Poems, Drabbles and Whatnots

SUPER EXCITING!~ XDDD

2008-11-08T12:30:00.002+08:00

I just received my copy of David Archuleta's debut album this morning - 3 days before the worldwide release date! I'm so super excited! The best part is that I entered a contest whereby his fans in Malaysia could send him a message, and he'll choose his favourite 10 to be printed and included with the album and.... mine was chosen!! XDDDD I'm so super excited XD

This is my message :

"Dear David, you have been a great inspiration for all teenagers to pursue their dreams. Thank you for brightening up our days with your wonderful music. Keep smiling!"

*still in cloud 9*

His songs are really nice =) I love it lots >w<

On a side note, some shameless advertisement XP;;

Me playing 'Crush' on the piano =D

Happy Halloween!

2008-10-31T21:12:00.005+08:00

Happy Halloween people :)
I'm celebrating it all alone this year.
Okay maybe not quite that alone ;)
Oh yea and Happy Deathday (IF I can call that happy...?) to Nearly Headless Nick XD
Managed to join the Headless Hunt yet?

(No people, I am still considerably SANE.)

Art by hockmen (taken from deviantart)

Serious forkage D:

2008-10-21T19:48:00.004+08:00

Holy Freaking Christ I just found out today the Tenipuri a.k.a The Prince of Tennis has been made into a.... drama.... in China O___O
My initial reaction was "WHAT???????!!!!!!"
I mean, gehh yes I am somewhat prejudiced but everyone knows that ;D
Ok yah I mean, why is it made into a -Chinese- drama anyway when it's originally a -Japanese- manga? Jeez... somehow I'm rather thankful that it's not a Taiwanese drama, which would suck a crapload more -.-
And no it's not only the title which is similar, EVERYTHING is similar, from the main plot to the characters to the very NAMES (they took the Kanji names and translated it to Chinese -_-)
Seriously now, are they really running out of original ideas? A few anime/manga have also been made into Chinese/Taiwanese dramas -_- (like Hana Kimi, for one)
Arghhhhh this is rather frustrating (Don't ask me why, I'm not sure myself. All I know is that I'm somehow feeling frustrated -_-)
If any China/Taiwan lovers are reading this right now and feeling mad at me, feel free to flame. You'll just be ignored. Hey, it's a free world, and everyone's entitled to have an opinion -_-

There. The poster. Wth.

Slumps down on nearest chair

2008-10-20T19:04:00.003+08:00

Ok fine so the title was just for visionary purposes only - I HAVE been sitting down on a chair for the past 2 hours =____=
Anyway I've changed my blog template - again! And I've customized it myself! Hooray!~ Though it might appear rather simple and bland I like it (Simple and Clean rofl) 8D
The picture is drawn by my 'ebil twin' @ lastwaltz >w< *glomps* Love her art ♥
Gosh the CSS/HTML codes were driving me nuts =S So yah I'm rather happy and proud of myself for actually managing to customize it, regardless of how simple/bland it appears >D
Comments? .__.

Disturbia

2008-10-17T18:19:00.004+08:00

Since October is symbolic for Halloween, I have decided to post up stuff related to the darker side for this whole month <3 And since I'm feeling rather bored again (exhausted, actually, but oh well) I'm posting up another random work. This time, it's yet another short story. Enjoy, little ghosties and ghoulies <3

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Tick, tock, tick, tock, came the ticking of the clock, overlapped by the sounds of bells chiming. A young lady crouched in the corner of the kitchen, clamping her palms over her ears., shivering. "Stop it..... make it stop..... make it go away...." she whispered to no-one in particular.

Sounds of something being dragged started to approach her from the opposite side of the room, and the lady jerked involuntarily, stifling a sob. "Please, don't come closer.......go away!" Ignoring her pleas, the sound became gradually louder as it slowly, yet steadily approached her. In the sliver of moonlight shining through the window, a pale arm slowly emerged, followed by another arm. Upon seeing it, the woman shut her eyes tightly.

"Disappear, disappear, hurry up and disappear, disappear..." she chanted to herself, only to be ignored once again. Suddenly, after a final thud, the dragging sounds stopped. Still sobbing softly, and unable to contain her curiosity, the woman slowly opened her eyes.

She regretted it almost instantaneously.

