tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27768668714338861942024-02-02T07:36:03.928-08:00Angelina Bong's CavernAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311971166441618160noreply@blogger.comBlogger353125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776866871433886194.post-51550744499465057502017-06-09T22:01:00.002-07:002017-06-09T22:01:55.516-07:00Updates<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Angelina Bong is a Malaysian poet and visual artist. Her poetic performances have travelled to South Korea, South Africa, Botswana, Australia, UK, India and Egypt. She is published online and in print including several poetry anthologies with translations in Malayalam, Japanese and Arabic. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1e1e;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>She no longer writes here.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1e1e;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You can follow her drops of poetry and artworks at Instagram by her username @swakgel </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="e0c84-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Throw in another USD5 and you get a short handwritten poem crafted specially for the drawing.</span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="4v2hi-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">As always, I do international delivery.</span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="a78b9-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">All artworks in my albums are for sale unless stated otherwise.There are some pieces currently on display in Perth and you can have them if you don't mind waiting for a while for me to get it back. If you find something you really like and it's not for sale or it's Sold, you can commission for something similar. </span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="5mbu-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Some ideas for commission: Name Art for that special someone, Word art for a verse/quote that u love, character art of a person you want to give to, special rendering of a place you love and etc. Personalized gifts for Christmas, Anniversary, Birthdays and that romantic date!</span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="6dgrh-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Take note that I will be travelling from 17 Oct till Nov so orders made after 17 Oct will be delivered late. </span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="a9va2-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you so much for supporting my Arts. I wish you a lovely October with pleasant surprises! Peace and Love. XX</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311971166441618160noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776866871433886194.post-79291268074231018202016-06-27T20:27:00.003-07:002016-06-27T20:27:48.103-07:00Sea Spells. Skinny PoemI thought I'll write another skinny poem yesterday. Sent it in and it got published earlier today!<br />
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I might just get addicted to this skinny form.<br />
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Here's the link: <a href="https://theskinnypoetryjournal.wordpress.com/2016/06/27/sea-spells-by-angelina-bong/">https://theskinnypoetryjournal.wordpress.com/2016/06/27/sea-spells-by-angelina-bong/</a><br />
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XxAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311971166441618160noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776866871433886194.post-9916925974669557552016-06-22T21:32:00.000-07:002016-06-22T21:32:01.321-07:00Skinny PoemI've just discovered the skinny poem after a group of poet friends introduced it to me.<br />
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I love how it uses so little words and leave plenty of room for imagination and multiple meanings.<br />
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Short. Stark. Sweet.<br />
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I decided to try one and sent it for publication.<br />
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The editor said Yes!<br />
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You can read my 'skinny' poem titled 'Morning Table' at<br />
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Enjoy and let the images spill<br />
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XxAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311971166441618160noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776866871433886194.post-30358179983628593672016-06-21T23:05:00.001-07:002016-06-21T23:06:22.295-07:00Angelina Bong: Sarawak Artist and Poet<br />
What do you do?<br />
How did you get into poetry?<br />
What do you paint?<br />
Can you tell me briefly about your journey into the Arts?<br />
