This afternon, I attended a " bon voyage" lunch for my favorite niece, J at the Starview restaurant. In life, there are two very sad events ie departure and death. I believed in the heart of my niece is that of a mix feeling. The thought of going away for further studies and starting a new independent life would be very exciting but at the same time, she should be abit scare leaving the familiar environment , the security and safety of home. Everyone have to make the choice of life they will eventually choose and the career path that they want to follow.
From Primary school, we just follow the system to study,study and study and pass the various public exams and graduate from Primary to Scondary and followed by High School and then . pre-U and then to varsity. Some of us will go to local public university and some will opted for overseas study. After getting the degree, then they will choose a career based on the degree. However, it is normal for graduates to opt to work in another fields without following their degree they have obtained.
The point I am trying to say is that these youngsters should not choose a career that they think will make us alot of money for themselves. This is the desire of the parents but it is more important to search their own hearts and check what do they really wanted to do in their life. If we choose a career which is their passion and interest, then they will be enjoying their life but if it is to make money and sacrifice their dreams, their life will be miserable. However, there are people who can start without a direction and gradually steer themselve to love their job.
In life , no one is absolutely right. The career is between the individual and themself and it is not a competition. Never choose a career out of the need to compete or to show off. This is dead wrong and at the end , it will be miserable.
Money, fame and status is the basic criteria in the recognition of achievement. Such achievement is very egotistic and selfish . But , again these factors make the world go round. The show must go on.
What need to be done , need to be done. For those adventurous people, stretch your winds and fly , see the world and enjoy yourself. If you like it, go for it but if you don't like it , tell yourself that there is always a choice . Don't go the full 10 yards before you make a decision. From the 1st yard, there is always a choice. This is a free world and do not feel shy to make an independent decision for yourself. You don't have to answer to anybody. This is your life.
i hope these young people would have courage to go through life and make good decisions for themself.
Namaste.
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Saturday, September 1, 2012
TPF - Tong Pak Fu in Penang
There was a boycott call on the TPF on the internet when a TPF spokeswomen, a ceebrity chef from Hong Kong said that Penang Food is so difficult to consume and TPF is offering tasty delicacies to the local people. I think this statement was not appropriate and stupid even if she do not like the food in Penang. TPF have immediately issued an apology but the damage is already there.
As a brand name ambassador, the person should have the wisdom and grace as it represent the image of an organization. Any slip-short comments could bring enormous harm the brand's reputation. Can we say that TPF's food is lousy and expensive ? If the Chef have been smart and wise, she should know that the taste of food is very subjective., As I have mentioned in my earlier article, one man's food is another man's poison.
Based on my past experience, I have my own judgement and reservations. I find that the degree of sweetness, salt, bitter, spicy , etc vaires with each individual. No one person have the same liking. Just like our six senses,there is a combination of these factors to make up a recipe and finally its taste.
The six senses of hearing, taste, sight, smell, touch and thinking will determine the feeling and the final interpretation whether the food is good or bad. If any one of this factors change even in a slight degree, the final result could be different. As I have also mentioned that when managing human beings, the outcome is always unpredictable.
Why is the food is affected by these factors ? If you think logically, you will know and understand these factors.
1) Hearing : Why is this factor relevant ? Lets say you are eating a western cruisine but the music at the restaurant is playing a Chinese folk song. What would be the taste of the food ? It would be compromised isn't it?
2) For the factors like taste, smell and sight . It is the basic ingredients of a good food according to the culinary art.
3) What about touch and thinking : These are external factors but if you think carefully, if there is human touch when preparing the food , the taste will be different. The mood , passion and the well -being of the chef is very important at the point of preparing the food. If he or she is unwell or their mood is bad, the ultimate result will affect the taste of the food. So, what is the relevant of " thinking" ? This is one of the important factor. The upbring, influence and knowledge of an individual person will determine his or her likes and dislikes. For example, in Tibet, they serve the yak butter , to the Tibetians that is their basic diet and food but for foreigners, it has a very strange taste. Another example is Thailand's Tom Yam Kung, which is voted one of the best soup in the world but its spiceness is not tolerable by many people.
All variation of each factors will determine the outcome of the final taste of the food served. So, the TPF spokesperson is so silly and she did not understand the basics in serving food. So, TPF should immediately replace her before their business is damage by a stupid remark.
