柔帆是从小就很清楚自己的身体的孩子。昨天门牙开始有摇脱的现象。就叫奶奶“拔”一下，切呱呱叫痛了。后来爸爸说不要弄了，就让它自己掉吧。我问她那牙齿几时会掉呢？她说应该是明天。结果今天奶奶轻轻一碰那门牙，就掉了。她还骄傲的说都不痛的。。。其实他真的和牙齿讲话了。就好象我们和身体讲话一样。现在门牙就在枕头底下，等着明天的五毛钱。：）
The drop of this first tooth is definitely a journey that i would regard as a 'new life'. This means the onset of teaching more 'academic' as she is now more prepared. I was observing her asking more 'scientific' questions such as 'what is the blinking thing in the middle of the road?" " What is the use of this?" and she was not so likely to be bluff over with my self made stories... :P She once told me that I was just making up the stories and this didnt exit. But nevertheless, she still enjoys fairy tales as much as everyone does.
Da Vid told me this before, some one asked Einstein how to make a child happy and he answered, "Fairy tales and more of fairy tales."
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Wonderful article!
I like this part, "ICARUS couldn't find anyone to give the award to.All the Buddhists they called kept saying they didn't want the award.
When asked why the Burmese Buddhist community refused the award, Buddhist monk Bhante Ghurata Hanta said from Burma,We are grateful for the acknowledgement, but we give this award to al...l humanity,for Buddha nature lies within each of us."
Buddhism won “The Best Religion In The World” award
The Geneva-based International Coalition for the Advancement of Religious and Spirituality (ICARUS) has bestowed The Best Religion In the World award this year on the Buddhist Community.
This special award was voted on by an international round table of more than 200 religious leaders from every part of the spiritual spectrum. It was fascinating to note that many religious leaders voted for Buddhism rather than their own religion although Buddhists actually make up a tiny minority of ICARUS membership. Here are the comments by four voting members:
Jonna Hult, Director of Research for ICARUS said It wasn't a surprise to me that Buddhism won Best Religion in the World, because we could find literally not one single instance of a war fought in the name of Buddhism, in contrast to every other religion that seems to keep a gun in the closet just in case God makes a mistake. We were hard pressed to even find a Buddhist that had ever been in an army. These people practice what they preach to an extent we simply could not document with any other spiritual tradition.
A Catholic Priest, Father Ted O'Shaughnessy said from Belfast , As much as I love the Catholic Church, it has always bothered me to no end that we preach love in our scripture yet then claim to know God's will when it comes to killing other humans. For that reason, I did have to cast my vote for the Buddhists.
A Muslim Cleric Tal Bin Wassad agreed from Pakistan via his translator. While I am a devout Muslim, I can see how much anger and bloodshed is channeled into religious expression rather than dealt with on a personal level. The Buddhists have that figured out. Bin Wassad, the ICARUS voting member for Pakistan 's Muslim community continued, In fact, some of my best friends are Buddhist.
And Rabbi Shmuel Wasserstein said from Jerusalem, Of course, I love Judaism, and I think it's the greatest religion in the world. But to be honest, I've been practicing Vipassana meditation every day before minyan (daily Jewish prayer) since 1993. So I get it.
However, there was one snag - ICARUS couldn't find anyone to give the award to. All the Buddhists they called kept saying they didn't want the award.
When asked why the Burmese Buddhist community refused the award, Buddhist monk Bhante Ghurata Hanta said from Burma , We are grateful for the acknowledgement, but we give this award to all humanity, for Buddha nature lies within each of us. Groehlichen went on to say We're going to keep calling around until we find a Buddhist who will accept it. We'll let you know when we do.
http://mingkok.buddhistdoor.com/en/news/d/943
When asked why the Burmese Buddhist community refused the award, Buddhist monk Bhante Ghurata Hanta said from Burma,We are grateful for the acknowledgement, but we give this award to al...l humanity,for Buddha nature lies within each of us."
Buddhism won “The Best Religion In The World” award
The Geneva-based International Coalition for the Advancement of Religious and Spirituality (ICARUS) has bestowed The Best Religion In the World award this year on the Buddhist Community.
This special award was voted on by an international round table of more than 200 religious leaders from every part of the spiritual spectrum. It was fascinating to note that many religious leaders voted for Buddhism rather than their own religion although Buddhists actually make up a tiny minority of ICARUS membership. Here are the comments by four voting members:
Jonna Hult, Director of Research for ICARUS said It wasn't a surprise to me that Buddhism won Best Religion in the World, because we could find literally not one single instance of a war fought in the name of Buddhism, in contrast to every other religion that seems to keep a gun in the closet just in case God makes a mistake. We were hard pressed to even find a Buddhist that had ever been in an army. These people practice what they preach to an extent we simply could not document with any other spiritual tradition.
A Catholic Priest, Father Ted O'Shaughnessy said from Belfast , As much as I love the Catholic Church, it has always bothered me to no end that we preach love in our scripture yet then claim to know God's will when it comes to killing other humans. For that reason, I did have to cast my vote for the Buddhists.
A Muslim Cleric Tal Bin Wassad agreed from Pakistan via his translator. While I am a devout Muslim, I can see how much anger and bloodshed is channeled into religious expression rather than dealt with on a personal level. The Buddhists have that figured out. Bin Wassad, the ICARUS voting member for Pakistan 's Muslim community continued, In fact, some of my best friends are Buddhist.
And Rabbi Shmuel Wasserstein said from Jerusalem, Of course, I love Judaism, and I think it's the greatest religion in the world. But to be honest, I've been practicing Vipassana meditation every day before minyan (daily Jewish prayer) since 1993. So I get it.
