Haiku for a friend

For a friend who left an unhappy marriage Break free ; like how an island broke away from peninsular Malaysia Living a much more better life now There is brainwashing by cultural n religious norms on the concept of marital status as the dream of every unattached girl.I feel it starts from childhood education of bridal gowns,diamond rings and floral bouquets that romanticise love relationships.Girls buy into the ideal by reading romance fictions that tell lies to you.Blame it on romance thrashy novels like Harlequin n Mills n Boons. Now rewrite the ending with and they divorced and lived happily ever after instead of they got married and lived happily ever after.Get real.

Haiku

Sylvia Plath drums it in And I eat men like air Ha ha-choke to death Be an island unto your self Buddha said No self ,brain hacked

The Lone warrior

Putin and a team of aides were sitting face to face with Xi Jin Ping alone at a negotiating table when due to miscommunication the Chinese delegates were absent Putin joked that Xi was a lone warrior.That is far from the reality.Shi Huang Di could not unite China and expand the borders of his fief to establish the Qin dynasty without the support of his vast armies from the footsoldiers to the generals .After the war,Shih huang di needed the huge administrative network of civil service to build a stable and prosperous nation.A man alone cant carry out the humongous task but the long term vision and ability to unite the people and mobilize them requires a leadership that sees long term and not in short cycles.China would not have such unity if shih huang di hadnt introduced a unified system of writing ,currency,weights n measurements or set civil service legalist iron fisted conduct codes that were stringent.With such a vast nation ;fragmentation leads to unrest and civil wars.Conquering the territories is one thing but to win over the hearts and minds of the ruled is the harder conquest.

Kitty is happy to be back home

Kitty went to nap on my red quilt at the foot of the bed.hes drowsy as vet gave him gabapentin tranquliser for him to rest.hes napping again after drinking water.slowly getting better but how to give him to

eat tablets .headache .

Missing kitty

Cat mania.

On the road to recovery

Writing is thinking on paper

With the cat being hospitalised for a few days,ive time to bake a tottenham cake,to read and write and swim.This naughty cat is an energy vampire who sucks my energy chasing him and feeding and playing with him.he is a demanding attention seeker who screams for attention.with him not at home its a blessing in disguise to cook new recipes,paint or read without him disturbing me.hard to think when he is biting my ankle for attention n his love bites cause me skin allergy.but i miss him i think the China government is right to stress moral n ethical consideration in the use of social media and to regulate it instead of letting technopreneurs rule freely in cyberspace.The celebrities caught in drug abuse,sexual crimes or immoral pornographic activities to boost profits should be clamped down and their social media presence curtailed.If not curbed ,these will lead to cyberbullying and rise in suicides of victims. Regulation of social media use would curb online addiction and rise of social recluses and sociopaths in society.this is especially needed in young children n teens who lack self discipline and self regulation.those screaming for freedom of expression should know people can abuse the social media to slander,incite hate n terrorism,abuse n discriminates others. The Confucian ethic stresses harmony between individuals and the state so a balance has to be struck between use of media to influence and generate income and the use of media to tarnish and incite conflicts. Jared Diamond in his book on why some societies make disastrous decisions,reiterates. the crux of success or failure as a society is to know which core values to hold on to and which ones to discard and replace with new values when times change. Can our economy depend on exploitation of natural resources from tin,rubber,oil palm and fossil fuel to drive the economic growth.Is it time to restrategise to other engines of growth and if so,how well prepared is our education system to align with new growth areas like sustainable development and data centres and green energy use and AI?