Right in front of her was a sprawled figure of a woman in a long ultramarine dress with long, wavy blonde hair, looking up at her. There was only one problem with its features - it didn't have any, except for a slit of a mouth forever etched in a menacing smirk.

The woman instinctively brought her palms to her cheeks, clutching at it, her eyes horror-stricken. She wanted to scream, but her voice seemed to fail her.

The figure on the floor slowly reached a pale, bony hand up to the woman's face. "Yu....mi....." it called out in a dry, raspy voice.

Yumi shrank back, her efforts futile as she had her back firmly pressed against the wall. Shivering, she never took her sight off the hand, until it touched her cheek. A chill crept down her spine upon contact - it was freezing cold, as cold as death. Yumi shut her eyes again as the figure started caressing her cheek.

"Yu...mi.... it... has been..... a long.... time...."

"What do you want?!" sobbed Yumi.

"Is that.... the way..... you.... greet... and old friend?"

Caress, Caress.

"STOP IT!"

"How can... you... say that? You.... should be happy... I still.... love you so much... even after everything... you did..." it continued caressing Yumi.

"It's not... that's not true!! WHAT DO YOU WANT?!" Yumi shrieked.

This time, the figure started to rise, holding out another hand to Yumi's face, and held it tightly between its hands.

"You owe me... remember that... you owe me," said the figure with a noticeably stronger tone. "I am just here to claim what is rightfully mine. In other words, your life," At this, it brought its 'face' up close to Yumi's, it's 'mouth' directly in front of her eyes.

"I don't understand... what do you mean?" Yumi gulped.

"Oh, you very well know what I mean, Yumi-chan," a giggle. "You are the very reason I am what I am today."

"No, no no, that's not true!"

"Really? Let me tell you a story, and tell me if it sounds familiar to you. One night, a pair of friends were heading out for a Halloween party. One of them was jealous of the other, as her crush had invited to the party not her, but her friend. So she decided to take matters into her own hands. She lured her friend to an old house, convincing her that it would be exciting to explore the house before attending the party, and they'd be able to boast about their courage later. Though skeptical, her friend relented. Once there, she pushed her friend into a room and locked her in it, ignoring her desperate cries for help."

"That was an accident I swear!" shrieked Yumi, almost in hysterics.

"I don't know for sure, but perhaps the girl meant to let her friend out the next day, but when she got there, she found a body sprawled on the floor in a room filled with snakes, bitten to death," the figure went on as though it hadn't been interrupted.

"I didn't mean for it to happen.................." Yumi said softly, getting limp.

"There, there, poor little Yumi, getting all upset. Someone needs a hug." the figure embraced her, and she made no attempts to break free. The figure started chanting a mantra, and Yumi started to close her eyes slowly.

As the first rays of the sun started to shine, Takeda Yumi rose, the ghastly figure nowhere to be seen. With her head bowed down, a smile began to form on her lips, and she held her hands out in front of her, looking at it with glee.

"Ahh... it feels so good to be alive again."

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There you go! This took approximately an hour to complete x_X I think I'm better off at typing away at the computer rather than drafting it out on paper first O.o Goodness, I'm changing O.o
I hope you understand this story ^^;;;;;;; Again, kindly pardon any typos/grammatical errors/redundancy >o<
In case you didn't get it, the figure possessed Yumi at the very end.

Sweet Sacrifice

2008-10-09T20:55:00.006+08:00

I'm supposed to be posting 'Disturbia', but since I haven't completed it yet (oh yes, how typical of me) I've decided to post up a... random filler? Don't mind the title. As the same case as this story, it's completely random XP;;

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Footsteps. Behind her. That was the only sound that Emily Mason could hear apart from the soft tap tap of her feet. Turning her head ever so slightly, she continued walking on, though at a brisker pace.

Tap tap tap.

Those footsteps behind her was in tune to her own. Shutting her eyes tightly, she broke into a trot, her breath coming in irregular pants.

"Please, oh please just go away. Leave me alone!" she prayed silently. Suddenly, she heard the unmistakable sound of a penknife being unsheathed.

"No!" sobbed Emily, who ran for her very life. Within seconds, however, she felt a hand clamp over her left shoulder. Unable to keep her curiosity at bay any longer, she spun around, and let out an audible gasp as she finally came face to face with her predator.

