医院。
对医护人员来说,这是个工作的地方。
我们是新来的药剂师,每天有新的学习与体验,难掩心中学习的乐趣。
对这里,我们将习以为常;出入医院,如斯平常。
但看里里外外,来去的人潮,
此刻的他们,是带着怎样的心情?
是忧心亲人的病情?
是挂碍生死未仆的朋友?
是常来探病的家人,
还是医院的常客?
回想爸爸车祸入院的经历,
跨上医院的门槛,需要非比寻常的勇气,
只因它,已和恐惧和不安挂上了等号。
每当喜上心头,又不免悲下心坎。
内心虔诚希望,
即使无常来临,也愿逝者无碍,生者平安。
愿在受苦的众生,早日得到快乐。
医院,是个悲喜交集的地方。
在这里,我将学习如何去看透人生的实相。
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Monday, July 29, 2013
旧我与新我
回到自己的房间,
看见许多自己拥有的旧东西
喜欢的,珍藏的,不知何时在哪儿的
变成了曾经
过去的可爱的自己
即熟悉,又陌生。
行李箱 装的是
喜欢的 收集的 舍不得丢的 适用的
是现在的我所
而现在的任务
是把新的东西 容纳于旧的空间中
在这里 时空 两个我再次相遇
旧的与现在的
逐渐融会成新的自己。
笑问:
哪个才是真正的我呢?
噢,那深奥难懂的缘起。
看见许多自己拥有的旧东西
喜欢的,珍藏的,不知何时在哪儿的
变成了曾经
过去的可爱的自己
即熟悉,又陌生。
行李箱 装的是
喜欢的 收集的 舍不得丢的 适用的
是现在的我所
而现在的任务
是把新的东西 容纳于旧的空间中
在这里 时空 两个我再次相遇
旧的与现在的
逐渐融会成新的自己。
笑问:
哪个才是真正的我呢?
噢,那深奥难懂的缘起。
Sunday, June 9, 2013
旅行
旅行了,才发现,
坐在阳台,休闲着什么也不做,真幸福。
旅行了,才发现,
出来社会工作的人,要请假去旅行,是多么的难得,
而我们这班小伙子,能够轻松地说走就走,真幸福。
旅行了,才发现,
每个国家,都有着穷人的角落,
吃力地卖着不畅销的产品,
而我,有钱去旅行,真幸福。
旅行了,才发现,
希腊的人民,即使只是个卖吃的,
也多才多艺,他们弹弹唱唱,不是真的为了赚钱,
而是乐在其中,享受这个嗜好带给他们的快乐。
旅行了,才发现,
为什么人们可以买杯咖啡坐下来,
在cafe琢磨着时间,
因为那种喝咖啡看人潮的感觉,真棒。
旅行了,才发现,
只有照相,没有内涵来充实自己的旅行,是肤浅的。
而,我有一双腿,可以行走天涯,有一双眼,可以开阔眼界,
路途的疲惫,换来终点的亲眼见证,
是值得的。
旅行了,才发现,
外面的景色再美,
不用一颗心去欣赏,是无意义的。
旅行了,才发现,
家里的床,是最舒服的;
平淡的日子,没有奔波疲劳的日子,是非常幸福的。
旅行呀,感谢你让我了解了这么多。
坐在阳台,休闲着什么也不做,真幸福。
旅行了,才发现,
出来社会工作的人,要请假去旅行,是多么的难得,
而我们这班小伙子,能够轻松地说走就走,真幸福。
旅行了,才发现,
每个国家,都有着穷人的角落,
吃力地卖着不畅销的产品,
而我,有钱去旅行,真幸福。
旅行了,才发现,
希腊的人民,即使只是个卖吃的,
也多才多艺,他们弹弹唱唱,不是真的为了赚钱,
而是乐在其中,享受这个嗜好带给他们的快乐。
旅行了,才发现,
为什么人们可以买杯咖啡坐下来,
在cafe琢磨着时间,
因为那种喝咖啡看人潮的感觉,真棒。
旅行了,才发现,
只有照相,没有内涵来充实自己的旅行,是肤浅的。
而,我有一双腿,可以行走天涯,有一双眼,可以开阔眼界,
路途的疲惫,换来终点的亲眼见证,
是值得的。
旅行了,才发现,
外面的景色再美,
不用一颗心去欣赏,是无意义的。
旅行了,才发现,
家里的床,是最舒服的;
平淡的日子,没有奔波疲劳的日子,是非常幸福的。
旅行呀,感谢你让我了解了这么多。
回家
回来啦!回来啦!
我终于回到最舒服的家了!
不是我不爱旅行,
只是对我来说,旅者有家,才能 走得更远,看得更多!
行万里路,才能丰富学识,开阔眼界;
有歇息地,才能回顾所闻,学以致用。
家和流浪,是离不开的两兄弟。
我也许还不能做到四海为家,
但庆幸的是,
我有个家,作为洗涤疲累,休息充电的地方。
啦啦啦~~~ 希腊之旅,圆满结束!太棒了!
我终于回到最舒服的家了!
不是我不爱旅行,
只是对我来说,旅者有家,才能
行万里路,才能丰富学识,开阔眼界;
有歇息地,才能回顾所闻,学以致用。
家和流浪,是离不开的两兄弟。
我也许还不能做到四海为家,
但庆幸的是,
我有个家,作为洗涤疲累,休息充电的地方。
啦啦啦~~~ 希腊之旅,圆满结束!太棒了!
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Monday, May 20, 2013
Two more days
Two more days to go! (strictly speaking, should be 1.5 more days!)
and then, here ends my university examinations of a lifetime..ah. 舍不得了啦haha.
