The Water Village

You were frolicking with your brother and 2 other girls at the top floor of a building, designed in a way that 3 quarter of it was submerged into the water. Not only that the lower levels were surrounded by sea water, they contained the water as well. You wondered about your whereabouts. Situated in the middle of the Arctic Ocean, this is the Water Village.

That night, the sea rumbles as it tumbles, as if the Hindu Gods, deities and demons were back in action, churning the sea harder than before, trying their best to churn elixir out of it. The waves were so rough that it could split a cruise instantly into 2. 

Unaffected by the catastrophe outside, 4 of you lingered around for awhile after the gathering like always, until there was a sudden alarm that the building was about to collapse. The 4 of you dispersed. You and your brother stayed behind as the girls hurriedly escaped through the only portal that would be able to bring the 4 of you to the lower foyer for a safe exit.

You were grumbling about the foolish design of the building but it was useless. The building shook violently as the rough waves hit on the walls profusely. The structure looked as though it was indeed going to topple over in another minute. You started to panic and doubt about your own safety. Just as you wondered if you could escape this alive, there was a pat on your shoulder.

How hard you wished it was a pat to wake you up from a nightmare but it wasn’t. It was a pat followed by a tug and a smack on your cheek by your brother to remind you about the danger you were in. Swiftly, you and your brother swam to the exit as the both of you went deeper and deeper into the ocean. What kind of design was this, you wondered. People were supposed to get wet in Water Village because the entrances to all premises were constructed in a way that they were all under the ocean.

Finally, you and your sibling were out from that concrete. You were having short breaths then because your body needed to compensate for the oxygen debt it owed. Before you could rest any further, you were told to swim through the waves to the nearest dock in order to be rescued. It wasn’t actually a strenuous task to swim against the waves for the people of the Water Village. They were all trained since young to swim like dolphins and fish.

You see your brother way ahead of you. Not wasting anymore time, you put up a chase to catch up with him. Soon, you had forgotten about the 2 girls you were with as they were nowhere in sight. You focused so hard on saving yourself and catching up with your brother that you didn’t notice the premise you were previously in didn’t actually collapse as alerted. 

You were swimming as though you were competing for the gold medal in an Olympic freestyle swimming competition. You then slowed down as the sight of the fins of killer whales bothered you. Since young, you had phobia towards whales because they almost ate you up after mistaking you as a small fish. This time round wouldn’t be of any difference, you thought. You were right. In a blink of an eye, you were hit a few meters back by the fin of the whale. Struggling to regain your balance, you saw through another attempted attack by the whale and managed to escape.

Luck would not be on your side every time, you said to yourself. Quickly, you hid yourself under a concrete slab that was not easily reachable by the whale. But the whale didn’t give up. It waited patiently for you to fall, just as how would a Raptor await you below a tree as you hung unstably on a tiny tree branch that could not bear your weight. Clenching on to the slab, you closed your eyes once again and prayed for miracles to happen.

Your brother was already safe and sound in a cabin, holding a cup of hot tea in his hands, with a thick blanket shielding him from the cold and forgetting all about you, you thought. Fortunately, you thought wrong this time. Just as you were about to slip, he came right back for you in a rescue ship, throwing a float to you. The blaring engine of the ship somehow scared the whale away. As if he was once trained to be in a rescue team, he pulled you on board like a professional and escorted you towards the small cabin.

As you got yourself seated beside the furnace to warm yourself up, the rescue ship sailed away. The loud clanking noise from the control room above convinced the both of you that you were not alone. But the illusions stopped when you and your brother headed out of the cabin as the ship slowed down and came to a halt.

Weird, your brother thought. He remembered coming to your salvation with a crew. Now, the wheel was left turning on its own. Obviously, the crew abandoned the ship, but the reason remained uncertain. You picked up a torch, switched it on and shone it to your surroundings. What came into sight wasn’t clear blue sea water anymore, but a muddy water covered with dead fishes. Empty shelters were all over the place, as if something horrible had happened around here. Not a soul was found. The deafening silence and darkness sent a tingling cold down your spine.