It is not the fault of TPF but the stupidity of one person. Lets not boycott TPF and give it a try to judge it yourself instaed of depriving yourself of this option.
I am not a qualified Chef or Food Critic and this is my personal experience based on the six principles in Buddhism. The basic awareness of our hearing, sight, taste, smell, touch and thinking. The control of our mind relating to these precepts will bring us enormous wisdom and benefits.
Namaste.
As a brand name ambassador, the person should have the wisdom and grace as it represent the image of an organization. Any slip-short comments could bring enormous harm the brand's reputation. Can we say that TPF's food is lousy and expensive ? If the Chef have been smart and wise, she should know that the taste of food is very subjective., As I have mentioned in my earlier article, one man's food is another man's poison.
Based on my past experience, I have my own judgement and reservations. I find that the degree of sweetness, salt, bitter, spicy , etc vaires with each individual. No one person have the same liking. Just like our six senses,there is a combination of these factors to make up a recipe and finally its taste.
The six senses of hearing, taste, sight, smell, touch and thinking will determine the feeling and the final interpretation whether the food is good or bad. If any one of this factors change even in a slight degree, the final result could be different. As I have also mentioned that when managing human beings, the outcome is always unpredictable.
Why is the food is affected by these factors ? If you think logically, you will know and understand these factors.
1) Hearing : Why is this factor relevant ? Lets say you are eating a western cruisine but the music at the restaurant is playing a Chinese folk song. What would be the taste of the food ? It would be compromised isn't it?
2) For the factors like taste, smell and sight . It is the basic ingredients of a good food according to the culinary art.
3) What about touch and thinking : These are external factors but if you think carefully, if there is human touch when preparing the food , the taste will be different. The mood , passion and the well -being of the chef is very important at the point of preparing the food. If he or she is unwell or their mood is bad, the ultimate result will affect the taste of the food. So, what is the relevant of " thinking" ? This is one of the important factor. The upbring, influence and knowledge of an individual person will determine his or her likes and dislikes. For example, in Tibet, they serve the yak butter , to the Tibetians that is their basic diet and food but for foreigners, it has a very strange taste. Another example is Thailand's Tom Yam Kung, which is voted one of the best soup in the world but its spiceness is not tolerable by many people.
All variation of each factors will determine the outcome of the final taste of the food served. So, the TPF spokesperson is so silly and she did not understand the basics in serving food. So, TPF should immediately replace her before their business is damage by a stupid remark.
It is not the fault of TPF but the stupidity of one person. Lets not boycott TPF and give it a try to judge it yourself instaed of depriving yourself of this option.
I am not a qualified Chef or Food Critic and this is my personal experience based on the six principles in Buddhism. The basic awareness of our hearing, sight, taste, smell, touch and thinking. The control of our mind relating to these precepts will bring us enormous wisdom and benefits.
Namaste.
What an evening ? - a minor accident
This morning I promised my daughter M that we will have a dinner at my old friend A's restaurant at PT, I went to my office in the afternoon to clear some matters and I cam back about 5pm+ and I took a short nap before dinner. My daughter M wake me up at 6.30pm and I felt abit tired , so I requested my wife to drive us to the dinner.
After getting out from my house, my dog, Brownie was staring at me and I played with her for a very short while as my wife back the car out of my house's driveway. As she open the electrnic gate, I caught hold of Brownie so that she would not run outside. After driving out of the driveway, my wife start to close the gate . M and myself ordered Brownie to hold still and not to follow us but once, we wer outside the gate, Brownie rushed out and she was between the gate and the wall , so I rushed forward to grap her and the electronic gate hit the side of my head and hurt my ear. The gate stopped as I fell backward after my left leg slide inside the drain cover. The drain cover have been loose for a few days now after the road sweeper removed it to clean the drain.
I have been bothered by the loose drain cover and I have told myself to fix it but it just did not happen. Maybe, the bruises on my leg from the drain cover and the slight cuts on my palm as a result of this mishap was mend to be. I always remembered a wise saying " with a twist of fate, our life will change". This is wisdom is very true and what is destined to happen, will happen , no matter what.