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I get asked these questions a lot. My profile can be seen on <a href="http://www.sarawakart.com/artists/angelina-bong/">http://www.sarawakart.com/artists/angelina-bong/</a><br />
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Feel free to check out other Sarawak artists when you are there.<br />
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Cheers!<br />
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XoxoAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311971166441618160noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776866871433886194.post-42718417670697113752016-06-16T21:34:00.000-07:002016-06-16T21:38:45.083-07:00Mo Ghile Mear<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">A little update on my Arts.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; line-height: 18px;">I've been blessed with the increase of commissioned artworks for the past few months.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span>Here is one of them.<br /><br />I titled it Mo Ghile Mear meaning Gallant Darling in Irish. I was listening to Celtic Woman's version while painting and was totally inspired by the music, lyrics and free spirits of the rhythm which is what I wanted to portray in this particular piece. (The original version of the song seems to have different lyrics).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />I am honoured to have been asked by a client who is currently staying in Ireland to paint this for her relative who just lost a sibling. I'm posting it later today to UK where they are residing.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><b>Mo Ghile Mear</b><br />Acrylic on Canvas<br />by Angelina Bong</span></td></tr>
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 18px;">Here is my message to the receiver</span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></b></span></i>
<i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">Your brother was always cheerful </span></b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">and caring, </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">like warm colours surrounding </span></b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">you. As he passed </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">to another world, solemn </span></b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">colours emerged in blueish </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">hues, realms of </span></b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">sadness and loss but still balmingly blue </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">as his </span></b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">presence had always made things more </span></b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">beautiful</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 18px;">.</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 18px;"> </span></b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></b></span></i>
<i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 18px;">He is like a butterfly now, his spirit is free </span></b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 18px;">in a </span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 18px;">happier place. The truth is, he never really </span></b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 18px;">left, he </span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 18px;">is up there and around, watching over</span></b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 18px;">you and everyone </span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 18px;">he loves. His little dots of love</span></b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 18px;"> fly around as he leaves behind </span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 18px;">his legacy. His </span></b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 18px;">soul and spirit is very much alive, moving around </span></b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 18px;">like the wind blowing in the painting.</span></b></span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline; line-height: 18px;">p/s: I recommend looking at this painting accompanied by 'Mo Ghile Mear' sung by Celtic Woman.</span><span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">Here's the youtube video of them live:</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcCVjiKfDk8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcCVjiKfDk8</a></span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311971166441618160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776866871433886194.post-13461201955806466532016-06-16T00:36:00.001-07:002016-06-16T01:32:21.307-07:00Dutch Coffee. Coffee + Art. Gothicism and Akma<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB">My mornings
do not stir alive without a cup of coffee.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">I love
