Aiyo.. but anyway, I am not supposed to be so attached to the environment cuz meditation is all abt watching the breath and not the environment afterall.. haha.. But well, I am glad (not really GLAD.. but less guilty la.. haha) to hear that people also fell asleep( the auntie beside me was complainin to her fren plus dave who also felt tired.)
Well, though the talk began with a low note (for me), the sianness was overcame because Ajahn Vayama's talk was really very nice! Though she dun have the humour Ajahn Brahm has, her talk was equally able to make me stay awake and attentive throughout the talk!! I like her explanation on the precepts.. Though it is something I know for so may years, it is always nice to hear it again.. I think that the same topic can be listened over and over again when spoken by different teachers because they explain in different contexts and also provide new insights for me!
Then we were supposed to go Roma's Deli for dinner.. but we realised that the set dinner was more expensive than the lunch so we settled for food at the food court..(considering the financial situation we r in.. haha) Kind of missed food from veg rests.. (minus the one I just had with Yuhan on Sat.. cuz I had it a few times there already) Hehe, after hearing my "complaints, Dave promised to treat me to Annalakshmi when he gets a job.. Thanks!!
Oh, after dinner, we went to search for sports shoes.. I was on a tight budget so I settled with the cheapest one.. haha.. but drats.. I just realised this morning that I do have a pair of running shoes which is also REEBOK! Argh! I spent money unnecessarily again!!
Sunday was also a nice day! Though I felt REALLY sick yesterday, I'm glad I went to visit Ven Chun Hui with Fenny and Dave.. It was very nice talking to her.. She gave us alot of sound advice about BS in general, and offered her views on how the mgt training could be done.She even joked that we should not invite her if we r thinking of getting alumni to share insights because her time was way before ours.. haha.. =) Really missed chatting with her because that last time I met her was in secondary school! Hehe..
Oh, talking about secondary school.. I went to check mjr's website to find out how choir and bs over there is progressing.. I had initially thought that things seem to be better organised now especially for the bs because now there seem to be a structure in the management committee (in our days, it was only a president and vice president with a teacher as advisor).. But aiyo, just when I felt happie for bs, I was wondering if its a facade! Cuz after so many years, they r still using the same old foto we took together with Bhante at bl!!!
Can u spot me? haha.. I'm the second from the left.. in frt of the guy in stripped shirt..
I cant believe that they r still using the SAME foto! Hey, that foto was lke 5 years ago??!!!! But ya, it is very nice memory.. The time I spent in the bs there was one of the greatest memories I haf of secondary school.. =)
Oh, not only is the BS using the same pic.. I was thinking to myself.. hmm, choir should not be that bad right? Cuz we always have performances and competitions.. so fotos should be updated by now.. Oh no! To my amazement, they r also using the same foto they took during my year!!!!
check this out:
Spot me? I'm the girl in the middle.. the eh-hem.. shortest one.. haha.. beside lester..
Haha, maybe because I felt that I benefitted from bs so much that I felt a need to join bs in uni.. That may also be the reason why Yuhan and I shared different views about bs on campus. Though we share the same ideals about spiritual progress, about how important propagating, learning and sharing the Dharma is as compared to propagating fun, she did not see a need to be too active in nusbs mainly cuz no "yuan" and also she felt that mnmc could be better in providing a good env for spiritual progress.
She even urged me to join mnmc!! Haha, I agreed to help, to be Sayalay's kappiya when I'm free but I cant join because of current committments.. But well, I do see that mnmc is one of the types of orgs I would like to join because it is an org with a very focussed objective. However, maybe because of my experience in sec sch, I hope to be still active in nusbs, hoping that more people on campus will benefit from the Buddha's teachings.. Haha.. talk talk talk.. but like what I told fenny, I feel that I had not done enough throughout this one year..
Anyway, talking about this reminds me of Zhenrong.. Haha.. He enquired about Buddhism today. I haven't really talked to him alot this sem but he started to msn me today to ask me to fill him in about Buddhism because he had been in a Catholic school for 6 years. Though he is not ready to be a Buddhist, I can see that he is ready to learn.. He asked me where he could sign up for courses to learn more abt Buddhism.He was even so enthu when I told him about adding him into our mailing list plus lena's. hehe.. It is always nice to hear that peoplehave the spirit of Ehi Passiko.. and Lye Seng jus reminded me to pass him "I Wonder Why".. some of the NUSSU folks like Mei Shan also told me to fill her up with our upcoming events.