"Mommy, what's wrong?"

"Anna! It's only you. Thank God! You scared me half to death! What were you doing following me and keeping quiet, eh? And what are you doing here? I know today's Halloween, but why aren't you with your friends? Where are they? You shouldn't wander around alone, especially in a half deserted street like this!" Emily breathed a sigh of relief as she realised that it was just her 12-year-old daughter.

"I'm sorry, mommy, I didn't mean to scare you. I saw you when I was on the way back home, and decided to follow you", Anna looked up at her mother with an innocent look.

Emily looked back at her daughter and smiled. "Anyway, I'm glad that we're both safe. Come here and give mommy a hug." She spread out her arms, and her daughter leaned in close, returning her embrace.

Suddenly, Emily gasped. There was a sharp, stabbing pain in her abdomen. Clutching the wounded spot with her right hand, she staggered backward.

There was a knife protruding from her stomach.

"Anna... you... what have you done?" she wheezed, staring at her daughter in horror.

The child just plastered a smile on her face, and the clouds overhead partially shrouded the moon, casting her a menacing look. "Mommy... I've missed you so much. I've waited for so long, and now, we can finally be together again!"

"What are you... talking about?" Emily said weakly, as her blood continued flowing from the open wound.

"Don't worry, death isn't all that scary. I'll guide you when we get there, I promise!" Anna knelt down beside her mother and cradled her in her arms, stroking her face."I love you, mommy." Emily could do nothing but stare in horror at her only child, until the very last of her life essence was drained out of her.

As the clock tower chimed 12, the figure of a 12-year-old girl started to vanish, leaving only the remains of a young woman behind. To eyes that can't see, a child and her mother held hands, looking at a certain spot some distance away. A dark vortex materialised at said spot, and both looked at each other before walking into it, venturing into a different world.

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There! Okay so it's weird I know. In case you didn't get it, Anna has been dead for some time, and Emily was just living in denial that she's still alive, so in a way she has been 'imagining' her daughter all along? And err... Anna killed her mom so that they can be reunited in the other world =.= I told you it was random -_- But rest assured that this isn't the piece for 'Disturbia', just a totally random short fic I decided to type at the spur of the moment hoho. I worked out the plot as I typed so please excuse me if it didn't make much (any?) sense. And please excuse any typos/grammatical errors ^^

Unconditional Love

2008-09-30T12:39:00.002+08:00

Kyaaaaahhh finally finished this after one whole month of procrastinating @x@ And I actually managed to finish one whole story so hooray for me >w< I'm rather glad that this didn't turn out to be another one of Firesky's Famous Abandoned Projects ^^;;; Please bear with it if if some parts seem a little redundant - I'm still in the process of breaking free from my 'curse' =.=;;; This story was written based on one of my 'RPs' hehehe (No I'm not a Mary Sue T__T) All the same, hope you enjoy ^-^

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The rain fell to earth in a small downpour. Everything was silent, except for the constant pitter-patter of raindrops outside, bringing along a sense of peace and tranquility. It has been raining for a few days now, and for these few days, my sensei kept to himself, mostly locked up in his room.

I wanted to be by his side, to comfort him, but what good would that do? It is best to leave him along with his memories, memories of his late wife who was returned to the Gods on a rainy day like this three years ago.

I was taken in by sensei about eight years ago. Back then, I was just a young child who was one of the survivors of the mass killing-spree in my village. It was horrible - my family and friends were all slaughtered right in front of my eyes. In fact, my mother gave her life to protect me. Those ruthless samurai just marched into our village, brandished their swords and demanded the village chief to hand over the sacred scroll. When he refused, one of them slashed him just like that and ordered the whole village to be wiped out.

There was instant pandemonium. Screams of panic, the sound of swords slashing bodies, maniacal laughter - it was all so horrible. Miraculously, I managed to hide from those evil beings and remain unscathed for the most part, all thanks to my mother. When I crept out of my hiding place after everything has quietened down, the whole village was in flames with corpses strewn everywhere. It truly was a scene from hell.

I am unsure how many people actually managed to cheat death like me. I might even be the sole survivor, but at that time, I didn't really care about all that. All I wanted was to escape from hell. So there I was, a young child who just lost her family, a young child who just witnessed a massacre, walking aimlessly to wherever her feet brings her to.