Looking at the piles of papers I have in my room throughout the four year course...they have made such a me today. *feeling grateful*
on 22nd afternoon, we will first have a cup of bubble tea at Piincha to statisfy our stomach, then go to Sainsbury's for shopping (after 2.5 weeks of being "grounded"), and then...back home, I want to eat dessert (probably cheese cake) and Oreo ice-cream. Ahh......Nice.
In psychology, this is called anticipatory excitement. In lay terms, it is called hope.
Till then....I will bring this little excitement with me to make my revision a little bit more enjoyable.
and then, here ends my university examinations of a lifetime..ah. 舍不得了啦haha.
Looking at the piles of papers I have in my room throughout the four year course...they have made such a me today. *feeling grateful*
on 22nd afternoon, we will first have a cup of bubble tea at Piincha to statisfy our stomach, then go to Sainsbury's for shopping (after 2.5 weeks of being "grounded"), and then...back home, I want to eat dessert (probably cheese cake) and Oreo ice-cream. Ahh......Nice.
In psychology, this is called anticipatory excitement. In lay terms, it is called hope.
Till then....I will bring this little excitement with me to make my revision a little bit more enjoyable.
Friday, May 17, 2013
The MPharm viva
Today, I survived a test. It's called Advanced Pharmaceutical Studies.
I never thought I could actually survive through it ( hopefully I do ).
It's a test which my lecturer said "do no revision on it". Seriously! Because we'll never know what's going to come out in the paper, and the questions can include anything from year 1 to year 4 plus some current issues.
There are three out of 10 (seems generous), and can test literally anything and you are expected to write some essays or answers showing your depth and breath of understanding. Each question is set up by two lecturers from different disciplinary it's gonna be an overarching topic.
Despite his advice I still grab something to read to comfort my anxiety the day before the exam.
Do no revision. Learn your cancer and clinical core unit, and what u did in your project, and use those knowledge to help you. He repeatedly said so.
He claimed that it's a test where bright student can stand out, "to separate the sheep and the goat" and "the taste of the pudding is in the eating".
And it's a 10 credits to our degree. (Our core units only account for 6 credits each)
And I can't believe I just had such an exam in my life where I couldn't prepare myself at all before I sit the exam!
But look at the bright side. I think many students including me have enriched their knowledge about current issues or hot topics in the pharmaceutical field in UK, so it's a good preparation for us to step into the field. But again, it's hard to guess which hot topic will come out in the paper. And this year, the staffordshire scandal has come up as First, acknowledging the importance of this issue to the healthcare profession.
And the questions are not as hard as I thought. At least there are some manageable opinion based question.
Phewwwww. Okay, it's really a paper which you don't need to do any revision, as I looked back the questions. But definitely, without revision, it means some very knowledge-based questions have to be crossed out. And left with some which u are expected to express your opinions on. And it has to be backed with evidence and specific examples in order to score well. So..we ended up not much choice then.
Oh such a unique experience! But there's a price to pay. 10 credits on 3 questions - all which u can only use all you have in your brain to answer, in three hours.
I finally understood what a student leave such a comment: "It's like a viva to me!"
I never thought I could actually survive through it ( hopefully I do ).
It's a test which my lecturer said "do no revision on it". Seriously! Because we'll never know what's going to come out in the paper, and the questions can include anything from year 1 to year 4 plus some current issues.
There are three out of 10 (seems generous), and can test literally anything and you are expected to write some essays or answers showing your depth and breath of understanding. Each question is set up by two lecturers from different disciplinary it's gonna be an overarching topic.
Despite his advice I still grab something to read to comfort my anxiety the day before the exam.
Do no revision. Learn your cancer and clinical core unit, and what u did in your project, and use those knowledge to help you. He repeatedly said so.
He claimed that it's a test where bright student can stand out, "to separate the sheep and the goat" and "the taste of the pudding is in the eating".
And it's a 10 credits to our degree. (Our core units only account for 6 credits each)
And I can't believe I just had such an exam in my life where I couldn't prepare myself at all before I sit the exam!
But look at the bright side. I think many students including me have enriched their knowledge about current issues or hot topics in the pharmaceutical field in UK, so it's a good preparation for us to step into the field. But again, it's hard to guess which hot topic will come out in the paper. And this year, the staffordshire scandal has come up as First, acknowledging the importance of this issue to the healthcare profession.
And the questions are not as hard as I thought. At least there are some manageable opinion based question.
Phewwwww. Okay, it's really a paper which you don't need to do any revision, as I looked back the questions. But definitely, without revision, it means some very knowledge-based questions have to be crossed out. And left with some which u are expected to express your opinions on. And it has to be backed with evidence and specific examples in order to score well. So..we ended up not much choice then.
Oh such a unique experience! But there's a price to pay. 10 credits on 3 questions - all which u can only use all you have in your brain to answer, in three hours.
I finally understood what a student leave such a comment: "It's like a viva to me!"
Friday, April 26, 2013
今天天气好晴朗~~
今天~~ 天气~~ 好晴朗~~
又是星期五了,出去到垃圾,放眼蓝天白云,和风徐徐,啊~~~ 整个人精神爽朗了!!多么美丽的早晨啊!
回到房间望出去,感觉就是隔了层膜。真的,走出房间,艳阳蓝天的感觉是不一样的!
四月接近尾声了,可春天才要开始呀!鸟儿歌唱,花儿绽放~
看那美丽的野花,占据了后院
Nasi lemak, 在这里,就会额外珍惜,你知道吗? :)
又是星期五了,出去到垃圾,放眼蓝天白云,和风徐徐,啊~~~ 整个人精神爽朗了!!多么美丽的早晨啊!
回到房间望出去,感觉就是隔了层膜。真的,走出房间,艳阳蓝天的感觉是不一样的!
四月接近尾声了,可春天才要开始呀!鸟儿歌唱,花儿绽放~
食物照 - 呵呵,我那简单的幸福~~
春
然后,现在我的cupboard 里有apples, oranges, bananas, plums and strawberriessss..
