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July 01 天下本无事 庸人自扰之 神仙是人做,所以在中国历史上有许多有名、和无名的神仙。他们不在乎是否有名,他们只在乎自己是否过得快乐。他们知道,生活中其实没有任何重要的事情值得我们去做,除了快乐。
事实上,每个人都在追求快乐。因为追求快乐,所以出现了一系列看似重要的事情。天下本无事,庸人自扰之,人们为了这些看似重要的事情忙得晕头转向。 “最近在忙些什么?”人们彼此这么询问。 “瞎忙呗!”然后这么回答。 大家都在忙,而且都在瞎忙。 “忙”这个汉字精确地描述了人们为什么晕头转向的真实原因。“忙”者,其心亡也。于是,人们忘记了心灵世界的云淡风清,悠闲与从容的生活状态变得像神仙一样虚无缥缈。当人们离快乐越来越远,人们就越发不能理解神仙为什么快乐。 神仙是快乐的,因为他追求快乐的方向是对的,而其他人都错了。还记得苏格拉底的那幅画吗?苏格拉底有一幅画,你也有一幅画,每个人都有一幅画。神仙的画与人们并无不同,神仙的画上有月亮和星星,你们的画上也有月亮和星星。唯一不同的是,神仙在欣赏那幅画,而你们在寻找各自设想的那只完美挂钩。 多长时间了,你苦苦地寻找着那只完美挂钩。你已经有一大堆的挂钩了,但你仍然没有找到完美的那一只。你在忙,在四处奔波,在处心积虑,在到处争夺,仿佛经历了一场噩梦。你甚至早已忘记了那幅画,你只记得那只完美挂钩。你以为挂钩能够给你快乐,但它却给了你无尽的痛苦和折磨。 回头看看,你的画还在那里。画上的月亮还在,星星也在。把它挂起来吧,用你手头上的任何一只挂钩。把它挂起来吧,享受那幅画给你的快乐。如果你手头的确一只挂钩也没有,那就捧在手上看吧。 《老人与海》中这个名叫圣地亚哥的渔夫不是你学习的榜样。他生活在一个“充满暴力与死亡的现实世界”中,尽管这个“充满暴力与死亡的现实世界”塑造了他的英雄形象。你应该回过头来,看一看那个快乐的中国渔夫,你会像他一样,立即享受到一个“充满诗情画意的现实世界”。
October 24 DroughtNot sure why, out of a sudden, I've lost interest in everything.
Not interested in going to my beloved BORDERS, not motivated to go to the gym, not interested in shopping, not interested in reading, not interested in MSN, not interested in reading news, not interested in drawing, not interested in making handcraft, not feeling like writing diary, not feeling excited about my favourite cereal in the morning, not feeling excited about going to work, not particularly looking forward to my italian class, not interested in partying, not interested in eating out, not interested in being interested.
I'm not even interested in cooking anymore as that just makes me feel miserable to have to cook for myself only.
Spending time watching TV, hanging out on facebook.com, staring into space just so to pass my time... even writing this blog entry is a way to keep myself amused.
An absolute indifference towards everything I have always loved to do.
Drought. October 09 The Resolution SpecialistI'm not sure if I have told everyone that I now work in the complaints department. Being a soft-spoken person I am, I have to deal with a lot of customers who would raise their voices, yell into my ears and at worst, swear at me. What do I do? Sit there, listen to them, show them my empathy and ask them to mind their language.
That's right, "Sir, please mind your language." Notice, it's a full stop not an exclamation mark. Being calm and not taking things personally are must-have surviving skills. Working in the insurance industry, disclosing bad news and telling customers things they don't like to hear are part of my duty. Having a negative news coming out of my mouth and promptly following up with a solution is a technique I've learnt to offset their anger. As far as I know, it works most of the time. The problem is, as fast as my brain can process to come up with a solution, it doesn't always have one. So, any last-ditch resolution? None. Give customers every possible suggestions in the company's guide book and let them go away feeling grumpy and unsatisfied.
