MUST WATCH ... WATCH IT CLOSELY .. do not blink
the fish is actually alive and can grow back.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Singapore too predictable ?
these are the new image of singapore .... massive infrastructure MEGA shopping malls!
This make me wonder, what is the true image of singapore .. what can a tourist bring home from singapore.. what is the proud landmark we can tell our friends about singapore ?
the merlion ? ermz .. the mini merlion beside the big merlion ? the empty padang ? i think its not .. they will bring back the image of shopping SHOPPING SHOPPING.
I feel that singapore have nothing much to call home.. nothing interesting that i can share with my friends. Except that its a fine country i live in, with good security ... good friendly people and ... MEGA SHOPPING MALLS..
what happen to our past ?
i remembered growing up in the buzzling night market. where families are able to gather around the night bazzar, looking for food, things to buy .. or simply window shopping.
its such a nice time, where things are cheaper and creating a sense of belonging.
Nowadays. shops in the shopping malls are repeative. nothing unique and everything is boring. prices are outrageous, and getting out of hand ...
In order to boost up singapore tourist. we need something permamently that bring us back to our past glories.
the time, where night bazaar rules, cheap food, cheap merchandise that create uniquely singapore.
And not spending MILLIONS OF DOLLARS making a new orchard road ...
( Lesser shopping malls, means greener singapore )
shopping centre is nothing new to our foreign friends, i believe they can find better shopping centre in their own countries ....
Make singapore unique .. not predictable .... would you say so ?
Monday, April 6, 2009
Blessing by My Master
Sunday was special. not that tampines was spotted with a tornado, and not the flooding in paya lebar area
But my master, AC Piak came all the way from THAILAND to conduct a blessing / sakyant ceremony with all his disciples .. including me of cause.
He has a strong lineage from his grandmaster who are well known to many.
check out www.gumantong.com for more of his information.. i do not want to copyright others information. this website is governed by another nice brother.
I am not liable for any discomfort or mis representation of information that he has edited ok ..
Me got blessed by him.
AND at the end of the blessing, i receive 2 special gift from him. One is a personalised takrut, a copper sheet of thai scriptural inscription for blessing and luck and a powederd amulet of his grandmaster for wealth.
and he make many interesting amulets for every purpose. and as well as thai tattoo. for those who do not like to expose ink tattoo, can opt for the non inked version .. its beautiful
he will here in singapore till 22nd april. if i am correct.
msg me if you are interested to be blessed by him.
sawadeekrup!
But my master, AC Piak came all the way from THAILAND to conduct a blessing / sakyant ceremony with all his disciples .. including me of cause.
He has a strong lineage from his grandmaster who are well known to many.
check out www.gumantong.com for more of his information.. i do not want to copyright others information. this website is governed by another nice brother.
I am not liable for any discomfort or mis representation of information that he has edited ok ..
Me got blessed by him.
AND at the end of the blessing, i receive 2 special gift from him. One is a personalised takrut, a copper sheet of thai scriptural inscription for blessing and luck and a powederd amulet of his grandmaster for wealth.
and he make many interesting amulets for every purpose. and as well as thai tattoo. for those who do not like to expose ink tattoo, can opt for the non inked version .. its beautiful
he will here in singapore till 22nd april. if i am correct.
msg me if you are interested to be blessed by him.
sawadeekrup!
Beautifully Imperfect
Beautifully Imperfect...
How apt this statement is to me. In the past, when people asked me, what do you love about your loved one. I was never able to provide an answer. All the things running in my mind are the negative impression that they have imprinted in me.
This is so common. I believe everyone can picture this. But something struck me years ago to change my thoughts. Throwing away something or ditching someone is not the answer to our pending problems.
I hate him because he snore, I hate this car because the engine is noisy. I WANT TO DUMP HIM!!I WANT TO BUY A NEW CAR!! haha .. sounds familiar ?
I hate imperfections, i need things and someone who is perfect..
Reading back my years, i believe i have grown up. grown to be understanding and tolerance to situation with minor problems.
I would like to dedicate this page to my love one , to let them know how perfect they are in my life ... even when we are imperfect
to the special one,
You drive with passion everyday, But always complain on the distance that brings us together. And the numerous ERP charges
You are always lost in direction, Taking usually long to reach the destination and that makes us quarrel.
You are always logical in your thoughts and actions, picking on every dollars and cents.
You are always complaining in your job, your life and your future. Like a bee buzzing noisly beside. and i would always shut you up
You are constantly bugging on $$$. and i ask you, why are you always so selfish..
But ...........
It is that you drive with passion everyday, complaining on the distance and ERP makes me love you everyday
It is your blurness in direction that make give me a chance to take care of you in a special way.
It is your logical actions and scrimping every cents that make me appreciate money better.
It is always your complaining in your job, life and future and bugging on $$$ makes me understand you better.
I wonder how am i going to live each day,
without you....
hearing you complaining ...
whining ...
being blur ...
quarelling with me in every logical manners
and bugging on $$$ ...
it has so become part of me ..
that i fear one day, i will not be able to hear all your little imperfections anymore...
to me ....
this is what i treasure most ...
