Sunday, January 3, 2010

感激月亮,否定太陽

Got this as a forwarded message...
A wonderful story for a new year. Sry to those who can't read chinese, traditional chinese for that matter...

主題:感激月亮,否定太陽


"被照顧到無微不至的人反而不會感恩,
因為當白天夠亮,太陽就是多餘的> > "

有一則猶太故事說,有一天,有人問一位老先生,
太陽和月亮哪個比較重要。
那位老先生想了半天,
回答道:「是月亮,月亮比較重要。」
為什麼呢?
「因為月亮是在夜晚發光,
那是我們最需要光亮的時候,
而白天已經夠亮了,
太陽卻在那時候照耀。」
你或許會笑這位老先生糊塗,
但你不覺得很多人也是這樣嗎?
每天照顧你的人,你從不覺得有什麼,
若是陌生人這樣對你,你就認為他人真好;
你的父母、妻子或先生一直付出,
你總覺得理所當然,甚至還有得嫌;
一旦外人為你做出類似行為,
你就受寵若驚,你就會很感激。
這不是跟「感激月亮,否定太陽」一樣糊塗嗎?

有個女孩跟媽媽大吵了一架,氣得奪門而出,
決定再也不要回到這個討厭的家了!
一整天,她都在外面閒逛,
肚子餓得咕嚕咕嚕叫,
但偏偏又沒帶零用錢出來,
可又拉不下臉回家吃飯。
一直到了晚上,她來到一家麵攤旁,
聞到了陣陣的香味,真是好想吃一碗,
但身上又沒帶錢只能不住的吞口水。
忽然,老闆親切的問:「小姐,妳要不要吃麵啊?」
她不好意思的回答:「嗯!可是……我沒有帶錢……
老闆聽了大笑:「哈哈,沒關係,今天就算老闆請客吧!」
女孩簡直不敢相信自己的耳朵,她坐下來。
不一會兒,麵來了,她吃得津津有味,
並說:「老闆,你人真好!」
老闆說:{哦?怎麼啦?}
女孩接著回答:「對啊!我們素不相識,你卻對我
那麼好,不像我媽,
根本不了解我的需要和想法,真氣人呢!」
老闆又笑了:「哈,小姐,我才不過給妳一碗麵而已,
妳就這麼感激我,
那麼妳媽媽幫妳煮了二十幾年的飯,
妳不是更應該感激她嗎?」
被老闆這麼一講,女孩頓時有如大夢初醒,
眼淚瞬間奪眶而出!
顧不得還剩下的半碗麵,立刻飛奔回家。
才到家門前的巷口,就遠遠的看到媽媽,
焦急的在門口四處張望,
她的心立刻揪在一起!
有一千句、一萬句的對不起想對媽媽說。
還沒來得及開口,只見媽媽已迎了上前:
「唉呦!妳一整天跑去那裡了啊?
嚇死我了!來,進來把手洗一洗,吃晚飯了。」
這天晚上,這個女孩才深刻體會到媽媽對她的愛。



太陽一直都在,人就忘了它給的光亮,當親人一直都在,
人就會忘了他們給的溫暖;
一個被照顧到無微不至的人
反而不會去感恩,
因為白天已經夠亮了,太陽不是多餘的嗎?

Thursday, December 31, 2009

2009 finale

2007, 2008, 2009...??
each year passes by, never to return...
won't see 2009 again... wonder if there's something memorable in the 12 months we shared.
surely its a year of lots of changes, and lots of "first"s...
looking back, it has been a wonderful time we've shared...

although i've some regrets, 2009, you've taught me to look forwards, and not make the same mistakes... you've taught me how to give up the things i hold dear... you've taught me how to take them up again without fear...

but best of all, you've told me a secret... that you're neighbour 2010 is just round the corner.
and she's got lots more to teach me, lots more to share with me, lots more to enjoy with me...

thanks for being with me... i'll definitely miss you.
let me cherish these last few minutes with you, recalling the moments we had...
So long 2009...

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Walking in the Streets of Chennai

They tell me that it is one of the great cities of India, a hub of commerce, having the status of a Metropolis...

You can tell my disappointment when I trod the streets of Pondi Bazaar...
true, there are definitely more shops and larger too compared to Vellore, more people, more traffic.... but then again, more rubbish, more pollution, and no less slums sitting by a toxic river...

