Sunday, January 29, 2012

恭喜发财!!!^^

今年的农历新年
虽然没有华丽的新衣裳
但却是目前我所过的,最欢喜的华人新年=)


原因超简单:
就是一家人团团圆圆,和乐融融地吃饭
大年初一开开心心地去运动爬山
和父母一同买年货
替弟弟庆生
和妹妹一同逛街
还一起烤花生饼
及搓汤圆
世间还有什么比这些更珍贵呢?


当然还有回祖母家拜年
与亲戚们哈拉
姻缘巧合之下也拜访了Vihara Buddha Gotama一趟
有机会一定要再次拜访那里的师父


每逢过年必做的事
就是与老同学们一起团聚,去拜年
到每个同学家及老师家去讨红包


最后过年最难忘的
就是吃个不停
妈妈煮的姜鸭最入味
还有鸡酒最最最好吃
完全无法抗拒甜食和饼干的我
每拜访一家就会把过年饼都试一遍
自己的家业摆放了一系列,不同种类的年饼
在回大学前一天还拜托妈妈烘个奶油蛋糕


吃得本小姐都难以鼓起勇气站到秤上量体重


今天。。。
又再次离开了家
回到了熟悉的大学
心态与往常不同
没有太大的抗拒
也不会感到太伤心
大概是因为学佛后稍微懂得如何把心态调好吧

总之
在此恭祝大家永乐安康,学业进步
开学愉快唷~
=]


lastly
love ya papa
love ya mama
love ya cutie sis
and love ya handsome bro

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Im a Buddhist

Looking back at my previous post, the younger me would never believe that its written by her future self. Im a Buddhist since I was in secondary school but was never a quite faithful follower. In fact, most of the time I'll consider myself a free-thinker. But as time goes by, as Im growing up, there's one more thing that I've discovered, that is the importance of one's spiritual development. 

Ps, no offense to free-thinkers out there, if you're feeling somewhat uncomfortable reading my post you can just "X"...But Im so gonna share my view on religion with you all here:)

During the Dhamma class that I've attended last weekend, I asked:
师父,为什么我总是觉得不快乐?
为什么我会觉得很寂寞很想家?

师父答:
一,有可能你还没有找到你的人生目标,所以总觉得生活没意义。
二,有可能你心中没有一个依靠。

These two reasons are so true indeed. Regarding the first reason, its not that I haven't decided on my life goal yet, being a doctor is the only occupation that I wish to do in the future. I've made this decision since I was Form 4, when I developed interest towards Biology and human's physiology, and when I figured out that life is simply too short, so Im gonna live a challenging, meaningful life by choosing this profession of white robe. I don't wanna live a simple life and work like a robot. I wanna see different people with different illness and challenges everyday that need my help to alleviate their sufferings. I know this sounds cheesy-fishy-whatever but that was what inside my mind, really. However, I did realise that my love towards people isn't that strong. I think it takes time to develop this greatest love of all, towards all people regardless of race and religion. So...I guess this doesn't count as one of the reason right?=)

To me, I think the second reason plays a bigger role. When parents are no longer by my side, physically I meant, what i can rely on is my friends. But friends, to me, frankly speaking, they are impermanent, and you wouldn't know whether they'll betray and leave you in the next second. This makes me feel so vulnerable, sometimes...So, my trust and understanding in Buddha teachings has become my core of living, just like a guide or map. Whenever I've lost my way, I'll just refer to His teachings.

Im sure that any major religions lead their followers to a positive, correct way of living, not only Buddhism. So I respect any other religions as well. Im glad that Im still not too late in realizing the importance of spiritual development, because it does makes you a better person, with more positive outlook and hope towards life.

SO
say bye to the old me
the depressed, miserable me

life is definitely worth living
if you have found the reason

Monday, January 16, 2012

快乐何在?

人 为什么会不快乐?
快乐不在别人身上
快乐在你自己的


我们每天都只注重,照顾外表
每天洗澡,打扮得光鲜亮丽
每天把肚子喂得饱满
但你曾好好地照顾过你的吗?


人活在世上越久
自然就会越混浊


现今社会问题越来越多
也是因为心出了问题


人之所以会病倒
大部分也是从病起


所以,有空就多静坐
静下来
定下来
净化


一切由而起
纯洁
快乐自然会来




这是我参加了Dhamma Talk后所领悟的小小道理
与各位和我一样在寻找快乐的朋友们
共勉之~
_/\_sadhu sadhu sadhu_/\_

Saturday, January 7, 2012

the rules of living 2012

The first rule of living through 2012:
To never ever compare yourself to others.

This has never been an easy rule for me to abide to, but i'll try my best:)

Second rule:
quoted from the late Steve Jobs
"Don't be trapped by dogma-which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others'opinions drown out your own inner voice."

Third rule:
also quoted from Steve Jobs
"Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."

As my daddy has always taught me: Just do whatever you think that it's right.

Hopefully i could stick to these three rules as much as i can la=)


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WOW!!!

I feel like Nervous System Block just passed by like a storm! Within this 5 weeks, we've been bombarded with LOTS of lectures, seminars, clinical demonstrations, radiology sessions, PBLs, clinical teachings and the list goes on and on...and THAT hasn't count in those extra pile of books that we need to read and self-study yet! Time, has never been enough for me to cover everything, and i just couldn't understand how certain people can read and learn so quick and efficient. Nevertheless, I'm still quite happy with my own progression, well i think i've grabbed at least 70% of the essence of such complex organ. 

It was such a fun block actually, especially with my interest of the brain. Plus those 5-star-neurologists/neurosurgeons in HUSM as our lecturers and tutors. It was indeed a great learning experience. The only thing is that, this complex organ really requires so much reading and time to understand. Those physical examinations were so many and some signs were just too hard to be elicited, but there were all so FUN & INTERESTING to perform. And the part when you should correlate all the findings and try to localize where the lesion is...THAT was the hardest and most challenging part, yet exciting!!!^^

I can't really differentiate whether im loving/hating this nervous system block, but i can only tell that i feel a sense of relieve...Tomorrow we'll be starting a whole new block-Psychology!!! Sounds interesting, and the time table seems less hectic. Great! At least i can use those time to brush up more on Nervous System. 

And that's about it dear readers! Sorry if i made you feel bored, but this is what i wish to share with you guys, my original thoughts...

Lastly...

Final rule:
To have fun and enjoy life!
Smile & laugh when i still have teeth!
hehehe:D