Starchild: Malaysian kids unveil imaginary dream worlds with creativity

Bethany Wang Qi Syuen, 8

Imagine if you could create a planet where there are rivers of delicious juices like lemonade and sirap bandung, and mountains are made of giant blobs of jelly! The sun has a friendly smiley face that lights up the sky with warmth and happiness.

Getting around is a breeze. You can fly on your own colourful kite or ride bouncy clouds that zoom about like speedy cars. For school, a slide made of rainbows takes you to the coolest classrooms in the universe.

In our dream planet, we celebrate creativity, kindness, and the magic of being a kid with big ideas. No dream is too big, no idea is too crazy. It’s your chance to shine as a young architect, scientist, or as a dreamer.

So, unleash your imagination and envision a world where all your dreams come true.

Here is the second batch of letters from Starchild readers on the topic, Planet of My Dreams.

Wong Zhi Ying, 8

“If I could make a planet of my dreams, I would call it ‘The Book Planet’. People who like to read books could go there. There would be so many comics and novels, it could fill an entire building. All the houses would be as big as an elephant. Inside each home, there would be several bookshelves. I would give my friends funny comics to read. I would make my friend Florence be the president of all countries there,” says Wong Zhi Ying, nine.

Amberly Wong, 11

Eleven-year-old Amberly Wong is a big fan of dogs and she wants to create a special planet called Dogs. “My plants would be shaped to resemble a dog. There would be many types of dogs, both pedigree and mongrel. Abandoned dogs seeking medical attention are most welcome in Dogs. There are many skillful vets who would look after sick dogs. You can find Santa Paws there too.”

Low Ying Xi, 11

Low Ying Xi, 11, wants to create planet called Food. “The planet would be shaped like my favourite food, a burger. It would contain an unlimited amount of food and it would have a chocolate milk river, fried chicken forest, marshmallow valley and burger town. If I had this planet, it would be my paradise as I love to eat. I would go to the forest to pick up fried chicken from trees and drink chocolate milk from the river. How I wish there is such a planet like this.”

“My planet would comprise of living machines, like tanks, fighter planes and battleships. Some tanks will be in charge of farming while others will work in companies or serve as soldiers. Life on this planet would be quite unique,” says Prabhinder Singh, 11.

Prabhinder Singh, 11

“My planet has gravity just like Earth but with colourful rings like Saturn. It’s made of 50% water and 50% land. The people living in the drier upper region get to view the Itol’s Comet and Nobel’s Comet, while those staying in the greener lower region get to see Lindoh’s Comet. A bright blue river separates the regions. It’s surrounded by 11 moons. The inhabitants always practice recycling,” says Bethany Wang Qi Syuen, eight.

Haley Khoo

“Welcome to Planet Haley. Here, you will find happy and healthy people. And everything here is awesome because there are unicorns, rainbows and free hotels. There are many lovely things here like colourful flowers as big as trees where you can put hammocks on them and rest there. You will find enormous dogs and cats and people can ride on them. Planet Haley is as big as three suns. And you can find lots of yummy food on my magical planet,” says Haley Khoo, six.

Lee Jun Yao, 11

“My planet is cube shaped and full of machines. There are countless robots at war. Living there is difficult. There are three groups – planet group, lava group, and sun group. I hope they can live peacefully forever,” says Lee Jun Yao, 11.

Find the hidden words!

ITEM: World Tourism Day is celebrated on Sept 27. We want you to close your eyes and picture being a tour guide in Malaysia. What are some of our country’s highlights that you’d like to show the world? Could it be the dazzling Petronas Towers, the wild adventures of Borneo’s rainforests, and the tasty treats of Penang’s street markets. Unleash your imagination.

Email your contributions to [e-mail] by Sept 1. Please put “STARCHILD: Tourism in Malaysia” in the subject line of your email.

Scanned drawings should be in jpeg format, with a resolution of 200dpi. Your contributions must carry your full name, age (open to children aged 12 and below only), gender, phone contact and address.