每天至少吃一粒水果(通常吃两粒),aiming to get 5 a day, 可是现在应该只有3 a day 啦。hehehe.
然后,现在我的cupboard 里有apples, oranges, bananas, plums and strawberriessss..
每天至少吃一粒水果(通常吃两粒),aiming to get 5 a day, 可是现在应该只有3 a day 啦。hehehe.
Living in here I become more health conscious and as I get more control of what I eat, I definitely eat better home-cooked food (despite all the hassles of preparing food.)
And also as pharmacist we encourage people to do exercise at least 5 days a week - but I don't even exercise for once a week - failed! haha.
Such a random ending. :)
Such a random ending. :)
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
优质乐团 - 苏打绿
嘿!忍不住要介绍这个乐团给大家认识,那就是--- 苏打绿!
第一次我觉得真的蛮喜欢某个乐团的歌~
他们的歌,,没有华丽的点缀,可是曲风简单轻松,听了很舒服,就是那种平凡却能唱进心坎的歌。虽然有些歌词听起来好像有点悲,可是他们有许多歌都有自己的特色,曲风不会太像一般的主流的歌;每首个总会带出一点创意与特色~
赞!
第一次我觉得真的蛮喜欢某个乐团的歌~
他们的歌,,没有华丽的点缀,可是曲风简单轻松,听了很舒服,就是那种平凡却能唱进心坎的歌。虽然有些歌词听起来好像有点悲,可是他们有许多歌都有自己的特色,曲风不会太像一般的主流的歌;每首个总会带出一点创意与特色~
赞!
Friday, March 29, 2013
念书
读书压力真大,只好用佛法调剂一下:
读书读累了,要休息一下;
走路在脚下,目光要远大;
完美不可获,勤奋人人夸;
体会读书乐,能解疲劳心;
累了停一下,回想初衷吧;
忧虑要放下,专心念书佳;
只求尽己力,未来莫牵挂。
读书读累了,要休息一下;
走路在脚下,目光要远大;
完美不可获,勤奋人人夸;
体会读书乐,能解疲劳心;
累了停一下,回想初衷吧;
忧虑要放下,专心念书佳;
只求尽己力,未来莫牵挂。
Thursday, March 28, 2013
谈天气
昨日到town去shopping,走在街道上,哇,一开始还以为有人烧东西飘来的烟灰,后来走着走着,咦,不对劲,怎么那么多白白的?!仔细一看,是雪在飘耶!巴斯下雪了!!(在三月尾 - 异常)虽然异常,却抵不住我欣赏这白雪纷飞的情景。啊,老天耶是不是知道我们要回国了,所以让我们再欣赏这雪花多几眼,让最美丽的冬季烙印在心上?在不太寒冷的温度里看着雪花,是别有一番滋味的美丽。来到蔬菜档口,和那位叔叔打声招呼说:"It's snowing!" 那位叔叔应该是sense到我的兴奋,他便回道,“对呀,very romantic right?" 我半信半疑地望着他,迟疑了一下说”Errr。。“ 哈哈,因为我知道土生土长的英国人,看惯了雪景,他们是一点也不觉得浪漫的。果然,叔叔过后说,他不会觉得有什么美的。他们有时甚至讨厌冬天 (虽然他们很耐冷却还是会喊冷)。
在天气常阴沉沉的英国,他们最最期待的是大大的太阳 - 太阳浴 (Sun bathing),穿着bikini在校园晒太阳 (真的看过!),穿热裤在打球,更重要的是在晒到半死的天气里帽子也不带,阳伞也不拿,还穿着背心,只戴个“黑超” 在街上走。。Ohmy, as a Malaysian, 在这种晒到皮肤痛的温度,我恨不得拿伞挡阳(可是碍于民情不拿),擦多多的太阳油防止sun burn...他们的“享受” 我们真的不敢苟同。这就是文化的差别吧!!有时候,人真的很奇怪,自己拥有的东西都不比别人有的来得珍贵。就好像大马人憧憬雪景的美丽,和英国人期盼夏天的热一样。其实都没有所谓的全好或全坏的天气的,也许只看我们会懂不懂得去珍惜当下的美好。
想起Ajahn Bhram 说的,一切没有所谓的好与坏。既然没有好与坏,那我们何不focus好的,看看每件事情背后的价值和好的一面?把不好变美好,从fault finder 变成benefit finder, 那么,无论在什么情况,我们的日子都是美好的。不懂得运用的人,处处都觉得有问题,有障碍,无论给他什么他都觉得不满意,不够好;这也是理所当然的啊,因为本来就没有十全十美的情况嘛!而且这种人,通常他所认为的好,是通过与别人比较之下而得来的心理。懂得运用和转念的人,处处都觉得快乐,自在。我要学习做第一种人还是第二种呢? 还是第二种比较好吧,多么快乐!那么我就要多多检讨自己面对情况的态度了。
也许让我这么想:生在热带国家的人,是因为前世常常许愿要有常年的夏天,不要寒冷的冬天。。哈哈~
其实说这些地方是四季国家,是不太正确的,因为四季在这几个星期里面我都感受到啦!