It was during that moment that something from below gave the bottom of the ship a powerful blow, overturning the ship. You and your brother were thrown overboard. Fortunately enough, you hung on to a rope. Soon, you found yourself back on your feet, standing on a big flat piece of wood that kept you afloat. Unfortunately, your brother plunged into the water and was nowhere in sight. As you called out for him, all you could hear were none other than the echoes you made. You became agitated when you brother failed to show up.

In the water, your brother struggled to swim to the surface. To make matters worse, the water was too saturated that it acted like quick sand. The more he struggled, the deeper he sank. On the surface, you reached out into the water and hoped to get hold of your brother’s hand. After various attempts, the results were negative. You panicked more.

At the verge of giving up, you estimated the last possible spot your brother would have sunk and gave it a final shot. You felt something moving and you grabbed it. Thank God, it was your brother’s hand and not something otherworldly. As if with God’s strength, you pulled him up with full force. He was covered with thick mud and was almost out of breath. He was glad for that rescue of yours and was thankful that he’s still alive.

With the help of a torn branch, you skated off that creepy place. Soon, you came to a brightly-lit premise. Peeping through a crevice on the aluminium wall, you saw throngs of people seated before a leader who was sketching some kind of a master plan on a green board. Among those people, you recognized familiar faces from the Water Village and 2 of them were your best friend, the 2 girls who were with you and your brother back at the village.

Not long after you realized you were being betrayed, the guards who were guarding the entrance to the premise spotted your presence. With all your might, you paddled as fast as you could. While you escaped, your thoughts were disturbed by the betrayal act of your villagers. No matter how hard you think, you couldn’t find yourself the best reason for the perfidious act.

Was it something that you had done? Was it your behavior? Was it something you unintentionally expressed that you deserved this kind of treatment? From that moment, you never fail to look at yourself in the mirror everyday as you try to comprehend how others look at you. You try to better yourself as you mend your ways. You discard all your abominable and disrespectful behaviors that may have previously caused great discomfort to the people around you without your consciousness.

Because of that particular incident, you changed...

Near Death Experience

How would you feel when all you get was a big bully, clenching his fist, chasing after you?

How would you feel when you knew you couldn’t escape from those violent punches and kicks that you were about to get because there was nobody around to protect you and to give you salvation?

How would you feel when you were cornered by this sadist on a wooden platform in the middle of the oceanic zone?

Desperately, you jumped. Holding on tightly to the wooden structure below, you knew if you let it go, the result would be fatal. The waters below were veiled in darkness and you wouldn’t know what awaited your presence down there.

Not giving up, the bully brought buckets and buckets of water, trying to flush you down into the ocean below. The waters that came down irritated your eyes but you had to hold on the the balak wood tighter than before. Struggling to survive, you forced your eyes to open and you seek a shelter.

Looking around with your half-opened eyes, you found one that was a blind spot to that bully above. As if you were a monkey, you held on to the complex structure and swung yourself. It was as though Lord had given you His strength, you finally got yourself sheltered.   

After various attempts, that bully finally put a halt to his sadistic torments. You were relieved but anxious at the mean time because without any help, it was almost impossible to get yourself back to the wooden platform above. Shivering inside, you silently prayed. All you could think of and hope for was miracles to happen.

At last, your prayers were answered. You heard footsteps from above and from the bottom of your lungs, you yelled for help. The footsteps faded and stopped right above you. You saw a face through the rift of the wooden ground above and you waved. The voice of the person soothed your heart right from the bottom.

With the help of a rope, you were pulled up. Reaching the top, you were thankful! Everything around you became so wonderful and beautiful. Nature itself has become a sacred sanctuary. From that day onwards, you began to appreciate life more than before. Possessions you never would greed for more.  Friendship became a blessing to you as you learned to value everyone that has entered your solitary life.

Because of that bully, you changed..

An Indelible Dream

It was during a round-table chat when a girl named S raised up her tiny palm and swore. She swore to go against all odds and would go all out to care for me even when the whole universe is against us. Her sincere promise touched the deepest corner of my heart. 