However, there was one snag - ICARUS couldn't find anyone to give the award to. All the Buddhists they called kept saying they didn't want the award.
When asked why the Burmese Buddhist community refused the award, Buddhist monk Bhante Ghurata Hanta said from Burma , We are grateful for the acknowledgement, but we give this award to all humanity, for Buddha nature lies within each of us. Groehlichen went on to say We're going to keep calling around until we find a Buddhist who will accept it. We'll let you know when we do.
http://mingkok.buddhistdoor.com/en/news/d/943
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Before i forget.....
I must blog about this thought that I having these few days before it faded away.
JV's teacher used to tell me that JV's classmates were fond of her and liked to mix with her for session like sleeping together, queueing up, etc. But the funny thing is JV has never really grow fond of most of them, especially those cheeky ones.... She felt more comfortable and enjoyed the company of elder kids like JE's friends, Fiona, Jia Yu, etc.
If there are same age friends that she is fond of, they will be Jia Xuan and Erica....reasons being that they are rather 'well-behaved' and dont poke each other...which i know she is rather 'pantang' with it... Just like me, i really hate those who tickled me. Not that i like serious stuff, i do make fun of people, but i enjoyed those who are more mature in thinking.
In the process of homeschooling, I came to realize that long long time away, when i was in the primary and secondary, I didnt have many friends who were 'clicked' enough.
During primary days, LY, LL and some were at-one-time close friends, but then deep inside me i knew they were not for me. It became more obvious that when video tape and HK series came into place. Household income was not enough to cover for this part of entertainment and black-white TV was already a luxury thing in the dining hall. I still remembered i was among the last one in the class who has house phone. Friends were exchanging numbers but i dont even know how to dial it. haha! But we have never asked for that coz mom and dad have never let us believe that 'lacking' of material things means lacking in confidence.
我想那个时候开始我已经懂得什么是“我是与别人不一样的”， 而且还是很高尚的那种。不是高傲的那种，而是因为我的圈子的朋友，都是崇拜娱乐圈的，而我就是连看了也没有一点喜欢的感觉。但后来才明白原来，我的圈子的朋友都不是最谈得来的，而谈得来的都是比我大两岁以上的姐姐们。
As i was reading The Element(by Sir Ken Robinson), he mentioned that friends can be of all ages, I began to realize that aren't this is what interaction and learning suppose to be? JV has many friends, from Aunty Lai Choo, Yasir, Fiona， Amanda, Micheal Jackson， the poslaju delivery man and many more. They are not confined to only a particular age group which i think is the most wonderful part. Coz this is what the true side of the world. Being interactive and learned require different experience！
In those days, I learned a lot from those friends who has more experience and they are those who are more mature in age and thinking. They are not the ones who fancied about their outlooks, though they took good care of themselves. But inertly they are well balanced, and more importantly truly happy people. I cant stop denying the fact that those who really care for their appearance where dressing up to is to please others and to gain confidence, and inertly they lack of the self-grown confident, and let alone about being happy in lives. Sorry if this poke someone... but no i am not sorry for saying this, coz this is the true fact! :)
JV's teacher used to tell me that JV's classmates were fond of her and liked to mix with her for session like sleeping together, queueing up, etc. But the funny thing is JV has never really grow fond of most of them, especially those cheeky ones.... She felt more comfortable and enjoyed the company of elder kids like JE's friends, Fiona, Jia Yu, etc.
If there are same age friends that she is fond of, they will be Jia Xuan and Erica....reasons being that they are rather 'well-behaved' and dont poke each other...which i know she is rather 'pantang' with it... Just like me, i really hate those who tickled me. Not that i like serious stuff, i do make fun of people, but i enjoyed those who are more mature in thinking.
In the process of homeschooling, I came to realize that long long time away, when i was in the primary and secondary, I didnt have many friends who were 'clicked' enough.
During primary days, LY, LL and some were at-one-time close friends, but then deep inside me i knew they were not for me. It became more obvious that when video tape and HK series came into place. Household income was not enough to cover for this part of entertainment and black-white TV was already a luxury thing in the dining hall. I still remembered i was among the last one in the class who has house phone. Friends were exchanging numbers but i dont even know how to dial it. haha! But we have never asked for that coz mom and dad have never let us believe that 'lacking' of material things means lacking in confidence.
我想那个时候开始我已经懂得什么是“我是与别人不一样的”， 而且还是很高尚的那种。不是高傲的那种，而是因为我的圈子的朋友，都是崇拜娱乐圈的，而我就是连看了也没有一点喜欢的感觉。但后来才明白原来，我的圈子的朋友都不是最谈得来的，而谈得来的都是比我大两岁以上的姐姐们。
As i was reading The Element(by Sir Ken Robinson), he mentioned that friends can be of all ages, I began to realize that aren't this is what interaction and learning suppose to be? JV has many friends, from Aunty Lai Choo, Yasir, Fiona， Amanda, Micheal Jackson， the poslaju delivery man and many more. They are not confined to only a particular age group which i think is the most wonderful part. Coz this is what the true side of the world. Being interactive and learned require different experience！
In those days, I learned a lot from those friends who has more experience and they are those who are more mature in age and thinking. They are not the ones who fancied about their outlooks, though they took good care of themselves. But inertly they are well balanced, and more importantly truly happy people. I cant stop denying the fact that those who really care for their appearance where dressing up to is to please others and to gain confidence, and inertly they lack of the self-grown confident, and let alone about being happy in lives. Sorry if this poke someone... but no i am not sorry for saying this, coz this is the true fact! :)
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