You are beautifully imperfect.
Thank you for always being there for me.
How apt this statement is to me. In the past, when people asked me, what do you love about your loved one. I was never able to provide an answer. All the things running in my mind are the negative impression that they have imprinted in me.
This is so common. I believe everyone can picture this. But something struck me years ago to change my thoughts. Throwing away something or ditching someone is not the answer to our pending problems.
I hate him because he snore, I hate this car because the engine is noisy. I WANT TO DUMP HIM!!I WANT TO BUY A NEW CAR!! haha .. sounds familiar ?
I hate imperfections, i need things and someone who is perfect..
Reading back my years, i believe i have grown up. grown to be understanding and tolerance to situation with minor problems.
I would like to dedicate this page to my love one , to let them know how perfect they are in my life ... even when we are imperfect
to the special one,
You drive with passion everyday, But always complain on the distance that brings us together. And the numerous ERP charges
You are always lost in direction, Taking usually long to reach the destination and that makes us quarrel.
You are always logical in your thoughts and actions, picking on every dollars and cents.
You are always complaining in your job, your life and your future. Like a bee buzzing noisly beside. and i would always shut you up
You are constantly bugging on $$$. and i ask you, why are you always so selfish..
But ...........
It is that you drive with passion everyday, complaining on the distance and ERP makes me love you everyday
It is your blurness in direction that make give me a chance to take care of you in a special way.
It is your logical actions and scrimping every cents that make me appreciate money better.
It is always your complaining in your job, life and future and bugging on $$$ makes me understand you better.
I wonder how am i going to live each day,
without you....
hearing you complaining ...
whining ...
being blur ...
quarelling with me in every logical manners
and bugging on $$$ ...
it has so become part of me ..
that i fear one day, i will not be able to hear all your little imperfections anymore...
to me ....
this is what i treasure most ...
You are beautifully imperfect.
Thank you for always being there for me.
Friday, April 3, 2009
Work Work .. funny work
What you think your work is like ??
I like to work .. i love to make my work interesting .. however, my work doesnt seems to be exciting at all..
THERE ARE MANY CHALLENGES. challenges like you never know..
I think my work is getting off hook at time.
I have a boss who is by chance, my father friend. When i join the company. he was a nice guy, however, there were no proper introduction into the company for myself.
I wander from places to places trying my best to know people. and the first few days at work was hell..
but thank god, i gather the help in a way that i am able to overcome such messy situation.
i do not sign any employment letter mind u... i am just a wandering ghost.i do not know the company policies, i just do whatever i like to do..
guess what, i thought what i did was correct! because no one stop me. i left work early, do what i like, and whatever. and no one stop me
then suddenly, my dad friend complain about me, but didnt come speak to me personally. i was quite pissed. i do not even know the procedure.
then today i make a difference, i let the whole world know my intention.
i really do not know what to say, or how to say. i hope everything will be as smooth as it is ..
I like to work .. i love to make my work interesting .. however, my work doesnt seems to be exciting at all..
THERE ARE MANY CHALLENGES. challenges like you never know..
I think my work is getting off hook at time.
I have a boss who is by chance, my father friend. When i join the company. he was a nice guy, however, there were no proper introduction into the company for myself.
I wander from places to places trying my best to know people. and the first few days at work was hell..
but thank god, i gather the help in a way that i am able to overcome such messy situation.
i do not sign any employment letter mind u... i am just a wandering ghost.i do not know the company policies, i just do whatever i like to do..
guess what, i thought what i did was correct! because no one stop me. i left work early, do what i like, and whatever. and no one stop me
then suddenly, my dad friend complain about me, but didnt come speak to me personally. i was quite pissed. i do not even know the procedure.
then today i make a difference, i let the whole world know my intention.
i really do not know what to say, or how to say. i hope everything will be as smooth as it is ..
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Be your own Protector
Be Your Own Protector
By: Ven Aggacitta
Today's talk is based on Dhammapada #160
Atta hi attano natho, ko hi natho paro siya
Attana hi sudantena, natham labhati dullabham.
Translated it means:
"Self is one self’s protector; for what other protector could there be?
Through a well-tamed self does one get a protector who is hard to get."
Everybody wants protection, whether from sickness, poverty, misfortune, distress or danger. Many will seek protection by praying to deities, by making offerings to monks or inviting them to chant parittas for blessings. But the Buddha says that you can be your own protector. Yesterday, Sayadaw U Indaka talked about four types of happiness and how we can achieve them.
1. Perform dana for the happiness of wealth.
2. Observe sila for the happiness of health and longevity.
3. Develop samatha meditation for the happiness of the mind.
4. Develop vipassana meditation for the happiness of Nibbana.
So, if you want to protect yourself from poverty, practise generosity. If you want protection from illness and premature death, live a moral life by observing the 5 precepts. If you want protection from having mental distress, practise samatha meditation like visualising the Buddha, watching your breath or radiating metta or loving-kindness. If you want Nibbanic bliss, then practise vipassana meditation.
