日期：2009年5月4日~2009年5月5日
地点：阿清的家
晚上10点半。
晚上11点半。
晚上11点53分。
晚上11点54分。从正面看昙花。
凌晨12点08分。
越来越大朵了！
凌晨12点34分。
凌晨1点钟。
昙花盛开！
今天早上7点53分。昙花快收工了。
早上10点17分。昙花小姐“功成身退”。不知何时再开工~
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
昙花终于“一现”
--昙花一现--
日期：2009年5月4日~2009年5月5日
地点：阿清的家
晚上10点半。
晚上11点半。
晚上11点53分。
晚上11点54分。从正面看昙花。
凌晨12点08分。
越来越大朵了！
凌晨12点34分。
凌晨1点钟。
昙花盛开！
今天早上7点53分。昙花快收工了。
早上10点17分。昙花小姐“功成身退”。不知何时再开工~
日期：2009年5月4日~2009年5月5日
地点：阿清的家
晚上10点半。晚上11点半。晚上11点53分。晚上11点54分。从正面看昙花。凌晨12点08分。越来越大朵了！凌晨12点34分。凌晨1点钟。昙花盛开！今天早上7点53分。昙花快收工了。早上10点17分。昙花小姐“功成身退”。不知何时再开工~
Monday, May 04, 2009
Samsung Pixon
--M1 Shop--
Went to Compass Point just now to change my handset. Quite happy that I do not have to wait for 22 months to change hp liao! Yeah!!! Changed my hp to Samsung Pixon la, my 3rd Samsung phone. Very satisfied with the hp now, and the hp is easy to use. Hoho! (May be becoz' I had tried with Tuan's F480.) Anyway, the phone costed $288 after hp trade-in la.
--Suffering--
Ah Ching suffering from muscle pain now....as expected.
Went to Compass Point just now to change my handset. Quite happy that I do not have to wait for 22 months to change hp liao! Yeah!!! Changed my hp to Samsung Pixon la, my 3rd Samsung phone. Very satisfied with the hp now, and the hp is easy to use. Hoho! (May be becoz' I had tried with Tuan's F480.) Anyway, the phone costed $288 after hp trade-in la.
--Suffering--
Ah Ching suffering from muscle pain now....as expected.
Vesak Day Special #2 - Walk to the End of the Cloud
If rain and shine are equally crucial for nourishing life, why dread either? - stonepeace
Have you ever walked to the end of a cloud? What do I mean by this? Surely, on some rainy days, you must had walked or drove in the rain - be it a heavy downpour or a slight drizzle. At one point, the rain stops falling. You look at the semi wet and dry ground and see the very line that separates where it is still raining from where it no longer rains. This line forms the boundary of the raincloud. Try this. When caught in the rain, walk straight in any direction. If the rain doesn't stop while you do that, you will eventually walk out of the rain itself.
What am I trying to say? Sometimes, there is no need to wait out the karmic passing of the "foul" elements of life. Sometimes, you can just walk away. That said, the foul weather of life will end eventually - even if you do walk away from it. It's a matter of time - but why wait? Yes, there is no concept of eternal hell in Buddhism. After all, there is only so much negative karma you can accumulate and experience the results of - in a single lifetime. Even down and out cartoon characters on TV don't have a dark cloud hovering over them forever!
Consider it a consolation then, that suffering will end - even if you do nothing to end it. It will be a recurring "curse" though, if it is not truly ended via the realisation of enlightenment. If both rain and shine are impermanent, why dread the coming or passing of either? Why let your moods be swayed by the weather, by taking it too seriously? The fickle elements offer no refuge. They are change itself, the embodiment of impermanence. When the weather turns wrathful, it wrecks lives - a reminder of the urgency to practise the Dharma well. - Shen Shi'an
The "elements" represent the fickleness of matter, not its stability. - stonepeace
Credits: TheDailyEnlightenment.com Weekly 04.09.08
Have you ever walked to the end of a cloud? What do I mean by this? Surely, on some rainy days, you must had walked or drove in the rain - be it a heavy downpour or a slight drizzle. At one point, the rain stops falling. You look at the semi wet and dry ground and see the very line that separates where it is still raining from where it no longer rains. This line forms the boundary of the raincloud. Try this. When caught in the rain, walk straight in any direction. If the rain doesn't stop while you do that, you will eventually walk out of the rain itself.
What am I trying to say? Sometimes, there is no need to wait out the karmic passing of the "foul" elements of life. Sometimes, you can just walk away. That said, the foul weather of life will end eventually - even if you do walk away from it. It's a matter of time - but why wait? Yes, there is no concept of eternal hell in Buddhism. After all, there is only so much negative karma you can accumulate and experience the results of - in a single lifetime. Even down and out cartoon characters on TV don't have a dark cloud hovering over them forever!
