BUANASENI

Kho, Di Sebalik Amarahmu Ada Cinta Sejati

by Johan Ishak

2022

60cm x 60cm

Acrylic and Charcoal on Canvas

 

Siang, Sinarkanlah Dirimu Wahai Dot

by @johanishak

2022

60cm x 60cm

Acrylic and Charcoal on Canvas

Malam, Bila Rindu Sod Bertambah Dalam

by @johanishak

2022

60cm x 60cm

Acrylic and Charcoal on Canvas

Bahtera Thaa yang Merempuh Badaian Gelora

dan Merentas Samudera Raya

by Johan Ishak

2022

60cm x 60cm

Acrylic and Charcoal on Canvas

Sadness

Sadness is a must 

For without it, 

What is happiness? 

Imagine it as a movie 

Whether you like it or not 

Act One, Act Two, Act Three; 

.... must happen 

The question is, 

Which Act? 

Do we end with sadness? 

Or do we start with it? 

Or perhaps you envelope it 

With the sense of gratitute 

For every sadness 

There will always be happiness 

Relatively or absolutely 

But what is truly sure 

An ending is inevitable 

Compelling humanity 

To embrace sadness 

By Jo Haq 

14 March 2022 

Shah Alam

I am but a solitary mysterious wanderer

Jumping ahead of the father time

Devouring the essence of life

Leaving behind a history

Composing a melody

Painting a portrait

Curating a legacy

Singing a poem

Writing a saga

Laughing

Crying

Err

I

By Jo Haq

12 March 2022

Bukit Jelutong

Berikan aku sedikit ruang 

Untuk bernafas udara 

Walaupun kotor jisimnya 

Namun tetap aku hidup 

Dengan zat nyawa dan naluri 

.... pemberian Tuhan 

Dilonggarkan sempadan hidup 

Agar kewarasan bisa tercatur 

Semoga terurus jiwa yang goncang 

Dengan izinNya 

Aku menerima qada' qadar 

Sesungguhnya, 

Tiada siapa yang menjanjikan 

..... kebahagiaan 

..... dan 

..... kesempurnaan .

.... hidup 

Hanya tinggal keredhaan 

Yang hikayat manifestasinya 

Cuma fatamorgana episod 

Kepada realiti pengakhiran 

Dan sindiran boria lama 

Yang seharusnya insan hina 

Menerima seadanya 

Dengan ruang yang dikurniakanNya 

Oleh Jo Haq

Bangsar

2022

 

Angsa ini

Hatinya dirobek lunyai

Jiwanya terlerai berkecai

Berderai seribu harapannya

Berserpihan sisa-sisanya

Meninggalkan duniawi

Memilukan saudara sejati

Tidak menghiraukan sengsara

Peneman yang kini hiba

Langsung ia pergi

Ke semesta jauh sunyi

Hanya bertemankan kejora

Menyinari roh yang gelora

Angsa ini

Sudah mati

Oleh Jo Haq

6 Mac 2022

Bukit Jelutong

 

By Johan Ishak

3 March 2022

  WHATSAPP is a widely used communication tool nowadays so much so that Telcos are facing very high risk of lost of revenues from the conventional charged phone calls or the nearly demised sms service. This digital disruption has taken the world economy to the next level where conventional models are strongly challenged exposing them to the point of obsolescence.

We have seen that the largest hotel accomodation booking service in the world like Air B'n'B now operate without owning any accomodation properties; and the largest transport companies like Grab and Uber do not own any fleet of vehicles. They embrace business networking, outsourcing and the buzz word, Gig Economy.

There are still many of us who hates the new method of communication and prefer the old ways of verbal communication via the telephone. It is believed that the new method lack human touch and destroys the beauty and integrity of literature especially when the digital natives are used to communication without any face to face interaction and the widely use of short forms such as "LOL".

In the case of the older generations who are still active in the workforce, they might just love the convenience provided by Whatsapp despite their despise of the tool. There are so many unwanted calls nowadays such as from banks offering cash advances or an insurance, unit trust or property agents. To embrace the habit of not talking verbally might just eliminate this irritation. 

Professionals who are busy in and out of back to back meetings find it very difficult to have verbal phone conversations for unplanned calls. They ignore phone numbers that do not display the names of the callers and adopted the attitude of, "If it is important enough, the caller can just whatsapp me and if it is indeed important, I might just call back. Otherwise, I won't bother". On the other hand, the thousands of year old courtesy of speech and body language will disappear from humanity. 

Texting in Whatsapp can appear to be rude or negative even when the sender doesn't mean to be so. So, occasionally you will find an old person to take the trouble to type texts the long version as if it is emulating exactly what a verbal sentence would be in a telephone call forsaking the new and young ways of short forms; and hoping the politeness and courtesy of the old ways are being portrayed in their communication. 

In my life, I seldom say "Assalamualaikum" to my father. However, since the 86 year old man has started to use Whatsapp, he sends me Assalamualaikum posters every morning without fail. Embracing the new ways as well as the good mannerism of the old ways, I find myself replying to his daily Assalamualaikum wish with the short form "wsalam". 

Employers of many companies are still from the old school of calling employees late at night. This may not be received well by the young workforce who seems to put great importance on personal space especially after working hours. A late night phone call from a boss requires an immediate reply from staff verbally. However, a late night Whatsapp from a boss allows the space for the staff to answer the next morning after strategising what to answer. The boss would also be kind enough to assume that a reply to queries the next morning is acceptable as the staff may have already gone to bes when messages are sent.

So there you go. To Whatsapp or Not to Whatsapp? What is certain is that, call me if you want but you can talk to the wall. Haha. I will only call back if you Whatsapp me at least a word or two describing the importance of the need for the conversation, if I want to. I am a busy man in and out of back to back meetings that require me to concentrate, talk in the meeting or even chair it. Boohoo!

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Mole by the Eye Lady

By Johan Ishak

2022