After several days of travelling with meager food and water, I found myself in a forest. I thought that I'd finally be able to eat to my heart's content, as forests usually bear many juicy fruits, but fate is cruel. Perhaps it just wasn't the season, but almost all the trees there were thick only with leaves and flowers, not fruits. As if that wasn't bad enough, insects seemed to be particularly attracted to me, and my body was covered in insect bites and scratches from tree branches in no time.

Just when I thought that I would probably just die from exhaustion and hunger, I saw a figure in the distance. I mustered all of my remaining strength to walk towards it. My vision was steadily becoming more and more bleary with each step I took, and by the time I almost reached the figure, I could only manage to utter a soft cry before I was engulfed in complete darkness.

I awoke to find myself in a room. Judging by the lighting, it must be evening. I tried to sit up, but a wave of dizziness swept over me. Just then, a young woman entered the room, saw me, and strode over with a smile on her face.

"I see that you're finally awake. How are you feeling?" she said kindly. "I'm fine, thank you. ...Where am I?" I said, my voice hoarse. "My house. My husband found you unconscious in the forest and brought you back. We were starting to get a little worried - you were unconscious for almost a week now. Here. You must be thirsty. Drink this first, dinner will be ready soon."

I thanked her profusely and drank the water which tasted as sweet as honey to me greedily, and almost choked. The woman patted my back and said, "There, there. Drink slowly, there's plenty left for you. By the way, it appears that we haven't formally introduced ourselves yet. I'm Mayumi, and you?"

"Ochiru."

Mayumi-san smiled. "Ochiru, eh? That's a nice name. Well then, please excuse me. I have to tend to the soup now. Do join us for dinner later, just turn left from this room and you'll see the dining area."

The heavenly aroma of food greeted my nose not long after she left, and my stomach started growling. I exited my room and headed left just as Mayumi-san had instructed, and soon reached the dining area. There was a man sitting at the dining table facing my opposite direction. Feeling rather apprehensive and shy, I stood at the doorway, not sure that I was welcome, until Mayumi-san spotted me as she was coming our of the kitchen, holding a steaming bowl.

"Ochiru-chan! Come on here and sit down. Dinner's finally ready." The man turned around to face me, and smiled. "Glad to see that you're finally awake. How are you feeling?"

"I - I'm fine, thanks", I muttered and shuffled towards the table, opting to sit next to Mayumi-san who was busy scooping rice into bowls. "Itadakimasu!" all three of us said in praise of the food blessed upon us. Even though I was starving, I only gobbled down my rice, reaching for the dishes only occasionally.

Mayumi-san noticed this and said, "What's wrong, Ochiru-chan? Don't you like my dishes?"

"No- no, it's just- I-" I stumbled, slightly taken aback. "Then go ahead and take more of them. Eating plain rice alone won't fill you up. And you must be starving! Here." she took a portion of fish and placed it in my bowl.

I only managed to utter a simple word of gratitude and looked uncertainly at my bowl. "You better eat up, or Mayumi will be offended. She prides herself on her cooking, you know."

I was startled. That was the first time I heard the man speak since we started eating, and I looked up to face him. Only then did I get a good look at him. He looked to be in his late twenties,v had short blonde hair, green eyes and a kindly face which always seemed to be smiling. "I'm Muramasa, by the way."

I wasn't sure why, but something in the tone of his voice and his serene expression made me feel much more comfortable. I smiled at him and introduced myself. "So how did you end up in the forest unconscious? Where is your family?" asked Muramasa-san halfway through dinner. I stopped eating abruptly and slowly put down my bowl and chopsticks.

"I have no family..." I said softly, my voice trembling slightly. Noticing my sudden change of mood, both of them started to place their bowls down as well and waited for me to speak. Taking a deep breath, I told them all about how the samurai invaded my village and robbed me of everything.

Everyone was silent for a few moments after I finished my story. Then, unexpectedly, Mayumi-san reached out an arm to me and embraced me in a hug. "That must have been so horrible. It's all right now, you're safe."

I couldn't hold it in any longer - I let the tears I've been holding back flow while she patter me comfortingly. Once I've calmed down, the kind couple told me that since I had no place to call home anymore, I was welcome to live with them. I was very touched, but somehow I felt that I shouldn't be bothering them, I am but a total stranger. They insisted, and at last I accepted their offer, thanking them profusely.

