2021年9月24日星期五

Life

This poem is too beautiful so wanted to share! 

A poem by Prof Lee Tzu Pheng (Singapore Cultural Medallion winner). She was formerly in the English Literature Dept in NUS. This is a powerful poem on human friendship, n loving one another.

Sip your Tea
Nice and Slow
No one Ever knows
when it’s Time to Go,
There’ll be no Time
to enjoy the Glow,
So sip your Tea
Nice and Slow.

Life is too Short but
feels pretty Long,
There’s too Much to do, so much going Wrong,
And Most of the Time You Struggle to be Strong,
Before it’s too Late
and it’s time to Go,
Sip your Tea
Nice and Slow.

Some Friends stay,
others Go away,
Loved ones are Cherished but not all will Stay.
Kids will Grow up
and Fly away.
There’s really no Saying how Things will Go,
So sip your Tea
Nice and Slow.

In the End it’s really
all about understanding Love 
For this World  
and in the Stars above,
Appreciate and Value who truly Cares,
Smile and Breathe
and let your Worries go,
So Just Sip your Tea
Nice and Slow."

When I'm dead.
Your tears will flow
But I won't know
Cry with me now instead.

You will send flowers, 
But I won't see
Send them now instead

You'll say words of praise 
But I won't hear.
Praise me now instead

You'll forget my faults,
But I won't know.....
Forget them now instead.

You'll miss me then,
But I won't feel.
Miss me now, instead.

You'll wish You could have spent more time with me,
Spend it now instead

When you hear I'm gone, you'll find your way to my house to pay condolence but we haven't even spoken in years.
Look for me now. 
 
*"Spend time with every person around you, and help them with whatever you have to make them happy, your families, friends and acquaintances.*
*Make them feel Special because you never know when time will take them away from you forever.*

Alone I can 'Say' but together we can 'Talk'.
Alone I can 'Enjoy' but together we can 'Celebrate'  
Alone I can 'Smile' but together we can 'Laugh'

That's the BEAUTY of Human Relations. 
We are nothing without each other 
So Stay Connected!

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2021年9月15日星期三

在国中教母语斑的苦与乐

 看过一句中华民族文化名人的话,人类最高的理想境界是有闲暇,这样人必须在工作之余去享受生活。我何尝不想过有钱有闲的生活,自从有了家庭后之,现实生活的鞭子在鞭策我,无奈教余兼差当起二十年的国民型中学的母语班(POL)教师。

天下凡事都有第一遭,那是1975年,当时我在渔乡小学执教,下午工余之暇,我没驾照也敢敢骑上亲友的电单车到三湾岛国中教母语班,初中每小时五块钱,高中七块半。后来津贴加到每小时二十元,最后又加到五十元与七十五元。

第一天报到,马来族校长沙哈里交代一些需要关注的事情,签到鉴退,月底他还将索取津贴的表格填妥,要我对照签到簿后签名。

在乡间小学服务了十三年之后,我申请还乡服务,从此在市区大型学校服务,母语班也没中断,早上教小学,下午教母语班;下午教小学,上午就教母语班,曾有同道还建议我当寿险招徕员,不必这样幸苦赚取生活费。可是总觉得自己脸皮不够厚,生活圈子不广泛,就打消当所谓“财务管理专家”的念头。

在母语班教学生涯中,还是很顺利,最教我觉得尴尬的是在中学母校教母语班的情形。某天下午走进课室时,竟然鸦雀无声,惊然发现课室空荡荡的,只好到下午班主任确认一下,他居然要我到校园外的水池找学生回来。原来在母语班之前是体育节,负责老师把放牛班放了就难再招回来了,还要劳动我亲自出马把那群“野牛”找回来,这些放牛班的学生都是市区名校的华裔子弟,等到一个一个叫回来,四十分钟已过去了,我哪有机会向他们传道受业解惑?

有一次在国中女校教母语班,不谙华语的华裔校长临时招见我,原来有华裔母语班男老师涉嫌“吃女生豆腐”纠纷,校长调查家长投诉,想了解“吃豆腐”的意思,我免为其难,只好告诉他是“开玩笑,调戏,占便宜”的意思,后来事件也不了了之。

在这二十年光景,我在家乡市区前后为五所国中教导母语班,最让我感到欣慰的是女中校长对我的教导赞赏有嘉,1994SPM成绩是该校最卓越的一年,有六位女生华文科考获A,在该校是破天荒的回辉煌纪录。当然这是愿意报考生的荣誉,因为我常为了劝国中华裔生报考华文科,有时还被奚落一番!谁又能了解当年英校不开母语班,我排除万难报考SC/MCE中国文学与高级中文的苦心!

 

2021年9月14日星期二

人民英雄

 

头戴皇冠的恶魔

疫状狰狞

亮出獠牙

突袭肆虐

对我们虎视眈眈

让我们时时刻刻生活在恐惧中

担忧 它突然张开血盆大口

把我们吞噬

千钧一发时刻

冲峰陷阵的英雄

他们是谁?

他们是不分昼夜

守护人民生命的医务人员,

他们是

捍卫人民安危的警察,

他们是

守护在后方的社区人员,

他们是

默默无闻自愿奉献的无名英雄

他们义无反顾地站出来,

背负着人类共同体的愿望

无畏地尝试撬开恶魔的利齿

百折不挠

历尽千辛万苦

啊 伟大的身影

巨人似的形象

不眠不休,坚持奋战在前线!

为生灵努力了扛下了所有苦难,

为我们争取幸福美满的生活

一丝丝的光照了进来

一只只鸟儿在枝丫上笑鸣连串喜悦,

我们齐声欢唱英雄们的无私

歌颂他们奋不顾身的勇敢

歌颂他们舍已为人的高尚

歌颂他们坚持到底的执着

我们已经亳无恐惧

英雄的肩是如此可靠

英雄的手是那么的温暖

英雄们 请记住

被保护着的我们   

也愿意成为您们的依靠

累了就休息一会儿吧

是您们让我们

不必再流泪

不必再寻找光明

我们知道您们所在

便充满光辉灿烂。