ToDay...

Today, it's not the first time I enter this place, it's not the first time I have been to a place filled with warmth and friendly bunch of people. In fact, it's the sixth or seventh time I follow my old and best friends from my secondary school to their place of worship. I understand- good things must be shared…they wanted to share their experiences with me…their intentions are genuine and they wanna catch up with my well-being…will it be the last visit this time or a few more to come? Put it straight…I wanna see how different people worship differently in their respective way. I can admire how passionate they are, and they eagerness to share and invite me to join them to be part of them, but I shall stick to what I am comfortable with at this stage.

I encountered mixed feelings today...I also feel giddy after taking in more than 2 hours of sharings…the people there welcomed me with open arms, when they heard I am studying here and this place is a stone's throw away from my campus, they encouraged me to join them. I don’t know why I am speechless, I can’t utter a single word. I didn’t say “Sorry, I won’t” or “Sorry, I am not interested”. They are so nice, kind and took so much effort to make this weekly event so successful till it’s just hard to say a short NO. There will be no ending to this place it seems…there is some line-up going on…the cycle is repeating after it had stopped…

In fact, I found out that my friends who brought me here have links here, and since the world is so small, I am connected to these people as well! I somehow know these people well- since I was young or more than 10 years. And they all converge to this homey place..

This song reminds me of how I wanted to see the other side, to give a chance and discover what Buddhism is :

Come & See (Ehipassiko)

Ehipassiko come and see you’ll know
The Teaching of Peace the Teaching of Love
The Teachings of the Buddha is for all
Who want to be free forever more

But don’t just believe, Investigate
Do not simply accept what you hear or see
Not even if it is uttered by ME

So don’t just agree you’ve got to verify
When you know that it’s good
And it’s praised by the wise
Then live up to it the rest of your life

Taken from:
http://www.dharmaresonance.com/drjan05/lyrics/comesee.pdf

some uphill task

After all, there are plenty of things to learn during this holidays. Mostly, many new things that I need to learn by myself. Using the internet many new physics terms had to be learnt. If it is not because of holidays, I won't be able to have enough time researching so much on the internet learning those things that I could even imagine.
Learning new concepts and things is not enough...i oso need to think on the applications as well. The higher the learning, the more complicated the thing. I thought I can escape from being so academic oriented since it's holidays but I can't help it.
It's not a choice but a decision made by me. I have chosen to undertake the task of working on a project so I have to embark on it and to do so now. But I am doing this research all alone...I feel like a isolated case, not really knowing exactly what leads to where...I am still trying, my best.

Any ideas or have something to share?

Calling anyone of you who has learned Visual Basic, done some assignments with it or somehow deal with this programming before… I need a bit of your help.
I am assigned by my lecturer to learn up this program which in turn will be used in my final year project.
I have some basic on this program as I have learnt it before in Form 5, but if anyone of you who have completed some assignments using this software with some calculations included, I hope u don’t mind to share the source code with me.
I will be using this software to make calculations on optics, and as a interface to link it to some other light detecting device. My lecturer advised me to start learning up this software this holiday besides some other optics and photonics related theory.
Currently, I am relying on the internet to find all these materials and learn up. If you have any interesting links or any Visual Basic (VB) tips, don’t hesitate to e-mail me at : eileen2085@hotmail.com, or comment below. Your help/guidance/advise is very much appreciated! =)

Wesak Day

This year, Wesak Day coincides with Labor Day, which is on the 1st May. Normally, Wesak Day is celebrated on the 15 th Day of Chinese 4th Moon but this year, it falls on the 15th Day of Chinese 3rd Moon. Wesak Day marks the three important occasions that happen (on the full moon day on different years); which is the birth, enlightenment and passing away of the Buddha.
This year commemorates the 2551st year of Buddha’s Teaching, which is the demise of the Buddha into Maha Pari-Nibbana.
Among activities carried out on Wesak Day are Puja(offerings), chanting and also to affirm resolutions to improve our practice of the Dhamma.
Wesak Day reminds me of lotus lighting, which I normally do at Mahindarama Temple in Kampar Road, and also float processions (which I adore very much when I was young due to the colourful lights blinking and I also used to wonder how they float on the road like that! I used to think that they really ‘float’!)
Besides reflecting on this Wesak Day, I am also reminded of how I first joined in as a PPB (Persatuan Pelajar Buddhist) member during my second year and how much I have grown in learning the Dhamma.

By attending a camp last year,

To weekly dinners with members of my upali class,

And a farewell to the seniors who are my facilitators in my class :

Under one roof of dhamma, we share and we care.

Have a nice week ahead bloggers!

Holidays

Holidays are here!
Completed exams since Friday, ever since then, I have been busy packing all my things from hostel and move it all home. Since all rooms must be completely emptied before the next semester starts, even non-significant stuff like mop, clothes hanger and old newspapers must be cleared.
I have been, all these while sleeping. Getting the much needed rest...ahhh so nice.
It is very crazy to be 24 hours awake a day before the next paper. It's not because really busy burning midnight oil but even as I lie on the bed, the mind keeps activated. At the back of the mind, things that I have studied is ringing behind, bugging me and affects my concentration to sleep. If reverse back 3-4 days before a particular paper, it will be only in between 3 or 4 hours of quality sleep. Remaining hours are just 'shut-eyes' sleep. Sounds like insomnia but nooo I sleep well and good enough this weekend. The weather here is so cooling too...with subsequent rains.
I must plan ahead to do some things or else it will be just another long term sem break..=)

My First Tag and Homework on this Blog lol

This blog has been hibernating for some time. Due to exams i have been indulging into lecture notes and books. At the moment, I am saturated. With facts.


Let's indulge awhile in this tag :





1. How do you look like? (explain or attach latest pic)

Ok, I dont have a latest pic...but my animated look is as above. =) Saturated with statistical and quantum formulas....in a daze, but still ok la...Wait till the stars above disappear.

2. Are you satisfied with how you look? If not, which part do you wish to change?

Yes, I am satisfied with how I look. Well, I do wished that I am a lil taller...;)

3. Who do you want to look like? ie. idol or movie star

I just wanna to look like ... myself!. I am VERY unique. :-P

4. If you're given a chance to star in a movie, which movie would you choose and why?

Star in a movie, maybe not. But I do wish I have the chance to be the voiceover for any of the Disney production animation cartoons....preferably those whose character are very cheerful and animated indeed!My voice when it is recorded sounds very childish, like chipmunk.I heard my voice on air 3 times before (once in 8tv and twice through radio)muahaha but in reality of course very soothing to listen.

Thanks CY for the tag...i have learnt what 'tag' is : to give u idea on what to blog if u r out of ideas..=)

EXAMS

Examinations are just a week from today!
Examinations - went through so many years of it. Should be immune to all the stress and symptoms of it, but this time I barely have time to go through my books!
Busy with project datelines, today just passed up that IC project which was given 2 1/2 weeks ago. Busy with 3 tests within 2 weeks till no more time left!

When it comes to uni, last minute cramming will not give u the better picture of the depth in the subject that u r suppose to deal with.
For example, the derivation of a formula or steps are very long. Once or twice glance will not guarantee that in exam we can still remember. Moreover, the final result of the formula also can forget! This happens in 2 out of 3 of my tests...aduhai....so how? take more gingko biloba?
Can strengthen memory so that once read, can remember till in the exam hall! haha

But back to reality, time is so limited now...no matter what must ganbatte!