From that day onwards, I have lived with them. I found out that Muramasa-san was a swordsmith. In fact, he is considered to be one of the best of the trade. Two weeks after I lived with them, he asked me if I wanted to learn how to forge weapons. I had mixed feelings about his offer - after all, it was because of these weapons that my family perished. However, if it weren't for Muramasa-san, I would have been dead by now. The least I could do was to become a disciple of his and worked for my share, I couldn't be a freeloader. So I accepted.

Every day I would wake up at the crack of dawn and head to the work shed after having a simple breakfast. There, Muramasa-san, or more appropriately Muramasa-sensei taught me all the basics of weapon forging. Mayumi-san would never fail to bring us our lunch packed in boxes during lunchtime, and as evening approaches, we would head back home where a lovely dinner awaits.

I was always rather reserved around my sensei at first, unsure of myself and worried that I might upset him if I made any mistakes, but he always made me feel at ease. He would teach and explain things to me patiently, and would never get mad even when I slipped up.

Soon, I felt myself opening up to him. We would share secrets that only the two of us knew, and sometimes during dinnertime, one of us would mention something, share a knowing glance and laugh, leaving Mayumi-san to wonder what that was all about.

It wasn't long before I realised that I harbored feelings for sensei. At first I put it down as 'puppy love', a mere crush, but as time went by, I knew that I truly loved him. It might seem wrong, and sometimes I would feel guilty when I look at Mayumi-san. but I've never confessed.

How could I? Yes, he might love me too, but only as how an elder brother loves his sister. The one true love of his life is his wife, and I respect that. I would never do anything that would break them apart - I am too much in their debt. Besides, I wouldn't do anything that might jeopardize the relationship I have managed to forge with him.

That is why I have remained quiet about it even until today, even after Mayumi-san left us forever. Ah, it has finally stopped raining. I heard the door slide open.

"There you are. Would you like some soup? The weather has been rather cold lately and some hot soup will heat you up."

I looked at my sensei in delight. His cooking might not be as good as Mayumi-san's, but it's delicious all the same. "Eh? Soup? How did you know I was craving for it?"

"Well, I didn't know that you were craving for it, all I know is that I wanted to drink soup. So? Do you want it or not? If you don't, I'll just finish it all up."

"Ehhhh! Who said I don't want it? I'll down two bowls in no time!"

He smiled at my reaction. "Well, you better hurry, then. I think there's only a quarter left in the pot", he said and turned to leave, while I strode after him. "Wait up!"

It was nice to see him break free of his gloomy expression, which he had on during the past few days. As I've said before, I love this man, but I don't expect anything in return, except for one. To see that smile on his face everyday, it is enough for me.

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-Dedicated to 村正-先生。愛している ! ♥-

Collaboration <3

2008-09-22T16:53:00.002+08:00

Okay okay I know I've been away for God knows how long but I've been experiencing a severe case of writer's block [...excuses =o=]. So I've decided to post up two utterly random poems Yumimi and I wrote when we were two utterly bored people. Each of us took turns writing a sentence each. Hope you enjoy them (despite the immense gheyness of it all).

Two Fluffy Bunnies
Two fluffy bunnies hopping in the woods,
One with a spear, and one with a hood
The one with a spear poked the other in the eye
And the other fluffy bunny tripped the other with its thigh
Both fluffy bunnies writhed around in pain
Until it started to rain
The rain fell pitter patter
The tripped bunny felt bitter, because its getting wetter
Both bunnies jerked and shivered, and squeezed together
Then while longing dearly for food
Realisation hit them that one of them is wearing a hood
And so 'neath the hood they lay and fell asleep together
So now we come to the end of the Two Fluffy Bunnies' Adventure