I made a hasty decision to give S a shot, not wanting to disappoint her. However, this step taken was a definite mistake. My growing affection towards C gave my heart inexorable stabs, having to think that this move to patch up with S might hurt C’s feeling if she finds out.

Fortunately enough, this incident fell directly on the day where C has no class, Monday. Before anything could go any further, I decided to draw a clear line between me and S. This well-thought decision to put a halt to the relationship between me and S happened on the very same day we got together and dated, Monday.

However, this rather cruel move that would be heart-breaking for S hinders me from making my first move to set a barrier between us. In addition, the thinking of E breaking up with his girlfriend in less than a day made up my mind to give S an additional day with me.

Coincidently, C came all the way to college that day for some event that was to be held in the afternoon. Having lunch together with C and S, I was literally shivering inside, hoping desperately that S would not disclose our newly bonded relationship. She didn’t.

Later, S and I met up with J, who was S’s ex-boyfriend. J managed to grab some time off with me and we chatted. In his extremely low husky tone, I sensed some hatred. I tried to talk him out of it but could not. The thought of S breaking up with him just for me couldn’t stop bothering him. I gave up.

After all the drama with J, S and I was out dating in a shopping mall. S was enjoying and savoring every moment when we were together. Me, on the other hand, couldn’t get C out of my mind. My heart was thumping on my lungs every single second I was with S, it was as though I have committed adultery. In fact, I have not even gone into any kind of special relationship with C.

Before the day came to an end, the pressure on me was so tremendous that I was almost being squashed into a unicellular organism. Couldn’t take it no more, I turned to S. Instead of giving her a goodbye kiss, I proposed a break up. Our relationship ended in front of S’s house that day. S broke down into tears and I was drenched in guilt, watching her tear.

Lesson Learnt :

1. Never rush into any relationships because it might hurt someone. 
2. Appreciate what you’ve got and not to demand for more.
3. Love C more. (:

* Thriller (Must Read!)

I was having this exciting, heart-pumping dream *seriously, the dream was like a thriller* in the morning. I was all set to depart from home, locking up everything and out of a sudden, I heard some screeching sound propagating from the back of my house. Out of curiosity, I peered into the house through the wooden window. At one glance, I saw a dark shadow imprinted on the tilt-turn window at the backyard. I was freaked out because the shadow showed a man with tools in his hand tip-toeing in a slouching posture (yes, just like what you would have seen in a classic cartoon). Obviously, he’s a thief.

Swiftly, I reached out for my handphone deep down in my right pocket. *Darn* It was not there. Recalling back, I left it on the dining table beside my laptop! I started to panic and fortunately, my neighbor was out in the porch, breathing in the fresh air of the night. I ran towards the fencing, sweat trickling down my forehead, I told them that there was a guy prowling in the grounds of my backyard. Without any hesitation and their consent, I climbed over the concrete fencing that combines both houses and asked if i could use their house phone to alert the police.

They gave me a blank stare, as if I was telling a joke. “It wasn’t April Fool, folks!” I shouted in my inner self. Couldn’t care less, I barged into their house and searched for the phone. Dialed 999 and waited super long for someone from the other side to pick it up! All efforts of mine proved futile after multiple attempts. I gave up and I swear there was a burning hatred towards the efficiency of Malaysia’s police in me at that moment. I wanted to protect my home from being invaded by unscrupulous people but there’s nothing I could do but panic.

It was a dream and that anything could happen. I climbed back over to my house, ran to the wooden door, unlocked everything and went back inside! It was truly an adventure for me. I managed to grab my phone before they prized open the back grill. I could have just escaped from the once home-sweet-home of mine but I didn’t. Instead, I ran up the wooden stairs to the second floor, making every single piece of wood squeaked as I go.