coffee. It is the love potion that awakens me to write, paint and be creative. My
recent encounters of coffee include coffee that uses the cold drip method,
where coffee droplets are dripped through filters of cold drip coffee makers,
forming rich coffee juice. The long process results in Dutch Coffee. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Dutch
Coffee. These two words tantalise my senses as I think of the taste in my
mouth. In fact, I am craving for it at this very instant as good Dutch Coffee is
unavailable in Sarawak, where I am residing now as a full time artist and
writer; at least not to my knowledge. Please enlighten me if you do.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">I first
tasted <span style="background: white; color: #222222;">3B INC (Three Bears Dutch
Coffee)</span> last year during a visit in KL. The premium black coffee laced
my tongue with a whiskey-like flavour. I also tried the ones that came with
milk. Delicious and rich but not heavy, Dutch Coffee has a slight distinctive flavour from other coffee that I've tasted. I discovered that Will
Jung, a Korean coffee expert is the founder of Three Bears and I secretly hope
that he will introduce Dutch Coffee to Sarawak. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiET6g5FttrOW-wxqFCpTIfCKMLlM6myrJ_FVgn_TNVq74e2557-gckC3BG6rS51x-lauqTSPQMykQBh4nNC-1QjT0T3o3xHnatF-HRrIcCKROWPXoBgdBezp2czVGL2EtSkZt08Mu8VIR4/s1600/Dutch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiET6g5FttrOW-wxqFCpTIfCKMLlM6myrJ_FVgn_TNVq74e2557-gckC3BG6rS51x-lauqTSPQMykQBh4nNC-1QjT0T3o3xHnatF-HRrIcCKROWPXoBgdBezp2czVGL2EtSkZt08Mu8VIR4/s640/Dutch.jpg" width="409" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Three Bears Dutch Coffee by Will Jung<br />Photo credit: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/threebearsdutchcoffee/">https://www.facebook.com/threebearsdutchcoffee/</a></span></span></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; color: #222222;">You can probably already guess that Coffee + Art brings
delight to me. I stumbled upon Coffee + Art in its finest beauty. Dutch Lab
from Korea has created Dutch Coffee makers that resemble exquisite displays
of art. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; color: #222222;">The designs under the Steampunk line struck me with awe
especially at the intricacy of the details which reminded me of Gothic
Cathedrals that I’ve visited abroad. Beyond beautiful, its structure is strong,
delicately assembled and built to make more coffee in less time as compared to
other cold drip coffee makers. It enables one to make up to 3000 ml of coffee
at one given time with a three litre water tank, three coffee tanks for 100 to
150 grams of coffee grounds and three 1,000 ml coffee servers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzlimIXQll8PFXs12haKrwB3hDmorbpi5cBvV-ygUnLf-9pERBdcRqh1-cfZz_pRjL6Bm5lIL0lttdOr2mFFoKO1SnQmlaaoeztR6rx4elXT_yBx5BBBbTj94M2v92qIoyqsEoTy8u4iC/s1600/6b9314c9acd487e34d5c07c06586277c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzlimIXQll8PFXs12haKrwB3hDmorbpi5cBvV-ygUnLf-9pERBdcRqh1-cfZz_pRjL6Bm5lIL0lttdOr2mFFoKO1SnQmlaaoeztR6rx4elXT_yBx5BBBbTj94M2v92qIoyqsEoTy8u4iC/s640/6b9314c9acd487e34d5c07c06586277c.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New Akma<br />
Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.dutch-lab.com/">http://www.dutch-lab.com/</a></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; color: #222222;">The names Gothicism and Akma under the Steampunk range reveals the splendour of the creations
developed by Korean’s young industrial and architectural designers with inputs
from famous Seoul barista, Jae Wong Kwak. Gothicism exudes features of medieval
cathedrals. The pointed arches, rose windows and towering spires are some of
the characters thrown into the appearance. The word, Akma came from the Korean
word ‘devil’ to display the dark and sharp elements although to me personally,
it bears nothing devilish. It is in fact, elegant and angelic but solemn, which
commands a certain reverence to it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlwVJh8zZdUkVM8Mg4wqVC7KfKHuKwRf-UJrH818QAa4BfkgTamVeO13NbbGBuokgWKNHoa-jbQoHwdI5mSQ3GkZIZJG50vJ8bsLRlBsoyaM3kzvqiN2INHbhTHwUySJLAgqfJNGwhnm8Y/s1600/akma-closeup_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlwVJh8zZdUkVM8Mg4wqVC7KfKHuKwRf-UJrH818QAa4BfkgTamVeO13NbbGBuokgWKNHoa-jbQoHwdI5mSQ3GkZIZJG50vJ8bsLRlBsoyaM3kzvqiN2INHbhTHwUySJLAgqfJNGwhnm8Y/s640/akma-closeup_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Akma Close up shot<br />
<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Photo credit: <a href="http://www.dutch-lab.com/">http://www.dutch-lab.com/</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">The main structure is built from anodized aluminium that has
been laser cut to complement the brass needle valves and borosilicate glass
tubes. Aluminium prevents rusting while anodizing ensures long lasting usage.
