It was fun and joyous to attend the Dharma Camp which focus on team building. Teacher Xiao Wei is really experienced and amazing. Grateful to learn from him and thank you!
I learned about leadership and teamwork. No one gets to leave behind and everyone learns as we progress together :)
Outlook of life
1. Positive Thinking ie I can do it! 正面思考:我能做到!
2. Strengthen our qualities 加强素质
3. Happy to serve 乐意服务
4. Be responsible for our own outlook of life. 为自己的人生观负责
28 December, 2013
16 November, 2013
SOSD Flag Day 2013
A friend asked me if I want to volunteer in Save Our Street Dogs (SOSD) Flag Day. This flag day is to help these stray dogs to be treated and finding suitable homes for them. Without a second thought and I said Yes! During the event, the business owners (husband and wife), who started this flag raising funds, he shared with us there are about 6,000 street dogs left uncare. If anyone reports it, they will be put to sleep. I felt that these couple did a great thing to save these stray dogs. :)
After a week, received the SOSD Flag Day survey on how was the experience. I share mine with them. Many memorable experience. Many dog lovers come forward to give their contributions and they support this campaign. 3 special incidents I would like to share:
1) A cleaner auntie just come forward to give a few coins.
2) A mum who doesn't want to donate but yet her teenager daughter and finally managed to convince her mum to give a dollar to support this campaign.
3) An art gallery business owner asked her daughter to donate and telling her that it is part of human duty to give and support the world. I felt it was a wonderful teaching that she impart to her. young daughter.
What I learnt was greatness comes within whether we are rich or poor, healthy or unhealthy, as long as we have a heart to give unconditionally. It is a meritorious act.
After a week, received the SOSD Flag Day survey on how was the experience. I share mine with them. Many memorable experience. Many dog lovers come forward to give their contributions and they support this campaign. 3 special incidents I would like to share:
1) A cleaner auntie just come forward to give a few coins.
2) A mum who doesn't want to donate but yet her teenager daughter and finally managed to convince her mum to give a dollar to support this campaign.
3) An art gallery business owner asked her daughter to donate and telling her that it is part of human duty to give and support the world. I felt it was a wonderful teaching that she impart to her. young daughter.
What I learnt was greatness comes within whether we are rich or poor, healthy or unhealthy, as long as we have a heart to give unconditionally. It is a meritorious act.
09 October, 2013
Inspiration from an elderly
As I was reading in the train, a lady knocked on to me with her haversack. When I looked up, a 72 years old elderly smiling at me. She looked really healthy and strong. She starts chatting with me and shares that she has been trekking since young and some of her trekking experiences.
When she wanted to carry her 15kg haversack, I asked her, "Can you manage?" "Young lady, this is nothing compared to my usual trekking haversack."
It is my first time meeting such a lively, energetic elderly, who is so passionate about her life. She's really an inspiration to all.
When she wanted to carry her 15kg haversack, I asked her, "Can you manage?" "Young lady, this is nothing compared to my usual trekking haversack."
It is my first time meeting such a lively, energetic elderly, who is so passionate about her life. She's really an inspiration to all.
16 May, 2013
Money or No Money
Yesterday I was given a topic to speak for a minute.
Money or No Money.
I said,"In life, whether we have money or no money is not important. Most importantly, is our outlook of life. It is our own wisdom, who can accumulate our own wealth.
When people have money if he doesn't have wisdom, he will just squander his money away. When a person has no money, he will find his own means to accumulate his money.
In our society, it is impossible to live without money, However, when we have money, always remember to continue back to the society to help the less unfortunate people. So with that, our outlook of life is important and use our each and every dollar wisely."
Add-on thoughts on 23 Sep
Money, itself is neutral. How we earn it, use it and benefit others for a good cause and it's important to know why we need the money for.
Money or No Money.
I said,"In life, whether we have money or no money is not important. Most importantly, is our outlook of life. It is our own wisdom, who can accumulate our own wealth.
When people have money if he doesn't have wisdom, he will just squander his money away. When a person has no money, he will find his own means to accumulate his money.
In our society, it is impossible to live without money, However, when we have money, always remember to continue back to the society to help the less unfortunate people. So with that, our outlook of life is important and use our each and every dollar wisely."
Add-on thoughts on 23 Sep
Money, itself is neutral. How we earn it, use it and benefit others for a good cause and it's important to know why we need the money for.
08 May, 2013
Human Nature
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I started to reflect about why is it when we started something to enthusiastic and as days go by we no longer so enthusiastic and worse, we forgotten about it! My dear friend told me that it is our human nature. Is it true that it is because of human nature? Ever since I started learning about the Dharma, I realised that we have 5 aggregates: Thoughts, Feelings, Perceptions, Volition and Conscious. Each aggregates are dependent on one another. We are conditioned according to our surrounding.
