After all these years, I still have 'it'. I could still sing and dance reasonably well. The singer of a live music band, called me to sing-a-long with him. He referred me as, "the sister of Khatijah Ibrahim," (a well-known Malaysian singer in the 70s and 80s) in his announcement. It left me no choice but to hurry to the stage because I hate to keep the audience waiting. In fact, I was in a Cafe, somewhere in the Klang Valley, with my dear friend, Rose and her family. I belted out, "Karisma Cinta" and "Bila Larut Malam" with the singer. I suddenly became Dewi Yull and Saloma. Sadly, I still had to use my glasses to see the lyrics which spoiled my 'glamourous' image. Hahahahahahhah.

Somehow, being on a small stage, helped me to overcome my nervousness and above all, made me feel good again about myself, despite some setbacks and hiccups in my life. It had suppressed my sadness way behind my current thoughts.

When the singer of the band and one of the audience were singing some oldies songs, I stood up to do the 'twist' and 'shake.' Then, another female audience stood up to join me. It was really fun. This particular lady is good in line dancing. We had a time of our lives, forgetting some ugly realities of life during those moments.

The wee hours of the morning ended by the singer of the band joining us for supper in another eatery. We had a funny conversation with the singer.

Sometimes it is necessary to have fun a little, after filling our lives with work. After all, life is short. It is good to put on the brakes for some moments, not just accelerating and chasing time. It is important to have social networks and treat ourselves to good times. We have exposed our souls to numerous 'abuses' and 'punches.' Why not, interspersed our lives with good moments. It helps to heal our battered souls. Stop making our souls as punch bags. It's essential that we retreat a few steps back, release some mounting heat and pressures, and let heal our souls for awhile. De-stress and revitalize ourselves to face the coming challenges in life. Remember .................... we only live once on Earth.