This three legged coffee-making monument is not only striking and stable but
also user-friendly.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ansi-language: MS; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: MS;"> I am amazed to find out that these </span><span style="color: #222222; text-align: justify;">art pieces have travelled to many
exhibitions abroad including Netherlands, China and etc. Let's hope they come to Malaysia!</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKVdLcmw3Vv85TNVjxerlxbs1UYYigqQr70MdK8T2fTHSmdHdaCZIJRo4Hp_jkTIHpZHMEyd2BG8q_bbTMM6U_MXw1SB41duVwCZPuqlcTsIE8yF0sycqCt-KG5wfY4btnDiR1KF1l04WC/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKVdLcmw3Vv85TNVjxerlxbs1UYYigqQr70MdK8T2fTHSmdHdaCZIJRo4Hp_jkTIHpZHMEyd2BG8q_bbTMM6U_MXw1SB41duVwCZPuqlcTsIE8yF0sycqCt-KG5wfY4btnDiR1KF1l04WC/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gothicism and Akma at Art exhibition<br />
Photo credit: <span style="font-size: 12.8px;"><a href="http://www.dutch-lab.com/">http://www.dutch-lab.com/</a></span></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; color: #222222;">Needless to say, it is also expensive but that is true of every
masterpiece in art. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; color: #222222;">After watching the video below of how the conceptual ideas were
birthed, I felt like owning one of these pieces even though I do not make coffee.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozj2JVzv1Yo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozj2JVzv1Yo</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ansi-language: MS; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: MS;">I am dreaming of drinking Dutch
Coffee now. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311971166441618160noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776866871433886194.post-4971459517084789352016-06-15T21:15:00.001-07:002016-06-15T21:15:31.426-07:00I'm back!It's been a long time since I visited this cavern.<br />
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A lot of things have happened especially in the realm of arts and poetry. I've grown so much and I hope to grow even more.<br />
<br />
I do want to revamp my blog/website as well so keep watching this space. I'll keep you all posted!<br />
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XxAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311971166441618160noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776866871433886194.post-9491908705198399932015-10-25T17:10:00.000-07:002015-10-25T17:10:13.028-07:00KL PerformanceI decided last minute to take up the invitation to perform in KL on October 29 and that is, if they still want me. They did!<br />
<br />
Yay! So I'll be performing at <a class="_5xhk" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=467650876718091" href="https://www.facebook.com/gaslightcafekl" id="u_jsonp_2_t" saprocessedanchor="true" style="background-color: #f6f7f8; color: #4e5665; cursor: pointer; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; position: relative; text-decoration: none; z-index: 2;">Gaslight Cafe & Music</a> in KL together with a bunch of other writers who will be doing book signings. Event starts at 8.30 pm.<br />
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I'll be launching my first collection of poetry-art bookmarks. Special price for this event only :)<br />
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Hope to see you there!<br />
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Love,<br />
Angel.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311971166441618160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776866871433886194.post-38376534852744188112015-10-05T03:23:00.000-07:002015-10-05T03:24:24.593-07:00Loose Muse LondonLondon next!<br />
<br />
I've just received a mail-out from Loose Muse today which I've already taken a screenshot and attached below.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Angelina Bong<br />
Loose Muse<br />
London<br />
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Are you in London?<br />
Come catch me at The Poetry Cafe, Covent Garden on October 14th.<br />
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8 pm. :)<br />
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Hope to see you there. Come say hi if you do drop by.<br />
<br />
xoxoAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311971166441618160noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776866871433886194.post-65378170326304877762015-10-01T20:01:00.000-07:002015-10-01T20:01:14.854-07:00There are so many FibromitesWow...Today I realise that there are so many of us Fibro people out there.<br />
<br />
I shared my poem 'I wish to Help' published on Image Curve website with Fibromyalgia Awareness facebook page and they posted it on their website. The link is here:<br />
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<a href="http://fibrotoday.com/fibromyalgia-poem-i-wish-to-help/">http://fibrotoday.com/fibromyalgia-poem-i-wish-to-help/</a><br />
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Fibromyalgia Awareness FB page shared the link on their website and within 6 hours, there were 439 shares, 36 comments and 784 people who like it. It makes me cry to know that there are so many people going through Fibro pain and challenges, some on a mild level and some in chronic pain. I am not so alone after all.<br />
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I didn't think that so many people could relate to my poem but I was wrong. Since I was diagnosed in 2012, I was often hiding and only recently, I could openly share online that I am a Fibromyalgia patient. However, I am so much better now. Faith, poetry and arts kept me going through my toughest days. Poetry and arts give me a channel to express my pain and turned my pain into something good, at the same time sometimes distract me from pain and depression.<br />
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My dear Fibro friends,<br />
If there is something that makes you happy, do it and you will find strength to go through your pain. When it is just too much, take a break and rest. I have to keep reminding myself that although guilt of time wasted drives me up the wall sometimes.<br />
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You can get through this.<br />
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Xoxo<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311971166441618160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776866871433886194.post-26216008067334208212015-09-25T16:51:00.001-07:002015-09-25T16:51:43.984-07:00I wish to HelpMy poem written during a fibromyalgia attack has just been published on this website.<br />
