Happy 80th Birthday

Belated Happy 80th Birthday to Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamed Ali and welcome to Bodrum. Where also Dr M is observing with an invisible binocular on the happenings of home.

A script on Bodrum to share with you

I am in a town where people ski both in the waters and in the skies regularly,
the roads are as winding and long as the Rivers of Sarawak
a man climbs telecom poles military style with nothing but rope to get to the top
where the hills wear necklaces of gold at night
where I have become an oriental novelty of town
where a cat is seen eating flowers as if part of its beauty regime.

I am a long way from home
yet for now I feel this is where I belong
welcoming tourists to the town
speaking rojaks of Russian, Dutch, French, Turkish, German and English
giving directions and solutions to their leisurely needs
and handing back forgotten cameras at the counter..

This is the moment in life, where characters unfold like a play
in the vast carpet of life.

Dated June 15, 2006