It's good that they just leave or hang up the phone and go find their own solutions. It would be nice if it's that simple and easy everytime. Many tend to stay there, pointing "You! you! you!" at your face. It's easy to lose your grip and coolness sometimes but being a resolution specialist (that's my official title), we do have to remain our serenity while absorbing those negativity.
Probably I should take my dad's suggestion, start taking hypnotizing lessons. August 26 FinallyMy updates? Visit meizi's blog and you will know what I have been up to... She is a much dedicated blogger than I am.
The slack I am, June 14 Got Tagged At 1.40amThank you SOOOO MUCH Luo Meizi!! Okay, so its a chain game and I am suppose to answer a question and have the huge responsibility to end the game. Alright alright, let me be the terminator! haha...
Now the question:
问题:如果你现在被令不能当“你自己“,全世界任你选一个身份,你会选谁?为什么?记得,不是动物植物,是人。
每次被问到这样的问题时, 我的标准答案一定是"无人", 因为我太爱我自己了. 我无法想象无法当自己嘛~我爱黎恩仪, 黎恩仪爱我...我们谁也不放弃谁! 永远不分离! 哈哈哈哈哈哈哈~我怎么可以背叛她呢? 呵呵呵呵呵呵呵呵~
好吧! 真要我选就让我选那位漂亮妈妈吧! 可能当一天瘾也好, 但不能永久... 因为我要享受到那阶段的过程, 所以最后还是要做回我自己~
让大家失望了... 哈哈哈~对不起! 黎恩仪最棒!
So I am not supposed to tag anyone else so as to stop the chain.. I told you! I am the terminator! June 12 I Really Am Practising My InsanityConversation between me and ting ting. Ting, you are doing well in practising also... good on you! (Please pardon us on our Malaysian English... haha...)
June 10 Ways to Practice Your Insanity1. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car With Sunglasses on and point a Hair Dryer At Passing Cars. See If They Slow Down.
2. Page Yourself Over The Intercom. Don't Disguise Your Voice. 3. Every Time Someone Asks You To Do Something, Ask If They Want Fries with that. 4. Put Your Garbage Can On Your Desk And Label It "In". 5. Put Decaf In The Coffee Maker For 3 Weeks. Once Everyone has Gotten Over Their Caffeine Addictions, Switch to Espresso. 6. Finish All Your Sentences With "In Accordance With The Prophecy". 7. As Often As Possible, Skip Rather Than Walk. 8. Order a Diet Water Whenever You Go Out to Eat, With a Serious Face. 9. Specify That Your Drive-through Order Is "To Go". 10. Sing Along At The Opera. 11. Put Mosquito Netting Around Your Work Area And Play Tropical Sounds All Day. 12. Five Days In Advance, Tell Your Friends You Can't Attend Their Party Because You're Not In The Mood. 13. When The Money Comes Out The ATM, Scream "I Won!, I Won!" 14. When Leaving The Zoo, Start Running Towards The Car Park, Yelling "Run For Your Lives, They're Loose!!" 15. Tell Your Children Over Dinner. "Due To The Economy, We Are Going To Have To Let One Of You Go." Forwarded to me by Francesco. :) January 01 Viva 2007!**Please note that this entry is rated as PG. Some material may not be suitable for children.**
First of all, Happy New Year to everyone! haha... It's 1st of January 2007, we are taking another step into the 2000 millennium, I wish World Peace (seriously world peace!), no more natural disasters and may all be happy always!
Now, I want to share with you guys the best SMS I have received on NYE. Haha... Meera, you are da bomb!
"This is a toast to us hot mommas! For the fellas who have us, em dicks who had us n the lucky pricks who r gona do us! Send this 2 all the smokin hot chicas u know... I just did! Rock on '07!!"
Hahaha.. I replied asking if she made that up... she replied:
"hahaha... yeah i got dat msg but i modified it kao kao 2 suit all us bitches! Happy new year hun! Come home soon! Hugs!"