As I lay on the ground from the fall, two pairs of very strong hands came and try to pull me up but my leg was stuck between the drain cover and the pavement. After some adjustment, these two wonderful gentlemen managed to lift me up and I thanked them very much. These guys are strangers to me but they prompt act to help me , make me feel much better , knowing that there are such good and helpful people around. The show of love by these two guys is indeed wonderful and gracious.
My sacrifice to save Brownie was also an impromptu act but rather stupid way. I should have stop the gate instead of rushing in to save Brownie. Such kind of hasty act could created more trouble than help. But, It has happen , so be it and let that be a lesson to me.
All is well , ends well. I have thank my lucky star that only a minor bruiuse to my leg.
Namaste.
After getting out from my house, my dog, Brownie was staring at me and I played with her for a very short while as my wife back the car out of my house's driveway. As she open the electrnic gate, I caught hold of Brownie so that she would not run outside. After driving out of the driveway, my wife start to close the gate . M and myself ordered Brownie to hold still and not to follow us but once, we wer outside the gate, Brownie rushed out and she was between the gate and the wall , so I rushed forward to grap her and the electronic gate hit the side of my head and hurt my ear. The gate stopped as I fell backward after my left leg slide inside the drain cover. The drain cover have been loose for a few days now after the road sweeper removed it to clean the drain.
I have been bothered by the loose drain cover and I have told myself to fix it but it just did not happen. Maybe, the bruises on my leg from the drain cover and the slight cuts on my palm as a result of this mishap was mend to be. I always remembered a wise saying " with a twist of fate, our life will change". This is wisdom is very true and what is destined to happen, will happen , no matter what.
As I lay on the ground from the fall, two pairs of very strong hands came and try to pull me up but my leg was stuck between the drain cover and the pavement. After some adjustment, these two wonderful gentlemen managed to lift me up and I thanked them very much. These guys are strangers to me but they prompt act to help me , make me feel much better , knowing that there are such good and helpful people around. The show of love by these two guys is indeed wonderful and gracious.
My sacrifice to save Brownie was also an impromptu act but rather stupid way. I should have stop the gate instead of rushing in to save Brownie. Such kind of hasty act could created more trouble than help. But, It has happen , so be it and let that be a lesson to me.
All is well , ends well. I have thank my lucky star that only a minor bruiuse to my leg.
Namaste.
Friday, August 31, 2012
Yelllow or Red . It is a matter of color
During the crisis in Thailand, their people was split into the Yellow and the Red Group while the fence sitters became colorless and they are the silent majority. Of course, when there is a split between the Elite class and the farmers, you will automatically know how are the silent majority and the outcome was proven right, the lower income group will have the major say.
The colors have spread across the border to Malaysia. The Civil rights group call themselve , Bersih and they adopted the Yellow color while the ruling party in the existing government is using the color Red. I cannot understand why it is so confusing but it is understandable that many other political parties are using different colors . For example, PAS is using Green. Now, the color used is Yellow, Red and Green in Malaysia. These are the same colors as our traffic lights.
Yesterday was the 55th Merdeka Day for Malaysia and on the 30th August , the Civil Rights Group , Bersih held a gathering at Dataran Merdeka and it was reported that about 10,000 people attended the gathering. There was no mention of this gathering in the newspaper except in the internet website. What are these newspaper up to ? So , glaring bias and stupid. What is wrong to report the event ? They have social responsibility to the Rakyat. I think they should stop these nonsenses and be more professional and ethical.
After 55 years, many sections of the society is behaving like children and lack the intelligence and the independence to judge for themselves. It is doubtful whether the country has already reached its matured age and be ready for democracy. Where have we gone wrong ? Is there a scheme to keep the people uneducated and weak to fight like a brainless child ?
The education system have failed us miserably, the TV media have been putting rubbish in our mind and the newspaper is fabricating news and bias in their reporting. Everything is in a mass. This blame should go to the present Government who have been ruling us for 55 years. The damage is done and it is better to be awaken to this dilemma before we are all sent to the dogs.
As a layman, I plead for more transparency , more ethics and more freedom of speech and expression. Let the people decide based on actual facts rather than half truth and fabrications. This is what happen in Iraq when USA attacked Iraq based on the information on their WMD program. The truth is that Iraq have dismantled its WMD in 1991 and when the US and their allies went into Iraq , there was no such WMD.
Lets be logical , reasonable and be aware before we judge.
Namaste.