Hid myself before the towels, I started dialing 999 once again, hoping that the police would pick it up this time. While I focus on the sounds from the phone, I stared at the piece of mirror hanging on the wall of the staircase, understanding the situation below. I was almost at the end of my tether when finally, I heard a familiar notification from the other side of the phone, but I couldn’t speak. Because through the mirror, up came a man all dressed up in black suit. I froze…

At this very moment, someone called me and the song “Miss Independent” by Ne-Yo echoed instantaneously round the partially empty house. The unexpected call jolted me severely into action! I answered the call to stop all that’s causing the great noise and that blew off my cover and found out that Jeremy’s the one calling. Yes, you Jeremy CHOY! You spoiled my WONDERFUL DREAM!!!

p/s : Dear Readers, don’t blame me for bringing you right to the climax of my dream and hitting you right back into the deepest pit. I could continue this story if I have a great ending in mind. If not, I’ll just stop right here. Or you could share your thoughts with me, so that this dream could go on. (= Thank you for reading!

Ship of Dreams

Eager to know how we were caught in the midst of nowhere,

Looking like a desert on a day with intolerant scorching heat.

As uncertain and dubious as we were, and

In an attempt to find ourselves a shelter, we walked and walked,

Not knowing that we were pacing down an esplanade of memories.

Extemporaneously, words of concern were expressed with much sincerity,

Though, they were constantly beaten down with adamant refusal.

As helpless as I am, the only way is to protect and shelter you silently from afar.

Nine million pieces of broken glass piercing through my pounding heart was what

I felt, while watching you persevered in your efforts through obstacles of life.

Noble and amenable to kindness, your problems often reach unfathomable depth, and seeing you suffer from unbearable pains,

I decided to sacrifice every second of my life for you, to provide the wamth and comfort you needed.

Never stop waiting I shall, for your permission to bring me into your solitary life, and

Giving you the long lasting and never fading love you always yearn for. (Dreams 11)

I was wondering..

I have been having myriad dreams, although they are not as vivid as before.

But there's one thing for sure..

Those little dreams I had were wonderful.

D for Daring to Dream

Would any of you ever appreciate your dreams although some of you may find it hard to recall what you dreamt of after you had awaken from the warm and comfy bed of yours?

My Dreams, as beautiful and wonderful as ever.

Dreams, my second home, my fantasy land that projects all my inner desires.

Dreams, make my day.

Dreams, provide me with indefinite confidence although they are sometimes false hopes.

Dreams, draw me closer to my loved ones.

Dreams, showed me an avenue that allows me to escape from reality.

Dreams, had inevitably fused with my life as one ever since I was born.

And ALL Dreams, will soon come to life on the day you say ‘I Do.’

Just last night, you came straight into mine with a smile on your face. You told everyone that something that we held each other tightly. That moment again will be one of those wonderful moments that would find themselves carved on the walls of my mind.

Is that what I wanted? We’ll figure that out soon.

Thanks for everything :)

Sean

Puzzled with "It"

It has been awhile since I last dreamt about you,
I never stop contemplating our never lasting relationship.
As we thought that the bond we made never did work out,
I told myself profusely never to bother your life as much as I did.

At the time when I was thinking that "It" is almost ending,
You never fail to appear and reappear continuously in my Every dreams.
Telling me how much you want "It" to move on more than usual,
While occasionally informing me that you never knew how much I cared for you?

I feared that I had made the wrong decision for letting you go,
Forgetting that a great effort had been made to bring you into my solitary life.
I am willing to go through thick and thin with you if the decision made is right,
However your confessions to me never fail to baffle Every single bits of me.

P.s. "It" has been occurring for the past three consecutive days and I'm so confused, making you confuse too :)

A dream that never fades

Wonder how we got into that little wooden cottage,
Eight doors away from her father's.
It was during a dark freezing snowy winter that,
Grizzly bears had to hibernate in their caves.
Unaffected by the extreme weather,
All of us were having fun beside the little fire place.
Never realising it later that only both of us were left alone.
In reality we seemingly were,
Luckless, it was merely a dream that did not last for long.
Occasions when we frolicked in that cottage of memories were unforgettable,
Very much as well the moment I hugged you tightly in my arms,
Ensuring never to leave you ever again.
Your beauty shall never fade as I behold,
Over and over again but never get bored of,
Until someday I believe that my care for you shall be surfaced.