The simple pleasures of life is
waking up early on a Saturday morning,
accompanying my mum to go to the market,
stocking up our fridge for the rest of the week.
You might think that I hate going to the market,
but it's at the market where you get to see interesting innovations,
you get to witness stall owners disappear into thin air when the DBKL comes,
most importantly, I get to spend time with my mum over breakfast.
The simple pleasures of life is
going for morning walks with my dad in the park,
I could choose a more vigorous workout by jogging,
but I love to follow the pace of my dad and spend time with him.
We talk about almost anything under the sun,
sometimes we joke about the people we see in the park,
sometimes we talk about life,
sometimes we just walk in silence, taking in the wonderful view of the park.
The simple pleasures of life is
disturbing my oldest brother as he plays DOTA,
making cringe worthy comments as he plays
while escaping the "punishments" as his game was more important.
No matter what game he plays,
I would have a comment that would irk him,
I would later face my sentence when the game is over
trying to run is futile and I would usually succumb to his vicious tickles and body slams.
The simple pleasures of life is
now just a memory in this far away place.
I still go for jogs and I still go to the market,
but bits and pieces of what I see, brings back memories of the good old times.
It thought me of the simple things in life
can bring about happiness,
It doesn't require a lot money
but just a grateful heart