From democracy to oligarchy

Bernie Sanders argues how in making MAGA,it is creating an oligarchy in which the super elite is controlling both the power and wealth of the nation and also the advanced technology too .So China content creator were so creative to use AI to create mini dramas of Musk as a powerful Ming dynasty eunuch who dismantles the bureaucracy with his DOGE.strategy.In cutting out Mediaid to low income families,will the exorbitant health policies see a rise of poverty due to soaring medical care costs and infant mortality increase as its cheaper to die than to survive . in dismantling the Education bureau will it lead to a drop in global education standard and erode the power of education to bridge the yawning wealth gap between social classes. Will deconstruction lead to a new world of reconstruction or looming destruction? lessons from history shows the fall of empires due to internal decay,concentration of wealth in small elite groups,corruption and etc,then its the loss of soft power and subsequently hard power.The fall of the Roman empire,the Ottoman empire and the breaking up of the Soviet Union are testament in history But the next global superpower that emerges isnt from nation states geopolitical rivalries as we assume.It will be the start of technocrats not bureaucrats that will control the power n wealth that shape the way children grow up,the way we are educated,the way we consume and live and socialise ,the way we trade and the currency of trade and the way wars are lost and won. When you expect the tech industry to self regulate,it will surely protect its self interest first . Has the legal system kept up with changes in power of tech to commit crimes like scams,deep fakes or crypto crimes ?So technology can undermine the regulatory power of nation states as it reaches beyond national borders to global influence.Look at how at his inaugration the president of a superpower is surrounded by tech giants who will control the source of polital power that shapes a nation state.Its not the peoples representatives who decides the fate of the grassroots but the technocrats. When the President of the Red state turns to the private sector to rejuvenate a slowing economy,he invites not the industralists or financiers but spotlights on the top technocrats of advanced tech firms for brainstorming on how their contributions can galvanise the economy.Directly or indirectly the technocracy will soom rule over every aspect previously determined by nation states.The history of the nation state is predicted to change in unimaginable ways.we are looking at a brave,new world.

Silent nite n day

life is dull n boringly quiet now kitty is hospitalised.teally miss his howling demands for attention,zooms around the house or cat loafing on the sofa with me..life is boring without the fussy pussy.i bought a new snake toy for him to play.hope he gets well soon. the second he hears me opening the front door,he runs to the glass door n begs to come in.i miss him leaping at me

Satzumba

today a zumba mate brought her friend from China to join our line dance session.She taught us to do kung fu moves using the same classical chinese music we dance to.It was interesting sharing our exercise workout but the kung fu moves exerted more stamina as we coordinate with breathwork and soft power.very good exchange of lessons .As the lion dance orginated from China has now adapted to Nanyang movements,we see how culture evolves and adapt new elements.

Heartbroken

My instinct was right.My poor kitty is quite sick.The vet said his bladder is badly bloated and filled with crystals so it hurt when he urinates.the vet did minor surgery to flush out the crystals in his bladder and he was sedated so that when we visited him he was still groggy and on a drip.he has to stay warded for 3 days to receive medication and scan to see his tecovery.The vet said i cant simply buy cheap kibbles that might have overly high salt content.im looking at cat food that can prevent urinary tract infection so the diet is important and cats cant eat food for humans like canned sardines in tomato sauce or tuna in brine.ive made awful mistakes in feeding him and turning to cat enthusiasts to learn to take better care of my darling furbaby.heartbroken to see him hospitalised

A space to unwind

i like a quiet place to read and unwind especially after the devil cat pisses on my favourite Chinoserie tote bag that my old varsity mate gifted me for she knows i love Chinese fashion.the bag was so stinky after kitty pissed on it.i had

to use disinfectant,laundry detergent n febreeze to wash it it caused the red embroidered applique color to run and now i need to embroider something to cover up the red stain. When i read i can cool down as i feel like skinning the cat.pisses all the time everywhere oh i feel like a bad pawrent.google search says my cat may have bad urinary tract infection n thats why he pisses n hes howling in pain.i feel so guilty not to understand his behaviour but tomorrow i must take him to the vet to check his health.he could be in pain n doesnt know how to tell us so his behaviour of frequent pissing n howling is his cry for help.poor darling.we are lousy pawrents.