昨天的巴斯细雪纷飞。今日的巴斯艳阳高挂,早上晒到~~ 我连窗也不开了。天气真无常呀,大家可能都感受得到地球暖化的危机了。可是这个无常,对我而言却是美丽的。
在天气常阴沉沉的英国,他们最最期待的是大大的太阳 - 太阳浴 (Sun bathing),穿着bikini在校园晒太阳 (真的看过!),穿热裤在打球,更重要的是在晒到半死的天气里帽子也不带,阳伞也不拿,还穿着背心,只戴个“黑超” 在街上走。。Ohmy, as a Malaysian, 在这种晒到皮肤痛的温度,我恨不得拿伞挡阳(可是碍于民情不拿),擦多多的太阳油防止sun burn...他们的“享受” 我们真的不敢苟同。这就是文化的差别吧!!有时候,人真的很奇怪,自己拥有的东西都不比别人有的来得珍贵。就好像大马人憧憬雪景的美丽,和英国人期盼夏天的热一样。其实都没有所谓的全好或全坏的天气的,也许只看我们会懂不懂得去珍惜当下的美好。
想起Ajahn Bhram 说的,一切没有所谓的好与坏。既然没有好与坏,那我们何不focus好的,看看每件事情背后的价值和好的一面?把不好变美好,从fault finder 变成benefit finder, 那么,无论在什么情况,我们的日子都是美好的。不懂得运用的人,处处都觉得有问题,有障碍,无论给他什么他都觉得不满意,不够好;这也是理所当然的啊,因为本来就没有十全十美的情况嘛!而且这种人,通常他所认为的好,是通过与别人比较之下而得来的心理。懂得运用和转念的人,处处都觉得快乐,自在。我要学习做第一种人还是第二种呢? 还是第二种比较好吧,多么快乐!那么我就要多多检讨自己面对情况的态度了。
也许让我这么想:生在热带国家的人,是因为前世常常许愿要有常年的夏天,不要寒冷的冬天。。哈哈~
其实说这些地方是四季国家,是不太正确的,因为四季在这几个星期里面我都感受到啦!
昨天的巴斯细雪纷飞。今日的巴斯艳阳高挂,早上晒到~~ 我连窗也不开了。天气真无常呀,大家可能都感受得到地球暖化的危机了。可是这个无常,对我而言却是美丽的。
Monday, March 18, 2013
Sunday, March 10, 2013
满满的爱
虽然身在异乡,但每天我无不感受到那窝心的爱。
每天早晨,一杯热热的美禄。
用美禄的芬芳,唤醒沉睡的心灵。用温热的茶杯,驱走双手的寒冷。
那个麦甜,是我喝过众多热巧克力中,依然舍不去的,与众不同的甜味。
更加甜入心扉的是,那是从熟悉的家乡寄来的心意。
妈妈的爱,是那么有力量,不管我去到哪里,每一天,我都无法不因忆起她的脸庞,而会心一笑,想起自己是个幸福的孩子。
今天是英国的母亲节,祝天下的母亲,母亲节快乐!
每天早晨,一杯热热的美禄。
用美禄的芬芳,唤醒沉睡的心灵。用温热的茶杯,驱走双手的寒冷。
那个麦甜,是我喝过众多热巧克力中,依然舍不去的,与众不同的甜味。
更加甜入心扉的是,那是从熟悉的家乡寄来的心意。
妈妈的爱,是那么有力量,不管我去到哪里,每一天,我都无法不因忆起她的脸庞,而会心一笑,想起自己是个幸福的孩子。
今天是英国的母亲节,祝天下的母亲,母亲节快乐!
Sunday, March 3, 2013
感恩三事
这个星期三件值得我感恩的事:
1. 煮了好香好好吃的咖喱,菜和豆腐,不必担心明天与后天的午餐了。
2. 昨天到Cheddar Gorge 去玩,看见了许多美丽的自然风景,赏心悦目的山洞奇观,以及千百年来所留下的山崖。山崖边上有许多的野山羊,好像去摸一下它们噢!虽然有点冷,却是个满轻松的半日游。耶!
3. 虽然课业很繁重,很多东西还没做,但是晚上拆开OXFAM寄来的信,看见里头诉说着非洲女人要耕种养家的生活。。想起自己什么粗活也不用干,暂时也不用养家,只管打理好自己的起居饮食,只管读书(读书也是为自己好的),就觉得好幸福噢。。课业的繁重怎么也比不上杠再肩膀上的担子吧!哈,笑一笑没什么大不了!就尽力去做吧!
~*世界其实还是很美好的,只看我们有没有把内心世界也调上同样的频率*~
1. 煮了好香好好吃的咖喱,菜和豆腐,不必担心明天与后天的午餐了。
2. 昨天到Cheddar Gorge 去玩,看见了许多美丽的自然风景,赏心悦目的山洞奇观,以及千百年来所留下的山崖。山崖边上有许多的野山羊,好像去摸一下它们噢!虽然有点冷,却是个满轻松的半日游。耶!
3. 虽然课业很繁重,很多东西还没做,但是晚上拆开OXFAM寄来的信,看见里头诉说着非洲女人要耕种养家的生活。。想起自己什么粗活也不用干,暂时也不用养家,只管打理好自己的起居饮食,只管读书(读书也是为自己好的),就觉得好幸福噢。。课业的繁重怎么也比不上杠再肩膀上的担子吧!哈,笑一笑没什么大不了!就尽力去做吧!
~*世界其实还是很美好的,只看我们有没有把内心世界也调上同样的频率*~
Thursday, February 14, 2013
年初五
哈哈! copy Gengwai's title post! 今天是年初五,也是一年一度的情人节噢~~~!!
今年,在英国没有白色情人节,只有轰轰烈烈的(大太阳)情人节。哈哈哈。。
突然想起了这个video,蛮有意思的~~
相处的质与量,都是非常重要的元素。
我们与他人相处得时候,是否都有如此的心态,全心全意地为对方活着呢?
爱,是存在,是包容,是体谅。
祝天下的情人,情人节快乐!!
今年,在英国没有白色情人节,只有轰轰烈烈的(大太阳)情人节。哈哈哈。。
突然想起了这个video,蛮有意思的~~
相处的质与量,都是非常重要的元素。
我们与他人相处得时候,是否都有如此的心态,全心全意地为对方活着呢?
爱,是存在,是包容,是体谅。
祝天下的情人,情人节快乐!!