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<a href="http://www.imagecurve.com/2015/09/wish-help-poem-about-pain/">http://www.imagecurve.com/2015/09/wish-help-poem-about-pain/</a><br />
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As this month is Suicide Prevention Month, I would like to dedicate this poem to all who are suffering in one way or another, physically, emotionally and mentally.<br />
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Hang in there buddy! Life will turn around...don't end it.<br />
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I love you!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311971166441618160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776866871433886194.post-48664374514202211162015-09-14T01:56:00.000-07:002015-09-14T01:57:21.313-07:00Reviews on Me, Perth Poetry FestivalI was a featured guest poet at the recent Perth Poetry Festival 2015.<br />
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Read 16 different poems over four different sessions, one impromptu. Immensely enjoyed feasting on insane language over three and a half days! Love, love, love it!</div>
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Here are reviews on me from Rochford Street Review and you can click on the link to read more about the festival. You might be interested to attend the one next year!</div>
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"<span style="background-color: white; color: #373737; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24.375px;">As our international poet Angelina Bong was a key performer her contribution was very insightful and full of goodwill." - Words of Peter Jeffery. The link is here: </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #373737; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24.375px;">"Angelina Bong drew poetic parallels between writing and illness....</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #373737; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24.375px;"> Angelina Bong expanded the horizons to Africa, exploring xenophobic attacks with her letter to South Africa, reminding us that our Asian connections exist in a wider international context." - Words of Amy Hilhorst. Click on the link: <a href="http://rochfordstreetreview.com/2015/08/31/a-temple-of-words-amy-hilhorst-explores-the-2015-perth-poetry-festival/">http://rochfordstreetreview.com/2015/08/31/a-temple-of-words-amy-hilhorst-explores-the-2015-perth-poetry-festival/</a> </span><span style="color: #373737; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 24.375px;"><br /></span></span><br />
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Here are some photos from the festival!</div>
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Just below is a photo taken during a pre-recording interview to be broadcasted during World of Art session organized by Peter Jeffery. I get to briefly talked about my poetry travels to Africa and South Korea as well as read one poem.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Angelina Bong and poet Mark Reid during a pre recording interview for EBA.fm.</td></tr>
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All the featured poets including myself was interviewed during the festival launch by WTV 44 aired during Perth City Talks. I talked about my journey to poetry and how it influenced by paintings exhibited that night :)<br />
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Here are some photos of me performing which was taken from the links above by Coral Carter.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Angelina Bong performing at Moon Cafe, Perth Poetry Club, Perth Poetry Festival 2015.<br />
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Below is a photo tweeted by WAPoets, the organization who invited me. I'm most grateful to them. </div>
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The workshops were invaluable and I'm glad to have met so many wonderful, intelligent and inspiring poets! Most of all, I'm grateful for poet Sally Gaunt who hosted my stay at her place during the festival days.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311971166441618160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776866871433886194.post-23695058870363990662015-09-08T22:12:00.000-07:002015-09-08T22:13:43.725-07:00Refugees could be Angels<div style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px; margin-bottom: 6px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">Refugees flooding the News everytime I switched on CNN,BBC and etc...</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; line-height: 19.32px;">I can't help but remember a refugee I met in South Africa. An Eritrean who sought refuge in SA due to the Ethiopian-Eritrean war and with a sick child to heal, she left her doctor husband and nursing job hoping for a better life but instead, unable to find a job due to paperwork issues and years of loneliness; separated with her husband and older son possibly almost ten years without seeing them even once. We lost touch but I never forget her, praying she will be reunited with her family.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">A stranger, she walked me to church and she imparted her wisdom of living without giving up, trusting God for Divine Protection and Providence and if we look up, life will seem much more bearable for God is Strength and Protector. She said, "If God is with us, there is nothing to be afraid of."</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">I will never forget that brief moment we met or the shy eyes of her young son waiting for me outside the toilet like a gentleman on guard. To me, she was a messenger and an Angel. What if strangers we meet are Angels in disguise?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">I can't help but share this poem 'Home' by Warsan Shire about refugees. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">no one leaves home unless</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">home is the mouth of a shark</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">you only run for the border</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">when you see the whole city running as well</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">your neighbors running faster than you</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">breath bloody in their throats</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">the boy you went to school with</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">who kissed you dizzy behind the old tin factory</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">is holding a gun bigger than his body</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">you only leave home</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">when home won’t let you stay.