For (a lot of) Reasons, We Exist!

We all wanna be somebody.

Most people die...

Leave a name which is being mentioned from time to time...

Leave a story of their life which is being told from generation to generations, or...

There are some who make it big, real big; their name is written down, their story is then being published, or be part of the curriculum in the history, physic, or social classes...

Mother Teresa once said:

"If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one." (Exactly! you can be somebody who is useful, helpful, being remembered for the good you've done, by just helping one who is really in need)


Then Dalai Lama loves to include the following in his prayers:

"So long as space remains
So long as sentient beings remain,
I will remain,
In order to help in order to serve,
In order to make my own contribution."

We all exist for reasons. We are all born to live with compassion, to help who are in need. We are all born to be Somebody.

Love! - Hebe

我愛你 你愛她
她愛她 她愛他

你愛我 我愛他
他愛他 他愛她

咦
怎麼這世界 已經沒有人相愛
怎麼這世界 每個人都不快樂
怎麼這世界 每個人都愛別人 不愛自己

扎西德勒 (Zha Xi De Le)

Greeting from Jiu Zhai Gou~


Zha Xi De Le! According to the people there, it's the best greeting that ever exists, in chinese it means ji xiang ru yi, which wish other good fortune and receive everything that they desire.

Back home is good, but it's always fun to see and experience, the culture, the life of others. In this China trip, half of the time were spent in the mountain areas where the minority of Tibetian, known as dong zang, lives.

I salute how most of them still keep their culture so strongly; their costume, the way they greet others, and their belief in the power of the earth and God.

Along the way of our bus ride to different places, I can see those small flags in red, yellow, green, blue and white colors which are representing fire (sun), earth (land), jungle (according to Wikipedia it symbolizes water), sky and air, respectively. It's the prayer flags.

I love to listen the story of every simple thing in their daily life. Most of the time, it's based on certain belief. It's just interesting =D

Anyway, my second night back in Singapore and my room still as messy as 14 days before, with an additional luggage of laundry to do.

Took about 1,000+ photos and 80+ videos... Let me sort it out this weekend~

Best thing about the trip is that Parents were enjoying themselves and we are all back home safely. :)

P.S. My niece (older one) is hospitalized, hope she is recovering soon.

The Peak

I wonder when was the last time that I ever have a clean page in my agenda. The last two weeks are the peak time. Today, I need to paste a sticky note to a page for 1 Oct 2010, as I am running out of space to jot down my to do list.

It's kinda fun, actually, despite the restless days. Time passes so fast, that I do not even realize that lunch time has passed, and not long after that it's time to go home. Best part, after wondering around, settling stuff, then I am finally home, bath, online, sleep, and everything starts all over again: busy day, slower evening, and quite night.

P.S. On my way to the airport, picking up mom and dad, and tomorrow, around the same time, we will be in the cab to the airport to Chengdu.

My first trip to China will be 'OLD' with aunties and parents and hopefully Good. Have never been to a family trip withouth my sis and her family. How I wish they can make it to this trip. Hahh~

Random

A lot of things are going on in my mind, but I do not have the time to sit, focus and write it down properly, in a good flow, at the end, I signed in, I chose a title, I started to write, I stumbled, I saved it as a draft, I signed out. I have 5 or 6 drafts waiting to be edited and finalized...

Lately, 24 hours seems are not enough! Not enough sleep, yet still not enough time to do what I want to do.

Anyway, a very quick update is another 4 days, at this very same time, I will be on my may to the airport with Dad and Mom, flying to Chengdu, to Jiu Zhai Gou. I am not tooooooo excited about this trip, despite the 'legend' on how beautiful the place is. It's known as the heaven on earth. Wow~

The only thing that I am happy about is I am fulfilling my other dreams, realizing my parents' other dream =) I am proud that I have the capability to do it.

Here comes the random. Some other things that I heard, I felt, I would like to share, and I would like to remember by writing it down are:

1. Learning which has no end

2. Tension of Opposite

3. Being famous; the Hall of fame

4. The joy in giving, or even just to be in the place where 'giving' is a culture

Hope I can post one of these before leaving for the longest holiday that I ever have for the last 2 years =D

Good excuse?

A lady was selling tissue to pedestrians...

Another lady passed by and seemed irritated and telling whoever that want to listen "She is so young and selling tissue. She should find a job!" can't remember what she was saying, anyway, the point's made!

The tissue-seller lady said, "You cannot say that, you know, my sister is even worse................", defending herself

Gosh~ I thought that was funny, how she defended herself. That's not a good excuse AT ALL.

"My sister is even worse?????" phew~

We, women...

"ehmmm ehmmm *

We, women, should say less of "If I were a man, I would have... (done some men's stuff)"

Yeah, right... if you still live in your grandma's era.

We, women, should say more of "Because I am a woman, I am now ... (doing some men's stuff)"

Do it better than what the average men can do.

Giving

Best part of being alive is that we have the ability to give. Giving financial support or a few hours of our time... to serve, or when we think we do not have enough of both, we are still able to give our Love, the only thing that we are born with.

I am blessed for being able to give, not much, but just enough for myself, for those who I know and I love, and those who I do not know but deserve to be loved!

I know how good the feeling is to receive something, the feeling of being cared for. Most of us should know... experience it. Thus, I feel bad that the feeling about receiving lesser now ever crossed my mind.

Feeling grateful for having enough!

Feeling grateful for being able to give!

Feeling grateful that I am still able to feel the joy in giving!

Love Myself More~

Do you ever think that you love others more than you love yourself?

I thought every human is a narcissistic by nature.

Now, I found out that there are people who live for others.

It's touching...

But~ at the same time it's sad...

Waiting~

The feeling can be disappointing and rewarding. How I hope the latter come more often~