Seems that the Buddha's image in my wallet does do some marketing huh? haha.. I put that card in my wallet because it had a great significance for me.. My dad gave it to me when he first taught me abt the life of the Buddha (that was 7 yrs old? haha).. so I keep it in my wallet.. but seems that it serves another purpose.. cuz many people (like those I mentioned above) seem to start asking me abt Buddhism and why an interest in the teachings when they spotted the card in my wallet..
Hehe, kind of brightens me up..
Oh, after dinner, we went to search for sports shoes.. I was on a tight budget so I settled with the cheapest one.. haha.. but drats.. I just realised this morning that I do have a pair of running shoes which is also REEBOK! Argh! I spent money unnecessarily again!!
Sunday was also a nice day! Though I felt REALLY sick yesterday, I'm glad I went to visit Ven Chun Hui with Fenny and Dave.. It was very nice talking to her.. She gave us alot of sound advice about BS in general, and offered her views on how the mgt training could be done.She even joked that we should not invite her if we r thinking of getting alumni to share insights because her time was way before ours.. haha.. =) Really missed chatting with her because that last time I met her was in secondary school! Hehe..
Oh, talking about secondary school.. I went to check mjr's website to find out how choir and bs over there is progressing.. I had initially thought that things seem to be better organised now especially for the bs because now there seem to be a structure in the management committee (in our days, it was only a president and vice president with a teacher as advisor).. But aiyo, just when I felt happie for bs, I was wondering if its a facade! Cuz after so many years, they r still using the same old foto we took together with Bhante at bl!!!
Can u spot me? haha.. I'm the second from the left.. in frt of the guy in stripped shirt..
I cant believe that they r still using the SAME foto! Hey, that foto was lke 5 years ago??!!!! But ya, it is very nice memory.. The time I spent in the bs there was one of the greatest memories I haf of secondary school.. =)
Oh, not only is the BS using the same pic.. I was thinking to myself.. hmm, choir should not be that bad right? Cuz we always have performances and competitions.. so fotos should be updated by now.. Oh no! To my amazement, they r also using the same foto they took during my year!!!!
check this out:
Spot me? I'm the girl in the middle.. the eh-hem.. shortest one.. haha.. beside lester..
Haha, maybe because I felt that I benefitted from bs so much that I felt a need to join bs in uni.. That may also be the reason why Yuhan and I shared different views about bs on campus. Though we share the same ideals about spiritual progress, about how important propagating, learning and sharing the Dharma is as compared to propagating fun, she did not see a need to be too active in nusbs mainly cuz no "yuan" and also she felt that mnmc could be better in providing a good env for spiritual progress.
She even urged me to join mnmc!! Haha, I agreed to help, to be Sayalay's kappiya when I'm free but I cant join because of current committments.. But well, I do see that mnmc is one of the types of orgs I would like to join because it is an org with a very focussed objective. However, maybe because of my experience in sec sch, I hope to be still active in nusbs, hoping that more people on campus will benefit from the Buddha's teachings.. Haha.. talk talk talk.. but like what I told fenny, I feel that I had not done enough throughout this one year..
Anyway, talking about this reminds me of Zhenrong.. Haha.. He enquired about Buddhism today. I haven't really talked to him alot this sem but he started to msn me today to ask me to fill him in about Buddhism because he had been in a Catholic school for 6 years. Though he is not ready to be a Buddhist, I can see that he is ready to learn.. He asked me where he could sign up for courses to learn more abt Buddhism.He was even so enthu when I told him about adding him into our mailing list plus lena's. hehe.. It is always nice to hear that peoplehave the spirit of Ehi Passiko.. and Lye Seng jus reminded me to pass him "I Wonder Why".. some of the NUSSU folks like Mei Shan also told me to fill her up with our upcoming events.
Seems that the Buddha's image in my wallet does do some marketing huh? haha.. I put that card in my wallet because it had a great significance for me.. My dad gave it to me when he first taught me abt the life of the Buddha (that was 7 yrs old? haha).. so I keep it in my wallet.. but seems that it serves another purpose.. cuz many people (like those I mentioned above) seem to start asking me abt Buddhism and why an interest in the teachings when they spotted the card in my wallet..
Hehe, kind of brightens me up..
