Unlike yesterday

Every morning,

as I wake up from my sleep,

I prepare myself to go to school,

Sitting in my uncle's car,

the type of oldies music still sound so familiar,

After school, I can see my grandfather,

waiting patiently in the Wira he used to drive,

fetch us home daily is what he enjoyed,

When I reach home,

Lunch is served on the table,

Then, I begin doing my homework,

study till night or sometimes going for tuition,

watching TV was also my favourite past time!

Rite now,

things aren't the same anymore,

I no longer wake up in my comfortable bed,

no longer is the comforting hands of my ah ma which wake me up,

all I hear when I wake up is my irritating alarm clock!

Routinely I drag myself to the public toilet in Hall,

Prepare myself for the new day in NTU,

Lectures and tutorials are just darn boring if without MANIC,

after class,

I no longer wait for my ahkong,

Instead, I walk myself home,

At home,

no longer can I hear the busy cooking sound from the kitchen,

no longer can I hear the 24/7 on television,

no longer can I hear my family laughing and chattering,

I miss them so much,

that I hate being away from home.

This is always a part of growing,

leaving home,

to search for what's new,

to find own destiny I assume,

Thus,

I will walk this journey till the end,

make my family proud.

Julyn