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What a wonderful world..


"Night scene at Teluk Likas, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah"
photo courtesy of http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/99916/138c41/

It's sunday and I'm in office.. Sigh... starting to sound like a work addict huh? Gonna be here until evening today, lots of work to do. Well actually, it's just a 2 minutes drive from home. Since, no one at home, might as well just stay in office and do some blogging. *wink.

Went to the beach at Riviera Bay Hotel with Kat last night. The moment I stepped on the beach, it reminds me of Teluk Likas in KK. Missed those times when we don't have to drive so long just to reach the beach.. The city itself is just by the sea. And on the way back from the city to UMS, you can see people sitting by the ocean, fishing and 'pak-toh-ing' along the road. And at night, you can just sit by the sea and be mesmerized by the cool breeze, the sound of the waves crashing to the rocks, and who can ever forget the beautiful symphony of neon lights dancing from KK city. What a sight it was!

Sweeter even are all the times we went to the beautiful islands during holidays and weekends. It doesn't have to be a long term break as these islands are just a 30 minutes boat ride from KK city. It was like heaven to us students! Weekends gathering, friends, coursemates, enjoying the sun, the sea and the beach....hard to believe that we've lost that opportunity. It was one of the best memories during my uni years.

Right now, I couldn't help but anxiously waiting for the day I'll be able to stepped on the soil of KK again. I can feel my heart running back to the Land Below the Wind, to embrace it's beauty and to treasure the simplicity of life of the beautiful people over there... And all this brings me to Louis Armstrong's famous song - "What A Wonderful World"..


WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD (George Weiss / Bob Thiele)

I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world

I see skies of blue and clouds of white
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world

The colours of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shakin' hands, sayin' "How do you do?"
They're really saying "I love you"

I hear babies cryin', I watch them grow
They'll learn much more than I'll ever know
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world
Yes, I think to myself, what a wonderful world
Oh yeah...

*I'm being very sentimental today...

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