Saturday, February 9, 2013
新年快乐
今天除夕夜才发现,自己今年一件新衣也没有,啊怎么行?!赶紧在团圆饭后去逛逛街,结果在最后一分钟看见了一件上衣,买了!哈!今年有新衣穿啦~~
祝福大家, 农历新年快乐!转眼又到了本命年,啊,正直最最青春年华的我们,单纯快乐的我们,(曾经)年少轻狂的我们!我们是社会的栋梁,是最有精力的一代,是年少的旺盛与成熟睿智的融合!希望我们大家能一起好好珍惜自己的生命,认清自己的价值,让自己不断地发光发热,发挥自己的价值,照耀别人的生命!
最近好喜欢这句话:
祝福大家, 农历新年快乐!转眼又到了本命年,啊,正直最最青春年华的我们,单纯快乐的我们,(曾经)年少轻狂的我们!我们是社会的栋梁,是最有精力的一代,是年少的旺盛与成熟睿智的融合!希望我们大家能一起好好珍惜自己的生命,认清自己的价值,让自己不断地发光发热,发挥自己的价值,照耀别人的生命!
最近好喜欢这句话:
昨日种种,譬如昨日死;今日种种,譬如今日生。
新的一年,新的开始,除垢迎新,迎善去恶。
愿所有的善缘都能具足与增长,愿所有的恶习都能熄灭消除。
愿我们心中都有多一点爱,多一点包容,每天都能生活在幸福,快乐,与安详中。
自己快乐,也愿别人能感受到那份喜悦。
新年快乐哦~~~
Monday, February 4, 2013
Sunday, February 3, 2013
About facebook
首先,我必须承认,我是一个每天会按Facebook来看的人。不知道世界上有多少个人像我这样呢?Hehe..这次让我用broken English 写好了.
Yeah I can't tell how much I loved facebook. Well, actually it's not love, it's more like a habit. It's like a place I would 99% click to when I have nothing to do and....actually I feel stupid by doing so. Why? Simply because, all the news feed were from all my friends. I mean ALL. The more friends I have in facebook, the more diverse information will automatically pop up in my news feed. Well, to be honest, we don't need to know what Mr X and Miss Y eats every morning or what they did every moment, whether they are playing with cats, eating desserts....=.= That is simply too much. We all have our own lives to live and how can we be concerned about 500+ friend's lives every day? Some people were even posting at the rate of every 5 minutes per post. I would need to have at least 48 hours a day to browse through all the events taking place in the world. In facebook, we more or less can't decide what kind of information we want to know. Most of us just 'receive' like a dustbin of what your friends tell u or what the public / facebook want u to know. Which is why I feel Stupid. Hence, it has been long time ago since I last scroll down to look at those news feeds. Unless I was really bored to death.
But then....let's admit it, Facebook must have its functionalities which enables it to exist till today. In an era when the thing almosteveryone will log on to across the countries is the social network, u need this to keep in touch with those that appeared in your past before, and those that u don't even have their phone number in your mobile. More to this, funny to say, sometimes we even need facebook for some formal conversations, creating an event or organisng a meeting. It has been so convenient that emails have gradually been phased out. (Except for those very formal academic stuff or personal preference.)
Back to the topic, afterall, Facebook is just a tool, and it really depends on how we use it. We can either be the master of it and use it for our convenience, or become a slave which could not pull ourselves off from the forever entertaining world provided by facebook. You see, Fb is so smart. It makes us feel entertained without putting much effort. It makes us and our friends providing enough entertainment to one another, creating a positive loop that goes on and on.
Then, what can we do to wisely utilise this social network? Perhaps for me, one of the thing I do is STOP scrolling down and browse every news feed every now and then. If I have a choice, I wouldn't have put news feed as the main page of Fb but rather my close friends' list. Of course it is impossible to isolate at all from what's happening out there. Sometimes we do need to know sth from other's point of view. But in terms of accuracy of the news, most of the times they are exaggerated; In terms of broadness of the topics, it mainly depends on how many people posted it. And sometimes people are crazily interested in those meaningless videos/articles And they post it all out....So, browsing news feed to get your news updated, I wouldn't say it's a wise choice.
Second is to ask myself what I really want from Facebook. I knew that one of the main reasons I can't help clicking facebook is because I am concerned with my close friends' lives as well as those formal conversations going on between my friends. So, I put those friends I appreciate into my close friends' list and I receive notifications from what they posted. Which most of the times is sufficient enough for me to keep myself updated.
The third thing, also the most important one, is again asking myself what kind of information I wanna know from facebook. Decide it. You know, as a person like me who will check Facebook every day, I am likely to get a huge influence from the facebook content in the long run. Hence, it is really important that I ( and I mean all of us) decide what kind of influence you want to get out of it. Without realising this, we will end up being a DBKL (rubbish collection service in KL) of all the rubbish information in facebook. As for me, I realy don't wanna be like this. So, choose our source of influence and information wisely.
Sometimes, and it's getting more prominent now, we are constantly getting exaggerated or false piece of information circulating in the network. Or some really negative comments. Or something that will do us no good but we still spend 5 minutes watching them. So, if we know we can't get away from Facebook, why not creating some fresh 'input source' for ourselves. Decide what u will like to get, search for it in facebook and "like" those pages. As for me, I am really interested in the articles about life, philosophy and Buddhism, so I deliberately like/subscribe to those pages that I like. And for some friends whom I know have been posting meaningful articles/sources, I add them into my close friends' list. And then I get notifications from the input sources that I choose. And in this way, I ensure myself receiving postive influence/ input whenever I decide to have a "chill-out" session when browsing facebook. I am literally inserting Positive energy into my life even during my entertainment time, which makes me feel so good when playing facebook. In other words, I have helped myself filtering out unnecessary information, retaining those important and beneficial for me.