Perhaps that is why things do not last. Remembered, our favorite toy or doll that we used to hold on dearly during our childhood days, we no longer touched it. That is because one of our aggregates have changed that caused us to detached ourselves from the past. Happiness is in the present moment. We need to use our heart to feel it.
Remembered, I was utterly upset over my own romance relationships. And now, look at me? I have healed myself from these pains and agony. Only when we allow ourselves to learn and grow. Be wise and free from these sufferings. We are after all humans, but nevertheless, use these situations as lessons to be learned and cultivate our own happiness and wisdom.
"When the mind is free from suffering, happiness is attained." - The Buddha
May we all free from sufferings.
P/S: I will still continue to write as writing a post in my blog is still a joy to me. Sometimes, I don't really have the mood or time to write. I will still be writing but depends on conditions haha :D
I started to reflect about why is it when we started something to enthusiastic and as days go by we no longer so enthusiastic and worse, we forgotten about it! My dear friend told me that it is our human nature. Is it true that it is because of human nature? Ever since I started learning about the Dharma, I realised that we have 5 aggregates: Thoughts, Feelings, Perceptions, Volition and Conscious. Each aggregates are dependent on one another. We are conditioned according to our surrounding.
Perhaps that is why things do not last. Remembered, our favorite toy or doll that we used to hold on dearly during our childhood days, we no longer touched it. That is because one of our aggregates have changed that caused us to detached ourselves from the past. Happiness is in the present moment. We need to use our heart to feel it.
Remembered, I was utterly upset over my own romance relationships. And now, look at me? I have healed myself from these pains and agony. Only when we allow ourselves to learn and grow. Be wise and free from these sufferings. We are after all humans, but nevertheless, use these situations as lessons to be learned and cultivate our own happiness and wisdom.
"When the mind is free from suffering, happiness is attained." - The Buddha
May we all free from sufferings.
P/S: I will still continue to write as writing a post in my blog is still a joy to me. Sometimes, I don't really have the mood or time to write. I will still be writing but depends on conditions haha :D
17 April, 2013
A great project coming in and
A great friend in town
Thia week is relatively smooth and comfortable. Ending a design product catalogue for my client and starting a new Corporate Branding for a friend using nature theme concept. I am hoping to design things which are eco-friendly using nature related elements. I am happy that I have this project coming to be my first Nature Theme project. I will do it with my heart and mind :)
My friend who comes from Philippines came over to stay with me for a week as Venerable You Deng has to go to Taiwan for a week's training. How I get to know her is through Fo Guang Shan Short Term Monastic Retreat last year in August 2012. We still keep in touch all these while because I feel that she is kind and love to help people. Despite I have been helping her to do some English translations from Mandarin to English, I feel that I have affinity with her. She is teaching English in Philippines University currently. I think she has a good heart as she also teach the monastic volunteering at Fo Guang Shan Philippines.
I will be bringing her out these few days. Hope that she can enjoy herself fully before volunteering at Fo Guang Shan Singapore wholeheartedly.
My friend who comes from Philippines came over to stay with me for a week as Venerable You Deng has to go to Taiwan for a week's training. How I get to know her is through Fo Guang Shan Short Term Monastic Retreat last year in August 2012. We still keep in touch all these while because I feel that she is kind and love to help people. Despite I have been helping her to do some English translations from Mandarin to English, I feel that I have affinity with her. She is teaching English in Philippines University currently. I think she has a good heart as she also teach the monastic volunteering at Fo Guang Shan Philippines.
I will be bringing her out these few days. Hope that she can enjoy herself fully before volunteering at Fo Guang Shan Singapore wholeheartedly.
03 March, 2013
New Business, Fresh Ahead
Today is my new milestone of my life. I have officially startup a design business of my own. It has been a wonderful journey since 2011 when I start to freelance as a designer. Slowly I discovered that I have a great potential to setup my own design business. I enjoy the process of meeting with people, sharing with them my business, what I love to do and know what other business owners are doing. I realise that Business owners support one another.
I met a Business Owner who runs her own business 6 years ago. By running her own business, she can easily earns $120,000 profit per year. Of course, I am aware that different industries have different demands and expectations. Especially from BNI philosophy: Givers Gain. I am impressed that through word of mouth, businesses and profits can be achieved. She tells me that, "Hey you are still young, you need to be stretched." After talking to her, and reflecting what I have done since 2011. I haven't been stretched much, just feel like buying some time to recuperate. It is time for me to come back and YES, I am ready for the new challenges :)
I am honored to have this design business as I grow to be a better and wiser person. Being a business owner, entrepreneur and creative designer, I learnt to have better time management for myself. To balance my own life and my business goals. I believe it can be done, without short change my own health. Since 2011, I have learn to build up my own health, to select and eat my food more consciously and learn to mediate as well. This bring me back to my own inner peace and calmness.
