C.S. Chong"s inspirational stories of love and life, and love of life, are journeys to the core of human existence, all attempting to discover the poetry of the heart.In a young and lively Singapore society, tradition and modernity fuse. In this textured and varied work, we witness romance and irony as a disc jockey wrestles with the emotional turmoil created by his work, a literary judge encounters hope and an exile refuses to surrender under any circumstance. We are made constantly aware of the tensions between the need for individuality and the necessary social hierarchy of the workplace. These lyrical tales thus inhabit" that uneasy liminal space between the. child and the adult in our hearts, while tentatively offering a panacea to the inherent heartbreak the transition will involve.