A lot of us too can do it! Fully utilise the "like the page" option, choose something apart from your idols, entertainment news to "like". It can be an inspirational page (gives you a good start in the morning), motivational quotes, some official page with genuine news you want to know...the ocean of knowledge is vast. And one important thing is, don't simply post whatever stuff that you really like because not everyone will love it. Sometimes I can't help but hiding those friends who constantly post how they feel,what they eat, what they watch, and those who like to post rubbish information Every-single-day. Sorry, my brain is too small for them. Of course we need a way to express out our thoughts or feelings, but things go bad when they are too much.
Here's my way to dealing with Facebook. Facebook too can bring a lot of happiness to us but first of all we have to decide what kind of happiness we want to get from it. Facebook is great when you enjoy it moderately! Haha.
Yeah I can't tell how much I loved facebook. Well, actually it's not love, it's more like a habit. It's like a place I would 99% click to when I have nothing to do and....actually I feel stupid by doing so. Why? Simply because, all the news feed were from all my friends. I mean ALL. The more friends I have in facebook, the more diverse information will automatically pop up in my news feed. Well, to be honest, we don't need to know what Mr X and Miss Y eats every morning or what they did every moment, whether they are playing with cats, eating desserts....=.= That is simply too much. We all have our own lives to live and how can we be concerned about 500+ friend's lives every day? Some people were even posting at the rate of every 5 minutes per post. I would need to have at least 48 hours a day to browse through all the events taking place in the world. In facebook, we more or less can't decide what kind of information we want to know. Most of us just 'receive' like a dustbin of what your friends tell u or what the public / facebook want u to know. Which is why I feel Stupid. Hence, it has been long time ago since I last scroll down to look at those news feeds. Unless I was really bored to death.
But then....let's admit it, Facebook must have its functionalities which enables it to exist till today. In an era when the thing almosteveryone will log on to across the countries is the social network, u need this to keep in touch with those that appeared in your past before, and those that u don't even have their phone number in your mobile. More to this, funny to say, sometimes we even need facebook for some formal conversations, creating an event or organisng a meeting. It has been so convenient that emails have gradually been phased out. (Except for those very formal academic stuff or personal preference.)
Back to the topic, afterall, Facebook is just a tool, and it really depends on how we use it. We can either be the master of it and use it for our convenience, or become a slave which could not pull ourselves off from the forever entertaining world provided by facebook. You see, Fb is so smart. It makes us feel entertained without putting much effort. It makes us and our friends providing enough entertainment to one another, creating a positive loop that goes on and on.
Then, what can we do to wisely utilise this social network? Perhaps for me, one of the thing I do is STOP scrolling down and browse every news feed every now and then. If I have a choice, I wouldn't have put news feed as the main page of Fb but rather my close friends' list. Of course it is impossible to isolate at all from what's happening out there. Sometimes we do need to know sth from other's point of view. But in terms of accuracy of the news, most of the times they are exaggerated; In terms of broadness of the topics, it mainly depends on how many people posted it. And sometimes people are crazily interested in those meaningless videos/articles And they post it all out....So, browsing news feed to get your news updated, I wouldn't say it's a wise choice.
Second is to ask myself what I really want from Facebook. I knew that one of the main reasons I can't help clicking facebook is because I am concerned with my close friends' lives as well as those formal conversations going on between my friends. So, I put those friends I appreciate into my close friends' list and I receive notifications from what they posted. Which most of the times is sufficient enough for me to keep myself updated.
The third thing, also the most important one, is again asking myself what kind of information I wanna know from facebook. Decide it. You know, as a person like me who will check Facebook every day, I am likely to get a huge influence from the facebook content in the long run. Hence, it is really important that I ( and I mean all of us) decide what kind of influence you want to get out of it. Without realising this, we will end up being a DBKL (rubbish collection service in KL) of all the rubbish information in facebook. As for me, I realy don't wanna be like this. So, choose our source of influence and information wisely.
Sometimes, and it's getting more prominent now, we are constantly getting exaggerated or false piece of information circulating in the network. Or some really negative comments. Or something that will do us no good but we still spend 5 minutes watching them. So, if we know we can't get away from Facebook, why not creating some fresh 'input source' for ourselves. Decide what u will like to get, search for it in facebook and "like" those pages. As for me, I am really interested in the articles about life, philosophy and Buddhism, so I deliberately like/subscribe to those pages that I like. And for some friends whom I know have been posting meaningful articles/sources, I add them into my close friends' list. And then I get notifications from the input sources that I choose. And in this way, I ensure myself receiving postive influence/ input whenever I decide to have a "chill-out" session when browsing facebook. I am literally inserting Positive energy into my life even during my entertainment time, which makes me feel so good when playing facebook. In other words, I have helped myself filtering out unnecessary information, retaining those important and beneficial for me.
A lot of us too can do it! Fully utilise the "like the page" option, choose something apart from your idols, entertainment news to "like". It can be an inspirational page (gives you a good start in the morning), motivational quotes, some official page with genuine news you want to know...the ocean of knowledge is vast. And one important thing is, don't simply post whatever stuff that you really like because not everyone will love it. Sometimes I can't help but hiding those friends who constantly post how they feel,what they eat, what they watch, and those who like to post rubbish information Every-single-day. Sorry, my brain is too small for them. Of course we need a way to express out our thoughts or feelings, but things go bad when they are too much.
Here's my way to dealing with Facebook. Facebook too can bring a lot of happiness to us but first of all we have to decide what kind of happiness we want to get from it. Facebook is great when you enjoy it moderately! Haha.