Hahaha yeah! Everyone rocks on! ^^
Kisses for all! December 06 Love Is...What does Love mean? Forwarded by Papi, Oh sorry... I don't mean to be mushy... and I normally don't fwd emails like this... but the words are so cute... can't help... December 05 One Important LessonThe organs of the body were having a meeting, trying to decide who was in charge. Each organ took a turn to speak up: *MORAL OF THE STORY: NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE, OR HOW IMPORTANT YOU THINK YOU ARE, YOU WILL FIND THAT IT IS ALWAYS THE ASSHOLE THAT IS IN CHARGE. Forwarded by Ting Ting. Hahahaha... I've seen this joke a few times but sorry... it's still very funny... hahaha... November 28 20 So-Satisfying Things To Do In Private
Copied from: COSMOPOLITON August 2006, Pg. 042 November 08 Can I Have A Favour Please?I want to eat: Hakka Mee, MeeHoon Pattaya, Nasi Paprik, 茶叶蛋, 滑蛋河, 星洲米粉, Rojak, Otak-Otak, 豆付花, Poh Piah, Kuey Teow Soup, Pisang Goreng, 六味清汤, Zhui Kuih, 九层糕, Nasi Lemak, 杂饭, Lok Lok, Roti Chenai, Teh Tarik, Teh Limau Ice Kosong, 皮蛋鸡丝粥, 怡保何粉, Barley Ice, 炒Kuey Teow, Ba Zhang, 擂搽, Ikan Bakar, Penang Laksa, 虾面, Wanton Mee, 面粉糕, 苦瓜汤, 酿豆付, 田鸡粥, Dosai, Ayam Rendang, 叉烧鸡, 版面, Mee Soto, Satay, 糯米鸡, 烧包, Lavender面包, Season面包, 朝洲粥, 清炒玻璃生菜, Jv Cheong Fan, 半生熟蛋, Roti Bakar, Roti John, 鱼丸米粉, Kaya烤面包, 面包鸡, 萝卜糕, Bah Kut Teh, Kuey Teow Kia, Appam, Pulut Panggang, 油炸鬼...... er... this should be enough for the time being, can someone please be so kind da bao for me??? November 06 The Men In My LifeLai Kwong Wai/Lai Fong Wai/Papi
Yes, he is my dad. He is the greatest man in my life. What can I say? He provided me all the things I need and want. He provided me a comfortable home, gave me good education, taught me all the good values and most important of all, he spent almost half of his life separated from the family so he can bring home the 'good bread'. I don't think I will ever be able to repay what he did for us, for me. I can only wish him happy and healthy all the time. Love you Papi.
Chen Ziqing
Not many of my friends are familiar with this name except those very busybody ones... haha... He is my very first 'boyfriend'. At 16, excited about BGR and the time of hormones changing... I met this big brother of 5 years older. We met while I was travelling KL. He was studying in KL, originally from JB. We hit off very well and remained in touch even after the trip back in JB. We were sort of in a relationship but rarely meet each other - literally once in a blue moon. Being young and innocent, thinking having a 21-year-old boyfriend was cool - I reserved my heart for him - not putting interest in other guys available to me for 2 years. Eventually, in one occasion, I learnt from his younger brother that he bought his 'girlfriend' home for dinner. Haha... there I go, realising that was a joke and woke up from my pretty dream.
Ziqing and I are still friends now, quite close in fact. Now we can connect better as to him I was a young, innocent girl then (I hated this thought of him
Lee Sin Hau
Haha... this dude... Hmm... what should I say about him? He is important to me, although it has been ages since we last chatted and met. He played an important role during the end of my high-school times. His existence made me went thorugh the 'break up' with Ziqing much much more easier. We knew each other since 12 but we got really close only at Form 4. We were so close until the others started to gossip, we didn't give a damn. We continued believing in pure friendship between a boy and a girl. We talked absolutely about everything and did a lot of meaningless things together. I have to say I admired his characters, his thoughts and his philosophies. That carried on for more than a year until we two decided to become an item. Well, that obviously didn't work out. He met a girl at Uni and we separated. That was bitter but the happy thing is he is still with the girl and I think they are now entering the 6th year of their relationship.