The colors have spread across the border to Malaysia. The Civil rights group call themselve , Bersih and they adopted the Yellow color while the ruling party in the existing government is using the color Red. I cannot understand why it is so confusing but it is understandable that many other political parties are using different colors . For example, PAS is using Green. Now, the color used is Yellow, Red and Green in Malaysia. These are the same colors as our traffic lights.
Yesterday was the 55th Merdeka Day for Malaysia and on the 30th August , the Civil Rights Group , Bersih held a gathering at Dataran Merdeka and it was reported that about 10,000 people attended the gathering. There was no mention of this gathering in the newspaper except in the internet website. What are these newspaper up to ? So , glaring bias and stupid. What is wrong to report the event ? They have social responsibility to the Rakyat. I think they should stop these nonsenses and be more professional and ethical.
After 55 years, many sections of the society is behaving like children and lack the intelligence and the independence to judge for themselves. It is doubtful whether the country has already reached its matured age and be ready for democracy. Where have we gone wrong ? Is there a scheme to keep the people uneducated and weak to fight like a brainless child ?
The education system have failed us miserably, the TV media have been putting rubbish in our mind and the newspaper is fabricating news and bias in their reporting. Everything is in a mass. This blame should go to the present Government who have been ruling us for 55 years. The damage is done and it is better to be awaken to this dilemma before we are all sent to the dogs.
As a layman, I plead for more transparency , more ethics and more freedom of speech and expression. Let the people decide based on actual facts rather than half truth and fabrications. This is what happen in Iraq when USA attacked Iraq based on the information on their WMD program. The truth is that Iraq have dismantled its WMD in 1991 and when the US and their allies went into Iraq , there was no such WMD.
Lets be logical , reasonable and be aware before we judge.
Namaste.
My experience with Blackball
I have notice a sign board announcing the set-up of a black ball outlet in Farlim for already a few months. My daughter, M have also told me that a black ball outlet is coming to town but I did not enquire any further. After its opening, I saw a brightly litted outlet among the road of shoplots lining in the same roll as Green Loaf bakery.
It was also located to Maybank and I used to frequent the bank and I did bother to check it out. One day, I saw my wife drinking from a container and she told me that it was a leftover by my daughter, M. Again , I did not bother anymore. The curiosity have been building up in me and the urge to check it out is getting more serious.
This morning, after breadfast of half boilded egg with bread with my sister and brother at the Genting Coffee shop , I suggested to take a short walk towards the outlet. My sister did not know my intention and she keeps asking me where I am talking her. I kept her curious and when I read the outlet , I pulled her in and my brother also follow as well.
The outlet was very simple with a TV screen explaining the product in English and Chinese and the walk is linked with light green trees and farms. There was a ordering counter and behind it , there is the kitchen and several halpers were waiting there. In front of the counter , there is a digital menu and some posters for you to indicate your order. The place was fully air-conditioned and with several plastic and wooden tables and chairs. It was a very simple setting , nothing to eleborate about.
I ordered a " fruit punch", it is actually a mixed of yam, sweet postato, black jelly , red beans and black balls. The black balls , where the restaurant got its name is actually black colored flour balls . It is mixed with ingredients from Taiwan and turn into stubborn chewy balls. Nothing new, the black balls have been in the market and it is mixed in drinks offered by some Taiwanese outlets. It is the same stuffl.
I also ordered two Green Tea mixed with black ball tea . The ingredient is mixed with small pieces of yam and some slimy stuff. You can ordered for very sweet, 75% sweet or 50% or non sweet. It is a choice which you can choose. It is either hot or cold.
For the twenty minutes , I sat there eating the stuff, I could see that the customers are mainly youngsters. The same youngsters who would be frequencing starbucks , Coffee bean , old Town Coffee, Sweet recipe, KFC , the big Mac,.....etc. All these franchise outlets are mushrooming everywhere. The franchise business is so easy. The owners have a set of their recipes and make a brand name for themselves and after that, they charge a fee to set up the outlet , offering their secret recipe , their outlet design, the pricing , the menu design and the billing software. it is a whole package and when they advertise their products , they just add our outlet as their branch and share the advantage of their advertising. Simple idea and that is how the brand name frachisees have been doing all these years.