People who are wealthy and healthy are those who had done a lot of dana and lived moral lives before. In this long samsara (round of births and deaths) without discernible beginning, all of us had been generous and stingy, moral and immoral before in our past lifetimes. Therefore, we will never know when our past kamma will ripen, whether it is good or bad. If you become bankrupt or is diagnosed with a terminal illness, it will be too late to do dana or observe the precepts in order to protect yourself from poverty or ill-health. This is just an extreme example. In fact, we often find ourselves surrounded by circumstances beyond our control, e.g. the weather, political instability, business downfall, "bad luck", ill-health, accidents, etc. Although dana and sila can help protect us from future poverty and ill-health, they cannot immediately relieve us of such misfortunes in the present. How we react or respond in any circumstance will determine the quality of our life.
For example, you may be very rich, but if you are diagnosed with a terminal illness, how will you react? Most people caught in this situation will go through the whole process of denial, self-pity, anguish, despair, anxiety, asking "Why me?" and so forth. This is especially so for those who have not learnt any meditation technique. But if you have practised samatha or vipasanna meditations before, you will be able to handle the situation better to protect yourself and to lessen your mental and physical sufferings. You will know how to restrain the mind from getting trapped in negative thoughts and emotions. You will be able to remain calm and composed, and therefore respond positively to negative circumstances.
A well-tamed self is one that has been well trained to prevent the mind from being engulfed by negativity and to direct it to respond positively to unpleasant and trying circumstances. This is certainly not easy to achieve, as you will realise if you have tried formal meditation before. Nonetheless, if you really want to protect yourself from the suffering wrought by negativity, sooner or later you will have to learn to train and tame the mind.
So, if you haven't got a tamed mind yet, it's about time to start learning how to become your own protector. Come join us in our Saturday evening meditation session in SBS. We teach metta and vipassana meditation, which will certainly help to produce a well-tamed self and mind, therefore making you your own protector.
Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu! SBS
By: Ven Aggacitta
Today's talk is based on Dhammapada #160
Atta hi attano natho, ko hi natho paro siya
Attana hi sudantena, natham labhati dullabham.
Translated it means:
"Self is one self’s protector; for what other protector could there be?
Through a well-tamed self does one get a protector who is hard to get."
Everybody wants protection, whether from sickness, poverty, misfortune, distress or danger. Many will seek protection by praying to deities, by making offerings to monks or inviting them to chant parittas for blessings. But the Buddha says that you can be your own protector. Yesterday, Sayadaw U Indaka talked about four types of happiness and how we can achieve them.
1. Perform dana for the happiness of wealth.
2. Observe sila for the happiness of health and longevity.
3. Develop samatha meditation for the happiness of the mind.
4. Develop vipassana meditation for the happiness of Nibbana.
So, if you want to protect yourself from poverty, practise generosity. If you want protection from illness and premature death, live a moral life by observing the 5 precepts. If you want protection from having mental distress, practise samatha meditation like visualising the Buddha, watching your breath or radiating metta or loving-kindness. If you want Nibbanic bliss, then practise vipassana meditation.
People who are wealthy and healthy are those who had done a lot of dana and lived moral lives before. In this long samsara (round of births and deaths) without discernible beginning, all of us had been generous and stingy, moral and immoral before in our past lifetimes. Therefore, we will never know when our past kamma will ripen, whether it is good or bad. If you become bankrupt or is diagnosed with a terminal illness, it will be too late to do dana or observe the precepts in order to protect yourself from poverty or ill-health. This is just an extreme example. In fact, we often find ourselves surrounded by circumstances beyond our control, e.g. the weather, political instability, business downfall, "bad luck", ill-health, accidents, etc. Although dana and sila can help protect us from future poverty and ill-health, they cannot immediately relieve us of such misfortunes in the present. How we react or respond in any circumstance will determine the quality of our life.
For example, you may be very rich, but if you are diagnosed with a terminal illness, how will you react? Most people caught in this situation will go through the whole process of denial, self-pity, anguish, despair, anxiety, asking "Why me?" and so forth. This is especially so for those who have not learnt any meditation technique. But if you have practised samatha or vipasanna meditations before, you will be able to handle the situation better to protect yourself and to lessen your mental and physical sufferings. You will know how to restrain the mind from getting trapped in negative thoughts and emotions. You will be able to remain calm and composed, and therefore respond positively to negative circumstances.
A well-tamed self is one that has been well trained to prevent the mind from being engulfed by negativity and to direct it to respond positively to unpleasant and trying circumstances. This is certainly not easy to achieve, as you will realise if you have tried formal meditation before. Nonetheless, if you really want to protect yourself from the suffering wrought by negativity, sooner or later you will have to learn to train and tame the mind.
So, if you haven't got a tamed mind yet, it's about time to start learning how to become your own protector. Come join us in our Saturday evening meditation session in SBS. We teach metta and vipassana meditation, which will certainly help to produce a well-tamed self and mind, therefore making you your own protector.
Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu! SBS
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