Mr. Leong Yoon PinMr. Leong is one of the pioneer composer of Singapore Musical Arena.

Information from the Web stated: One of Singapore's best-known pioneering composers, Leong Yoon Pin completed his graduate and higher degree studies at the Guildhall School of Music and the University of Newcastle upon Tyne respectively. Leong has served as the Head of Music Dept of the Institute of Education, resident conductor of the Singapore National Orchestra and Chairman of the Singapore Composers' Circle. He is currently music arts advisor to the National Arts Council, artistic consultant to the Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, the Substation and the Practice Performing Arts School. In 1982 he was awarded the prestigious Cultural Medallion for outstanding achievements in and contribution to music in Singapore. Leong also holds the distinguished honour of being the Singapore Symphony Orchestra's first composer-in-residence.

Mr. Leong is 77 years old today, he is still very active in the musical scenes. I have the pleasure to meet up with him today, and have a long chat with our pioneer music maker. He is still very involved with his music creation, despite of some hearing difficulties.

He has written a song entitled 'Marine Parade' with my poem as lyric, some twenty over years ago. He managed to get my contact and told me that he would like to meet me in person and give me a copy of this piece of work. I was honored when I heard his request, and agreed without hesitation.

Meeting up with him really is an enjoyment in life. We talked about aging, about music, about culture. We had a peaceful but rewarding session, even though this is the first time we met.

Following is the piece of work 'Marine Parade' by Mr. Leong Yoon Pin. I have his permission to upload it here.

If you are an animal lover, you will be charmed by these people. Hope you will enjoy it.

2008 Singapore Flower Show

Every year I would not miss this golden opportunity, as I know I would be feasted with colours and shapes in this Show. This year, I went on the second day of the show. It still has it charm and attractiveness.

The following are some photos that I have taken with my handphone. The resolutions and sharpness could not compare with the digital SLR, kindly tolerate.

This is a theme for the 2008 Peking Olympics!

A old style kampong house set up.

Spectrum of colours.

I personally like this white orchid.

This is a shot at the exhibition hall. The crowd is not soon busy on Saturday night, strange!

Recently, especially these two years, I witnessed several public figures who were charged by misused of public funds or similar offenses. Before the case was blown opened to the public, these public figures were highly valued and respected by the public.

But once they are exposed, I believed the public would have quite a big shock in their beliefs.

Then, this leads to my next question: Who shall I trust????

Public figures done something not right, either morally or ethically, can openly deny responsibility. Public figures misused public funds and openly given statement to claim innocent. Why? How could they do this? Is our society ill?

Are we so materialistic and forgotten what is moral and values?

SAD. If we really have such a society. Hopefully, this is only my silly thought, not the actual facts.

What's the big deal?


Recently, some young friends suffered from this 'Boy Girl Relationship'. I could see them totally lost in their own life.

I have gone through this sort of emotional trauma, I believed most of the full grown matured adults did so. At that moment, we thought the world is fallen apart, everything seems to be doomed. Unfortunately, in our later life, as we looked back, we might laugh at what we were doing then.

In the animal kingdom, I think only human beings are tormented by this thing called 'Emotion'. The great writers have further illustrated it in their great works. Youngsters dream about it, fantasy about it, and finally destroy by it, if they do not handle their emotions carefully.

Love is like a sword, it could help you to fight the enemy, but it could also cut you if you are not careful enough.

To me, all feelings are in the state of mind. Nothing is real, nothing is permanent. To let something that is so vague and ruin you own life, that would be disastrous. Break up from a girl friend / boy friend is not the end of the world. You may get another person who walks into your life at a later stage, and provide you lots of joy and happiness. Brooding in all the negative moods and look at the world with all the greys in your eyes, may not make you any better. The wise way is walked away from it, let it fades gradually, and look forward for another exciting new day, and continue your path of life. This would be more meaningful in one's life. Right?

Would you like to be diamond in your second life?

According to the news on Lianhe ZaoBao (Please see above), a swiss company develop a technology that could convert the ash of human reminds to a piece of diamond. The whole cost would be around $8000 Singapore Dollars.

Come to think about it, in the present context, it is not a bad idea for us to consider this option, when we set our will. One main reason is to cut the maintaining cost on our grave / Urn. Secondly save the trouble for our younger generation the visiting time at Ching Ming Period. Third, it also provide certain monetary values for emergency use, to our offspring. : )

But are you willing to turn yourself into a piece of cold and hard stone / crystal? How would this piece of crystal makes people to recall your pass life?

Since we are so concerned of our planet, the best way for our next destiny is to be some bone meal, and fertilize Mother Earth! Our life could continue in the form of other organisms. Right?

Hort Park走进这个公園，你一定会心懭神怡。因为園艺家早已为你精心打造这个園林。上面这張美丽的蝴蝶，就是在那里拍摄的。一眼看到这隻花魂精灵，便被它的丽姿吸引着。在烈日下，苦苦追随，直到它歇下足，才趕紧按下快門。
自己十分喜爱这張朝着陽光灿笑的黄花，它们是那么的朝气澎勃，喜气洋洋。
路上还看到这朵千爪万手的花兒，一时就联想起寺廟中的白瓷千手观音。每一絲小蕊，都是另一个生命的始点。
这樹在万緑中，显得特别别緻。一樹細細的黄叶，不尽使人想起白光的一首歌：黄叶舞秋风。特别在斜陽晚風里，更有一番滋味在心头。
有人很喜欢这类的仙人掌，但对我来说，这该是一种人为的畸型植物。活生生的把一种仙人掌，插入另一类形的仙人掌，而将这种合成怪物，当着美卉欣賞。这是否太过殘忍与无知？
幼紫蕉成串的承现在翠緑的葉群中，要不惹人注目，可真的很难。
不知此果是何方神聖，但被它果实上的纹理深深吸引着。心想：难道上蒼真是个精明的数学家么？ 不然它怎么会有这么有条理安排的紋样？
每次站在高處远眺，心中总有一番豪情，无奈岁月无情，青春不再矣。罢了，罢了。
上下这两張像，正好詮繹一个真理：对错与黑白，都是人为的規劃，和自然規律，风马牛不相及。这两种植物都有多毛多刺的外形，但它们的颜色刚好对照，，但看上去却各有其美。好不羡人呵！

火蟻

很多时候，我们时常小看一些世间物。就如小小的一隻螞蟻，可不知如果你一不小心，惹怒了它，有时可是小事变大，所谓的惹蟻上身也。就像自己兒時一般，不知火蟻非一般黑蟻，一脚踩上蟻路，刹时间，全脚爬满火蟻，千口万牙的将我咬得痛入心肺。脚给咬得红腫了两个多星期。从此以後，一看到火蟻，便敬而远之。

将蟻比人，有些人也像火蟻一般，渺小且不惹人注目。可不要以为他不显眼而呼之则来，挥之則去的使喚人家，豪無節制的将人家视为奴才般使用，有朝一日，那人怒了，可能会像火蟻般，狠狠地咬你一口。更甚者，他还可能招集其他火蟻将你围攻，到时可真的是惹来一身螞蟻矣。

因而奉勸诸位有权有势之士，做事必要秉公遵法，勿惹蟻上身！