Category Archives: Poems and Quotable Quotes

A CHILDREN's Day Dedication

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Though my youngest girl is in her teens, I still treat all my kids as children. Today, I would like to dedicate a poem to all CHILDREN in the world.

C herish and love them always

H ug and hold them as often as you want

I nculcate in them the right traditional and cultural values

L earn and grow with them the fun way

D elight and laugh with them

R ecognise their flaws and work on improving them

E njoy each growing stage with them

N urture their strengths and develop them further

Singapore parents, take a moment and spend a nice weekend with your children.

Tribute to Teachers

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In Singapore, children spent quite a fair bit of time in schools, from nursery to university. Hence, parents will agree with me that teachers play an important part in their lives.

As today is Teachers’ Day, I would like to dedicate a poem in appreciation of their role in nurturing our children.

T houghtful beings with
E xperience to share
A ble to relate
C aring nature shows
H elpful as can be
E ncourage hope
R eliable always and
S uperb mentors

Loving Singapore

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Aug 9 may be over but the celebration for Singapore’s 41st National day is still on.

Here’s a poem to describe my feelings for the occasion.
In 1965 independence we gain
41 years we have come
Six presidents we have had
Yusof Ishak, Benjamin Sheares,
Devan Nair, Wee Kim Wee,
Ong Teng Cheong and
the present S R Nathan
Though a small nation
Many achievements we are proud of
Singapore Airlines internationally known
HDB provided many a home
CPF serves as a security net for old age
Also reputed as a clean garden city
No doubt there are setbacks such as
1997 financial crisis
2003 SARS and now the bird flu
Still we braved and overcome these challenges
While we rejoice in the NDP celebrations
Let’s also be thankful that
We are in a “fine” and safe country where
We are spared disasters like tsunami, volcanoes
and terrorist attacks

No matter what happens, I will always be a Singaporean. As a parent, I will also encourage my children to stay put here. There will always be green pasture to explore.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY SINGAPORE!