Yes, this is the last day of 2013 and there were many memories for the past one year. Many good returns and bad incidents but it does not matter, it all become memories now. Yesterday and today make me realized many things that have happen.
Yesterday, I had a dinner with the old boys of my compnay and it helps me to see my future. Retired, old and sickly. I was among my peers who have attained the age of 70 and above. Some of them was alright but some look sickly and week and one was the wife of my colleague who have passed away. There was a minute of silence for my dead colleague and there was a tear in the eyes of those who were present.
Today, it was my boss birthday and in his birthday speech , he talked about his sickly mother and the gathering of the old boys and how his friends and aquaintances drop dead like flies. He told me that all of us have to be prepared for the final day and how prepared we are , there is still a lot of uncertainties when the time comes which could make us cling on to life because life is more certain. We cannot let go because we do not know where we are going to. Period and no religion can help us unless we make ourself ot believe it.
Another thing is that we act as if we cannot die or we will be alive forever and we do not want to talk about death or face the reality of death and we want to live on with the hope that we live forever. This is not real but for the moment, it help us to be happy and make us strong. But life is so unpredictible and anything can happen.
Only the present and death is uncertain while all other things are uncertain and predictible. So, live and live with the fullest.
Namaste.
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Monday, December 30, 2013
Dinner at Ocean Green ,Penang.
Dinner at Ocean Green Penang
I lost my appetite for two days since coming back from Taiwan. I felt kind of sick in my stomach having eat the Taiwanese food for almost a week. At last, my appetite recovers in the evening for the dinner to night.
It was a dinner for the old boys of my company including one of its famous old boy MD from Japan. Looking at them at their seventies and talking about the past brings back old memories. All of us have a good laugh. Maybe, it will be the last time for some of them to meet again in Penang. Everything hard to predict.
The food was excellent . We had a set for the dinner comprising of lobster. prawns, spring chicken, satay, crab ,vegetable and tapioca soaked in coconut milk. It cost about RM890 including a private room in the old Paramount Hotel.
It was indeed a lovely feeling . Relax and warm. In the end, it is only memories.
Namaste.
I lost my appetite for two days since coming back from Taiwan. I felt kind of sick in my stomach having eat the Taiwanese food for almost a week. At last, my appetite recovers in the evening for the dinner to night.
It was a dinner for the old boys of my company including one of its famous old boy MD from Japan. Looking at them at their seventies and talking about the past brings back old memories. All of us have a good laugh. Maybe, it will be the last time for some of them to meet again in Penang. Everything hard to predict.
The food was excellent . We had a set for the dinner comprising of lobster. prawns, spring chicken, satay, crab ,vegetable and tapioca soaked in coconut milk. It cost about RM890 including a private room in the old Paramount Hotel.
It was indeed a lovely feeling . Relax and warm. In the end, it is only memories.
Namaste.
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Coming back journey.
Coming back journey
We have to wake up at 4.45 to take the 9am flight back to KL from Taipei. It was raining and wet and the wind was cold. It is a very uncomfortable experience but we have to manage.
Arriving at Taipei International Airport, we were surprise to see so much activities and there were long queues of passengers waiting to check in. If in KLIA, there will only a few people just wake up to arrange their stalls. So much difference and you can make your own decision on the economic developments of these two countries.
The airport was big and there were equality in the sexes. There was a girl managing the box warping station and she can carry the heavy stuff like a male. She was only a petite girl. This is equality.
The check in was smooth and the return light was smooth and easy. In KLIA, we could not locate one of our big box and we have to wait until all the bags have been cleared to notice the missing baggage. We search high and low and finally, we check with one airport staff and we were told that the big box is coming out from another baggage carrier. Why do we need to ask and this is some thing we don't understand? This is the difference In the standard of handling baggages.
It took 4 hrs and 15 minutes for the flight and 45 minutes by van to reach our destination in KL.
It was a safe trip except an almost head on incident in one of the mountain resorts.