Those Four Clouds
The clouds in the sky, lazing around up high
The birds flew by, casting looks of sly
The clouds up high, chatting so fine
Said one, "You look like an ice cream today"
The other, "You look like a stack of hay"
The third, "I look mightiest any time of the day"
And a fourth scorned and said, "You look like a lump of candy"
Offended, the third fluffed itself tremendously
"You are no better, you miserable beardie"
Which made the other clouds start hooting
And so all four of them start fighting
And a random one start singing
The other three turned around in wonder
They gaped and gawked and stared in horror
As the said cloud turned black in colour
"What's happening?" they asked each other
"I think he wasn't singing" said the first
"He was shrieking!" said the third
The wind blew hard, and thunder rolled
Something terrible is about to show
Before they knew it
The black cloud morphed into a ball of fluff
And quickly enlarged into a giant puff
"Whoopee fluffy puff!" cheered all three clouds
And droplets fell from the black cloud roaring loud
And fell as rain to the ground
The other 3 clouds cheered
Until a fierce wind blew
And into nothing all three flew

Names are Interesting <3

2008-09-08T20:17:00.003+08:00

Random post. It has nothing to do with poems or drabbles or fiction this time. Just something that really cracked me up XD I was chatting with my friend, and somehow the topic on 'names' came out, cause she saw a blog where people named their children really... interesting... names =.= Like 'Japheth', 'Lovelle' etcetc. So I said if I had a son I'd probably name him 'Lucifer' or something, where she replied "Eww you sick girl. Devil's seed wth." So I said fine. I'll try to marry someone with the surname 'Goodwill' or something and name my son 'Jesus Christ Goodwill' or someone who's surname is 'Grace' where I'll name my daughter 'Mother Mary Grace' XDDD Then she suddenly came up with the ultimate name. The award winning name. Says she'll marry someone with the surname 'Ohm' and name her son 'Taoist Ohm' ROFLMAO XDDDD Okay I'm done ranting =X

(All 'names' are meant for humor only. I have no intentions of making fun of any religion whatsoever so yeah =X)

Oh and on a side-note, Tokio Hotel is absolute L-O-V-E ♥
I'm totally hooked onto the song 'Scream' right now *__*

Utopia

2008-08-31T18:23:00.002+08:00

So I decided to post up Utopia first, since I wouldn't want to make it seem like I'm hibernating for the umpteenth time XP;; This time it's another poem. I really cracked my head over this one - if you notice carefully I tried to make it in a 5-7-5-7 syllable form, with the last word of the first line rhyming with the last word of the third line, and the same thing for the second and fourth line. It... turned out rather ghey I suppose x____x All the same, I hope you enjoy <3

A human is born
Only to await their death
All hopes are forlorn
Until your very last breath

Someone tell me why
Even though one day we'll die
We still have to sigh
For every day of our life

Is there not a place
Free from pain and suffering
When I see your face
I wish to dance and to sing

A place filled with joy
With laughter and happiness
Where I can enjoy
No longer in loneliness

So come on aboard
We'll search for that special place
Where we're our own Lord
Utopia flouts time and space

Hydroponic Meat

2008-08-26T12:49:00.001+08:00

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Signs

2008-08-25T13:47:00.005+08:00

This is a rather deep and serious composition. I had my inspiration when I saw all those flags surrounding the 'Elections Area' =_= I thought to myself, 'What a huge waste of money and how environment-unfriendly!' If a politician is actually reading this (which is fantastically unlikely), then please, I ask of you, do not hang up posters/flags during the campaigning period. Seriously. I would respect you more if you used that money allocated for a better cause. And you're really polluting the earth. Ehem. Anyway, enjoy <3

Tsunami, South-East Asia, December 26 2004. Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, Summer 2005. These phenomenons caused devastation to so many people. Lives were lost. Buildings were ruined. Homes and families were torn apart. If God is the supreme ruler of all, if God truly loves and cares for all his children, then why did he allow Mother Earth to land such catastrophes and let his children suffer like this?

Most might blame Him for allowing those unspeakable acts of nature to occur. Some might take it as one of His many trials. As for me, personally, I feel that those disasters are a sign from God that Mother Earth has almost reached the end of her long lifespan.

Whether you choose to believe it or not is up to you, but I think that everything has its own lifespan. Who is it that is diminishing earth's longevity? It is us, humans! Think about it. Who is it that is releasing CFC and carbon dioxide in appallingly large quantities into the air, resulting in the ozone layer to become thinner and thinner? Who is it that is taking clean water for granted? 'Ah, I'm just wasting a few liters a day, it doesn't cost much!' Sounds familiar? It is not a question of money, but the environment factor. Bear in mind that even though our earth is made up of 3/4 parts water, most of that amount is salt water. Go ahead and try consuming salt water. See my point?