There is nothing special about the food at black ball outlet, it is just the brand and the comfortable setting offered to the customers and the taste is so-so good for the frist timer like me. In Penang, I could also see another up and coming outlet, the Tong Pak Fu. This outlet is also selling delicacies and the sweet stuff like mango puddings, sweet potatos, red beans , black beans, jelly, etc. These food stuff are the usual tea time food for the older Chinese people.
The business advantage of black ball outlet or the TPF ( Tong Pak Fu) outlet is their pricing. It is more expensive than the old food but less those charged in the American branded outlets. For a " fruit mix" , it is about RM6.90 while the drink is about 5.90 . This is about half the price of a Starbuck or Cofee Bean Coffee. It is much more manageable for the youngsters to be seen spending their time in these outlets.
During dinner time, I happen to pass by Old Town Coffee and it was quite crowded with youngsters suffing their internet or doing homework there. Normally, they will order a drink and stay there for hours under the air-con to escape the heat at home and out in the open. It is also a place for socializing.
Well, we have to try everything out there whether it is good or bad, it is a choice . One man's meat is another man's poison. I could be totally wrong . You may like it , so like the saying goes " walking a thousand miles will win you reading a thousand books" . Sorry, this is a direct translation from an ancient Chinese sayings. What it actually mean is that we can learn much better by seeing or tasting a thousand things rather than by just reading a thousand books. So , please take a walk. LOL.
Namaste.
It was also located to Maybank and I used to frequent the bank and I did bother to check it out. One day, I saw my wife drinking from a container and she told me that it was a leftover by my daughter, M. Again , I did not bother anymore. The curiosity have been building up in me and the urge to check it out is getting more serious.
This morning, after breadfast of half boilded egg with bread with my sister and brother at the Genting Coffee shop , I suggested to take a short walk towards the outlet. My sister did not know my intention and she keeps asking me where I am talking her. I kept her curious and when I read the outlet , I pulled her in and my brother also follow as well.
The outlet was very simple with a TV screen explaining the product in English and Chinese and the walk is linked with light green trees and farms. There was a ordering counter and behind it , there is the kitchen and several halpers were waiting there. In front of the counter , there is a digital menu and some posters for you to indicate your order. The place was fully air-conditioned and with several plastic and wooden tables and chairs. It was a very simple setting , nothing to eleborate about.
I ordered a " fruit punch", it is actually a mixed of yam, sweet postato, black jelly , red beans and black balls. The black balls , where the restaurant got its name is actually black colored flour balls . It is mixed with ingredients from Taiwan and turn into stubborn chewy balls. Nothing new, the black balls have been in the market and it is mixed in drinks offered by some Taiwanese outlets. It is the same stuffl.
I also ordered two Green Tea mixed with black ball tea . The ingredient is mixed with small pieces of yam and some slimy stuff. You can ordered for very sweet, 75% sweet or 50% or non sweet. It is a choice which you can choose. It is either hot or cold.
For the twenty minutes , I sat there eating the stuff, I could see that the customers are mainly youngsters. The same youngsters who would be frequencing starbucks , Coffee bean , old Town Coffee, Sweet recipe, KFC , the big Mac,.....etc. All these franchise outlets are mushrooming everywhere. The franchise business is so easy. The owners have a set of their recipes and make a brand name for themselves and after that, they charge a fee to set up the outlet , offering their secret recipe , their outlet design, the pricing , the menu design and the billing software. it is a whole package and when they advertise their products , they just add our outlet as their branch and share the advantage of their advertising. Simple idea and that is how the brand name frachisees have been doing all these years.
There is nothing special about the food at black ball outlet, it is just the brand and the comfortable setting offered to the customers and the taste is so-so good for the frist timer like me. In Penang, I could also see another up and coming outlet, the Tong Pak Fu. This outlet is also selling delicacies and the sweet stuff like mango puddings, sweet potatos, red beans , black beans, jelly, etc. These food stuff are the usual tea time food for the older Chinese people.
The business advantage of black ball outlet or the TPF ( Tong Pak Fu) outlet is their pricing. It is more expensive than the old food but less those charged in the American branded outlets. For a " fruit mix" , it is about RM6.90 while the drink is about 5.90 . This is about half the price of a Starbuck or Cofee Bean Coffee. It is much more manageable for the youngsters to be seen spending their time in these outlets.
