Thursday, March 29, 2012

You can!!!

Owh dear please wake me up from this hot and sleepy afternoon!!!X)


Sorry I'm here just to ramble and rant while taking a short break...
Can't stay for long, because...

I HAVE NO MORE TIME TO LOSE!!!
MOUNTAIN HIGH OF NOTES NEED TO BE REVISED!!!




Hhmmpph!!!
YOU CAN DO IT!!!

Nothing beats my determination...


Don't underestimate your  heart
As long as you want something
And decided to put all your heart into achieving it
There's nothing in this world that is  impossible to reach

Sharing with all my dear friends who are also working hard for exam
Ganbatte:)

Thursday, March 22, 2012

live for yourself

After learning dhamma, I've learnt to live moment by moment, enjoying every seconds of my life, and am no longer live the life of others, nor chasing other people's target or dreams. I learnt that life could, indeed be as light as a feather, and that heavy burdens are merely self-creations. 

Finally finished studying the last lecture note of O&G Block, which officially signifies the starting of my revision. Just as you know, my semester exam will come in less than 3 weeks time, closely followed by my Professional Exam 2. And miraculously, Im not feeling any stressful or anxious! Hmm, not sure whether if it's a good sign, but at least I can read and study and memorise facts happily and efficiently=)

Been spending half of my day sitting at a corner in the library, studying... 
And when Im bored, I took pics and edit it using my new found fave apps^^


This app is so user-friendly and addictive!
Especially for those who love cute stuffs like me:)
Some sharing of my memories with dhamma:
Listening dhamma talk from bhante...Freed fishes to the river...Prepared flower bouquet for offering to the Buddha...Chanting and meditating with bhante...
and trust me, this is not gonna be the end, just the beginning;)


Lastly
♥ ❤ ♥

Saturday, March 17, 2012

真正的快乐

我心中法喜充满,怀抱着满满的感谢

感恩在大三的我有缘遇见一位好老师
让我领悟正确的生活方式
解答了我对人生的疑惑
学会如何快乐地生活
给了我心中的依靠

感恩我曾经所做的善业
让我这一生能够皈依佛法僧三宝
终于懂得如何当一位佛教徒

感恩能够遇见一班同修
可以互相提醒,研究佛法
一起修功德

我真的万万都不会想到
佛法会对我人生带来了这么大的转变

也因为我的亲身经历
我希望能够引导我身边的知心好友
但能不能够接受也得看各人的业障
所以我并没有强迫
一切随缘

在此想与大家分享这几天和师父结缘的快乐


托师父的福报,我们每一餐都把肚子填得饱饱地


生平第一次插花。。。
师父说插花看花多了,
心里就会想到花,就会自然的想到美丽的事情,
心也会随着变漂亮。。。


真高兴师父称赞我们插的花很漂亮


 之后师父带我们到站佛寺院那里供养我们所插的花给佛陀
还带领了我们一起放生鱼儿


 同修们,愿我们能保持这颗信仰佛陀的心


感谢有你们!当然还有其他没有在照片里的同修。。。


愿我能够永远保持这颗信仰佛陀的心
如果有一天我远离了佛教
希望同修们能唤醒我
或师父会及时出现来打救我
哈哈

但佛教教导我们
不要活在过去
也不要太过担心或计划未来
最重要是懂得活在当下
the present is your present, a gift:)


觉得我的人生从来没有感觉过这么的自在
终于能明白什么是发自内心的快乐

真的,快乐不在别人身上
而是在你自己的心

也愿大家能早日体会到我的快乐
sadhu~ sadhu~ sadhu~

Monday, March 12, 2012

living under the social stigma

HI WORLD
somehow i just had a sudden inspiration to blog about the most common emotional conflict among teenage girls...

guess what?
BINGO
that is: body image

Lets start off by telling you a bit of my own childhood and teenage experience...