Although we aren't as close as before, but he definitely has influenced me in many ways. Take care, goodboy!
Kow Wai Jack
Bighead Pok! Which of my friends doesn't know him or at least heard of him?? haha... you guys all know who he is and our story right? I don't have to tell much then...
Same as the other previous boyfriends, Pok and I of course are still friends, we still meet up once in a while and I still stay in touch with his family. In fact, whenever I am feeling unhappy or sad or being bullied (despite the fact that he was the biggest bully of all, haha...), I'll automatically think of him or call him. If you are not bothered by his occasionally empty promises, he is really a good friend, he can really stretch himself to help you (He will stretch further if you are pretty... hahaha...). Alrighty, work harder la big head! Don't always play!
Adam Lee
Hmm... Adam... not a lot of my friends know him. Adam was a senior to me at Inti. We knew each other for barely less than a semester before he flew to US. Despite the short period of knowing him, we clicked and were very much in sync. Oh no.. don't misunderstand, our relationship was absolutely platonic. He was like a caregiver, never failed to give me advise and support whenever I needed to. I remember the time when I broke up with Hau, he consoled me patiently with the long distance phone calls, wrote me long emails and cheered me up with his jokes. He did the same when things turned sour with Pok. He is like an angel who will always be by my side during my sad moments.
He is still at US working, together with his Thai girlfriend. I miss him dearly. He is one of those people who aren't always present to me but has a special place in my heart. Wish him well all the time.
Dayal Govan
I should be polite, he should be addressed as Mr Govan. He came out of nowhere and suddenly plays an important role in my career decision-making processes. It's difficult to explain my connection with him here. So far, since I graduated from Uni, his existence, one way or other, influenced the decisions I made. Again, he is like a magical person sent from up there to affect me and the path I am taking. Erm... I don't know how to put it, I won't say he has enlightened me but he made me feel secured and protected by being my elderly friend.
Oh, just in case you are confused, I worked for him twice, first at Year 2004/05 and then this year - all during my transitions. Wish him healthy always.
Francesco Montrone
Hehe... him. What can I say? His existence has basically proven my belief that - there are actually people out there who can pair with you like 2 pieces of matching puzzle - is true. Although these 2 puzzle pieces can't be combined yet at this stage, but hey! who is rushing? Good things take time.
Okay, like 'The Women In My Life', definitely there will be a long list of names that I have not specify above. They are all angels who stand by me whenever I needed them: KuCheong, Beck Heng, JunHao, Yong Khai (I secretly admired him at age 11), Katak, Pong San, Pong Swee, Foo, basically the whole Science1 gang, the whole Seremban gang, Fatt Fatt, Ah Keong, Tiger, Ah Seng, Ah Beng, Khoon Han, Yuk Ming, Lao Ban, TM, Sameem, King, Go, Jonathan, Terrence, Marcus, and many others. Hugs for all.
October 23 The Women In My LifeMichelle Ho/Mrs Lai/Mummy
Well, obviously Mrs Lai is the first woman of my life. I was once part of her body. She suffered hell lot of pain at the hospital 24 years ago so her little baby can see the world. She is a tough woman I have to admit. I believe part of my stubbornness and independant character come from her. She has been managing home and all family issues by herself while Papi is working hard overseas. Mrs Lai has been a strict mother, however, at 24 now, looking back how I was brought up, I do owe what I am today to her. Honestly, I have not been a good daughter, making her worries all the time. I am sorry mum and you know I love you.
Ho Ah Hoi/Ah Ma
She was my grandma. A few years of my childhood were under her care. To be honest there weren't a lot of affections from her to me. In my memories, this Mrs Lai is as tough as the Mrs Lai above. She was the principal of the house, what she said counted. It has been many years since she left us. Nowadays, it is always a joyous gathering for the family whenever we pay respect to her and grandpa.
