达成心愿(1)

终于去Terengganu登加楼了!
是因为托工事的福，所以才得到去。
当然，这也是我自己主动争取回来的机会。

去Terengganu跟这副画有什么关系呢?
其实，这朵莲花是我用笔和蜡画在布上的(隔壁的花花草草不是我的杰作)。
这块布是给客人画的Batik。

好高兴哦!
以前只可以在电视上看人画Batik布.
现在的我，终于可以亲身画了!
我从小就梦想有这么的一天了!

只要有梦想，就能成真!

题外话:
我的宝贝看了我填完颜色以后就说: 你可以在莲花上画佛了!
哈哈!我还不知道我的那朵莲花还会给他人带来此联想呢! 阿弥陀佛! 善哉!善哉!

其实，这应该是让他们enjoy和学习的。结果变成是我这个带团的深深地乐在其中!
美中不足的是:无法把那副batik带回。。。

学海，杏林子。

这是我在中学时常买的一份周刊: 学海

我会选拍这封面的原因是: 中学生，及在那时喜欢的作家之一---张曼娟。

中学生，唤起了我对这份周刊的回忆。

这份周刊，也从此慢慢的影响了我日后的人生。

这张封面，让我第一次感到: A picture speaks a thousand words.

这张封面让我感到很心酸，而且差点流泪! (在中学时，我认为流泪是很脆弱的表现)

以前总以为，照片一定要美美的，才可以打动人心。

原来，一张现实中活生生的事物，带出来的感触却是那么的深!

在那期里，还拍下了贫困孩童在非常简陋的建筑物上课。。。

感言: 要惜福，要感恩。

看看它的日期!
已经有十一年之久了耶!

这应该是‘学海’的意思吧!

这篇文章，是在‘学海’的其中一篇特约的专栏。

(我只拍开头，请恕不把全文拍出来)

杏林子写的这篇‘看不见的樱花’，是我永远都不会忘记的一篇!

杏林子:"一个只顾低头赶路的人，永远领略不到沿途的风光。"

它教会了我，就算过程多忙都好，记得看看周围的人与事物。

他们，它们都是值得我去学习，关怀，珍惜的。

这篇之后，凡是杏林子写的我都想要读。

感谢‘学海’让我读到杏林子的文章。

这也是我生命中转捩点之一。

From this magazine, I started to read motivation stories.

From this magazine, I'd got to know Ms Liu Hsia's articles.

From this magazine, and from Ms Liu Hsia's articles, my life change a little bit.

十五年后的我(2)Me, after 15 years(2)

经过半小时了，他们都还停不下笔来。
看来他们对十五年后的自己，真的是充满着无限的希望及想像。

好，时间到了! 一定要他们停下来了，要不然我就得加班了!
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女宝贝们:
最理想的---
What: 要当个Datin.
How: 嫁给一个Dato, 而不是datuk. Dato的年龄要35岁以下。

现实中的---
What: 当个贤妻良母，相夫教子。
How: 生十个孩子。
(这时男生已在闹了:那可一定要生双胞胎才行吧?!)

最理想的---
What: 要当个比Bill Gate还有钱的人.
How:跟着Bill Gate的方法走，而且是世界上最先进的。

现实中的---
What: 当个贤妻良母。
How: 没说明。
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男宝贝们:
最理想的---
What: 当个超级富翁，拥有这世界上百分之九十九的财富。
How: 做生意。

现实中的---
What: 当个工程师，好丈夫，有爱心的爸爸。
How: 读大学，生六个孩子。

最理想的---
What: 要买下Manchester United, 或自组最棒的球队。
How:多练习，不碰毒品，不赌博。

现实中的---
What: 卖菜。
How: 没说明。
(这时，其他人都在笑他要卖菜。我也很好奇，细问之下，才知道说原来他很喜欢吃菜)

由此可见，现在宝贝们的思想已经有别于上一代的了!
而且阶级观念也越来越深了。

最后，我告诉他们:
什么事都能够发生，就算是那么的不切实际的梦想，它也有可能会被你实现的。
最重要的是，你要活得开心，安心，自在，不犯法就行了。
这也是我对你们唯一的要求。

After half an hour already, they still can't stop writing.
It seems like they have tons of imagination and hopes for themselves after 15 years.

Okay, times up! Must stop them, if not I would have to work extra time liao!
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My precious ladies:
Most ideally:
What: To be a Datin.
How: To marry a Dato, not datuk. The Dato must be 35 year old and below.

In reality:
What: To be a housewife, serving children and husband.
How: Give birth to 10 children.
(At this moment, the boys already make noise: then must give birth to twins to achieve target?!)

Most ideally:
What: To be a person who is richer that Bill Gates.
How: Follow his footsteps, and create the world's most advanced computer software.

In reality:
What: To be a housewife.
How: No comment.
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My precious gentlemen:

Most ideally:
What: To be a super rich man. Own the 99% wealth of the world.
How: To do business.

