Dharma Camp 2009 - Part 1

This happened after some 10 years.
We were so excited to see you all!


It's called supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! (No Marry Poppins here, but much greater than holding umbrella....we hold umbrella while listening to talks!)

This version is called - "Just Arrived": --- hmmm, we forgot to put up a sign that reads "WELCOME BACK!"

Just as true as what Ven. Kai Pao mentioned:
"Do you expect to meet up in this place, at this time after 10 years?"
"The dhamma seed if not planted during that time, would you expect to be here?"

Hard knock truth.
Great awakenings!
And perhaps some reignation of the dharma flame.

It was really touching to know that Bee Go and Geok Tin were able to make it to the camp. Not that my heart was not all out for the rest of the friends, but for what we have been through together, it's kind of hard to explain that kind of sense of belongingness. It's also about the dream we have shared.

Then i started to reflect on my life journey:
I now know i had the choice:
- 1998: i had "no choice" but to start working due to family commitments (Granny was sick, and need to be hospitalized and with high private hospital medical bill, that pushed me to earn my salary fast.)
- 1999/2000:i had "no choice" but i did make a choice out of no choice to make a change to get out of that mnc INXXX pressure cooker. With top manager's exist interview and different views from people around me, i shut myself out of all these, coz i know i was not strong enough to take up all this....continue my journey in pursuing my dream
- 2005:i had a choice, but i know that i have a better way of improving my lifestyle. no rat race here. must do sth different here. i guess this is a starting point for me. i am back on track now, with the guiding light of the Buddha Dharma.
- 2009: a much more solid path now. looks like taking my very first baby step out of my shell. setting my way out to see more, oh yes, to "reignite the spirit of Dharma".


p/s:
- was i scared to death to make/take up commitments? Answer: oh yes! dearly!
- would i like to share what i know and to take up some responsibiliity : Answer: oh yes! and i would stop and say "no" i f i am real tired, can i? a human e...need rest ma