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？

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！

Renaissance in KC

Are we on a movie set?


来到影城？


Pirates of the Caribbean




The Fairy-Godmother


王子到处找玻璃鞋的主人…那位是灰姑娘


Who is Cinderella?





古时代的玩意








This is not a movie set…this is Renaissance Festival.


不是影城呵…是西方人复古节。

Make a sweet dream

We planted a grape vine two years ago.

A ‘Fox’ could not reach them and said: The grapes are sour!

I tried the grapes which we planted and I said the grapes are sour.

I dreamed I tried a grape again, and in my dream, ahh… these grapes are sweet. I said to myself: Why were they sour before? Maybe these are ripe enough!

In reality, they still didn’t taste sweet,

At least, a sweet dream would console and hide the disappointment?!

两年前我们种了葡萄。

‘狐狸’吃不到葡萄，不要说: 葡萄酸!

我吃了我们种的葡萄，我说葡萄酸。

我做梦，在梦里我又吃了我们种的葡萄，ehh… 这葡萄是甜的呀，梦里远還自言自语: 为什么之前是酸的？可能这已夠成熟了吧！

现实尝到的虽不甜，

有个甜梦算是安慰吗？！

Survive

The dead Ant is looking at his own body

Ant sighs and ponders

In order to survive goes to find food

Hard working his entire life

But once it failed and fell into another’s trap

Became food for another to survive

Spider enjoying the food

The instinct to survive until death

Is it the way life survives?

死了的蚂蚁看着自己的尸体
感慨万千
一生劳苦努力
为了生存而找食物
一失足成千古恨
却落入他物为了生存而设的陷阱
成了食物
供他生存

蜘蛛享用着食物
生存的本能
至到死亡
保存生 就是如此嗎？

Why is different?

When I saw a kid having an ice-pop in a photo taken by Stan, my memory went back to that time when ice-pops were a childhood treat. Sucking the icy, sweet taste from the ice-pop; it was such a joyful moment…

At that time, my family bought the long plastic bags and we made the ice-pops. Sometimes we had soymilk, or sweetened red bean soup; sometimes we made fruit juice favorites. Not only did we like it, the neighborhood kids were attracted too. So, we sold to them.

However, we don’t know why the trend of having ice-pops is gone. I almost forget the existence of these joyful memories…

One day, we bought a box of ice-pops (western style) at a store. Ah yoo… all are soda favorites. I have a few tastes. Hmm, why couldn’t I feel that joyful moment again?

The time and age are different?

The maturity and mind are different?

看到朋友Stan拍摄一张小孩吃冰条的照片，让我想起冰条是童时的喜爱甜食。吸着冰冰甜甜的味道，那种感觉很享受…

那时家里买了一包长胶袋就自己做起冰条来了，一次总会做出几十条，有时是豆浆水、红豆糖水，有时做甜酸梅水、荔枝糖水。不仅我们爱吃，邻居的小孩也被引诱，所以也就荬给他们。

但不知什么原因，渐渐就不流行吃冰条了，几乎已忘了它曾经存在的乐趣…

那天在市埸店买了一西方人吃的冰条，ah yoo…都是汽水做的口味，我吸了几口。嗯，怎么找不回那种享受的感觉了？

时间、岁月不一样了吗？

纯真、心境不一样了吗？

No expectations

I am proud of myself

I am traveling all over the world

I have been seeing all places

I have been visiting all people

And volunteering all the time

To help people and all beings

However, it is strange

Not many people realize I am there

All right

I never ever expect any return from my contribution

I just want to say

Don’t see me as transparent

Hey, I am Air!

Where Malaysia is

It is less frequent to hear Malaysians asking where America is, but many Americans still ask where Malaysia is.

I met some Americans who asked me where I am from, I said Malaysia. Some were quiet; I am not sure whether they know or heard about Malaysia. Some would be honest and ask where is it?

I question back, “Do you know Singapore and Thailand?” “Yeah!”

Malaysia is between them!

I don’t know if I should feel shame and ridicule myself that ‘BOLEH’ and ‘1Malaysia’ (government slogans) are not good enough? Or I should console myself and think Americans see and hear little about the world outside?

I am flower, I am leaf

Zen:
The flower is a flower and leaf is a leaf
The flower is not a flower and leaf is not a leaf
The flower is still a flower and leaf is still a leaf
The flower is leaf and leaf is flower
I am flower and I am leaf

What response to anger?

What is your response when you feel unhappy or angry?

I might speak loudly, I might act impolite, I might show an angry face…

A few days ago, due to an issue that happened in a periodontist office, we felt unhappy. I have never seen Steve respond angrily to anyone. So, I asked him, “You didn’t get angry?” He said, “I think I am the same as my dad, when I am angry I become very quiet and calm. I was not happy, I couldn’t sleep well.”

“Why don’t you respond with anger?”

“If you argue with them, once they become defensive, then you have lost!”

That’s true; learn to be calm when angry!