Lai Hon Kit/Lai Yen Heng/Lai Yen Kit
Definitely you all can easily recognise them as my sisters from their names. That's right, I have 3 sisters... and including me, there are 4 girls in the family. And right again, no boys at home. Lai Family is basically female dominated, especially Papi is not at home most of the time. We all didn't really grow up together. Kache (Lai Hon Kit) stayed separate from us when we moved to a new house, Meimei (Lai Yen Kit) was with Papi & Mummy at Bangladesh until she was 7 or 8. I think only Lai Yen Heng and I stayed together all the while. But whenever all of us are together, we will laugh all day for nothing, absolutely nothing; we'll make silly faces at each other; play silly games; make only-funny-to-us jokes. I can't deny that I love those silly moments. Well... of course I am not hiding the fact that we fight a lot too. We can have big rows and fights over silly stuffs: like who wore whose new T-shirt, who should sit at the co-driver seat, who should sweep and mop the floor today, who should do the laundry today. Just like any other sisters and brothers out there.
Now we have all grown up, I can obviously feel that we are more open towards each others, in terms of topics on boyfriends, life and feelings. Unlike younger, we used to avoid embarassing subjects. I also remember we used to imagine if we would still call Meimei as 'Meimei' (means little sister) when we all became nannies; would my little sisters still call me Jiejie Yee (means sister yee) when we are all without teeth. Hmm... I wonder...
Goh Ting Ting/Luo Mei Zi
These 2 creatures! Haha... What can I say? I love them. They know everything about me. I can't really remember how long I have known them. We knew each other since our ugly teen years even pre-teens. We were still innocent, blur, having cheesy looking hairstyles, wearing big spectacles or still without spectacles, having no clues about BGR, having no clues on make-ups (maybe lmz still have no clues on that
Now we all are based in different places. MSN Messenger is our main means of communication. We keep each other up-to-date of our happenings and talk to each other if anyone's in doubt of anything. In short, I can only say they are my treasures!
Lee Keeli
I hung out with her more than anyone else at college. We were always seen together at campus - when there was Enyi/Keeli, high possibility that Keeli/Enyi will be around. I have to admit she changed some of my mind-sets about things, money, relationships and life. She did opened up another part of the world which I had not been exposed to before college, very subtly. It's difficult to describe that changes in me but I can feel it. We are totally 2 different type of people but somehow we got along very well. I think we inspired each other in our very own ways. We are not contacting each other as often since we graduated from uni, but I know she is also working very hard to lead a beautiful life. Wish her well all the time.
Susan Yap/Mildred Voon
I know it's weird to include Susan and Mildred under this column, if any of you reading knows who they are. They are my directors at Crowne Plaza. I know I know, I merely worked for Crowne Plaza for less than a year, but sometimes I do think my time at CP was a magical period of my life. That short period made me realised who I am and what I should do. Hehe...I even met someone special during that time.
Thus, Susan and Mildred were the magicians who have pointed their magical wand on my head. 'Puff!' There I go - I transformed and changed and realised what is the type of life I want. I don't know how they did that, maybe it was through their words, through their day-to-day guidances, through their ways of handling matters and so on. They lit up a passion inside me. Okay, I know I sound a little over but until now, did you guys realise that at every stage of my life, there meant to be someone or some body who will transform and enlighten me? They are one of them.
Those whom I didn't mention: Kuma, Biao Jie, BB, Xiao Hui, Meiling, Teacher Mai, Teacher Fu, Teacher AiLi, Miss Tan, Cik Ch'ng, Hau's Mum, Adeline, Wendy, Ah Bee, Xiao Yen, Connetto, Xiao Jing, Yvette, Liwei, Pok's Mum, Pok's Grandma, Pok's Aunt, Mandy, Wenny, Meera, Bing Bing, Jane, Shaiza, Echo, Viva, Anto, etc and some of them merely tip-toed by. I believe more and more are coming. They all appeared at different stages of my life yet all left impacts on me. I wish I can be that somebody who have enlightened someone at a certain stage of his/her life as well.