Of course I was amazed at the huge jewellery and gold stores lining both sides of the street, the whole length of the street (india is the largest gold consumer in the world, i am told)...
I really liked the (claimed to be) widest beach in the world -- marina beach...
I was wowed by the architecture of one of the oldest and one of the only three catholic basilica claimed to be built over the tomb of the apostle of Christ -- st Thomas Basilica...
Intrigued by the Kashmiri hand woven carpets and the intricate designs of branze idols...

but then, there was so much poverty, so basely portrayed...
and religion so cheaply peddled...
art so socially detached....

where lies the heart of the city??

i see it in the efforts of the government initiating one of the most efficient public transport systems..
i see it in the hard work of auto drivers renting their vehicles for 200rps a day...
i see it in the serious face of the policewoman guarding the order of the streets...
i see it in the excited school children going for a hockey match...
i see it in the laughter of the kids sitting on a hand powered Ferris wheel...

as i enjoy myself at marina beach, talking to my friends, flying a kite, eating bhaji, feeling the Bengal bay wind, watching the lighthouse in a distance, hearing the screams of happy children around... i am happy to leave all the unsolvable problems to God, and enjoy every moment of life He blesses me with.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Encounter

Had a thrilling encounter last night.

We were all sleeping over at aunt neelima's house. everyone on mat on the floor...
of course after lots of gassing and all, we finally slept off...

about at 3 in the morning (an estimation by me) while i was having one of the most beautiful dreams ever (with background music and all) suddenly wakened by something scratching at my legs...
half asleep as i was i tried to feel with my other foot to "see" what it was... and found Jiwan's leg... swt...

so i rolled over and continued my dreams....

then at about 5 in the morning (another estimation) again something was scratching my leg...
Jiwan again??... wait, cannot be, coz i made sure i'm two feet away from him...
so i pulled myself up with eyes half open to see what it was.

and lo and behold i saw a half foot MOUSE sitting between my feet!!!

i grabbed a plastic chair near my head and swung down at IT...
i think i hit it, coz there was a squeal... but not hard enough, coz IT got away...

so ends my midnight encounter with the MOUSE...

hopefully it doesn't come again tonight...

Monday, December 21, 2009

Contemplation

Its Holiday...
after a long run of 6 months, we enjoy our first hols of our course...

hmm... 2 weeks... what should i do with 2 weeks??
actually planned out to visit north India-- new delhi, taj mahal...
but now all of it is down the drain... coz both Jiwan and I got sick... dunno why... same symptoms.. fever, diarrhoea... but he seems to be in worse shape than me...

so with the trip off schedule, i'm looking forward to a long relaxing week with fewer expenses..hehe

did a lot of thinking recently. coz one can get very bored when sick with no internet connection.
thinking about a lot of things... and coming to the conclusion that i'm thinking too much...hehe
no, seriously... i think i really did in the past..
like since i was a boy, i seldom and almost never asked for new clothes or toys or candy, coz i think it'll be wasting money... which seems to make my mum think that i don't like sweets...
actually i do... so my "junk food" syndrome became something she realised only recently.hehe
and there are other things too... which makes me really really admire people who are carefree...
who "just do it...", and sometimes i consciously make an effort to do that...

i really think i should start....

maybe life will have fewer regrets


Monday, November 23, 2009

Chapel service

Whoa.... very busy week...

just held our first batch service at college chapel... basically...(hehe i'm sounding mal now.) its holding a service on Sunday with songs and all...
was made a reluctant choir leader... but since responsibility fell on me, i thought i'd have to live up to it...

the trauma of getting them together, practicing the songs was something i hope i wouldn't have to encounter in the future..thank God for all the others Dona, Nimu, Baaps, Vicky...who really kept the whole thing together going.....

i think the service went pretty well, thank God..

just remind me to kill all of those guys who never came for practice but turned up on the service..

...

today dunno why suddenly felt homesick and very lonely.... luckily Ashwin was there to give me a hug... (ok, nothing gay or anything...)

luv all you guys back home!!

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Update

Well, long time since i wrote...

few things happened lately that really got me down...

1st was my constant sinusitis and flu like symptom for the past 2 weeks... i almost thought i'm having swine flu... that is until i realise a pattern.. the flu like symptoms happen only in the morning when i wake up and after lunch nap... i think i'm allergic to my room...
well, it is high time to clean up my room.. anyone who comes to visit would say the same... yet i just couldn;t find the motivation to do so...

2nd: staff entertainment night... this is one of the weird CMC traditions.. held once in 4 years, it is definitely our privilege, or rather not so privileged to be able to see it twice before we graduate.
It is the night when the faculty will entertain the students!!
i didn't know what to say.. to imagine our lecturers to be half nuts is more that can be said..
they seem to like to make fun out of their students and mimic our actions and behaviour..
i'm actually a bit freaked out to realise that they pay more attention to us and observe us much more than we imagine...

3rd.. i always seem to manage to fall sick during exams... went to my foster's for a visit and got food poisoning.. a whole night and day of fever, vomiting and diarrhea is more than i can take...
just hope my results will be ok...

to all who cared enough to visit my blog... LUV U!!