Saturday, December 25, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Do you miss ‘Muah Chee’麻芝?
I didn’t think it was so easy to make ‘Muah Chee’ at home. The ingredients are simple and it only needs to cook for 2 minutes in the microwave!
‘Muah Chee’ snack hawkers in Penang are becoming rarer. They prepare the treats at home and mount a container on the back seat of a motorcycle. Then they ride around and stop on the streets around the community to sell it.
Sometimes we see it, but don’t care to have this snack because it is not so special. However, since I am talking about it, you might miss and want to have some ‘Muah Chee’, but can’t find it at the moment.
想不到‘麻芝’（Muah Chee）这么容易做，很简单的材料，只要两分钟放进微波炉就煮熟了！在槟城已越来越少见卖‘麻芝’ 的，卖这小食点的人是在家煮好了，就用摩托车在后座架上锡装盛具，到处去兜售了！
有时看到有人卖，也没觉得很特别，吃不吃到‘麻芝’ 也没什么会想念。但经我现在一讲起它，你一定会想吃，可是你却未必容易买到它！
哈哈…就让你看图流口水…不好流太多，弄湿电脑键盘哦！
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Which one is the Head of the group?
A topic of Buddhism to discuss:
There are ‘Three Poisons’ called: Greed, Anger, Ignorance
When we want to eliminate these, we should catch the head of the group, but which one is the Head?
I think:
Belief/thought will influence action, and action will influence emotion
Belief/thought – Ignorance
Action – Greed
Emotion – Anger
It should deal with Ignorance, and then transform greed to giving, so the feeling will be joyful.
How to deal with Ignorance? Develop Wisdom.
How to get Wisdom? Develop Morality and do Meditation.
These are called the ‘Three Trainings or Practices’:
Sila (Virtue, Morality)
Samadhi (Meditation, Concentration)
Prajna (Wisdom, Enlightenment)
有一佛友给了这课题﹕
在五戒十善裡的“意”有三種：不貪，不嗔，與不痴。
俗語說：擒賊先擒王，那麼我們在修時，我們該擒哪一個先？
我认为:
观念影响行动; 行动影响情绪
观念 - 痴
行动 - 贪
情绪 - 嗔
要先对治痴、然后转贪为施、心就会悦。
要怎样对治痴呢？要有慧。
怎样得慧？要持戒、修定。
三学: 戒、定、慧
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Still want to ask why?
Sunshine, why? Why do you hurt our body, me and Tree?
Sunshine goes away quietly
阳光呀，为什么？
为什么你要晒痛我和树的身体？
阳光淡淡走了
Rain, why? Why do you hit our warmth, me and Tree?
Rain goes away slowly
雨呀，为什么？
为什么你要淋湿我和树的温暖？
雨唏嘘走了
Wind, why? Why do you blowout our bond, me and Tree?
Wind goes away loudly风呀，为什么？
为什么你要吹散我和树的关系？
风呼呼走了
Water, why?
Where will you take me?
Water coldly and silently decaying Leaf
水呀，为什么？
你会带我往何去？
水冷冷不语
慢慢消融叶
Monday, November 8, 2010
Self-awareness of emotions and feelings
The assignment this week is to observe your feelings/emotions in various situations throughout the day. You should write at least three situations:
1. Simply describe the situation, example: my coworker wants me to help with his job…
2. This issue makes me feel (any emotion, positive or negative), example: angry, happy, anxious, etc.
3. Rate the intensity of the emotion/feeling – 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), example: rate 7
4. How long did the emotion/feeling affect me, example: 1 hour
这星期的功课: 观察你在生活事件中出现的情绪感受
写出至少三件事:
1. 简单描述事件，例子: 我的同事要我幫他的工作…
2. 这事让你感觉（任何正或负面情绪／感受），例子: 氣憤、高興、焦急或其他
3. 评估那情绪感受的激烈度 - 1（最低）到10（最高），例子: 評估7
4. 那情绪感受影响我多久，例子: 1小時
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Practicing sincerity
This week’s homework: whenever I greet people, such as "Hi! How are you? Have a great day!" Ask myself, “Do I really mean it? Do I greet people with sincerity?”
Practice sincerity to myself, and sincerity when giving my best blessing to others in daily life.
At the end of the day, review: Did I improve today? Did I feel more peaceful and happier by cheering up others whenever I greeted them, and did others sense my sincerity?
这星期的功课﹕当我每次问侯人 “你好！你好吗？祝福！” 时，问自己，“我是否发自内心的真诚？我是否诚心诚意问侯人呢？”
每天修持真诚的对自己，也以这真诚的心对他人，给于诚心诚意的祝福。
过了一天，再问自己﹕今天有进步吗？观察自己是否内心比较和谐喜悦，问侯人时而会令他人感受到那份真诚更愉悦?
Thursday, September 23, 2010
What is the original appearance?
Cause (seed) and effect (fruit)
Who did the cause? Who faced the effect?
因果
谁种因？谁受果？
Fruit
Who got fruit?
果实
谁成果？
Before it becomes fruit, what is the original appearance?
未成果前，它的本來面貌是什么？
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
中秋乐融融
我们做了中秋月饼，但看来又不完全像…呵呵，因为没有月饼印模具。
没关系，将就拿现有的模具吧。我还以为月饼容易做，可是用了很多时间，也许是我笨手笨脚。没有买现成连蓉或红豆馅，而自己做黄梨，更不像传统的月饼了。
我们也做潮州人喜欢的竽头馅月饼，外皮是酥的，油炸不太理想，我们用烘炉的很好吃，我是潮州人也很喜欢竽头酥饼。
愿您及家人中秋圆圆融融！
Friday, September 10, 2010
Renaissance in KC
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