Just writing what comes to mind.

When someone speaks of paradise on earth, what do you envision? Hawaii? The Bahamas? There is a strange irony in what we deem "Heaven on Earth".

Poem.

A tropical haiku.

True meaning of happiness in many ways.

Hawaii is famous for its pineapples and flowers that are presented to visitors. Lahore is famous for its flowers, for example the rose of Lahore. Hawaii is one of the states of the United States of America and Lahore is one of the towns of Pakistan which parted from India in the seventies.

Strategies to Subtly Ask for One’s Name.

While undertaking the colossal task of cleaning out the disk drive…I came across this little ditty which I totally forgot all about. I penned this during the days in college, while struggling to get the dissertation done and submitted. I still fondly remember sipping a bigass venti starbucks at the campus eatery and pondering over content. No idea how it digressed into a Poem of sorts…but it’s funny how the brain works and it eventually cured my momentary brainfart.

And yes…I graduated from college eventually.

These are excerpts taken from my own personal account of my experiences as a US Marine fighting in Vietnam. These stories are based on actual historical events that did occur during my tour of duty. The names have been changed to protect the privacy and rights of those who lost loved ones. Here is the prologue…

A tribute to, and a child’s perspective of, the USS Arizona Memorial.