my regrets

in the darkness, where loud dance music prevails and everyone seems like indulging into their fantasy world. they dance to the rythmn & move with the groove. and with the occasional beam of bright blue, red, yellow and white moving ray of lights. it shone down on the crowd of moving people.. it was a scene of chaos! craziness! and perhaps a scent of evilness!

everyone seems to be so excited whenever the introduction of a new song. and when it comes to the song of their favour. the area will bust with cheers .. and the movement wil grow even more vigourous.

in a sea of hands, a view of intense movement of people in the dark. the loud music is just like a chanting of matra and people are praying to the darkness.

some people are high on alcohol, some are high on the music, some just enjoy the scene of skimpy-dresses ladies, while some just move to the latest song.

while some like me.. just look on.

i just imagine ... what if one day, one fine day. if the emergency button is being pressed. which is to say, war is declared upon our country.

what would we do?

it is not a economical warfare .. but yes, it is a military warfare.

curfew will be imposed. the president will declare a state of emergency. citizens would be evacuated into the bomb shelter.
while the man. man of the country. and yes, the man would wear the green uniform and to the frontline.
to defend our country.

we can imagine..

this man, changed to his uniform. and there, his parents .. looking at him, crying with extreme sadness. bcos, they know, and this man know, that the road in front is uncertain, survival is down to the most minmium.
he went in front and hug his mum, his dad, his brothers & sisters.

he is a brave man. but, the only thing on his mind is not on survival. but whether his family could see the next daylight.
and maybe, the next kin he would want to see is his girlfriend or maybe his wife.

both hug. and both cried. there is much they havent do. but time is running out. he regret the times he neglected her. he regreted the times he took her for advantage. he really regreted not spending quality time and attention to her.

but all is but.. too late.

he have to go. and she know.

maybe in a few moments .. the first fleet of enemy bomber planes would arrive. the whole battalion of enemy troops would station at the border, waiting for the command to invade. and he deeply knows that, life would be taken in hundreds, in thousands, in millions. and he knows, all his kin would certainly be among these people.

and what would be of us?

the crowd you would see at the IT fair would be gone, the shoppers at orchard road would also be gone. the streets would be empty and whats left are the debris from massive destruction. crying people, dead people, people.. poor people. people would have lost their love ones. people who had again witness.. a destruction. the power of what hatred did to them, the destruction of war. and what's worst. the loss of another family member. and their love ones

well, my friends.

sometimes. things we have we took for granted. especially those beside us and around us.
be it your family or your love ones.

for some people, it is only after when they lost the only one he love then will he feel sad. but what's the use? when all is gone. she has gone for better pasture.

when the day comes. it is not you whom she would kiss and say goodbye. it is not you whom she would wait day and night to come back. and it is certainly not you, whom that man in the picture she would treasure and safeguard for all her life.

yes .. loud and clear.. IT IS NOT YOU! understand??

As another century has passed and where it is 2 world war that this world has witness. and we are moving into a new century. we never know, but to expect the unexpected.

for all my friends. treasure the one, be it family, your love ones, or your friend.

you never know when they might leave you or you might leave them.

please, please, don't regret. its something never good, and never will be.

it would be a crying shame if you do. please dont.

treasure them. don't regret.

*cos i had lost her but all is not lost yet
and a tribute to my best buddy - kiat & alfred.