Quote from the Awaken

I like this quote, just to share with you :-

Though one should conquer a thousand times a thousands men in battle, he who conquers his own self is the greatest of all conquerors.

~Gautama Buddha ~

Do you get any " a- ha'' ?

A Brand New Year for Me =D

2011. Another chapter begins.

I have been here for 2 decades ( including when I was in my mom's womb).
Wow... I realize time slip through really fast without noticing. I am no longer young child ( although I behave like one).

I should count my blessing here with all the sweet and sour experiences.

My wish for this coming Rabbit year, 2011 would be a fulfilling year. I hope I can meet the following:-

1. Improve my EQ and be calm and steady in doing all things.
2. Get good grades. I really hope I can get First Class Honours in my degree studies.
3. Be brave ( haha e.g. like get rid of fear of all animals with fur and start drive.)
4. Maintain balance diet and stay healthy.Hopefully I can gain some height this year. "Please please please...."
   
5. Get more exposures and gain valuable learning experiences that will equip myself for the working force later.
6. Always be happy ( and I should practice it from within). I should remind myself to always have a smile on face.
7. Overcome my weaknesses - the three poisons.
8. Improves my soft skills such as leadership skills, people skills...... ( not forgetting to polish up my languages , therefore I have to do more reading.)

Lyn Huei,
Use your time wisely and don't let it slip by in vain.


Here I also wish everyone to have a better year ahead in 2011.

Fighting for Exams

I will have exams starting tomorrow till next Friday.

After this, it marks the end of my Semester 1.

MOTIVATIONS to work smart and to equip myself to deal with the "battle" or "war''.

• Sleep early today and days before exams.
• Be calm and steady as it always wins the race. Be careful and look for what the questions want.
• Time management. Allocate appropriate time for each questions.
• Focus in answering the questions. Do not panic. Everything is in your brain. You just need to stay calm to get it.
  
• Speed up my writing.

I just have to "tahan" or stay on for around 10days to finish the suffering ( haha... I have exaggerate it).

Then, it will be a long-break for me to re-charge and have fun to the maximum as well.

Keep fighting.

Believe you can.

" I can because I think I can."

Knowing the Unsolved

Here, just to share with you a passage I have read.

Also, it's another reminder to myself .

In a subtopic of exposing selfishness in a book I am reading, How to Live Without Fear and Worry, I have come across with a paragraph that pause me for a while as I read this several times in order to ponder about this statement.

The words of wisdom are:-

Nothing outside us can possibly affect us as much as what is taking place in our minds. It is an established fact that, " As man thinketh in his heart, so he is."

-K. Sri Dhammananda
( Author of the book)

I am still reading this book as I want to mitigate the fear and worry in me for a lot of things.
I wish I can get solution to deal with these.

Stay tune to my post.

Smiling at your Anger

These days, I found that I am easily stirred up by my delusion and negative emotions that took my rational away.

Luckily, I have come across a handbook namely, Present Moment Wonderful Moment by Venerable Thay. This book has taught me how to be mindful in dealing with daily tasks.

I would like to extract one passage from this book as to remind myself to control my own anger and be calm and steady in order to work on every things I am accountable for.

The wisdom of words are:-

45. Smiling At Your Anger

Breathing in, I know that anger makes me ugly.
Breathing out, I do not want to be contorted by anger.

Breathing in, I know I must take care of myself.
Breathing out, I know loving kindness is the only answer.

To explain this, the author has given a scenario as an example.

When you are angry, it is like a house burning. When we know that our house is burning, we must first put out the fire instead. Searching the person who starts on the fire and then throw the blame on him/her would not do any help.

Therefore, when we are angry, we should first control this emotion and be calm by mindfully breath-in and breath-out meditation.

You can also count: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 to hold on.

Or recite your God's name.

Forget about why you are angry. When you feel better that time, then, you should find the solution. Angry would not harm others but only you yourself.

Also, be compassion. Forgive the person who irritates you. You should find the cause(s) why the person do so. Maybe he/she does not mean to hurt you due to ineffable difficulties. Or maybe you are just being sensitive.

So ladies and gentlemen,

Control your anger before it controls you.

向运动选手致敬

这几天，常在家里观看2010亚洲比赛。

我深深体会到所谓的“台上三分钟，台下十年功”。

看到运动员非凡的表现， 尤其是体操，真令人赞叹不已。

看到他们那胜利表情， 我可体会得到， 他们感到欣慰，因为历年来的付出总算没白费， 辛苦为了光宗耀祖是值得的。

但，那些输了比赛的选手， 失落的表情很明显的浮现在脸上。

他们背负着国家与国人的期望，却令他们失望了。

对我来说，只要有体育精神的运动健将，有努力的，已是很棒的了。

因为他们都尽力了，他们能做到别人不可能的事，他们为了比赛付出了宝贵的时间与精力。

我很感激他们给我的讯息：

• 失败乃是成功之母，不要放弃，只要有尽力而为，你已经赢了。
• 凡是比赛或任何事，都要有定和平静， 事情必定事半功倍。

在这我要特别为我国马来西亚运动员打气，希望他们再接再厉，不负大众所望。加油！

Compliments to My Dad

My dad is both a bread-winner of the family and house-maker (House-maker > sometimes "lar" haha).

Every weekdays morning, he has to wake up at 5pm to prepare breakfast and then wake me and my sister up.

At 6.30 am, he starts driving :-

1st destination >>
To drop my sis at SMK Dato'Lokman ( it's also my former secondary school)

2nd destination >>
To drop me at UCTI at Bukit Jalil ( currently where I am studying)

3rd destination >>
His workplace- Affin Bank at Jalan Chulan.

Then, he starts his job.

At 5.45 am he finishes his work.
[Sometimes later than that due to OT without pay.]
He will then come home. Usually he will wait for me at Setiawangsa LRT station to fetch me after my studies as I travel by LRT .

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Weekends...
especially on Sunday

He will cook dinner for us.

But we have to do the washing...TT ( I am too pampered )

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I am very thankful to have my dad as my father. Although sometimes, his "Virgo sign Horoscope" - perfectionist behavior annoys me as he wants thing to do according his standard. For instance when you hang the clothes, different hanger is for different clothes; you have wrap the curtain his way.. etc... ( hmm... I am not criticizing him, these are facts.)

Nevertheless, I am proud to be your daughter. I wish I can repay your kindness as you have sacrificed a lot for the family.

I would not let you down dad. You will be proud of me someday.