In reality:
What: To be an engineer, to be a loving and kind father and husband.
How: Through tertiary education, give birth to six children.

Most ideally:
What: To buy Manchester United, or organize the best football team ever.
How: Lots of training, no drugs, no gambling.

In reality:
What: To sell vegetables.
How: No comment.
(At this time, others were laughing at him for wanting to sell vegetables. I'm also very curious. After asking him, I found out that it was because he loves to eat vegetables)

From all there goals, it was clear that their goals were different than the generation before.
Even the perception of standard of occupation also becoming deeper and deeper!

In the end, I only tell them:
Anything can happen. No matter how impossible or ridiculous it was, it can be done by you!
Most importantly, you must live happily, calmly, freely and not breaking the laws.
That's my only demand from you all.

十五年后的我(1)Me, after 15 years(1)

前几天，我的宝贝们被逼写下一个老掉牙的题目: 十五年后的我。

天啊，这个题目在前两个月时，早就被其他人叫他们写了。
现在还要叫他们写同样的题目，真是闷死人了!
可我有什么法子，我也只是奉命‘刑事’而已。。。

所以呢，我就问了他们:
"上次你们写的是不是一些正经八百的人生目标啊?"

他们答:"是的!"

我早就料到了，然后说:"好，这次我也要你们画下你们十五年后，你们会变成怎样。但我要你们写下来及画下你们所真正想要的，就算是毫无可能发生的，也不要紧! 然后再写多一个在十五年后，现实中的你应该是怎样的。你们要写下来"what"和"how"。"

一班十八九岁的宝贝们，会想变成怎样呢?

A few days ago, my precious were forced to write down a very traditioned title: Me, after 15 years.

Oh my god! This title had been written by them two months before, by other people command, of course.
Now, I still have to ask them to write the same thing, this would really bored them to death!
But what way can I come out with? I'm just carrying out the order...

So, I asked them:"Last time, you all write down the typical goal, right?
They answered, "Yes!"

Just what I've predicted! Then I said, "Okay, this time I would like you to draw and write down what would you become after 15 years. Only this time, I want you to write down what you would really want to be after 15 years! Although it might be impossible to happen, it doesn't matter! And then, write down another one which you think would really happen in reality after 15 years. You need to write down 'what' and 'how'."

A bunch of 18 or 19 years old precious kids, what would they want to turn out to be?

Flag Day 2007

Hari Bendera 2007

Still remember that there will be one day in a year where we'll see the St John Ambulance students walking round the street of an area to collect donation with the white tin?

Well, today is the day again!

The Flag Day, if I'm not mistaken.

I'm a "puteri lilin"("candle princess" if you know what I mean).

So, I hate these kind of activities which exposed me to heat and the sun! I never took part in those uniform units because I knew I can't stand it. Cut me OUT!

Now, looking at the young St John Ambulance students walking around collecting donation, I won't avoid them anymore! I asked them to come to me and I donate.

It's great that these young people help the society whether voluntarily or force to volunteer! Hahaha! Anyway it's a good intension indeed!

And after I donated, the boys said,

'Thank you, auntie!'

Oh, the word I hated most when someone greeted me with!

AUNTIE!

Arrrh!!!!!!!

What to do? Just got to admit getting old and is old liao!

Looking at them walking away, I could only feel regretted because I seldom or almost never contribute to the society with the only asset I had when I'm a teenager, ie my energy!

Although it needed a lot of energy, time and feeling uncomfortable under the hot sun, feeling shy to ask for donation, it's a form of contribution, training, and experience as well!

I had missed out all that valuable things in my teenage years already!

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After thoughts:

So now, I hope I won't miss out anymore valuable experiences!

Love between man and woman is one of it, and just one part of it.

There're other parts of life which I don't want to miss out also.

If I have children, I would tell them the same thing.

And force them to join these active uniform units to learn how to contribute to the society! Hahaha!

Don't repeat the steps of their mama!

开始付出 Starting to contribute

总以为，要等到退休后，才可以开始亲身体力地去回馈社会。

原来，很多人都并不是如此。
无论是什么年龄层，什么样的身份背景，都已经开始在付出了。

付出，不一定要跟金钱有关系的，才叫付出。

付出了的时间，爱心，耐心，心意，心思 ----都是一种付出。

在付出的当而，虽然不祈求任何回报，但其实已有回报了!
那回报就是 --- 有得付出!
跟"色即是空，空即是色"差不多同意思啦!

I always thought that I would have to wait after I retired from my work, only then I can volunteer myself to contribute to the society.

Actually, many people aren't like that.
No matter at what age level, what kind of social background, many of them have already started to contribute themselves to the society.

Contribute, might not have anything to do with money, and only then it can be meant as contribute.

Contributing time, love, patience, thoughts, --- are also one type of contributes too.

When contributing, although I'm not hoping for any return, but there's already a return for me!
The return is --- able to contribute!
It almost has the same meaning as "colour is empty, empty is colour"!(a buddhism saying)