2150 HRS APRIL 25TH 2007

Two days ago,

I took my boat out.

I had no idea,

where I was headed.

The sun was blazing hot

as the sea reflects

the sunlight

onto my face.

Somehow I sailed into

Sungei Rengit,

the scene

of so many

happy memories.

I was here

with her once,

I bought seafood,

crabs, lobsters, fish

and under

the midnight moon,

we ate

and drank wine

on the open deck

of the boat.

We chatted

until the wee hours

of the morning

right in the swamplands

of the Malaysian jungle,

only the sound

of cicadas

and crickets

in the swamps,

and glow of

fireflies

in the bushes.

I was drunk

and careless,

I lost my bearings

and navigated wrong.

We were lost

in the darkness

of the Malaysian jungle.

I prayed to God,

I probably deserved death

for all the sins against Him.

But please spare

the girl that I loved,

she should not bear

the sins of

my punishment.

I never prayed so hard

in my life,

because it was out of love

for her that I prayed

for our survival.

I was running

dangerously low

on fuel,

and I feared

tree snakes above

the canopy of branches

over the river,

and the wild crocodiles

that lurked beneath.

Miraculously,

I found my way out

of the swamps.

Thanks be to God

for his mercies

on me.

I could not stop laughing

in sheer joy

that we survived

this ordeal,

went back to the marina,

and made love

till we passed out.

As I surveyed

the same swamplands,

the memories

came back,

and laughter turned

into tears.

On this river,

where love was once found

and love is now lost.

I sailed aimlessly

on the Sungei Rengit

and cried,

where laughter

turned into tears.

As tears flowed

into the river,

and the river flowed

into the sea.

The sea evaporates

into clouds

and clouds condenses

into rain.

The cycle of Life

goes on.