Consider it a consolation then, that suffering will end - even if you do nothing to end it. It will be a recurring "curse" though, if it is not truly ended via the realisation of enlightenment. If both rain and shine are impermanent, why dread the coming or passing of either? Why let your moods be swayed by the weather, by taking it too seriously? The fickle elements offer no refuge. They are change itself, the embodiment of impermanence. When the weather turns wrathful, it wrecks lives - a reminder of the urgency to practise the Dharma well. - Shen Shi'an
The "elements" represent the fickleness of matter, not its stability. - stonepeace
Credits: TheDailyEnlightenment.com Weekly 04.09.08
Sunday, May 03, 2009
三步一拜
--后港体育场--
傍晚5点多，阿清和太后参加了由“新加坡佛教福利协会”所举办的卫塞节活动-三步一拜。这是阿清第一次参加此活动，老实说有点担心自己的体力不行。哈哈！到了7点半，三步一拜的仪式正式开始。原本以为绕体育场一两圈应该不会很难，不过这个想法真是大错特错！
两个半小时候，阿清和太后终于“完成任务”！虽然阿清的四肢没有破皮的现象，不过手掌，手臂下方和膝盖都泛红啦。我看明天起床的时候，就会感到肌肉酸痛。哈哈！
现在回想一下，其实整个过程并不辛苦，但是需要一点耐力。
阿清对自己的表现还算满意啦，有点小成就感。呵呵！
傍晚5点多，阿清和太后参加了由“新加坡佛教福利协会”所举办的卫塞节活动-三步一拜。这是阿清第一次参加此活动，老实说有点担心自己的体力不行。哈哈！到了7点半，三步一拜的仪式正式开始。原本以为绕体育场一两圈应该不会很难，不过这个想法真是大错特错！
两个半小时候，阿清和太后终于“完成任务”！虽然阿清的四肢没有破皮的现象，不过手掌，手臂下方和膝盖都泛红啦。我看明天起床的时候，就会感到肌肉酸痛。哈哈！
现在回想一下，其实整个过程并不辛苦，但是需要一点耐力。
阿清对自己的表现还算满意啦，有点小成就感。呵呵！
Friday, May 01, 2009
劳动节
--购物--
Hello! 今天难得是公定假日，你们有没有出去玩啊？阿清基本上都呆在家里啦。今天是 "打扫日"。哈哈！Anyway, 下午陪太后到后港坊买东西。首先，我们去 Sports Link买 track pants。然后，我们去 "The Flip Flop Shop" 找拖鞋，可惜没有我喜欢的款式啦。不过，还是有意外收获喔！看到了一双很好看的 Surfers Paradise walking shoes，而且价钱才$29.90!! 太棒了！呵呵！
--Macro Shots--
阿清又拿我们家的植物来"做实验"了。
薄荷叶。
仙人掌。
再看清楚一点~
木炭。
昙花快"一现"了。
--晚餐--
跟家人和Aunt Jo一起去 Kovan吃"汕头市鲳鱼头炉"。听说这间店很出名哦~ 不过，住这一带这么久了，这可是我第一次吃喔！
这是鲳鱼(肉)炉和马来西亚风光。食客也可以选择鱼头炉。
蟹肉煎蛋。没吃到蟹肉！
还好我们去得早，还坐不到一活儿，就有很多家庭来这里用餐。看来这间店的口碑还真不错呢！
--明天--
明天是四月初八，既是佛诞日。好友阿芳明天会皈依，成为正式的佛教徒/三宝弟子。在这里，祝福好友福慧双修, 法喜充满。
Hello! 今天难得是公定假日，你们有没有出去玩啊？阿清基本上都呆在家里啦。今天是 "打扫日"。哈哈！Anyway, 下午陪太后到后港坊买东西。首先，我们去 Sports Link买 track pants。然后，我们去 "The Flip Flop Shop" 找拖鞋，可惜没有我喜欢的款式啦。不过，还是有意外收获喔！看到了一双很好看的 Surfers Paradise walking shoes，而且价钱才$29.90!! 太棒了！呵呵！
--Macro Shots--
阿清又拿我们家的植物来"做实验"了。
薄荷叶。
仙人掌。
再看清楚一点~
木炭。
昙花快"一现"了。--晚餐--
跟家人和Aunt Jo一起去 Kovan吃"汕头市鲳鱼头炉"。听说这间店很出名哦~ 不过，住这一带这么久了，这可是我第一次吃喔！
这是鲳鱼(肉)炉和马来西亚风光。食客也可以选择鱼头炉。
蟹肉煎蛋。没吃到蟹肉！还好我们去得早，还坐不到一活儿，就有很多家庭来这里用餐。看来这间店的口碑还真不错呢！
--明天--
明天是四月初八，既是佛诞日。好友阿芳明天会皈依，成为正式的佛教徒/三宝弟子。在这里，祝福好友福慧双修, 法喜充满。
Vesak Day Special #1 - Quotes
On life's journey
Faith is nourishment,
Virtuous deeds are a shelter,
Wisdom is the light by day and
Right mindfulness is the protection by night.
If a man lives a pure life nothing can destroy him;
If he has conquered greed nothing can limit his freedom.
--Buddha
Faith is nourishment,
Virtuous deeds are a shelter,
Wisdom is the light by day and
Right mindfulness is the protection by night.
If a man lives a pure life nothing can destroy him;
If he has conquered greed nothing can limit his freedom.
--Buddha
Credits: http://www.sapphyr.net/buddhist/buddhist-quotes.htm
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