Saturday, February 2, 2013
规律
哈咯!新的学期要开始了。每每当要开学时,我都会“很痛苦”,痛苦地想着如何能让自己不掉入无尽的“轮回”中:睡觉,上课,做不完的功课,不够睡,上课,做功课,不够时间。。。总是觉得自己被许多的DEADLINES推着往前走,走得头昏脑胀的摸不清方向。觉得自己总是没办法好好掌控自己的生活。。
师父说得很对的,越忙的人其实越需要修行,因为修行(简单来说认识自己,训练自己的心专注)能让我们更加专心,才能时时都投入在每一刻所做的事情,所以才不会该做功课时上facebook, 该睡觉的时候担心功课做不完。。我们常常都活在心不在焉的情况中,结果什么事都做不好。其实,心里是很痛苦的。
哈哈,回归正题,在幸福课之后,我又无意中发掘了一个宝藏, 和大家分享:
http://artofmanliness.com/2011/09/05/bookend-your-day-the-power-of-morning-and-evening-routines/
这个是一个很酷的article,告诉我们规律生活的重要性。(which coincides with the concepts of introducing rituals in Positive Psychology)
有规律,长远来说,是一件很好的事,也有其重要性。
有了规律,我们的心,它会被训练而习惯了,在对的时候,知道要做对的事,不再捉摸不定,或者有一大堆念头来干扰我们。
不过,往往我们年轻人,觉得规则是一种束缚,我们想要“自由”,所以不喜欢设规则。
结果呢?每天从起床开始,就会有一大堆的抉择让我们去思考:是要去冲凉还是去运动?要去读书还是看戏?乍看起来,是很好的,因为我们有“自由意志”去选择;
可是,一整天的选择题下来,我们的willpower quota会渐渐用完 (Decision fatigue),我们会渐渐感到不耐烦。最后,我们会怎样呢?哈哈。。就是选择“容易的出口”(an easy way out)...比如说,尤其是到了晚上,当你问自己,是要读书还是看mindless surfing?我的手已经按向facebook 了哈哈。。。
所以,到最后,我们是更加自由呢?还是更加不能自主呢?我们给太多选择题给自己了,会累死的。
长期下来,我们会发现,我想要做的事/愿望,常常没有实现。因为在这样的生活方式,我们永远会没有时间for那些事情:Exercise, Reading, meditation....
规律,看起来是束缚你的;可是,只要我们会运用它,长期下来,我们会发现,我们毫无费力地做到了我们想做的事,过想要过的生活。它反而给了我们更多的自由。
我相信,伟大的人物都是从有规律的生活培养而来的。有一次,在参观一个emperor的博物馆中,导游就说了emperor的日常生活,是每天五点起床,开始洗刷和阅读政章。哇,我心里想!五点耶!不是普通一般人可以做到的,可是堂堂一个emperor可以享受生活的,却愿意如此。
嘿,所以让我们来尝试有规律的生活吧!让大脑节省不必要的消耗能量在选择题上。
这是我新拟的作息:
7.00 wake up
7.10 - 7.45 Meditation
7.50 - 8.15 Breakfast
8.15 - 开工
10.45 pm Close all work, rest mind
11.15 pm Meditation
11.30 pm Sleep.
不过还需要调整,因为开学后我要提早出门去学校。然后,想要introduce 运动!
不过不用紧,有行动就是好的开始!
认知一定要配合行动,才能成功。
祝我好运!^^
师父说得很对的,越忙的人其实越需要修行,因为修行(简单来说认识自己,训练自己的心专注)能让我们更加专心,才能时时都投入在每一刻所做的事情,所以才不会该做功课时上facebook, 该睡觉的时候担心功课做不完。。我们常常都活在心不在焉的情况中,结果什么事都做不好。其实,心里是很痛苦的。
哈哈,回归正题,在幸福课之后,我又无意中发掘了一个宝藏, 和大家分享:
http://artofmanliness.com/2011/09/05/bookend-your-day-the-power-of-morning-and-evening-routines/
这个是一个很酷的article,告诉我们规律生活的重要性。(which coincides with the concepts of introducing rituals in Positive Psychology)
有规律,长远来说,是一件很好的事,也有其重要性。
有了规律,我们的心,它会被训练而习惯了,在对的时候,知道要做对的事,不再捉摸不定,或者有一大堆念头来干扰我们。
不过,往往我们年轻人,觉得规则是一种束缚,我们想要“自由”,所以不喜欢设规则。
结果呢?每天从起床开始,就会有一大堆的抉择让我们去思考:是要去冲凉还是去运动?要去读书还是看戏?乍看起来,是很好的,因为我们有“自由意志”去选择;
可是,一整天的选择题下来,我们的willpower quota会渐渐用完 (Decision fatigue),我们会渐渐感到不耐烦。最后,我们会怎样呢?哈哈。。就是选择“容易的出口”(an easy way out)...比如说,尤其是到了晚上,当你问自己,是要读书还是看mindless surfing?我的手已经按向facebook 了哈哈。。。
所以,到最后,我们是更加自由呢?还是更加不能自主呢?我们给太多选择题给自己了,会累死的。
长期下来,我们会发现,我想要做的事/愿望,常常没有实现。因为在这样的生活方式,我们永远会没有时间for那些事情:Exercise, Reading, meditation....
规律,看起来是束缚你的;可是,只要我们会运用它,长期下来,我们会发现,我们毫无费力地做到了我们想做的事,过想要过的生活。它反而给了我们更多的自由。
我相信,伟大的人物都是从有规律的生活培养而来的。有一次,在参观一个emperor的博物馆中,导游就说了emperor的日常生活,是每天五点起床,开始洗刷和阅读政章。哇,我心里想!五点耶!不是普通一般人可以做到的,可是堂堂一个emperor可以享受生活的,却愿意如此。
嘿,所以让我们来尝试有规律的生活吧!让大脑节省不必要的消耗能量在选择题上。
这是我新拟的作息:
7.00 wake up
7.10 - 7.45 Meditation
7.50 - 8.15 Breakfast
8.15 - 开工
10.45 pm Close all work, rest mind
11.15 pm Meditation
11.30 pm Sleep.