Namaste.
We have to wake up at 4.45 to take the 9am flight back to KL from Taipei. It was raining and wet and the wind was cold. It is a very uncomfortable experience but we have to manage.
Arriving at Taipei International Airport, we were surprise to see so much activities and there were long queues of passengers waiting to check in. If in KLIA, there will only a few people just wake up to arrange their stalls. So much difference and you can make your own decision on the economic developments of these two countries.
The airport was big and there were equality in the sexes. There was a girl managing the box warping station and she can carry the heavy stuff like a male. She was only a petite girl. This is equality.
The check in was smooth and the return light was smooth and easy. In KLIA, we could not locate one of our big box and we have to wait until all the bags have been cleared to notice the missing baggage. We search high and low and finally, we check with one airport staff and we were told that the big box is coming out from another baggage carrier. Why do we need to ask and this is some thing we don't understand? This is the difference In the standard of handling baggages.
It took 4 hrs and 15 minutes for the flight and 45 minutes by van to reach our destination in KL.
It was a safe trip except an almost head on incident in one of the mountain resorts.
Namaste.
Saturday, December 28, 2013
End of a journey
End of a journey
My trip to Taiwan is coming to an end and I will flying back to Malaysia tomorrow. There was a lot of traveling and walking for the past six days and I realized that age is catching up. My legs was over stretched and I know that was an injury which is start troubling my left leg.
From the moment I touched down, I told myself that I am going to relax and enjoy the trip. I have been to their night markets , their 101 building, the hill resorts , their lake resorts, the boat rides , their temples , their winery, their wood curving village, the home stay under 10 deg C and local eateries and food outlets. Each happening is an experience for me and I just love it.
Nearing the end of the trip really make me have mixed feelings. Just like what Ajahn Brahm say " life is like a concert " and when you are in the stadium, it is like a life itself . Enjoy the start , during and have no regrets in the end.
I taking his advise and going back to Malaysia will be a start of another chapter in my life. A fresh look at life and will learn to appreciate it.
Namaste.
My trip to Taiwan is coming to an end and I will flying back to Malaysia tomorrow. There was a lot of traveling and walking for the past six days and I realized that age is catching up. My legs was over stretched and I know that was an injury which is start troubling my left leg.
From the moment I touched down, I told myself that I am going to relax and enjoy the trip. I have been to their night markets , their 101 building, the hill resorts , their lake resorts, the boat rides , their temples , their winery, their wood curving village, the home stay under 10 deg C and local eateries and food outlets. Each happening is an experience for me and I just love it.
Nearing the end of the trip really make me have mixed feelings. Just like what Ajahn Brahm say " life is like a concert " and when you are in the stadium, it is like a life itself . Enjoy the start , during and have no regrets in the end.
I taking his advise and going back to Malaysia will be a start of another chapter in my life. A fresh look at life and will learn to appreciate it.
Namaste.
Friday, December 27, 2013
The Hindu Buddhist Temple at Tai Chung
The Hindu Buddhist Temple at Taichung Taiwan.
It was a magnificent temple located on a hill top which house The Lord Buddha. The design was according to the Hindu Buddhist concept but fused with local Taoism.
There was four big statute of the gods of fire , wind . thunder and lightning holding up the roof of the temple painted in gold and the front door was greet by a laughing Buddha and there are statute of the 18 Lohan guiding the Buddha.
The statute of the Buddha was beautifully designed and your heart will melt after seeing it . Tears almost fill my eyes after seeing this magnificent statute.
The temple also house a school to further the teachings of Buddha and the view from the main door looking out was a big open space overseeing the hills and the fields. An Incredible achievement indeed.
I would like to salute the commitment of these Buddhist gurus who can devote their lives to serve one purpose and that is to spread the teaching of Buddha.
Namaste.
It was a magnificent temple located on a hill top which house The Lord Buddha. The design was according to the Hindu Buddhist concept but fused with local Taoism.
