Wanting to enjoy the night a little longer, i alighted at a stop which is further away fr my place n strolled home. I like Sengkang at night-time. The reaches of its lamp-lit streets r hushed, save for sound of the occasional car passing by. As i walked on, a wind caressed my face briefly and delighted me wif the nocturnal smells, the familiar fragance of the night. I quested the sky for stars, but found none. Tis night, waves of clouds washed n overwhelmed the heavens. Tis night, God's glory manifested itself in other ways.
Someone once asked me wat do i love to do, n i answered tt i love to walk the lonely streets of Sengkang at night, i love to nap in a hammock in the botanical gardens, i love to peer at the sky thru the leaves of a tree, i love to drive a car wif windows rolled down along the highway, n i love to lie beside my beloved n watch her fall asleep on her bed. All these precious moments n countless others, remind me of how good it is to be alive, n how grateful we shd be to the Giver of Life. Tis night, jus as during many other times in my life, a song will rise fr the depths of my heart:
"For the beauty of the earth
For the glory of the skies,
For the love which from our birth
Over and around us lies.
For the beauty of each hour,
Of the day and of the night,
Hill and vale, and tree and flower,
Sun and moon, and stars of light.
For each perfect gift of Thine,
To our race so freely given,
Graces human and divine,
Flowers of earth and buds of Heaven.
Lord of all, to Thee we raise,
This our hymn of grateful praise."
Lyrics by Folliot S. Pierpoint, 1864
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haha i bet u dun walk the streets of sengkang at nite as much as i do cck esp now with andy around...damm we just walk from lot 1 to yew tee n then round n round sometimnes till early morning.....bo liao rite?
Sengkang is quiet at night? That's good, guess there aren't that many quiet places left in singapore anymore.
Well i guess the small things in life are really nice to appreciate! Hope you keep appreciating them :)
haha walk round n round till morn? tts cool too. im most inspired to walk seng kang when im alone tho. Tt nite i was so touched by the nite n the tot of God tt i walked thru the streets wif my arms widespread while my player feeds a symphony into my ears.
hi BS, please to meet u :)
By the way, BS, talking bout quiet places in S'pore i can tell u some the places i know.
One of them is a tower pub in the middle of Kallang River, it is linked to the shore by a bridge. It's beautiful wif the castle-like condos in the background, their lights reflecting on the dancing surface of the river. It's a v quiet open air pub, three storeys i think.
The other is the botanical gardens in the morn. There's a small restuarant within the garden, the setting jus makes u wanna spend a blissful morn reading newspaper there. try the dry seafood kway teow, its superb.
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