School

Shabonee is where I go

Computers, spirals, books and more

Homework every night

On math, science, reading and social studies

Our class does lots of fun projects

Learning never stops

Unknow

Despair

Do you know what it means to be poor

Especially when disasters strike every year

Some would say, Oh! Very unfortunate

Perhaps some would just shake their heads

And move on

In fact many would not understand

Reality is what we confront

Unknow

Are you still playing your flute?

Are you still playing your flute?

When there is hardly time for our love

I am feeling guilty

To be longing for your song

The melody concealed in the the slim hollow of the bamboo

Uncovered by the breath of an artist

Composed by his fingers

Blown by the wind

To the depth of my heart.

Are you still playing your flute?

In the village so quiet and deserted

Amidst the sick rice field

While here it has become a luxury

To spend time watching the ran

Gazing at the evening rays

Collecting dew drops

Or enjoying the fragrance of flowers.

Are you still playing your flute?

The more it disturbs my conscience

To be thinking of you

In the hazard of you

My younger brothers unemployed and desperate

My people disunited by politics

My friend slaughtered mercilessly

This world is too old and bleeding.

Zurina Hassan

Excellence

Excellence is dedication

to a job that’s hard to do

going the extra mile

and always trying to follow through

Excellence is communication

sharing everthing you know

and learning how to listen

so your expertise will grow

Excellence is appreciation

of the talent that you see

acknowledging a job well done

inspires success and loyalty

Excellence is aspiration

with a higher goal in mind

to trust in Allah and reach for things

of a more rewarding kind.  

(Norzila Yusoff)

LIFE LESSON

I've learned-
that you cannot make someone love you.
All you can do is be someone who can be loved.
The rest is up to them.

I've learned-
that no matter how much I care,
some people just don't care back.

I've learned-
that it takes years to build up trust,
and only seconds to destroy it.

I've learned-
that it's not what you have in your life
but who you have in your life that counts.

I've learned-
that you can get by on charm for about
fifteen minutes.
After that, you'd better know something.

I've learned-
that you shouldn't compare
yourself to the best others can do.

I've learned-
that you can do something in an instant
that will give you heartache for life.

I've learned-
that it's taking me a long time
to become the person I want to be.

I've learned-
that you should always leave loved ones
with loving words. It may be the last
time you see them.

I've learned-
that you can keep going
long after you can't.

I've learned-
that we are responsible for what we do,
no matter how we feel.

I've learned-
that either you control your attitude
or it controls you.

I've learned-
that regardless of how hot and steamy
a relationship is at first, the passion fades
and there had better be something else to take
its place.

I've learned-
that heroes are the people
who do what has to be done
when it needs to be done,
regardless of the consequences.

I've learned-
that money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I've learned-
that my best friend and I can do anything
or nothing and have the best time.

I've learned-
that sometimes the people you expect
to kick you when you're down
will be the ones to help you get back up.

I've learned-
that sometimes when I'm angry
I have the right to be angry,
but that doesn't give me
the right to be cruel.

I've learned-
that true friendship continues to grow,
even over the longest distance.
Same goes for true love.

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