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">no one leaves home unless home chases you</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">fire under feet</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">hot blood in your belly</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">it’s not something you ever thought of doing</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">until the blade burnt threats into</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">your neck</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">and even then you carried the anthem under</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">your breath</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">only tearing up your passport in an airport toilets</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">sobbing as each mouthful of paper</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">made it clear that you wouldn’t be going back.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">you have to understand,</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">that no one puts their children in a boat</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">unless the water is safer than the land</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">no one burns their palms</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">under trains</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">beneath carriages</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">no one spends days and nights in the stomach of a truck</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">feeding on newspaper unless the miles travelled</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">means something more than journey.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">no one crawls under fences</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">no one wants to be beaten</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">pitied</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">no one chooses refugee camps</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">or strip searches where your</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">body is left aching</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">or prison,</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">because prison is safer</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">than a city of fire</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">and one prison guard</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">in the night</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">is better than a truckload</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">of men who look like your father</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">no one could take it</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">no one could stomach it</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">no one skin would be tough enough</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">the</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">go home blacks</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">refugees</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">dirty immigrants</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">asylum seekers</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">sucking our country dry</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">niggers with their hands out</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">they smell strange</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">savage</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">messed up their country and now they want</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">to mess ours up</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">how do the words</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">the dirty looks</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">roll off your backs</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">maybe because the blow is softer</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">than a limb torn off</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">or the words are more tender</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">than fourteen men between</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">your legs</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">or the insults are easier</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">to swallow</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">than rubble</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">than bone</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">than your child body</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">in pieces.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">i want to go home,</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">but home is the mouth of a shark</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">home is the barrel of the gun</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">and no one would leave home</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">unless home chased you to the shore</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">unless home told you</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">to quicken your legs</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">leave your clothes behind</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">crawl through the desert</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">wade through the oceans</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">drown</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">save</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">be hunger</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">beg</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">forget pride</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">your survival is more important</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">no one leaves home until home is a sweaty voice in your ear<br />
saying-<br />
leave,<br />
run away from me now<br />
i dont know what i’ve become<br />
but i know that anywhere<br />
is safer than here</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Poem taken from http://seekershub.org/blog/2015/09/home-warsan-shire/</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311971166441618160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776866871433886194.post-2903643426473060382015-09-03T23:39:00.000-07:002015-09-03T23:39:07.867-07:00Hippie PiesMy poem Hippie Pies is published on Image Curve.<br />
<br />
Take a break and enjoy some foodie poem!<br />
<br />
Click on the link below to read it.<br />