During dinner time, I happen to pass by Old Town Coffee and it was quite crowded with youngsters suffing their internet or doing homework there. Normally, they will order a drink and stay there for hours under the air-con to escape the heat at home and out in the open. It is also a place for socializing.
Well, we have to try everything out there whether it is good or bad, it is a choice . One man's meat is another man's poison. I could be totally wrong . You may like it , so like the saying goes " walking a thousand miles will win you reading a thousand books" . Sorry, this is a direct translation from an ancient Chinese sayings. What it actually mean is that we can learn much better by seeing or tasting a thousand things rather than by just reading a thousand books. So , please take a walk. LOL.
Namaste.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Seeking longevity ?
I read an article today that the main causes of long life in Hong Kong people is attributed to work, mahjong and tea. It is not suprisingly as it was known that these factors have many positive effects.
Engaing in work as long as we can, lets us keep a healthy body and mind and we remain useful. The being of been useful is very important, otherwise, our mind will slip into complacency and prepare ourself to die. If our body condition is in this state, then our body function will gradually follow our thoughts and our feelings about living.
In this aspect, the Singapore Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew have this wisdom that retirement for him is preparing to die and he remained active in his work and still remained a healthy man and still in his official position. Many people would have felt that he has over stayed but I think he is just keeping him healhty and useful. He has actually remained in a supportive position. This arrangement is personal and he has the wisdom that working is good for keeping him alive.
As for mahjung, it is a game for the Chinese people who have for thousand of years use this game to keep an active mind and spend a healthy time socializing with family members and friends. To keep an active mind keeps away dimentia and alzehmier disease. A study on this habit have proven that the game will keep our mind active and it is a good past time., But , abit of caution that this game can some times use for excessive gambling for some.
As for tea drinking, it is another good habit where certain tea have good detoxing qualities as well as a means to cut the consumption of excess oil in our food. It has been found that when we eat oily food and drink tea, the sharpness in the tea can neutralize the oil in the food and will be less harmful to our body. It is abit of Chinese people to drinkk tea daily as part of their lifestyle and for the Japanese people they drink green tea for the anti-oxident qualities which is proven to strengthen our immune system and prevent cancer and enhance long life.
For the Hong Kong poeple, they are very hard working and often they work three jobs to increase their earnings and they play majhung for their past time oir during their rest days with their family ties to improve their family or friendly ties and drink alot of tea in their daily life, They also drink tea during their working time and mahjong time. So, a combination of these three factors is positive for longivity.
However, now the young generation fo Chinese is following the habit of the West and have gone into an internet world , making virtual friends instead of promoting people contact in mahjung and their life style is also following the west ,drinking Starbuck and Coffee Bean coffee, Taiwan's blackball tea and KFC's cola and pepsi. The impact of these changes is yet to know.
We should learn from the past and follow what is good for us and enjoy these pastime and habits.
Namaste.
Engaing in work as long as we can, lets us keep a healthy body and mind and we remain useful. The being of been useful is very important, otherwise, our mind will slip into complacency and prepare ourself to die. If our body condition is in this state, then our body function will gradually follow our thoughts and our feelings about living.
In this aspect, the Singapore Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew have this wisdom that retirement for him is preparing to die and he remained active in his work and still remained a healthy man and still in his official position. Many people would have felt that he has over stayed but I think he is just keeping him healhty and useful. He has actually remained in a supportive position. This arrangement is personal and he has the wisdom that working is good for keeping him alive.
As for mahjung, it is a game for the Chinese people who have for thousand of years use this game to keep an active mind and spend a healthy time socializing with family members and friends. To keep an active mind keeps away dimentia and alzehmier disease. A study on this habit have proven that the game will keep our mind active and it is a good past time., But , abit of caution that this game can some times use for excessive gambling for some.
As for tea drinking, it is another good habit where certain tea have good detoxing qualities as well as a means to cut the consumption of excess oil in our food. It has been found that when we eat oily food and drink tea, the sharpness in the tea can neutralize the oil in the food and will be less harmful to our body. It is abit of Chinese people to drinkk tea daily as part of their lifestyle and for the Japanese people they drink green tea for the anti-oxident qualities which is proven to strengthen our immune system and prevent cancer and enhance long life.
