Sunday, April 30, 2006, 4/30/2006 01:23:00 PM
yeechin and ii at the neos.
take two
take three
take four
take five :)

FRIDAY,SPEECHDAY;
School Ended at 12pm :) took neos with chrysan and yeechin :)
unable to load the neos taken with chrysan so have to wait :)
Chrysan and I went iceskating :)
there was a quarrell going on.Some guy sent ice flying across the rink and some ice got onto another guy's girlfriend.Actually it wasn't a really big matter cus this is quite common but somehow after an apology they started the fight o.0 Forgive each other bahs..
Speech day rocked too.
Was watching yihuikor's shifu do magic at backstage since the performance had not started.
had dinner with guzheng senoirs in school :)
SATURDAY;
Rushed through the HCL bookreview with ended up to be 5pages long.WOW.
Finished it eventually but i didn't go back to school.
Went to SBMY straight.Puja in process, in other words, i was late.
Practice makes perfect..
Mediation was much better.there was this sense of calmness and peace. Most of the time we would be rushing through life, completing tasks and living up to expectations, but how often do we feel so peaceful? As for me, although im not a regular meditator would practises mediation daily, saturday is really a good time for me to relax and reflect on stuff which happened throughout the week.
VenerableBodhi came to give us a talk on How To Overcome Emotions. it was a really enriching talk.We should not surpress or express emotions or rather feelings as both would result in negative ways.Surpressing is like a planting a seed of anger/sadness in you. As time goes by this seed wold grow into a creeper, a big problem. Expressing such as venting your anger on someone else or smashing something would make things worse.If u scold someone, it would cause a misunderstanding.If u smash something, u'll have to clear up the mess.Thankfully,she gave a solution to this problem.First, identify how u are feeling.(eg. angry,happy,sad).Secondly, what caused it.(eg.results,friendship).Thirdly,dont dwell on it(eg.this feeling wold only e there for a moment.dont start bringing back memories or start stories about it).Lastly, draw a line between the feeling and you AND get back to your normal life. If you really can't solve it, seek help from seniors or teachers (eg.venerables or buddha)
Then after we made aspirations which are folded into the lotus :) The difference between aspirations and wishes are that in wishes u just wish and do nothing.However in aspirations u hope and work towards it.
Didn't manage to go for the MOAT briefing cus mum and dad were here to fetch already. Nevertheless, the details are in the mogallana blog by the courtesy of wanling :)

Along the journey in the car, i was thinking.
Many things have changed.Im no longer the person i used to be,better and worse. Im not sure if it is good or bad, But i have been accepting tasks which are given. In a good way, im exposed to more things; In a bad way, Im beginning to neglect other things. Somethings which were once very important to me, which im very committed to, have been neglected. It is not the first tie such things have happened.At first it was sab.We were once best friends.However due to the high number of tasks im taking this year, we have seperated.Now it is guzheng.I have been placing less emphasis on it as compared to last year.As long there is another event, i wouldn't be there.This cant go on.My passion is still there however my commitment is not.Somehow, i've to get it back.Next is wanling girl.Girl, Sorry that i've been neglecting u, showing u lil concern and thot of the things that are going arnd u. i hope that the lost friendship would be found once again :) As for Brandon, i hope u understand.
All my other friends, u are not forgotten too:)
Maybe it is time for me to let go of other things.
There is guzheng,council,debate,twotwelve,sbmy and friendship for me to maintain.
Everything is equally important to me.
How am i gonna choose?
Eveyone is constantly changing.Things have been stepping in and out of my life.Take sometime and read your friends blogs.u'll know how much they have changed.Cherish the things you have arnd u before it is too late.

COUNTDOWN TO VESAK@ORCHARD: 6days :D jiayous