I am thankful for the wonderful support from family and friends. They cheer me on. I will do my best to deliver what I promise:
To give meaningful and quality design work to my clients with my best ability.
To end off with my own quote: "If we never stretch ourselves, we never know how far we can stretch."
I met a Business Owner who runs her own business 6 years ago. By running her own business, she can easily earns $120,000 profit per year. Of course, I am aware that different industries have different demands and expectations. Especially from BNI philosophy: Givers Gain. I am impressed that through word of mouth, businesses and profits can be achieved. She tells me that, "Hey you are still young, you need to be stretched." After talking to her, and reflecting what I have done since 2011. I haven't been stretched much, just feel like buying some time to recuperate. It is time for me to come back and YES, I am ready for the new challenges :)
I am honored to have this design business as I grow to be a better and wiser person. Being a business owner, entrepreneur and creative designer, I learnt to have better time management for myself. To balance my own life and my business goals. I believe it can be done, without short change my own health. Since 2011, I have learn to build up my own health, to select and eat my food more consciously and learn to mediate as well. This bring me back to my own inner peace and calmness.
I am thankful for the wonderful support from family and friends. They cheer me on. I will do my best to deliver what I promise:
To give meaningful and quality design work to my clients with my best ability.
To end off with my own quote: "If we never stretch ourselves, we never know how far we can stretch."
12 January, 2013
A note of appreciation to
my mediation teacher
This is the note to myself and a note of appreciation towards my mediation teacher, George Lim. Due to the SMRT incident and some world issues, I felt the unfairness and unhappiness in this world.
Fortunately, I talked to my mediation teacher. He said in each moment there are two side of the situations, either we are looking at an opportunity to learn or we are looking at the problem. Only when we are able to generate loving kindness to ourselves and to learn to see things as they are. Then we are able to give loving kindness to other people and giving other people constructive advises. I feel much better after talking to him.
May I be able to send loving kindness to myself and other people. May I be able to protect my own happiness. May I be truly happy and free.
I am grateful to meet my mediation teacher and the things that he has taught me. I am glad that I have meet another good teacher in my life.
Fortunately, I talked to my mediation teacher. He said in each moment there are two side of the situations, either we are looking at an opportunity to learn or we are looking at the problem. Only when we are able to generate loving kindness to ourselves and to learn to see things as they are. Then we are able to give loving kindness to other people and giving other people constructive advises. I feel much better after talking to him.
May I be able to send loving kindness to myself and other people. May I be able to protect my own happiness. May I be truly happy and free.
I am grateful to meet my mediation teacher and the things that he has taught me. I am glad that I have meet another good teacher in my life.
08 January, 2013
Path to Peace
It has been quite awhile since I blog. Today I visited a girl's blog, Shi Wuling who wrote about her own sharing. I find this phrase very meaningful. Before we can even help others, we need to find our own inner peace. When we know how to do it, we will be able to guide other people to find their own peace and happiness.
I remembered Master Hsing Yun once wrote：
我愿做一支蜡烛，燃烧自己，照亮别人。
"I would like to be a lighted candle which keeps on burning and give other people's light." I find it very meaningful and I was touched by his words.
我愿做一支蜡烛，燃烧自己，照亮别人。
"I would like to be a lighted candle which keeps on burning and give other people's light." I find it very meaningful and I was touched by his words.
This life journey is meaningful when we use our time wisely and able to benefit more people. There is always life lessons on this day and today I pick up this life lesson. To be able to have my own inner peace and happiness.
I am really fortunate to meet friends who have helped me along the way. I am grateful to meet these friends and thanks for their wonderful advises that I can become a more wiser and compassionate person. May all beings have their own happiness and able to appreciate the surroundings and what they have provided with.
Everyone of us has abundance of good fortune. It is how we are able to see it with our own mind. I am really grateful and thankful for all the things I have. I felt the calmness and the peace within myself. It is indescribable as I felt it from my heart. The feeling is bliss. I thank the universe for the wonderful experience. I no longer feel pain and I felt a strong sense of gratitude and love within me. Thanks myself for the willingness to be healed and let go all the sorrow behind.
Today is indeed a beautiful and wonderful day to enjoy :D May we all be thankful to have this day to live.
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