Colours of My Life

                Red is the colour of the fire extinguisher outside my room, the first thing I see every day when I open my door.  Orange is the kin of sunny yellow, the tint of my feelings when I successfully complete a gruelling assignment.  Yellow is the sound of my friends' laughter, and the sound of my laughter along with them.  Green is the colour I search for in the cafeteria, and murky green is the hue I always get.  Blue can be found all over my hostel room, splashed on my bedspread, my pinboard, my laptop.  Indigo is the theme colour of my university, a proud identification of my status as an undergraduate of USM.  Violet is the shade I hope I never see coming out of the water taps.  A rainbow is many things; a work of nature, the colours of the Malaysian food pyramid - and the colours of my life.