For the Hong Kong poeple, they are very hard working and often they work three jobs to increase their earnings and they play majhung for their past time oir during their rest days with their family ties to improve their family or friendly ties and drink alot of tea in their daily life, They also drink tea during their working time and mahjong time. So, a combination of these three factors is positive for longivity.
However, now the young generation fo Chinese is following the habit of the West and have gone into an internet world , making virtual friends instead of promoting people contact in mahjung and their life style is also following the west ,drinking Starbuck and Coffee Bean coffee, Taiwan's blackball tea and KFC's cola and pepsi. The impact of these changes is yet to know.
We should learn from the past and follow what is good for us and enjoy these pastime and habits.
Namaste.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Where is our focus?
Your life is lead by your focus. If you are angry, you will focus on your anger and the anger gets stronger and manifest itself and takes control of your mind and your life. Anger breeds anger and you will burn to a boiling point. You snap.
If you have a small cut on your finger, it will bleed more and hurt more if you focus on it. It controls the emotion and pain of the remaining 99.9% of your healthy body. Take your focus away and draw the power to the remaining healthy part of your body, the magnitude of the cut will get less and the pain will fade away. Draw your attention and focus away and take charge your focus and your mind.
When you think of something hurting, the mood and emtions will change. Why ? It is because of your attention on the nasty event or some disappointing incidents. Some people cannot let go and dwell on the unhappy incident in the mind , over and over. Getting upset and unhappy and for what reason ? Why do we have to be controlled by a single unhappy thought. We are so immensely captured in the world of our mind and work ourself up. It is like a magnet holding you to the unhappy or huting thought. If you can look at yourself from the outside, you will have a good laugh. Why we are hurting ourself so much? We sweat, look angry, pale and ugly. Why not just snap out of it?
Yes, we can snap out of it . It is within our power to do it but we are so caught up in it. If someone talk to us wisely, we will realized how foolish we have been. We are letting our mind to control us and over a single unhapy though. Who is the master?
Lets take a walk. Along the way, if we only try to focus on the rushing traffic , the jams and the honking, we will feel disturbed and agitated. But, if we were to focus our sight on the beautiful day, the wonderful life and the beautiful surroundings and enjoying the walk in the moment, your you will be happy and enjoying your life. If you look at the dirty stain on the walls instead of the colorful paints, you will feel miserable and the whole town is dirty. Your focus and sight will change your life and your emotions of the prevailing moment.
Your focus is your will and within your power. I would say that change your focus ,you change your life . From an unhappy feeling to a wonderful feeling by switching your focus. It is very easy and you can do it. Just move your eyes and focus. That is all you need to do.
Namaste.
If you have a small cut on your finger, it will bleed more and hurt more if you focus on it. It controls the emotion and pain of the remaining 99.9% of your healthy body. Take your focus away and draw the power to the remaining healthy part of your body, the magnitude of the cut will get less and the pain will fade away. Draw your attention and focus away and take charge your focus and your mind.
When you think of something hurting, the mood and emtions will change. Why ? It is because of your attention on the nasty event or some disappointing incidents. Some people cannot let go and dwell on the unhappy incident in the mind , over and over. Getting upset and unhappy and for what reason ? Why do we have to be controlled by a single unhappy thought. We are so immensely captured in the world of our mind and work ourself up. It is like a magnet holding you to the unhappy or huting thought. If you can look at yourself from the outside, you will have a good laugh. Why we are hurting ourself so much? We sweat, look angry, pale and ugly. Why not just snap out of it?
Yes, we can snap out of it . It is within our power to do it but we are so caught up in it. If someone talk to us wisely, we will realized how foolish we have been. We are letting our mind to control us and over a single unhapy though. Who is the master?
Lets take a walk. Along the way, if we only try to focus on the rushing traffic , the jams and the honking, we will feel disturbed and agitated. But, if we were to focus our sight on the beautiful day, the wonderful life and the beautiful surroundings and enjoying the walk in the moment, your you will be happy and enjoying your life. If you look at the dirty stain on the walls instead of the colorful paints, you will feel miserable and the whole town is dirty. Your focus and sight will change your life and your emotions of the prevailing moment.
Your focus is your will and within your power. I would say that change your focus ,you change your life . From an unhappy feeling to a wonderful feeling by switching your focus. It is very easy and you can do it. Just move your eyes and focus. That is all you need to do.
Namaste.
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