Saturday, August 30, 2008
The Pretty Lady
All along the way for several miles, the little monk was very unhappy with the act of the big monk. He was making up all kinds of accusations about big monk in his head. This got him madder and madder. But he still kept quiet. And the big monk had no inclination to explain his situation. Finally, at a rest point many hours later, the little monk could not stand it any further, he burst out angrily at the big monk. 'How can you claim yourself a devout monk, when you seize the first opportunity to touch a female, especially when she is very pretty? All your teachings to me make you a big hypocrite. The big monk looked surprised and said, 'I had put down the pretty lady at the river bank many hours ago, how come you are still carrying her along?'
[This very old Chinese Zen story reflects the thinking of many people today. We encounter many unpleasant things in our life, they irritate us and they make us angry. Sometimes, they cause us a lot of hurt, sometimes they cause us to be bitter or jealous .. But like the little monk, we are not willing to let them go away. We keep on carrying the baggage of the 'pretty lady' with us. We let them keep on coming back to hurt us, make us angry, make us bitter and cause us a lot of agony. Why? Simply because we are not willing to put down or let go of the baggage of the 'pretty lady'. We should let go of the pretty lady immediately after crossing the river, that is after the unpleasant event is over. This will immediately remove all our agonies. There is no need to be further h hurt by the unpleasant event after it is over.]
*story taken from a forwarded e-mail
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Araw at Bituin
It is normal, but not very often, that I see bumper stickers of our Philippine flag here. I feel pride whenever I see one on the streets. I admire those people who do this. It seems to me that they are trying to make it inconspicuous, but small as they are, they still shout a meaning for this gesture.
This morning, I didn't see one. But it reminded me of this Thursday thing. We haven't done it for a while now, so I suddenly remembered. When was the last time I sang it all throughout without missing a word? Nope, not a guilt feeling, but some sort of longing...
So, I took my writing pad and started scribbling every word... But I wasn't satisfied with what I recalled. Hence, I seeked help... And this site helped me find out that though it took me a while (and a few corrections here and there) to write down the whole song, I still have it in my heart. Our Lupang Hinirang... and some more...
I miss chopsuey and okoy...
Sunday, August 17, 2008
The O Flame
I may not have seen each of them, those that I've seen, I couldn't recall. But I still think this is the best ever...
One Fine Friday
everyone's busy playing...
that's me... hehehehe
Saturday, August 9, 2008
TC
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