Poems

Be a Friend


Be a friend. You don't need money;
Just a disposition sunny;
Just the wish to help another
Get along some way or other;
Just a kindly hand extended
Out to one who's unbefriended;
Just the will to give or lend,
This will make you someone's friend.

Be a friend. You don't need glory.
Friendship is a simple story.
Pass by trifling errors blindly,
Gaze on honest effort kindly,
Cheer the youth who's bravely trying,
Pity him who's sadly sighing;
Just a little labor spend
On the duties of a friend.

Be a friend. The pay is bigger
(Though not written by a figure)
Than is earned by people clever
In what's merely self-endeavor.
You'll have friends instead of neighbors
For the profits of your labors;
You'll be richer in the end
Than a prince, if you're a friend.

Crew member missing after tanker catches fire

KUANTAN: A Myanmar crew member of a chemical tanker which caught fire on Monday has been reported missing.

The body of the crew who fell into the sea has yet to be found.

Two other crew mmbers sustained burns in the incident.

Eastern Region Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) operations director Syd Mohd Fuzi Syd Hassan identified the missing man as Wai Ph Yosan, 23.

The injured, Wu Nna Htun, 30, and Tun Tun Win, 39, have been warded at the Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital.

The men were part of 22 crewmen on board the chemical-laden, Singapore-based tanker when the fire broke out about 11am.

Syd Mohd Fuzi said, crewmen were in the midst of cleaning the tanker which was heading to the Kuantan Port from Vietnam when the fire broke out.

He said MMEA had deployed two rescue boats to help a Royal Malaysian Navy team to locate the missing victim.

What is success

To laugh often and much;

To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;

To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;

To appreciate beauty;

To find the best in others;

To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;

To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived;

This is to have succeeded. 　

Be a Friend

Be a friend. You don't need money;
Just a disposition sunny;
Just the wish to help another
Get along some way or other;
Just a kindly hand extended
Out to one who's unbefriended;
Just the will to give or lend,
This will make you someone's friend.

Be a friend. You don't need glory.
Friendship is a simple story.
Pass by trifling errors blindly,
Gaze on honest effort kindly,
Cheer the youth who's bravely trying,
Pity him who's sadly sighing;
Just a little labor spend
On the duties of a friend.

Be a friend. The pay is bigger
(Though not written by a figure)
Than is earned by people clever
In what's merely self-endeavor.
You'll have friends instead of neighbors
For the profits of your labors;
You'll be richer in the end
Than a prince, if you're a friend.