(1) I traced my homeward bound journey from afar.
It took me three transits before reaching
the "City of Fire".
Words in Malay, English and Cantonese
filled my ears.
They had instantly banished my longing for home of
twenty
years.
(2) Though without glory, I had made my journey of home
coming.
I felt like a fish to its old pool
returning.
It was a joyous occasion for me in my
olden years;
To meet my relatives and friends again
with words of
common cheers.