratic system rather impotent

And thus fail to help settle the marathon case to it's final conclusions

A DIY 'Birth Certificate'? - Ref: Kit - Malaysiakini

A DIY 'BIRTH CERTIFICATE'?

The 'birth certificate' looks like a DIY job

With no other date than the baby's first sob

Not sure if it's a piece of paper meant to fob

Or an attempt to make a claim with a long lob

Favourite Quotations Of Joshua Tan Poh Kong (Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia) - 090708

"Expect great things from God,
Attempt great things for God." [William Carey]
"The problem in my life and other people's lives
is not the absence of knowing what to do,
but absence of doing it." [Peter Drucker]

"The prospect is persuaded more by the depth of your conviction

than he is by the height of your logic." [Cavett Robert]

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Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Searching From Pole To Pole? Ref: Bala Saga - Malaysiakini

SEARCHING FROM POLE TO POLE?

Only when a wanted person is running from pole to pole

Do you then really seek and need the services of the Interpol

Otherwise if it's mere hiding within any local unknown hole

We'll be better off if we start digging first with our very own hoe

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"We are all manufacturers - making good, making troubles or making excuses." [A.V. Adoit]
"Ninety nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses." [George Washington Carver]
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'We Are Family' (Song Title) - Ref: Malaysiakini

'WE ARE FAMILY' (Song Title)

When we have "Fatherhood of God"

And "Brother/Sisterhood of mankind"

We are then one big family with what we got

When we can hold hands together in kinship bind

Don't Damage Your Own Image - Ref: Malaysiakini

DON'T DAMAGE YOUR OWN IMAGE

If you want to stay away from a bad image

Don't get carried away and be on a rampage

Don't say anything that will cause damage

Stay on the right track with what you can manage

Politics Is Neither Clean Nor Dirty - Ref:DrChua - Malaysiakini

POLITICS IS NEITHER CLEAN NOR DIRTY

Politics on its own is neither clean nor dirty

It's up to politicians to make politics clean or dirty

We must really find out who's making everything filthy

Out of the political scenario which should have been pretty

Monday, July 7, 2008

Choose Peace Or Go Pieces - Ref: Malaysiakini

CHOOSE PEACE OR GO PIECES

We must thank God and all those who prayed for peace

That the rally went on smoothly though some were pissed (off)

Let's pray that all problems will be solved piece by piece

With fairness and justice so that all parties will be pleased

Favourite Quotations Of Joshua Tan Poh Kong (Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia) - 070708

"The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change." [Carl Roger]
"A great attitude is not the result of success; success is the result of a great attitude." [Earl Nightingale]
""In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity." [Albert Einstein]
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Evidence In Confidence? Ref: Malaysiakini

EVIDENCE IN CONFIDENCE?

There's always the need to separate mere speculations from hard evidences

Although there's still room for special cases of circumstantial evidences

Facts will be facts while falsehoods remain as falsehoods in any circumstance

All will be revealed and nothing can be concealed with divine providence

Sunday, July 6, 2008

Tale That Doesn't Fail - Ref: Foong - Malaysiakini

TALE THAT DOESN'T FAIL

It's certainly been quite an interesting tale

That you must read well from head to tail

Before you really get to hit it right on the nail

And be kept in various stages of suspense without fail

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Sun. 6th July 2008.

A Daughter's Response - Ref: Audie - Malaysiakini

A DAUGHTER'S RESPONSE

It's natural to be fed up and tired

After all these lonely long years

Waiting and being mentally tried

Wiping away all tears and fears

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Sun. 6th July 2008.

Favourite Quotations Of Joshua Tan Poh Kong (Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia) - 060708

"Our purpose in life is not to get ahead of other people, but to get ahead of ourselves." [Nathaniel Emmons]
"I kep six honest serving men.They taught me all I knew.
Their names are What, Why, When, Where, Who and How." [Rudyard Kipling]
"What lies beind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." [Orison Swett Marden]
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