To me, humans are the worst creatures ever created. Scorn me if you must, but hey, everyone's entitled to their on point of view. Humans are creatures that are made up of all things foul - pride, greed, envy, lust, wrath, gluttony, sloth. Yes, I am referring to the seven sins. If it weren't for pride and greed, there would be no wars. If it weren't for envy and lust, humans would not engage in beastly acts. If it weren't for wrath, one wouldn't kill another in cold blood. Admit it, you yourself have had thoughts of wrecking havoc upon someone out of anger at least once in your life. Sure, you haven't actually done anything (okay, perhaps you might have scratched your foe's car), but it's the thought itself that matters.

If it weren't for gluttony, humans wouldn't eat more than necessary. Honestly, have you ever seen any other animal eating for fun? They eat for survival, and us? We breed animals just to slaughter them for our eating pleasure. Imagine this : You are locked up in a minuscule cage, and you are stuffed with food even though you have had enough. Each day passes by with you waiting for your turn to die as you watch your fellow 'inmates' being slaughtered mercilessly in batches. Disturbing, isn't it?

Who gave us the right to go against the law of nature and subject those poor animals to such horror? Why is it wrong to slay another human, but right to slay an animal? Aren't they living creatures as well? If it is wrong to take a life, then the blood of thousands are smeared all over us. Yes, that includes you. Disagree? Haven't you eaten your favourite fried chicken many times without a second thought that that piece of drumstick in your mouth might actually be a limb attached to a living being just a few moments ago? And you, because of your selfishness, have taken an innocent life without even the slightest care.

So yes, in all seriousness, I believe that these catastrophes are perhaps signs from God Himself (or Herself, if you'd prefer) to us that unless we do something, unless we change over a new leaf, Doomsday is set to happen anytime soon. If you think about it carefully, we brought all of this upon us by ourselves. If global warming continues at an alarming rate, the North Pole might melt in no time, and the whole world would drown in a sea of iced water. It might be too late to return the earth to its former splendor, but it is never to late to make amends. Perhaps if all of us did our part in conserving earth's natural resources and not exploiting it, we might live long enough to see a better tomorrow.

A/N : FINALLY! I actually completed a whole essay on a theme given out by my English teacher @x@ Kyahaha finished this in an hour 8D Somehow I have this nasty feeling that I'm smoother at writing factual essays than stories lately T___T Well anyway I hope you enjoyed reading it and do your part in making Mama Earth happy ^^

Why

2008-08-24T18:57:00.000+08:00

This poem was originally written on the 29th of June, 2008, when I was feeling rather gloomy. It's not much of a poem, but that was how I was feeling at that particular time. I hope you enjoy it ^^

Why is it
The more I know about you
The more I see you
The further apart I feel from you?

Why is it
Though I know it isn’t possible
I still long
For your touch
For your love

Why is it
Fate plays me like a fool
It draws me to you
But you away from me

Why is it
I feel so hurt
So torn up
Even though I knew
Since the very beginning
That I would never have you

Why is it
You never see
The pain in my eyes
Though I see your happiness

Why is it
It feels so strange
It feels so scary
To say goodbye?

Why is it
You still remain
The one I hold
Closest to my heart
On this gloomy day
On this day
Where I’ll finally be free
From the anguish
And the torment
Which is you

Haiku

2008-08-14T19:05:00.000+08:00

Yes I do realise that I have been hibernating for quite some time now. I have VERY good reasons to explain my absence, though : school work was weighing me down. So here I am, posting a few haikus I wrote (I'm still relatively new to writing haikus so yes they might sound rather... ghey). For those of you who are not familiar with what a haiku is, it's a form of Japanese poetry which is comprised of 3 lines with the format of 5-7-5 syllabus for each lines respectively. All haikus posted here have no relevance to one another.