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<a href="http://www.imagecurve.com/2015/08/hippie-pies-happy-life-poem/">http://www.imagecurve.com/2015/08/hippie-pies-happy-life-poem/</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311971166441618160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776866871433886194.post-89751000209557430202015-07-16T17:10:00.001-07:002015-07-16T17:13:22.250-07:00What is Art?<br />
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><b>Art</b></i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span>
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><b>is not merely painting,</b></i></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span>
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><b>drawing, poetic musings</b></i></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span>
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><b>or singing but a connection</b></i></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span>
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>to the soul....</i>.</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can read more of my poem above at 'Our Daily Poetry' website.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #eeeeee;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Click on the link below:</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><a href="http://ourdailypoetry.weebly.com/writers-club---poetry/what-is-art">http://ourdailypoetry.weebly.com/writers-club---poetry/what-is-art</a></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311971166441618160noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776866871433886194.post-8358127520927199302015-07-08T21:12:00.000-07:002015-07-08T21:12:46.031-07:00A Letter to the Belgium Woman who wishes to dieDear Laura,<br />
<br />
I do not know you nor do I know how you look like but my heart breaks at your decision to end your life.<br />
<br />
Depression is real but so is your life that is precious beyond words. God loves you so much to place you in this world. You are not an accident but a work of art, a masterpiece.<br />
<br />
I cannot give you solutions to end your misery in this life but if you believe, there is beauty in pain. I see them in mine and they worth so much more than a life with no pain.<br />
<br />
Here's a poem for you.<br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">If I am a nightingale, </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">I will sing to the moon and back,</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Like in a fairytale, melt the darkest shades</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">of bitterness</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">If I am a sunflower, </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">I will beam and hover over </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">your coldest nights, a beacon</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">in your fights</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span lang="EN-GB">If I am a bee</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">I will sting you, a reminder</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">that you are never alone, I am</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">near you</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">If I am a marula tree,</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">I will let you hide under</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">my gigantic leaves, far</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">from warfare</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span lang="EN-GB">If I am a float,</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">I will let you rest on me,</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">bobbing on the sea, wash your</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">tears away</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">If I am a fortress,</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">I will shield you from storms,</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">depression and distressing </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">fumes</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">If I am a needle,</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">I will weave and mend </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span lang="EN-GB">your broken heart, my golden </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">pricks set you free</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Alas, I am only </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">human, as real as you,</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">even if you do not hear or see</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span lang="EN-GB">me, my heart is yours</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">My only wish, spring </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">will dance soon, sweeps</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">away winter, your woes</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">come to wither</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">My shoulders are small,</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">but ready for your tears, </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">my heartbeats hug </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">you in pain</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Perhaps then</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">I can see a smile</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Even if for a while</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Not on your face</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Within you.</span></div>
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We may never meet but if this poem can send a virtual hug, I hope you feel it. Know that you are not alone and death might not be the answer you seek.<br />
<br />
You may ask why do I care?<br />
Simply because Our Father cares. He cares as much for me as He does for you. Don't throw the greatest gift He has given to you, your life.<br />
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Be assured of my prayers for you.<br />
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Love,<br />
Angelina.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311971166441618160noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776866871433886194.post-15922848706697092015-07-06T21:59:00.000-07:002015-07-06T22:00:19.490-07:00MADE IN KENYA<div style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17.9400005340576px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