Recipe for disaster

After cooking dinner,i was hot n tired.decided to bake blueberry muffins with raisins.it was a disaster and they turned out hard and burnt black because i was forgetful that i turned the top heating element to high to grill chicken chop and forgot to lower the temperature.yucks i threw away all the burnt muffins.

Play with a broom

its so fun to sweep the floor and mop the home with pussy chasing and fighting with the broom or the mop.hes my bundle of joy,this fur kit.

Valentine's day message

Its better to have loved and lost,then never to have loved at all.I think what Big S or Barbie Hsu death is a reminder to us to dare to love,to seek love and never give up on love. so for Valentines day the message is go love yourself first.

Petaling street

i went down to Petaling street by MRT line which had a womens only coach.the ride was smooth and comfortable.wAnted to get the rice paper n paper fan for my Chinese brush ink wash painting.tbe ghost backlane had colourful fish lanterns.i like the way they jazz up the space with art installationx.but the quality of teaditional Chinese cuisine has deteriorated.i bought a sesame deep fried sesame ball

or laughing balls .awful the dough was too wet n sticky n the surface hard as a rock not crunchy.the old sifu didnt pass on the skills to younger generation.

Valentine's day flowers

Jun wanted to gift some special flowers for Valentines day so i ran to 4 different florists to come up with a special bouquet that smells sweet n looks pretty.i bought pink and dark purple eustoma or thornless roses,pink and lilac matthiola or stock flowers,baby breath and wrapped it in pink paper.The flowers look so unique n stockflowers smell sweet.

From a dance floor to another

Samba n salsa

trying out salsa dances at sky lounge but only have an hour as need to be back by 8.30pm.quite a fun crowd.

Shanghai jazz shi dai qu

Not every coal turns into a diamond

Not every coal turns into a diamond The words ring in my ears In a class of 50,we the teachers give hope that all the kids will turn out fine, have a bright future ahead, lead a happy,fulfilled life but some slip into oblivion lose their way in life, crumble to pieces when hardened by the storms that ravage their lives. Give up hope and all those youthful dreams So i recall altho fate lies in our own hands but even the fingers on our hands are not all even Some are longer and others are shorter So although the kids learn together,they dont grow up the same way Some seeds that we planted will sprout,grow,,blossom and bear fruit Some seeds we nurture will die in the soil buried forever in darkness although given the same sunshine and rain. In the end,not every coal turns.into a diamond Not every singer finally ends up a superstar like Neil Diamond who started his career from an unknown nobody a Neil Coal polished by pressure and time to shine like a gem as Neil Diamond

Yuan xiao

The last day of lunar new year or Yuan Xiao is celebrated in coastal cities with a fish lantern parade to seek blessings for fishermen n a bountiful catch.so i have a carp nien gao or sticky rice cake on the altar.Jun spent 2 hours to assemble the colorful paper goldfish lantern.but the best is the electronic flashing ,musical fish lantern that freaks out kitty.what kind of a stupid fish is this he is wondering. i cooked steam pomfret in black bean sauce,oyster egg omelette with spring onion,lettuce and a cream of corn chowder with crab meat.no red meat or poultry

I'm having a PISSFULL life

This rascal cat drives me up the wall.He bullies us at home.insist on eating gourmet branded wet food so when i bought Lotus house brand of wet food,he took one sniff of cheap tuna,gagged and refused to eat.i had to throw away the whole packet n wasted my money. With so many toys to play,he prefers to disturb the fish in the tank or scratch on my furniture or rummage the rubbish bin after overturning it and causing a mess. Now he is trigger happy with his urine and pissing everywhere from my potatoes to the plastic bags.i have to disinfect n mop everywhere be

cause his piss stinks. His new way to torture us is to howl n shriek like a banshee when he wants to come into the living room to sleep on my sofa.What is animal abuse.this is pawrent abuse by a rascal pussy.

Happy Chap Goh Mei

The last day of lunar new year is today.