There was four big statute of the gods of fire , wind . thunder and lightning holding up the roof of the temple painted in gold and the front door was greet by a laughing Buddha and there are statute of the 18 Lohan guiding the Buddha.
The statute of the Buddha was beautifully designed and your heart will melt after seeing it . Tears almost fill my eyes after seeing this magnificent statute.
The temple also house a school to further the teachings of Buddha and the view from the main door looking out was a big open space overseeing the hills and the fields. An Incredible achievement indeed.
I would like to salute the commitment of these Buddhist gurus who can devote their lives to serve one purpose and that is to spread the teaching of Buddha.
Namaste.
Thursday, December 26, 2013
I am in North Pole.
I am in "north pole"
Yeah , the timing coincide with Christmas , the white Christmas. I am now in bed with a below 10 degree C and with the heater on. The cold is shivering out from my heart. Everything I touch is so cold. Now I know the feeling of my Aunt who have migrated to the US.
My Aunt, MC have been delay her migration for many years despite the appeal from her daughter who is married to an American. Finally. She sold her house and decide to migrate so that she can be with her. Initially, she told us that she has to wear 8 layers of clothing to keep warm. I laugh at her when I hear it but now at this scenic spot in Taiwan where I have stay a night on a hill top, I know the feeling of coldness. I have been traveling to several cold countries and I have been very comfortable staying in good hotels but at this down to earth home stay hotel which is housed among the greens, the temperature varies as the cold and mist sets it.
The hotel which I am staying is the Das Yue Shan hotel. It is located on top of a hill and build among the tress and the mist is thick and the room is build of glass and surrounded by. Bamboos. The surrounding is extremely beautiful.
I think it must be my age as the cold catch up with me. Very often, it is a happening which wake up our senses and make us feel life again. I will need to travel more in the future just to reborn and live again
Namaste.
Yeah , the timing coincide with Christmas , the white Christmas. I am now in bed with a below 10 degree C and with the heater on. The cold is shivering out from my heart. Everything I touch is so cold. Now I know the feeling of my Aunt who have migrated to the US.
My Aunt, MC have been delay her migration for many years despite the appeal from her daughter who is married to an American. Finally. She sold her house and decide to migrate so that she can be with her. Initially, she told us that she has to wear 8 layers of clothing to keep warm. I laugh at her when I hear it but now at this scenic spot in Taiwan where I have stay a night on a hill top, I know the feeling of coldness. I have been traveling to several cold countries and I have been very comfortable staying in good hotels but at this down to earth home stay hotel which is housed among the greens, the temperature varies as the cold and mist sets it.
The hotel which I am staying is the Das Yue Shan hotel. It is located on top of a hill and build among the tress and the mist is thick and the room is build of glass and surrounded by. Bamboos. The surrounding is extremely beautiful.
I think it must be my age as the cold catch up with me. Very often, it is a happening which wake up our senses and make us feel life again. I will need to travel more in the future just to reborn and live again
Namaste.
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Is it fair? - wisdom joke
Fair and Square
Taking his seat in chambers, the judge faced the opposing lawyers.
"I have been presented by both of you with a bribe," the judge began.
Both lawyers squirmed uncomfortably.
"You, Attorney Leoni, gave me $15,000. And you, Attorney
Campos, gave me $10,000."
The judge reached in his pocket a pulled out a check, which he
handed to Leoni.
"Now, then, I'm returning $5,000, and we are going to decide this case solely on its merits."
Taking his seat in chambers, the judge faced the opposing lawyers.
"I have been presented by both of you with a bribe," the judge began.
Both lawyers squirmed uncomfortably.
"You, Attorney Leoni, gave me $15,000. And you, Attorney
Campos, gave me $10,000."
The judge reached in his pocket a pulled out a check, which he
handed to Leoni.
"Now, then, I'm returning $5,000, and we are going to decide this case solely on its merits."
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