<span style="background-color: #444444;"><span style="color: white;">Here's a poem from a Kenyan poet who runs the blog, 'Our Daily Poetry'.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #444444;"><span style="color: white;">Enjoy his depiction of the rich Kenyan way of life.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #444444;"><span style="color: white;">The Kenyan Woman</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: #444444;"><span style="color: white;">MADE IN KENYA
By Matolo Kyalo Jr.: Poet, writer and blogger from Kenya.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #444444;"><span style="color: white;">She is the first to wake up
Every morning she makes sure there's milk in my cup
She bears the pain from the scorching sun
Dust blows off the maize field like smoke from a gun</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #444444;"><span style="color: white;">She keeps the faith and preaches the morals
The Good Book keeps her ship away from the corals
Her efforts strengthens bonds among families
Her relentless love is ever promising like the lilies
Every evening she prepares ugali with sukuma</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #444444;"><span style="color: white;">She tells tales of the 20th century as the candle gets dimer
She is the last to go to bed, to her only man
The true Kenyan woman.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #444444;"><span style="color: white;">For more poetry visit: ourdailypoetry.weebly.com
Facebook page: Our Daily Poetry</span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311971166441618160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776866871433886194.post-4106516394267554492015-07-03T02:41:00.001-07:002015-07-03T04:06:02.542-07:00Apologies. NaPoWriMo Day 27 to Day 30<b>Big Big Apologies.</b><br />
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I did finish 30 poems in 30 days for April NaPoWriMo month but failed to post the last few ones on my blog due to hectic schedules.<br />
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However, for those of you who have been following my Instagram and Twitter, you would have noticed that I did post each of them on the right days.<br />
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<b>Here's Day 27 to Day 30 </b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A drop of poetry by me. A. Bong 2015<br />
Kopitiam Observation<br />
NaPoWriMo Day 27</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">A drop of poetry by me. A. Bong 2015</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Flight Behaves</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">NaPoWriMo Day 28</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">A drop of poetry by me. A. Bong 2015</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Humanity</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">NaPoWriMo Day 29</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">A letter to South Africa from your Malaysian sister</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">NaPoWriMo Day 30<br /></span></td></tr>
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Day 30 was special to me. A South African friend who organized a 'March for Peace' in Johannesburg had requested me to write a poem for him to be recited then. This poems captured what I feel about the Xenophobia attacks in April.<br />
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Once again, my sincerest apologies for not updating my blog.<br />
Feel free to follow me at Instagram and Twitter for more poetry and arts updates. Look for me @swakgel.<br />
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Xoxo<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311971166441618160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776866871433886194.post-52382117373121472152015-04-28T05:59:00.000-07:002015-04-28T05:59:23.529-07:00Shortlisted for Art CompetitionDear readers and friends,<br />
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Yay! I've been shortlisted in the Galeri Petronas Art Competition. If you have facebook, please click on the link below and vote for me!<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/GALERIPETRONAS/app_1534107733515029?ref=page_internal">https://www.facebook.com/GALERIPETRONAS/app_1534107733515029?ref=page_internal</a><br />
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Here's a printscreen of my artwork. Alternatively, you can look for Angelina Bong with the artwork titled: 'The Evolving Twirl'.<br />
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Thank you in advance!<br />
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Love and Peace!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311971166441618160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776866871433886194.post-38704305219968833452015-04-26T07:41:00.000-07:002015-04-26T07:45:32.075-07:00NaPoWriMo Day 26. My SundaysHere's Day 26!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A drop of poetry by me, A. Bong 2015.<br />
NaPoWriMo Day 2015.<br />
My Sundays</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311971166441618160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776866871433886194.post-2063381854221551542015-04-25T17:14:00.001-07:002015-04-25T17:14:42.853-07:00 NaPoWriMo Day 25. GoodbyeDay 25's poem, inspired by the day I leave Brunei, days of babysitting my nephew.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311971166441618160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776866871433886194.post-29482750333069684812015-04-25T17:12:00.000-07:002015-04-25T17:12:03.428-07:00NaPoWriMo Day 24. Manic Unrest.Apologies.<br />
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I posted this poem on instagram and facebook on Day 2 but couldnt get it to the blog so it's late.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A drop of poetry by me A. Bong 2015<br />NaPoWriMo Day 24<br />Manic Unrest</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311971166441618160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776866871433886194.post-25982617070335701132015-04-22T19:18:00.001-07:002015-04-22T19:18:41.383-07:00NaPoWriMo Day 23. Keeping CountHere's my Day 23.<br />
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Enjoy the music of my lines!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A drop of poetry by Angelina Bong 2015<br />NaPoWriMo Day 23<br />Keeping Count</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311971166441618160noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776866871433886194.post-48178633193554410102015-04-22T01:48:00.002-07:002015-04-22T01:48:56.187-07:00NaPoWriMo Day 22. The Art of DyingEnjoy my Day 22's Poetry Sketch!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A drop of poetry by Angelina Bong<br />NaPoWriMo Day 22<br />The Art of Dying</td></tr>
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