Since primary school, I had never been an attractive girl. I was fat, with round tummy, wore HarryPotter-rounded-specs, yea, basically all you can see from me is R.O.U.N.D., almost like Winnie the Pooh i guess. My parents even told me that other relatives used to sympathize me because of my, well, honestly saying, ugliness. And that continues up to my secondary school, although I've lost some weight due to hectic activities and tuitions, but yet I was still viewed by others as "fei po". Along those years, I was being made jokes at, being laughed and criticized but I never try to bother that too much. Because my secondary school was an unisex, my girlfriends won't boycott me because of my size, I was utmost grateful for that:)

However, I started to see reality when i entered matriculation, the time when I started to mingle more with the opposite sex. I figured out a simple rule: you can get whatever you want as long as you're sexy, slim, pretty and attractive. I was frustrated. But luckily I met a bunch of true friends, whom to them, nothing beats the true friendship:) Ever since I entered matriculation, I've dropped kilos without even being on diet, mainly because it was my first experience of studying away from home and all those culture shocks that shaken some of my weights off.

Then, happily, confidently and enthusiastically, I entered my medical school, USMkk. A place where pretty girls got all the attention and hi's whilst those average-looking girls don't even deserve a bye's...Well, maybe I was being a lil bit exaggerated but this is sadly, the truth. Perhaps this has been ALWAYS the truth of reality, its just that I was trying to ignore it throughout my life. Although I never overheard people commenting about my appearance, but I did heard some really harsh comments coming out from the mouth of some guys that I knew, and who knows whether I was also the poor victim when they were chatting with others? 

Nevertheless, I've been living among this USMkk community for 3 years. From 64kg during my childhood, Im now weighing 50kg, and Im not ashamed at all. The main reason for my weight loss is mostly due to healthy diet and exercise. And I have been maintaining this weight without losing more because Im practising a healthy lifestyle. I feel healthy and happy with my body shape, although Im not as slim as those magazine models. I snacked on cookies occasionally and treat myself some ice-cream when Im feeling happy. I eat chocolate when I craved for it.

The issue here is, guys out there, yes, YOU!!! You guys tend to assume every girls should weigh less than 50kg. You laughed and made jokes of them when you get to know how much that girl weighed. C'mon, should girls also assume that every guys have six perfectly trained abs? Stop judging how a girl looks or what size she wears, will you? We girls never discussed about your protruding tummy or your non-muscular thin biceps because we can see you more than that, we prefer to judge a guy from the inside. No offense here, but yea, i think guys are practically blind, as they only choose to see pretty face on the surface, ignoring the kind heart deep within...



nah guys...
your dream girl, definitely weigh less than 50kg


GIRLS!!!
STOP being obsessive with your body weight or size or shape...
you deserve an enjoyable & happy life
not living over guilt because of the fear of eating one piece of cookie


love yourself
love your body
they are given out of love by your parents
don't abuse them
treat them well



this post is inspired by my girlfriends all around me...

life is short
so practice a healthy lifestyle

slim body?
NAH~you'll lose them right after menopause

kind-heartedness and smiles are girls' best make-ups
and they're permanent


the true beauty comes from deep within

Saturday, March 3, 2012

comfort food

Went out with dear Erica yesterday and enjoyed a relaxing afternoon with her
We took lunch, went shopping for groceries
and treated ourselves some cake and dessert before heading back

Hhmmm~
have been abandoning my rice cooker for quite some time...
and i bought some celery and carrots...
initially thinking of cooking a classic chinese ABC soup my mum always used to cook for me...
but i'd like to try something creative, something more western...
and it turned out...
yum~

creamy celery soup with carrot strips, topped with chopped pistachios
=)


i just love the fragrance of celery!
stomach can't stop growling when im boiling the celery:)
and i peeled those carrots into long strips so that they resembles fettucine/pasta...
and for the creamy broth, i actually used those powdered instant Asparagus soup...
lastly, those pistachios were my CNY left-over snacks...


i believe that everybody can be a good cook
its just the matter of how creative you're
and the heart matters most


hehe...
when my 灵感 aka inspiration came...
nothing could stop me from cooking something delicious!^^


what a hearty soup
just hope that those carrots won't turn my skin into orange tinge
LOL