不过还需要调整,因为开学后我要提早出门去学校。然后,想要introduce 运动!
不过不用紧,有行动就是好的开始!
认知一定要配合行动,才能成功。
祝我好运!^^
Thursday, January 31, 2013
幸福课
哈,为部落格换了个名字。
已经有六年了!断断续续,写得一些有的没的。
很懒惰换layout,因为我是电脑白痴。只要简单易看就行了。
为什么换了这么一个“老土”的名字?
因为,每一个人,生活在这世上,都希望能活得幸福快乐。
我也是一样。我相信,身边的每一个人都是一样的。
因此,有好的东西,怎么可以不share呢?
最近这几天,我竟然又看了这位伟大的教授的幸福课。他的video非常出名,我觉得不止是因为课程新颖的缘故,而是他所教的,是与生活贴切的,而如果肯用心去改变,其影响是长远的。
非常值得推荐的一系列短片。
印象当中满深刻的,就是,他说过(类似)这样的话:
“幸福是需要经营的” It's something that you need to work on.
就是说,幸福不是天掉下来的。这是好事也是坏事!坏事是,如果我们不去经营,我们就永远是这个样子(埋怨,生气,讨厌,烦恼);好事是,对了!没有所谓的命中注定,只要我们去改善,每个人都有机会和能力去享受幸福。
而为什么我命此为幸福加油站呢?因为正见是第一步,我肯定地告诉自己,想要的是一个幸福的生活。(看了video就懂我在ngap mat了~)
至于要怎么让不幸福变幸福,让幸福的更更幸福嘛, 那就有劳教授了~~
已经有六年了!断断续续,写得一些有的没的。
很懒惰换layout,因为我是电脑白痴。只要简单易看就行了。
为什么换了这么一个“老土”的名字?
因为,每一个人,生活在这世上,都希望能活得幸福快乐。
我也是一样。我相信,身边的每一个人都是一样的。
因此,有好的东西,怎么可以不share呢?
最近这几天,我竟然又看了这位伟大的教授的幸福课。他的video非常出名,我觉得不止是因为课程新颖的缘故,而是他所教的,是与生活贴切的,而如果肯用心去改变,其影响是长远的。
非常值得推荐的一系列短片。
印象当中满深刻的,就是,他说过(类似)这样的话:
“幸福是需要经营的” It's something that you need to work on.
就是说,幸福不是天掉下来的。这是好事也是坏事!坏事是,如果我们不去经营,我们就永远是这个样子(埋怨,生气,讨厌,烦恼);好事是,对了!没有所谓的命中注定,只要我们去改善,每个人都有机会和能力去享受幸福。
而为什么我命此为幸福加油站呢?因为正见是第一步,我肯定地告诉自己,想要的是一个幸福的生活。(看了video就懂我在ngap mat了~)
至于要怎么让不幸福变幸福,让幸福的更更幸福嘛, 那就有劳教授了~~
整理资讯的启发
我们在生活中是不是常常忙碌地往前冲,
不断地收集回忆与讯息,
而没有真正地坐下来,好好地整理自己所收集的资讯呢?
我知道有些朋友的organisational skills 真的很好,比如说,旅行后,他们都会第一时间去收集和整理照片。
而。。哈,我是第二种人,
结果今天想要整理电脑的资料,才发现。。
杂乱的资料总是东堆一点,西堆一点,
要堆到整座火山要爆发了才来收拾。
有些资料,也不知分辨,是否还重要,是否对我们有益,
有时候就只是收集,收集,收集,又不舍得丢掉。
电脑是如此,我们的大脑也是如此。
每天都有非常多的讯息进入我们的脑海里,
有些变成开心的,不开心的,无所谓的,废废的,
因为没有好好静下来,整理,思维,哪些是对我的身心有益的,
哪些是过去了,应该放下的。
所以,喜欢的不喜欢的,总是在我们的脑里转。我们渐渐就有了印象,有了各种不同的回忆。又对喜欢的东西不舍得,所以又去追。追到了,又觉得就是没有当初那么好了。为什么叻?因为,就像在吃冰淇淋一样,第二个永远都不会和第一个一样的。事实便是如此。
其实,整理,也就是Reflection的一种。
所以呀,有时间的话,不妨静下来,
好好地整理一下身边的环境,
为身心来个大扫除,
不要的,就放下吧。珍贵的。就留下吧。
有input, 有output,生命才会像个流动的河水,活泼自在。
不断地收集回忆与讯息,
而没有真正地坐下来,好好地整理自己所收集的资讯呢?
我知道有些朋友的organisational skills 真的很好,比如说,旅行后,他们都会第一时间去收集和整理照片。
而。。哈,我是第二种人,
结果今天想要整理电脑的资料,才发现。。
杂乱的资料总是东堆一点,西堆一点,
要堆到整座火山要爆发了才来收拾。
有些资料,也不知分辨,是否还重要,是否对我们有益,
有时候就只是收集,收集,收集,又不舍得丢掉。
电脑是如此,我们的大脑也是如此。
每天都有非常多的讯息进入我们的脑海里,
有些变成开心的,不开心的,无所谓的,废废的,
因为没有好好静下来,整理,思维,哪些是对我的身心有益的,
哪些是过去了,应该放下的。
所以,喜欢的不喜欢的,总是在我们的脑里转。我们渐渐就有了印象,有了各种不同的回忆。又对喜欢的东西不舍得,所以又去追。追到了,又觉得就是没有当初那么好了。为什么叻?因为,就像在吃冰淇淋一样,第二个永远都不会和第一个一样的。事实便是如此。
其实,整理,也就是Reflection的一种。
所以呀,有时间的话,不妨静下来,
好好地整理一下身边的环境,
为身心来个大扫除,
不要的,就放下吧。珍贵的。就留下吧。
有input, 有output,生命才会像个流动的河水,活泼自在。
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