October 19 勇气梁静茹 - 勇气
词:光良曲:瑞业 终于做了这个决定 别人怎么说我不理 只要你也一样的肯定 我愿意天涯海角都随你去 我知道一切不容易 我的心一直温习说服自己 最怕你忽然说要放弃 爱真的需要勇气 来面对流言蜚语 只要你一个眼神肯定 我的爱就有意义 我们都需要勇气 去相信会在一起 人潮拥挤我能感觉你 放在我手心里你的真心 如果我的坚强任性 会不小心伤害了你 你能不能温柔提醒 我虽然心太急更害怕错过你 October 18 Marketing TermsProfessor at one of the top universities was explaining marketing concepts to the Students:-
1 You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say: "I am very rich. Marry me!" - That's Direct Marketing 2 You're at a party with a bunch of friends and see a gorgeous girl. One of your friends goes up to her and pointing at you says: "He's very rich. Marry him." - That's Advertising 3 You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and get her telephone number. The next day, you call and say: "Hi, I'm very rich. Marry me." - That's Telemarketing 4 You're at a party and see gorgeous girl. You get up and straighten your tie, you walk up to her and pour her a drink, you open the door of the car for her, pick up her bag after she drops it, offer her ride and then say: "By the way, I'm rich. Will you marry me?" - That's Public Relations 5 You're at a party and see gorgeous girl. She walks up to you and says: "You are very rich! Can you marry ! me?" - That's Brand Recognition 7 You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say: "I am very rich. Marry me!" And she introduces you to her husband. - That's demand and supply gap 8 You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and before you say anything, another person come and tell her: "I'm rich. Will you marry me?" and she goes with him. - That's competition eating into your market share 9. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and before you say: "I'm rich, Marry me!" your wife arrives. - That's restriction for entering new markets
Forwarded by Ting Ting
Haha.. As a marketing student... can't help laughing out loud :D
October 15 Stesen Berikutnya... Next Station...Another month passed by... time really flies, especially when good things are happening. Francesco came and gone, those 2 weeks flew even faster. New job is fine... settling in, trying to cement all information into my head. Now I can say my life has started to fall into a stable routine, a routine in an environment that I like... which is great. I am not complaining.
However, this routine is not going to be long. 1 year? 2 years? That's my plan for the time being. I know I will soon be pulling myself out from the nice, slow moving cruise and jump onto the roller coaster again - bringing me to the next station. I don't know when I can really settle down in a place, that's really not my call. Time will tell me.
Hmm... talking about my routine, I have been lagging in my reading for the past few months. I have quite a few books I haven't touch yet - books I bought from the stores, books from elaine, books from meizi... all stacking nicely in my drawer. Besides, <Shantaram> has been on my bedside table since forever, the bookmark is stucked at pg. 19.
With the precious peacefulness in my mind right now, I seriously got to catch up on my reading and add some new reviews to my book list. September 10 Taking OwnershipI should be blogging like those featured blog sites whose owners happen to live in another country writing about their wonderful, terrific and extraordinary encounters of their transitions - basically putting their experiences into enchanting words. But I didn't. I have a space and I leave it unattended. Well, maybe I have already passed the stage of being new to New Zealand, I already knew how she looks like, how beautiful she is and how her nations behave. Or, maybe there are just too many things happening in my life right now where I find no time and energy to put them down into words. Or maybe I am just a big lazy fat ass.
Anyway, I am finally here putting my hands on my keyboard trying to write something. Hmm... what should I write? Too many things that have happended and that I have experienced: I have finally landed on a new job; I am stepping into the 3rd week of my new job training at Auckland; I have just been diagnosed of having anemia; I have finally - after much frustrations and difficulties - managed to gather all the necessary documents to proceed with my work permit application; I am excitingly waiting for Francesco to arrive on the coming 16th; I am at the moment of needing to spend a lot of money on many things but depressingly poor; I have been constantly acting as my own counsellor because I truly need that to hang on there; I have been accepting a lot of kindness from friends and family to keep myself going.
The above are only part of my encounters that I can express by words, but to express much of those abstract, spiritual experiences happening in my mind are beyond my composing ability. Things are still happening and I believe better and better things are on their way, which I hope I can write them down on a regular basis in the future... haha...
Well... regardless of having my stories being recorded or not, I love my life as much! Muuuuuuuuuuacks! |
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