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English

No Words Are
~Angst
Down The Road
~Friendship; Aspirational
Colours
~Reflection
This
~Reflection
A Truth
~Reflection
Friends
~Reflection
Unlimit
~Reflection
I Miss the Days We Didn't Have Cell Phones
~Reflection
Simple Endeavors
~Reflection; Religious
Constant
~Friendship
A Waste of Heart
~Reflection
Recycled
~Reflection
I Am Not That, That Is Not Me
~Reflection
Physical Attraction
~Romance; Reflection
Love in the Mind's Eye
~Reflection; Romance
The Rose
~Reflection
Let
~Aspirational
Change
~Reflection
Uncommitted
~Reflection; Friendship
Within Me Within You
~Religious
Simplicity
~Reflection
Something About
~Reflection
Up
~Reflection; Ode
Halfway to Full Light
~Ode; Reflection
Life Is Waiting
~Humor; Reflection
Life Is Musing
~Humor; Reflection

Indonesian

Lagi
~Romance
Tidak Seromantis Shakespeare
~Romance; Angst
Awan
~Romance; Angst
Dua Sisi
~Romance; Angst
Sepotong Langit Di Pintu Kamarku
~Reflection
Pertemuan Langit
~Romance
Lakon
~Romance; Angst
Sampan Ini Membawa Kita
~Romance
Hangat
~Romance
Di Sela Pepohonan
Ode
Sisa-sisa Satu Cerita Kita
~Romance; Angst
Kedengarannya Seperti Hujan
~Angst

Eng-Ind Bilingual

Menjelang Tujuh (Almost Seven)
~Ode

Chinese

說聲朋友
~Friendship
心光亮路
~Reflection
風的緣故
~Reflection



Recycled



I found myself repeating
things I did yesterday

today

and over

again.


I found myself bored
of things I've done always

Sleep, wake up
Eat, and work, and play.


When things stop being meaningful
it's mental suicide.

Mundane living without a purpose
reduces to mindless existence.


If life renews every instant
and this body is older by the moment
How rotten it will be
if this mind never grows.


If time is new every instant
and everything changes with the flow
How simple the way out of this boredom
if I would only open my eyes.


Kent Ridge Hall
28 October 2003


A micro-perspective on the cycle of Samsara.