Sunrise and sunset
Two words that are so alike
Yet so different

Autumn breeze blowing
Bringing waves of nostalgia
Sorrow fills my heart

Orange paper plane
Soaring high up in the sky
Free from all worries

Sakura blossoms
Falling so softly like snow
Bringing along peace

Black tendrils of hate
Engulfs everything it sees
In a cloak of woe

Little sparrow sing
For the love you found and lost
Nothing left for you

Blossoming shadows
Feeding all things dark and black
To frail little hearts

As usual, all comments and constructive criticism are greatly appreciated. My personal favourite haiku is the one about the paper plane :D (Inspiration for it came from Genjyo Sanzo of Gensoumaden Saiyuki XDDD)

Randomness

2008-07-24T17:36:00.000+08:00

This is one of the random-est thing I have ever written. It was created on the spot when I was chatting with my friend about the SE Traffic Jam Daughtry concert which I am 99.9% unable to attend. Read at your own risk =____=

Oh!~
My heart!~
It aches~
With the knowledge~
That you are so close~
Yet so far~
Why?
Why is it fate treats me so?
What have I done?
To deserve this torment?
Can you hear it?
The sound of my heart
Breaking
Into a million tiny fragments

The End

2008-07-22T19:06:00.000+08:00

A rather dark poem this time <3

Hush little baby
Don't say a word
I know how you're feeling
Rotting inside

Feeling cold and helpless
With no one to turn to
Everybody hates you
Oh yes they do

You start closing your eyes
Tears threatening to spill
And they come tumbling down
Till everything stays still

The Love of My Life

2008-07-21T19:34:00.000+08:00

(Before reading this, I want you to understand that this is written/typed based on the point of view of a helpless soul who falls in love too easily, and finally realises that the dreams she was chasing after was right in front of her all along. Too complicated to understand? That's your problem not mine. Alright, fine. To make things simple, it's just one of my random drabbles. Comprende?)

"I love my husband. I really do. But lately it seems as though we're drifting apart. I'll be frank - I'm scared. I don't know what the hell is happening to me. I used to be so very close to him, we're practically joined at the hip (literally and figuratively...). It has nothing to do with him, I'll admit that it's all on my part. I'm the one who's being the insensitive bitch and falling helplessly in love with some other guy. How typical of me. Let's see... I've fallen in and out of love with at least 25 men to date. Why? Why is it so easy for me to be... swept off my feet, just like that? No matter how much I say publicly, "Pssh. Love. What a sucker," my heart begs to differ. Inside, my heart bleeds, it aches, it yearns for physical touch too, just like any other person does. It isn't dead, it isn't frozen. In fact, it is very much alive and warm, thank you very much. Back to the main story. I came across some photos of us together, smiling happily, two people who hadn't a care in the world except how much they loved each other. A wave of nostalgia swept over me, and I suddenly realised how much I missed him. How much time I've lost. I don't think I can ever make it up to him, and the fact that he forgives me for every stupid thing I've done just increases my guilt tenfold. Looking at these pictures, it dawned upon me that nothing in this bountiful world can complete me the way he does. The emotion I felt towards those other men isn't love; it's nothing more than lust. They don't make me feel like I'm the most beautiful woman in the world, they don't make me feel like I'm the best damn thing that happened to them. No, they only make me feel like I just sat for a roller-coaster ride - the feeling of exhilaration only lasts for as long as you are experiencing the ride. Only one man has managed to make me feel like I'm on a Ferris wheel - it may be slow and redundant, but the many different scenery you view along the way is special and makes the wait worthwhile, and that man is my husband.

-Dedicated to Cray, the love of my life-"

There. My first time drabbling on a subject of love. Comments and critiques are very much welcome and appreciated.

||Firesky - out||

Obligated Introductory

2008-07-21T18:52:00.000+08:00

Hello. Nice to meet you. I am Firesky, owner of at least 6 blogs, and this is my latest one. Why, oh why do I need so many blogs, you ask? Now, this is created solely for the purpose of posting random poems, drabbles and other literary stuff I compose. Yes folks, everything posted here is by yours truly, unless otherwise stated. Please feel free to comment and critique. Nonconstructive flames such as "U stupid b!+<|-| tht was lyk total shyt!!!!!!!" will be used to roast marshmallows, and that just proves how shallow and uneducated a person you are. Though it is highly unlikely, I urge you not to steal any of my work. Stealing is just wrong. If you would like to know more about my life, or if you want to read a normal online 'journal', kindly refer to my other blog. That is all for now. I hope you enjoy reading my work. Have a nice day.

-Firesky-